Sunday, September 20th, 2026
After two incredible days of Invitationals, Sunday morning arrived and it was finally time for the XFDA World Finals 2026.
Our Top 10 Women and Top 15 Men had earned their places on the Worlds line, and from the moment the finals began, there was a real sense that this was something special.
And we have to start with those walk-ins!
This year, every finalist chose their own walk-in song and everyone absolutely embraced it. With the music playing, the lights going and the smoke machine filling the entrance, our shooters made their way onto the range one by one to cheers from the XFDA family.
Some took it seriously, some had a little fun with it, but every single shooter made it their own. It looked fantastic and gave our finalists the entrance they deserved after working all year to reach Worlds.
Then it was time to shoot…
The rankings coming into Sunday told us who had qualified — but Worlds Finals Day decided where everyone would finish.
And there were some BIG moves.
On the women’s side, Bobkat came into the finals seeded #1 and held onto that top spot to become our 2026 XFDA Women’s World Champion!
Blackfox Lil climbed from 3rd to finish 2nd, while Ozark Annie took 3rd. Wynonna Earp made one of the biggest moves of the women’s finals, coming into the day seeded 8th and finishing 4th, as well as recording the Women’s Fastest Time of .343.
Fancy Pantz also made a great run after joining the Worlds line-up late, moving from 10th seed to finish 5th.
Our World Champion Bobkat summed up the moment beautifully:
“Grateful, humbled, and still a little amazed. So thankful to bring home a 1st place win at XFDA Worlds. Hard work, wonderful people, and a whole lot of memories made along the way. Above all, God gets the glory. 🙏”
Congratulations, Bobkat — XFDA Women’s World Champion 2026!
Cornpop completes an incredible weekend
Over on the men’s side, Cornpop entered Worlds as the #1 seed and finished exactly where he started — on top.
But this wasn’t his only victory of the weekend.
Cornpop had already won the Invitationals, meaning he completed the incredible achievement of winning both the XFDA Invitationals and XFDA Worlds in the same weekend!
A fantastic achievement, great work Cornpop.
Cornpop — your 2026 XFDA Men’s World Champion!
Father vs Son!
Worlds also gave us some brilliant shoot-offs, but one in particular had everyone watching.Dirty Mike and Nightlight — father and son — found themselves battling it out, and neither was giving much away!
The pair were both pulling .2s out of the bag, down the line and creating one of those brilliant XFDA moments where family and competition meet on the same line.
Dirty Mike ultimately finished 2nd in the World, while Nightlight made a huge jump from his #7 seed to take 3rd place — and recorded the Men’s Fastest Time of the day with an incredible .287! That one will definitely be remembered.
Coyote Red makes the Worlds line
There was also a special last-minute opportunity for Coyote Red, who stepped into the Top 15 for Worlds after a change to the men’s line-up.
Coyote Red has been chasing that buckle this year — and getting one at Worlds would make it even sweeter.
Starting in 15th position, he fought his way up the standings to finish 13th in the World.
And we know that story isn’t finished yet…
“It was a great opportunity with a great group of shooters that I look forward to seeing on the line again next year!”
Women’s Fastest Time went to Wynonna Earp — .343, while Men’s Fastest Time went to Nightlight — .287.
But Worlds is never just about who takes home the buckle.
It is about the shooters who earned their place on that line, the families cheering from the sidelines, the shoot-offs that have everyone holding their breath, the friendships, the laughs and all the people working behind the scenes to make a weekend like this happen.
A huge thank you must go to our organisers Kelbelle and Gunbelt, who put together a wonderful weekend for the entire XFDA family. There is an enormous amount of work that goes into an event like Worlds long before the first shooter ever steps onto the line, and we are incredibly grateful for everything they did.
And a BIG thank you to Mr Gabe Garrett, who kept the range running and in good standing throughout Worlds Day. Keeping a World Finals moving smoothly is no small job, and his work on the range was hugely appreciated.
To every shooter, volunteer, family member, supporter and spectator who was part of the weekend — thank you.
The walk-ins, the smoke, the music, the nerves, the shoot-offs, the fast times, the cheers and finally crowning our two World Champions…
That was XFDA Worlds 2026.