Tournament Format
All individual and team archers earn World Cup standings points that will be combined with their other World Cup Stage finishes for final rankings. The top seven individuals in the Recurve Men, Recurve Women, Compound Men and Compound Women will punch their ticket for Scotland. The top mixed teams from each will earn a chance to compete in Scotland in the World Cup final. The archer’s and team’s top finishes in the best three of the four World Cup stages will be used to determine their final standing and eligibility to compete in the World Cup Finals.
| 1st place: | 25 points | 9th place: | 8 points |
| 2nd place: | 21 points | 10th place: | 7 points |
| 3rd place: | 18 points | 11th place: | 6 points |
| 4th place: | 15 points | 12th place: | 5 points |
| 5th place: | 13 points | 13th place: | 4 points |
| 6th place: | 12 points | 14th place: | 3 points |
| 7th place: | 11 points | 15th place: | 2 points |
| 8th place: | 10 points | 16th place: | 1 points |
| 1st place: | 40 points |
| 2nd place: | 32 points |
| 3rd place: | 26 points |
| 4th place: | 20 points |
| 1st place: | 16 points |
| 2nd place: | 12 points |
| 3rd place: | 10 points |
| 4th place: | 8 points |
For more specifics on the World Cup rules, click here
Equipment
Compound Bow – A Compound Bow is drawn mechanically by a system of pulleys and/or cams that are located on the upper and lower limbs of the bow. At full draw, when the bow is completely pulled back, a compound bow relaxes, whereby a person shooting a 50-pound bow may only hold about 20 pounds at full draw. Generally this type of bow will produce better results. This equipment is allowed in World Championships and World Cup events, but cannot be used in Olympic competition.
Recurve Bow – A recurve bow is referred to as a traditional bow that consists of a handle and two curved limbs with a single string connecting the tips of the limbs. As the archer increases the draw, the bow continues to increase in pressure or draw weight. An archer shooting a 50-pound recurve bow will actually be holding 50 pounds at full draw. The recurve bow is the only bow allowed in Olympic Games competition.
Draw weight –Draw weight is best explained as the amount of weight/strength it takes to pull the bow string back to full draw before shooting the arrow. If an archer is drawing a 50-pound bow, it is like trying to pick up a 50-pound rock from the ground. The higher the draw weight, the faster the arrow flies. The faster the arrow, the less “arc” the arrow will have in the air. The longer the arrow is in the air the more it can be affected by wind, rain and other elements. In the World Cup, compound archers have a maximum draw weight of 60 pounds in competition. There is no maximum weight for recuve bows.
Targets
FITA Target– In all events, except the Individual Compound Elimination Round, archers will shoot at a standard FITA Target. Recurve archers will shoot at a 122 cm target for both the Qualification and Elimination Rounds. Compound archers will shoot at the 80 cm target for Qualification and the Hit-Miss Target in the Elimination Round.
The standard FITA Target is divided by 10 equal scoring rings in five different colors, with each color assigned two possible scoring options. The closer the archer’s arrow is to the bulls-eye, the higher point value is awarded based upon the color ring scoring. The center, known as the bulls-eye and marked with an “X”, is valued at 10 points (inner yellow ring) or 9 points (outer yellow ring).
| Color | Inner Ring | Outer Ring |
| Yellow | 10 points | 9 points |
| Red | 8 points | 7 points |
| Blue | 6 points | 5 points |
| Black | 4 points | 3 points |
| White | 2 points | 1 points |
Hit-Miss Target– Starting in 2010, the Hit-Miss target will be used during the Individual Compound Elimination Round. This target is shot at 50 meters. Compound archers are challenged to hit a small yellow circle of 10 cm to record a “hit.” Anywhere else on the target is recorded a “miss.” For example, if the archers are shooting sets of three arrows and one archer hits all three shots and the other archer hits only two shots, the archer with the most hits for that set wins the two set points. (See Elimination Round for more information on the set scoring)
