2015 Archery World Cup

The 2015 Archery World Cup is the 10th edition of the annual Archery World Cup, organised by the World Archery Federation. The locations for the 4 preliminary stages are the same as in 2014, with the first leg in Shanghai, China from 5–10 May, the second leg on 26–31 May in Antalya, Turkey, the third leg on 11–16 August in Wroclaw, Poland, and the final leg on 8–13 September in Medellin, Colombia. The finals will be held in Mexico City on 17–18 October.[1][2]

Competition rules and scoring

The compound legs consisted of a 50m qualification round of 72 arrows, followed by the compound round at 50m on a 6-zone target face, using cumulative scoring for all individual, team and mixed competitions. The top seven individual performers (with no more than two from each country,) plus one host nation representative if not already qualified, proceeded to the finals; the top mixed team performer proceeded to face the host nation at the finals, which were the same competition format as the legs. The team competition was not competed at the finals.[3]

The recurve legs consisted of a 1440 qualification round (formerly called a FITA round), followed by an 72m Olympic set system . The top seven individual performers (with no more than two from each country), plus one host nation representative if not already qualified, proceeded to the finals; the top mixed team performer proceeded to face the host nation at the finals, which were the same competition format as the legs. The team competition was not competed at the finals.[4]

The scores awarded in the four stages were as follows:

Individual scoring

Position Points[5]
1st place 25
2nd place 21
3rd place 18
4th place 15
5th place 13
6th place 12
7th place 11
8th place 10
9th-16th place 5

Mixed team scoring

Position Points[6]
1st place 16
2nd place 12
3rd place 10
4th place 8
5th place 4
6th place 3
7th place 2
8th place 1

Results

Medellin
Wroclaw
Host cities of the 2014 Archery World Cup (italic = stage host, bold = finals host)

References

  1. "FITA Calendar of Events". World Archery. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  2. "WORLD CUP 2013 Format" (PDF). FITA. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  3. "WORLD CUP 2013 Format" (PDF). FITA. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  4. "WORLD CUP 2013 Rules" (PDF). FITA. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  5. "WORLD CUP 2013 Rules" (PDF). FITA. Retrieved 23 May 2013.

Competition format Competition rules