Arrows ready to fly for a new World Cup season

The eighth edition of the Archery World Cup will consist of four stages and a grand Final held in spectacular locations across Asia, Europe and the Americas. The top seven archers in each of the four international categories (men’s and women’s recurve and compound archery) compete in the Final based on their points in the stages.

The World Cup will start with a first stage in Shanghai, China from 13-19 May. The second stage will take place in the popular beachtown of Antalya, Turkey from 10-16 June. The Archery World Cup will then travel to South America for the first time, with the third stage in Medellin, Colombia from 15-21 July. The fourth stage, to be held in Wroclaw, Poland from 19-25 August, will reveal the names of the last athletes qualified for the World Cup Final, which will take place at the Trocadero Gardens, on the opposite bank of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France on 21-22 September. Stages and Final winners are rewarded with prestige and important prize-money. 

Additionally, the Longines Prize for Precision rewards the two most precise archers of the World Cup season with a trophy, a Longines watch and important cash prizes. The compound athletes shoot for it in odd years, and the recurve athletes in even years. In 2013, the compound men and women athletes who shoot the most 10s during the individual qualifications and the matches as from the 1/16 eliminations will win the prize. The race should go on until the very last match at the World Cup Final in Paris!

The 2012 edition offered mind-blowing matches between the best archers in the world. The reigning world champion from Korea KIM Woojin defeated the World No. 1 Brady ELLISON for the recurve men’s crown, while the double Olympic champion from London KI Bo Bae, also from Korea, was sovereign on the women’s side, winning the final against world No. 2 Deepika KUMARI from India. The compound division saw the American archer Braden GELLENTHIEN upset world No. 1 Reo WILDE to finally win gold after taking three silvers in 2009, 2010 and 2012. Finally, Jamie VAN NATTA of the United States became the first woman to win the World Cup Final twice, after taking the crown in the compound women division in 2008.

There will be more to come in 2013. As we start a new Olympic cycle, the recurve lineup will feature a combination of new Olympic champions and promising newcomers. The compound division guarantees to deliver dramatic match-ups, as athletes reach new levels of precision year after year.

Stay tuned on our website for all news, informations, photos and results about the World Cup, starting on 13 May in Shanghai, China. Join us on on facebook and twitter for live coverage of the events.

World Archery Communication