ARCHERY WORLD CUP RULES - 2009 - FITA

ARCHERY WORLD CUPRULES - 2009Archery World Cup Stages (AWCS)Archery World Cup Final (AWCF)Archery World Cup Ranking (AWCR)(Version 3.0 – printed 26 Mar 09)

1. Archery World Cup Stages (AWCS)1.1. There will be four (4) AWCS in 2009 for recurve and compound divisions inoutdoor archery, male and female.• Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (31 March-5 April 2009)• Porec, Croatia (4-9 May 2009)• Antalya, Turkey (2-7 June 2009)• Shanghai, China (4-9 August 2009)Archers wishing to qualify for the AWCF should compete in the AWCS.1.2. Each Member Association, including the AWCS organising host countries, mayenter a maximum of four (4) men and four (4) women per category (i.e. 4recurve men, 4 recurve women, 4 compound men, 4 compound women).1.3. The following competitions will be organised in each of the AWCS:• Individual (RM, RW, CM, CW)• Team (RM, RW, CM, CW)• Mixed Team (Recurve & Compound)1.4 Points for the AWCR may be won at any and all of the AWCS.All four AWCS hold the same value for World Cup purposes, though they mayhave different factors for the FITA World Ranking.1.5 INDIVIDUAL competition: Archers ranked in the top 16 positions in each AWCSwill win points for the AWCR.Points will be awarded based on the following table:1 st place: 25 points 9 th place: 8 points2 nd place: 21 points 10 th place: 7 points3 rd place: 18 points 11 th place: 6 points4 th place: 15 points 12 th place: 5 points5 th place: 13 points 13 th place: 4 points6 th place: 12 points 14 th place: 3 points7 th place: 11 points 15 th place: 2 points8 th place: 10 points 16 th place: 1 pointThe top three World Cup scores (points) won by each archer will be added tocompile the AWCR.An archer who has won points in all four AWCS will only have his top threescores added for the AWCR.1.6 After finishing with the four AWCS, and with the final ranking list, the top fourarchers in the AWCR for each of the four individual categories (compoundwomen, compound men, recurve women and recurve men) will qualify for theAWCF.

1.7 Ties in the AWCR will be solved on the basis on:• The archers’ position in the FITA World Ranking issued immediately afterthe last AWC stages (Shanghai, August 2009)• If the tie persists, the archers’ position in the latest AWCR in 2008• If the tie still persists or neither of the archers is present in the previousyear’s AWCR, the result of the last AWCS in which they both participated• If still unresolved, a coin toss will be made1.8 A maximum of two archers per country will qualify for the AWCF in each men’sand women’s category (i.e. 2 recurve men, 2 recurve women, 2 compoundmen, 2 compound women). If one country has more than two archers in thetop 4 positions in the AWCR, the next archers on the list will qualify.1.9 A position in the AWCR can be used only by the archer who won it. It is not aposition won for the archer’s country. This means that the archer who wins aposition for the AWCF cannot be replaced by another archer from his owncountry.1.10 If an archer who has won a position for the AWCF is unable to participate, thenext ranked archer on the AWCR will be invited to compete in the AWCF. Adeadline for confirmation of participation will be established and published byFITA, giving time for substitution if necessary.1.11 MIXED TEAM Competition: The mixed team competition will be introduced inthis season’s World Cup in order to develop and promote such a competition. Amixed team is composed by one (1) male and one (1) female archer from thesame country and same bow division.Therefore, there will be a RECURVE Mixed Team competition and a COMPOUNDMixed Team competition. Each country that will have at least one man and onewoman of the same bow division will have a mixed team. There is no need tomake specific registration for this competition. The best score from thequalification round of one male and one female from the same country andbow division will establish the score of the mixed team competition.The first four (4) teams only from the qualification round ranking will go to theelimination phase (semi-finals and medal matches).For the elimination phase (semi-finals and medal matches), each team candecide which archer will be the member of the mixed team. It could be, or not,the same archer who gave the score in the qualification round. Therefore,teams can make changes, or not, in the members of the team for the finals.Any further changes in team members are not allowed as soon as the finalsstart (semi-finals and medal matches).The match format for the Mixed Team competition is based on 16 arrowscompetition at 70 meters, with the regular scoring on a 122 cm FITA targetface. (4 end of 4 arrows -2 arrows per archer- with 1min 20 sec as themaximum time allowed per end).Shoot off and other possible matters during the Mixed Team competition willbe managed by the same rules and principles as the regular team competition.

1.12 The best four (4) mixed teams will receive point for the Mixed Team Ranking(MTR):1 st place: 16 points2 nd place: 12 points3 rd place: 10 points4 th place: 8 points1.13 The top three World Cup scores (points) won by each country in the MTR willbe added to compile the final MTR.A country that has won points in all four AWCS stages will only have its topthree (3) scores added for the final MTR.1.14 After finishing with the four AWCS, and with the final MTR, the top team (firstcountry in Recurve and Compound Mixed Team Ranking) will qualify for theAWCF.1.15 Ties in the MTR will be solved on the basis of:• Using the AWCR, by calculating the average value of the position of thebest male and female of the countries involved; after calculating theaverage, the lower number of these values will win• If still unresolved, a coin toss will be made2. Archery World Cup Final (AWCF)2.1 The 2009 AWCF will be held in Copenhagen (DEN) on 26 September 2009.2.2 The qualified archers and the Member Associations involved will be contactedby FITA, to whom they will confirm their participation and agree with theparticipation conditions of the AWCF. After that, they will be officially confirmedby FITA and registered to participate in this final event.All archers will comply with sponsoring and marketing requirements. Forexample, each archer will have to include on his/her shirt an advertisement oftwo (2) FITA Sponsors which will be sewn on site. The archers will be asked toprovide the shirts they will use upon arrival (minimum one, maximum two).2.3 The accommodation in single room in the official hotel of the event and mealcosts of the archers who will participate in the AWCF will be arranged andcovered by FITA. Qualified archers will be invited to arrive two (2) days beforethe day of competition and leave the day after the competition finishes.2.4 The trip to Copenhagen and return needs to be arranged and covered by thearcher (or his Member Association, sponsor, etc.) FITA will not cover this cost.2.5 All individual matches will consist of twelve arrows shot in four ends of threearrows (alternate shooting – 20 seconds per arrow) on a 122cm FITA targetface.

2.6 The winners of the semi-final matches will move on to the gold medal matches,while the losers will contend for the bronze medals.2.7 All individual gold medal matches will be televised live on different TV channels.Also, a selected number of bronze medal matches will be broadcasted andoffered in the TV production.2.8 The exact competition schedule and details of the AWCF will be communicatedon www.archeryworldcup.org and to the finalists one month before the start ofthe competition at the latest.2.9 In addition to the individual competition, the gold match of the Mixed Teamcompetition-exhibition will be organised. The qualifying countries in compoundand recurve will compete against the team of Denmark (two mixed teams, onemixed recurve and one mixed compound).3. Prizes3.1 The participants in the individual competition who rank 1 st , 2 nd or 3rd in any ofthe AWCS in each category will receive as “prize money” the followingamounts:1 st place: 2,000 USD2 nd place: 1,000 USD3 rd place: 500 USDThe winners of each category will receive a Longines watch.3.2. The four participants in each division in the individual competition will receiveas “prize money” at the AWCF:1 st place: 20,000 USD2 nd place: 10,000 USD3 rd place: 5,000 USD4 th place: 1,000 USDA special exclusive World Cup trophy and a Longines watch will be given to thewinner of the individual competition of the AWCF. The original trophy--includingthe name of the winners of each edition engraved--will remain in possession ofFITA. During the AWCF, the winners will receive a copy of the trophy.3.3. The 2 (two) mixed teams competing in the AWCF, both in compound andrecurve will receive an award. No “prize money” is established for the MixedTeam competition.3.4. World Cup Stage & Final Prize MoneyIn order to save bank transfer costs for FITA and the athletes, FITA will onlypay the prize money for the stages and the final at the end of the seasonindependently of the qualification of an athlete for the AWCF. The expecteddate of payment will be 15 December 2009, but FITA reserves the right topostpone this date.

Athletes are required to fill in one prize money form for all the AWCS or AWCFin which they obtain prize money. If FITA does not receive a fully filled form by1 December 2009 with all details properly given, FITA reserves the right not topay the athlete. It is the responsibility of the athlete to provide proper bankdetails on time and as requested by FITA.4. Nations Ranking4.1 At the end of the Archery World Cup Stage 4 in Shanghai (CHN), the nationsranking will be final.4.2 All four (4) AWCS count for the nations ranking based on points gathered byindividual archers, team and mixed team results.Points per individual results for the Nations Ranking are the same as the onesused for the AWCR:1 st place: 25 points 9 th place: 8 points2 nd place: 21 points 10 th place: 7 points3 rd place: 18 points 11 th place: 6 points4 th place: 15 points 12 th place: 5 points5 th place: 13 points 13 th place: 4 points6 th place: 12 points 14 th place: 3 points7 th place: 11 points 15 th place: 2 points8 th place: 10 points 16 th place: 1 pointPoints per team results are:1 st place: 40 points2 nd place: 32 points3 rd place: 26 points4 th place: 20 pointsPoints per Mixed team results are:1 st place: 16 points2 nd place: 12 points3 rd place: 10 points4 th place: 8 points4.3 A trophy will be given to the top three countries of the Nations Ranking and adiploma for the top eight nations at the next FITA Congress in Ulsan (KOR) inAugust 2009.5. Doping Control5.1 There will be a minimum of ten (10) doping tests collected in each AWCS. Thefirst ranked athlete of each category (four tests) will be monitored, as well assix other athletes randomly designated among other participants by the FITADoping Control Representative.

5.2 There will be then (10) doping tests collected at the AWCF: the first twopositions in each division plus two randomly designated among the otherremaining archers (eight participants in 3 rd and 4 th places).5.3 WADA/FITA Anti-Doping rules and test procedures will apply for this Anti-Doping test in the AWCS and AWCS.5.4 The participants of the AWCF will be included in the FITA registered testingpool (RTP) from the time they are selected (in case they are not already in theFITA Registered testing pool).Note: as the selected archers will be known a few weeks before the AWCF, the currentrules for the RTP will apply. Therefore, the archers will remain in the RTP until the end ofthe calendar year).6. Legal FrameworkThese Archery World Cup Rules will follow the provision set in the FITA Constitutionand Rules and the Organisers’ contracts, except for any specification mentioned inthese rules.In case of misunderstanding due to translation of these rules, the English version willbe referred to.FITA reserved its rights to change these rules at any time.Tom DIELENFITA General SecretaryLausanne, March 2009