MATCH PLAY - INDIVIDUAL

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MATCH PLAY - INDIVIDUAL
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What is the Match Play?

• Match Play is used as the second stage to a
  championship competition, which in itself
  consists of two further stages the Elimination
  Round, and the Finals Round.

• The Olympic Round is shot at the 70m distance on
  122cm faces.
• The Compound Round is shot at 50m on 80cm faces,
  6 ring targets.

• During both rounds archers compete against one
  another, head to head, according to a seeding
  chart, where the winner of a match eliminates his
  opponent, and proceeds to the next round.

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What is the Match Play?

• No extra time for equipment failure or unexpected
  medical problems.

• In Match Play arrows rebounding, passing through
  the butt or hanging from it will not stop the
  competition.

• At the end of the match, athletes or their agents
  must sign the score card. By doing so, they
  indicate that they agree on the sum total, the
  number of Xs and 10s and who is the winner.

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Match Play Elimination Round

• Elimination Round 104 athletes (World
  Championships) 64 Athletes (Olympics), who are
  seeded according to their position in the
  Qualification Round.

• Byes are permitted.

• During match play, the position of the archers on
  the shooting line will follow the match play
  chart as shown in the Book 2 of the CR

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Match Play Elimination Round

• During the 1/48th, 1/32nd and 1/16th Elimination
  rounds there may be two athletes per target butt,
  however, during the 1/8th Elimination Round,
  athletes will shoot on separate target butts.
  (World Championships)

• Archers who have been assigned a bye, or archers
  that have a forfeited match will advance to the
  next round of the eliminations. At World
  Championships they may practice on the practice
  field or the unused portion of the competition
  field. (Other competitions they may practice on
  the assigned targets)

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Match Play Elimination Round

• During the elimination round, recurve division
  archers shoot simultaneously 5 ends of 3 arrows
  (2 minutes). Set system to be applied
• Whilst in the compound division archers shoot
  simultaneously, 5 ends of 3 arrows (2 minutes),
  for cumulative score.

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Match Play Elimination Round

• Timing signals will be given to athletes to
  proceed to the shooting line ( 2 beeps), 10 (ten)
  seconds later to start shooting (one beep), stop
  shooting (2 beeps), proceed to scoring (3 beeps)

• Athletes will go to the target butts to
  participate in scoring and in the collection of
  arrows.

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Match Play Finals Round Medals Matches

• During the Finals Round Quarter Finals,
  Semi-Finals and the Medals matches, alternate
  shooting will be used, one athlete per target
  butt.

• The position of the archers on the shooting line
  will follow the positions indicated in the match
  play charts, the highest placed archer in the
  qualification round decides the order of
  shooting.

• The recurve division shoot 5 ends of three arrows
  using the set system of points ( first archer to
  reach 6 set points wins), whilst the compound
  division shoot 5 ends of three arrows using the
  cumulative points system.

• Twenty (20) seconds is the time allowed for an
  athlete to shoot one arrow when shooting
  alternately (including tie breaks).

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Match Play Finals Round Medals Matches

• Timing signals will be given to athletes to
  proceed to the shooting line ( 2 beeps), 10
  seconds later start shooting (one beep),
• The first twenty (20) second period for the first
  athlete commences, as soon as the first athlete
  has shot his/her arrow and the score has been
  posted, the countdown clock for the second archer
  is started to indicate his/her 20 second period.
• The athletes continue to alternate their shots
  following the countdown clocks visual signal
  until each athlete has shot his/her three arrows.

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Match Play Finals Round Medals Matches

• Recurve division - The athlete with the lowest
  cumulative set score will shoot first the next
  end.
• Compound division The athlete with the lowest
  cumulative score will shoot first the next end.
• In both divisions if the athletes are tied, the
  athlete who shot first in the first end, shoots
  first in the shoot-off.

• Athletes do not participate during scoring and
  must therefore appoint an archers agent to
  observe the scoring, to withdraw the athletes
  arrows, and to mark the arrow holes.

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Match Play Shoot-off
Elimination Round

• In the event of a shoot-off during the
  elimination round, archers shoot simultaneously
  on their assigned target, and have forty (40)
  seconds to shoot their arrow. There will be a one
  arrow shoot-off.

Finals Round

• In the event of a shoot-off during the finals
  round, archers shoot alternately on their
  assigned target, and have twenty (20) seconds to
  shoot their arrow. The archer starting the match
  will shoot first. There will be a one arrow
  shoot-off.

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Match Play Shoot-off
Scoring during a shoot-off

• During a shoot-off ( elimination and finals
  rounds), the archer shooting the highest arrow
  value wins. If the archers both have the same
  arrow value then the archer with the arrow
  closest to the centre wins. In the event of a
  tie, another shoot-off will take place.
  Successive shoot-offs will take place till a
  winner can be declared.

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Match Play Equipment

• In the Match Play Finals, remotely operated score
  boards at each target will show the arrow scores
  as they are shot, the total score for each set
  and the total set scores. There must be
  provision for the athletes name and country.

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Match Play Equipment

• Blinds are to be provided for the finals round,
  they will be used by judges, scorers, arrow
  runners and athletes agents.

• In the Match Play Elimination Round, a flip score
  device to show the set score will be placed below
  each butt.

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Match Play Judges Duties
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Match Play Judges Duties
Judges duties during the Elimination round

• Check archer positions against your pairing
  chart.
• Signal arrows shot out of time (red card).
• Make arrow calls.
• Make sure no arrows are left in the targets.
• Signal ties.
• Take care of shoot-offs

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Match Play Judges Duties
Judges duties during the Finals Round
Line Judges

• Check archers positions against your pairing
  chart.
• Order of shooting for first end.
• Are the telescopes at the proper height?
• Is the field clear?
• Was an arrow shot out of time or out of sequence?
• Signal arrows shot out of time (red card).
• Order of shooting for subsequent ends
• Are the archers ready to start the next end?
• Order of shooting in case of a shoot-off

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Match Play Judges Duties
Judges duties during the Finals Round
Target Judges

• Controlling everyone in the blinds
• Making arrow calls
• Calling arrow values
• Controlling the runners
• Ushering AAs in and out
• Dealing with arrows shot out of time or sequence.
• Taking care of shoot-offs, signalling results