How the archery world ranking works
How many points is a World Cup win worth to an archer?
Eighty, while it is fresh. World Archery gives every ranking event a base value: 100 for the Olympics and World Championships, 80 for a World Cup stage or the World Cup Final, 60 for continental championships and games, 40 for other ranking events. An archer gets a share of that base by their finishing place: all of it for a win, 85 per cent for second, 70 per cent for third, down to 5 per cent for an early defeat.
Then time eats into it. For 12 months a result counts in full. After that it is worth three-quarters, then a half, then a quarter, and two years after the event it is gone.
An archer's ranking adds up their best results: up to four outdoor events, two indoor events and one field event. One result is enough to be on the list.
A new list comes out every Monday.
The one thing to remember: in archery the ranking is a sum of a handful of results that shrink over two years, so an archer who stops competing slides down even without losing.
The formula
Ranking score for an event = group base points × final position percentage × period multiplier
The groups
| Group | Base points | Outdoor | Indoor | Field | Para archery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | Olympic Games, World Championships | Paralympic Games, World Para Championships | ||
| 2 | 80 | World Cup stages, World Cup Final | |||
| 3 | 60 | World Games (compound), World University Games, continental games, continental championships | Indoor World Series 1000 events | World Field Championships, World Games (recurve) | Continental para games and championships |
| 4 | 40 | Multi-sport events registered as ranking events, all other ranking events | Indoor World Series 500 events | Continental field championships | All other para ranking events |
| 5 | 20 | Indoor World Series 250 events |
For India this puts the Asian Games and the Asian Championships in group 3 (60 points to the winner), the same as any other continental event.
The final position
| Place | Share of base points |
|---|---|
| 1st | 100% |
| 2nd | 85% |
| 3rd | 70% |
| 4th | 60% |
| 5th | 50% |
| 6th | 47.5% |
| 7th | 45% |
| 8th | 42.5% |
| 9th to 16th (lost in the last 16) | 35% |
| 17th to 32nd (lost in the last 32) | 20% |
| 33rd (lost in the last 48 or 64) | 10% |
| 57th or 65th (lost in a round of 96 or 128) | 5% |
Points come only to archers who reach the head-to-head matches, where an event has them. In field archery an archer must pass the cut after qualification; indoors, pass the cut or finish in the top 32.
Time
| Time since the event | Multiplier |
|---|---|
| Up to 12 months | 1 |
| 12 to 16 months | 0.75 |
| 16 to 20 months | 0.5 |
| 20 to 24 months | 0.25 |
| More than 24 months | 0 |
Which results count
| Category | Results counted |
|---|---|
| Individual (recurve, compound) | Up to seven: the best four outdoor, two indoor and one field |
| Team and mixed team | The best four outdoor |
| Para individual and para mixed team | The best four para events |
One valid result is enough to appear on the list. The list is published every Monday at 00:00 UTC.
The lists
Individual: recurve and compound, men and women. Team: recurve and compound, men's, women's and mixed. Para: recurve open and compound open (men and women), W1 men and women, visually impaired 1 and 2/3, plus mixed team lists.
A worked example
Made up to show the arithmetic. A recurve archer's outdoor results:
| Event | Calculation | Score |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup stage, won, 3 months ago | 80 × 100% × 1 | 80 |
| World Championships, 5th, 14 months ago | 100 × 50% × 0.75 | 37.5 |
| Asian Championships, 2nd, 6 months ago | 60 × 85% × 1 | 51 |
| World Cup Final, 4th, 10 months ago | 80 × 60% × 1 | 48 |
| A ranking event, won, 1 month ago | 40 × 100% × 1 | 40 |
The best four outdoor scores count: 80 + 51 + 48 + 40 = 219. The World Championships result, 37.5 after time, is the one left out.
Where to see it
worldarchery.sport, world rankings, updated every Monday.
Variations
| Ranking | Covered here |
|---|---|
| Recurve and compound, individual and team | Yes |
| Para archery | Yes (same system, group 1 for the Paralympics and World Para Championships) |
| Indoor and field | As part of the individual total |
| Barebow, youth | No |