BUCS Archery: Indoor Finals

The qualification list will be available as a download on the BUCS website Indoor Archery event page. The individuals who qualified for the National Finals were the top scoring archers in each category as outlined in the Event Guide for the Regional Qualifiers.

The numbers of entrants moving forward to finals are as follows:

If an individual who has qualified for the National Finals withdraws before 5pm on Friday 4 March 2022, the next best scorer from the Regional Qualifiers for their particular event will be allocated their space where possible and the individual who withdrew will be fined £5.

When withdrawals are received before 5pm Friday 4th March 2022, BUCS will contact the Institution Administrator of the individual that has been allocated that space as well as updating the qualification list online. Any individuals who have not initially qualified are therefore encouraged to check the qualification list themselves to see if they have been allocated a space as the result of any withdrawals.

The final target list will be published on Friday 11 March after any withdrawals have been processed and these places re-allocated where possible. Only those persons listed on the final target list can participate.

If an individual who has qualified for the National Finals withdraws after 5pm on Wednesday 9th March 2022, their place will not be re-allocated and the individual who withdrew will be fined £20.

If an individual who has qualified for the National Finals fails to show at the event, having not withdrawn, their place will not be re-allocated and the individual will be fined £25.

Where a player develops a new injury/medical condition between the Regional Qualifiers and the National Finals requiring them to withdraw, a medical note can be submitted to avoid incurring a fine.

Notification of a withdrawal should be sent via e-mail by the individual’s Institution Administrator to Olivia Hellas.

Individuals who qualified for the National Finals have automatically been entered into the BUCS Championship team competitions as well, provided there are enough eligible individuals from that institution to comprise a team at the National Finals. Team awards will be awarded on the scores from the WA 18m round.

Please note the following team compositions:

Men’s Team Championship – The team score shall be the highest three non-compound scores from the eligible male competitors from each institution, either Experienced or Novice.

Women’s Team Championship – The team score shall be the highest three non-compound scores from the eligible female competitors from each institution, either Experienced or Novice.

Open Compound Team Championship – The team score shall be the highest two compound scores from the eligible male or female competitors from each institution, either Experienced or Novice. Compound teams will not be eligible for BUCS Points.

A breakdown of BUCS Points can be found in Appendix 1 BUCS Competition Offer and Associated BUCS Points.

Registration and Equipment inspection will be completed approximately 15 minutes prior to the scheduled session start time. Archers will be called up onto the shooting line with their equipment where it will be inspected by a judge and your membership cards will be checked by a member of the field party.

All competitors MUST present a photographic student ID card and Archery GB membership card or an official Archery GB Subscription Fee Receipt as proof of membership at registration. Anyone without the relevant identification may not be permitted to compete.

The event will be shot to World Archery rules. The event will consist of a WA 18m round for seeding and the team competition scores followed by head-to-head rounds to award the individual champions. Shooting will be in timed ends of 2 minutes to shoot 3 arrows. There will be countdown timers. Recurve and Compound archers will shoot a 40cm triple vertical face, Longbow and Barebow archers will shoot at a full 40cm face. The head-to-head rounds will be for Recurve, Longbow and Barebow best of 5 sets; for Compound it will be the highest score from 15 arrows. Individual medals will be awarded for the head-to-head results for each category.

PLEASE NOTE the World Archery rule changes with regards equipment failures and medicals. Information can be found here [https://www.archerygb.org/rule-changes-for-2022/]

07:30              Access to the hall from this time

08:30              Session 1 (Qualification)

11:45              Session 2 (Qualification)

14:45              Regional Medal Presentations

15:00              Head 2 Heads

Information on the order of passes will be available on the day. Times will not be released as they are subject to change.

18:15              Results and Medal Presentations

Competitors’ clothing must conform to Archery GB rules of shooting, rule 307. Clothing must be appropriate to archery. No blue denim, olive drape or camouflage pattern may be worn. Footwear must enclose the toes and front of the foot. While it is an indoor event, large halls can become quite cold. Bear this in mind when deciding what to wear!

Food and drink is the responsibility of the competitors. An onsite café at The Sport and Wellness Hub will have refreshments available.

Car parking is available at Sport and Wellness Hub.

Coaches should park near Bluebell accommodation

Cars should park in Cryfield car park 

The WA18 Round is eligible for WA Target Badges. More information will displayed on the day and can also be found on the Archery GB website.

This shoot is eligible for World Records.

Awards on the day will be presented by Lady Paramount Phoebe Pine - Paralympic Gold Medalist Tokyo 2020 and Bronze Medallist at World Para Championships 2022.

BUCS would like to encourage clubs attending the competition to consider hosting an Indoor Championships or Outdoor Championships. These include Indoor Qualifiers (North, Central & South) and Indoor National Finals for next season. If you have an interest in hosting any of these prestigious events, please email Olivia Hellas.