WORLD CUP: CHANGES IN 2022
The Hyundai Archery World Cup returns for a 16th season in 2022, with stages scheduled from April to July in Antalya (Turkey), Gwangju (Korea), Paris (France) and Medellín (Colombia), followed by a grand final in the Mexican city of Tlaxcala in October. Four significant changes have been made for 2022.
1. Previously, the top eight archers in each individual category received a bye through to the third round (last 32). This is no longer the case. However the top eight now receive bonus points towards their World Cup ranking. A number one seeding will earn an athlete eight bonus points, second seed is seven, third seed is six – and so on. (For comparison, a stage win is worth 25 points.)
2. Any category with less than 104 archers registered (at the final entry deadline) will be cut to 64 after qualifying – and those seeded 65 and lower immediately eliminated. For any category in which 104 or more archers are registered, the cut will be made at 128.
3. The schedules have been standardised across all four stages. Afternoons are now reserved solely for the individual competitions, with the team events all running in the mornings. Qualifying is split over two days, one for recurve and one for compound. The final four, which was introduced last season and sees semi-finals shot in the arena, returns in 2022.
4. Teams are required to have both a primary and an alternate uniform in 2022. The alternate gear will come into play in individual final fours, should two teams have the same colour uniform (or two or more athletes from the same country qualify).