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Prieels, Gellenthien, Kaufhold and Wijler all took top seeds. Sarah Prieels scored 595 out of a possible 600 points to match the 18-metre 60-arrow ranking round world record and lead compound women’s qualification at the opening event of the 2019 Indoor Archery World Series in Strassen, Luxembourg. Braden Gellenthien, new cadet world record holder Casey Kaufhold, and Steve Wijler – who tied on points with Cedric Rieger – also took top seedings. “Obviously, I’ll be a little frustrated. You’re never really happy unless it’s a perfect score,” said Prieels. “I’m quite happy about it, being the first big shoot of the season and dropping only five points. Hopefully it’s going to be a good start and I’ll have another shot at breaking the world record soon.” The 595-point compound women’s world record was set by Erika Jones in 2014. Braden Gellenthien dropped just three points to finish ahead of a talented compound men’s field. The world number three was one up on Dutch pair Peter...

The score was shot during the first session of the Indoor Archery World Series season. The USA’s Casey Kaufhold, 14, scored 589 out of a possible 600 points during the first qualification session at the GT Open, the first tournament on the 2019 Indoor Archery World Series calendar, to set a new recurve cadet women’s world record. She beat the previous mark, set by Italy’s Tatiana Andreoli in early 2016, by a point. “It feels really good because I knew I could do it in practice so it feels great to transfer it over to competition, any competition, but this big competition especially,” said Kaufhold, who is competing at her first senior international event in Luxembourg. “I feel ready [to compete on the senior stage], I feel mature enough, and I can handle the pressure and shoot well under these circumstances.” At the end of the first day at the GT Open, Kaufhold’s score led the recurve field. A further two sessions of qualifying take place on Saturday 24 November, followed ...

A record has been set at all three Indoor Archery World Series events held so far. Faith Miller scored 594 out of a possible 600 points for the 60-arrow 18-metre ranking round to beat the compound junior women’s world record by a point at the 2018 Roma Archery Trophy, the third event of the 2019 Indoor Archery World Series. “I did not realise that I could beat the world record. I still don’t believe it. I didn’t expect it at all,” said Faith. “It’s incredible. I did not imagine I would shoot so well.” The previous record of 593 points had stood for 12 years after being set by Erika Jones in 2006. The Roma Archery Trophy is Faith’s first international event. She has previously competed at major USA Archery tournaments and was named a cadet member of the USA Archery Team in 2019 for the first time. A world record has been set at all three stages of the 2019 Indoor Archery World Series so far. Miller’s joins Casey Kaufhold, who set a recurve junior women’s record at the GT ...

Bayardo (345) and Ruiz (500) are clear leaders in the recurve women’s and compound women’s lists, respectively. Mike Schloesser, who finished the Roma Trophy in ninth, retained the top spot in the compound men’s ranking with 330 points, 20 ahead of Domagoj Buden. The new open ranking, which lists all participants based on their best-combined ranking round scores is led by Thomas Aubert (1677), Bayardo (1738), Schloesser (1792) and Sarah Prieels (1180). The 2019 Indoor Archery World Series continues with the Nimes Tournament on 18-20 January 2019. The Roma Archery Trophy is the third stage of the 2019 Indoor Archery World Series.

Duenas, Kim, Ruiz and Gellenthien won individual titles in Rome. Canadian Olympian Crispin Duenas shot nine perfect arrows to beat three-time Olympic medallist Brady Ellison to the recurve men’s title at the 2018 Roma Archery Trophy, the third event of the 2019 Indoor Archery World Series. “I had to work hard in my first matches. Then, everything lined up as it should and I won this great gold medal,” said Duenas. “I’m really happy with my performance and I will surely be back next year.” The pair had tied on 593 points to lead qualification and progressed through opposite ends of the bracket to meet in the final. Ellison was landing left in the match, scoring sets of 28, 29 and 29 points – which were quickly trumped by Duenas’ trio of 30s as the Canadian archer took the match, 6-0.

The single-arrow shoot-off is still used indoors. Following some confusion over the rules regarding tiebreaks at indoor archery tournaments, World Archery has issued the following clarification: “The decision made by World Archery’s board in 2017 and that came into effect on 1 April 2018 to add a second shoot-off if both recurve archers shoot a 10 or both compound archers shoot an X10 only applies to outdoor events.” “Indoor competitions are still run using the single-arrow, closest-to-the-middle tiebreak. The only reason for a second tiebreak to take place is if a judge cannot discern a difference between the two arrows’ distance from the centre after measurement.” The indoor single-arrow shoot-off relates to rule 14.5.2.2 in book three of World Archery’s Constitution and Rulebook.

Cinzia Noziglia, a multiple world champion who won the World Games in Wroclaw in 2017, took the barebow women’s title. “It's been a great time for barebow in indoor competitions, considering it's not usually included in the most important events. I felt so happy for sharing the experience of shooting with so many champions,” said Noziglia, also from Italy. Spain’s David Garcia Fernandez won the barebow men’s event. After three events of the 2019 Indoor Archery World Series, there’s a three-way tie in the recurve men’s elite ranking lead between Duenas, Steve Wijler and Oh Jin Hyek on 250 points.

Two finals at the season-opening tournament came down to a tiebreak. Fourteen-year-old Casey Kaufhold converted her cadet world record and top-seeded qualifying round into the recurve women’s individual title at the GT Open in Luxembourg, the first stage of the 2019 Indoor Archery World Series. Kaufhold levelled her final with second seed Gabriela Bayardo in the fifth set, before delivering a 10 in the tiebreak to beat her opponent’s nine and secure the victory. “Coming into the competition, I knew that I had the skill to come here and do well. I just applied everything that I knew form-wise and mental-wise to the competition and it ended up with a good outcome,” said Casey. “It feels really good. I am very happy and proud that I could win this for my country, my team and my family.” Domagoj Buden won the compound men’s competition, also in a shoot-off. He led Stephan Hansen by a point for most of the match but said, after recently changing to a back tension release aid,...

Duenas, Kim, Schloesser and So took top seeds at the Roma Archery Trophy. Crispin Duenas? and Brady Ellison scored 593 out of a possible 600 points for the 60-arrow 18-metre ranking round to tie in the lead of recurve men’s qualification at the 2018 Roma Archery Trophy, the third event of the 2019 Indoor Archery World Series. “I’m really happy with my score. I have been shooting a little higher in practice, above 595, so to do this with the pressure of a big event like Rome is satisfying,” said Duenas. The Canadian world number 13 has not historically competed at many indoor tournaments. “I have been trying to expand my indoor international experience and this definitely helps,” he added. “I’m really liking the atmosphere here in Rome and the tournament has been a pleasure to shoot.” Duenas received the top seed and Ellison number two after a coin toss. Kim Chaeyun (590) was the high-scoring recurve woman, Mike Schloesser (598) top compound man and So Chaewon (594) the l...

The Lausanne office will be closed from Friday evening 21 December 2018 until Monday morning 7 January 2019. Happy holidays from World Archery President Prof Dr Ugur Erdener, Secretary General Tom Dielen and the rest of the office staff. We hope you have a refreshing break and look forward to a prosperous 2019. The World Archery office in Lausanne will close on Friday 21 December 2018 at 17:00 (Swiss time) and reopen on Monday 7 January 2019. World Archery wishes you happy holidays and fantastic New Year!