Archery Edinburgh – World Cup Final 18-19 September 2010

August 19th, 2010

Great Britain has won a World Cup silver medal, thanks to Larry Godfrey and Naomi Folkard.

The two GB recurvers fell at the final hurdle when they lost to Korea in the final, in Ogden, USA, missing out on the gold by 134-129. But it was still a great effort by the GB two.

The Korean pairing of Kim Moon Jung and Oh Jin Hyeh were always on top, taking a one point lead after the first end, then stretching it to seven points at the halfway stage. In difficult conditions caused by the wind, Naomi seemed to find the going tougher, as she hit a 3 with one of her arrows.

She did likewise in the third end, but thanks to two 10s from Larry, there was no change in the seven points deficit going into the fourth and final end.

This time both Larry and Naomi put up a sterling show and chipped away at their deficit, but the Koreans hung on to take the gold.

August 11th, 2010

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June 16th, 2010

Nicky Hunt and Simon Terry both remain on course for a place at this year’s FITA World Cup Grand Final at the halfway stage of the qualifying series.

With two events gone, at Porec and Antalya, and two more to come, both in August – at Ogden in the United States, and at Shanghai – both occupy ranking positions that would see them qualify automatically.

For this year’s Grand Final at Edinburgh, the format has been changed to make it an even bigger occasion. Instead of just four finalists in each division, FITA has now doubled that, with eight taking part in the Grand Final.

So this year, there will be seven automatic qualifiers from men’s and women’s recurve, and men’s and women’s compound; with the line up then completed by the home archer next best placed in the rankings, unless two British archers qualify automatically anyway. In other words, there will be a maximum of two, and a minimum of one, home archers in each category in Edinburgh.

Last year Nicky finished top of the standings in women’s compound and made it to the Grand Final in Copenhagen, and after two silver medal performances already this year, she is looking very good to be part of the extravaganza at Edinburgh.

Ashley Wallace, who beat Nicky to the gold medal in Porec, but then lost to the British archer in the Antalya semi-finals, heads the women’s compound standings. She has 43 points thanks to a gold and a bronze, with Nicky on 42. Erika Anschutz, who beat Nicky in last week’s gold medal match, has 40 points, with a 15 points gap between the American and fourth placed Albina Loginova of Russia.

Of the other British archers, Andrea Gales is the only points scorer so far, and she is joint 10^th in the standings.

May 19th, 2010

As excitement builds ahead of this weekend’s UK release of the latest Hollywood blockbuster Robin Hood,  the Archery World Cup Final, being hosted in Edinburgh on 18 and 19 September 2010,  launched the event’s website and ticketing system.

Edinburgh residents, visitors to the city and archery enthusiasts will have the perfect opportunity to watch the best thirty-two archers in the world showcasing their incredible skills of control, calmness, technique and concentration under pressure for the biggest prize money in the sport.

The 2010 Archery World Cup Final will not only be a fantastic demonstration of the sport in the UK, it will also showcase the city of Edinburgh and Scotland as the perfect destination for the world’s biggest and best sporting events. It follows the World Duathlon Championships held in early September.

At the event there will also be a series of ‘have a go’ sessions organised by Scottish Archery. So for any budding Robin and Marions get yourself down to East Princes Street Gardens in September.

May 11th, 2010

Simon Terry has won Britain’s second medal at the first World Cup of the year, taking the bronze in the men’s recurve tournament in Porec.

Simon, the Grand Final silver medalist last year, thrashed Frenchman Jean Charles Valladont by 6 sets to nil, to secure third place behind gold medalist Brady Ellison of the USA. Another American, Vic Wunderle, took the silver.

It means Britain took two medals, with Nicky Hunt finishing runner-up in the women’s compound. China pipped GB to the bronze medal in the men’s recurve team event.

“All in all, an encouraging start to the World Cup season,” said Performance Manager Barry Eley. “It’s great to win two medals, and Nicky and Simon both deserved that reward for their efforts this week.”

The next World Cup event takes place in Antalya, Turkey, from the 7th to the 11th of June.
And the world’s best archers will arrive in Edinburgh on the 18-19 September for the World Cup Final.

For more information visit, archerygb.sportfocus.com

May 11th, 2010

Britain’s Nicky Hunt has won the women’s compound silver medal at the first FITA World Cup tournament of the year.

Nicky lost out to Canada’s Ashley Wallace in the final, but coming agonisingly close to her second successive Porec gold medal.

But after fighting her way back from behind in the match, she then missed out on the top prize when she lost 10-9 in a shoot-off.

“Nicky shot really well, and it’s a cruel way to lose out in a gold medal match,” said Performance Manager Barry Eley. “But it’s been a good week for her, and she has every reason to be upbeat.”

Earlier Simon Terry, Larry Godfrey and Mark Nesbitt missed out on a bronze medal when they lost to China in the bronze medal match of the men’s recurve tournament.

But there is still a chance for Simon to return home with a medal – he’s up against Jean-Charles Valladont of France in the recurve individual bronze medal match.

For more information visit, archerygb.sportfocus.com

April 29th, 2010

The 5th edition of the Archery World Cup starts next week and Stage 1 features the beautiful Marina of Porec (CRO) for the fourth time. Many new exciting features will appear during the season: the set system, the official mixed team event, the Hit/Miss scoring and the Longines Prize of Precision.

This years Archery World Cup comprises four stages that will allow the athletes to qualify for the Final in Edinburgh. The World Cup aims to consistently enhance its competitions by showcasing the events at some of the worlds most spectacular locations. The little Croatian town of Porec on the Adriatic Sea (photo) will offer quite a challenge for the archers with final matches shot over the water in the beautiful Marina.

The archers will then go from the beach of Antalya to the Rocky Mountains in Utah and the modern downtown Shanghai. Only the top four archers per category will make it to the Final at the feet of the Edinburgh Castle.

The 2010 edition of the Archery World Cup will officially introduce the changes approved by the 2009 FITA Congress: the mixed team event, a new exciting format of competitions with set plays and, in Antalya and Ogden only, the Hit/Miss scoring for compound! The Longines Prize of Precision will be awarded to the recurve man and woman with the most 10s throughout the World Cup season.

Who will enjoy the trip to the Edinburgh Final?

April 13th, 2010

In September 2010 the world’s best archers will descend on Edinburgh for the biggest, most important archery competition ever seen in the UK.

Taking place in the beautiful East Princes Street Gardens, below the imposing skyline of Edinburgh Castle, the competition will bring the skill and tension of knockout archery matches into the bustling heart of Scotland’s Capital City.