Rules Face 2 Face
Tournament structure
Match play only, indoor at 18 meters. Three elimination rounds in ‘pools’ of 6 archers followed by finals. Until the 2nd elimination round competitors of the same team shall not be placed in one ‘pool’ (depending on the number of team members).
Maximum number of participants is 288, of which:
96 Compound Men (possible 12 overshoot added shooting next to RM B)
96 Recurve Men (possible 12 less due to additional CM participants)
48 Compound Women
48 Recurve Women
Number of arrows per archer:
- Preliminary elimination round: 60 arrows (Men only);
- 1st Elimination round 48 archers: 60 arrows;
- 2nd Elimination round 24 archers: 60 arrows;
- 3rd Elimination round 12 archers: 60 arrows;
- Semi-finals and finals (best of 7 sets), 4 archers: between 12 and 28 arrows.
Maximum total number of arrows per archer: 296 (Men) or 236 (Women).
Note: The terms archer/competitor/winner/opponent refer to both men and women.
Definitions
- Division: Compound / Recurve.
- Class: Men / Women.
- Category: CM, CW, RM, RW (division/class combinations).
- Minimum age: 16 years at start of the Face 2 Face Archery Tournament (16 November 2012).
Exceptions possible, to be decided by the Organising Committee of the tournament. - Distance: 18 meters.
- Maximum outer diameter of arrows:
- The maximum outer diameter of the arrow shaft is 9.3 mm.
- The point may have a maximum outer diameter of 9.4 mm.
- Target face: 40 cm vertical triple face (‘Dutch Target’).
- Distance between target centres: 21 cm.
- Distance between floor - middle target centre: 130 cm.
- Target lane: Accommodation for two archers with one target butt and two ‘target faces’.
One archer at most is to shoot at a ‘target face’. - End: 3 marked arrows shot by one archer at a designated ‘target face’.
Shooting time allowed: 70 + 20 = 90 seconds. Maximum score: 30. - Set: Competition between two archers in one ‘target lane’, each shooting one ‘end’.
- Set points: Winner = 1 point; Loser = 0 points.
In case of a tie a shoot-off type B will determine the winner of the set. - Match: Competition between 2 archers consisting of 4 ‘sets’.
Maximum score: 120 points. - Match points:
- Unequal score: Winner = 2 points, Loser = 0 points.
- Equal score: Each = 1 point.
- Pool: Group of 6 archers of one ‘category’ playing ‘matches’ in a round-robin system.
- Pool ranking: Ranking on [‘match points’; (progressive) score] in a ‘pool’.
- Score: Result of one end of one archer according to the FITA rules
- Score ranking: Ranking on [(progressive) score] for the current round in a category.
- Winners tie: Two or more archers of the same ‘pool’ with equal highest ‘pool ranking’
- Pretenders tie: Two or more archers of the same ‘category’ with equal ‘score ranking’, disputing to proceed to the next round c.q. semi-finals.
Shoot-off type A
Procedure to be executed at the end of the elimination round in case there is a ‘winners tie’ and/or a ‘pretenders tie’.
- Competitors of one tie shoot simultaneously one ‘end’ with the usual time control.
- In case of a (partial) non-decision, the remaining competitors proceed with a shoot-off type B.
Shoot-off type B (‘closest to centre’)
Procedure to be executed to decide the score of a ‘set’ or to resolve a non-decision after a shoot-off type A.
- Each competitor will shoot 1 arrow at his middle target.
- Competitors shoot alternately in semi-finals and finals, otherwise simultaneously.
- Shooting time allowed: 30 seconds. (Signals / time-control by judge).
- Distance to target centre: Distance between surface of arrow shaft and target centre.
- In case of a (partial) non-decision the remaining competitors repeat this procedure.
Tournament signals
- Whistle-signal by judge: Immediate termination of all shooting activities or resumption/start.
- Acoustic + Light signal RED: Start shooting after 10 seconds.
- Acoustic + Light signal GREEN: Start shooting (70 seconds green, 20 seconds yellow).
- Light signal YELLOW / ORANGE: Warning, last 20 seconds of shooting.
- Acoustic + Light signal RED: End of shooting
- Countdown digital clock: Timing is visualized by the use of digital clocks based on the countdown principle.
Elimination round
General: The elimination round is based on competition in ‘pools’. Each ‘pool’ plays on adjacent butts. The tournament will be arranged so that archers change lanes and shooting sides regularly. There are no byes, but ‘pools’ can be incomplete. In all elimination rounds each competitor will shoot 5 matches (5 x 12 = 60 arrows), competing against all other competitors in the ‘pool’ (round robin). Promotion to the next round is according to ‘pool ranking’ as well as on ‘score ranking’. After each end the two competitors determine the scores. In case of doubt judges will give a decisive verdict based on FITA regulations. Scores are to be recorded on the personal scorecards by a lane-agent or by the archer himself. Competitors are to check the correct recording of the scores before removing the arrows from the target. In all elimination rounds archers shall remove their arrows from the target themselves, unless a different arrangement is agreed upon with the judges. The progressive score of an archer is displayed by the lane-agent at a flip score in front of the butt.
Dropout: After a dropout due to a technical defect only the current ‘end’ can be continued. The archer has to be back on the shooting line before ‘end of shooting’; missed scores in preceding ‘ends’ will be recorded as ‘miss’.
Ties: In case of a ‘winners tie’ and/or a ‘pretenders tie’, a shoot-off type A (possibly followed by a shoot-off type B) will determine the competitors for the next round.
Preliminary elimination round (round 0) for men categories only
Number of competitors: 96. Competitors are partitioned into 16 ‘pools’, to be determined by drawing lots in a directed procedure. There are two preliminary sessions of 8 ‘pools’ each. From the whole category of 96 archers, 48 athletes continue in the 1st elimination round. The 16 winners and 16 second-bests of these 16 pools on ‘pool ranking’ unquestionably proceed to round 1, while 16 others proceed on ‘score ranking’. In case of a ‘winners tie’ and/or a ‘pretenders tie’, a shoot-off type A (possibly followed by a shoot-off type B) will determine the competitors for round 1.
1st ELIMINATION ROUND (ROUND 1) FOR ALL CATEGORIES
Number of competitors: 48. Competitors are partitioned into 8 ‘pools’, to be determined by drawing lots in a directed procedure. At the end of round 1 in each ‘pool’ the ‘pool ranking’ determines the winner and second-best, who will unquestionable qualify for the next round. Besides these 8 winners and 8 second-bests, 8 competitors will qualify for the next round according to ‘score ranking’. In case of a ‘winners tie’ and/or a ‘pretenders tie’, a shoot-off type A (possibly followed by a shoot-off type B) will determine the competitors for round 2.
2nd ELIMINATION ROUND (ROUND 2) FOR ALL CATEGORIES
Number of competitors: 24 (8 ‘pool’ winners, 8 second-bests, 8 on ‘score ranking’ from the 1st elimination round). Competitors are partitioned into 4 ‘pools’, determined by a fixed schedule. This schedule implies an equal number of winners, second-bests and bests on ‘score ranking’ in each ‘pool’. At the end of round 2 ‘pool ranking’ determines the 4 winners and 4 second-bests who unquestionably qualify for round 3, ‘score ranking’ determines 4 other competitors to proceed to round 3. In case of a ‘winners tie’ or a ‘pretenders tie’, shoot-off type A (possibly followed by shoot-off type B) will determine the competitors for the round 3.
3rd ELIMINATION ROUND (ROUND 3) FOR ALL CATEGORIES
Number of competitors: 12 (4 winners, 4 second-bests, 4 on ‘score ranking’ from round 2). Competitors are divided into 2 ‘pools’, determined by a fixed schedule. This schedule implies an equal division of winners, second-bests and bests on ‘score ranking’ from round 2 into both ‘pools’ of round 3. At the end of round 3 in both ‘pools’ the ‘pool ranking’ determines the winner and second-best to qualify for the semi-finals. In case of a ‘winners tie’ a shoot-off type A (possibly followed by a shoot-off type B) will determine the semi-finalists.
SEMI-FINALS
Number of competitors: 4 (2 winners and 2 second-bests from round 3). In the semi-finals each winner of a ‘pool’ in the preceding 3rd selection round will compete against the second-best of the other ‘pool’ from selection round 3 (two matches, the one after the other).
Shooting procedure: Competitors will shoot alternately, one arrow at a time. Compulsory order of shooting at the ‘target face’: Top-Middle-Bottom. Wrong target = score M (nil). Shooting time allowed per arrow: 20 (green) + 10 (yellow) = 30 seconds. One archer starts the odd sets, the other archer starts the even sets. The judge will draw lots to decide who starts shooting. Competitors remain on the shooting line. (Semi-)finalists need 2 sets of arrows. After each end judges decide on the scores. These judgements are decisive and directly shown to competitors and spectators. The competitor who wins 4 sets (‘best of seven’) proceeds to the final for place 1 and 2, the loser will compete in the final for place 3.
FINALS
Number of competitors: 4 (2 winners and 2 losers from the semi-finals). Winners of the semi-finals for place 1 and 2, losers of the semi-finals for place 3. The procedure of shooting is according to the procedure of shooting in the semi-finals (‘best of seven’).
QUESTIONS AND DISPUTES (also see FITA Rule Book 8.10)
Questions about a value in the target will be decided by a single judge; the decision of that judge is final. There is no jury of appeal.
Finally
If situations should arise for which no provisions are made in these regulations, the tournament board (1 member of the tournament organisation + chairman-judge) will decide how to act. In other cases the organising committee of the tournament will decide.
FIXED SCHEDULE FOR POOL FORMATION
FULL COMPETITION: 48 competitors (8 groups of 6 athletes)
(Men categories will be divided into two times 48 archers)
1st ELIMINATION ROUND
Pools: A B C D E F G H
Pools scheduled by drawing of the lots
2nd ELIMINATION ROUND
Pool I: A1, C1, B2, D2, Score 1, Score 8
Pool J: B1, D1, A2, C2, Score 3, Score 6
Pool K: E1, G1, F2, H2, Score 2, Score 7
Pool L: F1, H1, E2, G2, Score 4, Score 5
3rd ELIMINATION ROUND
Pool M: I1, K1, J2, L2, Score 1, Score 4
Pool N: J1, L1, I2, K2, Score 2, Score 3
SEMI-FINALS
1: M1 – N2
2: N1 – M2
75% COMPETITION: 36 competitors (6 groups of 6 athletes)
1st. ELIMINATION ROUND
Pools : A B C D E F
Pools scheduled by drawing of the lots
2nd ELIMINATION ROUND
Pool I: A1, E1, B2, Score 3, Score 5, Score 10
Pool J: B1, E2, A2, Score 1, Score 6, Score 12
Pool K: C1, F1, D2, Score 4, Score 8, Score 9
Pool L: D1, F2, C2, Score 2, Score 7, Score 11
3rd ELIMINATION ROUND
Pool M: I1, K1, J2, L2, Score 1, Score 4
Pool N: J1, L1, I2, K2, Score 2, Score 3
SEMI-FINALS
1: M1 – N2
2: N1 – M2
50% COMPETITION: 24 competitors (4 groups of 6 athletes)
1st ELIMINATION ROUND
Pools : A B C D
Pools scheduled by drawing of the lots
2nd ELIMINATION ROUND
Pool M: A1, C1, B2, D2, Score 1, Score 4
Pool N: B1, D1, A2, C2, Score 2, Score 3
SEMI-FINALS
1: M1 – N2
2: N1 – M2
