Tournament structure

Matches. One elimination round with 6 ‘pools’ of 6 archers followed by a knock-out play in semi-finals and finals. The Open Selection Rounds format is designed on one ‘category’ of 36 archers for the Men’s divisions and 18 archers for the Women’s divisions per day.
Number of arrows per archer:

1. Elimination round 36/18 archers: 60 arrows;
2. Semi-finals (best of 7 sets) 16 archers: between 12 and 28 arrows;
3. Finals (best of 7 sets) 8 archers: between 12 and 28 arrows.

Maximum total number of arrows per archer: 116.
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.
• Distance to target: Distance between surface of arrow shaft and target centre.
• 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 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’.
• In case of a tie in a shoot-off type A, competitors will proceed with a shoot-off type B.

Shoot-off type B

Procedure to be executed in case of a tie in a ‘set’ or in case of a tie in 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).
• The smallest ‘distance to target centre’ determines one winner (‘closest-to-the-centre’).
• In case of a tie in a shoot-off type B, or if more than two competitors have to be selected, the shoot-off type B will be repeated until decision. 

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.
• Light signal YELLOW / ORANGE: Warning, last 20 seconds of shooting.
• Acoustic + Light signal  RED: End of shooting.

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 the elimination round each competitor will shoot 5 matches (5 x 12 = 60 arrows), competing against all other competitors in the ‘pool’ (round robin). Promotion to the semi-finals is according to ‘pool ranking’ as well as on ‘score ranking’. After each ‘set’ 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 the elimination round 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 semi-finals.

Specific: Number of competitors: 36/18. Competitors are partitioned into 6/3 ‘pools’, to be determined by drawing lots in a directed procedure. Competitors of the same team shall not be placed in one ‘pool’ (depending on the number of team members). The ‘pools’ are numbered A B C D E F, and divided into 2 groups (or 1 in case of Women’s Class): {A, B, C} and {D, E, F}. These groups shoot alternating on the 9 ‘target lanes’ with an interval of one ‘match’, starting with group {A, B, C}.

Men: At the end of the elimination round in each ‘pool’ the ‘pool ranking’ determines the winner and second-best, who will unquestionable qualify for the semi-finals. Besides these winners and second-bests, 4 competitors will qualify for the semi-finals according to ‘score ranking’.

Women: At the end of the elimination round in each ‘pool’ the ‘pool ranking’ determines the winner and second-best, who will unquestionable qualify for the semi-finals. Besides these winners and second-bests, 2 competitors will qualify for the finals according to ‘score ranking’. Thus the Women’s Class skips the semi-finals.

Semi-finals (men only)

Number of competitors: 16 (6 winners, 6 second-bests, 4 archers on ‘score ranking’ from the elimination round). The initial ranking (IR) of the semi-finalists is according to their ‘score ranking’ after the elimination round. They are divided into series 1= {1,3,5,7,10,12,14,16} and series 2= {2,4,6,8,9,11,13,15} (also see Fixed schedule > Semi-finals header below). In each series the pairing of competitors is lowest IR versus highest IR successively.

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 the odd sets. Competitors remain behind the shooting line. The (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. Competitors who win 4 sets (‘best of seven’) proceed to the finals.

Finals

Number of competitors: 8. The initial ranking (IR) of the finalists is according to their ‘score ranking’ at the end of the semi-finals (of the elimination round in case of the Women’s Class). Pairing is according to lowest IR versus highest IR successively. The procedure of shooting is according to the shooting procedure in the semi-finals (‘best of seven’).

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 makes a decision.

Fixed schedule

Full competition:

• Men: 36 competitors (6 pools of 6 athletes).
• Women: 18 competitors (3 pools of 6 athletes).

Elimination round

Pools: A B C D E F scheduled by drawing of lots.
Groups: {A, B, C} and {D, E, F}.
Groups shoot alternating with an interval of one match, starting with {A, B, C}.

Semi-finals

Initial ranking on score ranking of the elimination round.

Series 1
1st – 16th
3rd – 14th
5th – 12th
7th – 10th

Series 2
2nd – 15th
4th – 13th
6th – 11th
8th – 9th

Finals

Initial ranking on score ranking of the semi-finals.
1st – 8th
2nd – 7th
3rd – 4th
5th – 6th

End result: 4 winners of F2F wildcards in each of the 4 categories.