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How it works |
Here, we go into detail about how our tournament runs: how we know who has won and how much they win, as well as some of the nitty gritty, like how ties are decided.
If there is anything we haven't covered here that you want to know about the tournament then drop us an email through our contact form or via our Facebook page and we'll be happy to help.
If there is anything we haven't covered here that you want to know about the tournament then drop us an email through our contact form or via our Facebook page and we'll be happy to help.
What is the difference between Bucks and Bounty?
If you are shooting as a Senior; Gent or Lady; Recurve or Compound you have free choice of entering as a Bucks archer or a Bounty archer. Entering as a Bounty archer is akin to other tournaments. The top three archers* in each Bounty category will receive a small trophy* to take home (no need to return it the following year). In the Bucks category the top 25% of archers in any category will win an amount of money, the most going to 1st place and so on.
*This is provided at least 4 archers enter that category. In any case the number of trophies awarded is at most three but a trophy may only be awarded to an archer that has beaten another entrant in their category.
Note that archers shooting the smaller categories do not have an option to enter for Bucks, due to the poor economy in attempting to run such an event. The U18 categories do not have a Bucks option, and currently, nor do the Barebow categories. Every year this is reconsidered dependent on the number of entries in the barebow categories from the previous year.
What will the effect of the Bucks and Bounty categories be?
Archers shoot amongst one another, of course, but are placed in separate rankings. In the head to head round bucks and bounty archers will all shoot in the same brackets against one another. The rankings at the end of the head to head will still be separated so that the highest placed Bucks archer is first in their category, and the highest placed Bounty archer is first in theirs, and so on. This has no effect on your National Tour entry or the assignment of National Ranking points.
Since you're running four rounds, how do we know who wins?
The four rounds are the Saturday 720, then the H2H, then the Sunday 720 and finally the Sunday H2H. At the end of each round archers within a category are ranked with Bucks and Bounty archers ranked separately. As mentioned above the results of the head to head are split between Bucks and Bounty. For instance, an archer is ranked 5th in a round in their Bucks category if they are beaten by 4 other Bucks archers in that round. That means how many Bounty archers they are beaten by (or have beaten) is irrelevant.
Once we know an archers ranking for a round they are assigned the same number of points as their rank. For instance an archer ranked 1st gets 1 point, an archer ranked 5th gets 5 points.
The points from each of the four rounds are summed for each archer to give every archer a total points tally. The archer with the fewest points wins.
What if two archers get the same number of points?
At the end of the shoot it is entirely possible that two archers get the same number of points. In this case we look to the placing in the head to head of Saturday afternoon first. Whichever archer was ranked higher in that round will get the higher ranking. If these archers performed exactly equally in this round (same placing outside of top 8, or same final score when knocked out in quarters) then we look to the H2H on the Sunday. With ever decreasing likelihood, we then look to the Saturday 720 qualification round, then finally the Sunday 720.
What if I can't shoot all of the four rounds?
An archer must complete all of the four rounds in order to be eligible for an award, otherwise they will appear in the results without a placing. Note that if you enter as a senior for the national tour stage and switch to the cadet rounds for the Sunday, this would mean you wouldn't have a placing for the Bucks or Bounty.
How much money could I win?
If you choose to enter the Bucks category for money you are paying a little more for your entry. In return we put at least the extra you paid into the prize pot. We also have a number of sponsors that contribute varying amounts of money into the prize pot.
Each we determine the award values according to the number of entries in each category and the total prize pot. In 2022, each position got roughly 65% of the position before them to ensure the lowest prize was equal to the difference in the entry fees. This resulted in the top prize being £300 for Recurve Men, £260 for Compound Men, £230 for Compound Women and £180 for Recurve Women.
Each category has their own prize pot. The sponsor contribution is split evenly between each Bucks entry and the contribution from the archers' entries is put into the category pot that matches that of the archer.
This means the larger categories will receive more money in total but this amount is split between more archers (25% of their total). This is how most shoots of this sort determine their prize money and ensures all of the contribution you make with your higher entry fee is going back into your potential prize pot. This will usually result in the larger categories having higher prize amounts.
Below is the file our tech guy uses to determine the prize money. It is open edit so you can play around with the figures. If you want to do that but can't see how it works then drop us an email. An example is already set up in the system. You might also be able to decipher the mathematics behind it by looking at the formulae but if you can't and still want to know how the maths works, again, just drop us an email.
If you are shooting as a Senior; Gent or Lady; Recurve or Compound you have free choice of entering as a Bucks archer or a Bounty archer. Entering as a Bounty archer is akin to other tournaments. The top three archers* in each Bounty category will receive a small trophy* to take home (no need to return it the following year). In the Bucks category the top 25% of archers in any category will win an amount of money, the most going to 1st place and so on.
*This is provided at least 4 archers enter that category. In any case the number of trophies awarded is at most three but a trophy may only be awarded to an archer that has beaten another entrant in their category.
Note that archers shooting the smaller categories do not have an option to enter for Bucks, due to the poor economy in attempting to run such an event. The U18 categories do not have a Bucks option, and currently, nor do the Barebow categories. Every year this is reconsidered dependent on the number of entries in the barebow categories from the previous year.
What will the effect of the Bucks and Bounty categories be?
Archers shoot amongst one another, of course, but are placed in separate rankings. In the head to head round bucks and bounty archers will all shoot in the same brackets against one another. The rankings at the end of the head to head will still be separated so that the highest placed Bucks archer is first in their category, and the highest placed Bounty archer is first in theirs, and so on. This has no effect on your National Tour entry or the assignment of National Ranking points.
Since you're running four rounds, how do we know who wins?
The four rounds are the Saturday 720, then the H2H, then the Sunday 720 and finally the Sunday H2H. At the end of each round archers within a category are ranked with Bucks and Bounty archers ranked separately. As mentioned above the results of the head to head are split between Bucks and Bounty. For instance, an archer is ranked 5th in a round in their Bucks category if they are beaten by 4 other Bucks archers in that round. That means how many Bounty archers they are beaten by (or have beaten) is irrelevant.
Once we know an archers ranking for a round they are assigned the same number of points as their rank. For instance an archer ranked 1st gets 1 point, an archer ranked 5th gets 5 points.
The points from each of the four rounds are summed for each archer to give every archer a total points tally. The archer with the fewest points wins.
What if two archers get the same number of points?
At the end of the shoot it is entirely possible that two archers get the same number of points. In this case we look to the placing in the head to head of Saturday afternoon first. Whichever archer was ranked higher in that round will get the higher ranking. If these archers performed exactly equally in this round (same placing outside of top 8, or same final score when knocked out in quarters) then we look to the H2H on the Sunday. With ever decreasing likelihood, we then look to the Saturday 720 qualification round, then finally the Sunday 720.
What if I can't shoot all of the four rounds?
An archer must complete all of the four rounds in order to be eligible for an award, otherwise they will appear in the results without a placing. Note that if you enter as a senior for the national tour stage and switch to the cadet rounds for the Sunday, this would mean you wouldn't have a placing for the Bucks or Bounty.
How much money could I win?
If you choose to enter the Bucks category for money you are paying a little more for your entry. In return we put at least the extra you paid into the prize pot. We also have a number of sponsors that contribute varying amounts of money into the prize pot.
Each we determine the award values according to the number of entries in each category and the total prize pot. In 2022, each position got roughly 65% of the position before them to ensure the lowest prize was equal to the difference in the entry fees. This resulted in the top prize being £300 for Recurve Men, £260 for Compound Men, £230 for Compound Women and £180 for Recurve Women.
Each category has their own prize pot. The sponsor contribution is split evenly between each Bucks entry and the contribution from the archers' entries is put into the category pot that matches that of the archer.
This means the larger categories will receive more money in total but this amount is split between more archers (25% of their total). This is how most shoots of this sort determine their prize money and ensures all of the contribution you make with your higher entry fee is going back into your potential prize pot. This will usually result in the larger categories having higher prize amounts.
Below is the file our tech guy uses to determine the prize money. It is open edit so you can play around with the figures. If you want to do that but can't see how it works then drop us an email. An example is already set up in the system. You might also be able to decipher the mathematics behind it by looking at the formulae but if you can't and still want to know how the maths works, again, just drop us an email.
| Bucks or Bounty Prize Money Projection |
Can I enter for a single day?
No. The only entry option will be to enter both days. If you intend to only shoot one day this won't change your entry fee, but please let us know as it can cause issues on the day.
If there is anything we haven't covered here that you want to know about the tournament, or if anything is ambiguous, then drop us an email or use our contact form and we'll be happy to help.
No. The only entry option will be to enter both days. If you intend to only shoot one day this won't change your entry fee, but please let us know as it can cause issues on the day.
If there is anything we haven't covered here that you want to know about the tournament, or if anything is ambiguous, then drop us an email or use our contact form and we'll be happy to help.
