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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.
Changes due to National Tour 2018
Below it states that the head to heads will be split between Bucks and Bounty categories. Due to National Tour requirements we, of course, will be running the head to heads together regardless of your choice of Bucks or Bounty. The points for our overall ranking will be determined by splitting the final head to head ranking between Bucks and Bounty and assigning points then.
Below it states that the head to heads will be split between Bucks and Bounty categories. Due to National Tour requirements we, of course, will be running the head to heads together regardless of your choice of Bucks or Bounty. The points for our overall ranking will be determined by splitting the final head to head ranking between Bucks and Bounty and assigning points then.
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 the following year). The Bucks category is modelled on tournaments in America. The top 40% 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.
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 categories are, again, separate, but those archers may be amalgamated if, at the closing date, there are fewer than 8 archers in either category. In this case 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. The only difference is that a Bounty and Bucks archer may shoot against one another. Again, this will only be required if we do not have at least 8 entries in both categories for a complete quarter final in both.
Since you're running four rounds, how do we know who wins?
At the end of each round archers within a category are ranked with Bucks and Bounty archers ranked separately. If a category has shot their head to head with Bucks and Bounty archers integrated then they will be ranked initially irrespective of Bucks or Bounty. In this case we then split the rankings into the Bucks and Bounty categories. 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 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. Suppose, then, that two archers have the same number of points. 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 720 qualification round from the Saturday morning. With ever decreasing likelihood, we then look to the Sunday morning 720 and, finally, the Sunday afternoon 720.
What if I can't shoot all of the four rounds?
If a Bounty archer does not enter all of the four rounds they will be awarded 100 points for each round they do not participate in, making it unlikely that they will medal. It is slightly different for the Bucks category, since the top 40% receive rewards. In order to earn a ranking in the Bucks category every round must be participated in.
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 £15 of your entry into a prize pot, more than double the extra you paid. We also have a number of sponsors that contribute varying amounts of money into the prize pot.
In 2017, to determine how the money was to be split, our aim was to give 60% of the previous amount to the next archer. So if 1st place got £100, then 2nd place got £60, 3rd place £36, and so on. The actual percentage may change dependent on the number of archers. We also aim to ensure that the lowest prize is at least the amount of the extra entry fee you paid.
With these targets in mind we do some simple maths and determine the 1st place amount so that 1st place in each category gets the same amount. Then all 2nd places will receive the same amount, again, regardless of category, and so on.
This means the larger categories will receive more money in total as they have more archers receiving awards. It also works on the principle that every archer that wins, or indeed attains any particular rank, has worked just as hard as any other archer that attained that rank.
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 and 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.
We had to determine a way to make the prizes as fair as possible whilst being mathematically viable. It took many hours of thought and a complicated discussion but eventually we settled on this new format being the best and fairest solution. We are aware this can be a contentious issue for some so if you have any comments please do get in touch.
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 the following year). The Bucks category is modelled on tournaments in America. The top 40% 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.
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 categories are, again, separate, but those archers may be amalgamated if, at the closing date, there are fewer than 8 archers in either category. In this case 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. The only difference is that a Bounty and Bucks archer may shoot against one another. Again, this will only be required if we do not have at least 8 entries in both categories for a complete quarter final in both.
Since you're running four rounds, how do we know who wins?
At the end of each round archers within a category are ranked with Bucks and Bounty archers ranked separately. If a category has shot their head to head with Bucks and Bounty archers integrated then they will be ranked initially irrespective of Bucks or Bounty. In this case we then split the rankings into the Bucks and Bounty categories. 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 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. Suppose, then, that two archers have the same number of points. 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 720 qualification round from the Saturday morning. With ever decreasing likelihood, we then look to the Sunday morning 720 and, finally, the Sunday afternoon 720.
What if I can't shoot all of the four rounds?
If a Bounty archer does not enter all of the four rounds they will be awarded 100 points for each round they do not participate in, making it unlikely that they will medal. It is slightly different for the Bucks category, since the top 40% receive rewards. In order to earn a ranking in the Bucks category every round must be participated in.
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 £15 of your entry into a prize pot, more than double the extra you paid. We also have a number of sponsors that contribute varying amounts of money into the prize pot.
In 2017, to determine how the money was to be split, our aim was to give 60% of the previous amount to the next archer. So if 1st place got £100, then 2nd place got £60, 3rd place £36, and so on. The actual percentage may change dependent on the number of archers. We also aim to ensure that the lowest prize is at least the amount of the extra entry fee you paid.
With these targets in mind we do some simple maths and determine the 1st place amount so that 1st place in each category gets the same amount. Then all 2nd places will receive the same amount, again, regardless of category, and so on.
This means the larger categories will receive more money in total as they have more archers receiving awards. It also works on the principle that every archer that wins, or indeed attains any particular rank, has worked just as hard as any other archer that attained that rank.
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 and 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.
We had to determine a way to make the prizes as fair as possible whilst being mathematically viable. It took many hours of thought and a complicated discussion but eventually we settled on this new format being the best and fairest solution. We are aware this can be a contentious issue for some so if you have any comments please do get in touch.
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Can I enter for a single day?
Archers can enter for just one of the days of shooting. Given a finite number of spaces we can only confirm** single day entries at the closing date, two weeks prior to the tournament. Single day entries are unlikely to be in the running for any prizes but will have some impact on the points awarded in the Bounty rankings.
Can I enter for the Cubs round?
Archers turning 13 in the year of the tournament or younger are eligible under AGB to shoot a Cubs round, a round for recurve archers to shoot 50m. The round is not recognised by World Archery as it stands. If you want to enter into the Cubs category you should email us with the details required on the entry form and make it clear that the entry is for the cubs category. Since it is not recognised by World Archery we can only confirm** those entries on the closing date 2 weeks prior to the tournament. In previous years we have been able to run it successfully and if the number of archers in the round is small their head to head will be run as a round robin.
**Single day entries and cubs entries have no preset priority over one another, such priority will be based simultaneously on a first-come first-served basis and maximising the number of archers that can shoot, always aiming to fill the targets.
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.
Archers can enter for just one of the days of shooting. Given a finite number of spaces we can only confirm** single day entries at the closing date, two weeks prior to the tournament. Single day entries are unlikely to be in the running for any prizes but will have some impact on the points awarded in the Bounty rankings.
Can I enter for the Cubs round?
Archers turning 13 in the year of the tournament or younger are eligible under AGB to shoot a Cubs round, a round for recurve archers to shoot 50m. The round is not recognised by World Archery as it stands. If you want to enter into the Cubs category you should email us with the details required on the entry form and make it clear that the entry is for the cubs category. Since it is not recognised by World Archery we can only confirm** those entries on the closing date 2 weeks prior to the tournament. In previous years we have been able to run it successfully and if the number of archers in the round is small their head to head will be run as a round robin.
**Single day entries and cubs entries have no preset priority over one another, such priority will be based simultaneously on a first-come first-served basis and maximising the number of archers that can shoot, always aiming to fill the targets.
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.
