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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). The Bucks category is modelled on tournaments in America. 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.
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.
Since you're running three rounds, how do we know who wins?
The first round is the Saturday 720, the second is the head to head and the third is the double 720 on Sunday. 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 three 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 double 720.
What if I can't shoot all of the three rounds?
An archer must complete all of the three rounds in order to be eligible for an award, otherwise they will appear in the results without a placing.
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.
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.
Each category has their own prize pot. The sponsor contribution is split evenly between each categories pot, however, 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. However, in the case that a category has very few archers in it their prize amount can be far higher due to the evenly distributed sponsor contribution. For example, if there is a contribution of £500 from sponsors and two categories have 10 and 3 entrants respectively, then the larger category may have a first prize of around £80 whereas the smaller category will have a first prize of over £100.
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.
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). The Bucks category is modelled on tournaments in America. 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.
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.
Since you're running three rounds, how do we know who wins?
The first round is the Saturday 720, the second is the head to head and the third is the double 720 on Sunday. 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 three 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 double 720.
What if I can't shoot all of the three rounds?
An archer must complete all of the three rounds in order to be eligible for an award, otherwise they will appear in the results without a placing.
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.
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.
Each category has their own prize pot. The sponsor contribution is split evenly between each categories pot, however, 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. However, in the case that a category has very few archers in it their prize amount can be far higher due to the evenly distributed sponsor contribution. For example, if there is a contribution of £500 from sponsors and two categories have 10 and 3 entrants respectively, then the larger category may have a first prize of around £80 whereas the smaller category will have a first prize of over £100.
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.
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Can I enter for a single day?
Due to our shoot hosting Stage 1 of the ArcheryGB National Tour there will be no option to shoot just one day of our tournament. If you can only attend one day you will still have to enter and pay for both.
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. We expect to be unable to run a Cubs round this year due to the interest for a National Tour stage but we will keep the option open in case the space is available.
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.
Due to our shoot hosting Stage 1 of the ArcheryGB National Tour there will be no option to shoot just one day of our tournament. If you can only attend one day you will still have to enter and pay for both.
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. We expect to be unable to run a Cubs round this year due to the interest for a National Tour stage but we will keep the option open in case the space is available.
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.
