The 2012 Archery World Cup was the seventh edition of the annual Archery World Cup, organised by the World Archery Federation. As 2012 was an Olympic year, the World Cup consisted of three, not four legs. The first leg was held on April 14–15 in Shanghai, China, the second leg on May 5–6 at Antalya Centennial Archery Field in Antalya, Turkey and the third leg on June 23–24 in Ogden, Utah, United States.
The best individual and mixed performers in each discipline over the three legs then joined host representatives in qualifying for the World Cup Finals, which were contested on September 22–23 in Tokyo, Japan.
After failing to be selected for the Korean Olympic team, Kim Woo-Jin defeated defending champion Brady Ellison in a one arrow shoot-off to win the men's individual recurve world cup final for the second time, while fellow Korean Ki Bo-Bae defeated top seed Deepika Kumari to add her first world cup victory to her Olympic title.
In the compound discipline, Braden Gellenthien and Jamie van Natta produced the second consecutive United States clean sweep, while the United States topped the nations ranking for the third consecutive year.
Competition rules and scoring
The compound legs consisted of a 50m qualification round of 72 arrows, followed by the compound round at 50m on a 6-zone target face, using cumulative scoring for all individual, team and mixed competitions. The top seven individual performers (with no more than two from each country,) plus one host nation representative if not already qualified, proceeded to the finals; the top mixed team performer proceeded to face the host nation at the finals, which were the same competition format as the legs. The team competition was not competed at the finals.[1]
The recurve legs consisted of a FITA qualification round, followed by an 72m Olympic set system . The top seven individual performers (with no more than two from each country), plus one host nation representative if not already qualified, proceeded to the finals; the top mixed team performer proceeded to face the host nation at the finals, which were the same competition format as the legs. The team competition was not competed at the finals.[2]
The scores awarded in the legs were as follows:
Individual scoring
Position |
Points[3] |
1st place |
25 |
2nd place |
21 |
3rd place |
18 |
4th place |
15 |
5th place |
13 |
6th place |
12 |
7th place |
11 |
8th place |
10 |
9th-16th place |
5 |
Mixed team scoring
Position |
Points[4] |
1st place |
16 |
2nd place |
12 |
3rd place |
10 |
4th place |
8 |
5th place |
4 |
6th place |
3 |
7th place |
2 |
8th place |
1 |
Results Summary
Men
Women
Mixed Team
Round |
Venue |
Discipline |
Date |
Winner |
Second |
Third |
Details |
1 |
Shanghai |
Compound |
15 April 2012 |
France |
United States |
Great Britain |
|
Recurve |
14 April 2012 |
Chinese Taipei |
Japan |
China |
|
2 |
Antalya |
Compound |
6 May 2012 |
United States |
Italy |
Great Britain |
|
Recurve |
6 May 2012 |
South Korea |
Italy |
Mexico |
|
3 |
Ogden |
Compound |
23 June 2012 |
Russia |
Netherlands |
Germany |
|
Recurve |
24 June 2012 |
United States |
Russia |
Germany |
|
World Cup Final |
4 |
Tokyo |
Compound |
22 September 2012 |
United States |
Japan |
n/a |
|
Recurve |
23 September 2012 |
United States |
Japan |
n/a |
|
Medal table
- Key
Final host nation
Stage host nation
Qualification
Men's individual compound
|
Women's individual compound
1. Could not qualify as national quota already reached
2. Qualified but withdrew
|
Men's individual recurve
|
Women's individual recurve
1. Could not qualify as national quota already reached
2. Qualified but withdrew
|
Nations ranking
Pos |
Athlete |
Points[11] |
![China](../I/m/Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.svg.png) |
![Turkey](../I/m/Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png) |
![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
1. | United States | 741 | 277 | 167 | 297 |
2. | South Korea | 319 | 136 | 183 | - |
3. | Russia | 284 | 58 | 60 | 166 |
4. | Italy | 280 | 107 | 104 | 69 |
5. | France | 266 | 143 | 74 | 49 |
6. | Mexico | 229 | 34 | 51 | 144 |
7. | India | 214 | 89 | 78 | 47 |
8. | Germany | 159 | 10 | 81 | 68 |
9. | Great Britain | 158 | 25 | 69 | 64 |
10. | China | 138 | 87 | 51 | - |
World Cup Finals
Men's Individual Compound
Men's Individual Recurve
Women's Individual Compound
Women's Individual Recurve
Mixed Team Compound
Mixed Team Recurve
References