World Archery Rankings Explained

The World Archery Rankings is a ranking system developed by the World Archery Federation for international competitive archery. It is calculated using a points system and published following major World Archery tournaments.

The ranking system was first developed in 2001, and calculation method updated in 2010. At present, rankings are maintained for:

From 2006, rankings were calculated for Field Archery, but since 2012 are no longer maintained.[1]

Calculation

Each archer or team earns a ranking score for each competition. The ranking scores are calculated through a combination of the ranking factor of the tournament ("Ranking Factor") and points based on the competitor's final position in the competition ("Ranking Score"). The archer's four highest ranking scores are then combined to form their total score ("Added Ranking Score"), which forms the basis of the ranking list.[2]

Ranking factor

Only results achieved at official ranking events can count towards the overall rankings. These events include the major World Archery Federation tournaments (Olympics, World Archery Championships, World Cup), and other international, regional and national events that have applied and been approved for ranking status.

The tournament ranking factor is calculated on the basis of three sub-factors, Quality, Quantity and Period, which are multiplied together to produce the overall tournament factor. The factor can vary between disciplines at the same event (e.g., the recurve and compound disciplines at the World Championships may have different ranking factors).

For instance, the ranking factor of a tournament for individuals with 60 archers, of whom 10 are in the top 50, that took place 18 months ago, would be:

2.5 ("Quality": 9–12 top 50 archers) ×

0.9 ("Quantity": 33–64 archers) ×

0.5 ("Period": other tournament 12–24 months ago) =

1.125

Quality

The Quality sub-factor takes into account the level of competition at the tournament. A score is assigned based on the prestige of the event, for the major World Archery Federation tournaments, and the number of top archers or teams at other competitions (defined as individuals ranked in the top 50 or teams ranked in the top 16). The quality factor points are assigned as follows:

Individual

TournamentNumber of points
5
5
World Cup (excl. World Cup Finals) 4.5
Competition with more than 20 top archers 4
Competition with 17-20 top archers 3.5
Competition with 13-16 top archers 3
Competition with 9-12 top archers 2.5
Competition with 5-8 top archers 2
Competition with 1-4 top archers 1.5
Competition with no top archers 1

Team

TournamentNumber of points
5
5
World Cup (excl. World Cup Finals) 4.5
Competition with more than 10 top teams 4
Competition with 9-10 top teams 3.5
Competition with 7-8 top teams 3
Competition with 5-6 top teams 2.5
Competition with 3-4 top teams 2
Competition with 1-2 top teams 1.5
Competition with no top teams 1

Quantity

The Quantity sub-factor assigns a score based on the number of archers competing as follows:

Individual

Number of archersNumber of points
More than 64 (including Olympics) 1
33-64 0.9
17-32 0.8
9-16 0.7
Fewer than 9, with a Quality factor of 1.5 or more (ie, with at least 1 top 50 archer) 0.5
Fewer than 9, with a Quality factor of 1 (ie, with no top 50 archers) 0
Team
Number of teamsNumber of points
More than 16 (including Olympics) 1
13-15 0.9
9-12 0.8
5-8 0.7
4 0.5
Fewer than 4 0

Period

The Period sub-factor is dependent on when the competition took place, allowing the ranking factor to emphasise the most recent tournaments as follows:

TournamentPeriodPoints
Up to 12 months after the tournament 1
12–24 months after the tournament 0.8
More than 24 months after the tournament 0
Up to 12 months after the tournament 1
After 12 months until the next tournament 0.8
After the next tournament 0
Continental Championships Up to 12 months after the tournament 1
After 12 months until the next tournament 0.8
After the next tournament 0
Other tournaments Up to 12 months after the tournament 1
12–24 months after the tournament 0.5
More than 24 months after the tournament 0

Ranking Points

Ranking Points are awarded based on the team or competitor's final position at the competition. This is then multiplied by the Ranking Factor to produce the overall Ranking Score for that team or competitor at that tournament. For instance, an archer who finished 4th in the competition used in the example above would receive the following Ranking Score:

1.125 ("Ranking Factor") x

12 ("Ranking Points": 4th place) =

13.5

A team or competitor's best four Ranking Scores are then combined to produce the Added Ranking Score, which forms the basis of the rankings list. No more than two Ranking Scores whose period factor is lower than 1 may be used to calculate the Added Ranking Score.

Ranking Points are awarded as follows:

Individual

Final positionNumber of points
1 20
2 17
3 14
4 12
5 10
6 9.5
7 9
8 8.5
9-16 (i.e., all losing quarter finalists) 7
17-32 (i.e., all losing 1/8 finalists) 4
Team
Final positionNumber of points
1 25
2 21
3 18
4 15
5 13
6 12
7 11
8 10
9-16 (i.e., all losing quarter finalists) 8

Current rankings

Recurve

Men's individual recurve

Rankings at 2 May 2024

ChangePosAthletePoints[3]
1. 382
2. 255.75
3. 243.5
4. 236
5. 234
6. o & wc 220
7. 218.5
8. 216.5
9. 214
10. 205
11. 200.25
12. 192.5
13. 187
14. 183.5
15. 180.5
16. 179.25
17. 170
18 166
19. 165
20. 160

Women's individual recurve

Rankings at 2 May 2024

ChangePosAthletePoints
1. 314.75
2. cup 300
3. 273
4. wc 260
5. 236
6. 226
7= 224
7= 224
9. 199.75
10. o 194
11. 191
12. 178
13. 174.75
14. 171
15. 165.5
16. 161
17. 158
18 157.5
19= 150
19= 150

Men's team recurve

Rankings at 2 May 2024

ChangePosNationPoints
1. o & wc 340
2= cup 243
2= 243
4. 221
5. 210
6. 201
7. 194
8. 183
9. 175
10. 169.5
|

Women's team recurve

Rankings at 2 May 2024

ChangePosNationPoints
1. o 308
2. cup 264
3. wc 236
4. 232
5. 228
6. 218
7. 214
8. 185
9. 169
10. 159
|

Mixed team recurve

Rankings at 2 May 2024

ChangePosNationPoints
1. o, wc & cup 340
2. 250
3. 235
4. 215
5. 210
6. 203
7. 200.5
8. 192
9. 184
10. 180

Compound

Men's individual

Rankings at 2 May 2024

ChangePosAthletePoints
1. 352
2. 266.5
3. 265.5
4. 244.75
5. 242
6. cup 226
7. 223
8. wc 211
9. 196
10. 185.5
11= 178
11= 178
13. 176
14. 174
15. 172
16. 170
17. 168.125
18. 165.5
19. 164
20. 151

Women's individual compound

Rankings at 2 May 2024

ChangePosAthletePoints
1. 325.125
2. cup299
3. 291.25
4. 272.75
5. 271
6. 270.5
7. 237
8. 223.25
9. 223
10. wc 218
11. 207.5
12. 206
13. 205.75
14. 180
15. 173.25
16. 172
17. 169
18. 168.375
19. 166
20. 152

Men's team compound

Rankings at 2 May 2024

ChangePosNationPoints
1. cup 276
2. 254
3. 241
4. 236
5. 227
6. 205
7. 197
8 174
9. wc 169
10. 167

Women's team compound

Rankings at 2 May 2024

ChangePosNationPoints
1. wc & cup 320
2. 281
3. 254
4. 242.5
5. 217
6. 189
7. 184
8. 179
9. 161
10. 160

Mixed team compound

Rankings at 2 May 2024

ChangePosNationPoints
2. wc 296
2. cup 280
3. 276
4. 231.5
5. 214
6. 212
7. 188
8. 184
9. 171
10. 170

Number one ranked archers

The following archers have achieved the number one individual position since the inception of the rankings in 2001:

Recurve

Men

Player data-sort-type="date" Date first
reached !		Total
days
0!a !a 01-08-2001 -9999 0
1 01-08-2001 468
201-10-2001 594
3 31-05-2002 246
4 25-05-2003 37
5 01-07-2003 96
6 01-06-2004 622
701-09-2004 637
8 11-06-2006 121
9 10-10-2006 282
10 12-05-2009 461
11 16-08-2010 1765*
12 30-05-2011 1081
13 03-04-2013 439
14 16-06-2014 369
15 29-03-2015 42
16 12-08-2016 283
17 12-06-2017 14
18 03-09-2018 56
19 29-10-2018 231
20 23-05-20222 14
21 13-06-2022 14
Number 1 on 7 May 2024
22 06-02-2023 456
*

Women

Player data-sort-type="date" Date first
reached !		Total
days
0!a !a August 1, 2001 -9999 0
1 01-10-2001 1264
2 01-09-2003 366
3 01-07-2005 466
4 10-08-2006 237
5 04-06-2007 1195
6 24-07-2007 35
7 16-08-2010 122
8 30-05-2011 663
9 31-08-2011 229
10 14-06-2012 152
11 11-08-2014 355
12 28-09-2015 602
13 26-06-2017 672
14 29-04-2019 14
15 13-05-2019 756*
16 07-06-2021 21
17 27-09-2021 483
18 23-01-2023 14
19 30-01-2023 84
20 24-04-2023 133
21 11-09-2023 28
22 09-10-2023 119
Number 1 on 7 May 2024
21 05-02-2024 92
(120)
*

Compound

Men

Player data-sort-type="date" Date first
reached !		Total
days
0!a !a August 1, 2001 -9999 0
1 01-08-2001 163
2 31-12-2001 609
3 01-09-2003 274
4 01-06-2004 384
5 01-07-2005 361
6 27-06-2006 776
7 23-04-2007 92
8 24-07-2007 1405*
918-06-2008 710
10 30-05-2011 348
1107-10-2013 656
12 31-05-2015 725
13 13-09-2015 211
14 20-06-2016 522
Number 1 on 9 May 2024
12 24-05-2021 1081
(1806)
*

Women

Player data-sort-type="date" Date first
reached !		Total
days
0!a !a August 1, 2001 -9999 0
1 01-08-2001 356
2 23-07-2002 59
3 20-09-2002 134
4 01-02-2003 150
5 01-07-2003 62
6 01-09-2003 343
7 10-07-2004 326
8 01-07-2005 345
9 11-06-2006 386
10 02-07-2007 284
11 11-04-2008 385
12 07-05-2008 42
13 12-06-2009 48
14 30-07-2009 14
15 13-08-2009 300
16 9-06-2010 529
17 16-08-2010 25
18 10-09-2010 262
19 30-05-2011 722
20 25-08-2014 1449
21 26-06-2017 308
22 11-06-2018 315
23 78-07-2019 686*
24 24-05-2021 14
25 07-06-2021 112
Number 1 on 9 May 2024
26 18-07-2022 661
*

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 通信制高校の学費はどれくらいかかるのか . Archeryranking.org . 2019-12-09.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . June 10, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228065232/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Results/World%20Ranking/WorldRanking_CalculationSystem.pdf . December 28, 2013 .
  3. Web site: World Archery Current Rankings. FITA. 16 July 2023.

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