Ogden World Cup at the heart of archery season

 
The Ogden stage means:   Ø The recurve athletes will shoot with the new Set System Format with best of 3 or 5 sets. They have played it at the World Cup stages in Porec and Antalya and in many international events since the beginning of the 2010. Still, at mid-season, some archers have now much more experience than others with the Set System. Ø The compound athletes will shoot for the second time only the Compound Round (qualifications at 50m and matches on Hit/Miss target with best of 4 or 6 sets). Two changes have been made since the first try in Antalya. If there is a tie in a match, the shoot-off will be played on a single arrow (for teams one arrow per team member) shoot-off for score (maximum of three shoot-offs); in case there is still a tie after three shoot-offs, the arrow closest to the centre wins! Moreover, the teams will shoot sets of six arrows (instead of three). Ø For more details on these new competition formats, please consult our Frequently Asked Question section.   In terms of competitions, the Ogden stage features:   Ø The athletes who are fighting for a spot at the World Cup Final in Edinburgh on 18-19 September. To recap, the top seven individuals on the World Cup ranking after Stage 4 in Shanghai will qualify. Each top mixed team (recurve and compound) makes it as well. Ø The recurve athletes who are competing for the top spot in the Longines Prize for Precision. Ø The athletes who are preparing and, in some cases, still fighting for a spot in their team for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi (IND) on 3-14 October. Ø The athletes who are preparing and, in some cases, still fighting for a spot in their team for the Asian Games in Guangzhou (CHN) on 12-27 November. Ø A few athletes will do all of the above, while some others will mainly look for experience in Ogden.  Recurve Men In Recurve Men, Brady ELLISON (USA) photo has a comfortable lead over his pursuers both in the World Cup ranking and the Longines Prize for Precision. He has 43 points in the World Cup, ahead of JING Xiangqing (CHN), 25 points, Simon TERRY (GBR), 23, Victor WUNDERLE (USA) and Michelle FRANGILLI (ITA), both 21 points. While ELLISON can pretty much book his ticket for Edinburgh, the others need another good result to get there.   Ogden also features the dream team of Korea. The whole team that became world champion last year is coming: LEE Chang-Hawn, IM Dong-Hyun and OH Jin-Hyek. They will be accompanied by KIM Woojin. Other notables include Crispin DUENAS (CAN), CHEN Wenyuan (CHN), Elias CUESTA (ESP), Romain GIROUILLE (FRA), fresh field world champion Al WILLS (GBR), Sebastian ROHBERG (GER), Mangal Singh CHAMPIA (IND), Marco GALIAZZO (ITA), CHENG Chu Sian (MAS), Juan Rene SERRANO (MEX), Baljinima TSYREMPILOV (RUS), KUO Cheng Wei (TPE), and 2008 Olympic champion Victor RUBAN (UKR).   Recurve Women The situation is tighter on the recurve women’s side. Thanks to her consistency, GUO Faping (CHN) has 26 points, one ahead of Sabrina STRUYF (BEL) and Victorya KOVAL (UKR). Elena KUZNETSOVA (BLR) and Inna STEPANOVA (RUS) have 21 points. GUO also leads the Longines Prize for Precision.   The Korean team will feature the individual world Champion JOO Hyun-Jung, the woman with the most World Cup victory YUN Ok-Hee, as well as the two newcomers KI Bo-Bae and KIM Moon-Jung. The other ones to watch are Natalia SANCHEZ (COL), Berengere SCHUH (FRA), Khatuna NARIMANIDZE (GEO), Naomi FOLKARD (GBR), Elena RICHTER (GER), Rina Dewi PUSPITASARI (INA), Dola BANERJEE (IND), Natalia VALEEVA (ITA), Mariana AVITIA (MEX), Justyna MOSPINEK (POL), Natalya ERDYNIYEVA (RUS) and Jennifer NICHOLS (USA).   Compound Men Martin DAMSBO (DEN) has a good lead in the compound men ranking. He has 40 points, ahead of Braden GELLENTHIEN (USA), 26, Sam KYRITSOGLOU (BEL), 25, Vladas SIGAUSKAS (LTU), 23, and Sergio PAGNI (ITA), 21. The other contenders for a win in Ogden include Patrick COGHLAN (AUS), Roberval DOS SANTOS (BRA), Dietmar TRILLUS (CAN), Jorge JIMENEZ (ESA), Dominique GENET (FRA), Peter ELZINGA (NED), Stephen CLIFTON (NZL), Jean PIZARRO (PUR), Patrizio HOFER (SUI). Jesse BROADWATER, Reo WILDE and Rodger WILLET JR. will complete the compound men's American dream team.  Compound Women Three compound women have already made quasi-decisive progress in the World Cup Final qualification. Ashley WALLACE (CAN), 43 points, Nicky HUNT (GBR), 42, and Erika ANSCHUTZ photo (USA), 40. The race is wide opened for the remaining spots. It will be played among Camilla SOEMOD (DEN), Sandrine VANDIONANT (FRA), Andrea GALES (GBR), Irina MARKOVIC (NED), as well as the three other American competitors Jamie VAN NATTA, Brittany LORENTI and Diane WATSON.   The Ogden World Cup stage will also feature team and mixed team competitions. Teams compete for the overall nation ranking in the World Cup. In recurve mixed team, USA and China are the two main contenders to go challenge the British team in Edinburgh. In compound mixed team, the two teams on top for now are Denmark and USA.   Stay tuned on www.worldarchery.org for our complete coverage of the first Archery World Cup stage ever in the USA!   Didier MIEVILLE World Archery Communication