11 January 2011 - Amazing year for Field Archery World Ranking

Amazing year for Field Archery World Ranking Lausanne – 11 January 2011   The 2010 Field Archery World Ranking (FAWR) closed with a staggering 21 new FAWR champions. With nine archers able to claim the FAWR title a second time in a row we see some new but also some familiar faces on top of the ranking. It took 108 tournaments with over 8'000 competitors to decide upon the 2010 FAWR champions.   Three archers managed to claim the FAWR title for the third or fourth time in a row:   Ø Giuseppe SEIMANDI (ITA): 4x Barebow Men champion Ø Andreas FRANZEN (GER): 3x Compound Master Men champion Ø Elisabeth GRUBE (AUT): 3x Recurve Master Women champion   The level of competition was extremely high in 2010. In total twelve (out of 30) new FAWR seasonal records were set in 2010, a new record.  The new season 2011 has already started with a first FAWR listed tournament in New Zealand (National Championships) on 8 January.   For more information, please see www.archeryranking.org   Rene KOOT World Archery Communication