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Ellison, Sebastian, Schloesser, Gibson secure Indoor World Series titles in Las Vegas

31 March 2026

Las Vegas, USA

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Indoor Archery World Series 2026 champions receive prizes from Greg Easton and Bruce Cull

INDOOR WORLD SERIES ELITE RANKING presented by YOUYI.

Brady Ellison, Victoria Sebastian, Mike Schloesser and Ella Gibson were crowned 2026 Indoor Archery World Series Champions following standout performances across the circuit, culminating at the Vegas Shoot.

With no Indoor Archery World Series Final this season, the overall standings determined the champions. Points towards the Indoor World Series Elite Ranking were accrued from October at events in Lausanne, Luxembourg, Taipei, Rio, Nimes, Merida and Vegas.

For Ellison, Schloesser and Gibson, the series victories came back-to-back with their titles at Vegas Shoot. It marked a second consecutive series win for Ellison, who claimed the recurve men’s title outright in Las Vegas, while Schloesser and Gibson prevailed through highly competitive shoot-offs held on a new shoot-off target at the Planet Hollywood Theatre.

In the recurve men’s standings, the race at the top was expected to centre on Marcus D’Almeida (625 points), Nicholas D’Amour and Matias Grande (both on 600), in the absence of Andres Temino Mediel.

Reigning series champion Ellison, who sat eighth with 340 points prior to Las Vegas, once again delivered when it mattered most. His victory earned him 1000 points, lifting him to the top of the standings and securing the winner’s prize.

D’Almeida, who finished just one point behind Ellison after a shoot-off win over Santiago Arcila, added 500 points to take second place overall. Temino Mediel finished third, ahead of D’Amour and Grande, fourth and fifth.

Brady Ellison won the Indoor World Series 2026 circuit.

With both archers finishing outside the podium in Las Vegas, Sebastian maintained the advantage. Her fourth-place finish added 300 points, securing the title with 1550 points. Ruiz placed second.

Vegas champion Casey Kaufhold climbed six places to finish third overall with 1165 points, while silver medallist Catalina Gnoriega (725) surged 18 places to end fifth. Tokyo 2020 Olympic medallist Gabriela Schloesser finished fourth after securing her only indoor medal of the season with bronze in Vegas.

The compound men’s standings remained finely poised prior to Las Vegas, with three archers on more than 1000 points all in contention for the season title. Just 100 points separated leader Mathias Fullerton (1250) and Stephan Hansen (1150), while only 50 points covered Hansen and Mike Schloesser (1100) in third.

Fullerton had moved to the top after his second gold of the season in Merida, following Rio. He started strongly in Las Vegas but dropped a point on the second day, which proved costly in the final standings.

For Schloesser, The Vegas Shoot carried added significance, with his wife Gaby and 10-month-old daughter Luna among the crowd. Already a two-time champion, the Dutch archer delivered once again, claiming his third title with the precision that has earned him the nickname “Mister Perfect.”

Nimes champion Hansen, along with Ajay Scott and Nicolas Girard, shot perfect scores across all three days of qualification but fell short in the shootdowns. All three still secured top-five finishes and a share of the prize money.

Ella Gibson won the Indoor World Series 2026 circuit.

In the compound women’s standings, the title race was equally open. Alejandra Usquiano and Ella Gibson led the field above 1000 points, followed closely by Amanda Mlinaric on 925 and reigning World Archery Champion Andrea Becerra.

Gibson and Merida silver medallist Alexis Ruiz produced the most consistent performances in Las Vegas, both shooting perfect 900s to qualify among a record five women in the shootdown. The two remained the last archers standing at the Planet Hollywood Theatre, with Gibson clinching her first Vegas title in the final end.

The victory saw Gibson finish the series on 2000 point, while Ruiz climbed four places to finish fourth after back-to-back silver medals in Merida and Las Vegas.

Mlinaric and Becerra narrowly missed the shootdown, finishing third and fifth in the rankings, respectively. Usquiano, despite placing 33rd in Las Vegas, secured second place overall on 1270 points after earlier wins in Nimes and Rio.

Honours and prize money were also presented to the under-21 series winners, with the compound under-21 men’s standings providing the highlight.

Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru and Elias Reyes Cravioto finished tied on 1375 points, sharing the title and prize money at stake. Cravioto’s victory in Las Vegas saw him climb five places to draw level at the top.

The compound women’s title under-21 went to in-form Fenna Stallen, who added her Las Vegas victory to wins at the GT Open and Swiss Open.

In the recurve under-21 standings, Matt Gori secured the men’s title with 1120 points, while Audrey Khan Arevalo, despite winning recurve women’s gold in Las Vegas, finished second overall on 1020 behind Justine Cellier on 1375, who claimed two titles in Nimes and Lausanne.

The 2025 Indoor Archery World Series delivered seven events of elite competition, culminating in deserving champions across all categories.

Broadcast from the Vegas Shoot is available on archery+.