Pan American gold medallists Grande, Valencia to shoot at World Cup Final
The Pan American Championships gold medal mixed team duo of Matias Grande and Alejandra Valencia Trujillo have been confirmed as two of Mexico's archers to compete at the upcoming Saltillo 2026 Hyundai Archery World Cup Final.
As is customary for being the host nation of the World Cup Final - the sixth time Mexico have hosted since the competition was established in 2006 - Mexico receives one invitation place per category.
Dafne Quintero had already qualified for Saltillo due to her ranking points accrued across the season, joining Antalya 2026 [stage three] winner Andrea Maya Becerra Arizaga in compound women - therefore making up the maximum two spots for Mexico - as did Ana Paula Vazquez Flores in recurve women.
Sebastian Garcia Flores [compound men] was the only other Mexican to have pre-booked his ticket via victory in Shanghai 2026 [stage 2], meaning there were three spots for the country to fill, one each in compound men, recurve men and recurve women.
Grande and Valencia therefore fill the latter two, with recent Santo Domingo 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games runner-up Rodrigo Gonzalez De Alba selected as Mexico's home pick for compound men.
No further changes are expected in the line-up.
Emircan Haney [compound men] and An San [recurve women] are reigning champions from the 2025 Final in Nanjing confirmed not to be shooting in September, as Brady Ellison [recurve men] - who sealed his place in Puebla [stage one] - and Becerra will be aiming to retain their crowns.
The 2026 Hyundai Archery World Cup Final takes place on 12–13 September.
Line-up: 2026 Hyundai Archery World Cup Final
| Qualified | Recurve men | Recurve women | Compound men | Compound women |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage winner (Puebla) | Brady Ellison USA | *Zhu Jingyi China | Mathias Fullerton Denmark | Sara Lopez Colombia |
| Stage winner (Shanghai) | *Li Mengqi China | *Kang Chaeyoung Korea | Sebastian Garcia Flores Mexico | Lisell Jaatma Estonia |
| Stage winner (Antalya) | *Dhiraj Bommadevara India | - | Mike Schloesser Netherlands | Andrea Maya Becerra Arizaga Mexico |
| Stage winner (Madrid) | Mete Gazoz Türkiye | Marie Horackova Czechia | Pablo Gomez Zuluaga Colombia | Ella Gibson Great Britain |
| Host country | Matias Grande Mexico | Alejandra Valencia Trujillo Mexico | Rodrigo Gonzalez De Alba Mexico | - |
| Points | *Kim Je Deok Korea | Ana Paula Vazquez Flores Mexico | Nico Wiener Austria | Alexis Ruiz USA |
| Points | *Junya Nakanishi Japan | *Yu Qi China | Martin Damsbo Denmark | Dafne Quintero Mexico |
| Points | *Tang Chih-Chun Chinese Taipei | Elif Gokkir Türkiye | Nicolas Girard France | Hazal Burun Türkiye |
| Points | - | Elia Canales Spain | - | Katharina Raab Germany |
* Availability for Saltillo 2026 not yet confirmed.
