Tournament prospectus
Wallingford Junior Matchplay 2025, to be held on 26th April 2025.
Rounds
WRS WA 70m round
WRS WA 60m round
WRS WA 50m round (compound)
WRS Metric 122-50
WRS Metric 122-40
WRS Metric 122-30
WRS Metric 80-40
WRS Metric 80-30
Event Format
72 arrow rounds at 70-30m for recurves, 50-30m for barebow or compounds to be shot in accordance with World Archery Rules of Shooting. Arrows will be shot in ends of 6 arrows in 4 minutes. There will be four archers per target, shooting in two details. Compounds will shoot at individual 6 zone target faces.
In the afternoon there will be matchplay for all categories. Formats will depend on entries, with potentially some categories combined by bowstyle and/or gender. It may make sense to allow matches across distances, but archers would shoot the same distance all day. We would like everyone to get as much matchplay practice as possible, so we will be using a round-robin format instead of an straight knockout. Details will be determined on the day depending on attendees.
This event is also part of the Southern Counties Archery Youth Tour, points are available for all age groups.
Judges
Aislinn O'Connell (COJ), David Strong, TBC
Awards
Awards will depend on the matchplay format.
Tournament Organiser
Dress
Dress code is according to the AGB Rules of Shooting
Drug testing
Archers competing at record status tournaments may be liable to drug testing. Competitors who are approached to give samples must comply. Non-compliance will be treated as a positive result. Parents/Guardians must check the relevant box on the entry form giving consent for junior archers (under 18s) to be drug tested if approached.
Important information
Timing
Registration opens 8am. Assembly at 8.45am followed by 3 ends of practice and the qualification round. Match play will begin as soon as possible after the main round. Awards will take place immediately after shooting concludes.
Venue
The tournament will take place at our outdoor venue at Wallingford Sports Park, Wallingford OX10 9RB. The shooting field is the northern field, please follow the track past the buildings to the car park, and follow directions from parking attendants.
Refreshments
There will be light refreshments available from the Sports Park Bar.
Enter now
Entry is open to all ArcheryGB members and members of other World Archery Affiliated bodies, excluding those from Russia and Belarus in line with World Archery sanctions.
Official distances are as follows:
RECURVE (122cm)
U21 (2004-2006) 70m
U18 (2007-2008) 60m
U16 & U15 (2009-2010) 50m
U14 (2011-2012) 40m
U12 (2013 onwards) 30m
BAREBOW (122cm) and COMPOUND (80cm)
U21, U18, U16 & U15 (2004-2010) 50m
U14 (2011-2012) 40m
U12 (2013 onwards) 30m
Archers who do not feel confident shooting the distance for their age group are strongly encouraged to come and shoot a shorter distance, but they would not be eligible for awards.
If you are having problems entering, please contact the Tournament Organiser.
Entry fee is £18. Entries must be received by 20th April 2025 at 23:59.