Ellison, Roman headline eight recurve archers shooting in June’s Lockdown Knockout
The Lockdown Knockout continues in June for recurve archers following its successful first month, which was won by compounder Sara Lopez, in May.
Brady Ellison, Crispin Duenas, Bernardo Oliveira, Steve Wijler, Aida Roman, Casey Kaufhold, Yasemin Anagoz and Gaby Bayardo are the eight athletes who will compete in the remote tournament.
Each archer will shoot a 60-arrow 18-metre qualification round over the weekend of 5-8 June.
They’ll then be seeded and placed in a bracket, men on the left and women on the right. Matches start on 13 and run until 21 June. Each will be streamed live, start at 17h00 CET and the winner will advance to the next round.
The final will see a man take on a woman, with the victor receiving 1000 CHF and runner-up 500 CHF in prize money.
Archers
Brady Ellison, USA: Five-time Hyundai Archery World Cup Champion and reigning World Archery Champion.
Crispin Duenas, Canada: Three-time Olympian and reigning Pan American Games Champion.
Bernardo Oliveira, Brazil: Represented hosts Brazil at the 2016 Olympic Games and finished fourth at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.
Steve Wijler, Netherlands: Reigning European Champion and runner-up at the 2019 European Games.
Aida Roman, Mexico: Silver medallist at the London 2012 Olympic Games with more than 40 international podiums.
Casey Kaufhold, USA: Triple medallist at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games, with golds in the team and mixed team events and individual bronze.
Yasemin Anagoz, Turkey: Reigning European Champion and runner-up at the 2018 Hyundai Archery World Cup Final.
Gaby Bayardo, Netherlands: Bronze medallist at the 2019 European Games; former Mexican archer who recently qualified first Dutch spot at the Olympics in decades.
Schedule
Matches will begin at 17h00 CET.
- 5-8 June – Qualification period (filmed)
- 13-16 June – Quarterfinals (live)
- 18-19 June – Semifinals (live)
- 21 June – Final (live)
Selection and safety
The Lockdown Knockout is purely invitational. English-speaking international archers in European and American time zones were considered based on fan following, geographical distribution and access to the appropriate technology.
Only archers who could safely shoot in socially distanced settings and accordance with local health guidelines are permitted to participate.
World Archery has suspended its international competition calendar due to the current outbreak of COVID-19. No physical events will take place before the start of September, with the situation reviewed monthly.
The Lockdown Knockout is the first remote international event being streamed live across World Archery’s digital platforms.
26.05.2020.
Sara Lopez is a five-time Hyundai Archery World Cup Champion and has spent more time ranked as world number one than any other archer since the start of the current competition era in 2006.
Over the past few years, she’s been selected to appear in several exhibition matches, shooting against the sport’s top men.
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09.5.2020.
COLOMBIA’S SARA LOPEZ NAMED CHAMPION OF FIRST LOCKDOWN KNOCKOUT
Colombian world number two Sara Lopez beat Norway’s reigning World Archery Youth Champion Anders Faugstad, 146-144, to become champion of the first Lockdown Knockout. The invitational event saw eight compound athletes from around the world compete remotely.
“I’m really happy because I knew it was going to be hard. I knew that he was going to shoot incredible,” said Sara. “I’m really happy also to be part of this. It is part of history and being able to shoot with all these incredible archers and represent all the women out there.”
“To be honest, I got a little frustrated at the beginning with the connection, I had a lot of help from my family and we were able to put this together and it was a great match.”
After first ends of 28 points from both archers, the connection to the remote video that Lopez was sending failed. The sunny and hot weather at her home in Pereira, a city in the foothills of the Andes, caused her devices to overheat.
But Sara’s brother and father were on hand. Sporting umbrellas to protect the cameras from the heat and with everything reconnected, the match resumed.
Despite the distraction, the reigning Hyundai Archery World Cup Champion was on point. She shot a perfect 30 in the second end and another in the third. Anders was not comfortable; he’d dropped four by the time he’d shot his ninth arrow and trailed, 88-86.
“I have this thing over my eye so that I don’t see double, but I moved it in the past round, so I saw double and I wasn’t sure where to aim. It was a bad shot,” explained Anders, pointing to the eye shield attached to the rim of his cap.
The Norwegian 20-year-old couldn’t recover the rhythm and consistency he displayed during the first two matches that saw him shoot 148 and 149 points in wins over Steve Anderson and Mike Schloesser.
As Lopez added light rain to the list of obstacles on the range in Colombia, she held off any charge from Anders in the fourth, matching his 29-point end and leaving things at 117-115.
Faugstad finished the same in the fifth, shooting 10, 10 and a nine.
At the targets, Sara needed to make a tight call on one of her last shots: “I have a 10, 10 and I don’t know but I would say it’s a nine, it’s really close.”
The five-time Hyundai Archery World Cup Champion took the match, 146-144.
“Thanks for putting this together, I had a lot of fun, I got my goal. Thank you all for participating. It was an amazing match and I was expecting it,” said Lopez, who then joked: “I really hope I can join again a competition like this, but I don’t know if I’ll get invited because of my WiFi.”
The victory secures Lopez a prize purse of 1000 CHF, which she has said she will donate to charities combating the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia. Anders receives 500 CHF for second place.
“I didn’t really get into the groove but, that’s what archery is, sometimes you hit and sometimes you don’t,” said Anders. “Sara shot amazingly, so there’s not really much you can do when somebody that you shoot against is shooting so good, there’s no way you can catch up.”
It was announced during the match that the Lockdown Knockout will return for recurve archers in June.
The Lockdown Knockout is the first remote international event being streamed live across World Archery’s digital platforms.
Domagoj Buden pozvan je da od 1. svibnja sudjeluje na prvom online turnirskom natjecanju WORLD ARCHERY KNOCKOUT REMOTE ARCHERY TOURNAMENT za nagradu od 1.000 CHF!
U nedjelju za četvrtfinale protiv Mike Schloesser-a, nakon 146:146 u pripetevanju Mike je pobijedio s boljom desetkom.
Top seed Faugstad survives Lockdown Knockout quarterfinal against Anderson
Norwegian 20-year-old Anders Faugstad shot 148 out of a possible 150 points to beat Steve Anderson by two and advance to the semifinals of the first Lockdown Knockout.
“It’s pretty special. But I do have to work harder,” said Anders. “I‘m getting a little bit lucky when I come to the liners. I have to train a little bit more to get tighter groups, but I’m really happy with the results.”
The Lockdown Knockout is the first international remote archery tournament.
Eight compound archers were invited to compete. They shot qualification on 1-4 May and were seeded in brackets for an elimination phase.
The rules, where possible, follow the standard format. However, despite shooting 18 metres, the archers are not permitted to use the fat – or wide diameter – shafts usually preferred by compounders indoors.
Faugstad adjusted to this well, topping qualification with an impressive 596 points.
But it was lowest-seeded man Anderson who started their quarterfinal stronger. While Anders put his first arrow in the nine, Steve didn’t drop a point until his ninth shot.
Nevertheless, as the fourth end began they were tied at 89 points apiece.
Anderson dropped another two over his next three arrows. Anders caught a lot of lines to build a two-point lead that would hold firm until the end of the match. The Norwegian world youth champion won, 148-146.
“It was a lot of fun. It’s very easy to miss that inner 10 with those small arrows. You have to make better than good shots, I would say,” said Steve.
“I feel alright about it. Anders shot really well, 148 is a score that would sometimes win an indoor match with regular equipment.”
Faugstad will face either Mike Schloesser or Domagoj Buden in the men’s semifinal.
Schloesser and Buden shoot their quarterfinal at 5pm CET (Lausanne time) on Sunday 10 May. The two women’s quarterfinals follow on Monday 11, when Paige Pearce faces Linda Ochoa-Anderson, and Tuesday 12, with Toja Ellison taking on Sara Lopez.
The Lockdown Knockout is the first remote international event being streamed live across World Archery’s digital platforms.
30.04.2020.
Archery’s first online international tournament starts on 1 May.
The eight compound archers who will compete in the first Lockdown Knockout remote archery tournament have been announced.
Mike Schloesser, Anders Faugstad, Domagoj Buden and Steve Anderson fill the four men’s places. Sara Lopez, Paige Pearce, Linda Ochoa-Anderson and Toja Ellison are the four women.
The competition begins on 1 May with qualification, which will be filmed, while matches will be streamed live on 9-17 May.
Each archer will shoot a 60-arrow ranking round for seed. Women will occupy one side of a knockout bracket, men the other. Matches will follow the usual 15-arrow format, with winners advancing and losers being eliminated.
The final will be between a man and a woman. The winner will receive 1000 CHF and the runner-up 500 CHF.
ARCHERS
Mike Schloesser: Triple-discipline world champion and winner of the 2019 Hyundai Archery World Cup Final in Moscow. Currently ranked number two in the world.
Anders Faugstad: Runner-up at the senior world championships and winner of the junior world championships in 2019.
Domagoj Buden: Multiple world medallist and current European field champion.
Steve Anderson: Winner of the World Archery Field Championships in 2016 and owner of 14 medals on the Hyundai Archery World Cup circuit.
Sara Lopez: Five-time Hyundai Archery World Cup Champion and current world number two.
Paige Pearce: Runner-up at the 2019 Hyundai World Archery Championships and winner of the 2020 Indoor Archery World Series Finals.
Linda Ochoa-Anderson: Silver medallist at the 2018 Hyundai Archery World Cup Final, who took a one-year break from competition to switch teams from Mexico to the USA.
Toja Ellison: Reigning European Games and European field champion. Currently ranked number eight in the world.
SCHEDULE
Matches are expected to take place in the afternoon in Europe. Exact scheduling will take place on a match-by-match basis.
27 April – Participants announced
1-4 May – Qualification period (filmed)
9-12 May – Quarterfinals (live)
14-15 May – Semifinals (live)
17 May – Final (live)
World Archery rules will apply where possible, with common sense adjustments. The competition will take place over 18 metres with all archers using thin (outdoor) arrows.
SELECTION AND SAFETY
The Lockdown Knockout is purely invitational. English-speaking international archers in European and American time zones were considered based on fan following, geographical distribution and access to the appropriate technology.
Only archers who could safely shoot in socially distanced settings and accordance with local health guidelines are permitted to participate.
World Archery has suspended its international competition calendar due to the current outbreak of COVID-19. No physical events will take place before the start of July, with the situation reviewed monthly.
World Archery has announced the Lockdown Knockout, the first remote archery competition to be streamed live on the federation’s digital channels.
Eight compound archers – four men and four women – will be invited to take part in the first edition of the tournament, which will start with a qualification period on 1 May and matchplay following on 9-17 May.
Matches will be filmed with mobile phones and a live broadcast produced from a remote location. Coverage will be available live on World Archery’s YouTube and Facebook platforms, with highlights available to linear television channels.
Only archers who can safely shoot in socially distanced settings and in accordance with local health guidance will participate.
World Archery has suspended its international competition calendar due to the current outbreak of COVID-19. No physical events will take place before the start of July, with the situation reviewed monthly.
SCHEDULE
Matches are expected to take place in the afternoon in Europe. Exact scheduling will take place on a match-by-match basis.
- 27 April – Participants announced
- 1-4 May – Qualification period (filmed)
- 9-12 May – Quarterfinals (live)
- 14-15 May – Semifinals (live)
- 17 May – Final (live)
STRUCTURE
World Archery rules will apply wherever possible, with common sense adjustments due to limitations caused by the remote nature of the event.
1. Format – The target used will be a 40cm triple-spot target face, triangular or vertical, set at 18 metres.
2. Qualification – The ranking round will consist of 60 arrows. Men will be seeded on one side of an elimination bracket and women on the other.
3. Matchplay – Each match will consist of 15 arrows with ties resolved in a single-arrow shoot-off.
4. Linecutters – Any decision normally requiring a judge (primarily linecutters) will be decided between the athletes, by the live stream host or, if possible, by allowing the viewing public to vote. These decisions are final.
5. Spirit – While a winner will be crowned, this event is focused on entertainment. Participants are encouraged to embrace the spirit of the event.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Participating archers will send two IP video streams – archer and target – via mobile phones on 4G or laptops on stable wifi to a remote production site. The signals will be mixed with graphics and commentary in Vmix and streamed live by World Archery.
Competitors will only see the broadcast available to the public during the filming of the production. They will be able to interact with their opponent and commentators.
