Preview: 2025 Indoor Archery World Series kick off in Lausanne

The international indoor season starts with the Swiss Open this weekend with more than 300 archers competing over three days in the Olympic Capital of Lausanne for the second time running.

This is the fifth major event the World Archery Excellence Centre has hosted, after the Lausanne Classic (to celebrate its opening) in 2016, the World Masters Games in 2018, a stage of the Hyundai Archery World Cup in the post-pandemic 2021 season and the Lausanne Excellence Challenge last year.

The elite competition is open to men and women in the recurve and compound divisions and counts

Headlined by world number one Mike Schloesser, the compound line-up also features reigning European Champion Mathias Fullerton and his runner-up Shamai Yamrom. The women’s roster includes recent field world championships gold and silver medallists Paige Pearce and Amanda Mlinaric.

Some 24,000 CHF in cash, plus additional prizes, is available in the four championship categories.

Lausanne is also hosting tournaments for under-21s and the over-50 age group that count towards the open ranking.

Key information

What’s happening? The Swiss Open at the World Archery Excellence Centre on 1-3 November 2024 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

What’s at stake? Prize money, elite and open ranking points for the international circuit, plus world ranking points.

Who’s competing? More than 300 archers from 31 countries.

What’s the story? The mass-participation indoor circuit, which has six stops this season, starts with three 250-level events in 2023. First up, the Swiss Open at World Archery’s development facility in the Olympic Capital of Lausanne.

Schedule

• Friday 1 November: Qualifying (two sessions)
• Saturday 2 November: Qualifying (one session), eliminations and finals (elite)
• Sunday 3 November: Second-chance tournament and finals (U21 and 50+)

How to watch

Watch live footage with a subscription on archery+. Live scores will be available on the World Archery website and there will be coverage on World Archery’s digital platforms throughout the competition.

Who’s competing?

Full entries are available online. These are the top-ranked archers shooting in Lausanne:

• Recurve men: Mete Gazoz, Türkiye (world rank: 6)
• Recurve women: Deepika Kumari, India (world rank: 4)
• Compound men: Mike Schloesser, Netherlands (world rank: 1)
• Compound women: Tanja Gellenthien, Denmark (world rank: 9)

Competition at the Swiss Open starts on Friday.