Règlements

These scorers can be athletes when there is more than one athlete per target butt. One scorer shall be appointed for each target butt.

Scoring shall take place after each end/set.

Scorers shall enter onto the scorecards the value of each arrow in descending order as called out by the athlete to whom the arrows belong (or the athlete’s agent). Other athletes on that target shall check the value of each arrow called out and in case of disagreement call the assigned Judge who makes the final decision.

In the Olympic Elimination Round or Finals Round when shooting simultaneously, the value of the arrow shall be called by the athlete. The opponent shall check the value of each arrow and in case of disagreement call the assigned Judge who makes the final call.

In the Olympic Team and Mixed Team Event Elimination or Finals Round, when shooting simultaneously, the value of the arrows of each team shall be called by one athlete per team. The opponent shall check the value of each arrow and in case of disagreement call the assigned Judge who makes the final call.

In the Elimination Round and Finals Rounds during alternating shooting, the value of the arrows shall be noted down by the scorer in the order in which they are shot. These unofficial recorded values shall be checked by the athlete's agent if required when the official scoring takes place at the target. To verify the scores, the Target Judge calls the arrow scores in descending order at the target, and the judge shall sign any changed score.

Athletes may delegate authority to score and collect their arrows to their Team Manager or to another athlete on their own target butt, provided that they themselves do not move up to the target butt (e.g. athletes with disabilities).

None of the arrows, the target face or butt shall be touched until the value of all the arrows on that butt has been recorded.

If more than the required number of arrows should be found in the target butt or on the ground near the butt, or in the shooting lanes, only the lowest three (or six, as the case may be) in value shall be scored. Athletes or teams found to repeat this offence may be disqualified.

If a fragment of a target face is missing, including the dividing line or where two colours meet, or if the dividing line is pushed aside by an arrow, then an imaginary circular line shall be used for judging the value of any arrow that hits such a part.

All arrow holes in the scoring zone shall be suitably marked by the athletes every time the arrows are scored and drawn from the target face.

Arrows embedded in the butt and not showing on the face can only be scored by a Judge.

An arrow found on the ground in the shooting lane or behind the target butt, which has been claimed as a bouncer or pass through, shall, in the opinion of the Judge(s), have first hit the target butt. If more than one unmarked hole is located in the scoring zone of the target face after a bouncer or pass through has occurred, the value of the lowest scoring hole shall be given to the athlete, unless physical evidence may give the correct score of the arrow.

In the Olympic, Compound and Indoor Match Rounds arrows rebounding, passing through the butt or hanging from it shall not stop the competition.

A miss shall be recorded as "M" in the scorecard.

If arrows are accidentally left in the target butt, the shooting shall not be interrupted. An athlete may shoot that end with other arrows or make up the arrows lost after shooting over that distance has been completed. A Judge shall participate in the scoring of that end, making sure that the arrows which have remained in the target butt from the previous end were entered in the athlete’s scorecard before any arrows are withdrawn from the target butt.

In the event of an athlete leaving arrows, the athlete may use others provided a Judge is informed before shooting begins.

Each target will have two scorecards one of which may be electronic. If there is a discrepancy in the arrow values between an electronic and a paper score card, the paper card will take precedence.

The organisers are not required to accept or record scorecards that have not been signed, do not contain the sum total, and/or the number of 10's and/or the number of X's (or 9s for indoor) and/or which contain mathematical errors.

The organisers or officials are not required to verify the accuracy of any submitted scorecard, however if the organisers or the officials note an error or a missing signature at the time of submission, they will ask the athletes concerned to correct such error and the result as corrected will stand. Organizers may, but are not required to, have a process when the scorecards are submitted by the athletes to attempt to note an error or a missing signature. However, athletes are ultimately responsible for their portion of the scorecards and, if a paper scorecard is not submitted or is submitted without the athlete signature and not corrected at the time of submission, the athlete shall be disqualified (individual/team and mixed team where applicable) by the chair of the tournament judge commission. Any such corrections shall occur before the next stage of competition. Should a discrepancy be found in the sum total where:

Except for those ties as set out in 14.5.2., tied scores in all rounds are ranked using:

For ties deciding the entrance to the Elimination Rounds, in Matches, or in the top 8 (in case of using Match play chart 1A and 1B, or Match Play Chart 5 - Match Play Chart 1A (104 athletes, byes are permitted) or Book 2 - Events) there shall be shoot-offs to break the ties (the system of the number of 10’s and X’s (9's for indoors) shall not be used):

Athletes/teams eliminated during the:

Athletes/teams eliminated in the 1/4 final shall be ranked as follows:

If still tied they shall be declared tied.