The 2008
Archery World Cup
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was the 3rd edition of the international archery circuit, organised by the
World Archery Federation
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. The best individual and mixed performers in each discipline over the three legs then joined host representatives in qualifying for the finals.
Competition rules and scoring
The
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legs consisted of a 50m qualification round of 72 arrows, followed by the compound round at 50m on a 6-zone target face, using cumulative scoring for all individual, team and mixed competitions. The top four individual performers (with no more than two from each country) proceeded to the finals.
The
recurve legs consisted of a FITA qualification round, followed by a 72m Olympic set system . The top seven individual performers (with no more than two from each country), plus one host nation representative if not already qualified, proceeded to the finals; the top mixed team performer proceeded to face the host nation at the finals, which were the same competition format as the legs. The team competition was not competed at the finals.
Competitors' top three scores go towards qualification. The scores awarded in the legs were as follows:
Individual scoring
Calendar
Results
Recurve
Men's individual
Women's individual
Men's team
Women's team
Compound
Men's individual
Women's individual
Men's team
Women's team
Medals table
Qualification
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Men's individual
Women's individual
Compound
Men's individual
Women's individual
Nations ranking
World Cup Final
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Men's individual
Women's individual
Compound
Men's individual
Women's individual
References
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