Decisive World Cup stage in Antalya!

For the third consecutive year, Antalya (TUR) will host a World Cup stage. Many archers are still on the run to qualify for the World Cup Final. This stage will narrow down the pretenders before the last stage of the World Cup in Boé (FRA) just three weeks later.

World Champion and Santo Domingo winner Natalia Valeeva (ITA) photo is leading the World Cup ranking with 40 points. She is 11 points ahead of Justyna Mospinek (POL). The Koreans Yun Ok Hee and Olympic Champion Park Sung-Hyun are not far behind, and so is Natalya Erdyniyeva (RUS). The European Champion Berengere Schuh (FRA), Lisa Unruh (GER), Roman Aida (MEX), Wei Pi-Hsiu (TPE), Laishram Bombayla Devi (IND), Naomi Folkard (GBR) and He Ying (CHN) are also in the run. Her team-mate Zhang Juan Juan (CHN), Victoria Koval (UKR) and Elena Tonetta are among the archers that absolutely need to score a lot of points.

That category is the one where the archers need to earn the most points in order to qualify for the World Cup Final. The qualifying fourth place stood at 52 points last year. With her recent win in Porec Amandine Bouillot (FRA) photo thrones on top of the World Cup ranking with 40 points. She is followed by the surprising Ivana Buden (CRO) with 33 points. Then the ranking is very tight for Jamie Van Natta (USA), Albina Loginova (RUS), Nichola Simpson (GBR), Jhanu Hansdah (IND), Camilla Soemod (DEN) and Andrea Gales (GBR). Some others will have to react strongly in Antalya such as fresh Team European Champions Sofia Goncharova and Anna Kazantseva (RUS), Nicky Hunt (GBR) and World Champion Eugenia Salvi (ITA)!

The competition will start with a 70-meter Round as qualifications on Wednesday 28 May. Team finals will be played on Friday and individual finals on Saturday… on the beach in Antalya!

Didier Miéville

FITA Communication