What is the elimination system used in the Olympic archery compition?

Answer 1

The elimination system at the Olympics is called the "Set System."

So first, the archers go and shoot a ranking round. The top archer is paired with the lowest, the second highest with the second lowest, etc. Then, they have the elimination rounds.

So, first the archers each shoot 3 arrows within the time frame. They score the three arrows and find out who has the highest sum of points. The winner of this match gets two match points. If they both tie, then they each get one match point.

This goes on until someone gets to 6 match points first.

However...

If they both tie at 5 match points, then they have to have a one-arrow shoot-off.

During the shoot-off, the archer who hits closest to the center wins the tie and is declared the winner of the match.

After that they just move on like any elimination tournament and the winner of the finals wins the gold medal!

Answer 2

Archers, or teams, compete in head-to-head matches in single elimination after being ranked from 1 to 64 during qualifications.