World Cup in Antalya: German archers ready for new challenges!

World Cup in Antalya: German archers ready for new challenges!

The World Cup in Antalya, Türkiye, is not only a major sporting event, but also a test for new rules in archery. Today, May 30, 2025, a total of 14 athletes from the German Shooting Association (DSB) are taking part in this important competition. Among the athletes is Elisa Tartler, who has already achieved 9th place in Florida and 17th place in Shanghai. Despite these results, she is showing progress in competition management and pursuing ambitious goals, including competing in the World Championships in Gwangju, Korea in September and the World Games in August in Chengdu, China.

The World Cup in Antalya represents a challenge for many participants. Henning Lüpkemann, who also takes part in the competition, sees this event as an important intermediate stage on the way to the World Cup in Korea. Lüpkemann, who works as an assistant coach in the junior recurve division, has already gained experience with the conditions of the Antalya World Cup and would like to be among the top 16 athletes in the new format. He is also holding on to the European Field Archery Championships, where he wants to fight for an individual medal.

New competition rules in archery

This World Cup will test competition conditions in a new way. For the first time, the qualification will only be shot with 60 arrows instead of 72, and the usual breaks between the passes will be eliminated. Instead, ten passes are now shot in one pass. Particularly innovative is the evaluation of arrows that hit the center of the target (X); these are now valued at 11 rings. These changes aim to make the competition more efficient and dynamic and were already proposed a few years ago at the World Congress in order to shorten the duration of the events. The general consensus is that the new rule could benefit the sport, although there are also concerns that it could affect national and local competitions.

In the compound field, the general view is that the events are “too easy” because no shooter has ever achieved a perfect score of 720 outdoors. However, it remains to be seen how the new rules will prove themselves in practice and whether they will have the desired effect of further promoting the athletes' precision and skills. The discussion about competition standards that have been established for decades remains exciting.

The German team in Antalya

The German team that will compete in Antalya is made up of talented shooters. In the recurve area these are:

• Katharina Bauer
• Charline Schwarz
• Michelle Kroppen
• Elisa Tartler
• Florian Unruh
• Mathias Kramer
• Jonathan Vetter
• Moritz Wieser

The following athletes are taking part in the compound competition:

• Jennifer Walter
• Marie Marquardt
• Katharina Raab
• Alexander Böing
• Paolo Kunsch
• Henning Lüpkemann

The supervisory team consists of Oliver Haidn, Natalia Valeeva, Grit Reimann, Dirk Marz, Harald Kruse, Holger Hertkorn and Harry Vohs. All athletes will work hard to impress in the new format and to meet their personal and DSB expectations.

For the DSB athletes, the World Cup in Antalya is seen not just as a competition, but as a valuable opportunity to compete with the world elite and prepare for future major events. The coming days will show how the new rules work in practice and whether they will have the desired effects on the performance and dynamics of the competition. dsb.de reports that the entire world elite is present in Antalya, which represents a particular challenge for the German debutants.

In summary, the best way for athletes is to adapt to the new rules and prepare as best as possible for the upcoming competitions. archerytalk.com and Wikipedia have already provided detailed information on the new regulations and the previous archery championships.