AAE Arizona Cup
USAT QUALIFIER AND FITA WORLD RANKING EVENT
What is the Arizona Cup?
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FITA World Ranking Tournament
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USAT Program Qualifying Tournament
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Star FITA World Record Eligible
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Open Tournament
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AAE Arizona Cup
USAT QUALIFIER AND FITA WORLD RANKING EVENT
Importance to the USA?
First Major National Outdoor Championship of
the year
 Second only to the National Target Championship
in size
 USAA World Team Rolling Ranking Points
 USAT Points
 USA archers gain International level competition
experience
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AAE Arizona Cup
USAT QUALIFIER AND FITA WORLD RANKING EVENT
International Significance
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1 of only 6 FITA World Ranking
Tournaments (WRT) in the Americas
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Only FITA WRT in the USA or Canada
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Canadian Archery Federation Qualifier
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International Paralympics Archery
Sanctioned
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AAE Arizona Cup
USAT QUALIFIER AND FITA WORLD RANKING EVENT
Background
Began in 1989 by the ASU Varsity Archery
Program
 Has been held at ASU and Tucson
 Today at AZGFD BASF’s permanent FITA Range
 Can accommodate 296 archers per session
 AZGFD installed permanent canopies in 2008
 Typically held in April of each year
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AAE Arizona Cup
USAT QUALIFIER AND FITA WORLD RANKING EVENT
Host
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Title Sponsor Arizona Archery Enterprises
(AAE) Cavalier USA (since 2007)
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Staffed by Arizona State Archery
Association Volunteers
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Major support from AZGFD and BASF
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AAE Arizona Cup
USAT QUALIFIER AND FITA WORLD RANKING EVENT
Competition
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Open Individual
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Men and Women Recurve
Men and Women Compound
Open Team
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Men and Women Recurve
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Men and Women Compound
International Team Rounds
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Limited to National designees only
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AAE Arizona Cup
USAT QUALIFIER AND FITA WORLD RANKING EVENT
Awards and Prize Money
Awards and Prize Money to Individuals and
Teams
 Distinctive awards garnering praise “These are
the best awards we get all year!”
 Rankings for Collegiate and Junior Categories
 World Ranking Points
 $5,000 in awards and prize money in 2008
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AAE Arizona Cup
USAT QUALIFIER AND FITA WORLD RANKING EVENT
Logistics
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International Archer and Team invitations
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Facilitate entry VISA process
Arrange for Host Hotel and Ground Transportation
for International Team and International Judges
Arrange for programs, trading pins, event shirts
and other giveaways
Arrange for Food Vendor at the field
USA and World Anti-doping agency testing
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AAE Arizona Cup
USAT QUALIFIER AND FITA WORLD RANKING EVENT
Schedule
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Training available prior to the Event
FITA Technical Delegate inspection
Day 1 - Official Practice, Equipment Inspection and
Judge / Team Meetings
Day 2 and 3 – Qualification / Ranking Rounds
Day 3 – Open Team Match Play Elimination
Day 4 – Open Individual Match Play Elimination
Day 5 – National Team Match Play Elimination
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AAE Arizona Cup
USAT QUALIFIER AND FITA WORLD RANKING EVENT
Statistics
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Statistics maintained since 2001
Average attendance = 215 archers / year
Record attendance = 272 archers in 2004
Number of Foreign countries = 7 / year average
Record foreign countries = 14 countries in 2004
Will celebrate 20th anniversary in 2009
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AAE Arizona Cup
USAT QUALIFIER AND FITA WORLD RANKING EVENT
Future
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COPARCO (Pan American FITA Continental Congress)
continues to nominate the AZ Cup as a World
Ranking Tournament
USAA continues to sanction the AZ Cup as a
USAT Qualifier
AZ Cup continues to earn the reputation of the
best run FITA/USAA tournament in the USA,
thanks to dedicated volunteers from the ASAA,
BASF and AZGFD
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AAE Arizona Cup
USAT QUALIFIER AND FITA WORLD RANKING EVENT
Outreach
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Arizona Archers are encouraged to give the AZ
Cup a try and compete with top flight USA and
International archers, “in our own backyard”.
Volunteers are welcome to help the tournament
and showcase Arizona hospitality.
Sponsors help to provide the archers with a
world class event.
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