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Archery Premier League Season Two Opens in Hyderabad
The Archery Premier League is holding its second season in Hyderabad.
It brings together six teams and 48 archers from India and other countries.
The archers compete in recurve and compound events.
They have about 15 seconds to shoot each arrow, so they must act quickly.
Teams play each other in a double round-robin league.
The top four teams move on to the semi-finals.
The final is scheduled for October 18.
Chikitha Taniparthi and Deepika Kumari say the fast format is challenging and offers chances to learn.
The six-team Archery Premier League season runs in Hyderabad from October 8 to 18.
The competition features 48 Indian and international recurve and compound archers.
Archers have an average of about 15 seconds to shoot each arrow, creating a faster format.
The league uses a double round-robin format, with the top four teams advancing to the semi-finals.
Chikitha Taniparthi and Deepika Kumari said the format is challenging and can help archers improve.
- Who
- Forty-eight Indian and international archers across six APL teams, including Olympic medallists and Asian Games stars.
- What
- The second season of the Archery Premier League, a franchise competition featuring recurve and compound archers.
- Where
- People's Plaza on Necklace Road, Hyderabad.
- When
- October 8 to 18; the league launch event was held Wednesday.
- Why
- The league brings leading archers together in a fast-paced competition and offers a different format from regular World Archery events.
Benefits of the format
Challenges of the format
Fast shot clock
Benefits of the format
Chikitha Taniparthi said the 15-second shot clock helped her learn pressure management and improve her game.
Challenges of the format
Deepika Kumari said archers sometimes have even less than 15 seconds, making the format challenging.
Competition setting
Benefits of the format
The league lets archers learn from teammates and compete in a distinctive format, including recurve and compound archers facing each other.
Challenges of the format
Archers may have to compete against teammates from their own country, adding a different challenge.
Key facts
- Season
- Second season of the Archery Premier League
- Dates
- October 8–18
- Venue
- People's Plaza, Necklace Road, Hyderabad
- Teams
- Six franchise teams
- Competitors
- 48 Indian and international archers
- Format
- Double round-robin; top four teams reach the semi-finals
- Shooting pace
- An average of about 15 seconds is allotted per arrow
Quotes
Chikitha Taniparthi
Asian Games gold medallist and Chola Chiefs archer
“It's completely new, and the time is technically 15 seconds to shoot but we sometimes get even less than that. It's very interesting for all of us. And I think the juniors have got a lot of help in this because there has been a good performance at the Asian Games. And the upcoming cadets are also improving a lot. It is challenging for me too, I hope this season goes well too.”
rediff.com
“During the first season of APL, playing for the Chola Chiefs, I learnt a lot about managing pressure under the faster shot clock of 15 seconds per arrow as well as learning techniques from my teammates while watching them train. It helped me a lot in getting better as an archer, and played a part in winning a gold medal at the Asian Games.”
rediff.com
Sources
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