Archive · 7 Oct 2026
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.
- When
- October 8 to 18; the league launch event was held Wednesday.
- Where
- People's Plaza on Necklace Road, Hyderabad.
- 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.
- 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