USAT #1 2023 USA Archery AAE Arizona Cup and World/Pan Am Team Trials

USA ARCHERY ANNOUNCEMENT - 2023 AZ CUP REGISTRATION EXCEEDS 850 ATHLETES

**Online registration has closed due to limited capacity. Please CLICK HERE to be added to the waitlist.**

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** Once a spot opens, you will receive an email detailing how to pay for your registration to secure your spot. 

World Team Trials for Sr. Recurve and Compound as well as Pan Am Trials for Sr. Recurve, Compound and Para archers will be held in conjunction with the 2023 AAE Arizona Cup.  Senior and Para archers must be registered for both AZ Cup and Trials.

The Arizona Cup is an annual outdoor target archery tournament in April, complying with USA Archery rules. It began in 1989 in Tempe at Arizona State University, moved to Tucson, and returned to Phoenix, Arizona, in 2001. The Arizona Cup is celebrating its 34th year in 2023.

The 2023 USA Archery AAE Arizona Cup is a USAT Series Qualifier and Stage 1 of the trials for the World Archery Championships, World Archery Para Championships, Pan Am Games, and Parapan Am Games for Recurve and Compound. A stand-alone event for the World Archery Youth Championships will occur before the 2023 Arizona Cup.

USA Archery Membership: All USA participants must be a current member of USA Archery. NFAA members may be allowed per USA Archery temporary membership policy. See USA Archery website for additional membership information and additional steps to qualify. Please check to see if your membership expires prior to the tournament and renew prior to the tournament. At tournament check-in, please have your current membership card available if needed. 

Non-USA Membership: Must be a current member of another World Archery member association. Your World Archery member association must be in good financial standing with World Archery before you will be allowed to compete.

EARLY REGISTRATION FEE: $190.00

REGISTRATION FEE AFTER March 24, 2023: $225.00

Schedule: The schedule and format is subject to change due to weather delays, unforeseen conditions, final registration, etc. The competition may extend up to sunset on Sunday, April 16, 2023. If the tournament is stopped before completion, then the current archer standings at that time may be considered final. Please make sure to plan all travel arrangements accordingly.

(updated 2/17/2023)

Tuesday, April 11

• WAYC Trials Practice 1:00 PM-5:00 PM  $15 per archer

Wednesday, April 12

World Archery Youth Championship Trials

7:00 am Equipment Inspection
8:00 am - Single 72-arrow round with 3 ends of practice
     Cut to top 8 archers in each category.
Lunch Break
PM - 7 Round Robin matches to determine team with 2 ends of practice. Short break after the 4th match.
Team Meeting following announcement of team members.
**The field will be open for unofficial practice and equipment inspection for WAYC trials participants on Tuesday, 4/11/2023, from 1:00pm-5:00pm. There is a $15 fee per archer, and available for purchase through USA Archery Arizona - AZ Cup hosts.   www.arizonacup.net

Thursday, April 13

• Unofficial Practice 10:00 AM-4:00 PM  $15 per archer
  Equipment inspection and check-in will be available.

Friday, April 14

• 7:00 AM - Equipment Inspection
• 8:00 AM – Qualification on Main Field ONLY
  Senior and 50+ Recurve Divisions with 3 ends of practice
  
  
• 12:30 PM - Equipment Inspection
• 1:30 PM - Qualification on Main Field ONLY
  Senior and 50+ Compound & Barebow Divisions with 3 ends of practice
  
  
• 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM - Open Practice
  U18 & U21 Divisions ONLY on the east field
  Equipment inspection & check-in will be available

Saturday, April 15

• 8:00 AM – Eliminations
  Senior & 50+ Divisions with 2 ends of practice on both fields
  
  
• 1:30 PM – Qualifications
  U21 and U18 Divisions with 3 ends of practice on both fields

Sunday, April 16

• 8:00AM – Eliminations
  U21 and U18 Divisions with 2 ends of practice*.
  *Through gold medal matches except for U21 Compound and Recurve
  
  
• 2:00-3:00 PM- LIVE Gold Medal Matches
  U21 Recurve Men & Women, U21 Compound Men & Women – Final order TBA