The Americans Casey Kaufhold and Brady Ellison were crowned champions of the Indoor Archery World Series and The Vegas Shoot this Sunday in Las Vegas, Nevada.
This year, The Vegas Shoot, which also serves as the final stage of the Indoor Archery World Series, changed venues. After 11 years at South Point, the event returned to the heart of Las Vegas on the Strip, with the Horseshoe and Paris hotels hosting the qualification rounds. The finals of both tournaments were held for the first time at the PH Live theater, welcoming thousands of spectators.
Ellison topped the recurve men‘s qualification after three days of competition, shooting 30 arrows per day and scoring a total of 893 points. This secured his eleventh Vegas Shoot title.
In the World Series, he also finished in first place in the qualification round. In the gold medal match, he faced Türkiye’s Mete Gazoz and claimed victory with a 7-1 score in the fourth set, winning his second consecutive Indoor Archery World Series title.
In the recurve women’s category, Casey Kaufhold tied with France’s Sébastien Victoria after 90 qualification arrows, both scoring 883 points. The champion was decided in a thrilling tiebreaker that extended to three ends, with each end consisting of three arrows, where Kaufhold secured the win. This marked her second Vegas Shoot title, having previously won in 2022.
In the World Series, Kaufhold qualified in second place and faced France’s Lisa Barbelin in the gold medal match. In a close match, Kaufhold defeated Barbelin 6-4 in the fifth set to claim the title.
Meanwhile, in the compound open division, the Vegas Shoot champion was Bodie Turner. The young American secured his second victory in this prestigious tournament.