Announcing the 2026 Santa Teresa Cup tournament, June 13-14, 2026

[Black Mountain Bowmen Announcements]

Following the unprecedented popularity of last year's "USAT-style club shoot", Black Mountain Bowmen is hosting our inaugural Santa Teresa Cup tournament, as a warm-up for local archers headed to USAT #3: SoCal Showdown in San Diego the following weekend. The tournament will feature a 720 qualifying/ranking round on the first day, followed by match play on the second day. Match play will run by a "Swiss system" tournament, rather than eliminations, so that participants can more fully experience the challenge and excitement of archery match play.

Spaces are limited, and registration closes on June 7!

Click here to register!

TOURNAMENT DATE & LOCATION

Date: Saturday, June 13 to Sunday, June 14, 2026.

Location: Black Mountain Bowmen archery range, Santa Teresa County Park, San Jose.

EQUIPMENT CLASSES

See World Archery Target Archery rules for more information.

• Recurve (World Archery 9.1)
• Barebow (World Archery 9.3)
• Compound (World Archery 9.2)

AGE DIVISIONS

• U15 (ages 14 and under)
• U18 (ages 17 and under)
• Senior (adult; open to all participants)
• 50+ (ages 50 and older)

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

Distances & targets:

• Recurve: 40m (U15), 60m (U18, 50+), 70m (Senior); 122cm 10-ring target
• Barebow: 30m (U15), 50m (U18, Senior, 50+); 122cm 10-ring target
• Compound: 40m (U15), 50m (U18, Senior, 50+); 80cm 6-ring target

Saturday: ranking rounds

• 720 qualifier: 12 ends x 6 arrows
• 4-minute ends
• 3 practice ends

Sunday: match play

• Swiss-system tournament, up to 4 rounds of matches
• 1-vs-1 match play per USA Archery rules
• Match play results will determine tournament winners; ties broken by ranking rounds results

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

(The tournament schedule and sessions are subject to change, as we may move things around to keep things balanced depending on entry numbers.)

Morning session:

• Recurve (Senior, 50+)
• Barebow (Senior, 50+)

Afternoon session:

• Compound (all ages)
• Recurve (U15, U18)
• Barebow (U15, U18)

Saturday:

• 8:00 am: gates open
• 9:00 am: morning session roll call/equipment inspection (on the shooting line)
• 9:15 am: morning session shooting begins
• 1:00 pm: afternoon session roll call/equipment inspection (on the shooting line)
• 1:15 pm: afternoon session shooting begins

Sunday:

• 8:00 am: gates open
• 9:00 am: morning session briefing
• 9:15 am: morning session shooting begins
• 12:30 pm: morning session awards presentation
• 1:30 pm: afternoon session briefing
• 1:45 pm: afternoon session shooting begins
• 5:00 pm: afternoon session awards presentation

ENTRY FEES

When you complete the registration form, follow the link to the Payable page to pay the entry fee online. (If you do not wish to or cannot pay online, you can pay at Check-In on the day of the tournament, via check or cash--exact change only.)

• BMB members: $30
• BMB non-members: $40

Cancellation: entries can be cancelled and fees refunded (minus $5 to cover processing costs) up until the registration deadline. Contact us if you need to cancel your entry.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE

Registration closes at 11:59 pm, Sunday, June 7, 2026. Late registrations may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

No walk-on entries will be accepted.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

We are looking for volunteers to help in a number of roles:

• 2-3 volunteers for site preparation and setup on Friday evening (5 pm).
• 1-2 volunteers for line judge duties during morning sessions.
• 1-2 volunteers for line judge duties during afternoon sessions.

Volunteers will receive a complimentary entry to the event. If you're available and interested in helping out, please contact us.