Archery Premier League

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Archery Premier League
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Sports current event.svg 2025 Archery Premier League
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Sport Archery
Founded2025;0 years ago (2025)
First season 2025
Administrator Archery Association of India
No. of teams 6
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Broadcaster(s)Television
Doordarshan
Streaming
JioHotstar

Archery Premier League, abbreviated as APL, is a professional archery league based in India. [1] Organized by Archery Association of India, the governing body for the sport, it is the first franchise-based archery league in the world. [2] The first edition of the league will premiere in 2025 with a unique format. [3]

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History

The first edition of Archery Premier League will be held at the Yamuna Sports Complex in New Delhi from 2 to 12 October 2025. The league is backed by both World Archery and World Archery Asia. [4]

Format

Archery Premier League features 36 Indian archers and 12 top foreign archers who will be divided into six franchises. A draft system will be followed instead of an auction for the inaugural edition of the league. [5]

Each franchise comprises eight members, four men and four women. [6] Each team can include up to two foreign archers, with at least one of them required to be part of the playing four. The league will see mixed team duels in recurve and compound. Round robin fixtures will see 3 matches per day, each lasting 20 minutes. The arrow shooting time has been reduced to 15 seconds from the internationally allotted 20 seconds. [7]

Teams

TeamCityCoachCaptain
TBA

Editions and results

SeasonWinnerScoreRunner UpVenueTeamsPlayer Of The Tournament
2025 TBATBATBA Yamuna Sports Complex 6TBA

Broadcasting

Television:

Streaming:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archery Association announces Indian participants for inaugural season of Archery Premier League". The Tribune. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Archery Premier League: A new franchise league in India looking to revolutionise ancient sport". Firstpost. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Bureau, Sports (18 August 2025). "Deepika Kumari, Dhiraj, Abhishek Verma among top Indians named for inaugural Archery Premier League". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 6 September 2025.{{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ PTI (18 August 2025). "Top Indian archers to compete in inaugural Archery Premier League". Sportstar. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Sportstar, Team (27 August 2025). "Inaugural Archery Premier League to begin on October 2". Sportstar. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Developer, Web. "India's elite archers to star in first-ever Archery Premier League". Mid-day. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "'To create Olympic warriors' – India's new Archery Premier League aims for bull's eye". The Indian Express. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
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