The largest archery competition in the world recently took place in Las Vegas on Feb. 10-12. Held at the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa, the 51^st Vegas Shoot and the 4^th round of the Indoor Archery World Cup launched their events with many of the top archers in the world. Participation in this year’s competition almost reached 3,500 shooters, with an astounding 275 last-day registers. There were 300 more participants than last year. Over $400,000 in cash and scholarships were given away to those deserving winners in this year’s events. There were 217 competition targets lined up across six halls, all being used at the same time.

The Vegas Shoot had an amazing opening day with a total of 64 shooters who shot perfect scores, which is 24 more than in 2016. Among those 64 perfect-shooters was Sara Lopez, who bravely entered the open championship division, which includes male and female competitors. Lopez ultimately became the first woman to enter the open championship division, placed 79^th in the category, and was deemed the compound woman of the year. Sara Lopez made a statement on the competition: “I wanted to challenge myself,” she said. “In this competition the mental game is essential. It has taken me three months of heavy practice to prepare for this event and shooting against the men. It doesn’t matter if I shot 300 on Saturday or Sunday. What I really wanted to prove is that men and women can be at the same level in archery.”

Jesse Broadwater impressively defended his 2^nd Indoor Archery World Cup Champion Title during the finale. “The Vegas Shoot is one of the toughest competitions to win in archery, it’s very satisfying that I made it happen,” Broadwater said after this intense archery session. Jesse earned his title for the second year in a row.

Ultimately, Mike Schloesser became the Vegas Shoot’s 2017 champion. Schloesser pulled a perfect score on day two, leading him to his much deserved second championship. “Mister Perfect” shot a perfect 600 on the World Archery 18-meter ranking round, leading him straight to his $51,000 cash prize.

Check out this video and this video to see some of the action.

For other videos, info and events, check out worldarchery.org.

Other winners of this major world archery event include:

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The annual Nimes Archery Tournament beings today with official practice sessions and qualification rounds. The grand finals will take place this Sunday, Jan. 22. This marks the 19^th instalment of the European Indoor Archery Tournament, and doubles as the third stage of the 2016 Indoor World Cup.

This year an estimated 1200 archers from over 40 countries will be competing with compound and recurve bows. The best 32 archers from each division will move on to the finals, where they will compete for the gold, silver and bronze medals.

One of the coolest aspects of the Indoor Archery World Cup is that it’s open entry. Archers need not be part of a national team or meet a qualification score. Accordingly, anyone up for the challenge has the chance to shoot side-by-side with the seven attending Rio 2016 Olympic medalists, including Brady Ellison , Ku Bonchan  and Chang Hye Jin (talk about tough competition).

In case you missed last year’s finals or want to see it for the first time, here’s a video of last year’s World Cup Finals in their entirety.

It’s also worth noting the amazing sponsors that help bring tournaments like these together and provide them with world-class gear. Here are the tournament’s master partners. Click on a logo below to visit that company’s website and learn more about their equipment and World Cup sponsorship.

World Archery will be live-streaming the action. Tune in here to watch your favorite archers compete for gold.

Also keep in mind: next stop, Vegas.

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