Compound men
The quality in compound has never been higher and, at present, even dropping a single nine in a match can be enough to decide an archer’s fate on the international circuit.
That level of perfection was required to beat Merida gold medallist Mathias Fullerton, with the Dane producing four straight 150s in his matches before the final showdown against Miguel Becerra. That was the only match in which Fullerton dipped below that extraordinary standard, shooting 148, but Becerra’s three nines ultimately proved too costly.
The result – Fullerton’s second gold of the 2026 Indoor World Series following Rio in December – sees him edge former compatriot – now representing USA – Stephan Hansen into first place in the standings. He is now one of three compound men to have surpassed 1000 points, alongside Hansen and Mike Schloesser, who has competed in all six stages this season and sits third on 1100.
Between them, the trio share five gold medals at previous editions of The Vegas Shoot and their strong positions in the standings give each a genuine opportunity to claim the Indoor World Series title.
Swiss Open champion Ajay Scott is enjoying his strongest indoor season to date and sits fourth (525), while last year’s World Series silver medallist and World Archery Champion Nicolas Girard is sixth.
Both would require a significant drop-off from Fullerton, Hansen and Schloesser in Vegas to enter the title conversation.
