GWANGJU, KR – The 2025 World Archery Championships has wrapped up in Gwangju, Korea, with 10 Canadians having taken aim at the ultimate title in archery.

The competition kicked off with the compound event. Jordan Adachi was the highest ranked Canadian male compound archer, landing in 47th with 699 points. Adachi then won against Henning Luepkeman (GER) in the first round by two points, and then dropped his next match against Ajay Scott from Great Britain. Andrew Fagan shot 695 points in qualifications, coming in 63rd. He faced off against M Ryan Hidayat (INA) and Aman Saini (IND), losing the second match in the 1/24 elimination round. Jean-David Morin rounded out the Canadian men’s qualifications in 107th with 672 points, unfortunately not moving on to the eliminations.

Bryanne Lameg was the sole Canadian woman compound archer, shooting 683 points and coming in 65th place. She moved on to her first match against Kseniia Shkliar , unfortunately losing and not advancing in the competition.

The men’s team, composed of Adachi, Fagan, and Morin’s combined score of 2066 landed them in 22nd after qualifications. They shot a tight match against the 11th-ranked Indonesian team, losing by only one point. The compound mixed team of Adachi and Lameg landed in 29th place, meaning they did not advance to the elimination rounds.

The recurve competition started a few days later with the qualification round. Eric Peters scored 680 points after 72 arrows, and entered a shoot-off to earn himself 8th place. Brian Maxwell landed in 59th place with 658 points; Aaron Cox scored 646 points to land in 88th place.

Peters’ 1/16 final was against Ram Krishna Saha of Bangladesh, which he won after five ends with a score of 6-4. He then advanced and won his next round against Japan’s Junya Nakanishi 7-3. Peters then moved on to shoot in his quarterfinal round against Marcus D’Almeida of Brazil. Unfortunately, he lost the match but it is an excellent result for the Canadian, earning 8th place in this World Championship, especially considering the break that he has been taking from international archery this year.

Maxwell defeated Den Habjan Malavasic (SLO) with a score of 6-2. His next match against 11th-ranked De Jeok Kim from Korea was an incredibly tight one; the Canadian unfortunately lost in a tiebreaker. In his first round, Cox went to five ends with Moritz Wieser (GER), winning 6-4. He then lost in his next match against Saha with a score of 0-6.

Virginie Chénier shot 627 points and earned 80th place. Janna Hawash landed two spots behind Chénier, shooting the same score. Eleanor Brug qualified in 104th place with a score of 600 even. Chénier was defeated in her first match against Nurinisso Makhmudova, losing 1-7. Brug faced off against the 9th-placed Elia Canales of Spain, tying two ends but ultimately dropping the match 4-6. Hawash’s first match was against 31st-ranked Catalina Gnoriega (USA), tying two ends and winning the match 6-4. Hawash went on to win the next match against Roberta Di Francesco; the final score was 7-3. Finally, Hawash faced off against the 2nd-ranked archer Jingyi Zhu of China, who proved to be more of a challenge. The Canadian lost the match 2-6.

The recurve men’s team came in 13th place and faced off against Great Britain in the first round. It was a nailbiter, trading ends back and forth until it came time for a tiebreaker. The Canadian men fought hard, but the British archers were the ones to advance. The women’s team came in 26th place and weren’t able to move onto the elimination rounds. The recurve mixed team also came in 26th place and so didn’t advance.

“The World Archery Championships were a valuable development opportunity for our team to see where we stack up internationally,” says Linda Price, one of the team coaches. “We had great results on both the men’s and women’s sides, and there are plenty of takeaways to build on moving forward. For some of our archers, it was their first major event, and it provided an incredible learning experience that will serve them well in the years ahead.”

“This event was a good step in preparation for the next World Championships, where we will get our first chance to win spots for LA and know our gaps and what to work on for next time,” added Chénier. “Exposure to this level of event is an opportunity to take away as many lessons as we can for the next year ahead.”

“It was nice to jump back in after a year away,” commented Peters. “It’s been some time since I’ve been on the international stage. I’m just happy to have a really good result here and shoot a good round. [I] shot well in matches; you always want a little bit more, but it would have been nice to have a repeat of Berlin. Once you’re in the top eight, it’s never going to be easy, and any of the eight guys could win the whole thing but it didn’t happen to be me. I’m so happy to be here and to see what the future holds.”

This event wraps up the team’s international outdoor season and they now look to the indoor season as well as preparations for next year. As always, the program is also looking toward the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

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For more information, please contact:
Kylah Cawley
High Performance Manager, Archery Canada
kcawley@archerycanada.ca