Official Competitions and Practices
Archery events may include any form of safe competition you can imagine, in keeping with the overall spirit of recreating medieval archery. Many forms have been used in the Society over the years. Many authentic and creative styles of competitions have developed into standard shoots within the Society.
Only scores from official SCA events or practices may be submitted for Kingdom or Inter-Kingdom competitions or membership in the Drachenwald Company of Archers. For a practice to qualify as an official SCA practice, it must be approved by the local Seneschal and run by an SCA Target Archery Marshal. It must be open to all members of the SCA without requiring membership in any other organisation or payment of any fees, barring venue hire. In the Drachenwald archery handbook, you will find the rules for Drachenwald’s official competitions. (Signed PDF version)
The archery round quick reference (PDF) provides a quick reminder of arrow counts, distances, and ranking scores for the common competition formats in Drachenwald.
These spreadsheets help in recording and submitting competition scores. Print the sheets for use during competitions. The spreadsheets automatically calculate archers’ totals and ranking levels for each archer. Please be very careful to spell the name correctly and also indicate which shire the archer belongs to.
- Royal round score sheet(.xlsx file)
- Portsmouth round score sheet(.xlsx file)
- Drachenwald round score sheet(.xlsx file)
- IKAC score sheet(.xls file)
The Inter-Kingdom Archery Competition (external link) website provides details on the standardised competition recognised across the known world.
Submitting scores
To submit scores from official events or practices, fill in the appropriate scoresheet from the list above with the scores from the round and then submit these to the Captain General of Archers using one of the methods below:
- Use the archery scores submission form to submit the scoresheets directly to the captain general. Note: to attach sheets to the form, you will need to have a Google account.
- Send an email to the Captain General of Archers, attaching the completed scoresheets.
Winter/Summer Competition
The Annual competition is split into two seasonal competitions.
Winter season
- Runs from October Crown Tournament to April Crown Tournament
- Competition format is a Portsmouth Round
- All Shoots must take place at events or official practices
Summer season
- Runs from April Crown Tournament to October Crown Tournament
- Competition format is a Royal Round
- All Shoots must take place at events or official practices
Current competition
The competition rankings can be found here (Google sheet)
Previous winners of the Drachenwald Competition
| Competition | Year | Winner |
| Summer | 2025 | ? |
| Summer/Winter | 2020/2025 | Plague |
| Winter | 2019/2020 | Hrafn Einarsson |
| Summer | 2019 | Vallittu af Hukka |
| Winter | 2018/2019 | Hrafn Einarsson |
| Summer | 2018 | Vallittu af Hukka |
| Winter | 2017/2018 | Rakonzay Gergely |
| Summer | 2017 | Vallittu af Hukka |
| Winter | 2016/2017 | Rakonczay Gergely |
| Summer | 2016 | Yannick of Normandy |
| Winter | 2015/2016 | Rakonczay Gergely |
| Summer | 2015 | Yannick of Normandy |
| Winter | 2014/2015 | Yannick of Normandy |
| Annual | 2013/2014 | Pól Ó Briain |
| Annual | 2012/2013 | Pól Ó Briain |
| Annual | 2011/2012 | Pól Ó Briain |
| Annual | 2010/2011 | Pól Ó Briain |
| Annual | 2009/2010 | Pól Ó Briain |
| Annual | 2008/2009 | Pól Ó Briain |