International Archery Tournament
The 67th Annual International Archery Tournament between Sherwood, Oregon and Nottingham, England (first established in 1956) is a unique and treasured tradition, produced in Oregon by the Sylvan Archers.
The 2022 Sherwood competition will be held Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17, 2022 at a location to be announced. The competition will be held from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on both days. The Opening Ceremony for the shoot will begin on Saturday at 8:30 AM with Maid Marian shooting the traditional first arrow. An Awards Ceremony will be held on Sunday between 2:00 and 3:00 PM. Click here for 2022 Archery Events Flyer. Visit the Sylvan Archers Tournaments Page for registration information for 2022. Pre-registration is not mandatory, but recommended, as shooting space is limited. The 2022 tournament divisions will be senior recurve, junior recurve, compound, longbow and barebow. Additional divisions will include master recurve, master compound, master longbow and master barebow for those archers fifty years of age or older. An award will also be presented to cadet, junior compound, junior longbow and guest archers. The 2020 and 2021 annual competitions between Sherwood and Nottingham were both canceled. In 2022, the plan is to resume and return to the traditional international competition with the presenting of medals from both Nottingham and Sherwood and the awarding of the Silver Bowl Trophy. 
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Archery Tournament History
In February 1956, the President of the Robin Hood Festival Association of Sherwood, Oregon issued an archery challenge to the yeomen of Nottingham, England. The archers would come from the entire Northwestern part of the United States. In order to cement their bond with the people of Nottingham, England, Sherwood sent 50 redwood oak trees as a living memorial.
In March 1956, England accepted the challenge and immediately started working out the details. The rounds would be a double American 810. Each round would be 90 arrows at the distance of 60, 50 and 40 yards, and would follow the F.I.T.A. equipment rules. In July 1956, a picture of the silver Tiffany bowl trophy, which the Sherwood Robin Hood Festival Association donated to the International Robin Hood Match, was sent to Nottingham, England, along with rules on how they were going to communicate during the shoot. Both competitions were to happen on the same day, but due to time differences, England was shooting eight hours later. This was the first competition. The Mayor of Sherwood has sent a challenge every year since. The silver Tiffany bowl was engraved by Mr. Stefans Bercs’, a master Engraver. Mr. Bercs’ reputation is worldwide. He is known for engraving for the Court of the Czar of Russia and other notables. In the 1980's, the tournament changed to a double 900 round a perfect Score 1800, and the four person Compound team was started. In the 1990's, the compound team was changed to an eight person team. The four person Longbow team was also started. There was also a renewed interest in the Junior four-person team. In 2013, four member master recurve, master compound and master longbow divisions were added. In 2019, four member barebow and master barebow divisions were added. Individual archers on all teams receive a medallion from both Sherwood and Nottingham. 
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