La Final de la Copa del Mundo de tiro con arco 2026 brings the elite of international archery to the Explanada de Plaza de Armas in Saltillo, Mexico, on September 12 and 13, 2026. The twentieth edition of the circuit finale features 32 archers representing 17 countries, with live broadcasts across Latin America provided by Claro Sports and TV Azteca digital.
Schedule and Competition Format for the Saltillo Finals
The two-day tournament is structured to separate compound and recurve disciplines across distinct weekend blocks. Competition opens on Saturday, September 12, with the compound men’s final beginning at 10:00 and concluding near 12:00. The compound women’s final follows later that afternoon at 14:00.
Sunday, September 13, shifts the focus to recurve divisions. Action starts at 10:00 with the recurve men’s final, while the recurve women’s final caps off the weekend schedule at 14:00. Matches take place in the capital of Coahuila, marking the fifth time a Mexican city has hosted the event.
Qualification Pathways and Mexico’s Host Delegation
Archers qualify for the World Archery World Cup Final through specific competitive benchmarks established across the four regular-season stops in Puebla, Shanghai, Antalya, and Madrid. Winners of the gold medals at each of those circuit stops earn direct entry, alongside the highest-ranked competitors in the overall standings for recurve and compound divisions across men’s and women’s brackets.
As the host nation, Mexico secured the largest delegation in the tournament with a total of seven athletes. Andrea Maya Becerra and Sebastián García earned direct qualification by winning compound gold medals in Antalya and Shanghai, respectively. Dafne Quintero and Ana Paula Vázquez secured their places through ranking, while Alejandra Valencia, Matías Grande, and Rodrigo González received host-nation invitations.
Contenders to Watch on the Coahuila Stage
The host delegation enters the weekend with clear title aspirations. Andrea Maya Becerra arrives aiming to defend the title she won last year. Meanwhile, Alejandra Valencia—a double Olympic medalist—pursues the only metal missing from her palmarés, following a silver finish in Hermosillo in 2023 and a bronze in Tlaxcala in 2024.
International contenders add significant depth to the 32-person field. Colombia’s delegation features two athletes: Sara López, who targets her 10th gold medal in a World Cup Final, and Pablo Gómez Zuluaga, who qualified following a victory at the Madrid circuit stop. Local competitors emphasized the significance of performing in front of home crowds.
«Es un evento muy importante porque es en casa, es de los eventos más importantes de tiro con arco, sino que el más importante del año a excepción de Juegos Olímpicos, tal vez a la par de Panamericanos», expresó la arquera Ana Paula Vázquez Flores.
How to Watch the 2026 World Archery Final Live
Fans following the competition across Latin America can access live coverage through official broadcasting partners. Claro Sports and TV Azteca digital hold the broadcast rights to deliver coverage from the Plaza de Armas venue in Saltillo.
The event marks a notable milestone for Mexico’s history in the sport, following previous finals hosted in Mérida (2006), Ciudad de México (2015), Tlaxcala (2022 and 2024), and Hermosillo (2023). Competition results and official brackets will update directly through World Archery following the conclusion of Sunday’s recurve finals.
