{"id":1115,"date":"2020-10-11T22:04:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T20:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africanbowhunting.org\/abo\/?page_id=1115"},"modified":"2025-12-11T10:16:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:16:41","slug":"qualifying-criteria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africanbowhunting.org\/abo\/qualifying-criteria\/","title":{"rendered":"Qualifying Criteria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Last Updated \u2013 December 11, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3Di&#8217;s recognition structures reward excellence, whether that be District \/ Provincial \/ National and later *Protea. These qualifying criteria are evaluated at the conclusion of each<br>Tournament Calendar year, and updated and amended if necessary.<br>This has become a necessity due to our competitive nature as 3D target archers and the ongoing technological advancement, but mainly due to determination \/ perseverance and hard work of our tournament archers.<br>Stay up to date with the recognition criteria of each of the competitive classes, but bear in mind that they do change at the end of each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2026 3Di Recognition Criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Class Description&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Class<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>District <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Provincial<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>National<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>*Protea<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Male Bowhunter Open<\/strong><\/td><td>MBO<\/td><td><strong>177<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>180<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>196<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>199<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Female Bowhunter Open<\/strong><\/td><td>FBO<\/td><td><strong>167<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>170<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>188<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>190<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Advanced Hunter Class<\/strong><\/td><td>AHC<\/td><td>184<\/td><td><strong>188<\/strong><\/td><td>199<\/td><td>201<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Modern Bowhunter<\/strong><\/td><td>MBR<\/td><td><strong>176<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>179<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>194<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>197<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Modern Female Bowhunter<\/strong><\/td><td>FBR<\/td><td><strong>173<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>175<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>192<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>195<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Physically Challenged<\/strong><\/td><td>PCBH<\/td><td>173<\/td><td>175<\/td><td>193<\/td><td>196<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Male Aided Extreme<\/strong><\/td><td>MAE<\/td><td>186<\/td><td><strong>192<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>205<\/strong><\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Female Aided Extreme<\/strong><\/td><td>FAE<\/td><td>176<\/td><td>181<\/td><td>196<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Aided Open<\/strong><\/td><td>AO<\/td><td>186<\/td><td><strong>191<\/strong><\/td><td>204<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Hunter Class Aided<\/strong><\/td><td>HCA<\/td><td>185<\/td><td>187<\/td><td>198<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Female Hunter Class Aided<\/strong><\/td><td>FHCA<\/td><td><strong>184<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>186<\/strong><\/td><td>199<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Master Class Aided <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>MCA<\/td><td><strong>186<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>190<\/strong><\/td><td>201<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Female Master Class Aided<\/strong><\/td><td>FMCA<\/td><td>168<\/td><td>173<\/td><td>190<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Senior Master Class Aided<\/strong><\/td><td>SMCA<\/td><td><strong>177<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>180<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>193<\/strong><\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Master Hunter Class<\/strong><\/td><td>MHC<\/td><td><strong>170<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>173<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>192<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>195<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Crossbow<\/strong><\/td><td>X-BOW<\/td><td>172<\/td><td>175<\/td><td>194<\/td><td>197<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Senior Female Hunter Class<\/strong><\/td><td>SFHC<\/td><td>161<\/td><td>164<\/td><td>183<\/td><td>186<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Youth Male Release<\/strong><\/td><td>YMR 15-17<\/td><td><strong>173<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>175<\/strong><\/td><td>192<\/td><td>195<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Youth Male Release<\/strong><\/td><td>YMR 13-14<\/td><td>172<\/td><td>174<\/td><td>193<\/td><td>196<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Female Youth<\/strong><\/td><td>FY<\/td><td><strong>172<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>175<\/strong><\/td><td>192<\/td><td>195<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Male Youth Aided<\/strong><\/td><td>MYA<\/td><td>180<\/td><td>183<\/td><td><strong>199<\/strong><\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Female Youth Aided<\/strong><\/td><td>FYA<\/td><td><strong>175<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>178<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>193<\/strong><\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Traditional<\/strong><\/td><td>TRD<\/td><td><strong>114<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>117<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>139<\/strong><\/td><td>143<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Female Traditional<\/strong><\/td><td>FTRD<\/td><td><strong>100<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>102<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>119<\/strong><\/td><td>122<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Longbow<\/strong><\/td><td>LB<\/td><td><strong>99<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>102<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>127<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>129<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>CUB<\/strong><\/td><td>CUB<\/td><td><strong>172<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>175<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>192<\/strong><\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Youth Traditional<\/strong><\/td><td>YTRD<\/td><td>102<\/td><td>105<\/td><td>128<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Female Senior Release<\/strong><\/td><td>Dormant<\/td><td>158<\/td><td>160<\/td><td>180<\/td><td>185<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Male Senior Release<\/strong><\/td><td>Dormant<\/td><td>167<\/td><td>170<\/td><td>189<\/td><td>192<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Beginner Bowhunter Open<\/strong><\/td><td>Dormant<\/td><td>175<\/td><td>178<\/td><td>194<\/td><td>197<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Hunter Class<\/strong><\/td><td>Dormant<\/td><td>176<\/td><td>179<\/td><td>197<\/td><td>199<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Recurve Unaided<\/strong><\/td><td>Dormant<\/td><td>107<\/td><td>110<\/td><td>135<\/td><td>140<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Master Class<\/strong><\/td><td>Dormant<\/td><td>163<\/td><td>165<\/td><td>185<\/td><td>190<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>CUB-A<\/strong><\/td><td>Dormant<\/td><td>172<\/td><td>177<\/td><td>187<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Female Hunter Class<\/strong><\/td><td>Dormany<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Vintage Traditional<\/strong><\/td><td>Dormant<\/td><td><strong>75<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>80<\/strong><\/td><td>103<\/td><td>106<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Female Vintage Traditional<\/strong><\/td><td>Dormant<\/td><td><strong>72<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>75<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>98<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>101<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Senior Traditional<\/strong><\/td><td>Dormant<\/td><td>110<\/td><td>113<\/td><td>136<\/td><td>141<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br><\/strong>* District Recognition as the recognized Districts become compliant,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Last Updated \u2013 December 11, 2025 3Di&#8217;s recognition structures reward <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/africanbowhunting.org\/abo\/qualifying-criteria\/\" title=\"Qualifying 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