Bay Area Open

The Bay Area Open (BAO) is an annual tournament hosted by Pacifica Archery. This event brings in the top shooters from Northern California to compete for a cash payout ranging from $500 to $1000 for first place, the payout will vary based on participation. The BAO historically brings out mostly Compound Freestyle shooters who are preparing for the World Archery Festival or more commonly known as The Vegas Shoot.

The BAO is one event in a series hosted by several archery shops from Central to Northern California. Pacifica Archery has partnered with Impact Archery Clovis, The Spot Archery Fresno, and Wilderness Archery Rocklin. This partnership has made it possible to promote competitive indoor archery and ensure California is well represented on the national and world scene.

Sunday December 21st, 2025

Pre Registration Required

Registration is $125 = $50 Registration + $75 Cash Prize Fund

Check in / Practice - 8:00 am
Format is two 300 Vegas Rounds on 3 spot or 40cm target face.
Round One - 9:00 am
Round Two - Approximately 11:00 pm
Lunch - One Hour Break
Lucky Dog Shoot Off to determine final shoot off position
Elimination: Shoot-Up Style. 3 ends head to head
Equipment and Styles: All Vegas Style equipment and styles allowed. 27/64 inch arrows allowed
Payout based on NFAA cash prize schedule

Bay Area Open Rules

Format & Ranking Round

Ranking round one will be one NFAA 300 round on a Vegas face target (X’s will be tiebreaker for ranking).
Ranking round two will be one NFAA 300 round on a Vegas face target (X’s will be tiebreaker for ranking).

Championship Shoot Off and Shoot up

Bay Area Open will only pay out per NFAA pay out schedule.

Shoot Up:

Three Ends will be shot; the highest scoring archer will proceed to shoot against the next ranked shooter.
In the event of a tie, a Fourth End will be shot.
If the event of a second tie, a one arrow shoot off, closest to the middle will determine the winner.

Scoring

Standard Vegas Face 300 scoring rules will apply with X-count being used for tie breaking.
For efficiency, one person must be designated per bale to be the caller.
The caller will mark the shot and if the participant disagrees with the call then a vote will be taken.
If there is still disagreement, Pacifica Archery Management reserves the right to make the final call.

SAFETY

Absolutely no sky draw is allowed.
Archers who interfere, cause disturbance, or practice any unsafe arrow loading practices will be warned, and ultimately disqualified if it continuous.
All participants will agree and sign Pacifica Archery Release and Liability Waiver.

For additional questions or clarifications contact us at info@gmail.com