Myrgan Wood Summer Championships 2026 – Usually the second weekend of July. Formal date/time of this tournament will be posted when available, closer to the date.
The current Champion of Missiles has announced the format for the 2026 Myrgan Wood Missile Championship.
Participants will have 4 rounds of six arrows in their own time – (24 arrows total) – to shoot as they choose among twelve targets.
Targets will be set at the 20 yard, 30 yard, and 40 yard lines.
Positive line breaks.
At the 20 yard line:
- Royal Round Target (60 cm, scored the same as a standard Royal)
- Googly Eye (48 cm white circle – the dimensions equivalent of a 60 cm Royal target but excluding the white rings) with a black pupil that is 12 cm (on a Royal target, this includes the bullseye and inside-red ring). White scores 1 point; black scores 5 points.
- Wand Target (60 cm strip of 2-inch duct tape applied vertically). Striking the tape is four points.
- One knock-down goblet/cup target (size to be determined), designed to sit on the top of a target butt and be hit once and tumble off the butt, keeping the arrow as it falls. Knocking down the goblet is worth 11 points.
At the 30 yard line:
- Targets are identical to the 20 yard targets, except that the Wand target tape is applied horizontally.
- All points are worth two times the values from the 20 yard targets.
At the 40 yard line:
- Targets are identical to the 20 yard targets, except that the Wand target tape is applied horizontally.
- All points are worth three times the values from the 20 yard targets.
To promote archers to take risks and chances at targets they usually wouldn’t shoot, each target butt (not the goblet/cup) will award one bonus point (no multiplier) per tournament for any arrow in the butt (wood included), even if those arrows did not score on applicable targets. This can total 9 bonus points if each butt is struck.
Contestants must trust, test, or chance their skill to acquire more points than their opponents. Will you stick to your strength for guaranteed points, or shall you reach for more ambitious targets in the hopes of a better payoff? With this much notice, what is stopping you from becoming proficient in all ranges?
It is the Champion’s hope that with the challenge laid out so early, those hoping to vie will include these distances in their personal practices. Proficiency at these distances will lead to growth in Royal Round and IKAC scores. It may also encourage participation in the Gwyntarian Winter Challenge (which includes the Wands and a version of the Eye).
Because the goblet/cup knock-down targets can only be stuck twelve times, the Champion will also supply a case of the baron’s favourite drink. For every goblet left standing at the end of a round, the baron will receive a drink from the outgoing Champion. If a contestant knocks a goblet down, they may redirect that drink to anyone (but the baron). Filling the baron’s cup is sometimes asked of the Champions behind the thrones. But keeping the baron from being subject to drinking songs is also a thing potential Champions can do.
Good luck and happy practicing!