The So Cal Showdown is a national outdoor target archery tournament which is the third USAT Qualifier Series event of 2021. This means it is part of the series of events that take place across the country to determine the national U.S. team for archery — the United States Archery Team or USAT for short.  This event takes place over 3 days, June 9th – 11th, 2023.

This event is sanctioned and co-hosted by USA Archery, the organization recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body of the Olympic sport of archery.  USA Archery is responsible for selecting and training men’s and women’s teams to represent the United States in Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, and Pan American Games, as well as World Championships, World Cups, and other international competitions.

The SoCal Showdown complies fully with both World Archery (the international governing body for the sport of archery for World Archery Championships, Olympic Games, and World Games, among others) and USA Archery rules.

The tournament format is a 72 arrow Qualification Round on the first day, followed the next day by Elimination Round match play for the top 64 archers in each category (division & discipline). Awards will be provided for the top 3 individuals in the Qualification Round for each class listed in the Division Classes below.

Registration is being handled directly by USA Archery. To view registration costs and other details, please view the Registration page.