# Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual recurve open

The men's individual recurve open archery discipline at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was contested from 27 August to 3 September.
In the ranking rounds each archer shoots 72 arrows, and is seeded according to score. In the knock-out stages each archer shoots three arrows per set against an opponent, the scores being aggregated. Losing semifinalists compete in a bronze medal match. As the field contained 31 archers, the single highest-ranked archer in the ranking round, will progress directly to the round of 16 places.

## Ranking round

The ranking round of the men's individual recurve event was held on 27 August.
| Rank | Archer | Nation | 10s | Xs | Score | Notes |
| 1 | Gholamreza Rahimi | Iran | 23 | 7 | 644 | PR |
| 2 | Zhao Lixue | China | 20 | 10 | 639 | |
| 3 | Kirill Smirnov | RPC | 18 | 9 | 632 | |
| 4 | Hanreuchai Netsiri | Thailand | 8 | 3 | 632 | SB |
| 5 | Bato Tsydendorzhiev | RPC | 18 | 4 | 630 | |
| 6 | Kim Min-su | South Korea | 15 | 3 | 628 | |
| 7 | Guillaume Toucoullet | France | 13 | 3 | 620 | |
| 8 | Anton Ziapaev | RPC | 13 | 6 | 612 | |
| 9 | Sadık Savaş | Turkey | 19 | 6 | 611 | |
| 10 | Chikara Vivek | India | 20 | 2 | 609 | SB |
| 11 | Tomohiro Ueyama | Japan | 16 | 5 | 609 | |
| 12 | Stefano Travisani | Italy | 14 | 4 | 609 | SB |
| 13 | Samuel Molina | Mexico | 10 | 3 | 609 | |
| 14 | Dávid Ivan | Slovakia | 10 | 1 | 609 | |
| 15 | Eric Bennett | United States | 19 | 7 | 608 | |
| 16 | Eugen Patru | Romania | 16 | 4 | 608 | |
| 17 | Kevin Mather | United States | 13 | 7 | 606 | |
| 18 | Taymon Kenton-Smith | Australia | 9 | 1 | 604 | |
| 19 | Wang Sijun | China | 7 | 1 | 604 | |
| 20 | Dejan Fabčič | Slovenia | 18 | 3 | 603 | |
| 21 | Harvinder Singh | India | 14 | 6 | 600 | |
| 22 | Václav Košťál | Czech Republic | 8 | 2 | 590 | SB |
| 23 | Sampath Megahamulea | Sri Lanka | 13 | 6 | 589 | |
| 24 | Łukasz Ciszek | Poland | 14 | 4 | 585 | |
| 25 | Vedat Aksoy | Turkey | 10 | 3 | 583 | |
| 26 | David Phillips | Great Britain | 7 | 3 | 582 | |
| 27 | Heriberto Alves Rocca | Brazil | 11 | 3 | 581 | |
| 28 | Suresh Selvathamby | Malaysia | 10 | 5 | 579 | SB |
| 29 | Maik Szarszewski | Germany | 10 | 2 | 569 | |
| 30 | Pema Rigsel | Bhutan | 7 | 2 | 523 | |
| 31 | Namjilmaagiin Mönkhbaatar | Mongolia | 3 | 3 | 409 | |

## Knockout rounds

The knockout rounds will be held on 3 September 2021.

### Top half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | Rahimi (IRI) | 5 $^9$ | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Mather (USA) | 7 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 17 | Mather (USA) | 6 $^{10}$ | 23 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Patru (ROU) | 3 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | | | | | | | | | 17 | Mather (USA) | 6 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 26 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Savaş (TUR) | 6 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 29 | | | | | | | | | 9 | Savaş (TUR) | 2 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Ciszek (POL) | 4 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 9 | Savaş (TUR) | 6 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Aksoy (TUR) | 6 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 27 | | 25 | Aksoy (TUR) | 4 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ziapaev (RPC) | 2 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Mather (USA) | 6 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
| 5 | Tsydendorzhiev (RPC) | 6 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | Singh (IND) | 4 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| 28 | Selvathamby (MAS) | 2 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 23 | | 5 | Tsydendorzhiev (RPC) | 5 $^7$ | 28 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Singh (IND) | 6 $^{10}$ | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | Singh (IND) | 6 $^8$ | 26 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Travisani (ITA) | 5 $^7$ | 24 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 27 | | | | | | | | | 21 | Singh (IND) | 6 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 26 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Molina (MEX) | 0 | 23 | 22 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | 29 | Szarszewski (GER) | 2 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 23 | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Fabčič (SLO) | 6 | 25 | 28 | 28 | | | 20 | Fabčič (SLO) | 0 | 23 | 27 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Szarszewski (GER) | 6 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | | 29 | Szarszewski (GER) | 6 | 27 | 28 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Netsiri (THA) | 2 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 3 | Smirnov (RPC) | 6 | 25 | 28 | 21 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Rigsel (BHU) | 2 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | | 3 | Smirnov (RPC) | 6 | 28 | 28 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Wang (CHN) | 2 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 22 | | 14 | Ivan (SVK) | 0 | 22 | 21 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ivan (SVK) | 6 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Smirnov (RPC) | 4 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ueyama (JPN) | 0 | 21 | 21 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Kim (KOR) | 6 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Košťál (CZE) | 6 | 25 | 24 | 27 | | | 22 | Košťál (CZE) | 2 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Alves Rocca (BRA) | 4 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 6 | Kim (KOR) | 6 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Kim (KOR) | 6 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Kim (KOR) | 5 $^8$ | 26 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
| 7 | Toucoullet (FRA) | 2 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zhao (CHN) | 6 $^{10}$ | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
| 26 | Phillips (GBR) | 6 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 | | 26 | Phillips (GBR) | 7 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 29 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Megahamulea (SRI) | 2 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 21 | | 10 | Vivek (IND) | 3 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Vivek (IND) | 6 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | 26 | Phillips (GBR) | 2 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 22 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Bennett (USA) | 6 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 28 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zhao (CHN) | 6 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Kenton-Smith (AUS) | 4 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 15 | Bennett (USA) | 4 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | N. Mönkhbaatar (MGL) | 0 | 16 | 20 | 20 | | | 2 | Zhao (CHN) | 6 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Zhao (CHN) | 6 | 27 | 24 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Finals

| Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 17 | Mather (USA) | 6 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 28 |
| 2 | Zhao (CHN) | 4 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| 21 | Singh (IND) | 6 $^{10}$ | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 |
| 8 | Kim (KOR) | 5 $^8$ | 24 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 27 |