[1] In the ranking rounds each archer shot 72 arrows, and was seeded according to score.

In the knock-out stages each archer shot three arrows per set against an opponent, the scores being aggregated.

The ranking round of the men's individual compound W1 event was held on 10 September.

[3][4] The knockout stages, including medal finals, were scheduled for September 16, 2016.

The Knockout matches, as with the other events in the Archery competition, were single elimination barring the semi-finals (where losers play off for bronze), and as with the other individual compound events, the men's compound W1 knockout matches are contested over sets of three arrows for each archer, with the scores being aggregated.