[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, with scores aggregated.

[2] In the Women's individual compound W1 discipline, the two lowest ranked archers after the ranking round played each other in a preliminary knockout match, before joining the remaining seven archers in the quarterfinal round.

The ranking was headed by Great Britain's Jessica Stretton, setting a new Paralympic record for the event.

France's Elisabeth Barleon and Czech Republic's Sarka Musilova were placed in the preliminary round as the lowest two finishers on rankings.