Beginner's Explainer

What is FR and SR in Teer? First Round vs Second Round Explained

If you have visited any Teer result page or looked at a counter chalkboard in Meghalaya, you have almost certainly seen two short labels: FR and SR. They appear next to every daily result — sometimes written as "F/R" and "S/R," sometimes spelled out as "First" and "Second." But what exactly do these two abbreviations mean, and why does Teer have two separate rounds each day?

This article answers both questions in detail. By the end, you will understand what FR and SR stand for, how the numbers are calculated, what time each round is declared at each of Meghalaya's four regulated counters, and how to cross-verify results from trusted sources.

🎯 The Short Answer

FR stands for First Round. SR stands for Second Round. Each Teer counter in Meghalaya holds two separate archery sessions per working day — one earlier in the afternoon (FR) and one about 30 to 60 minutes later (SR). Each session produces its own two-digit result between 00 and 99, derived from the last two digits of the total number of arrows that hit the target.

That is the core idea. Now let's unpack how each round actually works, why Teer is structured this way, and what the practical timings and verification methods look like.

🏹 What is FR (First Round) in Teer?

FR, the First Round, is the earlier of the two archery sessions held at a Teer counter on any given working day. It is a scheduled, supervised event: a designated group of archers — often several dozen, sometimes more than fifty — gather at the official archery ground associated with each counter. Each archer shoots a fixed number of arrows (commonly around 30 arrows per archer) at a cylindrical straw target over a set time window, typically a few minutes long.

Once the shooting window ends, officials count the arrows that actually hit the target. This total — which can easily run into the hundreds or thousands when you add up every archer's hits — is written down. The last two digits of that total become the declared FR result.

The FR number is posted at the counter — usually on a chalkboard or printed slip — and then disseminated through the usual information channels. For Shillong Teer, FR is typically declared around 3:45 PM IST; for Khanapara it is earlier at 3:40 PM, Juwai earlier still at 3:00 PM, and the Night Teer FR at 8:00 PM. (We will cover the full timing table below.)

🏹 What is SR (Second Round) in Teer?

SR, the Second Round, follows FR on the same working day. After the First Round results have been declared and the first session is wrapped up, the archers return for a second, independent shooting session. The method is identical: a fixed number of arrows per archer, shot at the target within a set time window, followed by an official count.

The last two digits of the SR arrow-hit total form the declared SR result. Like FR, it is a number between 00 and 99, posted publicly at the counter and then shared through the usual channels.

The gap between FR and SR varies by counter. At Shillong Teer it is about one hour; at Khanapara and Juwai it is closer to thirty minutes. This time allows officials to finalise the FR count, reset the ground, and give archers a short break before the second session begins.

Is SR influenced by FR?

No. This is a very common misconception worth stating clearly. The Second Round is not a continuation of the First Round. It is a completely fresh archery session with its own arrows and its own count. The SR result does not depend on the FR result in any meaningful way — the two rounds are statistically independent events that happen to occur on the same day at the same counter.

🕰️ Why Does Teer Have Two Rounds?

The two-round structure has deep roots in the tradition of Khasi archery, from which modern regulated Teer descends. Historically, archery contests in the Khasi Hills involved multiple sessions in a single day, with participants pausing between rounds to rest and re-form the shooting order.

When the game was formally regulated under the Meghalaya Amusements and Betting Tax Act, 1982, this two-session structure was preserved. Each counter is licensed to hold two separate rounds each working day, each producing its own declared result. The structure is now codified in the game's rules and is what distinguishes regulated Meghalaya Teer from any single-draw format.

⏰ FR and SR Timing at All Four Counters

Each of Meghalaya's four main Teer counters follows its own fixed schedule. All are closed on Sundays and on Meghalaya public holidays. The table below shows the typical declaration time for each round:

These times are the usual publication targets. In practice, declarations can vary by a few minutes depending on how long counting takes, weather conditions, or other ground factors. A delay of five to ten minutes beyond the scheduled time is not unusual and is not a cause for concern — it simply means officials are still verifying the arrow count.

For a more detailed timing reference and behaviour notes for each counter, see our Teer timing guide and schedule. You can also see live result cards for each counter at Shillong, Khanapara, Juwai, and Night Teer.

🧮 How the Number is Actually Calculated

The calculation is straightforward once you know the steps. Each FR or SR round produces a result through the following sequence:

1. Archers and arrows. A group of registered archers (the exact number varies by counter) each take a fixed number of arrows — typically around thirty.
2. Shooting window. All archers shoot at the same cylindrical straw target within a fixed time window (usually a few minutes).
3. Counting. Once shooting ends, officials count the arrows that actually penetrated or stuck to the target. Arrows that missed are discarded from the count.
4. Total hits. The hit counts are summed into one total — for example, 1,247.
5. Last two digits. Only the last two digits of the total form the declared result. In the example above, the result is 47.

Worked example

Imagine a Shillong Teer First Round with 55 archers, each shooting 30 arrows. That is 1,650 arrows in total. Suppose the officials count 1,382 successful hits at the end of the shooting window.

The same counter, at around 4:45 PM, would then run the Second Round. A different count — say 2,113 — would yield an SR result of 13. The two numbers come from two independent archery events and have no arithmetic relationship to each other.

For a deeper walk-through of the full declaration workflow — from target setup to publication — read How Shillong Teer Result is Declared.

🤔 Can FR and SR Be the Same Number?

Yes, this can and does happen occasionally. Because each round produces a number between 00 and 99 independently, there is roughly a 1-in-100 chance that FR and SR match on any given day at a given counter. Over weeks and months of results, such matches will naturally occur from time to time.

When FR and SR happen to be the same, it is a statistical coincidence — not a pattern, not a signal, and not something that can be anticipated. The two archery sessions are independent events, and independent events will, on rare days, produce matching outcomes.

The same principle applies across counters. A Shillong FR of 47 and a Khanapara FR of 47 on the same day is also statistical coincidence. Each counter is a separate archery ground with its own archers and its own physical conditions. There is no mechanism by which one counter's result would influence another's.

✅ How to Verify FR and SR Results

Because Teer results are widely shared across many independent information sources, cross-verifying a declared number is generally easy. Here is how to do it:

1. Check the physical counter

The definitive record of any FR or SR result is the chalkboard or printed slip at the physical counter where the round was held. This is where the official count is first written down. If you live in or near a Meghalaya Teer town, this is the ground-truth source.

2. Check multiple online sources

Several independent information websites (including InstantTeerResults.in) publish declared Teer results. If the same FR or SR number appears across multiple trusted sources, you can be highly confident it is correct. If you see a discrepancy, wait a few minutes and recheck — sometimes a single site has a typo that gets corrected quickly.

3. Respect the publication window

Do not treat any number published before the official declaration time as a real result. "Leaked" or "advance" numbers circulating before the counter announces the actual count are almost never genuine — the result does not exist until the arrows have been counted.

4. Use the archive for historical cross-checks

If you want to verify a past FR or SR number, our Previous Teer Result archive keeps a running record of historical daily results for each counter.

🎯 How FR and SR Differ From a Lottery Draw

FR and SR are not the product of a random number generator, a ball-drop machine, or any form of mechanical or digital draw. They emerge from a live archery event in which human archers shoot physical arrows at a physical target. The outcome is determined by archery skill, physical conditions, and the collective performance of the archers on that specific day.

Contrast this with a lottery draw, where the result is generated by an explicitly randomising process with no underlying physical event. In Teer, there is always a physical event — you could, in principle, attend the archery ground and watch the arrows being shot.

🚫 Common Misconceptions About FR and SR

"FR predicts SR"

It does not. FR and SR are independent archery events. The FR result has no mathematical or physical bearing on the SR result. Any pattern one thinks they see across the two rounds over a few days is noise, not signal.

"If FR was low, SR will be high (or vice versa)"

This is the classic "balance" fallacy. Two independent numbers do not need to balance each other. Both FR and SR could be low, both could be high, or they could be anywhere in between. Each round stands alone.

"Late FR means late SR"

Sometimes true, sometimes not. A delay in the first round can cascade into a delay in the second, if the ground cannot be reset and the archers cannot be re-formed in time. But an on-time SR often still happens even if FR was slightly delayed. Check the actual declaration rather than assuming.

"FR and SR have different 'luckier' numbers"

No such distinction exists. Each round is simply a count of arrow hits modulo 100. There is nothing about being the first or second round that makes any particular number more or less likely. The physical process is identical.

🧭 Putting It All Together

FR and SR are two of the most common abbreviations in Teer, and they are simpler than they look. Remember:

• FR = First Round — the earlier archery session of the day, producing a two-digit result between 00 and 99.
• SR = Second Round — the later archery session of the day, producing its own independent two-digit result.
• Both are calculated from the last two digits of the total arrow hits.
• Each counter (Shillong, Khanapara, Juwai, Night) has its own fixed FR and SR times.
• FR and SR are statistically independent — one does not influence the other.
• Results are declared at the physical counter first, then published online.

Understanding these two abbreviations is the foundation for reading any Teer result table, chalkboard, or result card. Once you know that FR is the earlier round and SR is the later round, and that each is simply the last two digits of a daily arrow count, the rest of the Teer vocabulary — house numbers, ending numbers, common numbers, and so on — starts to fit together neatly. If you are new to the sport more broadly, our What is Shillong Teer guide walks through the full picture from the ground up.