Review of the afternoon's eliminations matches

Read the review of all matches below.   Men – 1/32 Eliminations   Jantsan GANTUGS (MGL/19) v Rahul BANERJEE (IND/46)   The Indians have had disappointed Games so far. It seemed to get better at the beginning of the first match of the afternoon, as BANERJEE won the first two sets against GANTUGS, leading 4-0.   He clinched a straight three set win 6-0, leaving no chance to his opponent in the third set with a perfect 3-arrow series.   Daniel REZENDE XAVIER (BRA/51) v Rafal DOBROWOLSKI (POL/14)   Despite being ranked only 104th in world, the Pole achieved a very strong ranking round last Friday and is seeded No. 14 in London.   In the rain, DOBROWOLSKI needed three arrows to set up his form. He lost the first set 23-27, but then came back win a 29 second set (2-2).   The Polish athlete then took the lead, winning the third set 28-26 (4-2). He then repeated with another 28 series, but REZENDE XAVIER managed to tie and stay alive (5-3).   The Brazilian needed to win the fifth set if he wanted to take his opponent to a shoot-off. With only 26 points, he conceded defeat 3-7, as DOBROWOLSKI clinching with 27.   Tarundeep RAI (IND/31) v Juan Carlos STEVENS (CUB/34)   The Cuban qualified for the London Olympics winning the continental qualification tournament in April. He faces the third Indian on the field today who was team silver medallist at the World Championships 2005 in Madrid.   Producing strong shooting, STEVENS won the first and third sets, each time 28-27. As the second set was a tie 27-27, the Cuban led 5-1 after three.   In spite of an 8 to open the fourth set, RAI followed with two 10s and with 28 points (against 27 for STEVENS) ensured the two set points at stake. He was still alive at 3-5!   Fantastic comeback for the Indian who tied the match 5-5 after winning the final set 27-26. In the shoot-off, he released a 9, which was enough for victory since his opponent let it go with 8.   Robert ELDER (FIJ/63) v KIM Bubmin (KOR/2)   The Korean broke the world record in the ranking round by shooting 698, but was overshadowed by his teammate IM Dong Hyun, who scored 699. He will start his individual campaign against ELDER to try to improve on his team bronze medal.   KIM started slowly with 26, but this was enough against his opponent's 24 to clinch the first set and lead 2-0. In the second set, he had to show his best shooting (29 points) to reply to a good 28 by the archer from Fiji (4-0).   Incredible shooting by the No. 63 seed ELDER in the third set, who shot 10-9 followed by another 10 just on the clock! He won this set 29-27 and came back 2-4.   In the fourth set, ELDER went on with another 10 followed by 8 and 9. As KIM scored two 9s, he needed 10 to win the match. But with 8 he let the fourth set go and ELDER tied 4-4. What an amazing performance by Fiji's athlete!   He could even dream for the most unexpected upset up to the final arrow in this match, as KIM scored 26 points in the fifth set. ELDER had started with 9-8 and the win was in his hands if he scored a 10… But he came down with his bow with only 10 seconds on the clock and went up again with only six seconds to shoot… Not enough time to aim properly and he lost the match with a 6.   Men – 1/16 Eliminations   Rahul BANERJEE (IND/46) v Rafal DOBROWOLSKI (POL/14)   The Indian had a straightforward 6-0 victory in his previous round. But things were more complicated against the No. 14 seed in this competition.   After a draw 28-28 in the first set (1-1), BANERJEE opened the second set with a 7 and could not do more than 25 points. With 27, DOBROWOLSKI took the lead 3-1.   The Indian recovered his best shooting in the third set, scoring 9-10-10 to win the set 29-26 and tie the match 3-3. The scores were reversed in the fourth set and DOBROWOLSKI took the lead for the second time of the match at 5-3.   The Pole started the final set with a 7 that could have offered his opponent to win it and draw the match. But BANERJEE could only score 25 and DOBROWOLSKI clinched victory with 26 points thanks to a final 10 (7-3).   Tarundeep RAI (IND/31) v KIM Bubmin (KOR/2)   The two competitors were driven into a corner in the previous round. RAI defeated Juan Carlos STEVENS (CUB) after a shoot-off, while KIM's opponent Robert ELDER (FIJ), No. 63 seed, had victory in his hands at his final arrow.   KIM won the first two sets 27-26 and 30-28 and led 4-0. He again lost the third set 25-38 and saw his opponent come back 4-2. The No. 2 seed and bronze medallist from the team event on Sunday certainly wanted to avoid the misadventure of his first match… He regained his form and scored 28 to win the fourth set and clinch the match 6-2.   Women – 1/32 Eliminations   Inna STEPANOVA (RUS/17) v Rachelle Anne CABRAL (PHI/48)   The Russian is 10th in the world ranking and seeded No. 17 in London. She won the team event at the World Cup Stage in Ogden back in June. Her opponent from the Philippines is the No. 283 in the world! CABRAL shot a compound bow in the 2011 season, but she turned back to recurve this season.   In spite of low scores (two times 23 points) STEPANOVA won the first two sets as her contender shot even lower (22 and 18).   CABRAL stayed alive in the game, sharing the second set points with the Russian (25-25). Leading 5-1, STEPANOVA was only one set point away from victory.   The Russian did not want to let the occasion go and she scored her best set of the match with 27. Nothing to do for her opponent who finished the match with only 22 points again.   Christine BJERENDAL (SWE/49) v Ren HAYAKAWA (JPN/16)   The Swede qualified for the Olympics when she finished 2nd of the European qualification tournament in Amsterdam in May. Her opponent from Japan is a tough competitor who won the Asian Grand Prix in Bangkok this year and is a fresh Olympic bronze medallist from the team event on Sunday.   After a perfect first three arrows that made her win the first set, HAYAKAWA's scores decreased in the following two sets with two times 26. BJERENDAL won those sets shooting 27 twice and led 4-2.   The Japanese tied the match 4-4 thanks to 27 against 25 in the fourth set. She put pressure in the final set with 9-10-10. After a perfect start (10-10), BJERENDAL needed a 10 to win or a 9 to tie. Any lower score would give the win to her opponent. A 7 and game over!   LIN Chia-En (TPE/5) v Nurul Syafiqah HASHIM (MAS/60)   The lowest seeded archer made an unexpected start with 28 and took the lead 2-0. She then scored a poor 2 at the first arrow of the second set and lost track completely. With sets of 19, 18 and 24 points, HASHIM was several levels below her opponent from Chinese Taipei. LIN won three sets in a row and clinched a 6-2 victory.   Berengere SCHUH (FRA/37) v Kaori KAWANAKA (JPN/28)   The French woman is a former 2-time world indoor champion and is world No. 8, so her rank of 37 was a surprise. Her opponent is confident and in good form after taking the team bronze on Sunday.   With two 6s in the first set, SCHUH could not hope for better than losing it, and KAWANAKA led 2-0 after she shot 29 points. In the second set, it was the Japanese's turn to have two difficult shots (7 and 6), and she let her opponent tie 2-2.   SCHUH kept increasing her scores. She won the third set 28-26 and clinched victory with a perfect fourth series of 30 points (6-2).   Women – 1/16 Eliminations   Inna STEPANOVA (RUS/17) v Ren HAYAKAWA (JPN/16)   The two ladies were very close in the ranking round: the Japanese was 16th with 654 points, while the Russian 17th with 653.   HAYAKAWA and STEPANOVA were tied after two sets in this 1/16 elimination match, each one winning one set (2-2). The Japanese shot a very strong third series of 29 points to ensure the following two set points and took the lead 4-2.   As the Asian representative repeated another 29, her opponent from Russia replied with two 10s and a 9 also to keep hopes alive (3-5). The two archers entered the final set with two 9s each. But STEPANOVA then scored 7, leaving the door open to her opponent. HAYAKAWA wrapped it up with a final 9 and a 7-3 win.   LIN Chia-En (TPE/5) v Berengere SCHUH (FRA/37)   The two ladies won their first round on the same score of 6-2. As in her first match against Kaori KAWANAKA (JPN), the Frenchwoman totally missed her first set with a 4 at her third arrow and 20 points. She trailed 0-2.   And as in her first duel, SCHUH quickly regained her self-control, scoring 29 points in the second set and tied 2-2. She then again won the third set 27-26 and was 4-2 in front.   SCHUH could have repeated the story of a 6-2 win with a 9 at least at her third arrow in the fourth set, but she shot an 8. The set was tied and the match was 5-3 in favour of the French representative.   LIN made the effort to come back in the fifth set that she won 28-25. Draw at 5-5 and shoot-off!   Incredible conclusion of the day in the tie-break! It took several minutes for the judge to give a decision, and he measured the arrows twice… Finally, SCHUH was declared the winner!   World Archery Communication