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Korea was expected to dominate the recurve men’s division easily, with their athletes who are all shooting for individual medals here. They defeated Chinese Taipei in the first round, and Japan in quarter-finals, but were lucky to win against Mexico in the semi-finals. Mexico, winner in Medellin, wanted revenge from the Olympic bronze medal match, which they lost to Korea. Ultimately, after twenty-four arrows they seemed to have won the semi-final 223-222, but Korea benefited from an arrow just touching the line. Tie at 223-223, shoot-off! Korea won 30-29.
On the other side of the bracket, France, second in qualifications, suffered an upset in the first round. They led Italy until the final end, when 57 points against 54 meant the competition stops here for France (217-215). Italy went on to defeat Spain in the quarter-finals. With France out, the United States, N°3, dominated this side of the draw. Brady ELLISON, Joe FANCHIN and Daniel MCLAUGHLIN beat Ukraine and then India. In the semi-finals, they defeated Italy by almost ten points (225-216).
The medal matches will be rematches of important Olympic matches from last summer. The United States and Korea will face off for the gold; in London they had met in the semi-finals, which the United States had won on their way to silver. The bronze medal match between Italy and Mexico will be a rematch of the Olympic semi-final, won by Italy on their way to the gold.
On the recurve women’s side, Korea was by far the strongest team. YUN Ok-Hee, KI Bo Bae, and CHANG Hye Jin never scored lower score than 222 points in their three matches, and they advanced to the gold medal match thanks to convincing victories over the United States, Italy and Russia.
Winner in Medellin, the Indian team made up of Deepika KUMARI, Bombayla Devi LAISHRAM and Rimil BURIULY (photo) dominated the other side of the brackets. Victories over Indonesia, Mexico and finally Denmark in the semi-finals opened the door to their second straight gold medal match. Russia and Denmark will face off for the bronze medal.
In the compound division, the United States men, looking for a victory after missing the gold in Antalya and Medellin, easily won their 1/8 round. Then in quarter-finals they faced Denmark, who’d upset them in Antalya. Today, Dave COUSINS, Braden GELLENTHIEN, and Reo WILDE took the lead from the very first end, and kept increasing the gap for a five-point victory, 234-229. Their opponent in the semi-finals was Korea, fourth in qualifications, who had qualified over Australia and Italy. Both teams started very strongly with 59 points; the USA build a two-point lead thanks to a perfect second end, and outdistanced the Koreans for a victory 237-234.
On the other side of the brackets, South Africa (main photo) was the surprise of the day. They posted 233 points in the first round to defeat India, before facing France in the quarter-finals. France had been very strong in the first round with 234 points; they had been the winners in Medellin over the United States, and their archers Pierre-Julien DELOCHE and Dominique GENET are in very good shape, both qualified for the individual finals. Leading 175-173 going into the last six arrows, France seemed on track for another success. However, South Africa produced the upset, with a superior performance in the final end (59-56). Victory 233-231 for Gabriel BADENHORST, Dp BIERMAN, and Patrick ROUX. Their opponent in the semi-finals was the Netherlands, authors of a remarkable start in the previous round. With eighteen 10s in a row, they were on track to break the world record (239); however the scores of the last end were much lower (55), which was still enough to defeat Mexico.
In the semi-finals, South Africa took the lead over the Netherlands in the second end, and kept increasing the gap. Their victory of 235-231 sends them to the gold medal match against the United States! It is the second shot at gold for this country, after a totally different team won the Antalya stage in 2010. As for the Americans, they will try to recover the World Cup crown that eluded them in Antalya and Medellin.
Finally, in compound women, the United States, champions of the last World Cup stage and top qualifier here, had no difficulty qualifying for the semi-finals. They opponent was Colombia, for the third time this season. In their two previous encounters this year, each team won one time: Colombia won the Antalya final, and the United States the Medellin final. Both teams are comprised of the strongest athletes at the moment: Colombia can count on Antalya champion Sara LOPEZ and Medellin champion Alejandra USQUIANO, while the United States have World Games champion and world N°1 Erika JONES. The semi-final started with a tie at 58-58, and a perfect second end by the United States gave them a three-point lead. Colombia reduced the gap and had only a one-point deficit before the final six arrows; however the teams matched each other in the final end. Victory for the United States 230-229.
On the other side of the brackets, France, second in qualifications, was stopped in quarter-finals by Shanghai winner Korea, whereas Italy, third in qualifications, made their way to the semi-finals. Korea, seeded only 7th from qualifications, had posted the highest score of any team (230 points) before than. In the semi-finals, they tied Italy at 57-57, before gaining one point in the second end. However three 9s in the third end gave a small lead to Italy. Both teams concluded with 54 points in the last end. Victory for Anastasia ANASTASIO, Laura LONGO, and Marcella TONIOLI, who will challenge Carli COCHRAN, Erika JONES and Tristan SKARVAN for the gold.
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On the other side of the bracket, France, second in qualifications, suffered an upset in the first round. They led Italy until the final end, when 57 points against 54 meant the competition stops here for France (217-215). Italy went on to defeat Spain in the quarter-finals. With France out, the United States, N°3, dominated this side of the draw. Brady ELLISON, Joe FANCHIN and Daniel MCLAUGHLIN beat Ukraine and then India. In the semi-finals, they defeated Italy by almost ten points (225-216).
The medal matches will be rematches of important Olympic matches from last summer. The United States and Korea will face off for the gold; in London they had met in the semi-finals, which the United States had won on their way to silver. The bronze medal match between Italy and Mexico will be a rematch of the Olympic semi-final, won by Italy on their way to the gold.
On the recurve women’s side, Korea was by far the strongest team. YUN Ok-Hee, KI Bo Bae, and CHANG Hye Jin never scored lower score than 222 points in their three matches, and they advanced to the gold medal match thanks to convincing victories over the United States, Italy and Russia.
Winner in Medellin, the Indian team made up of Deepika KUMARI, Bombayla Devi LAISHRAM and Rimil BURIULY (photo) dominated the other side of the brackets. Victories over Indonesia, Mexico and finally Denmark in the semi-finals opened the door to their second straight gold medal match. Russia and Denmark will face off for the bronze medal.In the compound division, the United States men, looking for a victory after missing the gold in Antalya and Medellin, easily won their 1/8 round. Then in quarter-finals they faced Denmark, who’d upset them in Antalya. Today, Dave COUSINS, Braden GELLENTHIEN, and Reo WILDE took the lead from the very first end, and kept increasing the gap for a five-point victory, 234-229. Their opponent in the semi-finals was Korea, fourth in qualifications, who had qualified over Australia and Italy. Both teams started very strongly with 59 points; the USA build a two-point lead thanks to a perfect second end, and outdistanced the Koreans for a victory 237-234.
On the other side of the brackets, South Africa (main photo) was the surprise of the day. They posted 233 points in the first round to defeat India, before facing France in the quarter-finals. France had been very strong in the first round with 234 points; they had been the winners in Medellin over the United States, and their archers Pierre-Julien DELOCHE and Dominique GENET are in very good shape, both qualified for the individual finals. Leading 175-173 going into the last six arrows, France seemed on track for another success. However, South Africa produced the upset, with a superior performance in the final end (59-56). Victory 233-231 for Gabriel BADENHORST, Dp BIERMAN, and Patrick ROUX. Their opponent in the semi-finals was the Netherlands, authors of a remarkable start in the previous round. With eighteen 10s in a row, they were on track to break the world record (239); however the scores of the last end were much lower (55), which was still enough to defeat Mexico.
In the semi-finals, South Africa took the lead over the Netherlands in the second end, and kept increasing the gap. Their victory of 235-231 sends them to the gold medal match against the United States! It is the second shot at gold for this country, after a totally different team won the Antalya stage in 2010. As for the Americans, they will try to recover the World Cup crown that eluded them in Antalya and Medellin.
Finally, in compound women, the United States, champions of the last World Cup stage and top qualifier here, had no difficulty qualifying for the semi-finals. They opponent was Colombia, for the third time this season. In their two previous encounters this year, each team won one time: Colombia won the Antalya final, and the United States the Medellin final. Both teams are comprised of the strongest athletes at the moment: Colombia can count on Antalya champion Sara LOPEZ and Medellin champion Alejandra USQUIANO, while the United States have World Games champion and world N°1 Erika JONES. The semi-final started with a tie at 58-58, and a perfect second end by the United States gave them a three-point lead. Colombia reduced the gap and had only a one-point deficit before the final six arrows; however the teams matched each other in the final end. Victory for the United States 230-229.
On the other side of the brackets, France, second in qualifications, was stopped in quarter-finals by Shanghai winner Korea, whereas Italy, third in qualifications, made their way to the semi-finals. Korea, seeded only 7th from qualifications, had posted the highest score of any team (230 points) before than. In the semi-finals, they tied Italy at 57-57, before gaining one point in the second end. However three 9s in the third end gave a small lead to Italy. Both teams concluded with 54 points in the last end. Victory for Anastasia ANASTASIO, Laura LONGO, and Marcella TONIOLI, who will challenge Carli COCHRAN, Erika JONES and Tristan SKARVAN for the gold.
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