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Compound Women
Semi-final: USA (seed 1) – Italy (seed 5) Scores tied after the first end. Both teams shot 55 points to open the match. Solato shot a 7 in the second end, but her two team-mates shot perfect 10s to finish the end and take a 1-point lead (111-110). No changes in the third end: Italy still leading by one point (164-165). The USA did not manage to recover with the last six arrows: big upset for the American favourites who lose to the Italians by a score of 220-222. Semi-final: France (3) – Belgium (7) The French were behind by two points after six arrows (7-8-10-10-8-9). The Belgians, (9-9-10-9-8-9), were leading the match by 54-52. France then managed to get back and tied the match at 108 points. Belgium took the lead again with six arrows to go (164-163). They finally clinched the match with a 2-point advantage over France: 218-220. Bronze Medal: USA (1) – France (3) France shot first on target no. 2: Fabre started with a 10, Chesse followed with a 9 and Bouillot with a 10 for an intermediate total of 29. The Americans Van Natta, Nicely and Anschutz opened the match with a perfect end of 30. Fabre followed with a bad 8, but her team-mates shot 10 and 9 for an intermediate mark of 56. USA increased their advantage to 4 points after they shot another perfect 30! The Americans increased their lead to eight points after Chesse shot a 6 in the second end (116-108). The French managed to come back a little in the third end, taking advantage of two 8s by their opponents Nicely and Anschutz (168-163). The Americans lost one more point to the French (196-192) with 3 arrows to shoot. France finished with a strong end of 29 and put a little bit of pressure on their opponent, but the USA also managed a 29-point end to clinch and win bronze by 225-221. Gold Medal: Italy (5) - Belgium (7) Italy opened the match with 9-10-9 and was followed with 9-9-9 by Belgium. The match was tied after the first six arrows (55-55) as Italy scored 9-9-9 and Belgium 10-8-10. Salvi, Solato and Anastasio were trailing by two points at the half-way mark: they shot 9-8-9-9-10-10 for an intermediate total of 110, whereas Dessoy, Maemhouts and Willems scored 10-9-10-9-9-10 (112). The latter increased their advantage by one in the third end: the score was then 168-165 with only six arrows to go… After 21 arrows the Italian team had an intermediate score of 192. The Belgians increased their lead to 196 points. The final three arrows of the Italians were 10-9-8 for a total of 219. With 9-9-9 and a 223 score, Belgium took the first gold of the day: they are the new World Champions in Team Compound Women! Compound Men Demi-finale: USA (1) – Suède (5) The Americans started strong with a 58 end and led their opponents by 3 points (55). At the half-way mark the USA, shooting an almost perfect end (10-10-9-10-10-10), increased its advantage to 5 points (117-112). They continued their amazing run (10-X10-10-X10-9-9) in the third end and although Sweden were shooting well (9-9-10-10-9-10), they kept losing ground and fell behind by 6 points (175-169). The Americans controlled the match in the last end, shooting 9-9-9-10-10-10 and clinched victory by 232-229. Worth noting is the perfect last end achieved by the Swedes with six 10s! Demi-finale: Espagne (6) – Australie (2) Spain took the lead after six arrows: 56-55 over Australia. The Iberians increased it to 5 points after twelve arrows (115-110). The Australians came back to 2 points at the end of the third end (169-167). The fourth end was memorable in this match! The two teams started with a 10, but then the second Spanish arrow was an 8, while Australian shot a 10 to tie the match. Both teams followed with 9-9-9-10 (for a total of 224 each) and had to go to a shoot-off to decide the winner! Gomez started with a 9 for Spain and Freeman got a perfect 10 for Australia. The second arrow was the decisive one, Jerez shooting a liner that could be either a 9 or a 10. Timms scored a 9 at that time. The last two arrows by Duo and Coghlan were 9s. The Judges checked Jerez’s arrow and it was finally a 9, which handed victory to Australia! Médaille de bronze: Suède (5) – Espagne (6) Sweden shot first in this bronze medal match. Malm, Lindblad and Lundin shot 10-10-9-9-9-10 scoring 57 points out of a possible 60. Their Spanish opponents Gomez, Jerez and Duo, scored X10-9-10-8-9-9 and trailed by two points (55). They then shot first in the second end and shot 9-9-10-9-10-9 (111). With an end of 10-9-10-10-8-9, Spain maintained its 2-point advantage for a 113 intermediate total. With the wind blowing more strongly, the second half of the match started with the Iberians shooting 10-8-10-7-9-9 (164), while their Swedish opponents followed with 9-9-9-9-10-10 (169). Taking advantage of a 7 by the Spanish, the Scandinavians took a 5-point lead with six arrows to go for each team. Gomez, Jerez and Duo, having nothing to lose at this point, shot a close-to-perfect last end with 10-10-10-9-10-10. However, the Swedish managed to sustain the pressure and clinched the match with a strong end too (10-9-10-9-10-9). Final score and bronze medal for Sweden: 226-223! Médaille d’or: USA (1) – Australie (2) The top two qualifying teams faced off for the Team Compound Men’s gold in the last match of the morning. The Americans Wilde R., Willet Jr and Gellenthien started the match with 10-10-9-10-9-9 (57 out of a possible 60). The Australians, Freeman, Timms and Coghlan scored 9-9-10-9-10-9 (56), giving the lead to their opponents by one point. Trailing behind after the first end, Australia shot first in the second. They started with 9-10-10 (85) and the USA shot a perfect 10-10-10 series to gain one more point (87). The Aussies finished the second end with 10-9-10 for a half-way mark of 114. The Americans followed with 9-10-10 to enjoy a 2-point advantage at that point. The 2003 World Champion Freeman and his team-mates continued with 10-9-10-9-10-10 (172). USA, led by 2006 World Cup Series winner, Wilde R., managed to maintain their slim lead with 10-10-9-10-9-10 (174). A very uncertain, high level match with no archer shooting out of the yellow ring (10 or 9 points) ot this point!!! Australia followed with 10-9-10 and the USA with 10-9-10 (201-203) with only three arrows to go. Australia put pressure with three perfect final arrows (10-10-10!) As his fellow countrymen Wilde and Willet shot 9 and 10 respectively, Gellenthien’s last arrow was to decide on victory or shoot-off… The young American did not crumble and scored another 10 to hand his team the gold medal! Final score: 232-231. FITA Communication
Semi-final: USA (seed 1) – Italy (seed 5) Scores tied after the first end. Both teams shot 55 points to open the match. Solato shot a 7 in the second end, but her two team-mates shot perfect 10s to finish the end and take a 1-point lead (111-110). No changes in the third end: Italy still leading by one point (164-165). The USA did not manage to recover with the last six arrows: big upset for the American favourites who lose to the Italians by a score of 220-222. Semi-final: France (3) – Belgium (7) The French were behind by two points after six arrows (7-8-10-10-8-9). The Belgians, (9-9-10-9-8-9), were leading the match by 54-52. France then managed to get back and tied the match at 108 points. Belgium took the lead again with six arrows to go (164-163). They finally clinched the match with a 2-point advantage over France: 218-220. Bronze Medal: USA (1) – France (3) France shot first on target no. 2: Fabre started with a 10, Chesse followed with a 9 and Bouillot with a 10 for an intermediate total of 29. The Americans Van Natta, Nicely and Anschutz opened the match with a perfect end of 30. Fabre followed with a bad 8, but her team-mates shot 10 and 9 for an intermediate mark of 56. USA increased their advantage to 4 points after they shot another perfect 30! The Americans increased their lead to eight points after Chesse shot a 6 in the second end (116-108). The French managed to come back a little in the third end, taking advantage of two 8s by their opponents Nicely and Anschutz (168-163). The Americans lost one more point to the French (196-192) with 3 arrows to shoot. France finished with a strong end of 29 and put a little bit of pressure on their opponent, but the USA also managed a 29-point end to clinch and win bronze by 225-221. Gold Medal: Italy (5) - Belgium (7) Italy opened the match with 9-10-9 and was followed with 9-9-9 by Belgium. The match was tied after the first six arrows (55-55) as Italy scored 9-9-9 and Belgium 10-8-10. Salvi, Solato and Anastasio were trailing by two points at the half-way mark: they shot 9-8-9-9-10-10 for an intermediate total of 110, whereas Dessoy, Maemhouts and Willems scored 10-9-10-9-9-10 (112). The latter increased their advantage by one in the third end: the score was then 168-165 with only six arrows to go… After 21 arrows the Italian team had an intermediate score of 192. The Belgians increased their lead to 196 points. The final three arrows of the Italians were 10-9-8 for a total of 219. With 9-9-9 and a 223 score, Belgium took the first gold of the day: they are the new World Champions in Team Compound Women! Compound Men Demi-finale: USA (1) – Suède (5) The Americans started strong with a 58 end and led their opponents by 3 points (55). At the half-way mark the USA, shooting an almost perfect end (10-10-9-10-10-10), increased its advantage to 5 points (117-112). They continued their amazing run (10-X10-10-X10-9-9) in the third end and although Sweden were shooting well (9-9-10-10-9-10), they kept losing ground and fell behind by 6 points (175-169). The Americans controlled the match in the last end, shooting 9-9-9-10-10-10 and clinched victory by 232-229. Worth noting is the perfect last end achieved by the Swedes with six 10s! Demi-finale: Espagne (6) – Australie (2) Spain took the lead after six arrows: 56-55 over Australia. The Iberians increased it to 5 points after twelve arrows (115-110). The Australians came back to 2 points at the end of the third end (169-167). The fourth end was memorable in this match! The two teams started with a 10, but then the second Spanish arrow was an 8, while Australian shot a 10 to tie the match. Both teams followed with 9-9-9-10 (for a total of 224 each) and had to go to a shoot-off to decide the winner! Gomez started with a 9 for Spain and Freeman got a perfect 10 for Australia. The second arrow was the decisive one, Jerez shooting a liner that could be either a 9 or a 10. Timms scored a 9 at that time. The last two arrows by Duo and Coghlan were 9s. The Judges checked Jerez’s arrow and it was finally a 9, which handed victory to Australia! Médaille de bronze: Suède (5) – Espagne (6) Sweden shot first in this bronze medal match. Malm, Lindblad and Lundin shot 10-10-9-9-9-10 scoring 57 points out of a possible 60. Their Spanish opponents Gomez, Jerez and Duo, scored X10-9-10-8-9-9 and trailed by two points (55). They then shot first in the second end and shot 9-9-10-9-10-9 (111). With an end of 10-9-10-10-8-9, Spain maintained its 2-point advantage for a 113 intermediate total. With the wind blowing more strongly, the second half of the match started with the Iberians shooting 10-8-10-7-9-9 (164), while their Swedish opponents followed with 9-9-9-9-10-10 (169). Taking advantage of a 7 by the Spanish, the Scandinavians took a 5-point lead with six arrows to go for each team. Gomez, Jerez and Duo, having nothing to lose at this point, shot a close-to-perfect last end with 10-10-10-9-10-10. However, the Swedish managed to sustain the pressure and clinched the match with a strong end too (10-9-10-9-10-9). Final score and bronze medal for Sweden: 226-223! Médaille d’or: USA (1) – Australie (2) The top two qualifying teams faced off for the Team Compound Men’s gold in the last match of the morning. The Americans Wilde R., Willet Jr and Gellenthien started the match with 10-10-9-10-9-9 (57 out of a possible 60). The Australians, Freeman, Timms and Coghlan scored 9-9-10-9-10-9 (56), giving the lead to their opponents by one point. Trailing behind after the first end, Australia shot first in the second. They started with 9-10-10 (85) and the USA shot a perfect 10-10-10 series to gain one more point (87). The Aussies finished the second end with 10-9-10 for a half-way mark of 114. The Americans followed with 9-10-10 to enjoy a 2-point advantage at that point. The 2003 World Champion Freeman and his team-mates continued with 10-9-10-9-10-10 (172). USA, led by 2006 World Cup Series winner, Wilde R., managed to maintain their slim lead with 10-10-9-10-9-10 (174). A very uncertain, high level match with no archer shooting out of the yellow ring (10 or 9 points) ot this point!!! Australia followed with 10-9-10 and the USA with 10-9-10 (201-203) with only three arrows to go. Australia put pressure with three perfect final arrows (10-10-10!) As his fellow countrymen Wilde and Willet shot 9 and 10 respectively, Gellenthien’s last arrow was to decide on victory or shoot-off… The young American did not crumble and scored another 10 to hand his team the gold medal! Final score: 232-231. FITA Communication
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