India Tokyo Olympics Live: World Champion Korea thrash Deepika Kumari & Pravin Jadhav’s mixed team 6-2 in Quarterfinals – Follow Live . India’s mixed team of Deepika Kumari and Pravin Jadhav on Saturday lost their quarter-final clash of the Archery Mixed Team event in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics here at the Yumenoshima Final Field. South Korea’s An San and Kim Je Deok defeated the Indian pair 6-2 in the quarterfinals.
India Tokyo Olympics Live: An San and Kim Je Deok displayed their A-game in the entire match, giving no respite to the Indian pair, and in the first two sets, the South Korean duo dominated. However, Deepika and Pravin staged a comeback in the third set, and they brought the scoreline to 4-2. In the fourth set, Deepika and Jadhav scored 33, but An San and Deok scored a total of 36, and as a result, they ended up winning the match.
Earlier on Saturday, the mixed team of Deepika Kumari and Pravin Jadhav had booked their place in the quarterfinals after defeating the Chinese Taipei duo of Lin Chia-En and Tang Chih-Chun in the pre-quarterfinals.
India Tokyo Olympics Live: Trailing 3-1 in the match, India made a stunning comeback to defeat Chinese Taipei 5-3. Needing a perfect 10 to seal the deal in the deciding set, Deepika stepped up to the occasion and she registered what was needed to hand a victory to Deepika and Pravin
India Tokyo Olympics Live: Indian Mixed Team vs World Champion Korea in Quaraterfinals @ 10.30 AM – Follow Live Updates
India at Tokyo Olympics – Indian Duo in Quarterfinals: The duo of Deepika and Pravin came from behind to defeat Chinese Taipei duo of Lin Chia-En and Tang Chih-Chun in the pre-quarterfinals on Saturday. Trailing 3-1 in the match, India made a stunning comeback to defeat Chinese Taipei 5-3 and in all likelihood, Deepika and Pravin will now face the team from South Korea in the quarterfinals.
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India becomes the first team to qualify for the quarterfinal.
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It is yet to be decided who India will face in the quarterfinals berth. Follow LIVE Updates on InsideSport.co
🔟 to win…
Deepika Kumari delivers a victory for India in the first-ever mixed team match at the @Olympics.#ArcheryatTokyo #archery pic.twitter.com/x0JwjEdz4m
— World Archery (@worldarchery) July 24, 2021
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Pravin Jadhav looked all clear with his quick releases, it was Deepika Kumari’s composure that has helped India. She did not wilt under pressure, something that was seen in the past Olympics, she was as composed as she could get and shot the maximum as India came back from behind to win the match.
1/8 Eliminations – Match 1- Deepika Kumari & Pravin Jadhav Mixed Team Live Updates:
@6:18 AM: A great comeback for India who started slow but picked up the pace in the last sets.
| Set | Arrows | Totals | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Points | |
| 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 0 |
| 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 1 |
| 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 2 |
| 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 2 |
| Set Points | |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| Set | Arrows | Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Points | |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 2 |
| 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 1 |
| 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 0 |
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Chines Taipei shoots 10, 9, 8, 9 for a score of 36
India shoots 9, 8, 10, 10 for a score of 37
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Perfect from India, shoots 10, 10, 10, 10 for a score of 40, get 2 set points to equalize
Chinese Taipei shoots 10, 10, 7, 10 for a score of 35
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Better start from India, Shoots 10, 10, 9, 9 for a score of 38, gets 1 set point
Chinese Taipei shoots 10,9, 10, 9 and equals India’s score of 38, gets 1 set points
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After the first 4 arrows, India shoots 8, 10, 8, 9 for a score of 35
Chines Taipei scores 9, 9, 8, 10 for a score of 36 and gets 2 set points
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Deepika Kumari and Pravin Jadhav take on LIN Chia-En and TANG Chih-Chun of Chinese Taipei.
India Tokyo Olympics Live: India will play Chinese Taipei in Round of 16 @ 6 AM – Follow LIVE Updates on InsideSport.co
Deepika Kumari & Pravin Jadhav’s Last 16 Opponent will be Chinese Taipei’s accomplished Archers – Tang Chin Chun & Lin Chia En. India is seeded 9th for the event.
India was supposed to field the Husband-Wife duo of Atanu Das & Deepika Kumari in the Mixed Team but after the disappointing ranking round by Das – India now will be fielding Deepika & Jadhav pair on Saturday.
How does the MIXED TEAM Format work in the Olympics?
- Pravin Jadhav was seeded the highest in the men’s individual archery ranking round and as a result, he would be competing alongside Deepika Kumari.
- Pravin finished the round at the 31st position while Atanu finished at a disappointing 35th position.
- The mixed team is now placed at the ninth spot and it is this position, at which the pair of Deepika and Pravin will start the elimination rounds in the Tokyo Olympics.
- Pravin and Deepika’s collective score read 1319. They will take on Chinese Taipei in the 1/8 Eliminations round.
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Heading into the showpiece event, the pair of Deepika and Atanu was ranked seventh in the world and it was expected that they would be competing at the mixed team event as they also won gold at the Paris Stage 3 World Cup.
Earlier, world number one Deepika Kumari finished the women’s individual archery ranking round at a below-par 9th position after a good first-half display here at the Yumenoshima Ranking Field on Friday. South Korean San An created a new Olympic record.
Also read:
Indian Archery Team at Tokyo Olympics – Schedule & Results –
July 23
5:30 AM: Women’s Individual Qualification Rounds: Deepika Kumari – Finished 9th in the Ranking Round
9:30 AM: Men’s Individual Qualification Rounds – Results
Pravin Jadhav (31st), Atanu Das (35), Tarundeep Rai (37th)
July 24
6:00 AM: Mixed Team Eliminations – Pravin Jadhav & Deepika Kumari (India) vs Chinese Taipei in Round of 16
July 26
6:00 AM: Men’s Team Eliminations (Atanu Das, Pravin Jadhav, Tarundeep Rai)
July 27 to 31
6:00 AM: Men’s and Women’s Individual Eliminations
1:00 PM: Medal Matches
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