Dropped from the mixed team competition after a below-par performance in the ranking round, India\u2019s Atanu Das came up with a brilliant performance, scoring well under pressure to stun South Korea\u2019s 2012 gold medallist Oh Jinhyek to reach the pre-quarterfinal stage in men\u2019s individual archery at the Tokyo Olympics today.<\/p>\n
Das shot a 10 in the single arrow shoot-out after Jinhyek could manage only nine in an attempt to seal a memorable victory in a second-round match.<\/p>\n
Pravin Jadhav had replaced Das to partner Deepika Kumari in the mixed team as he had not done well in the ranking round on July 23, finishing second behind Jadhav.<\/p>\n
But the 29-year-old from Baranagar, West Bengal came up with a brilliant performance today, one of his best performances ever, as he shot superbly that too under pressure to tie the Korean 5-5 on set points after five rounds at the Yumenoshima Final Field.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Das had reached the second round after beating Deng Yu-Cheng of Chinese Taipei 6-4 in five sets.<\/p>\n
Against Jinhyek, Das came back strongly in the second set after Jinhyek had won the first 26-25. Both archers had started tentatively but the Korean shot 8, 9, and 9 in three arrows while Das could manage only 8, 8, and 9.<\/p>\n
However, Das did well in the second set to draw level at 27-27, hitting a nine after the Korean had managed an eight that undid the 10 he shot on the second attempt. Both archers had a nine on their first arrow in the second set.<\/p>\n
Trailing 3-1, Das shot three 9s in the third set, missing a chance of winning the set as he had a chance of winning it by scoring a 10 on his third arrow but could manage only nine as the two again tied at 27-27.<\/p>\n
The Korean archer imploded in the fourth set as he shot a seven and followed it by a stunning six. Das shot eight, nine, and 10 to win the set 27-22, the archers tied 4-4 with the final round to go.<\/p>\n
In the final set, the Indian archer had a chance to win the match with a 10 on the final arrow but could manage only a nine, the arrow just touching the border of the line.<\/p>\n
Jinhyek, whose game had deteriorated as the match progressed, shot 10,9 and 9 in this set and Das matched him shot for shot as they tied at 28-28. With both getting a point each from this set, the score was tied 5-5, taking the match into a one-arrow shootout.<\/p>\n
In the shootout, Jinhyek managed only a nine and Das clinched victory by hitting 10 on his final arrow to seal the victory.<\/p>\n
In the next round, Das will meet Takaharu Furukawa of Japan and a win will put him closer to the medal round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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