Deepika Kumari and Partha Salunkhe Seled their spots in the semifinals of the individual recurve events at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai on May 9, 2025.
Parth displayed excellent form and composure, handing a shock defeat to former olympic and world champion mete gazoz of turkey in a shopff in the first round. He Pulled Off Another Heist Against South Korea’s Kim Je Deok, A Three-Time Olympic Gold Medallist in Team Events, In the Third Round.
Parth will face reigning Olympic champion kim wojin, also from from korea, in the last four on Sunday.
Olympian deepika, meanwhile, defeated China’s li jiman, a silver medallist in the team event at the 2024 paris olympics, 6-2 in the Quarterfinals. Like Partha, Deepika will also take on a Reigning Olympic Champion – Lim Sihyeon of Korea – In Sunday’s semifinals.
Nonetheless, Abhishek and Madhura Still have a chance to return home with a medal as they face malaysia’s fatin nurfatehah mat salleh and mohd. Juwaidi Mazuki in Saturday’s Bronze Medal Match.
The Indian Men’s and Women’s Compound Teams will face mexico in their respective finals.
Results
Individual: Recurve: Men: B.Dhiraj Lost to Abdullah Yildirmis (TUR) 6-5 (Shoot-off: 10-9) (first round); Atanu Das Bt Christian Stoddard (Usa) 7-3 (First Round), Bt Kwok Yin Chai (HKG) 7-1 (Second Round), Bt Wang Yan (CHN) 6-4 (Third Round), Lost to Kim Woo Jin (Quarterfinal); Partha salunkhe bt mete gazoz (tur) 6-5 (10-9) (first round), bt aoshima tetsuya (jPN) 6-5 (10-8) (second round), Ryan Tyack (AUS) 6-2 6-2 (Quarterfinals); Tarundeep Rai Lost to Tatsuya 6-5 (9*-9, Closer to Center) (First Round).
Women: Ankita Bhakat Bt Karina Kozlowska (POL) 6-0 (First Round), Bt Huyen Diep Trieu (VIE) 6-0 (Second Round), Lost to Lim Siyee (Kor) 7-3 (Pre -Quarterfinals); Deepika Kumari Bt Lucia Ibanez Romero (SPN) 6-4 (First Round), Diana Tursunbek (KAZ) 6-0 (Second Round), BT Victoria Sebastian (FRA) 6-4 (pre -Quarterfinal), BT LI JAMAN (Chn (Quarterfinal); Anshika Kumari Lost to Elisa Tartler (GER) 6-5 (10-9) (first round); Simranjeet Kaur Lost to UEhara Ruka (JPN) 7-3 (first round).
Mixed team: Recurve: India (Deepika, Dhiraj) Got a Bye (First Round), Lost to Spain 5-1 (Pre-Quarterfinals); Compound: India (Madhura Dhamangaonkar, Abhishek Verma) Got A Bye (First Round), BT Singapore (Pre-Quarterfinals), BT Usa 160-158 (Quarterfinals), Lost to Grain Britain 158-156 (semifinals)
