: Archery, World Games: Verma reaches SF with huge upset, also in mixed team bronze match with Jyothi #IndiaNEWS Abhishek Verma stormed into the men’s compound archery semifinals at the World Games

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Archery, World Games: Verma reaches SF with huge upset, also in mixed team bronze match with Jyothi #IndiaNEWS
Abhishek Verma stormed into the men’s compound archery semifinals at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama stunning world No 1 and former world champion Mike Schloesser in the quarterfinal.Verma also reached the bronze medal match in the mixed team event with Jyothi Surekha Vennam.The 33-year-old Verma qualified in ninth place after shooting 707, six points behind top seed Schloesser. Verma beat American Ben Thompson in the first round to set up a second round clash against Estonian Robin Jaatma.In a close match, the two archers shot perfect 30s in the first three ends before Verma shot 29 to Jaatma’s 30 in the fourth end. However, Verma remained calm under pressure to shoot two bullseyes and a 10 in the final end even as Jaatma shot 28 to give the Indian a 149-148 win.In the quarter-final, Verma came up against ‘Mr Perfect’ Schloesser who had shot, living up to his nickname, a perfect 150 in his second-round win over Kim Taeyoon. However, the Dutch world No 1 shot a nine in his first end to go with two Xs as Verma shot a perfect 30. In a match with high-quality shooting, Verma shot two 30s either side of shooting a 29 in the third end as...Read more

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