Mohit shines on debut, stuns top seed

Dhaka, November 15

Young and unheralded Mohit Deshwal of Haryana stunned South Korean top seed Choi Yonghee en route to setting up a semifinal clash with Indian ace Abhishek Verma in the men’s compound section of the Asian Archery Championships here today.

The debutant shocked the world No. 18 in the pre-quarterfinals, shooting a perfect 10 in the shoot-off as his heavyweight rival managed a 9. Former Asian champion Verma secured three easy wins on his way to setting up a semifinal clash with Mohit. Rishabh Yadav lost to sixth seed Sergey Khristich in a shoot-off.

In the women’s individual section, Jyothi Surekha Vennam beat teammate Parneet Kaur 148-146 to set up a last-four date with top seed Kim Yunhee, the 2015 world champion. In the recurve section, the South Koreans routed the Indians to make an all-Korean semifinal line-up.

Meanwhile, Pravin Jadhav and reigning senior national champion Parth Salunkhe were the best among the Indian quartet, but lost in the quarters in the men’s individual section. In the women’s section, Komalika Bari lost 4-6 to Ryoo Su Jung, Madhu Vedwan and Ridhi also exited. — PTI