New Delhi: Deepika Kumari has joined Bhajan Kaur to qualify for the Round of 16, defeating Quinty Roeffen of the Netherlands. Heading into the game against the backdrop of a tie-breaker, Deepika had a fair share of luck to take her into the pre-quarters.
Watch: Deepika Kumari enters Round of 16
๐ฎ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฎ! Deepika Kumari wins her second consecutive match in the womenโs individual event, defeating Quinty Roeffen 6-2 in the round of 32.
โฐ She will next take on Michelle Kroppen in the round of 16 on the 3rd of August at 1:52 pm IST.โฆ pic.twitter.com/fB62sgwRNj
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Deepika started resolutely against the Dutch archer winning the first set 29-28, hitting 10 twice. Quinty made a strong comeback to draw 2-2 against the Indian archer. In the third set, Quinty had a brain fade moment as she shot the first arrow horrendously wide of the target to score 0 points and gift the Indian the entire set.
DEEPIKA KUMARI INTO THE R16
Deepika Kumari defeated Quinty Roeffen of Netherlands 6-2 to reach the Round of 16
A little bit of luck also helped Deepika
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Deepika managed to win the fourth and the decider set comfortably 28-23, hitting two 10s in the process. Although she was dejected that she missed the bullseye on her third attempt, by that time the match was already sealed in favour of the Indian (6-2).
Deepika Kumari will now square off against German archer Michelle Kroppen who is coming into the contest after winning her match against the Azerbaijani archer Yaylagul Ramazanova. Kroppen is the bronze medalist in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
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