The first two rounds of the individual competition are over

Wednesday afternoon completed the 1/32 and 1/16 eliminations at Lord’s Cricket Ground. The competition will continue with the women’s individual 1/8 eliminations and finals on Thursday and the men’s individual final day on Friday. The World Rank No. 1 Brady ELLISON (USA) was eliminated! Read the review of all matches below. Men – 1/32 Eliminations Taylor WORTH (AUS/23) v Alan WILLS (GBR/42) The 21-year-old former junior team world champion took the first set 28-24, but lost the second one to the two-time Olympian Alan WILLS. The Australian capitalised on three 8s shot by the crowd favourite to take the third set and lead 4-2. Both archers scored 26 points in the fourth set, moving the score to 5-3. Taylor WORTH started the final set with a bad 8, which allowed WILLS to come back at 5-5. However the Australian was superior in the shoot-off (x10-9). Mark JAVIER (PHI/55) v Brady ELLISON (USA/10) The No. 1 of the World Ranking and new Olympic team silver medallist Brady ELLISON was expected to take an easy victory in his match against Mark JAVIER (No. 55), who won his Olympic ticket by placing 5th at the Final Qualification Tournament. The 23-year-old American won the first two sets with scores of 29 and 28. He suffered an unusual 7 in the third set, tying his opponent 25-25 (5-1). However ELLISON put an end to the match by winning the fourth set 29-22. Yu ISHIZU (JPN/15) v Simon TERRY (GBR/50) The crowd cheered loudly as the double bronze medallist from Barcelona 1992 took to the field against Yu ISHIZU, who made his international debut this season. The Japanese archer had a perfect start to the match with two 10s, but a 5 cost him the first set. The second set ended in a draw at 26-26, giving a 3-1 lead to the Briton. Simon TERRY shot 29 (with a 9 just out of the 10 ring) to take the third set by just one point and lead 5-1. Both archers started the fourth set with 9 and 7. ISHIZU released a final 8, meaning TERRY needed at least an 8 to tie and win the match. He shot a 9 to the delight of the crowd! Dan OLARU (MDA/47) v Jake KAMINSKI (USA/18) The team silver medallist KAMINSKI was the big favourite against Dan OLARU, who is the youngest archer on the field at 15. The flag bearer for Moldova at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games, OLARU had the best two arrows with 9-10, but a final 6 cost him the first set. The American archer won the second set 29-26 to lead 4-0. Both archers shot two 9s and a 10 in the third set, moving the score to 5-1 for KAMINSKI. The American suffered a bad 6 in the fourth end, which allowed OLARU to reduce the gap to 3-5. KAMINSKI had the best start in the last set, 10-9 to OLARU’s 9-8. But the American released a final 4, to which OLARU had the perfect reply: 10! This means there are no more American men at this stage of the competition. Thomas FAUCHERON (FRA/27) v Witthaya THAMWONG (THA/38) The bronze medallist of the recent European Championships won this match in straight sets: he took the first set 28-26, and the second 27-23; in the third set, he scored 9-10-7 against 7-9-9 to THAMWONG. Rene Philippe KOUASSI (CIV/59) v Gael PREVOST (FRA/6) The 18-year-old Gael PREVOST started this match with a 6, which helped the winner of the African Qualifier take the first set, 25-23. However it was KOUASSI’s turn to shoot a 6 in the second set, and the archers ended in a tie at 2-2. PREVOST shot 9-7-10 in the third set. KOUASSI, who started with 9-10, could have won this set, had he scored higher than a final 7. The score was now 3-3. The fourth set followed a similar scenario, with PREVOST shooting 9-9-8, and KOUASSI needing a 9 to take the set. He shot an 8 and the tie moved to 4-4. In the fifth set, PREVOST put the pressure on his opponent with 10-10-9. KOUASSI shot 9 and 10, but ran out of time and released a final 4. PREVOST won the last set 29-23, and the match 6-4. Men – 1/16 Eliminations Taylor WORTH (AUS/23) v Brady ELLISON (USA/10) Surprisingly, it is not Brady ELLISON but Taylor WORTH who won the first set, 10-10-9 to 9-9-10. The Australian archer shot 27 points in the second set, which ELLISON started with two 9s followed by a 7. WORTH led 3-1. The No. 1 ELLISON lost the third set 26-29 and found himself trailing 1-5. The American couldn’t do better than 8-8-10 in the fourth set. WORTH started with 9-9 and needed an 8 to take the match. He scored a 9 for an incredible upset, 7-1. Simon TERRY (GBR/50) v Dan OLARU (MDA/47) The British archer received a warm welcome from the public, but it wasn’t enough to help him win the first set. He shot 7-9-9 and was outscored by OLARU (8-10-10). The 15-year-old won the second set 27-25 to lead the 38-year-old 4-0! The scores of the third set were tied, 9-10-9 from both archers. OLARU led 5-1. With TERRY shooting 9-7-8, OLARU needed a final 6 to win the match. He scored a 9 to defeat the two-time Olympic medallist! Laurence GODFREY remains the only British archer qualifed for the next round. Thomas FAUCHERON (FRA/27) v Gael PREVOST (FRA/6) Thomas FAUCHERON had the best start with 10-10-10 in this match between French teammates. However the 22-year-old opened the second set with a 7, allowing PREVOST to come back 27-25, 2-2. FAUCHERON seemed to be bothered by the wind in the third set, which went to his teammate. The 18-year-old PREVOST led 4-2. The score moved to 5-3 after both archers shot two 9s and a 10 in the fourth set. FAUCHERON suffered a 6 on his second arrow of the final set. This released the pressure on Gael PREVOST who shot a final 10 for victory. Women – 1/32 Eliminations CHOI Hyeonju (KOR/21) v Jessica TOMASI (ITA/44) This match featured the team world champion Jessica TOMASI against the new team Olympic champion from Korea. TOMASI, the 2004 field archery world champion, outscored her opponent in the first set, 9-9-9 to 9-9-7. Both archers totaled 28 points in the second set, and the 26-year-old Italian led 3-1. Shooting last in the third set, TOMASI had the opportunity to take it with a final 9, but she scored only a 7. Both archers were tied at 3-3. CHOI started the fourth set with a 6, releasing the pressure on her opponent, who took the lead 5-3. But the Italian shot a 7 in the final set, allowing the Korean to come back at 5-5. Shooting first, CHOI was perfect in the shoot-off with an x10 to take the match. Iria GRANDAL (ESP/53) v Ana Maria RENDON (COL/12) The 21-year-old Spanish archer won the first set of this match against the 2008 Olympian RENDON. The Colombian, who placed second to the world champion Denisse VAN LAMOEN at this year’s Panamerican Championships, took the second set thanks to better shooting and two arrows in the red ring by her opponent. The Spanish archer recovered the lead after the third set, which she won 28-25. She went on to shoot 29 points in the fourth set for an upset over the No. 12! Alejandra VALENCIA (MEX/13) v Reena PARNAT (EST/52) The double gold medallist of the Panamerican Games 2011 took the first set 26-21. The totals of the second set were equal despite the scores being very different: VALENCIA 9-9-8, PARNAT 10-10-6. The 17-year-old Mexican won the third set 26-25 to lead 5-1. She went on to win the fourth set despite a bad 6. Victory 7-1 for VALENCIA! Leidys BRITO (VEN/45) v CHENG Ming (CHN/20) The winner of the last World Cup Final CHENG Ming took the first set 27-24 in her match against Leidys BRITO. Third at the Panamerican Championships this year, the Venezuelan archer came back in the second set (28-26) to tie at 2-2. She went on to win the third set to lead 4-2, but suffered a final 6 in the fourth set that allowed CHENG to come back at 4-4. The Chinese archer shot 28 points in the final set, to outscore Leidys BRITO and win the match 6-4. KI Bo Bae (KOR/1) v Rand AL-MASHHADANI (IRQ/64) The former No. 1 of the World Ranking and new Olympic team champion KI Bo Bae had an easy victory 6-0 against her opponent, who is one of the few athletes from Iraq competing in these Olympic Games. The young archer received a huge applause from the British crowd. Ekaterina TIMOFEYEVA (BLR/33) v Lidiia SICHENIKOVA (UKR/32) The 19-year-old Ukrainian, 5th at the recent European Championships, faced the Belarussian in a very close match. TIMOFEEVA won the first set, 26-25. She also won the second set with an identical one-point margin, 25-24, to lead 4-0. The scores of the third set were tied (26-26). In the fourth set, TIMOFEEVA was in a good position to win the match. She needed a 9, but released only a 6. The score was now 5-3. SICHENIKOVA came back in the final set, 26-25, to tie at 5-5. In the shoot-off, both archers scored a 9, but TIMOFEEVA’s was closer to the centre by one centimetre! Women – 1/16 Eliminations CHOI Hyeonju (KOR/21) v Iria GRANDAL (ESP/53) CHOI won the first set with a little help from a 5 by her Spanish opponent. Both archers shot 28 points in the second set, moving the score to 3-1 for the 27-year-old Korean. CHOI, who started shooting internationally in 2012, won the third set 28-26 to lead 5-1. The wind became a factor in the fourth set: GRANDAL scored 6-8-10 and CHOI 9-3-8. The score was now 5-3 for the Korean. GRANDAL clinched the fifth set 9-9-10 to 9-8-10, to tie at 5-5! CHOI was up first in the shoot-off, and scored a 10, which GRANDAL couldn’t match (9). CHOI was fortunate to advance to the 1/8 elimination round after her second shoot-off of the day. Alejandra VALENCIA (MEX/13) v CHENG Ming (CHN/20) In the first and second sets, Alejandra VALENCIA had three arrows in the red ring, and the World Cup winner was stronger to take the lead 4-0. Both archers shot only 9s in the third set, and the scored moved to 5-1 for CHENG. VALENCIA started the fourth set with a 7, and she was beaten by CHENG for just one point, 24-25. CHENG won the match 7-1 to advance to the 1/8 elimination round. KI Bo Bae (KOR/1) v Ekaterina TIMOFEYEVA (BLR/33) As expected, the leader from qualifications won the first set, 28-23. However the three 9s that she shot in the second set were not enough to win her the two set points – she was outscored by TIMOFEEVA, 28-27. KI took back the lead after the third set, thanks to good shooting and a final 7 by her opponent. She led 4-2. The Korean lady shot 10-9-9 to TIMOFEEVA’s 9-10-8 in the fourth set – enough to take the set and the match, 6-2. She is the third Korean to qualify for the 1/8 elimination round. 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