(Montreal) The Canadian recurve archery team caused a surprise at the World Championships in Yecheon, South Korea. The trio of Brandon Xuereb, Eric Peters and Reece Wilson-Poyton defeated the Italians, ranked fifth in the world, 6-2 to win the bronze medal.
The Canadian team, which finished 16the World rankings, reached the podium on Thursday after winning four rounds.
She won 6-2 against the Australians in the first round, then prevailed 5-3 against the Indians, who are ranked second in the world. A 6-0 win against the Dutch allowed her to reach the Final Four. The Canadians met the Germans in the semifinals and lost 2-6.
Germany and South Korea will compete for gold in the grand final on Sunday.
In the individual competition, Eric Peters, silver medalist at the last World Championship, achieved the best Canadian result with a 15e Location. Brandon Xuereb, originally from Toronto and now living in Quebec, finished 49the.
In the women’s race, Virginie Chénier was stopped in qualifying and finished 65the after losing in the tiebreaker with 64e and last place, which grants access to the elimination rounds. She will be back in action this week in the mixed team event alongside Eric Peters. The duo took 20th placee Qualification rank and will face the Vietnamese team in the first elimination round.
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