Fired-up Mark gains better draw in knockout duel
Javier, ranked 79th in the world and an Olympic qualifier, scored 654 after 72 arrows and finished 36th going into the first round of knockout phase Aug.13 at the same venue.
The fired-up Javier broke his Philippine record of 331 with a 333 in his second set of 36 arrows. He had 321 in the first set.
The effort avoided an early confrontation with the top guns of the event where the first-ranked archer will be paired with No. 64 in a top vs bottom format. Javier goes up against
The first and second rounds will be held Aug. 13, with the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals slated Aug. 15.
Mexican Juan Rene Serrano pulled off an upset of sorts as he topped the ranking round with 679, beating world and Olympic champion Park Kyung-mo of
Still, the world’s top 10 lived up to their status, with
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