The Indian team, consisting of Jayanta Talukdar and Deepika Kumari, settled for silver in the final of the recurve mixed team event of the World Cup (Stage II) archery competition on the final day at Antalya on June 12, 2011. The Indians lost to the Chinese pair of Dai Xiaoxiang and Fang Yuting 133-136 in a rain-marred final.

The Indian duo was behind from the first end of four arrows collecting only 29 points. The Chinese picked up 30 to go ahead. The trend continued in the second end as well when the Indians scored 33 and their rivals' earned 34 for a total score of 62-64. In the third end too the Indians were behind by a point (35-36) for a total 97-100. The three-point lead came very handy for the Chinese as in the final end of four arrows both scored 36 points each which left the Chinese winner by 136-133.

This was the first time an Indian side reached the final of the mixed team event. Otherwise, India failed to clinch any medal in the individual or in the team competition of this meet. The mixed team silver is the only saving grace for the 11-member contingent.

The Indian women's team of Laishram Bombayla Devi, Deepika Kumari and Chekrovolu Swuro, won the bronze medal in the recurve women's team event. India defeated Ukraine in the play-off match at 206-197.

The Indian trio held the upper hand against Ukraine threesome of Victoriya Koval, Nina Mylchenko and Lidia Sichenikova right from the first end. The Ukrainian team was the winner in Porec 2010. The Indian team was third two years back. These teams played for a World Cup bronze already at the Porec World Cup 2009. Ukraine had won 212-197. Last year the teams met again in Antalya and India won 204-202.

Both teams shot two 7s in the first end, but India had more 10s to take the lead 52-48. The Ukrainians had another weak end, scoring 8-8-9-8-8-6. India had a better group with 10-8-7-8-9-7. India led by six points, 101-95, at half way stage. In the third end of six arrows, Ukraine scored 48 points and India 51. India established a nine-point lead with six arrows to go. In the final end, the Ukrainians increased their score to 54 (10-8-9-8-10-9) but India were too far ahead. With 9-9-7-10-9-10, India held the lead to nine points (206-197) to win the bronze medal.

Indian women's recurve team moved into the bronze medal play-off against Ukraine after losing to the US in the semifinals that too in a tie-breaker of the World Cup (Stage II) archery competition at Antalya on June 10, 2011. The men's team, however, lost to Japan in the first round also in the tie-breaker.

Predictably, the Indians' campaign in the individual competition too came to an end with the remaining three, Thupuvoyi Swuro, Laishram Bombayla Devi and Deepika Kumari losing in the round of 32 on June 9, 2011.

The only good news is that the Indian mixed team pair of Jayanta Talukdar and Deepika Kumari moved into the final against China to be played on the final day on Sunday.

The Indian men's team, consisting of Rahul Banerjee, Tarundeep Rai and Jayanta Talukdar, ranked World No. 1 and ninth in this competition, showed woeful form to tie the score 212-212 against Japan. In the three-arrow tie-breaker, India shot 27 points as against Japan's 29. Japan went on to beat Korea in the semifinals and moved into the final against France.

The women's team, comprising Bombayla Devi, Deepika and Chekrovolu Swuro, beat Turkey in the first round 208-207; defeated Russia 209-208 and tied 212-212 with the US. In the tie-breaker, India scored 24 and US collected 28 to move into the final against Korea.

Expectedly, Thupuvoyi went down to ultimate finalist and fourth seed Brady Ellison of the US 6-2 in the round of 32 in the men's section.

India had very high hopes on Deepika who was ranked fourth behind the three Koreans in the qualification round. Yet, the Indian failed to go past her first opponent in this meet, 29th ranked Lisa Unruh of Germany, losing the contest at 4-6. Bombayla, ranked 11th, should have had no problem in defeating 43rd ranked Bishindee Urantungalag of Mongolia but the latter simply outplayed the Indian 7-1.

The Indian mixed team pair first defeated Germany 146-145 and Italy 149-147 in the quarterfinals. The Korean pair was no match for the Indians as the latter won151-149.

A little known Iranian Majid Mirrahimi shocked India's Jayanta Talukdar 6-5 in the first round of the World Cup (Stage II) archery competition individual elimination round at Antalya on June 8, 2011.

The 15th ranked Indian squandered 4-0 lead to lose in the tie-break after the two tied at five points each. In a one-arrow tie-break, the Iranian hit a 10 and the Indian shot a nine, according to information received here.

Talukdar was in comfortable lead taking the first two sets 29-24, 29-25 to race to 4-0 lead. The 15th ranked Indian, however, lost the next set at 27-28. The Iranian, ranked 98th, snatched the opening to draw the next set at 27-27 to reduce the lead to 3-5. In the final set, Talukdar made grave errors to lose it at 23-29 and allowed the contest drift into tie-breaker.

India's two other archers, Rahul Banerjee and Tarundeep Rai, also fell early. This left Deepika Kumari and Laisharam Bombayla Devi in the women's section and Thupuvoyi Swuro in the men's section to keep the Indian challenge going in the individual competition.

Banerjee, ranked 31st, beat 82nd ranked Goktug Ergin of Turkey in the first round at 6-5, but fell to 79th placed Alexey Belov of Russia 3-7 in the next round. Rai, 54th ranked after the qualification round, won his opening round against 59th ranked Piotr Nowak of Poland 6-0 before bowing out to reigning Olympic champion Viktor Ruban of Ukraine, ranked 11th, 2-6.

Thupuvoyi will be up against a tough opponent in fourth seed Brady Ellison of the U.S. in the third round. The Naga archer won against 84th placed Lars Eggestig of Sweden 7-1 and 36th ranked Yagiz Yilmaz of Turkey 6-0.

Sixth seed Deepikia earned a bye into the round of 32. She will play 29th ranked Lisa Unruh of Germany. Bombayla won through two rounds to play 43rd ranked Bishindee Urangungalag of Mongolia for a place in the pre-quarterfinals. The Railway archer won against 102nd ranked Arezoo Heydari of Iran 7-1 and 54th ranked Iranian Fateme Farashi 6-0.

Ranked 30th, Chekrovolu defeated Kazakh Anastassiya Bannevo 7-1 but fell to 35th ranked Veronika Haidn Tschalova of Germany 2-6. Fifth second in ranking, Seema Verma was beaten by 61st ranked Simona Bancila of Romania 2-6.

Deepika Kumari came up with an outstanding performance among Indians on the opening day of the World Cup (Stage II) archery competition at Antalya (Turkey) on June 7, 2011.

The petite archer from Ranchi finished fourth overall (1354 points) behind the three Koreans. She also helped India finish second (4005 points) behind Korea in the team ranking.

Otherwise, the Indians had a bad day with the men's recurve team finishing ninth and individually Jayanta Talukdar (1335, 15th), Thupuvoyi Swuro (1316, 29th), Rahul Banerjee (1312, 31st) and Tarundeep Rai (1296, 54th). India was ranked ninth (3963 points) in the men's section and will take on eighth ranked Japan in the first round of the team championship. Korea finished at No. 1 in ranking with 4091. Mexico was a surprising second with 4051 and France was third with 4013.

In the women's section, L. Bombayla Devi (1334, 11th), Chekrovolu Swuro (1317, 30th) and Seema Verma (1292, 52nd) finished in that order. In the team event, India will play 15th ranked Turkey in the first round.

World record holder Kim Woojin of Korea (1381, 1st), Oh Jin Hyek of Korea (1362, 2nd, Dai Xiaoxiang of China (1361, 3rd) took the top three places in the men's section. Ki Bo Be (1372, 1st), Jung Dasomi (1360, 2nd), Han Gyeonghee (1356, 3rd), all from Korea, occupied the top three spots.

In the team standing, Korea headed the field with 4088, India was second and China was third with 3999.

In the mixed team event, the Indian pair of Deepika and Talukdar garnered 2689 points to rank fourth in a field of 16 teams.