End of round one, India (Rakesh) 29-30 China (Xinliang)
Rakesh gets the semifinals underway, with a perfect 10! He follows it with another 10! Rakesh finishes round one with a 9!
Xinliang starts with a 10 as well! His second shot yields another 10! The Chinese finishes round one with 30/30!
Xinliang with a slender lead over the world no.1!
Rakesh Kumar to take on AI Xinliang in the semis!
It promises to be an exciting encounter!
Who will make it to the final?
The medal matches will happen later tonight!
The details of Rakesh Kumar's opponent and timing will be updated shortly, along with the live coverage of his match.
Stay tuned!
Shoot-off ends, India (Rakesh) 10-10 Canada (Kyle), Rakesh goes through to the semis!
Kyle will kick things off, and he hits a 10 but a bit off center, 29.5mm to be precise!
Rakesh to go now, and he hits the bullseye! WHAT AN ARROW!
This was yet another brilliant match, and Rakesh has come out on top, twice now today he has prevailed in the shoot-off!
He will play a medal match later tonight!
Final score: Rakesh Kumar 144-144 Kyle Tremblay (Rakesh won the shoot-off)
Shoot-off begins!
Once again, simple equation: One arrow each, closest to the center goes into the semis.
Who comes out on top?
End of round five, India (Rakesh) 144-144 Canada (Kyle)
A thrilling fifth round!
Kyle gets it underway with a brilliant 10! His second arrow hits a 9 but barely! Kyle finishes his set with a brilliant 10!
Rakesh starts with a 9! He follows it up with a 9! His final shot needs a 10, and he hits a 10!
We go into a shoot-off for the second time!
This is turning out to be some contest!
End of round four, India (Rakesh) 116-115 Canada (Kyle)
Rakesh hits a 10 in his first shot, and his another 10! He closes his round with a perfect 30/30!
Kyle begins with a 9, and another 9! He finishes round four with another 9!
Rakesh gets into the lead!
Round four begins!
The pressure is on the world no.1. Can Rakesh muster a comeback?
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