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Brandon Xuereb performs under the watchful eyes of Eric Peters and Reece Wilson-Poyton.
Photo : Courtoisie World Archery
Sportcom
Published yesterday at 4:46 p.m. UTC
The Canadian recurve archery team caused a surprise at the World Cup in Yecheon, South Korea, on Thursday. The trio of Brandon Xuereb, Eric Peters and Reece Wilson-Poyton defeated the Italians, 5th in the world, 6-2 to win the bronze medal.
The Canadian team, which ranks 16th in the world, reached the podium after winning in four rounds.
She won 6-2 against the Australians in the first round, then had the upper hand 5-3 against the Indians who are ranked 2nd. A 6-0 victory over the Dutch allowed the Canadians to reach the final four. They faced the Germans in the semi-final and lost 6-2.
Germany and South Korea will shoot for gold on Sunday.
Solo, Eric Peters, silver medalist at the last World Championships, obtained the best Canadian result with a 15th place. Brandon Xuereb, originally from Toronto and now residing in Quebec, ranked 49th.
On the women’s side, Virginie Chénier was stopped in qualifying and finished 65th after a tiebreaker defeat for the 64th and final place giving access to the elimination rounds.
She will return to action this week in the mixed team event alongside Eric Peters. The duo took 20th place in qualifying and will face the Vietnamese team in the first elimination round.
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