Taiwan men's compound arch team advanced to the Asian Games semi-finals with 10 key points from rising star Yan Zixiang

Yan Zixiang. (provided by the delegation)

[Special Correspondent Wu Mengru/Nagoya Report] The Taiwanese team competed in the top 8 of the men's compound archery team at the Asian Games in Nagoya today. After the first 4 rounds, they fought fiercely with Vietnam to a tie at 232:232. The two sides entered the extra shot and still scored 29 points to tie. However, the 18-year-old rising star Yan Zixiang withstood the pressure and shot the key 10-point arrow in the center of the red heart. He narrowly won the top 4 tickets and will continue to compete for medals on the 30th.

Yan Zixiang from Yongfeng High School stood on the Asian Games stage for the first time. He shot a 10-point arrow without fear in the extra shooting stage. In the end, when both teams had the same score and both had two 10-point arrows, the winner was determined by an arrow closer to the inner 10 rings. The Taiwan Compound Bow Men's Team relied on his perfect-point arrow that hit the red center to win the ticket to advance.

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Regarding the last key shot, Yan Zixiang said: "I was super nervous just now, but for the last shot, I just wanted to focus on the competition. Because this is also my first time participating in the competition, I just enjoyed it, without too much pressure, and I was lucky to shoot it."

Taiwan's compound arch men's team this year is composed of Zhang Zhengwei, Chen Jielun and Yan Zixiang. Yesterday, the three shot 2111 points in the qualifying round and won the fourth seed of the men's team. Starting from the top 16 of the knockout round, they first defeated Mongolia 231:220, and then the top eight also eliminated Vietnam in the final extra stage. They advanced to the top four for the second time in a row. They will then face China on the 30th to fight for the gold medal ticket. In addition, the compound archery women's team composed of Huang Yirou, Chen Yixuan, and Chen Fangyi defeated Indonesia in the top 8 with 234:227. The opponent in the top 4 was also the Chinese team.