Earlier that day, Deepika had secured her spot within the quarterfinals by overcoming Germany’s Michelle Kroppen with a rating of 6-4.Nevertheless, she was unable to copy her earlier success in opposition to the younger Korean archer, PTI reported.
In April, on the Shanghai World Cup, Deepika had triumphed over the 19-year-old Nam in straight units throughout their semifinal encounter, finally incomes a silver medal. Sadly, the Indian veteran couldn’t ship an analogous efficiency on this significant event on the Olympics.
Nam and Deepika had been locked in a decent battle, with the rating even at 4-4 after the completion of 4 units. Nevertheless, Nam’s unwavering precision proved to be the deciding issue, as she secured victory within the fifth set, incomes her a spot within the semifinals.
Regardless of dealing with criticism for her subpar efficiency within the workforce occasion, Deepika struggled to take care of consistency all through the match. Her scores of six and 7 within the second and fourth units, respectively, proved to be a big setback, finally resulting in her defeat.
The 30-year-old Indian scored 28-26 within the first set, incomes two factors. She adopted up with scores of 10, 6, and 9, however Nam leveled the match by successful the second set 28-25.
Deepika regained the lead by taking the third set 29-28 with two 10s. Nevertheless, she scored 10, 7, and 10 within the fourth set, dropping it 27-29.
Within the decisive fifth set, Deepika scored three consecutive 9s, however the Korean sealed the victory with scores of 10, 9, and 10.
