BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Chris Perkins, the only Canadian archer to compete at the 2022 World Games, will leave Alabama with a bronze medal in the compound target competition.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Chris Perkins, the only Canadian archer to compete at the 2022 World Games, will leave Alabama with a bronze medal in the compound target competition.
On Friday, Perkins started strong with a second place qualification in a field of 25 archers. His second half score (358) was the highest of the group and he totaled 713 with his first half score.
The only tiebreaker between him and Mike Schloesseer of the Netherlands, who finished first, was the number of crosses. That score earned him a bye to the quarter-finals, where he faced American James Lutz, winning 148-146. In his second game of the day he fired past Lukasz Przybylski of Poland and again took the win 148-145.
On Saturday, Perkins was placed against Miguel Becerra of Mexico in one of two semifinals. It was a tight match, with Becerra only two points ahead in the second end. While Perkins and Becerra were even bowling for the remainder of the match, because of this small lead, Becerra won the semi-final and advanced to the gold medal match.
Perkins then quickly turned around and faced India’s Abhishek Verma for bronze. After a tie in the first end, Perkins still held on to the lead, shooting only two 9s in the entire match. His good shooting led him to a bronze medal in the men’s compound target competition, an amazing result for the Canadian archer.
The World Games are a multi-sport event for sports and/or disciplines not contested at the Olympic Games.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on July 9, 2022
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