Tang Chih-Chun Wins Silver at Archery World Cup; Coach: Thrilled to See High-Level Competition
Taiwanese archer Tang Chih-Chun won a silver medal at the Archery World Cup, defeating a Tokyo Olympic gold medalist to reach the final before narrowly losing to an American competitor. His coach believes the experience will boost his confidence.
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Taiwanese male archer Tang Chih-Chun advanced through the New Year's season's first international competition, the Archery World Cup in Puebla. In today's semifinal, he battled Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Mete Gazoz of Turkey to a shoot-off, advancing to the gold medal match with a 10-9 victory.
Tang Chih-Chun's opponent in the championship match was American star Brady Ellison, who won an individual bronze medal and a team silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
The championship match was evenly matched, with the score tied at 4-4 after the first four sets. In the crucial fifth set, Tang Chih-Chun scored only 8 points with his last arrow, ultimately losing 27-29 with a score of 4-6, but still secured a silver medal. Tang Chih-Chun's average arrow value in the final was 9.40 points, slightly lower than his opponent's 9.53 points.
Coach Liu Chan-Ming, in an interview with CNA reporters, stated that the wind direction was a bit hard to grasp when they first entered the final venue today, easily swirling left and right. Fortunately, they managed to get a handle on it later, which allowed them to score 10 points in the semifinal shoot-off.
Liu Chan-Ming mentioned that the championship match was indeed a bit regrettable. In the third set, if the last arrow had scored 9 points, they could have won that set and taken the lead, and the final outcome might have been different. "Ultimately, we fought to the fifth set, and again, the last arrow scored 8 points. But Chih-Chun's movements were very fluid; it might have been due to stiffness that the score was slightly off."
Despite not winning gold, Tang Chih-Chun faced world-class opponents in both the semifinals and finals, which Liu Chan-Ming found quite thrilling and very helpful for his protégé's confidence.
Liu Chan-Ming revealed that in January this year, they went to the Japanese National Training Center for exchange and training with the Japanese national archery team. "I believe that the 12 days of training camp had a great impact on Chih-Chun this season, allowing him to enter combat readiness earlier. After the first two World Cups conclude, we will consider going abroad for training again." (Editor: Chang Ming-Kun) 1150413
Tang Chih-Chun's opponent in the championship match was American star Brady Ellison, who won an individual bronze medal and a team silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
The championship match was evenly matched, with the score tied at 4-4 after the first four sets. In the crucial fifth set, Tang Chih-Chun scored only 8 points with his last arrow, ultimately losing 27-29 with a score of 4-6, but still secured a silver medal. Tang Chih-Chun's average arrow value in the final was 9.40 points, slightly lower than his opponent's 9.53 points.
Coach Liu Chan-Ming, in an interview with CNA reporters, stated that the wind direction was a bit hard to grasp when they first entered the final venue today, easily swirling left and right. Fortunately, they managed to get a handle on it later, which allowed them to score 10 points in the semifinal shoot-off.
Liu Chan-Ming mentioned that the championship match was indeed a bit regrettable. In the third set, if the last arrow had scored 9 points, they could have won that set and taken the lead, and the final outcome might have been different. "Ultimately, we fought to the fifth set, and again, the last arrow scored 8 points. But Chih-Chun's movements were very fluid; it might have been due to stiffness that the score was slightly off."
Despite not winning gold, Tang Chih-Chun faced world-class opponents in both the semifinals and finals, which Liu Chan-Ming found quite thrilling and very helpful for his protégé's confidence.
Liu Chan-Ming revealed that in January this year, they went to the Japanese National Training Center for exchange and training with the Japanese national archery team. "I believe that the 12 days of training camp had a great impact on Chih-Chun this season, allowing him to enter combat readiness earlier. After the first two World Cups conclude, we will consider going abroad for training again." (Editor: Chang Ming-Kun) 1150413