Eight archers advance

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Eight Filipino archers yesterday advanced to the quarterfinals for both women’s and men’s divisions after winning their prospective matches.

In the women’s recurve, RP’s Jasmin Figueroa beat Chutinan Sakulchai of Thailand, 135-123, to earn a slot in the quarterfinals while Rachelle Anne Cabral defeated Sirilak Suksamorn, also of Thailand, 145-142.

Figueroa will go up against Indonesia’s Rina Dewi Puspita Sari, while Cabral meets Anabarasi Subramaniam from Malaysia.

Two members of the women’s team, however, bowed out. Edwina delos Reyes yielded to Anabarasi Subramaniam of Malaysia; and Katherine Annalyn Santos lost to Fairuz Manisah Binti Che Ibrahim of Malaysia, 139-145.

Advancing in the women’s compound are Amaya Paz, who beat Yu Nandar Htike of Myanmar, 165-154; Jennifer Chan, winner over Leong Yoke Sim of Singapore, 163-155; and Abbigail Tindugan, who defeated Nur fitri Yanh of Indonesia, 158-152.

Paz will face Lilies Heliarte of Indonesia while Chan will play Narisara Tindugan of Thailand. Tindugan squares off with Maryanne Gul of Singapore.

In the men’s compound Earl Benjamin Yap beat Nguyen Tien Cuong of Vietnam, 171-141, in the eliminations, and Carlos Carag edged Myanmar’s Myo Aung, 163-159.

Yap faces Ting Leong Fong of Malaysia, while Carag tests I. Gusti Nyoman Puhurito Praditya of Indonesia.

As in the women’s recurve, the Pinoy archers lost in the men’s compound division following the loss of Gabriel Gil and Adam Jimenez III in the first round. - Bebot Sison