BEIJING, Aug 13 (Bernama) - National top archer Cheng Chu Sian bounced back from a dismal performance in the team running to enter the last 16 of the Olympics men's individual competition Wednesday.
Teammates Wan Khalmizam Abd Aziz and Muhd Marbawi Sulaiman were both beaten by a point in the first round.
Chu Sian opened with a 109-101 win over Australia's Matthew Gray and proceeded to beat Matti Hatava of Finland 110-103 in the second round of the individual tussle which is decided over 12 arrows.
But Friday, Chu Sian faces a tough hurdle in Lee Chang Hwan, a member of the South Korean team that retained the gold medal with an Olympic record.
The outcome will advance the winner into the quarterfinals.
Lee was in shattering form, scoring a near perfect 117 out of 120 for an Olympic record in beating Yusuf Goktug of Turkey to enter round three.
The Games' previous 115 mark set in Atlanta was also broken by Polish challenger, Jacek Proc, who scored 116.
Wan Khalmizam lost 105-106 to Alexandru Bodnar of Romania while Muhd Marbawi was edged out by Taiwan's Chen Szu Yuan 107-106.
Wan Khalmizam, a 22-year-old mass communications student, was the best of the trio in coming out fifth in the rankings. He smashed his own national record over 72 arrows with a 674 as the team set a Malaysian record of 1,993 here.
Coach Lee Jae Hyung said earlier that it would be an achievement if any of the archers reached the last 16 because of the world class field.
-- BERNAMA
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