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The third round of the world's strongest Korean archery national team will be held at Jeonbuk International Archery Stadium from the 17th to the 21st.
In this selection match, 20 players from each of the recurve men and women selected through the first and second selection matches last year will compete fiercely for the 2025 national team title.
The compound sector starts from the ground up. Fifty-three men and 40 women will compete for the national team. The method of playing is to play all record games, tournaments, and league games, and points are given according to the ranking. It will run for a total of five rounds, with 16 players each from recurve and compound men and women qualifying for the second to fifth rounds in the order of first-round performance. After the end of the fifth round, the top eight men's and women's teams will be selected for the 2025 national team according to the final results.
Especially this year, as the World Archery Championship will be held in Korea (Gwangju) for the first time in 16 years, the competition for the selection match, which is already 'needle hole', is expected to be hotter than ever. While Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall) and Lim Si-hyun (Hanche University), the three-time Olympic champion in Paris, and "Absolute Ace" who performed brilliantly in Paris last summer are expected to do well, a number of past Olympic medalists such as Koo Bon-chan (Hyundai Steel), Lee Seung-yoon (Gwangju Nam-gu Office), Ansan, Choi Mi-sun (Gwangju Bank), and Kang Chae-young (Hyundai Mobis) are also participating, and new players such as Kim Sun-woo (Kolong), Min-ki (Hyundai Steel), Yeom Hye-jeong (Kyunghee University), and Lee Yu-ji (Hyundai Mobis.
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In the compound category, traditional powerhouses such as Yang Jae-won (Ulsan Nam-gu Office) and Han Seung-yeon (Hanche University) are expected to be strong, while Kim Sung-chul, Lee Eun-ho, and Park Ye-rin (Hanche University) will challenge their strongholds.
The 2025 archery team, selected through the third round of selection, will confirm the final four men's and women's national teams to compete in major international competitions, including the World Archery Championships, after two final warm-up matches between March and April.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
