Nagoya: Indian archers Dhiraj Bommadevara and Neeraj Chauhan advanced to the men's recurve quarter-finals with impressive victories at the Asian Games on Tuesday.

Chauhan produced a major upset by defeating South Korea's 22-year-old Kim Je Deok, a three-time Olympic gold medallist, 6-4 (30-28, 29-29, 29-30, 29-29, 29-27) in the men's individual 1/8 elimination round.

In the other pre-quarterfinal match, Bommadevara outplayed Chinese Taipei's Cheng Hsiang-Hui 6-2 (29-27, 27-28, 30-28, 29-28) to secure his spot in the last eight.

Bommadevara will next take on Uzbekistan's Amirkhon Sadikov, while Chauhan will face Bhutan's Lam Dorji in the quarter-finals.

Earlier in the competition, Bommadevara swept past Girvin Cullen Nigel Garcia of the Philippines 6-0 (30-26, 29-28, 28-26) in the 1/16 elimination round.

Chauhan earned his place in the pre-quarterfinals by mounting a comeback to overcome Indonesia's Riau Ega Agata Salsabilla 6-4 (28-29, 28-29, 30-27, 26-25, 28-27).

In the women's recurve individual competition, Indian archers Kirti and Kumkum Mohod Anil are scheduled to feature later in the day.

PTI