The women’s recurve team of Deepika Kumari, teenager Gatha Khadake and Ankita Bhakat entered the bronze medal playoffs at the World Archery Championships here on Tuesday but the men made a shocking first-round exit and the compound archers failed to add more to their tally of two medals.

The third-seeded Indian trio secured back-to-back wins before losing to Japan 2-6 in the semi-finals. India will now face South Korea for the bronze, aiming for their first women’s team medal at the World Championships since 2015.