India's Star Fencer Bhavani Devi Crashes Out of Asian Games 2023 Following Defeat in Quarterfinals

Hangzhou [China], September 26: Indian fencer Bhavani Devi's spectacular campaign in the ongoing 19th Asian Games came to an end after she lost to reigning Asian Silver medalist Shao Yaqi 7-15 in the Women's Sabre quarterfinal on Tuesday. The top-seeded Indian was on a six-game winning streak before this loss. The Indian fencer displayed remarkable strength and spirit but faced a tough challenge. Harmanpreet Singh Scores Four Goals As Indian Men's Hockey Team Beat Singapore 16-1 at Asian Games 2023.

Earlier, Bhavani had won 5 out of 5 matches in the pool stage. Bhavani completed the group stage with five out of five victories as in her fifth match, she won over Roksana Khatun of Bangladesh 5-1. She received a bye and advanced directly to the round of 16 as a result of being the top seed for the knockout stage.

Bhavani defeated Thai fencer Tonkhaw Phokaew 15-9 to advance to the quarterfinals of the women’s sabre individual event. The 30-year-old Bhavani got off to a winning start as she defeated Singapore's Juliet Jie Min Heng 5-2 in her first group stage bout in the women’s sabre individual event. India's Ace Fencer Bhavani Devi Qualifies for Quarterfinal of Women's Sabre Event at Asian Games 2023.

To keep her winning streak intact, she defeated Uzbek fencer Zaynab Dayibekova 5-1 after getting the better of Kazakh fencer Karina Dospay (5-3) to secure her third victory of the day. Against Dospay, the Asian Championships bronze medal-winning Indian prevailed 5-3. In her second group stage, she thumped Saudi Arabia's Alhammad 5-1.

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