On a warm November morning in Dhaka, the compound women’s field at the 2025 Asian Archery Championships delivered a clear message even before the knockout rounds began: India have arrived not as contenders but as the benchmark.
Across the past few seasons, India’s rise in compound archery has been steady, structured, and increasingly intimidating. But the qualification round in Dhaka elevated that narrative into something far more emphatic.
India did not merely perform they dominated the range. India Take the No.1 Team Seed With Authority
The clearest reflection of India’s control came in the team ranking round, where the trio of Deepshikha, Prithika Pradeep, and Jyothi Surekha Vennam shot a combined 2110, finishing atop the leaderboard.
Team Ranking Round (216 Arrows)
- India — 2110 (168 tens, 78 Xs)
- Korea — 2099
- Chinese Taipei — 2077
- Kazakhstan — 2076
India stamped its authority on South Korea by 11 points, while also producing the highest 10+X count of the session. It was not a runaway gap, but in compound archery, even a three-point lead turns into a cushion. Eleven points is insurance. This performance directly translated into the knockout bracket, where India earned the No.1 seed, setting up a quarterfinal matchup against Vietnam.
The Individual Field: Deepshikha Steals the Spotlight
If India’s team ranking suggested a collective elevation, the individual scoreboard revealed the standout story of the day: Deepshikha finishing as the No.1 qualifier. She shot an excellent 705, including a sharp 353 + 352 split, executing with the kind of consistency that has become the new hallmark of India’s compound system.
Top 10 Compound Women.
- Deepshikha (IND) — 705
- Park Yerin (KOR) — 704
- Jyothi Surekha Vennam (IND) — 703
- Prithika Pradeep (IND) — 702
- Chikitha Taniparthi (IND) — 701
- Oh Yoohyun (KOR) — 699
- Diana Yunussova (KAZ) — 698
- Park Jungyoon (KOR) — 696
- Roxana Yunusssova (KAZ) — 696
- Chen Si-yu (TPE) — 694
India placed four archers inside the top five, a rare configuration in any elite field. It wasn’t simply depth; it was dominance.
At the previous Asian Championships, India had claimed:
- Individual: Gold (Parneet), Silver (Jyothi)
- Team: Gold (Parneet, Jyothi, Aditi Swami)
Two years later, the faces may have changed, but the standard hasn’t. A Changing of the Guard in Indian Compound Women. India fielded a lineup without Parneet Kaur and Aditi Swami, the pillars of the historic 2023 triumph. That makes the current showing far more significant.
The combination of Deepshikha (No.1 qualifier), Jyothi (the mainstay, No.3), and Prithika (No.4) illustrates a healthy transition rather than a rebuilding phase. India are not defending their status—they are expanding it.
And the presence of Chikitha Taniparthi, ranked 5th in qualification, further widens the bench strength. This shifts India from being a team with a star to a star-laden team.
Korea, though always a top contender in women’s compound, found themselves in unfamiliar territory not leading. Park Yerin (704) and Oh Yoohyun (699) looked sharp, while Park Jungyoon remained solid in eighth. But unlike the recurve division where Korea routinely hold the top three, here they are playing catch-up. Chinese Taipei bronze medallists in 2023 saw Chen Si-yu finish 10th with 694, enough to keep them competitive but not threatening.
Kazakhstan showed promise with Diana Yunussova (698) and Roxana Yunusssova (696) completed a strong qualifying effort. However, none of these nations matched India’s balance or their aggregate.
Knockout Bracket: India Open Against Vietnam
The quarterfinal bracket (from your screenshot) is as follows:
Quarterfinals – Compound Women Team
- India (1) vs Vietnam (8)
- Bangladesh (5) vs Kazakhstan (4)
- Chinese Taipei (3) vs Iran (6)
- Malaysia (7) vs Korea (2)
India’s half of the draw is relatively smooth. Should they beat Vietnam, they would face the winner of Bangladesh vs Kazakhstan a manageable matchup based purely on qualifying scores. Korea, meanwhile, face a tricky Malaysian side before potentially running into Chinese Taipei in the semifinal.
All of this sets up the possibility of a repeat of the 2023 final: India vs Chinese Taipei, though Korea remain very much in that conversation.
The tone of the compound women’s field in Dhaka is unmistakable: India are no longer the surprise package from 2021, nor the feel-good dominators of 2023.
They now carry:
- the highest individual qualifier (705)
- three of the top four shooters
- the No.1 team ranking (2110)
- the best 10+X total
This is the profile of a nation moving from strength to supremacy. What began as a breakthrough generation has evolved into a production line of elite scorers, and Dhaka 2025 looks poised to reinforce that trajectory. As the eliminations begin, three days of head-to-head matches will determine medals. But one thing is already clear from the range in Dhaka:
India’s compound women are not chasing Asia. Asia is chasing India.
