Archery Premier League 2026: Kakatiya Knights, Mighty Marathas qualify for playoffs

The Knights became the first side to make the knockouts. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Kakatiya Knights and Mighty Marathas became the first teams to seal their spots in the playoffs of Archery Premier league season 2 at People’s Plaza on Friday. Knights got the better of Prithviraj Yodhas while Marathas beat Archers.

Buoyed by the return of in-form Neeraj Chauhan, Knights were off to a strong start by taking the first set 77-74. The second set saw Yodhas and Knights shoot in the exact same order (X, X, 9, 10, 9, 10, 9, and 9) to split the points and points were shared in the third set too. In the fourth set, Knights bagged 79 to seal the contest.

In the final match, Dhiraj Bommadevara returned to the lineup for Marathas, who swept aside Chero Archers 6-0. While Mathias Fullerton was once again in fine form with a perfect 60, the rest of Archers’ team struggled for consistency.

Mighty Marathas beat Chero Archers 6-0 to also make the business end of the tournament. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Earlier, Chola Chiefs registered its third win of the season, beating defending champion Rajputana Royals. Royals made a poor start after Tokyo Olympic champion Mete Gazoz finished with a 6.

They then replaced Swati Dudhwal with Ella Gibson and took the second set comfortably. Chiefs, led by a perfect 40 from their compound archers, bagged the third before Rajat shot a clutch 9 with the final arrow to give his side the win.

The scores:

Chola Chiefs bt Rajputana Royals 5-3 (77-69, 73-78, 76-74, 76-76).

Kakatiya Knights bt Prithviraaj Yodhas 6-2 (77-74, 76-76, 77-77, 79-75).