Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 28 -- India's Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru defeated compatriot Sahil Jadhav by a narrow 149-148 margin in the men's compound individual round of 16 at the Asian Games here on Monday to enter the quarterfinals.

The all-Indian contest went down to the wire, with both archers maintaining a high level of accuracy before Ganesh edged ahead in the closing stages, according to ESPN.

Ganesh, who had earlier defeated Indonesia's Sostar Andaru Rinaldi 144-142 in the round of 32, held his nerve to prevail over Jadhav and progress to the last eight.

He will face Chen Chieh-lun of Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals on October 1.

Jadhav had also made a strong start to his individual campaign, defeating Mongolia's Jamiyangombo P...