Kolkata, Aug 7 - Jayanta Talukdar confirmed his status as the top seed in World Cup ranking and qualified for the finals on Sep 26 at Copenhagen despite an early exit from the World Cup archery (Stage IV) at Shanghai Friday.

Otherwise, it was a disappointing day for the Indians in the individual recurve section, with none making it beyond the pre-quarterfinals of a tournament billed as the last competition before the upcoming 45th World Championship in South Korea early September.

Talukdar, winner of the second leg of the four-leg World Cup series at Porec, accumulated 45 points to lead Simon Terry of Great Britain (43 points) and Romain Girouille of France (36), into the finals that promises a winner's cheque of $20,000.

This was the second entry for the Guwahati-born Tata Steel employee in to the finals of World Cup. He had qualified for the 2006 finals, but finished last.

Dola Banerjee was the first Indian to win the prestigious title in 2007 at Dubai.

Talukdar and Rahul Banerjee failed to bury the Korean bogey, while as Mangal Singh Champia seemed lacklustre.