Five players advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the men's singles event in the Ruchi 31st National Badminton Championship after beating respective rivals in the second round in Pabna yesterday.
Lalchad beat Ramjan 2-0, Saifuddin beat Almas 2-0, Parash beat Faruque 2-0, Enayet defeated Leon 2-0 and Joynal defeated Helal 2-0 to move into the pre-quarterfinals.
In the mixed doubles event, Jabed and Shapla defeated Alamgir and Putul 2-0, Rehana and Lalchad defeated Sajjad and Nabila 2-0, Enayet and Rojina defeated Peter and Brishti 2-0 and Razu and Elina routed Zashed and Ankhi 2-0 to move into the next round.