Dinesh Prajapati and Ramesh Adhikari advanced into the final of the Surya Nepal NPGA Match Play, the third event under the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2022-23, at the Royal Nepal Golf Club on Wednesday.

Seventh-ranked Dinesh defeated eighth-ranked Dhana Bahadur Prajapati 2&1, and No 13 Adhikari beat No 10 Bhuwan Kumar Rokka 2&1 in the semi-finals. Dinesh and Adhikari will fight for the title in a 36-hole contest on Thursday, while Dhana and Rokka will play for third place over 18 holes.

Earlier, top seeds were knocked out in the quarter-final matches. No 1 Sukra Bahadur Rai, No 2 Bhuvan Nagarkoti, third seeded Jayaram Shrestha and fifth-ranked Rabi Khadka faced defeats.

Rokka stunned top seed Rai 3&1, while Dhana ousted defending champion Nagarkoti 3&2. Adhikari saw off Khadka 3&2 and Dinesh recorded a 3&2 victory over Shrestha.

The tournament carries a cash purse of Rs250,000. The winner will receive Rs60,000, while the runner-up will get Rs42,000. Third and fourth placed pros will earn Rs32,000 and Rs24,000 respectively. Four losing quarter-finalists will get Rs11,000 each, while the eight pros who were eliminated from the first round will receive Rs 6,000 each.