Defending champion Dinesh Prajapati, top seed Bhuvan Nagarkoti, Rame Magar, Bhuwan Kumar Rokka, Rabi Khadka, Sanjay Lama, Jayram Shrestha and Pradip Kumar Lama advanced to the quarter-finals of the Surya Nepal NPGA Match Play—the second event under the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2023-24—at the Royal Nepal Golf Club on Wednesday.

Prajapati defeated Toran Bikram Shahi on the final hole, while second seed Nagarkoti beat Ram Krishna Shrestha. Ninth-ranked Rokka defeated eighth-ranked Dhana Bahadur Thapa on the final hole.

Fourth seeded Jayram was the biggest winner of the day as he outplayed number 13 Deepak Magar 7 and 6. Fifth seed Sanjay beat 12th ranked Shivaram Poudel 5 and 3, while sixth seed Khadka outplayed number 11 Ramesh Adhikari 3 and 2. Number seven Rame Magar defeated number 10 Surya Prasad Sharma 4 and 3 and Number 15 Pradip Kumar Lama upset second-seeded Niraj Tamang on the final hole.

On Thursday, Nagarkoti will play against Rokka; Jayram will take on Sanjay; Khadka will face Prajapati; and Magar will lock horns against Pradip in the quarter-final matches.

The semi-final matches will also be played on Thursday.