Patna: Darbhanga and East Champaran from Pool A, Kilkari and Vaishali from Pool B, Naugachia and Muzaffarpur from Pool C, and Begusarai and Barh from Pool D have progressed to the quarter-finals in the girls’ category of the Baidyanath Prasad Memorial 31st Bihar State Junior Ball Badminton Championship. The event is being held at BP Indraprastha International School, Mithanpura, Muzaffarpur, on Saturday.

The girls’ matches commenced today and were inaugurated jointly by Bihar Ball Badminton Association Secretary Gouri Shankar, Joint Secretary Rakesh Ranjan, Muzaffarpur District Ball Badminton Association Secretary Rajiv Kumar Sinha, and Organising Secretary Rajesh Kumar Sinha.

In key league matches held today:

• East Champaran defeated Bhagalpur 35-28, 35-25.
• Darbhanga defeated Bhagalpur 35-23, 35-25.
• Darbhanga defeated East Champaran 35-21, 35-24.
• Kilkari defeated Saran 35-10, 35-4.
• Kilkari defeated Vaishali 35-29, 35-27.
• Vaishali defeated Saran 35-8, 35-15.
• Naugachia defeated Samastipur 35-9, 35-15.
• Naugachia defeated Banka 35-28, 35-15.
• Banka defeated Samastipur 35-6, 35-10.
• Muzaffarpur defeated Banka 35-26, 35-18.
• Begusarai defeated Patna 35-5, 35-6.
• Barh defeated Patna 35-17, 35-17.
• Begusarai defeated Barh 35-11, 35-12.
• Naugachia defeated Muzaffarpur 35-16, 35-17.