Nhat Nguyen has advanced to the last-16 at the European Badminton Championships in a day of mixed fortunes for Ireland's participants in Ukraine.
The 20-year-old Dubliner defeated Zvonimir Durkinjak of Croatia 23-21 21-14 in Wednesday's last-32 encounter to progress in the men's singles.
He will face Denmark's Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus on Thursday for a place in the quarter-finals.
In the women's singles, Rachael Darragh, who beat Marija Sudimac of Serbia in her opening round match on Monday, lost to Ksenia Polikarpova in their last-32 encounter.
Letterkenny native Darragh was also in action in the mixed doubles alongside Paul Reynolds but the Irish duo were defeated 21-17 21-16 by the French pairing of Eloi Adam and Margot Lambert, who advance to the last-16.
But Chloe and Sam Magee have reached the last-16 in the mixed doubles in a three-game victory over Netherlands' Ties van der Lecq and Debora Jille, winning 21-14 19-21 21-14.
The Magee siblings will face Scottish duo Christopher Grimley and Eleanor O'Donnell on Thursday for a place in the quarter-finals.
