Pornpawee Chochuwong and mixed doubles pair Pakkapon Teeraratsakul/Sapsiree Taerattanachai advanced to the last 16 of the US$1.45 million BWF All England Open 2026 on Tuesday.
Eighth seed Pornpawee defeated Unnati Hooda of India 21-12, 21-18 in the first round of the Super 1000 event at Utilita Arena Birmingham.
She will face Michelle Li of Canada in the last 16 on Thursday.
Pakkapon and Sapsiree came through with a 21-18, 21-12 victory over Wu Guan-xun and Lee Chia-hsin of Taiwan.
They will play another Taiwanese pair Yang Po-hsuan and Hu Ling-fang in the last 16.
Fellow Thais Ruttanapak Oupthong and Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat bowed out in the first round, losing to seventh seeds Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet of Hong Kong 21-16, 15-21, 11-21 in 64 minutes.
Tang and Tse will meet Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto of India in the last 16.
Meanwhile, men's defending champion Shi Yuqi of China suffered his earliest loss in nearly three years, with India's Lakshya Sen causing the day's biggest upset.
Not since the Thailand Open in May 2023 had Shi failed to cross the first round, but on Tuesday the world No.1 -- finalist at his last six events -- ran into an inspired Sen, who came out on top in 78 minutes, 23-21, 19-21, 21-17.
Sen, who is unseeded, will face Ng Ka Long of Hong Kong in the last 16.
Women's top seed An Se-Young of South Korea moved safely through with a 21-8, 21-6 victory over Neslihan Arin of Turkey.
Thai stars Kunlavut Vitidsarn, Ratchanok Intanon, Busanan Ongbamrungphan and Supanida Katethong were due to play later on Wednesday.
Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran pulled out of the mixed doubles event on Tuesday, while India's Pusarla V Sindhu, who had been scheduled to face Supanida in the women's singles first round, also withdrew from the tournament after being unable to leave Dubai due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.