Bangladesh (Team B) pair comprising Shafiqul Islam and Liton Mondal was leading the table of the men’s team event on the first day of Orion 36th Bangladesh Amateur Golf 2023 at the Kurmitola Golf Club on Friday.

The pair carded one-under-par 143 where Shafiqul hit even-par 72 and Liton one-under-par 71.

The Korean pair comprising Gundo Park and Kim Beombyu was second carding one-over-par 145 (74 and 71) and the Indian pair comprising Arjun Singh Bhatia and Manjot Singh was third carding 3-over-par 147 (74 and 73).

Bangladesh’s other two pairs -- Team A comprising Snk Shahabuddin and Sumon was fifth carding 6-over-par 150 (73 and 77) and Team C comprising Snk Abu Bakkar Siddik and Omar Faruk was sixth hitting 10-over-par 154 (72 and 82).

In the men’s single event, Shat Mishra of India was at top spot carding 2-under-par 70 and Arav D Shah was second carding 2-under-par 70 while Liton was third after hitting one-under-par 71.