England’s run at the Sudirman Cup ended at the group stage after a trio of tough tests against Indonesia, Denmark and India in Xiamen.
Drawn into Group D, England began their campaign with a 5-0 loss to Indonesia before falling to Denmark by the same scoreline.
England’s opening two defeats, combined with results elsewhere, meant that Indonesia and Denmark both progressed to the next round of the tournament.
This left England with a final fixture against India, where they battled to a narrow 3-2 defeat.
The opening fixture saw Rory Easton and Alex Green defeated 21-11 21-11 by two-time world bronze medallists Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto.
bbygael Harris and Lizzie Tolman then lost 21-8 21-13 to Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma and Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi before Nadeem Dalvi and Freya Redfearn lost their singles matches.
Indonesia rounded off with a 21-15 15-21 21-19 mixed doubles victory for Rinov Rivaldy and Pitha Haningtyas…
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