• Badminton World Championships

British pair stun fourth seeds to reach semis

ESPN staff
August 12, 2011
Chris Adcock and Imogen Bankier are unseeded © PA Photos
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Britain's Chris Adcock and Imogen Bankier continued their remarkable run at the World Championships to book a place in the semi-finals.

The Anglo-Scottish pairing beat fourth seeds Tao Jiaming and Qing Tian of China 21-16 21-18 - the third seeded duo they have defeated at the tournament.

They are now set to rise from their current world position of 20th, leaving them firmly in contention for Olympic qualification - and, at the venue for next year's badminton at the Games, they proved they have the quality to compete.

Adcock and Bankier could have been forgiven for crumbling at Wembley after losing four successive points early in the first game, but they were rewarded for holding their nerve, before seizing control of the second game, with Adcock to the fore.

As the victory was sealed, Adcock hurdled advertising hoardings and threw his shirt into the crowd, while Bankier slumped to the ground, exhausted.

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