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Olympic badminton: Ben Lane and Sean Vendy out of men’s doubles

Olympic badminton: Ben Lane and Sean Vendy out of men’s doubles

Great Britain’s Ben Lane and Sean Vendy are out of the men’s doubles badminton after losing to China’s top seeds Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in three games.

Having lost their opening match on Saturday, the Brits needed to win to maintain any chance of qualifying from Group A.

A close first game ended 21-18 in favour of the Chinese pair before Lane and Vendy stormed back to take the second 21-13.

But Liang and Wang stepped it up in the third, showing far more aggression, and a pinpoint smash from the former sealed a 21-14 triumph.

That ensures the Chinese duo will progress to the next round, while Lane and Vendy will exit after their final group match against Canada’s Adam Dong and Nyl Yakura on Monday evening.