No payback for Pei Jing in Copenhagen


England's mixed doubles pair Gabrielle Adcock and Chris Adcock. - EPA

COPENHAGEN: Revenge was not meant to be for mixed doubles shuttler Lai Pei Jing at the World Championships.

On Tuesday, the unseeded Pei Jing-Tan Aik Quan got off to a great start but poor finish saw them losing 16-21, 9-21 in 33 minutes to reigning Glasgow Commonwealth Games champion Chris Adcock-Gabrielle Adcock of England.

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