China ends Britain's run in men's doubles

2016 Rio Olympics - Badminton - Men's Doubles Semifinals - Riocentro - Pavilion 4 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 16/08/2016. Fu Haifeng (CHN) of China and Zhang Nan (CHN) of China celebrate after winning their match against Marcus Ellis (GBR) of Britain and Chris Langridge (GBR) of Britain. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - China's Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan ended Britain's dream run in the men's badminton doubles on Tuesday to set up a gold medal decider against Malaysia.

The 22nd-ranked Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge battled hard at the Riocentro but were ultimately outclassed by the powerful Chinese duo who kept them at arm's length in a 21-14 21-18 victory.