NATHAN Robertson and Jenny Wallwork suffered their second consecutive defeat at the Victor Super Series Finals in Taiwan today – but were then handed an unexpected lifeline in their bid to reach the semi-finals.

The Commonwealth silver and European bronze medallists lost to China’s Yonex All England champions Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei 21-15 21-14 to follow on from their three-game defeat by former world champions Thomas Laybourn and Kamilla Juhl on day one.

But the Danish pair then pulled out of the tournament – Laybourn has been troubled by a hip problem – and that opening win was deleted from the Group A standings.