England today confirmed their squad for the Proton-BWF World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, starting August 13.

Andrew Smith reached the last 16 of the Philippines Open before losing to eventual winner Lee Chong Wei - but he scored a big win on the way,

Anthony Clark and Donna Kellogg failed in their bid to win the mixed doubles title at the China Masters in Chengdu. See www.bwfsuperseries.com for full results

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England's top players head for Chengdu this week and the China Masters, the seventh event on the new Super Series circuit.

Commonwealth champion Tracey Hallam and mixed doubles pair David Lindley and Suzanne Rayppan saw their Thailand Open bids come to an end in bangkok today. To follow the Thailand action check out www.badmintonthai.or.th (click on the line directly below the words Thailand Open Badminton Championships)