Rory Easton and Lizzie Tolman soared to a mixed doubles semi-final appearance at the YONEX Belgian International.
The duo were the only British pair to reach the final four, with Easton also reaching the men’s doubles quarter-finals alongside Alex Green.
Easton and Tolman battled through a tough quarter-final showing against Spain’s Ruben Garcia and Lucia Rodgriguez in Belgium, initially going down 19-21 before pouncing back to clinch the win 19-21 21-16 21-15.
Reaching the final four, they ultimately fell 21-14 21-15 to eventual winners Rasmus Espersen and Amalie Cecilie Kudsk of Denmark in the semi-final.
It was a long day for Easton who had also teamed up with Green in the men’s doubles quarter-final.
The British pair saw an almost hour-long match on court, falling in the first but forcing a decider in a thrilling battle with France’s Julien Maio and William Villeger and defeated 21-14 18-21 21-15.
Also reaching the quarter-finals were mixed doubles duo Callum Hemming and Estelle van Leeuwen, winning the first game and coming incredibly close to a semi-final showing, instead narrowly losing out 6-21 21-14 21-19.
Sian Kelly and Annie Lado continued the three set form for the British team, falling 21-12 19-21 22-20 in their women’s doubles quarter-final.
Harry Huang came through the round of 16 to face home favourite Julien Carraggi of Belgium in the men’s singles event.
He beat Denmark’s Victor Kauffmann in three games to reach the top eight and once again found himself on the back foot against Carraggi.
Forcing a third game, Huang eventually lost out 21-14 19-21 21-11.
Men’s doubles pairing Oliver Butler and Samuel Jones beat Sweden’s Filip Karlborg and Mio Malin 21-15 21-19 21-19 in a tight contest to reach the round of 16, but came up against Singapore’s Junsuke Kubo and Eng Keat Wesley Koh, losing out 21-17 21-15 on a place in the quarter-finals.
Abbygael Harris and Tolman cruised through their round of 32 match before a thrilling battle with Spain’s Paula Lopez and Rodgriguez saw them miss out on progressing further.
Elsewhere Freya Redfern and Cholan Kayan both fell in two sets in the round of 32 whilst Rohan Midha won his second game but could not overcome Joran Kweekel of the Netherlands to reach the round of 16.
