Rory Easton led the charge for England at the Odisha Open, reaching the round of 16 in both the men’s and mixed doubles.
The Englishman teamed up with compatriot Lizzie Tolman in the latter and overcame a difficult start to win their first match of the tournament.
The duo bounced back from a game down against India’s Shivan Sharma and Poorvisha S. Ram to force a third and eventually take victory 15-21 21-18 21-15.
A few hours later and Easton was back on the court with Alex Green for the men’s doubles with the two brushing aside Nibir Ranjan and Ashith Surya 23-21 21-17.
A day later, both duos were pushed all the way and eventually fell to their round of 16 opponents in three games.
Easton and Tolman started off strong in their match but saw a fight back from China’s Jia Xuan Gao and Rui Zhi Tang, with the Chinese pair winning 15-21 21-15 21-19.
It was a similar story in the men’s doubles and Green and Easton took the first game 21-10 before a tough battle ensued.
India’s Amaan Mohammad and Dingku Singh Konthoujam took the win 10-21 22-20 21-15.