Chris and Gabrielle Adcock led a trio of seeded casualties who crashed out in the first round of the Mixed Doubles at the Yonex Denmark Open 2014. The No.5 seeds from England fell to Japanese pair, Kenichi Hayakawa/Misaki Matsutomo 21-19, 19-21, 21-13 in 56 minutes.
Meanwhile, their European counterparts, Michael Fuchs/Birgit Michel of Germany surrendered tamely to Indonesia’s Riky Widianto/Puspita Richi Dili. The No.7 seeds fell 21-11, 21-13.
Ko Sung Hyun/Kim Ha Na also failed to progress, losing 21-18, 17-21, 21-16 to Thailand’s Maneepong Jongjit/Sapsiree Taerattanachai.
Top seeds and defending champions, Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei advanced to the second round, as well as their compatriots, Xu Chen/Ma Jin.
Meanwhile, seasoned campaigners and No.2 seeds, Fischer Nielsen/Pedersen, and Mads Pieler Kolding/Kamilla Rytter Juhl also made it to the second round.
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