Nottingham and men’s doubles partner Harley Towler fought valiantly but went down 21-11, 21-18 to Chinese duo Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan in round one of the main draw at the Barclaycard Arena on Wednesday.

Nottingham lost in first round of mixed doubles and last round of qualifying for men’s doubles

Matthew Nottingham and doubles partner Chris Coles to play top qualifying seeds Wahyu Nayaka Arya Pankaryanira and Ade Yusuf first up