Greg Mairs and Tom Wolfenden finally banished their second-place heartache by getting their hands on a men’s doubles title at the English National Badminton Championships.

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

Macclesfield badminton player crashed out of the men’s semi-final

Nottingham and partner Chris Coles hope good friendship off the court will aid teamwork on it