Kellogg and Clark were beaten again their Beijing conquerors

British badminton duo Anthony Clark and Donna Kellogg were beaten in the French Open mixed doubles final.

The fourth seeds and European champions lost 21-13 21-19 to Chinese second seeds He Hanbin and Yu Yang in Paris.

Nottinghamshire's Clark and Kellogg, from Derbyshire, had defeated double world champions Nova Widianto and Liliyana Natsir in the semi-finals.

They were also beaten by He and Yu in the first round of the mixed doubles event at the Beijing Olympics.

Despite their loss in the final, the world's ninth-ranked pairing will have boosted their chances of making the top eight who will qualify for the Super Series Masters final in December.

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