Robertson and Emms have brought new fans to badminton.

The Olympic silver medallists could be set for an Athens finals rematch against China's Zhang Jun and Gao Ling in the last four.

Robertson and Emms will kick off their campaign against New Zealand pair Craig Cooper and Lianne Shirley.

Jun and Ling, meanwhile, will meet Frederik Bergstrom and Johanna Persson.

Top seeds Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark, who won bronze last year in Athens, have been drawn against Daniel Shirley and Sara Runesten-Petersen.

China's Lin Dan, top seed to defend his men's singles title, meets Malaysia's Pei Wei Chung in the first round and could face England's national champion Aamir Ghaffar in the last 16.

Last year's runner-up Peter Gade takes on Lee Tsuen Seng while fourth seed Chen Hong has drawn Welshman Martyn Lewis.

World and Olympic champion Zhang Ning takes on Russia's Ella Karachkova in the women's singles first round and second seed Pi Hongyan plays Kaori Mori.

In the women's doubles, top seeds Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen have been drawn against Kumiko Ogura and Reiko Shiota.

Defending men's doubles champions Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard will take on England's Paul Trueman and Ian Palethorpe.

Seedings list

Men's singles
1 Lin Dan (Chn)
2 Peter Gade (Den)
3 Kenneth Jonassen (Den)
4 Chen Hong (Chn)
5 Bao Chunlai (Chn)
6 Taufik Hidayat (Ind)
7 Lee Chong Wei (Mal)
8 Xia Xuanze (Chn)
9 Wong Choong Hann (Mal)
10 Dicky Palyama (Ned)
11 Bjoern Joppien (Ger)
12 Anders Boesen (Den)
13 Niels Christian Kaldau (Den)
14 Muhd Roslin Hashim (Mal)
15 Shon Seung Mo (Kor)
16 Muhd Hafiz Hashim (Mal)

Women's Singles
1 Zhang Ning (Chn)
2 PI Hongyan (Fra)
3 Xie Xingfang (Chn)
4 Zhou Mi (Chn)
5 Gong Ruina (Chn)
6 Jun Jae-Youn (Kor)
7 Wang Chen (HK)
8 Yao Jie (Nedl)

Men's Doubles
1 Jens Erisken & Martin Lundgaard Hansen (Den)
2 Luluk Hadiyanto & Alven Yulianto (Ind)
3 Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng (Chn)
4 Lars Paaske & Jonas Rasmussen (Den)
5 Eng Hian & Flandy Limpele (Ind)
6 Matthias Boe & Carsten Mogensen (Den)
7 Sang Yang & Zheng Bo (Chn)
8 Ha Tae-Kwon & YIM Bang-Eun (Kor)

Women's Doubles
1 Yang Wei & Zhang Jiewen (Chn)
2 Wei Yili & Zhao Tingting (Chn)
3 Gao Ling & HUANG Sui (Chn)
4 Sathinee Chankr'gwong & Saralee Thung'kam (Tha)
5 Lee Hyo-Jung & Lee Kyung-Won (Kor)
6 Rikke Olsen & Mette Schjoldager (Den)
7 Chin Eei Hui & WONG Pei Tty (Mal)
8 Ella Tripp & Joanne Wright (Eng)

Mixed Doubles
1 Jens Eriksen & Mette Schjoldager (Den)
2 Nathan Robertson & Gail Emms (Eng)
3 Chen Qiqiu & Zhao Tingting (Chn)
4 Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thungthongkam (Tha)
5 Nova Widianto & Lilyana Natsir (Ind)
6 Zhang Jun & Gao Ling (Chn)
7 Robert Blair & Natalie Munt (Eng)