By Nick Harris Sparks are virtually guaranteed to fly in an explosive Anglo-Scottish grudge match in the badminton mixed doubles semi-final on Saturday when England’s Chris Adcock, 25, and wife Gabby, 23, take on Scotland’s Robert Blair, 32, and Imogen Bankier, 26, against a backdrop of bitter past rivalry. Both of the men involved have previously played mixed doubles with each of the women they oppose on Saturday but Adcock and Bankier’s former alliance was a source of particular negativity in the run-up to the London Olympics. Adcock, 25, was romantically involved with then-girlfriend Gabby (nee White) at that time, but it was deemed Gabby was not good enough on the court to partner him at London 2012.
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England and Scotland clash in the semi-finals of mixed doubles on Saturday
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Chris and Gabby Adcock will face Imogen Bankier and Robert Blair
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Chris Adcock and Imogen Bankier were previously playing partners
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Blair and Gabby Adcock have also played together in the past
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Bankier suffered insults when she appeared with Adcock at London 2012
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