Rasmus Gemke no challenge for French World No. 5 on mixed day for Danes at All England

Rasmus Gemke in action against Christo Popov
Rasmus Gemke in action against Christo PopovCredit: Cheng Yiheng / Xinhua News / Profimedia

Rasmus Gemke was no challenge for the World No.5 Christo Popov, who cruised to a 21-14, 21-16 against the Dane and qualified for the next round of the tournament on Wednesday evening.

In total The Danes secured two wins out of five possible on a mixed day for Danish badminton at the most prestigious tournament in the world. 

The results for the Danes in action on Wednesday:

Zheng/Zhang 1-2 Vestergaard/Busch: 16-21, 21-15, 17-21 (Mixed doubles)

Thuy Linh Nguyen 0-2 Line Christophersen: 15-21, 11-21 (Women's singles)

Toft/Magelund 1-2 Dunn/MacPherson: 19-21, 21-14, 9-21 (Men's doubles)

Lundgaard/Vestergaard 1-2 Arif/Yap: 19-21, 21-18, 18-21 (Men's doubles)

Rasmus Gemke 0-2 Christo Popov (5): 14-21, 16-21 (Men's singles)