Scotland’s challenge at the world championships in Hyderabad, India, came to an end in the second round of the women's singles when Glasgow’s Susan Egelstaff lost 13-21 16-21 to the No.4 seed from China, Yihan Wang. 

The Commonwealth Games bronze medallist put up a spirited challenge but went out in 30 minutes. Egelstaff’s next tournament will be the European circuit’s Yonex Belgian International at the start of next month. 

In the first round Egelstaff had overcome Finland’s number one Anu Nieminen 21-19, 22-20, but she met her match in Wang.

Meanwhile, Wales duo Rachel and Sarah Thomas lasted just 15 minutes against Cheng Wen Hsing and Chien Yu Chin, the seventh seeds from Taiwan, before going down 21-9, 21-3.

English participation was over before it had started when the team withdrew because of security concerns.

Egelstaff will now turn her attentions to the next two European legs of the BWF Super Series – the Denmark Open and the French Open before mounting another assault on the women’s singles title at the Bank of Scotland International Championships in her native Glasgow.

The Championships run from November 18-22 at the Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena.