Cumbrian badminton star Lauren Smith's dream of a Tokyo Olympic Games medal is over after defeat in the mixed doubles quarter-finals.

Smith and Marcus Ellis lost out to Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet of Hong Kong in their last eight tie.

After surging through the group stage with three straight victories, Smith and Ellis went down 21-13 21-18.

The Team GB duo led in the second set but were overhauled by their opponents to exit the Games in Japan.

Smith, from Longtown, said afterwards: "It was definitely an opportunity.

"We know we can beat them – we did last time – but we also know they are a very good pair.

"I just think I’m more gutted about our performance than the result. We never got consistency, we didn’t quite nail the tactics like we like to, and maybe we were a little bit off the speed of the game as well."

It has been a second Games for Carlisle-born Smith, 29, after she competed in Rio 2016.

"I think when we look back we can say we had some very good performances, but I didn’t come here to lose in the quarter-finals," added Ellis on Badminton Europe.