The Czech duo advanced to the women’s final by beating Victoria Bieneck and Isabel Schneider of Germany 21-19, 21-17 in their last four match.

It set up a clash with Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson, following the Canadian paring’s 18-21, 22-20, 15-12 win over Karla Borger and Margareta Kozuch of Germany.

The hosts appeared set for disappointment after Bansley and Wilkerson won the opening set 21-17.

Hermannova and Slukova hit back by winning the second 21-15, setting up a deciding set.

A tense finale followed, but the Czech paring eventually emerged as 15-13 winners to top the podium.

Borger and Kozuch came out on top in the all-German bronze medal match, with the duo winning 21-19, 21-18 against Bineck and Schneider.

Czech hopes of double success were ended in the men’s semi-finals, with Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner losing to Piotr Kantor and Bartosz Losiak of Poland.

The Polish pair won 21-16, 21-13.

They would meet Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira in the final, with the Spanish pairing overcoming Konstantin Semenov and Ilya Leshukov of Russia 21-19, 28-26.

Herrera and Gavira clinched victory in the gold medal match, beating Kantor and Losiak by a 27-25, 15-21, 15-11 score.

Bronze was claimed by Semenov and Leshukov, with the Russians having come from behind to overcome Perusic and Schweiner 14-21, 21-18, 26-24.