Two badminton veterans enjoyed 16 minutes of fame at the Japan Open on Wednesday when they appeared in the main draw of a high-level tournament after a lifetime of trying. Fifty-year-old Chun Kar-lung, who was born in Hong Kong, and his 40-year-old partner Karen Feng Yun Qiao were drafted in to compete in the mixed doubles in Tokyo after a slew of withdrawals. The pair, who represent England, had never competed together and have spent their careers slogging it out in badminton’s lower-level...