Selected to represent England, the 31-year-old fourth seed overcame her opponent 21-14, 19-21, 21-16 to set up a semi-final tie against Mew Choo Wong from Malaysia.

However, whatever the outcome against the world number 19 today Cann, world ranked 35, will have one more match: the gold medal play-off should she win, or the bronze medal play off should she lose.

• See Tuesday’s JEP for full story and more sports news.