Fontaine Chapman progresses to All England Championship singles draw

Chapman advanced to a meeting with Korea's fourth-seeded Sung Ji Hyun when the first round begins on Wednesday after coming through two qualifying matches at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham.

She first beat Malaysian Peiy Yee, before her berth was sealed after a 22-20 21-15 win over Rong Schafer, of the USA.

"I knew it would be tough," said the England number one. "I had to be physical and work hard for these wins.