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Joelle King of New Zealand will face long-time rival Nicol David of Malaysia in the women's singles semifinals.
Joelle King and Paul Coll each won their respective women's and men's quarterfinals on the Gold Coast on Saturday night to advance to the semifinal medal round.
King scored a straight sets win over India's Joshna Chinappa and will now meet eight-time world champ and two-time defending Commonwealth Games champion, Nicol David from Malaysia on Sunday for a spot in the final.
Coll needed four sets to get past England's Mark Selby, with his reward being a last-four match against 23-year-old Joel Makin from Wales who is ranked 43rd in the world.
King, the women's second seed and world No.4 beat eighth seed Chinappa in 31 minutes 11-5 11-6 11-9 in a match that had a delayed start after other matches went longer than expected.
The 29-year-old won a bronze medal in singles at Glasgow in 2014, losing in the semifinal to David.
"I think it's always tough when laying around waiting. Sometimes it happens on the tour….I felt like I showed great focus on the court today whereas yesterday I felt I lost my focus at times. Today, it was a lot better," said King who is at her third Commonwealth Games.
When it comes to playing David she is philosophical about her chances.
"It's been pretty even with us. It's nice to see her have a long match in her quarter-final. She'll be keen come back and go again."
The last time they played David was the winner in four games in January in the United States, however in September King was the winner in five games in the China Open.
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