Kathy Hawes saw her title charge in the National Express All-England Champion of Champion singles halted in the semi-finals at Royal Leamington Spa.

The City and County ace, who is chasing a place in England's Commonwealth Games 2002 team, powered past three rivals before being stopped by Hove's Di Whittingham.

Hawes rocketed out of the traps against Yorkshire's Jill Newsome in round one, winning 21-7, and followed that with a 21-8 demolition of Worcestershire's Sue Heming.

After seeing off Cornwall's Joyce Hadfield 21-19, she met her match against Whittingham.

She succumbed 21-9. Whittingham lost 21-7 to Linda Ryan, from Gillingham, in the final.