our ▁of ▁Scotland ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁She ▁thus ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Canadian ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁singles ▁gold ▁in ▁Commonwealth ▁bad m inton . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Pan ▁American ▁Games , ▁Li ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁her ▁title , ▁defe ating ▁fellow ▁Canadian ▁Rach el ▁Hon der ich ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁Mich elle ▁had ▁several ▁operations ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁to ▁fix ▁nag ging ▁inj uries ▁sust ained ▁earlier ▁in ▁her ▁career . ▁She ▁took ▁a ▁year ▁off ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁to ▁he al ▁from ▁the ▁operations ▁and ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁a ▁com eb ack ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁After ▁de em ing ▁herself ▁fully ▁fit ▁she ▁entered ▁the ▁stage ▁relatively ▁quietly ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁until ▁she ▁made ▁a ▁land mark ▁win ▁against ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁seed ▁R atch an ok ▁Int anon ▁in ▁round ▁ 1 6 ▁of ▁the ▁All ▁England ▁Open . ▁She ▁had ▁not ▁defeated ▁Int anon ▁previously . ▁Mich elle ' s ▁progress ▁was ▁clear ▁as ▁she ▁moved ▁quickly ▁around ▁the ▁court ▁playing ▁much ▁l ighter ▁on ▁her ▁feet ▁than ▁her ▁previous ▁years . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Thomas ▁U ber ▁Cup , ▁Li ▁again ▁played ▁well . ▁She ▁defeated ▁India ' s ▁Sain a ▁Ne h wal , ▁who ▁she ▁had ▁not ▁previously ▁be aten , ▁by ▁ 2 1 - 1 5 , ▁ 1 6 - 2 1 , ▁ 1 6 -