The Chinese player had overcome his Danish rival yesterday by a 21-16, 22-20 scoreline to top Group A, but they were paired against each other in the semi-final draw.

A repeat looked on the cards when Tian won the opening game 21-17, but Jorgensen improved to win the second 21-19.

Tian claimed a string of key points at the midway point of the deciding game, which proved crucial as he would go on to complete a 21-17, 19-21, 21-13 triumph.

While there was disappointment for Jorgensen, his compatriot Viktor Axelsen booked his place in his the final for the second year in a row.

The 22-year-old, who won Olympic bronze at Rio 2016, overcame South Korea’s Son Wan Ho 21-17, 21-19.

World number one Tai-Tzu Ying secured her place in the women’s singles final by producing a composed display against China’s Sun Yu, with the Chinese Taipei player combating her opponent’s great height and reach effectively.

She would secure a tightly fought 21-19, 21-19 victory.

The second semi-final attracted the largest crowd of the day, with huge numbers of fans out to support India’s Pusarla Sindhu, the Olympic silver medallist.

They were to be left disappointed when South Korea’s Sung Ji Hyun won the opening game 21-15, but Sindhu responded in fine fashion to win the second 21-18.

A sluggish start to the deciding game would prove costly for the Indian star, with Sung able to pull away to claim a 21-15, 18-21, 21-15 win.

The defending mixed doubles champions Chris and Gabby Adcock of England secured their place in back-to-back finals in Dubai, courtesy of a thrilling semi-final win over Indonesia’s Praveen Jordan and Debby Susanto.

Both pairs had met at this stage of last year’s tournament with the Adcocks prevailing in straight games, but the duo came through a tougher assessment today when they prevailed 21-19, 17-21, 21-9.

“We were feeling good, we started really well but were a little bit slack in the second,” said Chris Adcock.

“We came out at the start of the third with a really high pace and speed, with not many errors.

“We carried the momentum and kept the pressure on.”

The English pair will now face China’s Zheng Siwei and Chen Qingchen, who secured a straight games 21-14, 21-18 win over Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen of Denmark.

Chen and Pedersen would also have differing fortunes in the women’s doubles competition, with the former booking her place in another final.

Alongside Jia Yifan, Chen would claim 23-21, 22-20 victory over South Korea’s Chang Ye Na and Lee So Hee.

They will take on world number one and Olympic champions Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi of Japan, who won 21-12, 21-11 against Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl in a repeat of the Rio 2016 Olympic final.

There could be further Japanese success in the men’s doubles as top seeds Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda beat Mads Conrad-Petersen and Mads Pieler Kolding of Denmark 21-17, 21-19 to reach the final.

The duo will take on Malaysia’s Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong, who were 21-18, 21-16 winners against Chai Biao and Hong Wei of China in the final match of the day.