2018 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles at the BWF World Championships
Venue	Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Indoor Arena
Location	Nanjing, China
Dates	30 July – 5 August
Medalists
Carolina Marín    Spain   P. V. Sindhu    India   He Bingjiao    China   Akane Yamaguchi    Japan
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Events at the 2018 BWF World Championships
Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women	mixed
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The women's singles tournament of the 2018 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) took place from 30 July to 5 August.

The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 12 July 2018.^[1]

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

	Semifinals							Final
	6	He Bingjiao	21	16	13
	7	Carolina Marín	13	21	21
								7	Carolina Marín	21	21
								3	P. V. Sindhu	19	10
	3	P. V. Sindhu	21	24
	2	Akane Yamaguchi	16	22

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	Tai T-y	21	21
		K Foo Kune	13	17					Chen H-y	10	16
		Chen H-y	21	21											1	Tai T-y	21	21
															12	Zhang BW	19	14
								12	Zhang BW	13	21	21
		B Corrales	17	19					C Birch	21	18	15
		C Birch	21	21																		1	Tai T-y	18	21	13
																						6	He BJ	21	7	21
								6	He BJ	21	21
		P Chochuwong							Yip P Y	11	17
		Yip P Y	w	/	o										6	He BJ	21	21
																Nguyễn T L	14	11
								13	M Li	23	12	21
		M Mitsova	9	14					Nguyễn T L	21	21	23
		Nguyễn T L	21	21

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	R Intanon	16	22	21
		N Perminova	13	9					M Blichfeldt	21	20	10
		M Blichfeldt	21	21											4	R Intanon	16	19
															10	S Nehwal	21	21
								10	S Nehwal	21	21
		S Jaquet							A Demirbağ	17	8
		A Demirbağ	w	/	o																	10	S Nehwal	6	11
																						7	C Marín	21	21
								7	C Marín	21	21
		B Ongbamrungphan	21	21					B Ongbamrungphan	9	8
		J Hsu	10	11											7	C Marín	21	21
															15	S Sato	7	13
								15	S Sato	21	21
		S Cheah S Y	21	21					S Cheah S Y	15	11
		G Mahulette	13	12

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Pai Y-p	8	15
		Goh J W	21	21					Goh J W	21	22
								14	A Ohori	18	20
																Goh J W	21	13
		M Repiská	12	18											8	N Okuhara	23	21
		R Honderich	21	21					R Honderich	11	9
								8	N Okuhara	21	21
																						8	N Okuhara	17	19
		Vũ T T	21	21																		3	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
		N Yiğit	19	17					Vũ T T	10	11
								9	Sung J-h	21	21
															9	Sung J-h	10	18
		Fitriani	21	19	21										3	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
		L Zetchiri	10	21	13				Fitriani	14	9
								3	P. V. Sindhu	21	21

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		L Kjærsfeldt	10	21	13
		Chen XX	21	17	21				Chen XX	21	21
								16	Cheung N Y	19	14
																Chen XX	11	21	12
		K Gilmour	18	21	14										5	Chen YF	21	18	21
		G M Tunjung	21	18	21				G M Tunjung	17	20
								5	Chen YF	21	22
																						5	Chen YF	13	21	16
		S de Visch Eijbergen	21	21																		2	A Yamaguchi	21	17	21
		M Ulitina	15	15					S de Visch Eijbergen	11	11
								11	N Jindapol	21	21
															11	N Jindapol	12	12
		F Deprez	21	21											2	A Yamaguchi	21	21
		E Kosetskaya	19	16					F Deprez	17	10
								2	A Yamaguchi	21	21

• Draw