| Women's singles at the 1983 IBF World Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Brøndbyhallen | ||||||||||||
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||||||||||
| Dates | May 2, 1983 – May 8, 1983 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Events at the 1983 IBF World Championships | |||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
The 1983 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1983. Following the results of the women's singles.
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Li Lingwei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Li Lingwei | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Johanne Falardeau | Johanne Falardeau | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Li Lingwei | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Chung Myung-hee | 11 | 12 | Chung Myung-hee | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ximena Bellido | 3 | 10 | Chung Myung-hee | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Eliane Huldi | Eliane Huldi | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Li Lingwei | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jane Webster | 6 | 11 | 11 | Jane Webster | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Fumiko Tookairin | 11 | 3 | 8 | Jane Webster | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Joke van Beusekom | 11 | 11 | Joke van Beusekom | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kristin Magnusdottir | 2 | 0 | Jane Webster | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Nettie Nielsen | 11 | 11 | Nettie Nielsen | 12 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Eva-Maria Zwiebler | 2 | 0 | Nettie Nielsen | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Pamela Hamilton | 12 | 11 | Pamela Hamilton | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sherry Liu | 10 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Helen Troke | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denyse Julien | 2 | 6 | Helen Troke | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marjan Ridder | 11 | 12 | Marjan Ridder | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mechtild Hagemann | 5 | 10 | Helen Troke | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshiko Yonekura | 11 | 11 | Yoshiko Yonekura | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kristin Kristiansdottir | 1 | 1 | Yoshiko Yonekura | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Audrey Swaby | 5 | 11 | 12 | Audrey Swaby | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Bożena Wojtkowska | 11 | 1 | 9 | Helen Troke | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Bok-sun | 11 | 11 | Kim Bok-sun | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Carina Andersson | 0 | 9 | Kim Bok-sun | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Radhika Bose | Radhika Bose | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Bok-sun | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kirsten Larsen | Kirsten Larsen | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kirsten Larsen | 11 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zheng Yuli | Zheng Yuli | 5 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Han Aiping | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Han Aiping | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sian Williams | Sian Williams | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Han Aiping | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Christine Magnusson | 11 | 11 | Christine Magnusson | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Julie McDonald | 2 | 4 | Christine Magnusson | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Þórdís Edwald | Þórdís Edwald | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Han Aiping | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Yun-ja | 11 | 11 | Kim Yun-ja | 12 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Eline Coene | 1 | 1 | Kim Yun-ja | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lene Køppen | 11 | 11 | Lene Køppen | 11 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Claire Backhouse | 1 | 5 | Kim Yun-ja | 11 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Karen Beckman | 6 | 12 | 11 | Karen Beckman | 4 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Elizabeth Latief | 11 | 10 | 3 | Karen Beckman | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sumiko Kitada | 11 | 11 | Sumiko Kitada | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Silvia Lüthi | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Ailing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Ailing | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shigemi Kawamura | Shigemi Kawamura | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Ailing | 9 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pia Nielsen | 11 | 11 | Pia Nielsen | 12 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Carmen Bellido | 0 | 1 | Pia Nielsen | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liselotte Blumer | Liselotte Blumer | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Ailing | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sally Podger | 11 | 11 | Sally Podger | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Karin van the Valk | 4 | 0 | Sally Podger | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maria Bengtsson | 11 | 11 | Maria Bengtsson | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Toni Whittaker | 4 | 2 | Sally Podger | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ami Ghia | 11 | 11 | Ami Ghia | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linda Cloutier | 6 | 4 | Ami Ghia | 6 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hwang Sun-ai | 11 | 12 | Hwang Sun-ai | 11 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kirsten Schmieder | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Li Lingwei | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Jane Webster | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Li Lingwei | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Helen Troke | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Helen Troke | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Kim Bok Sun | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Li Lingwei | 11 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Han Aiping | 8 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Han Aiping | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kim Yun-ja | 12 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Han Aiping | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Ailing | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Zhang Ailing | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sally Podger | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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