| Women's singles at the 1987 IBF World Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Capital Indoor Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Location | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||
| Dates | May 18, 1987 – May 24, 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Events at the 1987 IBF World Championships | |||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
The 1987 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Beijing, China, in 1987. Following the results of the women's singles.
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Han Aiping | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sarwendah Kusumawardhani | 4 | 3 | Han Aiping | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Charlotte Wihlborg | 12 | 11 | Charlotte Wihlborg | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Gillian Calder | 10 | 7 | Han Aiping | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Rosita Rios | w.o. |  Yoko Kuizumi | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Obiageli Edoga | Rosita Rios | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoko Kuizumi | 11 | 11 | Yoko Kuizumi | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Madhumita Bisht | 4 | 8 | Han Aiping | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tang Jiuhong | 11 | 11 | Tang Jiuhong | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Chan Lim Chee | 0 | 8 | Tang Jiuhong | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Irina Rozhkova | 11 | 11 | Irina Rozhkova | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Monique Hoogland | 2 | 5 | Tang Jiuhong | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Chun Sung Suk | w.o. | Chun Sung Suk | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Christina Bostofte | Chun Sung Suk | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Linda Safarik | 11 | 11 | Linda Safarik | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ximena Bellido | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gu Jiaming | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Katrin Lockey | 1 | 1 | Gu Jiaming | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nah Kyung Ah | 11 | 11 | Nah Kyung Ah | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Fran Hughes | 3 | 6 | Gu Jiaming | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kimiko Jinnai | 11 | 11 | Kimiko Jinnai | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Astrid van der Knaap | 2 | 4 | Kimiko Jinnai | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhonda Cator | 1 | 11 | 12 | Rhonda Cator | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Jennifer Allen | 11 | 7 | 11 | Gu Jiaming | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Susi Susanti | 11 | 11 | Susi Susanti | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doris Piché | 4 | 2 | Susi Susanti | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Thordis Edwald | 11 | 4 | 11 | Thordis Edwald | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Linda French | 0 | 11 | 7 | Susi Susanti | 2 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Heung Soon | 3 | 11 | 11 | Kirsten Larsen | 11 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Fiona Elliott | 11 | 2 | 8 | Lee Heung Soon | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kirsten Larsen | 11 | 11 | Kirsten Larsen | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maria Montero | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Li Lingwei | w.o. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayo Oyewusi | Li Lingwei | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Viktoria Pron | 11 | 11 | Viktoria Pron | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Li Lingwei | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eline Coene | 11 | 11 | Eline Coene | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sara Halsall | 8 | 9 | Eline Coene | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linda Cloutier | 11 | 11 | Linda Cloutier | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meilin Okuno | 2 | 5 | Li Lingwei | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shi Wen | 11 | 11 | Shi Wen | 12 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth Latief | 1 | 4 | Shi Wen | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kumiko Kitamoto | 11 | 11 | Kumiko Kitamoto | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nina Lolk | 0 | 0 | Shi Wen | 11 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Christine Magnusson | 11 | 11 | Christine Magnusson | 8 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mui Tong Chon | 1 | 4 | Christine Magnusson | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Ho Ja | 12 | 12 | Kim Ho Ja | 12 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte Hattens | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zheng Yuli | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Claire Allison | 4 | 1 | Zheng Yuli | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maria Henning | Maria Henning | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 8 | Zheng Yuli | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erica van Dijck | 11 | 11 | Erica van Dijck | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vlada Beljutina | 2 | 5 | Erica van Dijck | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ami Ghia | 11 | 11 | Ami Ghia | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Katrin Schmidt | 6 | 5 | Zheng Yuli | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Young Suk | 11 | 11 | Lee Young Suk | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elinor Allen | 4 | 3 | Lee Young Suk | 11 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Elothe Mansuy | 1 | 1 | Toni Whittaker | 4 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Toni Whittaker | 11 | 11 | Lee Young Suk | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sumiko Kitada | w.o. | Sumiko Kitada | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 He Jianping | 4 | 2 | Sumiko Kitada | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chantal Jobin | 11 | 11 | Chantal Jobin | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joy Kitzmiller | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Han Aiping | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Tang Jiuhong | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Han Aiping | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gu Jiaming | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gu Jiaming | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Susi Susanti | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Han Aiping | 10 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Li Lingwei | 12 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Li Lingwei | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Shi Wen | 12 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Li Lingwei | 11 | 8 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zheng Yuli | 6 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Zheng Yuli | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Lee Young-suk | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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