2014 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles at the 2014 BWF World Championships
Venue	Ballerup Super Arena
Location	Copenhagen, Denmark
Dates	August 25, 2014 (2014-08-25) – August 31, 2014 (2014-08-31)
Medalists
Carolina Marín    Spain   Li Xuerui    China   Minatsu Mitani    Japan   P. V. Sindhu    India
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The women's singles tournament of the 2014 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) took place from August 25 to 31. Ratchanok Inthanon enters as the 2013 World Champion.

Seeds

0 1.   Li Xuerui (final) 0 2.   Wang Shixian (quarterfinals) 0 3.   Wang Yihan (third round) 0 4.   Ratchanok Intanon (third round) 0 5.   Sung Ji-hyun (quarterfinals) 0 6.   Bae Youn-joo (third round) 0 7.   Saina Nehwal (quarterfinals) 0 8.   Tai Tzu-ying (quarterfinals)

0 9.   Carolina Marín (champion) 10.   Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (second round) 11.   Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (semifinals) 12.   Han Li (third round) 13.   Sayaka Takahashi (third round) 14.   Nichaon Jindapon (second round) 15.   Eriko Hirose (first round, withdrew) 16.   Minatsu Mitani (semifinals)

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

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Li Xuerui	21	21
	7	Saina Nehwal	15	15
								1	Li Xuerui	21	21
								16	Minatsu Mitani	8	14
	16	Minatsu Mitani	9	21	22
	5	Sung Ji-hyun	21	18	20
															1	Li Xuerui	21	17	18
															9	Carolina Marín	17	21	21
	9	Carolina Marín	19	21	21
	8	Tai Tzu-ying	21	19	11
								9	Carolina Marín	21	21
								11	P. V. Sindhu	17	15
	11	P. V. Sindhu	19	21	21
	2	Wang Shixian	21	19	15

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	Li XR	21	21
		K Gavnholt	22	21	21				K Gavnholt	13	17
		J Subandhi	20	23	16										1	Li XR	21	21
															12	Han L	9	17
								12	Han L	21	21
		Pai H-m	21	21					Pai H-m	14	15
		F Silva	14	14																		1	Li XR	21	21
																						7	S Nehwal	15	15
								7	S Nehwal	21	21
		A Rankin	12	14					N Perminova	11	9
		N Perminova	21	21											7	S Nehwal	14	21	21
															13	S Takahashi	21	18	12
								13	S Takahashi	21	21
		M Ulitina	21	20					P Nedelcheva	12	7
		P Nedelcheva	23	22

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	R Intanon	21	21
		B Ongbumrungpan							B Corrales	18	10
		B Corrales	WO												4	R Intanon	21	12	18
															16	M Mitani	8	21	21
								16	M Mitani	21	21
		G Gabriel	18	11					L Kjærsfeldt	11	10
		L Kjærsfeldt	21	21																		16	M Mitani	9	21	22
																						5	Sung J-h	21	18	20
								5	Sung J-h	WO
		S Walker	21	19	21				S Walker
		S Saniru	18	21	12										5	Sung J-h	21	21
																L Fanetri	10	16
								14	N Jindapon	21	13	9
		S V Waran	18	21					L Fanetri	15	21	21
		L Fanetri	21	23

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		M Li	28	21
		F M Chapman	26	17					M Li	20	21	21
								10	P Buranaprasertsuk	22	18	11
																M Li	16	11
		S Jaquet	18	14											8	Tai T-y	21	21
		B Manuputty	21	21					B Manuputty	12	14
								8	Tai T-y	21	21
																						8	Tai T-y	21	19	11
		M Chan K Y	14	19																		9	C Marín	19	21	21
		Tee J Y	21	21					Tee J Y	18	21	10
								9	C Marín	21	16	21
															9	C Marín	21	21
		Chen JY	13	21	16										3	Wang YH	9	12
		A T Madsen	21	15	21				A T Madsen	13	13
								3	Wang YH	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		L Zechiri	13	12
		O Golovanova	21	21					O Golovanova	12	17
								11	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
															11	P. V. Sindhu	19	22	25
		K Schnaase	21	21											6	Bae Y-j	21	20	23
		K Gilmour	15	15					K Schnaase	18	14
								6	Bae Y-j	21	21
																						11	P. V. Sindhu	19	21	21
		Vu T T	21	21																		2	Wang SX	21	19	15
		L Vicente	9	12					Vu T T	WO
								15	E Hirose
																Vu T T	12	7
		Yip P Y	21	21											2	Wang SX	21	21
		C Magee	15	15					Yip P Y	15	18
								2	Wang SX	21	21

References

• BWF Website