Women's singles at the BWF World Championships | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Emirates Arena | ||||||||||||
Location | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||
Dates | 21–27 August | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Events at the 2017 BWF World Championships | |||
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Singles | men | women | |
Doubles | men | women | mixed |
The women's singles tournament of the 2017 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) took place from 21 to 27 August.
The seeding list is based on the World Rankings of Thursday 3 August 2017. [1] The seeds are listed below: [2] [3]
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
9 | Chen Yufei | 13 | 10 | ||||||||||
4 | P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
4 | P. V. Sindhu | 19 | 22 | 20 | |||||||||
7 | Nozomi Okuhara | 21 | 20 | 22 | |||||||||
7 | Nozomi Okuhara | 12 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||
12 | Saina Nehwal | 21 | 17 | 10 |
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | A Yamaguchi | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
L Kjaersfeldt | 21 | 21 | L Kjaersfeldt | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Ulitina | 15 | 19 | 1 | A Yamaguchi | 18 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Chen YF | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Chen YF | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N Vainio | 13 | 11 | Pai Y-p | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pai Y-p | 21 | 21 | 9 | Chen YF | 14 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | R Intanon | 21 | 16 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | R Intanon | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W Chen | 19 | 11 | Yap R C | 12 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Yap R C | 21 | 21 | 8 | R Intanon | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Chen XX | 13 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Chen XX | 21 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Li | 16 | 21 | 21 | M Li | 13 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
L Zetchiri | 21 | 17 | 16 |
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kim H-m | 21 | 21 | Kim H-m | 16 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H Hosny | 2 | 4 | 4 | P. V. Sindhu | 19 | 23 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Cheung N Y | 21 | 21 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Cheung N Y | 16 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
D Lansac | 19 | 16 | E Kosetskaya | 21 | 9 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E Kosetskaya | 21 | 21 | 4 | P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sun Y | 14 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sun Y | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
L A Mainaky | 21 | 21 | L A Mainaky | 13 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K Foo Kune | 11 | 16 | 5 | Sun Y | 21 | 19 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | B Corrales | 11 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | B Corrales | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
F M Chapman | 21 | 13 | 9 | L Heim | 16 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
L Heim | 17 | 21 | 21 |
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Mitsova | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
M El-Tanany | 5 | 2 | M Mitsova | 7 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | A Ohori | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | A Ohori | 20 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
R Honderich | 21 | 21 | 7 | N Okuhara | 22 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
I Wang | 13 | 18 | R Honderich | 10 | 21 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | N Okuhara | 21 | 17 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | N Okuhara | 21 | 14 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
M Blichfeldt | 21 | 21 | 3 | C Marín | 18 | 21 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F Deprez | 10 | 12 | M Blichfeldt | 21 | 14 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | S Sato | 14 | 21 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
M Blichfeldt | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yip P Y | 21 | 21 | 3 | C Marín | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Perminova | 17 | 18 | Yip P Y | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | C Marín | 21 | 21 |
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Mikkelä | 0r | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R Das | 2 | R Das | 16 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | K Gilmour | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | K Gilmour | 21 | 15 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chen S-y | 21 | 21 | 6 | He BJ | 14 | 21 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
O Siamupangila | 6 | 8 | Chen S-y | 8 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | He BJ | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | K Gilmour | 19 | 21 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
S Jaquet | 21 | 18 | 21 | 12 | S Nehwal | 21 | 18 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
N Voytsekh | 14 | 21 | 10 | S Jaquet | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | S Nehwal | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | S Nehwal | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Birch | 21 | 10 | 19 | 2 | Sung J-h | 19 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Lad | 17 | 21 | 21 | T Lad | 9 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Sung J-h | 21 | 21 |
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