2019 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
at the 2019 BWF World Championships
Women's doubles ; at the 2019 BWF World Championships
Venue	St. Jakobshalle
Location	Basel, Switzerland
Dates	19–25 August
Medalists
	← 2018 Nanjing 2021 Huelva →

Last updated December 18, 2021

The women's doubles tournament of the 2019 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) takes place from 19 to 25 August.

Seeds

The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 30 July 2019.^[1]

0 1. Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara (Champions)

0 2.

Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (Final)

0 3.

Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (Quarterfinals)

0 4.

Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (Quarterfinals)

0 5.

Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu (Semifinals)

0 6.

Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (Quarterfinals)

0 7.

Du Yue / Li Yinhui (Semifinals)

0 8.

Shiho Tanaka / Koharu Yonemoto (Quarterfinals)

0 9.

Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong (Third round)

10.

Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (Third round)

11.

Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (Third round)

12.

Li Wenmei / Zheng Yu (Third round)

13.

Chow Mei Kuan / Lee Meng Yean (Third round)

14.

Della Destiara Haris / Rizki Amelia Pradipta (Third round)

15.

Vivian Hoo Kah Mun / Yap Cheng Wen (Third round)

16.

Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen (Third round)

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

Draw

Finals

Semifinals				Final

1	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	21	21

5	Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu	12	19
				1	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	21	20	23

				2	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	11	22	21
7	Du Yue Li Yinhui	11	17

2	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	21	21

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Quarterfinals

					1	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21
	S Piek C Seinen	21	21			S Piek C Seinen	9	6
	Ng W Y Yeung N T	11	16						1	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21
									16	M Fruergaard S Thygesen	19	19
					16	M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	21
	E Kan I Zhong	5	14			É Lefel A Tran	12	18
	É Lefel A Tran	21	21										1	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	22	3
													8	S Tanaka K Yonemoto	20	3^r
					8	S Tanaka K Yonemoto	21	21
	M Jakkampudi P S. Ram	21	21			M Jakkampudi P S. Ram	8	18
	D C Soto N Sotomayor	10	18						8	S Tanaka K Yonemoto	21	21
									11	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	18	18
					11	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
	A Bášová M Fuchsová	14	21	8		E Karlsson J Magnusson	12	14
	E Karlsson J Magnusson	21	18	21

Section 2

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

				4	Chen QC Jia YF	18	21	21
	Y Barkah J F Sugiarto	14	15		P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	21	15	12
	P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	21	21						4	Chen QC Jia YF	19	21	21
									9	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	17	16
				9	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
	Dong WJ Feng XY	21	21		Dong WJ Feng XY	10	18
	D Macías D Nishimura	14	9											4	Chen QC Jia YF	23	21
														5	G Polii A Rahayu	25	23
				5	G Polii A Rahayu	21	21
	A Akchurina O Morozova	21	21		A Akchurina O Morozova	13	12
	B Erçetin N İnci	17	11						5	G Polii A Rahayu	21	21
									10	G Stoeva S Stoeva	19	16
				10	G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	18	21
	D Delrue L Palermo	21	21		D Delrue L Palermo	13	21	10
	A Lee S Lee	5	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

	C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	21	21
	N Fankhauser I Tabeling	18	15			C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	18	16
					15	V Hoo K M Yap C W	21	21
										15	V Hoo K M Yap C W	15	21	8
	A Ponnappa N. S Reddy	w	/	o						7	Du Y Li YH	21	11	21
	Chang C-h Yang C-t					A Ponnappa N. S Reddy	20	16
					7	Du Y Li YH	22	21
															7	Du Y Li YH	23	21	25
	P Dandu S Santosh	15	14												3	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	25	18	23
	Hsu Y-c Hu L-f	21	21			Hsu Y-c Hu L-f	15	21	11
					13	Chow M K Lee M Y	21	13	21
										13	Chow M K Lee M Y	12	13
	R Honderich K Tsai	12	16							3	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21
	S Mapasa G Somerville	21	21			S Mapasa G Somerville	11	12
					3	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21

Section 4

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Quarterfinals

	M Ilyinskaya Y Zharka	w	/	o
	J Goliszewski L Käpplein					M Ilyinskaya Y Zharka	9	11
					14	D D Haris R A Pradipta	21	21
									14	D D Haris R A Pradipta	17	18
	A Magelund F Ravn	13	21	21					6	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21
	Ng T Y Yuen S Y	21	15	18		A Magelund F Ravn	19	18
					6	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21
													6	Lee S-h Shin S-c	11	21	18
	K-K Marran H Rüütel	18	13										2	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	11	21
	L Efler I Herttrich	21	21			L Efler I Herttrich	16	9
					12	Li WM Zheng Y	21	21
									12	Li WM Zheng Y	20	16
	C Birch L Smith	17	15						2	Y Fukushima S Hirota	22	21
	E Bolotova A Davletova	21	21			E Bolotova A Davletova	7	13
					2	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21

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References

↑ "2019 BWF World Championships: Seeding List" (PDF). Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 5 August 2019.

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[1] "2019 BWF World Championships: Seeding List" (PDF). Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 5 August 2019.

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