Women's singles at the 2019 BWF World Championships | |||||||||||||
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Venue | St. Jakobshalle | ||||||||||||
Location | Basel, Switzerland | ||||||||||||
Dates | 19–25 August | ||||||||||||
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Events at the 2019 BWF World Championships | |||
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Singles | men | women | |
Doubles | men | women | mixed |
The women's singles tournament of the 2019 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) took place from 19 to 25 August. The Badminton World Federation has conducted a re-draw of the women's singles event on 9 August, because a player had mistakenly been included in the entry list. [1]
The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 30 July 2019. [2]
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Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
7 | Ratchanok Intanon | 21 | 18 | 15 | |||||||||
3 | Nozomi Okuhara | 17 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||
3 | Nozomi Okuhara | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
5 | P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
4 | Chen Yufei | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||
5 | P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 21 |
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | A Yamaguchi | 14 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yeo J M | 21 | 21 | Yeo J M | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Demirbağ | 13 | 13 | Yeo J M | 21 | 14 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vũ T T | 15 | 21 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | L Kjærsfeldt | 19 | 21 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
K Kuuba | 12 | 15 | Vũ T T | 21 | 13 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vũ T T | 21 | 21 | Yeo J M | 17 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | R Intanon | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | R Intanon | 22 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N Jindapol | 21 | 21 | N Jindapol | 20 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Pan | 9 | 14 | 7 | R Intanon | 18 | 23 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | G M Tunjung | 21 | 21 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | G M Tunjung | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
B Ongbamrungphan | 21 | 21 | B Ongbamrungphan | 14 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Birch | 16 | 16 |
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | N Okuhara | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E Kosetskaya | 21 | 21 | E Kosetskaya | 12 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N Yiğit | 17 | 19 | 3 | N Okuhara | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Sung J-h | 18 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Sung J-h | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
F Deprez | 16 | 11 | Kim H-m | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kim H-m | 21 | 21 | 3 | N Okuhara | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | He BJ | 7 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | He BJ | 21 | 18 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cheung N Y | 11 | 9 | A Ohori | 15 | 21 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Ohori | 21 | 21 | 6 | He BJ | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Han Y | 18 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Han Y | 23 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S Takahashi | 21 | 21 | S Takahashi | 21 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K Gilmour | 10 | 13 |
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nguyễn T L | 22 | 20 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
L Tan | 20 | 22 | 21 | L Tan | 8 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | M Blichfeldt | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | M Blichfeldt | 15 | 27 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
S Jaquet | 17 | 15 | 8 | S Nehwal | 21 | 25 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S de Visch Eijbergen | 21 | 21 | S de Visch Eijbergen | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | S Nehwal | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | M Blichfeldt | 17 | 21 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Yip P Y | 8 | 18 | 4 | Chen YF | 21 | 18 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Cheah S Y | 21 | 21 | S Cheah S Y | 19 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | M Li | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | M Li | 18 | 21 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
P Chochuwong | 21 | 21 | 4 | Chen YF | 21 | 17 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R Honderich | 15 | 5 | P Chochuwong | 14 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Chen YF | 21 | 21 |
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Mitsova | 18 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chen H-y | 21 | 21 | Chen H-y | 14 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Zhang BW | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Zhang BW | 14 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pai Y-p | 21 | 21 | 5 | P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
L Zetchiri | 18 | 17 | Pai Y-p | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | P. V. Sindhu | 12 | 23 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
K Polikarpova | 18 | 14 | 2 | Tai T-y | 21 | 21 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Kim G-e | 21 | 21 | Kim G-e | 21 | 16 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Cai YY | 14 | 21 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kim G-e | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Y Li | 14 | 12 | 2 | Tai T-y | 24 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fitriani | 21 | 21 | Fitriani | 15 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Tai T-y | 21 | 21 |
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