2022 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
at the 2022 BWF World Championships
Women's singles ; at the 2022 BWF World Championships
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Dates	22–28 August
Competitors	45 from 24 nations
Medalists
	← 2021 Huelva 2023 Copenhagen →

Last updated August 29, 2022

The women's singles tournament of the 2022 BWF World Championships is taking place from 22 to 28 August 2022 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo.

Seeds

The seeding list is based on the World Rankings of 9 August 2022.^[1]

0 1.

Akane Yamaguchi

0 2.

Tai Tzu-ying (Semi-finals)

0 3.

An Se-young (Semi-finals)

0 4.

Chen Yufei

0 5.

Carolina Marín (Quarter-finals)

0 6.

Nozomi Okuhara (Withdrew)

0 7.

P. V. Sindhu (Withdrew)

0 8.

Ratchanok Intanon (Third Round)

0 9.

He Bingjiao (Third Round)

10.

Pornpawee Chochuwong (Third Round)

11.

Wang Zhiyi (Third Round)

12.

Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Quarter-finals)

13.

Michelle Li (Quarter-finals)

14.

Sayaka Takahashi (Third Round)

15.

Mia Blichfeldt (Second Round)

16.

Beiwen Zhang (Third Round)

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

Draw

Finals

Semi-finals					Final

1	Akane Yamaguchi	21	21

3	An Se-young	19	12
					1	Akane Yamaguchi

					4	Chen Yufei
4	Chen Yufei	15	21	21

2	Tai Tzu-ying	21	14	18

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarter-finals

					1	A Yamaguchi	21	21

						G M Tunjung	12	15
	K Gilmour	22	7

	G M Tunjung	24	21
										1	A Yamaguchi	21	21

										14	S Takahashi	18	7



					14	S Takahashi	9	21	21

						Kim G-e	21	16	13
	Kim G-e	21	21

	L Kjærsfeldt	13	7
															1	A Yamaguchi	21	21

															5	C Marín	17	17



					5	C Marín	21	21

						WY Zhang	16	14
	Thet Htar T	7	21	19

	WY Zhang	21	11	21
										5	C Marín	16	21	22

										9	He BJ	21	15	20



					9	He BJ	21	21

						I Wang	13	7
	K Polikarpova	5	13

	I Wang	21	21

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarter-finals

					3	An S-y	21	21

						Nguyễn T L	18	10
	A Ohori	21	19	11

	Nguyễn T L	10	21	21
										3	An S-y	21	21

										16	BW Zhang	12	10



					16	BW Zhang	21	21

						L Huet	8	14
	K Kuuba	18	16

	L Huet	21	21
														3	An S-y	21	15	22

															Han Y	14	21	20



					7	P. V. Sindhu

						Han Y	w	/	o
	Han Y	21	21

	Qi XF	14	15
											Han Y	21	21

										11	Wang ZY	11	13



					11	Wang ZY	21	21

						L Christophersen	15	14
	M Bansod	14	12

	L Christophersen	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarter-finals

	L Tan	14	20

	Yip P Y	21	22
						Yip P Y	19	13

					13	M Li	21	21



										13	M Li	25	16	21

										8	R Intanon	23	21	13
	P Chaiwan	21	21

	Pai Y-p	18	13
						P Chaiwan	17	17

					8	R Intanon	21	21



															13	M Li	18	17

															4	Chen YF	21	21
	Yeo J M

	Sim Y-j	w	/	o
						Sim Y-j	21	16	10

					10	P Chochuwong	18	21	21



										10	P Chochuwong	17	21	10

										4	Chen YF	21	17	21
	S Cheah S Y	21	21

	P K Wardani	19	18
						S Cheah S Y	17	15

					4	Chen YF	21	21

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarter-finals

	D Hany	10	10

	Y Li	21	21
						Y Li	22	16	20

					12	B Ongbamrungphan	20	21	22



										12	B Ongbamrungphan	21	16	21

											S Nehwal	17	21	13
	S Nehwal	21	21

	Cheung N Y	19	9
						S Nehwal	w	/	o

					6	N Okuhara



															12	B Ongbamrungphan	16	9

															2	Tai T-y	21	21
	Vũ T T	21	21

	Kisona S	10	17
						Vũ T T	21	16	21

					15	M Blichfeldt	18	21	18



											Vũ T T	15	10

										2	Tai T-y	21	21
	M Repiská	21	12	21

	M Ulitina	16	21	17
						M Repiská	9	12

					2	Tai T-y	21	21

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References

↑ "TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2022 – Seeding Report Version 2" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

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[1] "TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2022 – Seeding Report Version 2" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

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