2025 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
at the 2025 BWF World Championships
Venue Adidas Arena
Location Paris, France
Dates26–31 August
Competitors64 from 40 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
2026 India  

The women's singles tournament of the 2025 BWF World Championships took place from 26 to 31 August 2025 at the Adidas Arena in Paris.

Contents

Seeds

The seeding list was based on the World Rankings of 1 August 2025.

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

Draw

The drawing ceremony was held on 10 August.

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Flag of South Korea.svg An Se-young 15 17
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Yufei 2121
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Yufei 9 13
5 Flag of Japan.svg Akane Yamaguchi 2121
5 Flag of Japan.svg Akane Yamaguchi 2114 21
9 Flag of Indonesia.svg Putri Kusuma Wardani 17 216

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
                    
1 Flag of South Korea.svg An S-y 2121
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg C Lassaux 5 8
1 Flag of South Korea.svg An S-y 2121
Flag of Germany.svg Y Li 15 7
Flag of Peru.svg I Castillo 3014 9
Flag of Germany.svg Y Li 28 2121
1 Flag of South Korea.svg An S-y 2121
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M Li 18 10
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M Li 2121
Flag of Japan.svg N Nidaira 15 14
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M Li 2117 21
Flag of Turkey.svg Ö Bayrak 14 2110
Flag of Turkey.svg Ö Bayrak 2121
Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Ho 10 14
1 Flag of South Korea.svg An S-y 2121
12 Flag of South Korea.svg Sim Y-j 10 6
7 Flag of Indonesia.svg G M Tunjung 2121
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Maixnerová 10 9
7 Flag of Indonesia.svg G M Tunjung 2121
Flag of Denmark.svg J D Jakobsen 17 8
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Schnider 10 16
Flag of Denmark.svg J D Jakobsen 2121
7 Flag of Indonesia.svg G M Tunjung 15 18
12 Flag of South Korea.svg Sim Y-j 2121
12 Flag of South Korea.svg Sim Y-j 2121
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg WY Zhang 19 14
12 Flag of South Korea.svg Sim Y-j 2121
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg R Liyanage 14 16
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg R Liyanage 19 2111
Flag of Ireland.svg R Darragh 2111 3r

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
                    
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen YF 2121
Flag of France.svg A Tatranova 10 12
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen YF 2116 21
Flag of Denmark.svg M Blichfeldt 13 2110
Flag of Denmark.svg M Blichfeldt 2121
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Sung S-y 9 19
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen YF 2121
Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn T L 10 9
10 Flag of Thailand.svg R Intanon 17 18
Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn T L 2121
Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn T L 2123
Flag of Scotland.svg K Gilmour 17 21
Flag of Uganda.svg F M Rafi 12 5
Flag of Scotland.svg K Gilmour 2121
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen YF 2221
6 Flag of Thailand.svg P Chochuwong 20 14
6 Flag of Thailand.svg P Chochuwong 2121
Flag of Singapore.svg J Hooi 14 8
6 Flag of Thailand.svg P Chochuwong 2121
Flag of the United States.svg I Jaiswal 13 13
Flag of Bulgaria.svg S Stoeva 19 2120
Flag of the United States.svg I Jaiswal 2115 22
6 Flag of Thailand.svg P Chochuwong 2121
Flag of Thailand.svg B Ongbamrungphan 10 11
13 Flag of Singapore.svg Yeo J M 2121
Flag of Myanmar.svg Thet Htar T 7 10
13 Flag of Singapore.svg Yeo J M 17 20
Flag of Thailand.svg B Ongbamrungphan 2122
Flag of Thailand.svg B Ongbamrungphan 2121
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Švábíková 12 8

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
                    
Flag of Estonia.svg K Kuuba 10 19
Flag of Denmark.svg L Kjærsfeldt 2121
Flag of Denmark.svg L Kjærsfeldt 2120 19
11 Flag of Thailand.svg S Katethong 14 2221
Flag of Germany.svg M Wilson 13 8
11 Flag of Thailand.svg S Katethong 2121
11 Flag of Thailand.svg S Katethong 11 17
5 Flag of Japan.svg A Yamaguchi 2121
Flag of Ukraine.svg P Buhrova 12 10
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim G-e 2121
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim G-e 19 19
5 Flag of Japan.svg A Yamaguchi 2121
Flag of Australia (converted).svg K Q Teoh 7 2
5 Flag of Japan.svg A Yamaguchi 2121
5 Flag of Japan.svg A Yamaguchi 2121
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Y 5 19
Flag of Ukraine.svg Y Kantemyr 20 8
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vũ T T 2221
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vũ T T 17 18
14 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao FJ 2121
Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh J W 14 9
14 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao FJ 2121
14 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao FJ 14 19
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Y 2121
Flag of the United States.svg BW Zhang 2121
Flag of Italy.svg Y Hamza 10 13
Flag of the United States.svg BW Zhang 22 13
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Y 2421
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chiu P-c 10 16
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Y 2121

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
                    
Flag of Brazil.svg J Vieira 2121
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg K F Azzahra 16 14
Flag of Brazil.svg J Vieira 15 11
9 Flag of Indonesia.svg P K Wardani 2121
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lo S Y 18 11
9 Flag of Indonesia.svg P K Wardani 2121
9 Flag of Indonesia.svg P K Wardani 2121
8 Flag of Japan.svg T Miyazaki 12 11
Flag of Hungary.svg V Sándorházi 2215 12
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu W-c 20 2121
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu W-c 10 2110
8 Flag of Japan.svg T Miyazaki 2113 21
Flag of Turkey.svg N Arın 2112 14
8 Flag of Japan.svg T Miyazaki 16 2121
9 Flag of Indonesia.svg P K Wardani 2113 21
15 Flag of India.svg P. V. Sindhu 14 2116
Flag of Hong Kong.svg S S Mehta 18 8
Flag of Malaysia.svg Letshanaa K 2121
Flag of Malaysia.svg Letshanaa K 19 15
15 Flag of India.svg P. V. Sindhu 2121
Flag of Bulgaria.svg K Nalbantova 21 6
15 Flag of India.svg P. V. Sindhu 2321
15 Flag of India.svg P. V. Sindhu 2121
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang ZY 19 15
Flag of Spain.svg C Azurmendi 14 16
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin H-t 2121
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin H-t 18 7
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang ZY 2121
Flag of Hungary.svg Á Kőrösi 5 4
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang ZY 2121

Qualifiers' performances

The table below lists out all the qualifiers of this edition by 26 July 2025.

QualifierDate of birthAppearanceBest Performance(s)Note
Edition(s)Result
Champion
Flag of Japan.svg Akane Yamaguchi 6 June 1997 (aged 28)6th 21, 22 G=PB
Finalist
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Yufei 1 March 1998 (aged 27)5th 22 S=PB
Semi-finalist
Flag of South Korea.svg An Se-young 5 February 2002 (aged 23)3rd 23 G
Flag of Indonesia.svg Putri Kusuma Wardani 20 July 2002 (aged 23)3rd 23 2RPB
Quarter-finalist
Flag of South Korea.svg Sim Yu-jin 13 May 1999 (aged 26)DebutPB
Flag of Thailand.svg Pornpawee Chochuwong 22 January 1998 (aged 27)5th 21, 22, 23 3RPB
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Yue 18 November 1999 (aged 25)5th 21, 22 QF=PB
Flag of India.svg P. V. Sindhu 5 July 1995 (aged 30)9th 19 G
Third rounder
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michelle Li 3 November 1991 (aged 33)11th 22 QFMost participated qualifier
Flag of Indonesia.svg Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 11 August 1999 (aged 26)5th 23 QF
Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Thùy Linh 20 November 1997 (aged 27)6th 18 3R=PB
Flag of Thailand.svg Busanan Ongbamrungphan 22 March 1996 (aged 29)8th 22 QF
Flag of Thailand.svg Supanida Katethong 26 October 1997 (aged 27)DebutPB
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Fangjie 29 September 1998 (aged 26)DebutPB
Flag of Japan.svg Tomoka Miyazaki 17 August 2006 (aged 19)DebutPB
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Zhiyi 29 April 2000 (aged 25)4th 23 QF
Second rounder
Flag of Germany.svg Yvonne Li 30 May 1998 (aged 27)5th 21, 22, 23 2R=PB
Flag of Turkey.svg Özge Bayrak 14 February 1992 (aged 33)2nd 15 2R=PB
Flag of Denmark.svg Julie Dawall Jakobsen 25 March 1998 (aged 27)2nd 21 2R=PB
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Ranithma Liyanage 22 March 2007 (aged 18)DebutYoungest qualifier, PB
Flag of Denmark.svg Mia Blichfeldt 19 August 1997 (aged 28)7th 19 QF
Flag of Scotland.svg Kirsty Gilmour 21 September 1993 (aged 31)10th 17 QF
Flag of the United States.svg Ishika Jaiswal 28 July 2003 (aged 22)DebutPB
Flag of Singapore.svg Yeo Jia Min 1 February 1999 (aged 26)4th 19 QF
Flag of Denmark.svg Line Kjærsfeldt 20 April 1994 (aged 31)10th 14, 15, 17, 19, 21 , 23 2R=PB
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ga-eun 7 February 1998 (aged 27)5th 19, 21 3R
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vũ Thị Trang 19 May 1992 (aged 33)7th 14, 19, 22 3R
Flag of the United States.svg Beiwen Zhang 12 July 1990 (aged 35)5th 18, 19, 22, 23 3ROldest participated qualifier
Flag of Brazil.svg Juliana Viana Vieira (2004-09-23)23 September 2004 (aged 20)2nd 23 2R Reigning Pan American champion, =PB
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Wen-chi 28 September 1997 (aged 27)2nd 23 2R=PB
Flag of Malaysia.svg Letshanaa Karupathevan 19 August 2003 (aged 22)DebutPB
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Hsiang-ti 20 November 1998 (aged 26)DebutPB
First rounder
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Clara Lassaux 4 October 2001 (aged 23)DebutPB
Flag of Peru.svg Inés Castillo 7 December 1999 (aged 25)2nd 23 1R=PB
Flag of Japan.svg Natsuki Nidaira 12 July 1998 (aged 27)DebutPB
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tiffany Ho 6 January 1998 (aged 27)2rd 23 1R=PB
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Maixnerová 6 September 2005 (aged 19)DebutPB
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Milena Schnider 11 October 2001 (aged 23)DebutPB
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wenyu Zhang 29 August 2002 (aged 22)3rd 22 2R
Flag of Ireland.svg Rachael Darragh 24 September 1997 (aged 27)3rd 23 2R
Flag of France.svg Anna Tatranova 12 October 2003 (aged 21)DebutPB
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Sung Shuo-yun 15 June 1997 (aged 28)DebutPB
Flag of Thailand.svg Ratchanok Intanon 28 February 1995 (aged 30)11th 13 GYoungest winner record holder, and most participated qualifier
Flag of Uganda.svg Fadilah Mohamed Rafi 6 April 2005 (aged 20)DebutPB
Flag of Singapore.svg Jaslyn Hooi 5 October 2000 (aged 24)DebutPB
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stefani Stoeva 23 September 1995 (aged 29)DebutPB
Flag of Myanmar.svg Thet Htar Thuzar 15 March 1999 (aged 26)4th 23 3R
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Švábíková 14 May 2000 (aged 25)DebutPB
Flag of Estonia.svg Kristin Kuuba 15 February 1997 (aged 28)5th 19,21,22,23 1R=PB
Flag of Germany.svg Miranda Wilson 6 April 2000 (aged 25)DebutPB
Flag of Ukraine.svg Polina Buhrova 30 January 2004 (aged 21)2nd 23 1R=PB
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kai Qi Teoh 4 October 2003 (aged 21)DebutPB
Flag of Ukraine.svg Yevheniia Kantemyr 4 July 2005 (aged 20)DebutPB
Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh Jin Wei 30 January 2000 (aged 25)3th 22 3R
Flag of Italy.svg Yasmine Hamza 16 September 2003 (aged 21)DebutPB
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chiu Pin-chian 15 May 1999 (aged 26)DebutPB
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Keisha Fatimah Azzahra 12 August 2003 (aged 22)DebutPB
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lo Sin Yan 25 February 2003 (aged 22)DebutPB
Flag of Hungary.svg Vivien Sandorhazi 3 January 2001 (aged 24)2rd 23 1R=PB
Flag of Turkey.svg Neslihan Arın 26 February 1994 (aged 31)8th 11,21,23 2R
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Saloni Samirbhai Mehta 27 August 2002 (aged 22)DebutPB
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Kaloyana Nalbantova 6 March 2006 (aged 19)DebutPB
Flag of Spain.svg Clara Azurmendi 4 May 1998 (aged 27)3rd 21,23 1R=PB
Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Kőrösi 4 May 1998 (aged 27)DebutPB

References