| Badminton – Women's singles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India | |||||||||
| Dates | 9–14 October 2010 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 10 nations | |||||||||
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| Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Singles | men | women |
| Doubles | men | women |
| Mixed | doubles | team |
The Women's singles event of badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held from 9 to 14 October 2010 in Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India. [1]
The seeds for the tournament were:
Saina Nehwal (IND) (Champion, gold medalist)
Mew Wong (MAS)(Final, silver medalist)
Susan Egelstaff (SCO)(Semifinals, fourth place)
Elizabeth Cann (ENG)(Semifinals, bronze medalist) Aditi Mutatkar (IND)(Quarterfinals)
Anna Rice (CAN)(Quarterfinals)
Fu Mingtian (SIN)(First round) Xing Aiying (SIN)(First round)| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Saina Nehwal | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Caroline Black | 0 | 2 | 1 | Saina Nehwal (IND) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Anna Rice | 21 | 21 | 6 | Anna Rice (CAN) | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Gayle Lloyd | 4 | 7 | 1 | Saina Nehwal (IND) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Susan Egelstaff | 21 | 21 | 3 | Susan Egelstaff (SCO) | 10 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Michelle Chan | 11 | 9 | 3 | Susan Egelstaff (SCO) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Huang Chia-chi | 21 | 21 |  Huang Chia-chi (AUS) | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Fu Mingtian | 15 | 19 | 1 | Saina Nehwal (IND) | 19 | 23 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Michelle Li | 23 | 21 | 2 | Mew Wong (MAS) | 21 | 21 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Xing Aiying | 21 | 12 | Michelle Li (CAN) | 14 | 21 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Elizabeth Cann | 21 | 21 | 4 | Elizabeth Cann (ENG) | 21 | 19 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Anna Rankin | 14 | 13 | 4 | Elizabeth Cann (ENG) | 12 | 21 | 17 | Third place | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Aditi Mutatkar | 21 | 21 | 2 | Mew Wong (MAS) | 21 | 18 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kirsty Gilmour | 11 | 17 | 5 | Aditi Mutatkar (IND) | 8 | 12 | 3 | Susan Egelstaff (SCO) | 18 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Mew Wong | 21 | 21 | 2 | Mew Wong (MAS) | 21 | 21 | 4 | Elizabeth Cann (ENG) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Elena Johnson | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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