2018 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles at the BWF World Championships
Venue	Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Indoor Arena
Location	Nanjing, China
Dates	30 July – 5 August
Medalists
Carolina Marín    Spain   P. V. Sindhu    India   He Bingjiao    China   Akane Yamaguchi    Japan

Events at the 2018 BWF World Championships
Singles	men
Doubles	men	women	mixed

The women's singles tournament of the 2018 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) took place from 30 July to 5 August.

The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 12 July 2018.^[1]

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

	Semifinals							Final
	6	He Bingjiao	21	16	13
	7	Carolina Marín	13	21	21
								7	Carolina Marín	21	21
								3	P. V. Sindhu	19	10
	3	P. V. Sindhu	21	24
	2	Akane Yamaguchi	16	22

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	Tai T-y	21	21
		K Foo Kune	13	17					Chen H-y	10	16
		Chen H-y	21	21											1	Tai T-y	21	21
															12	Zhang BW	19	14
								12	Zhang BW	13	21	21
		B Corrales	17	19					C Birch	21	18	15
		C Birch	21	21																		1	Tai T-y	18	21	13
																						6	He BJ	21	7	21
								6	He BJ	21	21
		P Chochuwong							Yip P Y	11	17
		Yip P Y	w	/	o										6	He BJ	21	21
																Nguyễn T L	14	11
								13	M Li	23	12	21
		M Mitsova	9	14					Nguyễn T L	21	21	23
		Nguyễn T L	21	21

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	R Intanon	16	22	21
		N Perminova	13	9					M Blichfeldt	21	20	10
		M Blichfeldt	21	21											4	R Intanon	16	19
															10	S Nehwal	21	21
								10	S Nehwal	21	21
		S Jaquet							A Demirbağ	17	8
		A Demirbağ	w	/	o																	10	S Nehwal	6	11
																						7	C Marín	21	21
								7	C Marín	21	21
		B Ongbamrungphan	21	21					B Ongbamrungphan	9	8
		J Hsu	10	11											7	C Marín	21	21
															15	S Sato	7	13
								15	S Sato	21	21
		S Cheah S Y	21	21					S Cheah S Y	15	11
		G Mahulette	13	12

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Pai Y-p	8	15
		Goh J W	21	21					Goh J W	21	22
								14	A Ohori	18	20
																Goh J W	21	13
		M Repiská	12	18											8	N Okuhara	23	21
		R Honderich	21	21					R Honderich	11	9
								8	N Okuhara	21	21
																						8	N Okuhara	17	19
		Vũ T T	21	21																		3	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
		N Yiğit	19	17					Vũ T T	10	11
								9	Sung J-h	21	21
															9	Sung J-h	10	18
		Fitriani	21	19	21										3	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
		L Zetchiri	10	21	13				Fitriani	14	9
								3	P. V. Sindhu	21	21

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		L Kjærsfeldt	10	21	13
		Chen XX	21	17	21				Chen XX	21	21
								16	Cheung N Y	19	14
																Chen XX	11	21	12
		K Gilmour	18	21	14										5	Chen YF	21	18	21
		G M Tunjung	21	18	21				G M Tunjung	17	20
								5	Chen YF	21	22
																						5	Chen YF	13	21	16
		S de Visch Eijbergen	21	21																		2	A Yamaguchi	21	17	21
		M Ulitina	15	15					S de Visch Eijbergen	11	11
								11	N Jindapol	21	21
															11	N Jindapol	12	12
		F Deprez	21	21											2	A Yamaguchi	21	21
		E Kosetskaya	19	16					F Deprez	17	10
								2	A Yamaguchi	21	21

• Draw