2019 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

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.

Women's singles at the 2019 BWF World Championships
Venue	St. Jakobshalle
Location	Basel, Switzerland
Dates	19–25 August
Medalists
P. V. Sindhu   India   Nozomi Okuhara   Japan   Ratchanok Intanon   Thailand   Chen Yufei   China

Seeds

See also: 2019 BWF World Championships qualification § Women's Singles

The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 30 July 2019.

01.   Akane Yamaguchi (second round)

02.   Tai Tzu-ying (quarterfinals)

03.   Nozomi Okuhara (final)

04.   Chen Yufei (semifinals)

05.   P. V. Sindhu (world champion)

06.   He Bingjiao (quarterfinals)

07.   Ratchanok Intanon (semifinals)

08.   Saina Nehwal (third round)

09.   Zhang Beiwen (third round)

10.   Sung Ji-hyun (third round)

11.   Michelle Li (third round)

12.   Mia Blichfeldt (quarterfinals)

13.   Han Yue (third round)

14.   Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (third round)

15.   Line Kjærsfeldt (second round)

16.   Cai Yanyan (second round)

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

Draw

Finals

	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

Top half

Section 1

	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

Section 2

	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

Bottom half

Section 3

	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

Section 4

	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