2017 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

The women's singles tournament of the 2017 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) took place from 21 to 27 August.

Women's singles at the BWF World Championships
Venue	Emirates Arena
Location	Glasgow, Scotland
Dates	21–27 August
Medalists
Nozomi Okuhara    Japan   P. V. Sindhu    India   Chen Yufei    China   Saina Nehwal    India
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Seeds

The seeding list is based on the World Rankings of Thursday 3 August 2017.^[1] The seeds are listed below:^[2][3]

01.   Akane Yamaguchi (third round)

02.   Sung Ji-hyun (third round)

03.   Carolina Marín (quarterfinals)

04.   P. V. Sindhu (final)

05.   Sun Yu (quarterfinals)

06.   He Bingjiao (third round)

07.   Nozomi Okuhara (champion)

08.   Ratchanok Intanon (quarterfinals)

09.   Chen Yufei (semifinals)

10.   Sayaka Sato (second round)

11.   Aya Ohori (third round)

12.   Saina Nehwal (semifinals)

13.   Cheung Ngan Yi (third round)

14.   Chen Xiaoxin (third round)

15.   Beatriz Corrales (third round)

16.   Kirsty Gilmour (quarterfinals)

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

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	9	Chen Yufei	13	10
	4	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
								4	P. V. Sindhu	19	22	20
								7	Nozomi Okuhara	21	20	22
	7	Nozomi Okuhara	12	21	21
	12	Saina Nehwal	21	17	10

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	A Yamaguchi	21	21
		L Kjaersfeldt	21	21					L Kjaersfeldt	6	13
		M Ulitina	15	19											1	A Yamaguchi	18	19
															9	Chen YF	21	21
								9	Chen YF	21	21
		N Vainio	13	11					Pai Y-p	13	14
		Pai Y-p	21	21																		9	Chen YF	14	21	21
																						8	R Intanon	21	16	12
								8	R Intanon	21	21
		W Chen	19	11					Yap R C	12	7
		Yap R C	21	21											8	R Intanon	21	21
															14	Chen XX	13	9
								14	Chen XX	21	27
		M Li	16	21	21				M Li	13	25
		L Zetchiri	21	17	16

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
		Kim H-m	21	21					Kim H-m	16	14
		H Hosny	2	4											4	P. V. Sindhu	19	23	21
															13	Cheung N Y	21	21	17
								13	Cheung N Y	16	21	21
		D Lansac	19	16					E Kosetskaya	21	9	11
		E Kosetskaya	21	21																		4	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
																						5	Sun Y	14	9
								5	Sun Y	21	21
		L A Mainaky	21	21					L A Mainaky	13	9
		K Foo Kune	11	16											5	Sun Y	21	19	23
															15	B Corrales	11	21	21
								15	B Corrales	21	21
		F M Chapman	21	13	9				L Heim	16	19
		L Heim	17	21	21

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		M Mitsova	21	21
		M El-Tanany	5	2					M Mitsova	7	15
								11	A Ohori	21	21
															11	A Ohori	20	15
		R Honderich	21	21											7	N Okuhara	22	21
		I Wang	13	18					R Honderich	10	21	7
								7	N Okuhara	21	17	21
																						7	N Okuhara	21	14	21
		M Blichfeldt	21	21																		3	C Marín	18	21	15
		F Deprez	10	12					M Blichfeldt	21	14	21
								10	S Sato	14	21	18
																M Blichfeldt	7	11
		Yip P Y	21	21											3	C Marín	21	21
		N Perminova	17	18					Yip P Y	5	7
								3	C Marín	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		A Mikkelä	0r
		R Das	2						R Das	16	13
								16	K Gilmour	21	21
															16	K Gilmour	21	15	21
		Chen S-y	21	21											6	He BJ	14	21	16
		O Siamupangila	6	8					Chen S-y	8	14
								6	He BJ	21	21
																						16	K Gilmour	19	21	15
		S Jaquet	21	18	21																	12	S Nehwal	21	18	21
		N Voytsekh	14	21	10				S Jaquet	11	12
								12	S Nehwal	21	21
															12	S Nehwal	21	21
		C Birch	21	10	19										2	Sung J-h	19	15
		T Lad	17	21	21				T Lad	9	19
								2	Sung J-h	21	21