1985 IBF World Championships – Women's Singles

The 1985 IBF World Championships were held in Calgary, Canada, from June 10 to June 16, 1985. Following the results of the women's singles.

Main stage

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Han Aiping
		bye							Han Aiping	11	11
		Heidi Krickhaus	8	12	11				Heidi Krickhaus	2	2
		Jian Ping He	11	9	5											Han Aiping	11	11
		Beena Narwani	w.o.													Maria Bengtsson	4	2
		Josephine Chipepo							Beena Narwani
		Maria Bengtsson	11	11					Maria Bengtsson	w.o.
		Ximena Bellido	1	3																			Han Aiping	11	11
		Sumiko Kitada	11	11																			Sumiko Kitada	4	1
		Chung Yoon Chung	5	1					Sumiko Kitada	11	11
		Linda Cloutier	11	11					Linda Cloutier	3	4
		Bridget Ibenero	3	0												Sumiko Kitada	11	11
		Erica van Dijck	11	11												Gillian Martin	6	1
		Barbara McKinley	0	5					Erica van Dijck	5	7
		Hufrish Nariman							Gillian Martin	11	11
		Gillian Martin	w.o.

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Zheng Yuli	11	11
		Sherry Liu	2	8					Zheng Yuli	11	11
		Sandra Skillings	w.o.						Sandra Skillings	2	2
		Grace Edward														Zheng Yuli	11	11
		Jutatip Banjongsilp	8	11	11											Jutatip Banjongsilp	4	0
		Gloria Jimenez	11	9	4				Jutatip Banjongsilp	11	3	11
		Amy Chan	11	11					Amy Chan	4	11	5
		Dawn Race	0	2																			Zheng Yuli	11	11
		Kim Bok-sun	11	11																			Kim Bok-sun	4	8
		Indira Bhikha	0	0					Kim Bok-sun	12	11
		Gillian Clark	11	11					Gillian Clark	10	7
		Maxine Evans	5	7												Kim Bok-sun	11	11
		Madhumita Bisht	3	11	12											Mariko Imagawa	3	4
		Aileen Nairn	11	3	10				Madhumita Bisht	11	11
		Toni Whittaker	0	2					Mariko Imagawa	6	2
		Mariko Imagawa	11	11

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Julie McDonald
		Debra O'Connor	w.o.						Julie McDonald	7	1
		Kimiko Jinnai	11	11					Kimiko Jinnai	11	11
		Lee Chien-Mei	6	7												Kimiko Jinnai	7	9
		Eline Coene	11	11												Helen Troke	11	12
		Ami Ghia	5	7					Eline Coene	7	5
		Helen Troke	11	11					Helen Troke	11	11
		Chung So-young	6	7																			Helen Troke	0	4
		Teresa Montero	1	11	11																		Wu Jianqiu	11	11
		Anne Meniane	11	6	4				Teresa Montero	11	11
		Linda French	11	11					Linda French	4	3
		A. Onuoha	2	2												Teresa Montero	4	1
		Denyse Julien	11	11												Wu Jianqiu	11	11
		Maria de la Paz Luna	2	5					Denyse Julien	5	3
		bye							Wu Jianqiu	11	11
		Wu Jianqiu

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Claire Backhouse
		Mary Mukangwa	w.o.						Claire Backhouse	5	3
		Christine Magnusson	11	11					Christine Magnusson	11	11
		Thordis Edwald	0	1												Christine Magnusson	11	4	11
		Gillian Gowers	w.o.													Kirsten Larsen	4	11	4
		Dayo Oyewusi							Gillian Gowers	9	11	3
		Kirsten Larsen	11	11					Kirsten Larsen	12	4	11
		Darunee Lertvoralak	7	2																			Christine Magnusson	6	8
		Hwang Hae Yong	2	11	11																		Li Lingwei	11	11
		Pamela Hamilton	11	7	3				Hwang Hae Yong	11	11
		Silvia Jimenez	11	11					Silvia Jimenez	0	0
		Monica Pontow	4	1												Hwang Hae Yong	5	11
		Mishiyo Nishimura	11	11												Li Lingwei	11	12
		Deepti Thanekar	3	4					Mishiyo Nishimura	3	2
		bye							Li Lingwei	11	11
		Li Lingwei

Final stage

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Han Aiping	11	11
		Sumiko Kitada	4	1
									Han Aiping	3	11	11
									Zheng Yuli	11	3	2
		Zheng Yuli	11	11
		Kim Bok Sun	4	8
																Han Aiping	6	12	11
																Wu Jianqiu	11	11	2
		Helen Troke	11	11
		Wu Jianqiu	0	4
									Wu Jianqiu	11	12
									Li Lingwei	7	9
		Christine Magnusson	6	8
		Li Lingwei	11	11

References

• "Weltmeisterschaften" (in German). Badminton-Sport. July 1985. pp. 4–8.