2013 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

2013 BWF World Championships
Singles		men		women
Doubles		men		women		mixed

The Women's Singles tournament of the 2013 BWF World Championships was held from August 5–11. Wang Yihan was the defending champion. Ratchanok Inthanon defeated Li Xuerui 22–20, 18–21, 21–14 in the final.

Seeds

01.   Li Xuerui (Final) 02.   Wang Yihan (Third round) 03.   Saina Nehwal (Quarterfinals) 04.   Ratchanok Inthanon (Champion) 05.   Sung Ji-hyun (Third round) 06.   Tai Tzu-ying (Quarterfinals) 07.   Wang Shixian (Quarterfinals) 08.   Minatsu Mitani (Second round)

09.   Lindaweni Fanetri (Third round) 10.   P. V. Sindhu (Semifinals) 11.   Eriko Hirose (Third round) 12.   Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Second round) 13.   Bae Yeon-ju (Semifinals) 14.   Busanan Ongbumrungpan (Second round) 15.   Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (Third round) 16.   Yip Pui Yin (Third round)

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

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Li Xuerui	27	21
	6	Tai Tzu-ying	25	13
								1	Li Xuerui	21	21
								13	Bae Yeon-ju	5	11
	13	Bae Yeon-ju	23	21
	3	Saina Nehwal	21	9
															1	Li Xuerui	20	21	14
															4	Ratchanok Inthanon	22	18	21
	4	Ratchanok Inthanon	21	20	21
		Carolina Marin	18	22	15
								4	Ratchanok Inthanon	21	21
								10	P. V. Sindhu	10	13
	7	Wang Shixian	18	17
	10	P. V. Sindhu	21	21

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	Li Xuerui	21	21
	Marija Ulitina							Marija Ulitina	9	10
	Jiang Yanjiao	w/o												1	Li Xuerui	21	21
	Kristina Gavnholt	21	15	17										9	Lindaweni Fanetri	10	12
	Beatriz Corrales	18	21	21				Beatriz Corrales	12	11
							9	Lindaweni Fanetri	21	21
																					1	Li Xuerui	27	21
																					6	Tai Tzu-ying	25	13
							12	Sapsiree Taerattanachai	16	17
	Michelle Li	18	14					Linda Zetchiri	21	21
	Linda Zetchiri	21	21												Linda Zetchiri	13	16
	Kirsty Gilmour													6	Tai Tzu-ying	21	21
	Nicole Schaller	w/o						Kirsty Gilmour	12	22	6
							6	Tai Tzu-ying	21	20	21

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	Minatsu Mitani	16	9
	Tee Jing Yi	17	17					Sayaka Takahashi	21	21
	Sayaka Takahashi	21	21												Sayaka Takahashi	19	17
	Chan Tsz Ka	18	21	21										13	Bae Yeon-ju	21	21
	Line Kjaersfeldt	21	8	9				Chan Tsz Ka	10	22	9
							13	Bae Yeon-ju	21	20	21
																					13	Bae Yeon-ju	23	21
																					3	Saina Nehwal	21	9
							15	Porntip Buranaprasertsuk	21	21
	Xing Aiying	w/o						Jamie Subandhi	12	9
	Jamie Subandhi													15	Porntip Buranaprasertsuk	21	16	14
	Olga Golovanova	21	21											3	Saina Nehwal	18	21	21
	Alesia Zaitsava	13	14					Olga Golovanova	5	4
							3	Saina Nehwal	21	21

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	Ratchanok Inthanon	16	21	21
	Akvile Stapusaityte	4	12					Gu Juan	21	17	9
	Gu Juan	21	21											4	Ratchanok Inthanon	21	21
	Olga Konon	w/o												16	Yip Pui Yin	14	12
	Sabrina Jaquet							Sabrina Jaquet	15	15
							16	Yip Pui Yin	21	21
																					4	Ratchanok Inthanon	21	20	21
																						Carolina Marin	18	22	15
							14	Busanan Ongbumrungpan	12	21	14
	Adriyanti Firdasari	15	11					Carolina Marin	21	17	21
	Carolina Marin	21	21												Carolina Marin	13	21	22
	Sarah Walker	21	21											5	Sung Ji-hyun	21	13	20
	Kate Foo Kune	11	17					Sarah Walker	8	11
							5	Sung Ji-hyun	21	21

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	Wang Shixian	21	21	21
	Chloe Magee	14	14					Pai Hsiao-ma	17	23	11
	Pai Hsiao-ma	21	21											7	Wang Shixian	21	21
	Petya Nedelcheva	21	21											11	Eriko Hirose	8	13
	Natalia Perminova	14	18					Petya Nedelcheva	21	16	18
							11	Eriko Hirose	11	21	21
																					7	Wang Shixian	18	17
																					10	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
							10	P. V. Sindhu	21	19	21
	Kaori Imabeppu	21	21					Kaori Imabeppu	19	21	17
	Aprilla Yuswandari	18	10											10	P. V. Sindhu	21	23
	Bellaetrix Manuputty	21	21											2	Wang Yihan	18	21
	Sandra-Maria Jensen	6	19					Bellaetrix Manuputty	12	8
							2	Wang Yihan	21	21

References

• tournamentsoftware.com