2023 BWF World Championships – Women's singles
Badminton championships
Women's singles at the 2023 BWF World Championships | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Royal Arena | ||||||||||||
Location | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||||||||||
Dates | 21–27 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 48 from 30 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The women's singles tournament of the 2023 BWF World Championships took place from 21 to 27 August 2023 at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen.
Akane Yamaguchi was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Carolina Marin in the semi-finals.
Seeds
The seeding list was based on the World Rankings of 1 August 2023.[1]
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Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Draw
The drawing ceremony was held on 10 August 2023.[2]
Finals
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
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Top half
Section 1
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Section 2
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bottom half
Section 3
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Section 4
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Qualifiers' performances
The table below lists out all the qualifiers of this edition by 22 July 2023.[3]
Qualifier | Date of birth | Appearance | Best Performance(s) | Note | |
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Edition(s) | Result | ||||
Champion | |||||
![]() | (2002-02-05)5 February 2002 (aged 21) | 3rd | 22 | B | PB |
Finalist | |||||
![]() | (1993-06-15)15 June 1993 (aged 30) | 8th | 14, 15, 18 | G | Reigning European champion |
Semi-finalist | |||||
![]() | (1998-03-01)1 March 1998 (aged 25) | 5th | 22 | S | Reigning Olympics champion |
![]() | (1997-06-02)2 June 1997 (aged 26) | 6th | 21, 22 | G | Reigning world champion |
Quarter-finalist | |||||
![]() | (2000-04-29)29 April 2000 (aged 23) | 3rd | 21, 22 | 3R | PB |
![]() | (1994-06-20)20 June 1994 (aged 29) | 8th | 21 | S | Reigning Asian champion |
![]() | (1999-08-11)11 August 1999 (aged 24) | 4th | 19 | 3R | PB |
![]() | (1995-03-13)13 March 1995 (aged 28) | 5th | 17 | G | |
Third rounder | |||||
![]() | (1999-11-18)18 November 1999 (aged 23) | 4th | 21, 22 | QF | |
![]() | (1997-03-21)21 March 1997 (aged 26) | 6th | 18, 21 | B | |
![]() | (1997-08-19)19 August 1997 (aged 26) | 6th | 19 | QF | |
![]() | (1999-03-15)15 March 1999 (aged 24) | 3rd | 21, 22 | 1R | PB |
![]() | (1998-01-22)22 January 1998 (aged 25) | 4th | 21, 22 | 3R | =PB |
![]() | (1995-02-05)5 February 1995 (aged 28) | 10th | 13 | G | Youngest winner record holder, and most participated qualifier |
![]() | (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 27) | 7th | 22 | QF | |
![]() | (1990-07-12)12 July 1990 (aged 33) | 4th | 18, 19, 22 | 3R | Oldest participated qualifier, =PB |
Second rounder | |||||
![]() | (2004-09-23)23 September 2004 (aged 18) | Debut | Youngest qualifier, PB | ||
![]() | (1991-11-03)3 November 1991 (aged 31) | 10th | 22 | QF | Reigning Pan America champion, and most participated qualifier |
![]() | (1997-09-28)28 September 1997 (aged 25) | Debut | PB | ||
![]() | (1991-04-18)18 April 1991 (aged 32) | 7th | 15 | 3R | |
![]() | (2000-01-14)14 January 2000 (aged 23) | 3rd | 21 | 3R | |
![]() | (1994-04-20)20 April 1994 (aged 29) | 9th | 14, 15, 17, 19, 21 | 2R | =PB |
![]() | (1998-05-30)30 May 1998 (aged 25) | 4th | 21, 22 | 2R | =PB |
![]() | (1995-07-05)5 July 1995 (aged 28) | 8th | 19 | G | |
![]() | (2002-07-20)20 July 2002 (aged 21) | 2nd | 22 | 1R | PB |
![]() | (2000-01-30)30 January 2000 (aged 23) | 2nd | 18 | 3R | |
![]() | (1997-09-24)24 September 1997 (aged 25) | Debut | PB | ||
![]() | (1993-09-21)21 September 1993 (aged 29) | 9th | 17 | QF | |
![]() | (1999-02-01)1 February 1999 (aged 24) | 3rd | 19 | QF | |
![]() | (1998-02-07)7 February 1998 (aged 25) | 4th | 19, 21 | 3R | |
![]() | (1994-02-26)26 February 1994 (aged 29) | 5th | 21 | 2R | =PB |
![]() | (1994-09-02)2 September 1994 (aged 28) | 5th | 15, 21, 22 | 2R | =PB |
First rounder | |||||
![]() | (1998-01-06)6 January 1998 (aged 25) | Debut | PB | ||
![]() | (1990-11-20)20 November 1990 (aged 32) | 7th | 09, 10, 11, 19, 21 | 2R | |
![]() | (2002-08-29)29 August 2002 (aged 20) | 2nd | 22 | 2R | |
![]() | (1997-09-10)10 September 1997 (aged 25) | 2nd | 22 | 1R | =PB |
![]() | (1997-02-15)15 February 1997 (aged 26) | 4th | 19, 21, 22 | 1R | =PB |
![]() | (2000-05-21)21 May 2000 (aged 23) | 2nd | 22 | 2R | |
![]() | (2001-01-03)3 January 2001 (aged 22) | Debut | PB | ||
![]() | (1998-10-01)1 October 1998 (aged 24) | 2nd | 22 | 1R | =PB |
![]() | (1996-08-07)7 August 1996 (aged 27) | Debut | PB | ||
![]() | (1999-12-07)7 December 1999 (aged 23) | Debut | PB | ||
![]() | (2001-09-12)12 September 2001 (aged 21) | Debut | PB | ||
![]() | (1998-05-04)4 May 1998 (aged 25) | 2nd | 21 | 1R | =PB |
![]() | (1999-11-20)20 November 1999 (aged 23) | Debut | PB | ||
![]() | (2004-01-30)30 January 2004 (aged 19) | Debut | PB | ||
![]() | (1997-11-20)20 November 1997 (aged 25) | 5th | 18 | 3R | |
Withdrew | |||||
![]() | (1992-02-28)28 February 1992 (aged 31) | – | 21, 22 | 1R |
References
- ^ "TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2023 - Seeding Report" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. 2023-08-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "Men's singles opening rounds promise explosive action". BWF. 10 August 2023. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Women's singles qualification list" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. 4 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.