2025 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
at the 2025 BWF World Championships
Women's singles ; at the 2025 BWF World Championships
Venue	Adidas Arena
Location	Paris, France
Dates	26–31 August
Competitors	64 from 40 nations
Medalists

The women's singles tournament of the 2025 BWF World Championships took place from 26 to 31 August 2025 at the Adidas Arena in Paris.

Seeds

The seeding list was based on the World Rankings of 1 August 2025.

1.

An Se-young (semi-finals)

2.

Wang Zhiyi (third round)

3.

Han Yue (quarter-finals)

4.

Chen Yufei (final)

5. Akane Yamaguchi (champion)

6.

Pornpawee Chochuwong (quarter-finals)

7.

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (third round)

8.

Tomoka Miyazaki (third round)

9.

Putri Kusuma Wardani (semi-finals)

10.

Ratchanok Intanon (first round)

11.

Supanida Katethong (third round)

12.

Sim Yu-jin (quarter-finals)

13.

Yeo Jia Min (second round)

14.

Gao Fangjie (third round)

15.

P. V. Sindhu (quarter-finals)

16.

Michelle Li (third round)

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

Draw

The drawing ceremony was held on 10 August.

Finals

Semi-finals					Final

1	An Se-young	15	17

4	Chen Yufei	21	21
					4	Chen Yufei	9	13

					5	Akane Yamaguchi	21	21
5	Akane Yamaguchi	21	14	21

9	Putri Kusuma Wardani	17	21	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarter-finals

1	An S-y	21	21

	C Lassaux	5	8
					1	An S-y	21	21

						Y Li	15	7
	I Castillo	30	14	9

	Y Li	28	21	21
										1	An S-y	21	21

										16	M Li	18	10
16	M Li	21	21

	N Nidaira	15	14
					16	M Li	21	17	21

						Ö Bayrak	14	21	10
	Ö Bayrak	21	21

	T Ho	10	14
														1	An S-y	21	21

														12	Sim Y-j	10	6
7	G M Tunjung	21	21

	P Maixnerová	10	9
					7	G M Tunjung	21	21

						J D Jakobsen	17	8
	M Schnider	10	16

	J D Jakobsen	21	21
										7	G M Tunjung	15	18

										12	Sim Y-j	21	21
12	Sim Y-j	21	21

	WY Zhang	19	14
					12	Sim Y-j	21	21

						R Liyanage	14	16
	R Liyanage	19	21	11

	R Darragh	21	11	3^r

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarter-finals

4	Chen YF	21	21

	A Tatranova	10	12
					4	Chen YF	21	16	21

						M Blichfeldt	13	21	10
	M Blichfeldt	21	21

	Sung S-y	9	19
										4	Chen YF	21	21

											Nguyễn T L	10	9
10	R Intanon	17	18

	Nguyễn T L	21	21
						Nguyễn T L	21	23

						K Gilmour	17	21
	F M Rafi	12	5

	K Gilmour	21	21
														4	Chen YF	22	21

														6	P Chochuwong	20	14
6	P Chochuwong	21	21

	J Hooi	14	8
					6	P Chochuwong	21	21

						I Jaiswal	13	13
	S Stoeva	19	21	20

	I Jaiswal	21	15	22
										6	P Chochuwong	21	21

											B Ongbamrungphan	10	11
13	Yeo J M	21	21

	Thet Htar T	7	10
					13	Yeo J M	17	20

						B Ongbamrungphan	21	22
	B Ongbamrungphan	21	21

	T Švábíková	12	8

Bottom half

Section 3

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarter-finals

	K Kuuba	10	19

	L Kjærsfeldt	21	21
					L Kjærsfeldt	21	20	19

				11	S Katethong	14	22	21
	M Wilson	13	8

11	S Katethong	21	21
									11	S Katethong	11	17

									5	A Yamaguchi	21	21
	P Buhrova	12	10

	Kim G-e	21	21
					Kim G-e	19	19

				5	A Yamaguchi	21	21
	K Q Teoh	7	2

5	A Yamaguchi	21	21
													5	A Yamaguchi	21	21

													3	Han Y	5	19
	Y Kantemyr	20	8

	Vũ T T	22	21
					Vũ T T	17	18

				14	Gao FJ	21	21
	Goh J W	14	9

14	Gao FJ	21	21
									14	Gao FJ	14	19

									3	Han Y	21	21
	BW Zhang	21	21

	Y Hamza	10	13
					BW Zhang	22	13

				3	Han Y	24	21
	Chiu P-c	10	16

3	Han Y	21	21

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarter-finals

	J V Vieira	21	21

	K F Azzahra	16	14
						J V Vieira	15	11

					9	P K Wardani	21	21
	Lo S Y	18	11

9	P K Wardani	21	21
										9	P K Wardani	21	21

										8	T Miyazaki	12	11
	V Sándorházi	22	15	12

	Hsu W-c	20	21	21
						Hsu W-c	10	21	10

					8	T Miyazaki	21	13	21
	N Arın	21	12	14

8	T Miyazaki	16	21	21
														9	P K Wardani	21	13	21

														15	P. V. Sindhu	14	21	16
	S S Mehta	18	8

	Letshanaa K	21	21
						Letshanaa K	19	15

					15	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
	K Nalbantova	21	6

15	P. V. Sindhu	23	21
										15	P. V. Sindhu	21	21

										2	Wang ZY	19	15
	C Azurmendi	14	16

	Lin H-t	21	21
						Lin H-t	18	7

					2	Wang ZY	21	21
	Á Kőrösi	5	4

2	Wang ZY	21	21

Qualifiers' performances

The table below lists out all the qualifiers of this edition by 26 July 2025.

Qualifier	Date of birth	Appearance	Best Performance(s)		Note
Qualifier	Date of birth	Appearance	Edition(s)	Result	Note
Champion
Akane Yamaguchi	(1997-06-06)6 June 1997 (aged 28)	6th	21, 22	G	=PB
Finalist
Chen Yufei	(1998-03-01)1 March 1998 (aged 27)	5th	22	S	=PB
Semi-finalist
An Se-young	(2002-02-05)5 February 2002 (aged 23)	3rd	23	G
Putri Kusuma Wardani	(2002-07-20)20 July 2002 (aged 23)	3rd	23	2R	PB
Quarter-finalist
Sim Yu-jin	(1999-05-13)13 May 1999 (aged 26)	Debut			PB
Pornpawee Chochuwong	(1998-01-22)22 January 1998 (aged 27)	5th	21, 22, 23	3R	PB
Han Yue	(1999-11-18)18 November 1999 (aged 25)	5th	21, 22	QF	=PB
P. V. Sindhu	(1995-07-05)5 July 1995 (aged 30)	9th	19	G
Third rounder
Michelle Li	(1991-11-03)3 November 1991 (aged 33)	11th	22	QF	Most participated qualifier
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung	(1999-08-11)11 August 1999 (aged 26)	5th	23	QF
Nguyễn Thùy Linh	(1997-11-20)20 November 1997 (aged 27)	6th	18	3R	=PB
Busanan Ongbamrungphan	(1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 29)	8th	22	QF
Supanida Katethong	(1997-10-26)26 October 1997 (aged 27)	Debut			PB
Gao Fangjie	(1998-09-29)29 September 1998 (aged 26)	Debut			PB
Tomoka Miyazaki	(2006-08-17)17 August 2006 (aged 19)	Debut			PB
Wang Zhiyi	(2000-04-29)29 April 2000 (aged 25)	4th	23	QF
Second rounder
Yvonne Li	(1998-05-30)30 May 1998 (aged 27)	5th	21, 22, 23	2R	=PB
Özge Bayrak	(1992-02-14)14 February 1992 (aged 33)	2nd	15	2R	=PB
Julie Dawall Jakobsen	(1998-03-25)25 March 1998 (aged 27)	2nd	21	2R	=PB
Ranithma Liyanage	(2007-03-22)22 March 2007 (aged 18)	Debut			Youngest qualifier, PB
Mia Blichfeldt	(1997-08-19)19 August 1997 (aged 28)	7th	19	QF
Kirsty Gilmour	(1993-09-21)21 September 1993 (aged 31)	10th	17	QF
Ishika Jaiswal	(2003-07-28)28 July 2003 (aged 22)	Debut			PB
Yeo Jia Min	(1999-02-01)1 February 1999 (aged 26)	4th	19	QF
Line Kjærsfeldt	(1994-04-20)20 April 1994 (aged 31)	10th	14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23	2R	=PB
Kim Ga-eun	(1998-02-07)7 February 1998 (aged 27)	5th	19, 21	3R
Vũ Thị Trang	(1992-05-19)19 May 1992 (aged 33)	7th	14, 19, 22	3R
Beiwen Zhang	(1990-07-12)12 July 1990 (aged 35)	5th	18, 19, 22, 23	3R	Oldest participated qualifier
Juliana Viana Vieira	(2004-09-23)23 September 2004 (aged 20)	2nd	23	2R	Reigning Pan American champion, =PB
Hsu Wen-chi	(1997-09-28)28 September 1997 (aged 27)	2nd	23	2R	=PB
Letshanaa Karupathevan	(2003-08-19)19 August 2003 (aged 22)	Debut			PB
Lin Hsiang-ti	(1998-11-20)20 November 1998 (aged 26)	Debut			PB
First rounder
Clara Lassaux	(2001-10-04)4 October 2001 (aged 23)	Debut			PB
Inés Castillo	(1999-12-07)7 December 1999 (aged 25)	2nd	23	1R	=PB
Natsuki Nidaira	(1998-07-12)12 July 1998 (aged 27)	Debut			PB
Tiffany Ho	(1998-01-06)6 January 1998 (aged 27)	2rd	23	1R	=PB
Petra Maixnerová	(2005-09-06)6 September 2005 (aged 19)	Debut			PB
Milena Schnider	(2001-10-11)11 October 2001 (aged 23)	Debut			PB
Wenyu Zhang	(2002-08-29)29 August 2002 (aged 22)	3rd	22	2R
Rachael Darragh	(1997-09-24)24 September 1997 (aged 27)	3rd	23	2R
Anna Tatranova	(2003-10-12)12 October 2003 (aged 21)	Debut			PB
Sung Shuo-yun	(1997-06-15)15 June 1997 (aged 28)	Debut			PB
Ratchanok Intanon	(1995-02-28)28 February 1995 (aged 30)	11th	13	G	Youngest winner record holder, and most participated qualifier
Fadilah Mohamed Rafi	(2005-04-06)6 April 2005 (aged 20)	Debut			PB
Jaslyn Hooi	(2000-10-05)5 October 2000 (aged 24)	Debut			PB
Stefani Stoeva	(1995-09-23)23 September 1995 (aged 29)	Debut			PB
Thet Htar Thuzar	(1999-03-15)15 March 1999 (aged 26)	4th	23	3R
Tereza Švábíková	(2000-05-14)14 May 2000 (aged 25)	Debut			PB
Kristin Kuuba	(1997-02-15)15 February 1997 (aged 28)	5th	19,21,22,23	1R	=PB
Miranda Wilson	(2000-04-06)6 April 2000 (aged 25)	Debut			PB
Polina Buhrova	(2004-01-30)30 January 2004 (aged 21)	2nd	23	1R	=PB
Kai Qi Teoh	(2003-10-04)4 October 2003 (aged 21)	Debut			PB
Yevheniia Kantemyr	(2005-07-04)4 July 2005 (aged 20)	Debut			PB
Goh Jin Wei	(2000-01-30)30 January 2000 (aged 25)	3th	22	3R
Yasmine Hamza	(2003-09-16)16 September 2003 (aged 21)	Debut			PB
Chiu Pin-chian	(1999-05-15)15 May 1999 (aged 26)	Debut			PB
Keisha Fatimah Azzahra	(2003-08-12)12 August 2003 (aged 22)	Debut			PB
Lo Sin Yan	(2003-02-25)25 February 2003 (aged 22)	Debut			PB
Vivien Sandorhazi	(2001-01-03)3 January 2001 (aged 24)	2rd	23	1R	=PB
Neslihan Arın	(1994-02-26)26 February 1994 (aged 31)	8th	11,21,23	2R
Saloni Samirbhai Mehta	(2002-08-27)27 August 2002 (aged 22)	Debut			PB
Kaloyana Nalbantova	(2006-03-06)6 March 2006 (aged 19)	Debut			PB
Clara Azurmendi	(1998-05-04)4 May 1998 (aged 27)	3rd	21,23	1R	=PB
Ágnes Kőrösi	(1998-05-04)4 May 1998 (aged 27)	Debut			PB

Events at the 2025 BWF World Championships

Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women	mixed