Women's singles at the 2013 BWF World Championships
Venue	Tianhe Sports Center
Location	Guangzhou, China
Dates	August 5, 2013 (2013-08-05) – August 11, 2013 (2013-08-11)
Medalists
Ratchanok Intanon    Thailand   Li Xuerui    China   Bae Yeon-ju    South Korea   P. V. Sindhu    India

Events at the 2013 BWF World Championships
Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women	mixed

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

Seeds

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 Marín	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 Marín	18	22	15
								14	Busanan Ongbumrungpan	12	21	14
		Adriyanti Firdasari	15	11					Carolina Marín	21	17	21
		Carolina Marín	21	21												Carolina Marín	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