2025 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
at the 2025 BWF World Championships
VenueAdidas Arena
LocationParis, France
Dates26–31 August
Competitors64 from 40 nations
Medalists
    Japan
    China
    South Korea
    Indonesia

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.

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 3r

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
Edition(s) Result
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

References