# Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles

The women's singles badminton event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held from 10 to 15 April 2018 at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on the Gold Coast, Australia. The defending gold medalist was Michelle Li of Canada.
The athletes were drawn into straight knockout stage. The draw for the competition was conducted on 2 April 2018.

## Seeds

The seeds for the tournament were:
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Michelle Li (CAN) | 18 | 8 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Michelle Li (CAN) | 18 | 8 | | 1 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 18 | 21 | |
| | | | | | 2 | Saina Nehwal (IND) | 21 | 23 | |
| 4 | Kirsty Gilmour (SCO) | 14 | 21 | 17 | 2 | Saina Nehwal (IND) | 21 | 23 | |
| 2 | Saina Nehwal (IND) | 21 | 18 | 21 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | | 3 | Michelle Li (CAN) | 11 | 16 | |
| | | | | | 4 | Kirsty Gilmour (SCO) | 21 | 21 | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | 1 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Andra Whiteside (FIJ) | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 1 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Wendy Chen (AUS) | 15 | 9 | | | | | |
| | | | | Zoe Morris (FAI) | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Eyram Migbodzi (GHA) | 2 | 3 | | Wendy Chen (AUS) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wendy Chen (AUS) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Brittney Tam (CAN) | 14 | 17 |
| | | | 7 | Brittney Tam (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Palwasha Bashir (PAK) | 18 | 12 | | Nicki Chan-Lam (MRI) | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nicki Chan-Lam (MRI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | 7 | Brittney Tam (CAN) | 21 | 16 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Kate Foo Kune (MRI) | 16 | 21 | 16 | | | | |
| | | | | Kate Foo Kune (MRI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hasini Ambalangodage (SRI) | 21 | 21 | | Hasini Ambalangodage (SRI) | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| Emily Temple Redshaw (JER) | 18 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | 3 | Michelle Li (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Everlyn Siamupangila (ZAM) | 11 | 9 | | Kimberley Clague (IOM) | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Kimberley Clague (IOM) | 21 | 21 | | | | | 3 | Michelle Li (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Katherine Wynter (JAM) | 10 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | Aisha Nakiyemba (UGA) | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Katherine Wynter (JAM) | 21 | 21 | | Katherine Wynter (JAM) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Chloe le Tissier (GUE) | 18 | 16 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Michelle Li (CAN) | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Soniia Cheah (MAS) | 12 | 19 |
| | | | 5 | Soniia Cheah (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Rachael Darragh (NIR) | 21 | 21 | | Rachael Darragh (NIR) | 5 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| Stella Ngadjui (CMR) | 6 | 3 | | | | | 5 | Soniia Cheah (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Grace Chua (SGP) | 11 | 12 | | | | |
| | | | | Michelle Butler-Emmett (RSA) | 5 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| Cheryl March (FAI) | 1 | 0 | | Grace Chua (SGP) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Grace Chua (SGP) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| Karyn Gibson (FIJ) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yeo Jia Min (SGP) | 21 | 21 | | Yeo Jia Min (SGP) | w | / | o | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Shamim Bangi (UGA) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Yeo Jia Min (SGP) | 10 | 23 | 10 | | | |
| Grace Atipaka (GHA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 8 | Gadde Ruthvika Shivani (IND) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | |
| Juliette Ah-Wan (SEY) | 17 | 19 | | Grace Atipaka (GHA) | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Gadde Ruthvika Shivani (IND) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Gadde Ruthvika Shivani (IND) | 5$^r$ |
| Chloe Birch (ENG) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Kirsty Gilmour (SCO) | 9 |
| Johanita Scholtz (RSA) | 5 | 8 | | Chloe Birch (ENG) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Elise Dixon (JER) | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Chloe Birch (ENG) | 20 | 12 | | | | |
| Aurélie Allet (MRI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 4 | Kirsty Gilmour (SCO) | 22 | 21 | | | | |
| Alana Bailey (JAM) | 7 | 12 | | Aurélie Allet (MRI) | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Kirsty Gilmour (SCO) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| Alissa Dean (FIJ) | 12 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mahoor Shahzad (PAK) | 21 | 21 | | | Mahoor Shahzad (PAK) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Cristen Marritt (IOM) | 14 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mahoor Shahzad (PAK) | 17 | 10 | | | | |
| Mercy Joseph (KEN) | | | | | | | | | 6 | Rachel Honderich (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Allisen Camille (SEY) | w | / | o | | Allisen Camille (SEY) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Rachel Honderich (CAN) | w | / | o | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Rachel Honderich (CAN) | 8 | 13 |
| Ogar Siamupangila (ZAM) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Saina Nehwal (IND) | 21 | 21 |
| Stella Koteikai Amasah (GHA) | 6 | 12 | | | Ogar Siamupangila (ZAM) | 9 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Jessica Li (IOM) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Jessica Li (IOM) | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Saina Nehwal (IND) | 21 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | Elsie de Villiers (RSA) | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Saina Nehwal (IND) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |