# Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles

The women's singles badminton event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games took place between July 29 and August 3 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow. The defending Commonwealth Games Games champion was Saina Nehwal of India, but did not compete in this year's games, after withdrawing due to injury.

## Seeds

The seeds for the tournament were:
* Saina Nehwal (IND) (withdrew)
* P. V. Sindhu (IND) (bronze medalist)
* Kirsty Gilmour (SCO) (silver medalist)
* Michelle Li (CAN) (gold medalist)
* Tee Jing Yi (MAS) (fourth place)
* P. C. Thulasi (IND) (quarterfinals)
* Michelle Chan (NZL) (quarterfinals)
* Sarah Walker (ENG) (quarterfinals)

## Results
### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Rankin (NZL) | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Rankin (NZL) | 10 | 9 | | 2 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 20 | 20 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Michelle Li (CAN) | 22 | 22 | | | | | |
| 4 | Michelle Li (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | 4 | Michelle Li (CAN) | 22 | 22 | | | | | |
| 8 | Sarah Walker (ENG) | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sarah Walker (ENG) | 18 | 18 | | | | | | 4 | Michelle Li (CAN) | 21 | 21 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Kirsty Gilmour (SCO) | 14 | 7 | |
| 6 | P. C. Thulasi (IND) | 21 | 19 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Kirsty Gilmour (SCO) | 14 | 7 |
| 5 | Tee Jing Yi (MAS) | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| 5 | Tee Jing Yi (MAS) | 18 | 21 | 21 | 5 | Tee Jing Yi (MAS) | 13 | 19 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | 3 | Kirsty Gilmour (SCO) | 21 | 21 |
| 7 | Michelle Chan (NZL) | 9 | 10 | | 3 | Kirsty Gilmour (SCO) | 21 | 21 | 2 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 23 | 21 | |
| 3 | Kirsty Gilmour (SCO) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 5 | Tee Jing Yi (MAS) | 21 | 9 | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 2 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Sandra Le Grange (RSA) | Sandra Le Grange (RSA) | 21 | 21 | | Sandra Le Grange (RSA) | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Daisy Nakalyango (UGA) | Daisy Nakalyango (UGA) | 14 | 13 | | | | | 2 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Thilini Hendahewa (SRI) | 14 | 14 | | | | |
| | | | | Thilini Hendahewa (SRI) | Thilini Hendahewa (SRI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Terry Gray (NFI) | Terry Gray (NFI) | w/o | | Terry Gray (NFI) | Terry Gray (NFI) | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Teitiria Utimawa (KIR) | Teitiria Utimawa (KIR) | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Anna Rankin (NZL) | 10 | 9 |
| | | | | Anna Rankin (NZL) | Anna Rankin (NZL) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Cristen Marritt (IOM) | Cristen Marritt (IOM) | 21 | 21 | Cristen Marritt (IOM) | Cristen Marritt (IOM) | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Nicola Chan Lam (MRI) | Nicola Chan Lam (MRI) | 15 | 18 | | | | | Anna Rankin (NZL) | Anna Rankin (NZL) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Mercy Joseph (KEN) | Mercy Joseph (KEN) | 5 | 13 | | | | |
| | | | | Mercy Joseph (KEN) | Mercy Joseph (KEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Gayle Lloyd (GUE) | Gayle Lloyd (GUE) | 21 | 21 | Gayle Lloyd (GUE) | Gayle Lloyd (GUE) | 14 | 19 | | | | | | | | |
| Evelyn Botwe (GHA) | Evelyn Botwe (GHA) | 15 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 64 | 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 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | Michelle Li (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Palwasha Bashir (PAK) | Palwasha Bashir (PAK) | 21 | 19 | 21 | | Palwasha Bashir (PAK) | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Juliette Ah-Wan (SEY) | Juliette Ah-Wan (SEY) | 15 | 21 | 15 | | | | | 4 | Michelle Li (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Liang Xiaoyu (SIN) | 16 | 16 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Diana Archer (GHA) | Diana Archer (GHA) | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kate Foo Kune (MRI) | Kate Foo Kune (MRI) | 4 | 3 | | Liang Xiaoyu (SIN) | Liang Xiaoyu (SIN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Xiaoyu (SIN) | Liang Xiaoyu (SIN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Michelle Li (CAN) | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Sarah Walker (ENG) | 18 | 18 |
| | | | | | 8 | Sarah Walker (ENG) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Shari Watson (BAR) | Shari Watson (BAR) | 21 | 21 | | | Shari Watson (BAR) | 14 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Laura Minto (FAI) | Laura Minto (FAI) | 12 | 11 | | | | | | 8 | Sarah Walker (ENG) | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | |
| Ruth Williams (JAM) | Ruth Williams (JAM) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | Elizabeth Cann (JER) | 14 | 21 | 18 | | | | |
| Maisa Ismail (MDV) | Maisa Ismail (MDV) | 16 | 14 | | Ruth Williams (JAM) | Ruth Williams (JAM) | 5 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Elizabeth Cann (JER) | Elizabeth Cann (JER) | 21 | 21 | | Elizabeth Cann (JER) | Elizabeth Cann (JER) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alannah Stephenson (NIR) | Alannah Stephenson (NIR) | 16 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Tinabora Tekeiaki (KIR) | Tinabora Tekeiaki (KIR) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rachel Honderich (CAN) | Rachel Honderich (CAN) | w/o | | Rachel Honderich (CAN) | Rachel Honderich (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Solen Pasturel (JER) | Solen Pasturel (JER) | 21 | 21 | Solen Pasturel (JER) | Solen Pasturel (JER) | 7 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lavina Martins (KEN) | Lavina Martins (KEN) | 13 | 5 | | | | | | Rachel Honderich (CAN) | 12 | 7 | | | | | |
| Joanne Snell (NFI) | Joanne Snell (NFI) | 3 | 5 | | | | | 6 | P. C. Thulasi (IND) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| Sinead Chambers (NIR) | Sinead Chambers (NIR) | 21 | 21 | | Sinead Chambers (NIR) | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | P. C. Thulasi (IND) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | P. C. Thulasi (IND) | 21 | 19 | 19 |
| Geordine Henry (JAM) | Geordine Henry (JAM) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Tee Jing Yi (MAS) | 18 | 21 | 21 |
| Sofia Arkhipkina (FAI) | Sofia Arkhipkina (FAI) | 4 | 3 | Geordine Henry (JAM) | Geordine Henry (JAM) | 10 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Nadeesha Murukkuwadura (SRI) | Nadeesha Murukkuwadura (SRI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Nadeesha Murukkuwadura (SRI) | 9 | 6 | | | | | |
| Margaret Nankabirwa (UGA) | Margaret Nankabirwa (UGA) | 8 | 9 | | | | | 5 | Tee Jing Yi (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| Elme de Villiers (RSA) | Elme de Villiers (RSA) | 21 | 21 | | Elme de Villiers (RSA) | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Tee Jing Yi (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Round of 64 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Carissa Turner (WAL) | Carissa Turner (WAL) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sheila Muthoni (KEN) | Sheila Muthoni (KEN) | 6 | 1 | | Carissa Turner (WAL) | Carissa Turner (WAL) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Elena Johnson (GUE) | Elena Johnson (GUE) | 21 | 14 | 21 | Elena Johnson (GUE) | Elena Johnson (GUE) | 14 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kimberley Clague (IOM) | Kimberley Clague (IOM) | 15 | 21 | 13 | | | | | | | Carissa Turner (WAL) | 10 | 11 | | | | |
| Achini Rathnasiri (SRI) | Achini Rathnasiri (SRI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 7 | Michelle Chan (NZL) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Aishath Rasheed (MDV) | Aishath Rasheed (MDV) | 11 | 12 | | | Achini Rathnasiri (SRI) | 21 | 7 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Michelle Chan (NZL) | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Michelle Chan (NZL) | 9 | 10 |
| 6 | Yeldy Louison (MRI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Kirsty Gilmour (SCO) | 21 | 21 |
| | Stella Amasah (GHA) | 14 | 14 | | Yeldy Louison (MRI) | Yeldy Louison (MRI) | 15 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Allisen Camille (SEY) | Allisen Camille (SEY) | 21 | 14 | 19 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Yeldy Louison (MRI) | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Mariama Eastmond (BAR) | Mariama Eastmond (BAR) | 3 | 13 | | | | | | | 3 | Kirsty Gilmour (SCO) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Verdet Kessler (AUS) | Verdet Kessler (AUS) | 21 | 21 | | | Verdet Kessler (AUS) | 14 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Kirsty Gilmour (SCO) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |