# 1983 IBF World Championships – Women's singles

The 1983 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1983. Following the results of the women's singles.

## Main stage
### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Li Lingwei | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Li Lingwei | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Johanne Falardeau | | | | Johanne Falardeau | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Li Lingwei | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| Chung Myung-hee | 11 | 12 | | | | | Chung Myung-hee | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| Ximena Bellido | 3 | 10 | | Chung Myung-hee | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Eliane Huldi | | | | Eliane Huldi | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Li Lingwei | 11 | 11 |
| Jane Webster | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | Jane Webster | 6 | 5 |
| Fumiko Tookairin | 11 | 3 | 8 | Jane Webster | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Joke van Beusekom | 11 | 11 | | Joke van Beusekom | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Kristin Magnusdottir | 2 | 0 | | | | | Jane Webster | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Nettie Nielsen | 11 | 11 | | | | | Nettie Nielsen | 12 | 7 | 3 | | | |
| Eva-Maria Zwiebler | 2 | 0 | | Nettie Nielsen | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| Pamela Hamilton | 12 | 11 | | Pamela Hamilton | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Sherry Liu | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Helen Troke | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Denyse Julien | 2 | 6 | | Helen Troke | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Marjan Ridder | 11 | 12 | | Marjan Ridder | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Mechtild Hagemann | 5 | 10 | | | | | | Helen Troke | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Yoshiko Yonekura | 11 | 11 | | | | | | Yoshiko Yonekura | 1 | 6 | | | |
| Kristin Kristiansdottir | 1 | 1 | | Yoshiko Yonekura | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Audrey Swaby | 5 | 11 | 12 | Audrey Swaby | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Bożena Wojtkowska | 11 | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | | Helen Troke | 12 | 11 |
| Kim Bok-sun | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Kim Bok-sun | 9 | 2 |
| Carina Andersson | 0 | 9 | | Kim Bok-sun | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Radhika Bose | | | | Radhika Bose | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Kim Bok-sun | 11 | 12 | | | |
| Kirsten Larsen | | | | | | | | Kirsten Larsen | 8 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | Kirsten Larsen | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Zheng Yuli | | | | Zheng Yuli | 5 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Han Aiping | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Han Aiping | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sian Williams | | | | Sian Williams | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Han Aiping | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| Christine Magnusson | 11 | 11 | | | | | | Christine Magnusson | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| Julie McDonald | 2 | 4 | | Christine Magnusson | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Þórdís Edwald | | | | Þórdís Edwald | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Han Aiping | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Kim Yun-ja | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Kim Yun-ja | 12 | 3 | 10 |
| Eline Coene | 1 | 1 | | Kim Yun-ja | 3 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Lene Køppen | 11 | 11 | | Lene Køppen | 11 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Claire Backhouse | 1 | 5 | | | | | | Kim Yun-ja | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | |
| Karen Beckman | 6 | 12 | 11 | | | | | Karen Beckman | 4 | 11 | 7 | | | | |
| Elizabeth Latief | 11 | 10 | 3 | Karen Beckman | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sumiko Kitada | 11 | 11 | | Sumiko Kitada | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Silvia Lüthi | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Zhang Ailing | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Zhang Ailing | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| Shigemi Kawamura | | | Shigemi Kawamura | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Zhang Ailing | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Pia Nielsen | 11 | 11 | | | | | Pia Nielsen | 12 | 4 | 2 | | | |
| Carmen Bellido | 0 | 1 | Pia Nielsen | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Liselotte Blumer | | | Liselotte Blumer | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Zhang Ailing | 11 | 11 |
| Sally Podger | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Sally Podger | 2 | 4 |
| Karin van the Valk | 4 | 0 | Sally Podger | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Maria Bengtsson | 11 | 11 | Maria Bengtsson | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Toni Whittaker | 4 | 2 | | | | | Sally Podger | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| Ami Ghia | 11 | 11 | | | | | Ami Ghia | 8 | 2 | | | | |
| Linda Cloutier | 6 | 4 | Ami Ghia | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Hwang Sun-ai | 11 | 12 | Hwang Sun-ai | 11 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Kirsten Schmieder | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Li Lingwei | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jane Webster | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jane Webster | 6 | 5 | | Li Lingwei | 12 | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | | Helen Troke | 10 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Helen Troke | 12 | 11 | | Helen Troke | 10 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Kim Bok Sun | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kim Bok Sun | 9 | 2 | | | | | Li Lingwei | 11 | 6 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | Han Aiping | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| 3 | Han Aiping | 10 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | Han Aiping | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| 6 | Kim Yun-ja | 12 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Kim Yun-ja | 12 | 3 | 10 | Han Aiping | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | | Zhang Ailing | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| 2 | Zhang Ailing | 11 | 11 | | Zhang Ailing | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| 7 | Sally Podger | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |