# Medalists at the Badminton Asia Championships – Women's singles

The Asian Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Asia Confederation to crown the best badminton players in Asia. There were two championships in 1976, one of them was unofficial/invitational. Further editions of Invitation Asian championships were held in 1977, 1978 and 1988. Below is the list of the women's singles medalists at the Badminton Asia Championships since 1962.
| Year | Host City | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1962 | Kuala Lumpur | Minarni | Sumol Chanklum | Goei Giok Nio |
| 1962 | Kuala Lumpur | Minarni | Sumol Chanklum | Ogn Hwat Nio |
| 1965 | Lucknow | Angela Bairstow | Ursula Smith | Sarojini Apte |
| 1965 | Lucknow | Angela Bairstow | Ursula Smith | Meena Shah |
| 1969 | Manila | Pang Yuet Mui | Ma Than Ngwe | Lee Young-soon |
| 1969 | Manila | Pang Yuet Mui | Ma Than Ngwe | Mary Tan |
| 1971 | Jakarta | Utami Dewi | Yoon Im-soon | Taty Sumirah |
| 1976 | Hyderabad | Liang Qiuxia | Liu Xia | Saori Kondo |
| 1976 | Hyderabad | Liang Qiuxia | Liu Xia | Li Fang |
| 1983 | Calcutta | Yoo Sang-hee | Kim Yun-ja | Fan Ming |
| 1983 | Calcutta | Yoo Sang-hee | Kim Yun-ja | Guan Weizhen |
| 1985 | Kuala Lumpur | Zheng Yuli | Qian Ping | Shi Wen |
| 1991 | Kuala Lumpur | Yuliani Santosa | Shim Eun-jung | Chen Ying |
| 1991 | Kuala Lumpur | Yuliani Santosa | Shim Eun-jung | Lee Heung-soon |
| 1992 | Kuala Lumpur | Ye Zhaoying | Zhou Lei | Somharuthai Jaroensiri |
| 1992 | Kuala Lumpur | Ye Zhaoying | Zhou Lei | Ra Kyung-min |
| 1994 | Shanghai | Ye Zhaoying | Liu Yuhong | Kim Ji-hyun |
| 1994 | Shanghai | Ye Zhaoying | Liu Yuhong | Sun Jian |
| 1995 | Beijing | Ye Zhaoying | Yao Yan | Bang Soo-hyun |
| 1995 | Beijing | Ye Zhaoying | Yao Yan | Wang Chen |
| 1996 | Surabaya | Gong Zhichao | Lee Joo-hyun | Ika Heny |
| 1996 | Surabaya | Gong Zhichao | Lee Joo-hyun | Pornsawan Plungwech |
| 1997 | Kuala Lumpur | Yao Yan | Yu Hua | Lidya Djaelawijaya |
| 1997 | Kuala Lumpur | Yao Yan | Yu Hua | Wu Huimin |
| 1998 | Bangkok | Ye Zhaoying | Gong Zhichao | Dai Yun |
| 1998 | Bangkok | Ye Zhaoying | Gong Zhichao | Gong Ruina |
| 1999 | Kuala Lumpur | Ye Zhaoying | Zhang Ning | Dai Yun |
| 1999 | Kuala Lumpur | Ye Zhaoying | Zhang Ning | Gong Zhichao |
| 2000 | Jakarta | Xie Xingfang | Ellen Angelina | Fumi Iwawaki |
| 2000 | Jakarta | Xie Xingfang | Ellen Angelina | Lee Kyung-won |
| 2001 | Manila | Zhang Ning | Wang Chen | Dong Fang |
| 2001 | Manila | Zhang Ning | Wang Chen | Ling Wan Ting |
| 2002 | Bangkok | Zhou Mi | Zhang Ning | Wang Chen |
| 2002 | Bangkok | Zhou Mi | Zhang Ning | Xiao Luxi |
| 2003 | Jakarta | Wang Chen | Silvi Antarini | Dai Yun |
| 2003 | Jakarta | Wang Chen | Silvi Antarini | Ling Wan Ting |
| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur | Jun Jae-youn | Wang Chen | Kaori Mori |
| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur | Jun Jae-youn | Wang Chen | Kanako Yonekura |
| 2005 | Hyderabad | Wang Chen | Kaori Mori | Cheng Shao-chieh |
| 2005 | Hyderabad | Wang Chen | Kaori Mori | Eriko Hirose |
| 2006 | Johor Bahru | Wang Chen | Kaori Mori | Chen Li |
| 2006 | Johor Bahru | Wang Chen | Kaori Mori | Jiang Yanjiao |
| 2007 | Johor Bahru | Jiang Yanjiao | Lu Lan | Wang Chen |
| 2007 | Johor Bahru | Jiang Yanjiao | Lu Lan | Wong Mew Choo |
| 2008 | Johor Bahru | Jiang Yanjiao | Wang Lin | Wang Chen |
| 2008 | Johor Bahru | Jiang Yanjiao | Wang Lin | Yip Pui Yin |
| 2009 | Suwon | Zhu Lin | Xie Xingfang | Wang Lin |
| 2009 | Suwon | Zhu Lin | Xie Xingfang | Wang Yihan |
| 2010 | New Delhi | Li Xuerui | Liu Xin | Saina Nehwal |
| 2010 | New Delhi | Li Xuerui | Liu Xin | Zhou Mi |
| 2011 | Chengdu | Wang Yihan | Lu Lan | Cheng Shao-chieh |
| 2011 | Chengdu | Wang Yihan | Lu Lan | Jiang Yanjiao |
| 2012 | Qingdao | Li Xuerui | Wang Yihan | Chen Xiaojia |
| 2012 | Qingdao | Li Xuerui | Wang Yihan | Wang Shixian |
| 2013 | Taipei | Wang Yihan | Li Xuerui | Eriko Hirose |
| 2013 | Taipei | Wang Yihan | Li Xuerui | Sayaka Takahashi |
| 2014 | Gimcheon | Sung Ji-hyun | Wang Shixian | P. V. Sindhu |
| 2014 | Gimcheon | Sung Ji-hyun | Wang Shixian | Sayaka Takahashi |
| 2015 | Wuhan | Ratchanok Intanon | Li Xuerui | Tai Tzu-ying |
| 2015 | Wuhan | Ratchanok Intanon | Li Xuerui | Wang Yihan |
| 2016 | Wuhan | Wang Yihan | Li Xuerui | Saina Nehwal |
| 2016 | Wuhan | Wang Yihan | Li Xuerui | Sung Ji-hyun |
| 2017 | Wuhan | Tai Tzu-ying | Akane Yamaguchi | He Bingjiao |
| 2017 | Wuhan | Tai Tzu-ying | Akane Yamaguchi | Lee Jang-mi |
| 2018 | Wuhan | Tai Tzu-ying | Chen Yufei | Saina Nehwal |
| 2018 | Wuhan | Tai Tzu-ying | Chen Yufei | Sung Ji-hyun |
| 2019 | Wuhan | Akane Yamaguchi | He Bingjiao | Cai Yanyan |
| 2019 | Wuhan | Akane Yamaguchi | He Bingjiao | Chen Yufei |
| 2022 | Manila | Wang Zhiyi | Akane Yamaguchi | P. V. Sindhu |
| 2022 | Manila | Wang Zhiyi | Akane Yamaguchi | An Se-young |
| 2023 | Dubai | Tai Tzu-ying | An Se-young | Akane Yamaguchi |
| 2023 | Dubai | Tai Tzu-ying | An Se-young | Chen Yufei |
| 2024 | Ningbo | Wang Zhiyi | Chen Yufei | He Bingjiao |
| 2024 | Ningbo | Wang Zhiyi | Chen Yufei | Han Yue |

## Medal table

*Accurate as of 2024 Badminton Asia Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 22 | 22 | 28 | 72 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Japan | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 7 | Thailand | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Burma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | India | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 11 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Singapore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 38 | 38 | 74 | 150 |

## Unofficial/Invitational Asian Badminton Championships

| Year | Host City | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1976 (I) | Bangkok | Liang Qiuxia | Verawaty Wiharjo | Chen Yuniang |
| 1977 | Hong Kong | Liang Qiuxia | Liu Xia | Saori Kondo |
| 1978 | Peking | Liu Xia | Zhang Ailing | Xu Jung |
| 1980 | Bangkok | Song Youping | Sang Yanquin | Chen Ruizhen |
| 1980 | Bangkok | Song Youping | Sang Yanquin | Li Lingwei |
| 1988 | Bandar Lampung | Tang Jiuhong | Huang Hua | Shi Wen |
| 1988 | Bandar Lampung | Tang Jiuhong | Huang Hua | Susi Susanti |