# Badminton at the 2023 European Games – Women's singles

The women's singles badminton tournament at the 2023 European Games was played from 26 June to 2 July 2023 in Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów. A total of 32 players competed at the tournament, eight of whom were seeded.

## Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin which eliminated 16 players, followed by a single-elimination knockout stage. For the group stage, the players were divided into eight groups of four. Each group plays a round-robin. The top two player in each group advanced to the knockout rounds. The knockout stage was a four-round single elimination tournament.

## Competition schedule

Play will take place between 26 June an 2 July.
| GS | Group stage | R16 | Round of 16 | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Events | Mon 26 | Tue 27 | Wed 28 | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | Sat 1 | Sun 2 |
| Women's singles | GS | GS | GS | R16 | ¼ | ½ | F |

## Seeding

The following players were seeded:
* Carolina Marín (Gold medalist)
* Mia Blichfeldt (Silver medalist)
* Line Kjærsfeldt (Quarter-finals)
* Yvonne Li (Round of 16)
* Kirsty Gilmour (Bronze medalist)
* Lianne Tan (Quarter-finals)
* Qi Xuefei (Round of 16)
* Kristin Kuuba (Quarter-finals)

## Pool Stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Carolina Marín (ESP) [1] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 103 | 67 | +36 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Jenjira Stadelmann (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 86 | 85 | +1 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 3 | Ksenia Polikarpova (ISR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 47 | 84 | −37 | |
| 4 | Katarína Vargová (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Date | | Score | | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| 26 June | Ksenia Polikarpova | 2–0 | Katarína Vargová | 21–17 | 21–17 | |
| 26 June | Carolina Marín | 2–1 | Jenjira Stadelmann | 21–10 | 19–21 | 21–13 |
| 27 June | Carolina Marín | Retired | Katarína Vargová | 13–2$^r$ | | |
| 27 June | Ksenia Polikarpova | 0–2 | Jenjira Stadelmann | 10–21 | 14–21 | |
| 28 June | Carolina Marín | 2–0 | Ksenia Polikarpova | 21–15 | 21–8 | |
| 28 June | Katarína Vargová | w/o | Jenjira Stadelmann | 0–0 | 0–0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) [2] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 126 | 59 | +67 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Kim Schmidt (LUX) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 119 | 132 | −13 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 3 | Petra Polanc (SLO) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 111 | 124 | −13 | |
| 4 | Katrin Neudoit (AUT) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 98 | 139 | −41 | |
| Date | | Score | | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| 26 June | Mia Blichfeldt | 2–0 | Katrin Neudoit | 21–13 | 21–11 | |
| 26 June | Kim Schmidt | 2–1 | Petra Polanc | 11–21 | 21–6 | 21–18 |
| 27 June | Mia Blichfeldt | 2–0 | Petra Polanc | 21–13 | 21–11 | |
| 27 June | Kim Schmidt | 2–1 | Katrin Neudoit | 21–13 | 13–21 | 21–11 |
| 28 June | Mia Blichfeldt | 2–0 | Kim Schmidt | 21–5 | 21–6 | |
| 28 June | Petra Polanc | 2–0 | Katrin Neudoit | 21–17 | 21–12 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Line Kjærsfeldt (DEN) [3] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 94 | 52 | +42 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Polina Buhrova (UKR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 84 | 88 | −4 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 3 | Hristomira Popovska (BUL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 46 | 84 | −38 | |
| 4 | Edith Urell (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Date | | Score | | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| 26 June | Hristomira Popovska | w/d | Edith Urell | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| 26 June | Line Kjærsfeldt | 2–1 | Polina Buhrova | 10–21 | 21–10 | 21–11 |
| 27 June | Hristomira Popovska | 0–2 | Polina Buhrova | 17–21 | 19–21 | |
| 27 June | Line Kjærsfeldt | w/d | Edith Urell | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| 28 June | Line Kjærsfeldt | 2–0 | Hristomira Popovska | 21–4 | 21–6 | |
| 28 June | Edith Urell | w/d | Polina Buhrova | 0–0 | 0–0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Keisha Fatimah Azzahra (AZE) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 143 | 118 | +25 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Yvonne Li (GER) [4] | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 140 | 99 | +41 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 3 | Samanta Golubickaitė (LTU) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 113 | 139 | −26 | |
| 4 | Vlada Ginga (MDA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 99 | 139 | −40 | |
| Date | | Score | | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| 26 June | Yvonne Li | 2–0 | Vlada Ginga | 21–11 | 21–6 | |
| 26 June | Keisha Fatimah Azzahra | 2–0 | Samanta Golubickaitė | 21–16 | 21–19 | |
| 27 June | Keisha Fatimah Azzahra | 2–0 | Vlada Ginga | 21–10 | 21–17 | |
| 27 June | Yvonne Li | 2–0 | Samanta Golubickaitė | 21–13 | 21–10 | |
| 28 June | Yvonne Li | 1–2 | Keisha Fatimah Azzahra | 21–17 | 18–21 | 17–21 |
| 28 June | Samanta Golubickaitė | 2–1 | Vlada Ginga | 13–21 | 21–18 | 21–16 |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Kirsty Gilmour (GBR) [5] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 126 | 63 | +63 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Jaymie Laurens (NED) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 111 | 111 | 0 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 3 | Eleni Christodoulou (CYP) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 101 | 123 | −22 | |
| 4 | Wiktoria Dąbczyńska (POL) (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 88 | 129 | −41 | |
| Date | | Score | | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| 26 June | Wiktoria Dąbczyńska | 0–2 | Jaymie Laurens | 21–23 | 10–21 |
| 26 June | Kirsty Gilmour | 2–0 | Eleni Christodoulou | 21–11 | 21–9 |
| 27 June | Kirsty Gilmour | 2–0 | Jaymie Laurens | 21–13 | 21–9 |
| 27 June | Wiktoria Dąbczyńska | 0–2 | Eleni Christodoulou | 16–21 | 20–22 |
| 28 June | Kirsty Gilmour | 2–0 | Wiktoria Dąbczyńska | 21-9 | 21-12 |
| 28 June | Jaymie Laurens | 2–0 | Eleni Christodoulou | 24-22 | 21-16 |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Lianne Tan (BEL) [6] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 126 | 72 | +54 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Vivien Sándorházi (HUN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 129 | 119 | +10 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 3 | Nella Nyqvist (FIN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 109 | 133 | −24 | |
| 4 | Yasmine Hamza (ITA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 86 | 126 | −40 | |
| Date | | Score | | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| 26 June | Lianne Tan | 2–0 | Yasmine Hamza | 21–10 | 21–10 | |
| 26 June | Nella Nyqvist | 1–2 | Vivien Sándorházi | 21–16 | 12–21 | 11–21 |
| 27 June | Lianne Tan | 2–0 | Vivien Sándorházi | 21–13 | 21–16 | |
| 27 June | Nella Nyqvist | 2–0 | Yasmine Hamza | 21–14 | 21–19 | |
| 28 June | Lianne Tan | 2–0 | Nella Nyqvist | 21–11 | 21–12 | |
| 28 June | Vivien Sándorházi | 2–0 | Yasmine Hamza | 21–15 | 21–18 | |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Qi Xuefei (FRA) [7] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 129 | 91 | +38 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Tereza Švábíková (CZE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 109 | 106 | +3 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 3 | Rachael Darragh (IRL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 136 | 150 | −14 | |
| 4 | Marija Sudimac (SRB) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 114 | 141 | −27 | |
| Date | | Score | | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| 26 June | Qi Xuefei | 2–0 | Marija Sudimac | 21–17 | 21–11 | |
| 26 June | Rachael Darragh | 0–2 | Tereza Švábíková | 21–23 | 18–21 | |
| 27 June | Qi Xuefei | 2–0 | Tereza Švábíková | 21–14 | 21–9 | |
| 27 June | Rachael Darragh | 2–1 | Marija Sudimac | 13–21 | 21–19 | 23–21 |
| 28 June | Qi Xuefei | 2–0 | Rachael Darragh | 21–18 | 24–22 | |
| 28 June | Tereza Švábíková | 2–0 | Marija Sudimac | 21–10 | 21–15 | |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Neslihan Yiğit (TUR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 144 | 78 | +66 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Kristin Kuuba (EST) [8] | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 132 | 110 | +22 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 3 | Grammatoula Sotiriou (GRE) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 87 | 108 | −21 | |
| 4 | Jekaterina Romanova (LAT) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 59 | 126 | −67 | |
| Date | | Score | | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| 26 June | Grammatoula Sotiriou | 0–2 | Neslihan Yiğit | 6–21 | 10–21 | |
| 26 June | Kristin Kuuba | 2–0 | Jekaterina Romanova | 21–9 | 21–12 | |
| 27 June | Kristin Kuuba | 1–2 | Neslihan Yiğit | 21–18 | 17–21 | 10–21 |
| 27 June | Grammatoula Sotiriou | 2–0 | Jekaterina Romanova | 21–13 | 21–11 | |
| 28 June | Kristin Kuuba | 2–0 | Grammatoula Sotiriou | 21–13 | 21–16 | |
| 28 June | Neslihan Yiğit | 2–0 | Jekaterina Romanova | 21–6 | 21–8 | |

## Knockout stage

The 16 surviving players will be drawn in a single elimination tournament, with group winners paired in the round-of-16 with runners up from other groups. There will be no bronze medal match, and both losing semi-finalists will win a bronze medal.
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 | Carolina Marín (ESP) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Schmidt (LUX) | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Schmidt (LUX) | 9 | 12 | | 1 | Carolina Marín (ESP) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Kristin Kuuba (EST) | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Qi Xuefei (FRA) | | | | 8 | Kristin Kuuba (EST) | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kristin Kuuba (EST) | w | / | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kristin Kuuba (EST) | w | / | o | | | | | | 1 | Carolina Marín (ESP) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Kirsty Gilmour (GBR) | 13 | 11 | | | | | |
| 3 | Line Kjærsfeldt (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Kirsty Gilmour (GBR) | 13 | 11 | | | | | |
| 4 | Yvonne Li (GER) | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Yvonne Li (GER) | 11 | 14 | | 3 | Line Kjærsfeldt (DEN) | 21 | 11 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Kirsty Gilmour (GBR) | 16 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kirsty Gilmour (GBR) | 17 | 21 | 21 | 5 | Kirsty Gilmour (GBR) | 16 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vivien Sándorházi (HUN) | 21 | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vivien Sándorházi (HUN) | 21 | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Carolina Marín (ESP) | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) | 15 | 14 |
| | Tereza Švábíková (CZE) | 14 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) | 15 | 14 |
| 6 | Lianne Tan (BEL) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Lianne Tan (BEL) | 21 | 21 | | 6 | Lianne Tan (BEL) | 12 | 21 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jenjira Stadelmann (SUI) | 21 | 7 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jenjira Stadelmann (SUI) | 16 | 21 | 21 | | Jenjira Stadelmann (SUI) | 21 | 7 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Keisha Fatimah Azzahra (AZE) | 21 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Keisha Fatimah Azzahra (AZE) | 21 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | Jenjira Stadelmann (SUI) | 15 | 16 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | Polina Buhrova (UKR) | 9 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | Neslihan Yiğit (TUR) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neslihan Yiğit (TUR) | 21 | 21 | | | Neslihan Yiğit (TUR) | 18 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaymie Laurens (NED) | 7 | 7 | | 2 | Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |