# 2022 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

The women's singles tournament of the 2022 BWF World Championships took place from 22 to 28 August 2022 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo.
Defending champion Akane Yamaguchi defeated Chen Yu Fei, 21-12, 10-21, 21-14 to retain her title.

## Seeds

The seeding list was based on the World Rankings of 9 August 2022.
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Akane Yamaguchi | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| 3 | An Se-young | 19 | 12 | | | | | | |
| 3 | An Se-young | 19 | 12 | | 1 | Akane Yamaguchi | 21 | 10 | 21 |
| | | | | | 4 | Chen Yufei | 12 | 21 | 14 |
| 4 | Chen Yufei | 15 | 21 | 21 | 4 | Chen Yufei | 12 | 21 | 14 |
| 2 | Tai Tzu-ying | 21 | 14 | 18 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | | 1 | A Yamaguchi | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | G M Tunjung | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| K Gilmour | 22 | 7 | | | G M Tunjung | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| G M Tunjung | 24 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G M Tunjung | 24 | 21 | | | | | | | 1 | A Yamaguchi | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 14 | S Takahashi | 18 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | 14 | S Takahashi | 9 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Kim G-e | 21 | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kim G-e | 21 | 21 | | | Kim G-e | 21 | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| L Kjærsfeldt | 13 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| L Kjærsfeldt | 13 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Yamaguchi | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Marín | 17 | 17 |
| | | | | 5 | C Marín | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | WY Zhang | 16 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thet Htar T | 7 | 21 | 19 | | WY Zhang | 16 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WY Zhang | 21 | 11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WY Zhang | 21 | 11 | 21 | | | | | | 5 | C Marín | 16 | 21 | 22 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | He BJ | 21 | 15 | 20 | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | He BJ | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | I Wang | 13 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| K Polikarpova | 5 | 13 | | | I Wang | 13 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| I Wang | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | | 3 | An S-y | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Nguyễn T L | 18 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Ohori | 21 | 19 | 11 | | Nguyễn T L | 18 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nguyễn T L | 10 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nguyễn T L | 10 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 3 | An S-y | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 16 | BW Zhang | 12 | 10 | | | | | |
| | | | | 16 | BW Zhang | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | L Huet | 8 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| K Kuuba | 18 | 16 | | | L Huet | 8 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L Huet | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| L Huet | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | An S-y | 21 | 15 | 22 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Han Y | 14 | 21 | 20 |
| | | | | 7 | P. V. Sindhu | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Han Y | w | / | o | | | | | | | | | |
| Han Y | 21 | 21 | | | Han Y | w | / | o | | | | | | | | | |
| Qi XF | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Qi XF | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | Han Y | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 11 | Wang ZY | 11 | 13 | | | | | |
| | | | | 11 | Wang ZY | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | L Christophersen | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Bansod | 14 | 12 | | | L Christophersen | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L Christophersen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| L Tan | 14 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yip P Y | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yip P Y | 21 | 22 | | | Yip P Y | 19 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 13 | M Li | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 13 | M Li | 25 | 16 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Intanon | 23 | 21 | 13 | | | | | |
| P Chaiwan | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Intanon | 23 | 21 | 13 | | | | |
| Pai Y-p | 18 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pai Y-p | 18 | 13 | | | P Chaiwan | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | R Intanon | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | M Li | 18 | 17 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Chen YF | 21 | 21 |
| Yeo J M | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Chen YF | 21 | 21 |
| Sim Y-j | w | / | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sim Y-j | w | / | o | | Sim Y-j | 21 | 16 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 10 | P Chochuwong | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | P Chochuwong | 17 | 21 | 10 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Chen YF | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | | |
| S Cheah S Y | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Chen YF | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | |
| P K Wardani | 19 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P K Wardani | 19 | 18 | | | S Cheah S Y | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Chen YF | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| D Hany | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Y Li | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Y Li | 21 | 21 | | | Y Li | 22 | 16 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 12 | B Ongbamrungphan | 20 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 12 | B Ongbamrungphan | 21 | 16 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | S Nehwal | 17 | 21 | 13 | | | | | |
| S Nehwal | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Nehwal | 17 | 21 | 13 | | | | |
| Cheung N Y | 19 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cheung N Y | 19 | 9 | | | S Nehwal | w | / | o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | N Okuhara | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | B Ongbamrungphan | 16 | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Tai T-y | 21 | 21 |
| Vũ T T | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Tai T-y | 21 | 21 |
| Kisona S | 10 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kisona S | 10 | 17 | | | Vũ T T | 21 | 16 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 15 | M Blichfeldt | 18 | 21 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Vũ T T | 15 | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Tai T-y | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| M Repiská | 21 | 12 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Tai T-y | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| M Ulitina | 16 | 21 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Ulitina | 16 | 21 | 17 | | M Repiská | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Tai T-y | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |