P. V. Sindhu
After a loss in the BWF World Championships due to injury, she lost in the early stages of the China, Korea, and Denmark open tournaments. She came back to her form in the French Open, where she managed to reach the semifinal round before losing to An Se-young. She also reached the semifinals of the Hong Kong Open and Korea Masters. She competed in the World Tour Finals in Guangzhou, where she got to the semifinals after her victories against He Bingjiao and defending champion P. V. Sindhu. She lost to Chen Yufei in the semifinals, denying her the final.