Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles

The women's singles badminton event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held from 10 to 15 April 2018 at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on the Gold Coast, Australia. The defending gold medalist was Michelle Li of Canada.

Badminton – Women's singles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast
Dates	10–15 April
Medalists
Saina Nehwal    India   P. V. Sindhu    India   Kirsty Gilmour    Scotland

The athletes were drawn into straight knockout stage. The draw for the competition was conducted on 2 April 2018.

Seeds

The seeds for the tournament were:

01.    P. V. Sindhu (IND) (silver medalist)

02.    Saina Nehwal (IND) (gold medalist)

03.    Michelle Li (CAN) (fourth place)

04.    Kirsty Gilmour (SCO) (bronze medalist)

05.    Soniia Cheah (MAS) (quarter-finals)

06.    Rachel Honderich (CAN) (quarter-finals)

07.    Brittney Tam (CAN) (quarter-finals)

08.    Gadde Ruthvika Shivani (IND) (quarter-finals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Results

Finals

	Semi-finals							Gold medal match
	1	P. V. Sindhu (IND)	21	21
	3	Michelle Li (CAN)	18	8
								1	P. V. Sindhu (IND)	18	21
								2	Saina Nehwal (IND)	21	23
	4	Kirsty Gilmour (SCO)	14	21	17
	2	Saina Nehwal (IND)	21	18	21			Bronze medal match
								3	Michelle Li (CAN)	11	16
								4	Kirsty Gilmour (SCO)	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	Round of 64							Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals
								1	P. V. Sindhu (IND)	21	21
									Andra Whiteside (FIJ)	6	3
															1	P. V. Sindhu (IND)	21	21
																Wendy Chen (AUS)	15	9
									Zoe Morris (FAI)	3	2
		Eyram Migbodzi (GHA)	2	3					Wendy Chen (AUS)	21	21
		Wendy Chen (AUS)	21	21																		1	P. V. Sindhu (IND)	21	21
																						7	Brittney Tam (CAN)	14	17
								7	Brittney Tam (CAN)	21	21
		Palwasha Bashir (PAK)	18	12					Nicki Chan-Lam (MRI)	14	13
		Nicki Chan-Lam (MRI)	21	21											7	Brittney Tam (CAN)	21	16	21
																Kate Foo Kune (MRI)	16	21	16
									Kate Foo Kune (MRI)	21	21
		Hasini Ambalangodage (SRI)	21	21					Hasini Ambalangodage (SRI)	12	12
		Emily Temple Redshaw (JER)	18	11

Section 2

	Round of 64							Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals
								3	Michelle Li (CAN)	21	21
		Everlyn Siamupangila (ZAM)	11	9					Kimberley Clague (IOM)	7	7
		Kimberley Clague (IOM)	21	21											3	Michelle Li (CAN)	21	21
																Katherine Wynter (JAM)	10	7
									Aisha Nakiyemba (UGA)	18	15
		Katherine Wynter (JAM)	21	21					Katherine Wynter (JAM)	21	21
		Chloe le Tissier (GUE)	18	16																		3	Michelle Li (CAN)	21	21
																						5	Soniia Cheah (MAS)	12	19
								5	Soniia Cheah (MAS)	21	21
		Rachael Darragh (NIR)	21	21					Rachael Darragh (NIR)	5	12
		Stella Ngadjui (CMR)	6	3											5	Soniia Cheah (MAS)	21	21
																Grace Chua (SGP)	11	12
									Michelle Butler-Emmett (RSA)	5	12
		Cheryl March (FAI)	1	0					Grace Chua (SGP)	21	21
		Grace Chua (SGP)	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	Round of 64							Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals
		Karyn Gibson (FIJ)	6	6
		Yeo Jia Min (SGP)	21	21					Yeo Jia Min (SGP)	w	/	o
									Shamim Bangi (UGA)
																Yeo Jia Min (SGP)	10	23	10
		Grace Atipaka (GHA)	21	21											8	Gadde Ruthvika Shivani (IND)	21	21	21
		Juliette Ah-Wan (SEY)	17	19					Grace Atipaka (GHA)	5	7
								8	Gadde Ruthvika Shivani (IND)	21	21
																						8	Gadde Ruthvika Shivani (IND)	5r
		Chloe Birch (ENG)	21	21																		4	Kirsty Gilmour (SCO)	9
		Johanita Scholtz (RSA)	5	8					Chloe Birch (ENG)	21	21
									Elise Dixon (JER)	2	5
																Chloe Birch (ENG)	20	12
		Aurélie Allet (MRI)	21	21											4	Kirsty Gilmour (SCO)	22	21
		Alana Bailey (JAM)	7	12					Aurélie Allet (MRI)	3	4
								4	Kirsty Gilmour (SCO)	21	21

Section 4

	Round of 64							Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals
		Alissa Dean (FIJ)	12	3
		Mahoor Shahzad (PAK)	21	21					Mahoor Shahzad (PAK)	21	21
									Cristen Marritt (IOM)	14	10
																Mahoor Shahzad (PAK)	17	10
		Mercy Joseph (KEN)													6	Rachel Honderich (CAN)	21	21
		Allisen Camille (SEY)	w	/	o				Allisen Camille (SEY)
								6	Rachel Honderich (CAN)	w	/	o
																						6	Rachel Honderich (CAN)	8	13
		Ogar Siamupangila (ZAM)	21	21																		2	Saina Nehwal (IND)	21	21
		Stella Koteikai Amasah (GHA)	6	12					Ogar Siamupangila (ZAM)	9	13
									Jessica Li (IOM)	21	21
																Jessica Li (IOM)	4	0r
															2	Saina Nehwal (IND)	21	2
									Elsie de Villiers (RSA)	3	1
								2	Saina Nehwal (IND)	21	21