Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Women's singles
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Women's singles; at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue	Porte de La Chapelle Arena
Dates	27 July – 5 August 2024
Competitors	39 from 34 nations
Medalists
	← 2020 Tokyo 2028 Los Angeles →

The women's singles badminton tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 July to 5 August 2024 at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris.^[1] A total of 39 players from 34 nations competed at the tournament. Chinese player Chen Yufei was the defending Olympic champion, but failed to retain the title after she was eliminated in the quarter-finals by eventual silver medallist He Bingjiao.

Format

The 39 players were split into 13 groups of three players each. They played a round-robin tournament with the top-placed player advancing to the knockout stage. Each match was played in a best-of-3.^[2]

Schedule

The schedule was as follows.^[1]

P	Preliminaries	R	Round of 16	QF	Quarter-finals	SF	Semi-finals	M	Medal matches

27 Jul	28 Jul	29 Jul	30 Jul	31 Jul	1 Aug	2 Aug	3 Aug	4 Aug	5 Aug
P					R		QF	SF	M

Draw

The draw was held on 12 July 2024.^[3]^[4]

Seeds

The top 13 players of the BWF World Ranking were seeded.^[5]^[2]

An Se-young (KOR) (gold medalist)
Chen Yufei (CHN) (quarter-finals)
Tai Tzu-ying (TPE) (group stage)
Carolina Marín (ESP) (fourth place)
Akane Yamaguchi (JPN) (quarter-finals)
He Bingjiao (CHN) (silver medalist)
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (INA) (bronze medalist)

Aya Ohori (JPN) (quarter-finals)
Beiwen Zhang (USA) (round of 16)
P. V. Sindhu (IND) (round of 16)
Supanida Katethong (THA) (round of 16)
Kim Ga-eun (KOR) (round of 16)
Yeo Jia Min (SGP) (round of 16)

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	An Se-young (KOR)	2	2	0	4	0	+4	84	38	+46	2	Quarter-finals
2	Kaloyana Nalbantova (BUL)	2	1	1	2	2	0	68	78	−10	1
3	Qi Xuefei (FRA) (H)	2	0	2	0	4	−4	48	84	−36	0

Source: Olympics
(H) Host

Date	Time	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Report
28 July	15:40	An Se-young	2–0	Kaloyana Nalbantova	21–15	21–11	Report
30 July	14:00	Qi Xuefei	0–2	Kaloyana Nalbantova	18–21	18–21	Report
31 July	19:30	An Se-young	2–0	Qi Xuefei	21–5	21–7	Report

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Akane Yamaguchi (JPN)	2	2	0	4	1	+3	106	75	+31	2	Round of 16
2	Michelle Li (CAN)	2	1	1	3	2	+1	99	103	−4	1
3	Thet Htar Thuzar (MYA)	2	0	2	0	4	−4	61	88	−27	0

Source: Olympics

Date	Time	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Report
27 July	19:30	Akane Yamaguchi	2–0	Thet Htar Thuzar	21–12	21–10		Report
29 July	19:30	Michelle Li	2–0	Thet Htar Thuzar	21–16	25–23		Report
31 July	08:30	Akane Yamaguchi	2–1	Michelle Li	22–24	21–17	21–12	Report

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Supanida Katethong (THA)	2	2	0	4	0	+4	84	58	+26	2	Round of 16
2	Juliana Viana Vieira (BRA)	2	1	1	2	2	0	77	75	+2	1
3	Lo Sin Yan (HKG)	2	0	2	0	4	−4	56	84	−28	0

Source: Olympics

Date	Time	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Report
27 July	14:50	Supanida Katethong	2–0	Juliana Viana Vieira	21–16	21–19	Report
29 July	14:50	Lo Sin Yan	0–2	Juliana Viana Vieira	19–21	14–21	Report
30 July	20:20	Supanida Katethong	2–0	Lo Sin Yan	21–14	21–9	Report

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ratchanok Intanon (THA)	2	2	0	4	0	+4	84	50	+34	2	Quarter-finals
2	Tai Tzu-ying (TPE)	2	1	1	2	2	0	76	71	+5	1
3	Lianne Tan (BEL)	2	0	2	0	4	−4	45	84	−39	0

Source: Olympics

Date	Time	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Report
28 July	09:20	Tai Tzu-ying	2–0	Lianne Tan	21–15	21–14	Report
30 July	08:30	Ratchanok Intanon	2–0	Lianne Tan	21–8	21–8	Report
31 July	14:50	Tai Tzu-ying	0–2	Ratchanok Intanon	19–21	15–21	Report

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (INA)	2	2	0	4	0	+4	84	55	+29	2	Round of 16
2	Polina Buhrova (UKR)	2	1	1	2	3	−1	86	100	−14	1
3	Tereza Švábíková (CZE)	2	0	2	1	4	−3	88	103	−15	0

Source: Olympics

Date	Time	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Report
28 July	14:50	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung	2–0	Polina Buhrova	21–10	21–15		Report
30 July	11:00	Tereza Švábíková	1–2	Polina Buhrova	19–21	21–19	18–21	Report
31 July	15:40	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung	2–0	Tereza Švábíková	21–12	21–18		Report

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kim Ga-eun (KOR)	2	2	0	4	1	+3	106	78	+28	2	Round of 16
2	Goh Jin Wei (MAS)	2	1	1	3	2	+1	104	96	+8	1
3	Johanita Scholtz (RSA)	2	0	2	0	4	−4	50	86	−36	0

Source: Olympics

Date	Time	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Report
27 July	14:50	Kim Ga-eun	2–0	Johanita Scholtz	21–12	21–6		Report
29 July	14:50	Goh Jin Wei	2–0	Johanita Scholtz	23–21	21–11		Report
31 July	08:30	Kim Ga-eun	2–1	Goh Jin Wei	21–17	20–22	23–21	Report

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yeo Jia Min (SGP)	2	2	0	4	0	+4	84	33	+51	2	Round of 16
2	Kate Ludik (MRI)	2	1	1	2	2	0	60	58	+2	1
3	Dorsa Yavarivafa (EOR)	2	0	2	0	4	−4	31	84	−53	0

Source: Olympics

Date	Time	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Report
27 July	09:20	Yeo Jia Min	2–0	Dorsa Yavarivafa	21–7	21–8	Report
29 July	11:00	Kate Ludik	2–0	Dorsa Yavarivafa	21–5	21–11	Report
30 July	20:20	Yeo Jia Min	2–0	Kate Ludik	21–12	21–6	Report

Group J

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Aya Ohori (JPN)	2	2	0	4	0	+4	84	36	+48	2	Round of 16
2	Neslihan Arın (TUR)	2	1	1	2	2	0	58	75	−17	1
3	Inés Castillo (PER)	2	0	2	0	4	−4	53	84	−31	0

Source: Olympics

Date	Time	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Report
28 July	11:00	Aya Ohori	2–0	Neslihan Arın	21–9	21–7	Report
30 July	9:20	Inés Castillo	0–2	Neslihan Arın	16–21	17–21	Report
31 July	15:40	Aya Ohori	2–0	Inés Castillo	21–12	21–8	Report

Group K

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Beiwen Zhang (USA)	2	2	0	4	0	+4	86	53	+33	2	Round of 16
2	Nguyễn Thùy Linh (VIE)	2	1	1	2	2	0	82	53	+29	1
3	Tiffany Ho (AUS)	2	0	2	0	4	−4	22	84	−62	0

Source: Olympics

Date	Time	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Report
27 July	19:30	Beiwen Zhang	2–0	Tiffany Ho	21–9	21–4	Report
29 July	21:10	Nguyễn Thùy Linh	2–0	Tiffany Ho	21–6	21–3	Report
31 July	08:30	Beiwen Zhang	2–0	Nguyễn Thùy Linh	22–20	22–20	Report

Group L

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Carolina Marín (ESP)	2	2	0	4	0	+4	84	40	+44	2	Round of 16
2	Jenjira Stadelmann (SUI)	2	1	1	2	3	−1	88	100	−12	1
3	Rachael Darragh (IRL)	2	0	2	1	4	−3	68	100	−32	0

Source: Olympics

Date	Time	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Report
28 July	19:30	Carolina Marín	2–0	Jenjira Stadelmann	21–11	21–19		Report
30 July	16:30	Rachael Darragh	1–2	Jenjira Stadelmann	21–13	22–24	15–21	Report
31 July	14:00	Carolina Marín	2–0	Rachael Darragh	21–5	21–5		Report

Group M

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	P. V. Sindhu (IND)	2	2	0	4	0	+4	84	30	+54	2	Round of 16
2	Kristin Kuuba (EST)	2	1	1	2	2	0	57	58	−1	1
3	Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq (MDV)	2	0	2	0	4	−4	31	84	−53	0

Source: Olympics

Date	Time	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Report
28 July	09:20	P. V. Sindhu	2–0	Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq	21–9	21–6	Report
30 July	08:30	Kristin Kuuba	2–0	Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq	21–7	21–9	Report
31 July	09:20	P. V. Sindhu	2–0	Kristin Kuuba	21–5	21–10	Report

Group N

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	He Bingjiao (CHN)	2	2	0	4	0	+4	87	45	+42	2	Round of 16
2	Kirsty Gilmour (GBR)	2	1	1	2	2	0	72	69	+3	1
3	Keisha Fatimah Azzahra (AZE)	2	0	2	0	4	−4	39	84	−45	0

Source: Olympics

Date	Time	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Report
27 July	08:30	He Bingjiao	2–0	Keisha Fatimah Azzahra	21–8	21–7	Report
29 July	08:30	Kirsty Gilmour	2–0	Keisha Fatimah Azzahra	21–13	21–11	Report
30 July	19:30	He Bingjiao	2–0	Kirsty Gilmour	24–22	21–8	Report

Group P

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chen Yufei (CHN)	2	2	0	4	2	+2	120	84	+36	2	Quarter-finals
2	Mia Blichfeldt (DEN)	2	1	1	3	3	0	96	108	−12	1
3	Yvonne Li (GER)	2	0	2	2	4	−2	91	115	−24	0

Source: Olympics

Date	Time	Player 1	Score	Player 2	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Report
28 July	14:50	Chen Yufei	2–1	Yvonne Li	21–14	17–21	21–9	Report
30 July	14:50	Mia Blichfeldt	2–1	Yvonne Li	21–14	14–21	21–12	Report
31 July	19:30	Chen Yufei	2–1	Mia Blichfeldt	21–8	19–21	21–11	Report

Knockout stage

Round of 16					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Gold medal match

					A1	An Se-young (KOR)	15	21	21

					C1	Akane Yamaguchi (JPN)	21	17	8
C1	Akane Yamaguchi (JPN)	21	21

D1	Supanida Katethong (THA)	6	13
										A1	An Se-young (KOR)	11	21	21

										G1	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (INA)	21	13	16



					E1	Ratchanok Intanon (THA)	23	9

					G1	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (INA)	25	21
G1	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (INA)	21	8	23

H1	Kim Ga-eun (KOR)	4	21	21
															A1	An Se-young (KOR)	21	21

															N1	He Bingjiao (CHN)	13	16
I1	Yeo Jia Min (SGP)	21	14	22

J1	Aya Ohori (JPN)	11	21	24
					J1	Aya Ohori (JPN)	13	14

					L1	Carolina Marín (ESP)	21	21
K1	Beiwen Zhang (USA)	21	9	18

L1	Carolina Marín (ESP)	12	21	21
										L1	Carolina Marín (ESP)	21	10^r

										N1	He Bingjiao (CHN)	14	8
M1	P. V. Sindhu (IND)	19	14												Bronze medal match

N1	He Bingjiao (CHN)	21	21
					N1	He Bingjiao (CHN)	21	21							G1	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (INA)	w	/	o^{^[a]}

					P1	Chen Yufei (CHN)	16	17							L1	Carolina Marín (ESP)

Notes

^ Marín retired from the competition after suffering an injury in the semi-final.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Olympic Schedule – Badminton". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Regulations for Badminton competition Paris 2024 Olympic Games" (PDF). badmintonpanam.org. Badminton Pan America. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
^ "Olympic Games Draw & Reallocations". corporate.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ "Christie, Sen, Cordon in Group Shootout". olympics.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
^ "Athletes set for Paris: Olympic qualifiers announced". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
^ "Carolina Marin Retires with Knee Injury". olympics.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

External links

Draw

[7] Marín retired from the competition after suffering an injury in the semi-final.^[6]

[Schedule-1] "Olympic Schedule – Badminton". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

[Seed-2] "Regulations for Badminton competition Paris 2024 Olympic Games" (PDF). badmintonpanam.org. Badminton Pan America. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

[3] "Olympic Games Draw & Reallocations". corporate.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

[4] "Christie, Sen, Cordon in Group Shootout". olympics.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[5] "Athletes set for Paris: Olympic qualifiers announced". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

[6] "Carolina Marin Retires with Knee Injury". olympics.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

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v t e Olympic badminton women's singles champions
Demonstration	1972: Noriko Nakayama (JPN)
Exhibition	1988: Hwang Hye-young (KOR)
Official	1992: Susi Susanti (INA) 1996: Bang Soo-hyun (KOR) 2000: Gong Zhichao (CHN) 2004: Zhang Ning (CHN) 2008: Zhang Ning (CHN) 2012: Li Xuerui (CHN) 2016: Carolina Marín (ESP) 2020: Chen Yufei (CHN) 2024: An Se-young (KOR)