2016 Summer Olympics / Badminton (women singles)

sport	badminton
discipline	singles
gender	Women
Attendees	40 athletes from 35 countries
Competition location	Riocentro - Pavilion 4
Competition phase	August 11th to 19th, 2016
Medalists  Carolina Marín  PV Sindhu  Nozomi Okuhara

Badminton tournaments at the 2016 Olympic Games
singles	Women	Men
Double	Women	Men	Mixed

The women's individual badminton competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held from August 11th to 19th, 2016 in "Pavilion 4" of the Riocentro . 40 athletes took part.

13 players were seeded, which were divided into 13 groups. In the groups everyone played against everyone, the group winner qualified for the next round, which was played in the knockout system , in which the winners reached the next round. Due to an injury, the Chinese Li Xuerui could not compete in the game for 3rd place and thus lost automatically.

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Carolina Marín gold 02.  Wang Yihan Quarter finals 03.  Li Xuerui 4th Place 04th  Ratchanok Intanon Round of 16 05.  Saina Nehwal Group stage 06th  Nozomi Okuhara bronze 07th  Sung Ji-hyun Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 08th.  Tai Tzu-ying Round of 16 09.  PV Sindhu silver 10.  Akane Yamaguchi Quarter finals 11.  Kirsty Gilmour Group stage 12.  Porntip Buranaprasertsuk Quarter finals 13.  Bae Yeon-ju Round of 16

Results

Group stage

Group A

Athletes	Games	w.	lost	Sentences w.	Leave sentences	Points
Carolina Marín (1)	2	2	0	4th	0	84:39
Line Kjærsfeldt	2	1	1	2	2	71:59
Nanna Vainio	2	0	2	0	4th	27:84

Athlete 1	Result	Athlete 2
August 11, 11:55 a.m.
Carolina Marín (1)	21 : 6 21 : 40 0	Nanna Vainio
August 12, 3:35 p.m.
Line Kjærsfeldt	21 : 9 21 : 80 0	Nanna Vainio
August 13, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina Marín (1)	21 : 16 21 : 13	Line Kjærsfeldt

Group C

Athletes	Games	w.	lost	Sentences w.	Leave sentences	Points
Sung Ji-hyun (7)	2	2	0	4th	0	84:55
Liang Xiaoyu	2	1	1	2	2	70:64
Dolphins Lansac	2	0	2	0	4th	49:84

Athlete 1	Result	Athlete 2
August 12, 1:15 p.m.
Sung Ji-hyun (7)	21 : 13 21 : 14	Dolphins Lansac
August 13, 9:35 a.m.
Liang Xiaoyu	21 : 7 21 : 15 0	Dolphins Lansac
August 14, 10:55 a.m.
Sung Ji-hyun (7)	21 : 17 21 : 11	Liang Xiaoyu

Group D

Athletes	Games	w.	lost	Sentences w.	Leave sentences	Points
Linda set referee	2	2	0	4th	1	96:86
Kirsty Gilmour (11)	2	1	1	3	2	96:86
Sabrina Jaquet	2	0	2	0	4th	64:84

Athlete 1	Result	Athlete 2
August 11, 9:25 p.m.
Kirsty Gilmour (11)	21 : 17 21 : 15	Sabrina Jaquet
August 13, 10:10 p.m.
Linda set referee	21 : 17 21 : 15	Sabrina Jaquet
August 14, 7:30 p.m.
Kirsty Gilmour (11)	21 : 12 17: 21 16: 21	Linda set referee

Group E

Athletes	Games	w.	lost	Sentences w.	Leave sentences	Points
Li Xuerui (3)	3	3	0	6th	0	126: 069
Iris Wang	3	2	1	4th	4th	150: 138
Lianne Tan	3	1	2	3	4th	117: 138
Telma Santos	3	0	3	1	6th	096: 144

Athlete 1	Result	Athlete 2
August 11, 8:10 p.m.
Li Xuerui (3)	21 : 12 21 : 70	Telma Santos
August 11, 8:20 p.m.
Iris Wang	21 : 17 20: 22 21 : 14	Lianne Tan
August 12, 7:30 p.m.
Iris Wang	18: 21 21 : 10 21 : 12	Telma Santos
August 12, 8:30 p.m.
Li Xuerui (3)	21 : 11 21 : 11	Lianne Tan
August 14, 4:30 p.m.
Li Xuerui (3)	21 : 16 21 : 12	Iris Wang
August 14, 8:50 p.m.
Lianne Tan	21 : 16 21 : 18	Telma Santos

Group G

Athletes	Games	w.	lost	Sentences w.	Leave sentences	Points
Marija Ulitina	2	2	0	4th	0	84:63
Saina Nehwal (5)	2	1	1	2	2	79:76
Lohaynny Vicente	2	0	2	0	4th	60:84

Athlete 1	Result	Athlete 2
August 11, 11:20 a.m.
Saina Nehwal (5)	21 : 17 21 : 17	Lohaynny Vicente
August 13, 11:55 a.m.
Marija Ulitina	21 : 13 21 : 13	Lohaynny Vicente
August 14, 9:15 a.m.
Saina Nehwal (5)	18: 21 19: 21	Marija Ulitina

Group H.

Athletes	Games	w.	lost	Sentences w.	Leave sentences	Points
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (12)	2	2	0	4th	0	84:54
Kate Foo Kune	2	1	1	2	2	67:77
Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu	2	0	2	0	4th	64:84

Athlete 1	Result	Athlete 2
August 11, 8:30 p.m.
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (12)	21 : 14 21 : 15	Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu
August 13, 8:30 p.m.
Kate Foo Kune	21 : 16 21 : 19	Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu
August 14, 9:05 p.m.
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (12)	21 : 7 21 : 18 0	Kate Foo Kune

Group I.

Athletes	Games	w.	lost	Sentences w.	Leave sentences	Points
Bae Yeon-ju (13)	2	2	0	4th	0	84:37
Özge Bayrak	2	1	1	2	2	60:65
Jeanine Cicognini	2	0	2	0	4th	42:84

Athlete 1	Result	Athlete 2
August 12, 7:55 p.m.
Bae Yeon-ju (13)	21 : 11 21 : 80	Jeanine Cicognini
August 13, 4:00 p.m.
Özge Bayrak	21 : 14 21 : 90	Jeanine Cicognini
August 14, 5:05 p.m.
Bae Yeon-ju (13)	21 : 11 21 : 70	Özge Bayrak

Group J

Athletes	Games	w.	lost	Sentences w.	Leave sentences	Points
Nozomi Okuhara (6)	2	2	0	4th	0	84:42
Vũ Thị Trang	2	1	1	2	2	60:65
Lindaweni Fanetri	2	0	2	0	4th	47:84

Athlete 1	Result	Athlete 2
August 12, 8:00 a.m.
Nozomi Okuhara (6)	21 : 10 21 : 80	Vũ Thị Trang
August 13, 11:20 a.m.
Lindaweni Fanetri	12: 21 11: 21	Vũ Thị Trang
August 14, 10:55 a.m.
Nozomi Okuhara (6)	21 : 12 21 : 12	Lindaweni Fanetri

Group K

Athletes	Games	w.	lost	Sentences w.	Leave sentences	Points
Akane Yamaguchi (10)	2	2	0	4th	1	104: 072
Jing Yi tea	2	1	1	2	2	066: 077
Kristína Gavnholt	2	0	2	1	4th	084: 105

Athlete 1	Result	Athlete 2
August 12, 12:10 p.m.
Akane Yamaguchi (10)	20: 22 21 : 12 21 : 15	Kristína Gavnholt
August 13, 8:25 am
Jing Yi tea	22 : 20 21 : 15	Kristína Gavnholt
August 14, 8:30 a.m.
Akane Yamaguchi (10)	21 : 18 21 : 50	Jing Yi tea

Group L

Athletes	Games	w.	lost	Sentences w.	Leave sentences	Points
Ratchanok Intanon (4)	2	2	0	4th	0	84:57
Kati Tolmoff	2	1	1	2	3	74:95
Yip Pui Yin	2	0	2	1	4th	83:89

Athlete 1	Result	Athlete 2
August 11, 8:25 am
Ratchanok Intanon (4)	21 : 14 21 : 13	Kati Tolmoff
August 12, 9:10 a.m.
Yip Pui Yin	21 : 5 13: 21 19: 210	Kati Tolmoff
August 14, 8:30 a.m.
Ratchanok Intanon (4)	21 : 18 21 : 12	Yip Pui Yin

Group M

Athletes	Games	w.	lost	Sentences w.	Leave sentences	Points
PV Sindhu (9)	2	2	0	4th	1	103: 70
Michelle Li	2	1	1	3	2	095:80
Laura Sárosi	2	0	2	0	4th	036:84

Athlete 1	Result	Athlete 2
August 11, 10:10 a.m.
PV Sindhu (9)	21 : 8 21 : 90 0	Laura Sárosi
August 13, 5:20 p.m.
Michelle Li	21 : 11 21 : 80	Laura Sárosi
August 14, 12:30 p.m.
PV Sindhu (9)	19: 21 21 : 15 21 : 17	Michelle Li

Groups

Athletes	Games	w.	lost	Sentences w.	Leave sentences	Points
Tai Tzu-ying (8)	2	2	0	4th	0	84:41
Natalia Perminova	2	1	1	2	2	63:67
Elisabeth Baldauf	2	0	2	0	4th	45:84

Athlete 1	Result	Athlete 2
August 11, 11:20 a.m.
Tai Tzu-ying (8)	21 : 11 21 : 90	Elisabeth Baldauf
August 13, 7:30 p.m.
Natalia Perminova	21 : 17 21 : 80	Elisabeth Baldauf
August 14, 9:05 p.m.
Tai Tzu-ying (8)	21 : 12 21 : 90	Natalia Perminova

Group p

Athletes	Games	w.	lost	Sentences w.	Leave sentences	Points
Wang Yihan (2)	2	2	0	4th	0	84:46
Karin Schnaase	2	1	1	2	2	69:75
Chloe Magee	2	0	2	0	4th	52:84

Athlete 1	Result	Athlete 2
August 11, 9:00 a.m.
Wang Yihan (2)	21 : 7 21 : 12 0	Chloe Magee
August 12, 9:05 p.m.
Karin Schnaase	21 : 14 21 : 19	Chloe Magee
August 14, 3:30 p.m.
Wang Yihan (2)	21 : 11 21 : 16	Karin Schnaase

Final round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Carolina Marín

-

1

Carolina Marín

21st

21st

7th

Sung Ji-hyun

21st

21st

7th

Sung Ji-hyun

12

16

Linda set referee

15th

12

1

Carolina Marín

21st

21st

3

Li Xuerui

3

Li Xuerui

14th

16

-

3

Li Xuerui

21st

21st

Marija Ulitina

14th

16

12

Porntip Buranaprasertsuk0

12

17th

12

Porntip Buranaprasertsuk0

21st

21st

1

Carolina Marín

19th

21st

21st

13

Bae Yeon-ju

6th

7th

9

PV Sindhu

21st

12

15th

6th

Nozomi Okuhara

21st

21st

6th

Nozomi Okuhara

11

21st

21st

10

Akane Yamaguchi

21st

21st

10

Akane Yamaguchi

21st

17th

10

4th

Ratchanok Intanon

19th

16

6th

Nozomi Okuhara

19th

10

9

PV Sindhu

21st

21st

9

PV Sindhu

21st

21st

8th

Tai Tzu-ying

13

15th

9

PV Sindhu

22nd

21st

3rd place match

-

2

Wang Yihan

20th

19th

3

Li Xuerui

2

Wang Yihan

6th

Nozomi Okuhara

O.

K.

Due to a knee injury from the semi-final game, the Chinese Li Xuerui could not compete in the bronze medal, so the medal went to Nozomi Okuhara from Japan .

Web links

• https://www.rio2016.com/en/badminton-standings-bd-womens-singles
• http://bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/event.aspx?id=3400A457-E0A4-4C87-89CA-C9A6CF1B2C0D&event=2

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Okuhara takes bronze as injured Li pulls out - report reuters.com, accessed on August 21, 2016.