The Women's singles tournament of the 2026 BWF World Championships took place from 17 to 23 August 2026 at the Indira Gandhi Arena in New Delhi.
Seeds
The seeding list was based on the World Rankings of 31 July 2026.
An Se-young (champion) Akane Yamaguchi (final) Wang Zhiyi (semi-finals) Chen Yufei (third round) Han Yue (quarter-finals) Putri Kusuma Wardani (third round) Ratchanok Intanon (second round) Tomoka Miyazaki (third round) P. V. Sindhu (third round) Pornpawee Chochuwong (semi-finals) Nozomi Okuhara (quarter-finals) Kim Ga-eun (third round) Michelle Li (quarter-finals) Sim Yu-jin (third round) Line Christophersen (quarter-finals) Mia Blichfeldt (third round)
Draw The drawing ceremony was held on 5 August.
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half Section 3
Section 4
References