2025 BWF World Tour Finals Women’s Singles Draw and Results
An Se-young captured the women’s singles championship after a three-set battle against local player Wang Zhiyi. With this win, An Se-young equaled Kento Momota’s record of 11 singles titles in a single season. She also made history as the first badminton player to earn one million dollars in prize money within a single season.
The seedings and draw for the women’s singles event of the 2025 BWF World Tour Finals are as follows:
Seeds
- An Se-young (South Korea) (champion)
- Wang Zhiyi (China) (runner-up)
- Han Yue (China) (eliminated in group stage)
- Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) (eliminated in semi-finals)
Finals
| Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|
| 🇰🇷 An Se-young [1] vs. 🇯🇵 Akane Yamaguchi [4] 21-15, 21-12 — 🇹🇭 Ratchanok Intanon vs. 🇨🇳 Wang Zhiyi [2] 21-15, 17-21, 11-21 | 🇰🇷 An Se-young [1] vs. Wang Zhiyi [2] H2H 21-13, 18-21, 21-10 |
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇷 An Se-young | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 148 | 100 | +48 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | 🇯🇵 Akane Yamaguchi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 146 | 143 | +3 | 2 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | 🇮🇩 Putri Kusuma Wardani | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 143 | 140 | -3 | 1 | Eliminated |
| 4 | 🇯🇵 Tomoka Miyazaki | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 72 | 126 | -54 | 0 | Eliminated |
Results
| Date | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec | An Se-young 🇰🇷 | 2-1 | 🇮🇩 Putri Kusuma Wardani | 21-16 | 8-21 | 21-8 |
| Akane Yamaguchi 🇯🇵 | 2-0 | 🇯🇵 Tomoka Miyazaki | 21-14 | 21-17 | ||
| 18 Dec | Akane Yamaguchi 🇯🇵 | 2-1 | 🇮🇩 Putri Kusuma Wardani | 22-24 | 21-19 | 21-13 |
| An Se-young 🇰🇷 | 2-0 | 🇯🇵 Tomoka Miyazaki | 21-9 | 21-6 | ||
| 19 Dec | Putri Kusuma Wardani 🇮🇩 | 2-0 | 🇯🇵 Tomoka Miyazaki | 21-17 | 21-9 | |
| An Se-young 🇰🇷 | 2-1 | 🇯🇵 Akane Yamaguchi | 14-21 | 21-5 | 21-14 |
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 Wang Zhiyi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 84 | 55 | +29 | 2 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | 🇹🇭 Ratchanok Intanon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 69 | +9 | 1 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | 🇨🇳 Han Yue | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 46 | 84 | -38 | 0 | Eliminated |
| 🇹🇭 Pornpawee Chochuwong | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Withdrew due to injury |
Results
| Date | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec | Wang Zhiyi 🇨🇳 | 2-0 | 🇨🇳 Han Yue | 21-14 | 21-5 | |
| Pornpawee Chochuwong 🇹🇭 | 🇹🇭 Ratchanok Intanon | |||||
| 18 Dec | Wang Zhiyi 🇨🇳 | 2-0 | 🇹🇭 Ratchanok Intanon | 21-17 | 21-19 | |
| Han Yue 🇨🇳 | Not played | 🇹🇭 Pornpawee Chochuwong | – | – | – | |
| 19 Dec | Wang Zhiyi 🇨🇳 | Not played | 🇹🇭 Pornpawee Chochuwong | – | – | – |
| Han Yue 🇨🇳 | 0-2 | 🇹🇭 Ratchanok Intanon | 17-21 | 10-21 |
Key
- Pld – Played (number of matches played)
- W – Wins (matches won)
- L – Losses (matches lost)
- GF – Games For (number of individual games won)
- GA – Games Against (number of individual games lost)
- GD – Game Difference (GF minus GA)
- PF – Points For (total points scored across all games)
- PA – Points Against (total points conceded)
- PD – Point Difference (PF minus PA)
- Pts – Points (tournament points, usually 2 for a win, 1 for a loss, 0 for no-show)
- Qualification – Whether the player advances or is eliminated.
See Also:
- 2025 BWF World Tour Finals Men’s Singles Draw and Results
- 2025 BWF World Tour Finals Men’s Doubles Draw and Results
- 2025 BWF World Tour Finals Women’s Doubles Draw and Results
- 2025 BWF World Tour Finals Mixed Doubles Draw and Results
