These are the results of the women's singles competition in
badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from 9 August to 17 August at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.
Qualification
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The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring. Each game had to be won by a margin of two points, except when the game was won by a player who reached 30 even if the lead was only 1 at that point.
The top eight seeds in the tournament were placed in the bracket so as not to face each other until the quarterfinals. All other competitors were placed by draw.
Seeds
A Total of 8 Players were given seeds.
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Draw
Finals
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
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Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Women's events at the 2008 Summer Olympics