Venue Wembley Arena Competitors 46 from 42 nations | Date 28 July to 4 August | |
The badminton women's singles tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 28 July to 4 August at Wembley Arena.
The draw was held on 23 July 2012. Forty-six players from 42 nations competed.
In an all-Chinese final, Li Xuerui defeated reigning world number one Wang Yihan to win the gold medal. India's Saina Nehwal took bronze.
Competition format
For the first time, the preliminary stage consisted of 16 groups of either two or three players. Each played every other member of the group with the top players advancing to the knock-out stage, ultimately leading to the winner.
References
Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA