1987 IBF World Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles at the 1987 IBF World Championships
Venue	Capital Indoor Stadium
Location	Beijing, China
Dates	May 18, 1987 (1987-05-18) – May 24, 1987 (1987-05-24)
Medalists
Han Aiping   China   Li Lingwei   China   Zheng Yuli   China   Gu Jiaming   China

The 1987 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Beijing, China, in 1987. Following the results of the women's singles.

Main stage

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Han Aiping	11	11
		Sarwendah Kusumawardhani	4	3					Han Aiping	15	15
		Charlotte Wihlborg	12	11					Charlotte Wihlborg	5	2
		Gillian Calder	10	7												Han Aiping	11	11
		Rosita Rios	w.o.													Yoko Kuizumi	2	6
		Obiageli Edoga							Rosita Rios	2	1
		Yoko Kuizumi	11	11					Yoko Kuizumi	11	11
		Madhumita Bisht	4	8																			Han Aiping	11	11
		Tang Jiuhong	11	11																			Tang Jiuhong	8	9
		Chan Lim Chee	0	8					Tang Jiuhong	11	11
		Irina Rozhkova	11	11					Irina Rozhkova	4	1
		Monique Hoogland	2	5												Tang Jiuhong	11	11
		Chun Sung Suk	w.o.													Chun Sung Suk	4	2
		Christina Bostofte							Chun Sung Suk	11	11
		Linda Safarik	11	11					Linda Safarik	1	3
		Ximena Bellido	4	8

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Gu Jiaming	11	11
		Katrin Lockey	1	1					Gu Jiaming	11	11
		Nah Kyung Ah	11	11					Nah Kyung Ah	6	1
		Mary Fran Hughes	3	6												Gu Jiaming	11	12
		Kimiko Jinnai	11	11												Kimiko Jinnai	6	10
		Astrid van der Knaap	2	4					Kimiko Jinnai	11	11
		Rhonda Cator	1	11	12				Rhonda Cator	2	2
		Jennifer Allen	11	7	11																		Gu Jiaming	11	12
		Susi Susanti	11	11																			Susi Susanti	8	10
		Doris Piché	4	2					Susi Susanti	11	11
		Thordis Edwald	11	4	11				Thordis Edwald	4	2
		Linda French	0	11	7											Susi Susanti	2	11	12
		Lee Heung Soon	3	11	11											Kirsten Larsen	11	8	10
		Fiona Elliott	11	2	8				Lee Heung Soon	8	3
		Kirsten Larsen	11	11					Kirsten Larsen	11	11
		Maria Montero	1	1

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Li Lingwei	w.o.
		Dayo Oyewusi							Li Lingwei	11	11
		Viktoria Pron	11	11					Viktoria Pron	4	1
			2	5												Li Lingwei	11	12
		Eline Coene	11	11												Eline Coene	6	10
		Sara Halsall	8	9					Eline Coene	11	11
		Linda Cloutier	11	11					Linda Cloutier	5	0
		Meilin Okuno	2	5																			Li Lingwei	11	11	11
		Shi Wen	11	11																			Shi Wen	12	6	8
		Elizabeth Latief	1	4					Shi Wen	11	11
		Kumiko Kitamoto	11	11					Kumiko Kitamoto	7	2
		Nina Lolk	0	0												Shi Wen	11	8	12
		Christine Magnusson	11	11												Christine Magnusson	8	11	10
		Mui Tong Chon	1	4					Christine Magnusson		11	11
		Kim Ho Ja	12	12					Kim Ho Ja	12	6	5
		Charlotte Hattens	11	10

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Zheng Yuli	11	11
		Claire Allison	4	1					Zheng Yuli	11	11
		Maria Henning							Maria Henning	2	3
			5	8												Zheng Yuli	1	1
		Erica van Dijck	11	11												Erica van Dijck	6	1
		Vlada Beljutina	2	5					Erica van Dijck	12	11
		Ami Ghia	11	11					Ami Ghia	9	2
		Katrin Schmidt	6	5																			Zheng Yuli	11	11
		Lee Young Suk	11	11																			Lee Young Suk	6	4
		Elinor Allen	4	3					Lee Young Suk	11	10	11
		Elothe Mansuy	1	1					Toni Whittaker	4	12	1
		Toni Whittaker	11	11												Lee Young Suk	11	11
		Sumiko Kitada	w.o.													Sumiko Kitada	6	4
		He Jianping	4	2					Sumiko Kitada	11	11
		Chantal Jobin	11	11					Chantal Jobin	4	1
		Joy Kitzmiller	2	3

Final stage

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Han Aiping	11	11
	8	Tang Jiuhong	8	9
									Han Aiping	11	11
									Gu Jiaming	4	0
	4	Gu Jiaming	11	12
	5	Susi Susanti	8	10
																Han Aiping	10	11	11
																Li Lingwei	12	4	7
	3	Li Lingwei	11	11	11
	6	Shi Wen	12	6	8
									Li Lingwei	11	8	11
									Zheng Yuli	6	11	5
	2	Zheng Yuli	11	11
	7	Lee Young-suk	6	4

External links

• http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19870525.1.27.aspx