1985 IBF World Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles at the 1985 IBF World Championships
Venue	Olympic Saddledome
Location	Calgary, Canada
Dates	June 10, 1985 (1985-06-10) – June 16, 1985 (1985-06-16)
Medalists
Han Aiping   China   Wu Jianqui   China   Li Lingwei   China   Zheng Yuli   China

The 1985 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Calgary, Canada, from June 10 to June 16, 1985. Following the results of the women's singles.

Main stage

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Han Aiping
		bye							Han Aiping	11	11
		Heidi Krickhaus	8	12	11				Heidi Krickhaus	2	2
		Jian Ping He	11	9	5											Han Aiping	11	11
		Beena Narwani	w.o.													Maria Bengtsson	4	2
		Josephine Chipepo							Beena Narwani
		Maria Bengtsson	11	11					Maria Bengtsson	w.o.
		Ximena Bellido	1	3																			Han Aiping	11	11
		Sumiko Kitada	11	11																			Sumiko Kitada	4	1
		Chung Yoon Chung	5	1					Sumiko Kitada	11	11
		Linda Cloutier	11	11					Linda Cloutier	3	4
		Bridget Ibenero	3	0												Sumiko Kitada	11	11
		Erica van Dijck	11	11												Gillian Martin	6	1
		Barbara McKinley	0	5					Erica van Dijck	5	7
		Hufrish Nariman							Gillian Martin	11	11
		Gillian Martin	w.o.

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Zheng Yuli	11	11
		Sherry Liu	2	8					Zheng Yuli	11	11
		Sandra Skillings	w.o.						Sandra Skillings	2	2
		Grace Edward														Zheng Yuli	11	11
		Jutatip Banjongsilp	8	11	11											Jutatip Banjongsilp	4	0
		Gloria Jimenez	11	9	4				Jutatip Banjongsilp	11	3	11
		Amy Chan	11	11					Amy Chan	4	11	5
		Dawn Race	0	2																			Zheng Yuli	11	11
		Kim Bok-sun	11	11																			Kim Bok-sun	4	8
		Indira Bhikha	0	0					Kim Bok-sun	12	11
		Gillian Clark	11	11					Gillian Clark	10	7
		Maxine Evans	5	7												Kim Bok-sun	11	11
		Madhumita Bisht	3	11	12											Mariko Imagawa	3	4
		Aileen Nairn	11	3	10				Madhumita Bisht	11	11
		Toni Whittaker	0	2					Mariko Imagawa	6	2
		Mariko Imagawa	11	11

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Julie McDonald
		Debra O'Connor	w.o.						Julie McDonald	7	1
		Kimiko Jinnai	11	11					Kimiko Jinnai	11	11
		Lee Chien-Mei	6	7												Kimiko Jinnai	7	9
		Eline Coene	11	11												Helen Troke	11	12
		Ami Ghia	5	7					Eline Coene	7	5
		Helen Troke	11	11					Helen Troke	11	11
		Chung So-young	6	7																			Helen Troke	0	4
		Teresa Montero	1	11	11																		Wu Jianqiu	11	11
		Anne Meniane	11	6	4				Teresa Montero	11	11
		Linda French	11	11					Linda French	4	3
		A. Onuoha	2	2												Teresa Montero	4	1
		Denyse Julien	11	11												Wu Jianqiu	11	11
		Maria de la Paz Luna	2	5					Denyse Julien	5	3
		bye							Wu Jianqiu	11	11
		Wu Jianqiu

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Claire Backhouse
		Mary Mukangwa	w.o.						Claire Backhouse	5	3
		Christine Magnusson	11	11					Christine Magnusson	11	11
		Thordis Edwald	0	1												Christine Magnusson	11	4	11
		Gillian Gowers	w.o.													Kirsten Larsen	4	11	4
		Dayo Oyewusi							Gillian Gowers	9	11	3
		Kirsten Larsen	11	11					Kirsten Larsen	12	4	11
		Darunee Lertvoralak	7	2																			Christine Magnusson	6	8
		Hwang Hye-young	2	11	11																		Li Lingwei	11	11
		Pamela Hamilton	11	7	3				Hwang Hye-young	11	11
		Silvia Jimenez	11	11					Silvia Jimenez	0	0
		Monica Pontow	4	1												Hwang Hye-young	5	11
		Mishiyo Nishimura	11	11												Li Lingwei	11	12
		Deepti Thanekar	3	4					Mishiyo Nishimura	3	2
		bye							Li Lingwei	11	11
		Li Lingwei

Final stage

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Han Aiping	11	11
		Sumiko Kitada	4	1
									Han Aiping	3	11	11
									Zheng Yuli	11	3	2
		Zheng Yuli	11	11
		Kim Bok Sun	4	8
																Han Aiping	6	12	11
																Wu Jianqiu	11	11	2
		Helen Troke	11	11
		Wu Jianqiu	0	4
									Wu Jianqiu	11	12
									Li Lingwei	7	9
		Christine Magnusson	6	8
		Li Lingwei	11	11

References

• "Weltmeisterschaften" (in German). Badminton-Sport. July 1985. pp. 4–8.