2026 Malaysia Open (badminton)

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Dates6–11 January
Edition69th
Total prize moneyUS$1,450,000
2026 Malaysia Open
Tournament details
Dates6–11 January
Edition69th
LevelSuper 1000
Total prize moneyUS$1,450,000
VenueAxiata Arena
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Champions
Men's singlesThailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Women's singlesSouth Korea An Se-young
Men's doublesSouth Korea Kim Won-ho
South Korea Seo Seung-jae
Women's doublesChina Liu Shengshu
China Tan Ning
Mixed doublesChina Feng Yanzhe
China Huang Dongping
2025 2027

The 2026 Malaysia Open (officially known as the Petronas Malaysia Open 2026 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 6 to 11 January 2026 and had a total prize of US$1,450,000.

Venue

The 2026 Malaysia Open was the first tournament of the 2026 BWF World Tour and was part of the Malaysia Open championships, which have been held since 1937. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of Malaysia with sanction from the BWF.[1]

This tournament was held at the Axiata Arena inside the KL Sports City in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 1000 event.[2]

Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32
12,00010,2008,4006,6004,8003,000

Prize pool

The total prize money was US$1,450,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event Winner Finalist Semi-finals Quarter-finals Last 16 Last 32
Singles $101,500$49,300$20,300$7,975$4,350$1,450
Doubles $107,300$50,750$20,300$9,062.50$4,712.50$1,450

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. China Shi Yuqi (final)
  2. Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn (champion)
  3. Denmark Anders Antonsen (semi-finals)
  4. Indonesia Jonatan Christie (semi-finals)
  5. Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen (second round)
  6. France Christo Popov (first round)
  7. France Alex Lanier (quarter-finals)
  8. Japan Kodai Naraoka (quarter-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 China Shi Yuqi 21 21
3 Denmark Anders Antonsen 13 14
1 China Shi Yuqi 21 1r
2 Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn 23 6
4 Indonesia Jonatan Christie 16 16
2 Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 China Shi YQ 23 21
Denmark R Gemke 21 15
1 China Shi YQ 21 18 21
India A Shetty 18 21 12
India A Shetty 21 21
Malaysia Lee Z J 12 17
1 China Shi YQ 21 21
Hong Kong Lee C Y 10 7
6 France C Popov 21 19 21
Hong Kong Lee C Y 13 21 23
Hong Kong Lee C Y 22 21
India L Sen 20 15
India L Sen 21 15 21
Singapore J Teh 16 21 14

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 Denmark A Antonsen 21 14 21
Singapore Loh K Y 13 21 18
3 Denmark A Antonsen 21 21
Canada V Lai 16 15
Japan Y Tanaka 21 21 7
Canada V Lai 16 23 21
3 Denmark A Antonsen 21 21
Japan K Nishimoto 9 12
5 Chinese Taipei Chou T-c 21 21
Chinese Taipei Lin C-y 14 12
5 Chinese Taipei Chou T-c 17 15
Japan K Nishimoto 21 21
Japan K Nishimoto 21 14 21
France T J Popov 14 21 5

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
China Lu GZ 21 21
Hong Kong Ng K L 17 15
China Lu GZ 18 21 16
8 Japan K Naraoka 21 16 21
Chinese Taipei Chi Y-j 18 18
8 Japan K Naraoka 21 21
8 Japan K Naraoka 17 13
4 Indonesia J Christie 21 21
Malaysia Leong J H 21 21
China Wang ZX 17 17
Malaysia Leong J H 18 11
4 Indonesia J Christie 21 21
Chinese Taipei Lee C-h 18 14
4 Indonesia J Christie 21 21

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Republic of Ireland N Nguyen 21 21
Canada B Yang 8 19
Republic of Ireland N Nguyen 8 19
7 France A Lanier 21 21
Indonesia A Farhan 13 21 13
7 France A Lanier 21 19 21
7 France A Lanier 21 10 13
2 Thailand K Vitidsarn 15 21 21
Japan K Watanabe 16 21 21
China Weng HY 21 7 13
Japan K Watanabe 12 14
2 Thailand K Vitidsarn 21 21
Chinese Taipei Wang T-w 10 13
2 Thailand K Vitidsarn 21 21

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. South Korea An Se-young (champion)
  2. China Wang Zhiyi (final)
  3. Japan Akane Yamaguchi (quarter-finals)
  4. China Chen Yufei (semi-finals)
  5. China Han Yue (second round)
  6. Indonesia Putri Kusuma Wardani (quarter-finals)
  7. Thailand Ratchanok Intanon (quarter-finals)
  8. Japan Tomoka Miyazaki (second round)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 South Korea An Se-young w / o
4 China Chen Yufei
1 South Korea An Se-young 21 24
2 China Wang Zhiyi 15 22
  India P. V. Sindhu 16 15
2 China Wang Zhiyi 21 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 South Korea An S-y 19 21 21
Canada M Li 21 16 18
1 South Korea An S-y 21 21
Japan N Okuhara 17 7
Japan N Okuhara 21 21
Chinese Taipei Pai Y-p 12 14
1 South Korea An S-y 21 21
Denmark L Kjærsfeldt 8 9
5 China Han Y 21 21
South Korea Kim G-e 16 10
5 China Han Y
Denmark L Kjærsfeldt w / o
PFR Chinese Taipei Huang Y-h 13 16
Denmark L Kjærsfeldt 21 21

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
4 China Chen YF 10 21 21
PFR Thailand P Opatniputh 21 13 16
4 China Chen YF 19 21 21
Thailand B Ongbamrungphan 21 12 9
Thailand S Katethong 16 18
Thailand B Ongbamrungphan 21 21
4 China Chen YF 21 21
7 Thailand R Intanon 13 14
7 Thailand R Intanon 21 21
India M Bansod 11 11
7 Thailand R Intanon 21 21
Denmark M Blichfeldt 8 7
Denmark M Blichfeldt 21 21 22
Japan N Nidaira 15 23 20

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
India P. V. Sindhu 21 22
Chinese Taipei Sung S-y 13 20
India P. V. Sindhu 21 21
8 Japan T Miyazaki 8 13
South Korea Sim Y-j 19 2r
8 Japan T Miyazaki 21 1
India P. V. Sindhu 21
3 Japan A Yamaguchi 11r
Japan R Gunji 21 17 19
China Gao FJ 13 21 21
China Gao FJ 11 21 17
3 Japan A Yamaguchi 21 4 21
Chinese Taipei Hsu W-c 9 12
3 Japan A Yamaguchi 21 21

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Denmark L Christophersen 14 21 9
United States BW Zhang 21 14 21
United States BW Zhang 21 16 18
6 Indonesia P K Wardani 5 21 21
Japan M Suizu 8 16
6 Indonesia P K Wardani 21 21
6 Indonesia P K Wardani 17 18
2 China Wang ZY 21 21
Chinese Taipei Lin H-t 21 21
Chinese Taipei Chiu P-c 11 11
Chinese Taipei Lin H-t 15 8
2 China Wang ZY 21 21
Scotland K Gilmour 17 9
2 China Wang ZY 21 21

Men's doubles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 South Korea Kim Won-ho
South Korea Seo Seung-jae
8 21 21
England Ben Lane
England Sean Vendy
21 11 18
1 South Korea Kim Won-ho
South Korea Seo Seung-jae
21 12 21
2 Malaysia Aaron Chia
Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik
15 21 18
6 Indonesia Fajar Alfian
Indonesia Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
21 18
2 Malaysia Aaron Chia
Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik
23 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 South Korea Kim W-h
South Korea Seo S-j
21 21
China Chen BY
China Liu Yi
18 17
1 South Korea Kim W-h
South Korea Seo S-j
21 21
Malaysia N M Azriyn A
Malaysia Tan W K
15 16
Malaysia Ong Y S
Malaysia Teo E Y
21 22 11
Malaysia N M Azriyn A
Malaysia Tan W K
11 24 21
1 South Korea Kim W-h
South Korea Seo S-j
21 21
5 Malaysia Man W C
Malaysia Tee K W
17 14
5 Malaysia Man W C
Malaysia Tee K W
21 21
Denmark K Astrup
Denmark A S Rasmussen
17 18
5 Malaysia Man W C
Malaysia Tee K W
21 21
Japan H Midorikawa
Japan K Yamashita
9 15
Japan H Midorikawa
Japan K Yamashita
21 22
India H Amsakarunan
India Arjun M. R.
10 20

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
4 China Liang WK
China Wang C
21 7 17
Japan T Hoki
Japan Y Kobayashi
18 21 21
Japan T Hoki
Japan Y Kobayashi
24 21
Japan K Kumagai
Japan H Nishi
22 10
Japan K Kumagai
Japan H Nishi
21 21
Japan T Nomura
Japan Y Shimogami
16 11
Japan T Hoki
Japan Y Kobayashi
20 19
England B Lane
England S Vendy
22 21
7 Malaysia Goh S F
Malaysia N Izzuddin
21 21
Denmark D Lundgaard
Denmark M Vestergaard
15 13
7 Malaysia Goh S F
Malaysia N Izzuddin
13 17
England B Lane
England S Vendy
21 21
England B Lane
England S Vendy
16 21 21
Malaysia Choong H J
Malaysia M Haikal
21 16 15

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Chinese Taipei Chen Z-r
Chinese Taipei Lin Y-c
19 21 21
France C Popov
France T J Popov
21 17 13
Chinese Taipei Chen Z-r
Chinese Taipei Lin Y-c
19 19
6 Indonesia F Alfian
Indonesia M S Fikri
21 21
Chinese Taipei Lee F-c
Chinese Taipei Lee F-j
26 4 8
6 Indonesia F Alfian
Indonesia M S Fikri
24 21 21
6 Indonesia F Alfian
Indonesia M S Fikri
21 23
3 India S Rankireddy
India C Shetty
10 21
Malaysia J Arif
Malaysia Yap R K
22 21
South Korea Choi S-g
Malaysia Goh V S
20 12
Malaysia J Arif
Malaysia Yap R K
18 11
3 India S Rankireddy
India C Shetty
21 21
Chinese Taipei Lee J-h
Chinese Taipei Yang P-hs
13 15
3 India S Rankireddy
India C Shetty
21 21

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
South Korea Kang M-h
South Korea Ki D-j
23 18 21
China Huang D
China Ren XY
21 21 14
South Korea Kang M-h
South Korea Ki D-j
10 21 19
8 Indonesia S K Gutama
Indonesia M R P Isfahani
21 14 21
Indonesia R Indra
Indonesia N Joaquin
18 9
8 Indonesia S K Gutama
Indonesia M R P Isfahani
21 21
8 Indonesia S K Gutama
Indonesia M R P Isfahani
19 10
2 Malaysia A Chia
Malaysia Soh W Y
21 21
China Chen XJ
China Liu Ya
24 21
Chinese Taipei Liu K-h
Chinese Taipei Yang P-ha
22 13
China Chen XJ
China Liu Ya
14 21 14
2 Malaysia A Chia
Malaysia Soh W Y
21 14 21
United States Chen Z-y
United States P Smith
11 19
2 Malaysia A Chia
Malaysia Soh W Y
21 21

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. China Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (champions)
  2. Malaysia Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (second round)
  3. South Korea Kim Hye-jeong / Kong Hee-yong (second round)
  4. China Jia Yifan / Zhang Shuxian (second round)
  5. Japan Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto (semi-finals)
  6. South Korea Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (final)
  7. Chinese Taipei Hsieh Pei-shan / Hung En-tzu (second round)
  8. Hong Kong Yeung Nga Ting / Yeung Pui Lam (first round)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 China Liu Shengshu
China Tan Ning
21 21
South Korea Jeong Na-eun
South Korea Lee Yeon-woo
8 17
1 China Liu Shengshu
China Tan Ning
21 21
6 South Korea Baek Ha-na
South Korea Lee So-hee
18 12
5 Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Mayu Matsumoto
16 12
6 South Korea Baek Ha-na
South Korea Lee So-hee
21 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 China Liu SS
China Tan N
21 21
United States F Corbett
United States J Gai
8 16
1 China Liu SS
China Tan N
21 21
Japan R Hirokami
Japan S Hobara
19 9
Malaysia Ong X Y
Malaysia C Ting
16 11
Japan R Hirokami
Japan S Hobara
21 21
1 China Liu SS
China Tan N
21 21
Japan R Hiramoto
Japan K Ishikawa
15 12
7 Chinese Taipei Hsieh P-s
Chinese Taipei Hung E-t
21 21
Chinese Taipei Lin X-m
Chinese Taipei Wang Y-q
15 17
7 Chinese Taipei Hsieh P-s
Chinese Taipei Hung E-t
14 21 18
Japan R Hiramoto
Japan K Ishikawa
21 15 21
Hong Kong Lui L L
Hong Kong Tsang H Y
18 15
Japan R Hiramoto
Japan K Ishikawa
21 21

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 South Korea Kim H-j
South Korea Kong H-y
21 22
Scotland J MacPherson
Scotland C Torrance
12 20
3 South Korea Kim H-j
South Korea Kong H-y
21 21 19
Japan K Osawa
Japan M Tanabe
23 17 21
Chinese Taipei Chang C-h
Chinese Taipei Yang C-t
12 22 11
Japan K Osawa
Japan M Tanabe
21 20 21
Japan K Osawa
Japan M Tanabe
10 15
South Korea Jeong N-e
South Korea Lee Y-w
21 21
8 Hong Kong Yeung N T
Hong Kong Yeung P L
19 21 16
PFR Thailand O Jongsathapornpan
Thailand S Suwachai
21 11 21
PFR Thailand O Jongsathapornpan
Thailand S Suwachai
14 13
South Korea Jeong N-e
South Korea Lee Y-w
21 21
Japan A Igarashi
Japan C Shida
11 16
South Korea Jeong N-e
South Korea Lee Y-w
21 21

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Ukraine P Buhrova
Ukraine Y Kantemyr
19 21 14
Poland P Cybulska
Poland K Marczak
21 19 21
Poland P Cybulska
Poland K Marczak
6 14
5 Japan Y Fukushima
Japan M Matsumoto
21 21
PFR India K Selvam
India S Singhi
12 11
5 Japan Y Fukushima
Japan M Matsumoto
21 21
5 Japan Y Fukushima
Japan M Matsumoto
21 21
Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-h
Chinese Taipei Lin J-y
11 17
Canada J Dent
Canada C Lai
21 21
Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-h
Chinese Taipei Lin J-y
23 23
Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-h
Chinese Taipei Lin J-y
w / o
4 China Jia YF
China Zhang SX
Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-c
Chinese Taipei Sung Y-h
19 10
4 China Jia YF
China Zhang SX
21 21

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
France M Lambert
France C Pognante
17 13
Chinese Taipei Hu L-f
Chinese Taipei Jheng Y-c
21 21
Chinese Taipei Hu L-f
Chinese Taipei Jheng Y-c
12 9
6 South Korea Baek H-n
South Korea Lee S-h
21 21
Japan N Hara
Japan R Kiyose
13 9
6 South Korea Baek H-n
South Korea Lee S-h
21 21
6 South Korea Baek H-n
South Korea Lee S-h
13 21 21
Indonesia F D Kusuma
Indonesia M T Puspita Sari
21 19 13
India T Jolly
India G Gopichand
9 23 19
Indonesia F D Kusuma
Indonesia M T Puspita Sari
21 21 21
Indonesia F D Kusuma
Indonesia M T Puspita Sari
26 21
2 Malaysia P Tan
Malaysia Thinaah M
24 17
India R Panda
India S Panda
11 9
2 Malaysia P Tan
Malaysia Thinaah M
21 21

Mixed doubles

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