2026 Malaysia Open (badminton)

2026 Malaysia Open

Tournament details
Dates	6–11 January
Edition	69th
Level	Super 1000
Total prize money	US$1,450,000
Venue	Axiata Arena
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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The 2026 Malaysia Open (officially known as the Petronas Malaysia Open 2026 for sponsorship reasons) is an ongoing 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.

Tournament

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]

Venue

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
12,000	10,200	8,400	6,600	4,800	3,000

Prize pool

The total prize money is 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. Shi Yuqi
2. Kunlavut Vitidsarn
3. Anders Antonsen
4. Jonatan Christie
5. Chou Tien-chen
6. Christo Popov (first round)
7. Alex Lanier
8. Kodai Naraoka

Finals

Semi-finals

Final

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Shi YQ	23	21
		R Gemke	21	15
								1	Shi YQ
									A Shetty
		A Shetty	21	21
		Lee Z J	12	17
	6	C Popov	21	19	21
		Lee C Y	13	21	23
									Lee C Y
									L Sen
		L Sen	21	15	21
		J Teh	16	21	14

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	A Antonsen	21	14	21
		Loh K Y	13	21	18
								3	A Antonsen
									V Lai
		Y Tanaka	21	21	7
		V Lai	16	23	21
	5	Chou T-c	21	21
		Lin C-y	14	12
								5	Chou T-c
									K Nishimoto
		K Nishimoto	21	14	21
		T J Popov	14	21	5

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Lu GZ	21	21
		Ng K L	17	15
									Lu GZ
								8	K Naraoka
		Chi Y-j	18	18
	8	K Naraoka	21	21
		Leong J H	21	21
		Wang ZX	17	17
									Leong J H
								4	J Christie
		Lee C-h	18	14
	4	J Christie	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		N Nguyen	21	21
		B Yang	8	19
									N Nguyen
								7	A Lanier
		A Farhan	13	21	13
	7	A Lanier	21	19	21
		K Watanabe	16	21	21
		Weng HY	21	7	13
									K Watanabe
								2	K Vitidsarn
		Wang T-w	10	13
	2	K Vitidsarn	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. An Se-young
2. Wang Zhiyi
3. Akane Yamaguchi
4. Chen Yufei
5. Han Yue
6. Putri Kusuma Wardani
7. Ratchanok Intanon
8. Tomoka Miyazaki

Finals

Semi-finals

Final

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	An S-y	19	21	21
		M Li	21	16	18
								1	An S-y	21	21
									N Okuhara	17	7
		N Okuhara	21	21
		Pai Y-p	12	14
															1	An S-y
	5	Han Y	21	21
		Kim G-e	16	10
								5	Han Y
									L Kjærsfeldt
	PFR	Huang Y-h	13	16
		L Kjærsfeldt	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	4	Chen YF	10	21	21
	PFR	P Opatniputh	21	13	16
								4	Chen YF
									B Ongbamrungphan
		S Katethong	16	18
		B Ongbamrungphan	21	21
	7	R Intanon	21	21
		M Bansod	11	11
								7	R Intanon
									M Blichfeldt
		M Blichfeldt	21	21	22
		N Nidaira	15	23	20

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		P V Sindhu	21	22
		Sung S-y	13	20
									P V Sindhu
								8	T Miyazaki
		Sim Y-j	19	2r
	8	T Miyazaki	21	1
		R Gunji	21	17	19
		Gao FJ	13	21	21
									Gao FJ
								3	A Yamaguchi
		Hsu W-c	9	12
	3	A Yamaguchi	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		L Christophersen	14	21	9
		BW Zhang	21	14	21
									BW Zhang
								6	P K Wardani
		M Suizu	8	16
	6	P K Wardani	21	21
		Lin H-t	21	21
		Chiu P-c	11	11
									Lin H-t
								2	Wang ZY
		K Gilmour	17	9
	2	Wang ZY	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae
2. Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik
3. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty
4. Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (first round)
5. Man Wei Chong / Tee Kai Wun
6. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
7. Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin
8. Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani

Finals

Semi-finals

Final

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Kim W-h Seo S-j	21	21
		Chen BY Liu Yi	18	17
								1	Kim W-h Seo S-j
									N M Azriyn A Tan W K
		Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	22	11
		N M Azriyn A Tan W K	11	24	21
	5	Man W C Tee K W	21	21
		K Astrup A S Rasmussen	17	18
								5	Man W C Tee K W
									H Midorikawa K Yamashita
		H Midorikawa K Yamashita	21	22
		H Amsakarunan M R Arjun	10	20

Section 2

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

Bottom half

Section 3

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

Section 4

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

Women's doubles

Seeds

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

Finals

Semi-finals

Final

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Liu SS Tan N	21	21
		F Corbett J Gai	8	16
								1	Liu SS Tan N
									R Hirokami S Hobara
		Ong X Y C Ting	16	11
		R Hirokami S Hobara	21	21
	7	Hsieh P-s Hung E-t	21	21
		Lin X-m Wang Y-q	15	17
								7	Hsieh P-s Hung E-t
									R Hiramoto K Ishikawa
		Lui L L Tsang H Y	18	15
		R Hiramoto K Ishikawa	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	Kim H-j Kong H-y	21	22
		J MacPherson C Torrance	12	20
								3	Kim H-j Kong H-y
									K Osawa M Tanabe
		Chang C-h Yang C-t	12	22	11
		K Osawa M Tanabe	21	20	21
	8	Yeung N T Yeung P L	19	21	16
	PFR	O Jongsathapornpan S Suwachai	21	11	21
								PFR	O Jongsathapornpan S Suwachai
									Jeong N-e Lee Y-w
		A Igarashi C Shida	11	16
		Jeong N-e Lee Y-w	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		P Buhrova Y Kantemyr	19	21	14
		P Cybulska K Marczak	21	19	21
									P Cybulska K Marczak
								5	Y Fukushima M Matsumoto
	PFR	K Selvam S Singhi	12	11
	5	Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	21	21
		J Dent C Lai	21	21
		Hsu Y-h Lin J-y	23	23
									Hsu Y-h Lin J-y
								4	Jia YF Zhang SX
		Hsu Y-c Sung Y-h	19	10
	4	Jia YF Zhang SX	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		M Lambert C Pognante	17	13
		Hu L-f Jheng Y-c	21	21
									Hu L-f Jheng Y-c
									Baek H-n Lee S-h
		N Hara R Kiyose	13	9
	6	Baek H-n Lee S-h	21	21
		T Jolly G Gopichand	9	23	19
		F D Kusuma M T Puspitasari	21	21	21
									F D Kusuma M T Puspitasari
								2	P Tan Thinaah M
		R Panda S Panda	11	9
	2	P Tan Thinaah M	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping
2. Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin
3. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Supissara Paewsampran
4. Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei
5. Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (first round)
6. Guo Xinwa / Chen Fanghui
7. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet
8. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (second round)

Finals

Semi-finals

Final

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Feng YZ Huang DP	14
		Wong T C Lim C S	2r
								1	Feng YZ Huang DP
									Cheng X Zhang C
		Cheng X Zhang C	18	22	21
	PFR	H Midorikawa N Matsuyama	21	20	15
	6	Guo XW Chen FH	21	21
		A Dunn J MacPherson	16	10
								6	Guo XW Chen FH
									M Seidel T P Nguyen
		M Seidel T P Nguyen	18	21	21
		Yang P-h Hu L-f	21	19	12

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	4	Chen T J Toh E W	21	21
		J Hidayatullah F A Pasaribu	12	17
								4	Chen T J Toh E W
									Hoo P R Cheng S Y
		M Christiansen A Bøje	22	18	17
		Hoo P R Cheng S Y	20	21	21
															7	Tang C M Tse Y S
	7	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21
		J Wong Lai P J	10	9
								7	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21
									Chen C-k Hsu Y-h	14	19
		Chen C-k Hsu Y-h	21	19	21
		M Vestergaard C Busch	19	21	17

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		M Faza A S Pranata	21	16	16
		J Maio L Palermo	9	21	21
									J Maio L Palermo
									J Toft A Magelund
		J Toft A Magelund	21	17	21
	5	T Gicquel D Delrue	13	21	9
		Y Shimogami S Hobara	20	23	20
		A Koga N Saito	22	21	22
									A Koga N Saito
								3	D Puavaranukroh S Paewsampran
		Ye H-w N G Chan	16	18
	3	D Puavaranukroh S Paewsampran	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		D Kapila T Crasto	15	21	15
		P Smith J Gai	21	18	21
									P Smith J Gai	21	21
								8	Goh S H S J Lai	9	17
		Wu G-x Lee C-h	21	19	14
	8	Goh S H S J Lai	15	21	21
																P Smith J Gai
		P Horbanluekit B Aimsaard	21	21
		A Surya A Pramuthesh	11	9
									P Horbanluekit B Aimsaard
								2	Jiang ZB Wei YX
		R Kapoor R Gadde	10	17
	2	Jiang ZB Wei YX	21	21

References

1. "Prospectus Malaysia Open 2026" (PDF). Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 12 December 2025.
2. "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

External links

• Tournament link

Preceded by 2025 BWF World Tour Finals

BWF World Tour 2026 BWF season

Succeeded by 2026 India Open