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
Champions
Men's singles	Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Women's singles	An Se-young
Men's doubles	Kim Won-ho; Seo Seung-jae
Women's doubles	Liu Shengshu; Tan Ning
Mixed doubles	Feng Yanzhe; Huang Dongping
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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.

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 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

Shi Yuqi (final)
Kunlavut Vitidsarn (champion)
Anders Antonsen (semi-finals)
Jonatan Christie (semi-finals)
Chou Tien-chen (second round)
Christo Popov (first round)
Alex Lanier (quarter-finals)
Kodai Naraoka (quarter-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals				Final

1	Shi Yuqi	21	21

3	Anders Antonsen	13	14
				1	Shi Yuqi	21	1^r

				2	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	23	6
4	Jonatan Christie	16	16

2	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	21	21

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

1	Shi YQ	23	21

	R Gemke	21	15
					1	Shi YQ	21	18	21

						A Shetty	18	21	12
	A Shetty	21	21

	Lee Z J	12	17
										1	Shi YQ	21	21

											Lee C Y	10	7
6	C Popov	21	19	21

	Lee C Y	13	21	23
						Lee C Y	22	21

						L Sen	20	15
	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	21	21

						V Lai	16	15
	Y Tanaka	21	21	7

	V Lai	16	23	21
									3	A Antonsen	21	21

										K Nishimoto	9	12
5	Chou T-c	21	21

	Lin C-y	14	12
					5	Chou T-c	17	15

						K Nishimoto	21	21
	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	18	21	16

				8	K Naraoka	21	16	21
	Chi Y-j	18	18

8	K Naraoka	21	21
									8	K Naraoka	17	13

									4	J Christie	21	21
	Leong J H	21	21

	Wang ZX	17	17
					Leong J H	18	11

				4	J Christie	21	21
	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	8	19

					7	A Lanier	21	21
	A Farhan	13	21	13

7	A Lanier	21	19	21
									7	A Lanier	21	10	13

									2	K Vitidsarn	15	21	21
	K Watanabe	16	21	21

	Weng HY	21	7	13
						K Watanabe	12	14

					2	K Vitidsarn	21	21
	Wang T-w	10	13

2	K Vitidsarn	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

An Se-young (champion)
Wang Zhiyi (final)
Akane Yamaguchi (quarter-finals)
Chen Yufei (semi-finals)
Han Yue (second round)
Putri Kusuma Wardani (quarter-finals)
Ratchanok Intanon (quarter-finals)
Tomoka Miyazaki (second round)

Finals

Semi-finals					Final

1	An Se-young	w	/	o

4	Chen Yufei
					1	An Se-young	21	24

					2	Wang Zhiyi	15	22
	P. V. Sindhu	16	15

2	Wang Zhiyi	21	21

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	21	21

											L Kjærsfeldt	8	9
5	Han Y	21	21

	Kim G-e	16	10
					5	Han Y

						L Kjærsfeldt	w	/	o
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	19	21	21

						B Ongbamrungphan	21	12	9
	S Katethong	16	18

	B Ongbamrungphan	21	21
										4	Chen YF	21	21

										7	R Intanon	13	14
7	R Intanon	21	21

	M Bansod	11	11
					7	R Intanon	21	21

						M Blichfeldt	8	7
	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	21	21

					8	T Miyazaki	8	13
	Sim Y-j	19	2^r

8	T Miyazaki	21	1
											P. V. Sindhu	21

										3	A Yamaguchi	11^r
	R Gunji	21	17	19

	Gao FJ	13	21	21
						Gao FJ	11	21	17

					3	A Yamaguchi	21	4	21
	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	21	16	18

					6	P K Wardani	5	21	21
	M Suizu	8	16

6	P K Wardani	21	21
										6	P K Wardani	17	18

										2	Wang ZY	21	21
	Lin H-t	21	21

	Chiu P-c	11	11
						Lin H-t	15	8

					2	Wang ZY	21	21
	K Gilmour	17	9

2	Wang ZY	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (champions)
Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (final)
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (quarter-finals)
Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (first round)
Man Wei Chong / Tee Kai Wun (quarter-finals)
Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (semi-finals)
Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin (second round)
Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (quarter-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals					Final

1	Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae	8	21	21

	Ben Lane Sean Vendy	21	11	18
					1	Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae	21	12	21

					2	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	15	21	18
6	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Shohibul Fikri	21	18

2	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	23	21

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	21	21

						N M Azriyn A Tan W K	15	16
	Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	22	11

	N M Azriyn A Tan W K	11	24	21
									1	Kim W-h Seo S-j	21	21

									5	Man W C Tee K W	17	14
5	Man W C Tee K W	21	21

	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	17	18
					5	Man W C Tee K W	21	21

						H Midorikawa K Yamashita	9	15
	H Midorikawa K Yamashita	21	22

	H Amsakarunan Arjun M. R.	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	24	21

						K Kumagai H Nishi	22	10
	K Kumagai H Nishi	21	21

	T Nomura Y Shimogami	16	11
										T Hoki Y Kobayashi	20	19

										B Lane S Vendy	22	21
7	Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	21

	D Lundgaard M Vestergaard	15	13
					7	Goh S F N Izzuddin	13	17

						B Lane S Vendy	21	21
	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	19	19

					6	F Alfian M S Fikri	21	21
	Lee F-c Lee F-j	26	4	8

6	F Alfian M S Fikri	24	21	21
									6	F Alfian M S Fikri	21	23

									3	S Rankireddy C Shetty	10	21
	J Arif Yap R K	22	21

	Choi S-g Goh V S	20	12
						J Arif Yap R K	18	11

					3	S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	21
	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	10	21	19

					8	S K Gutama M R P Isfahani	21	14	21
	R Indra N Joaquin	18	9

8	S K Gutama M R P Isfahani	21	21
										8	S K Gutama M R P Isfahani	19	10

										2	A Chia Soh W Y	21	21
	Chen XJ Liu Ya	24	21

	Liu K-h Yang P-ha	22	13
						Chen XJ Liu Ya	14	21	14

					2	A Chia Soh W Y	21	14	21
	Chen Z-y P Smith	11	19

2	A Chia Soh W Y	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (champions)
Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (second round)
Kim Hye-jeong / Kong Hee-yong (second round)
Jia Yifan / Zhang Shuxian (second round)
Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto (semi-finals)
Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (final)
Hsieh Pei-shan / Hung En-tzu (second round)
Yeung Nga Ting / Yeung Pui Lam (first round)

Finals

Semi-finals				Final

1	Liu Shengshu Tan Ning	21	21

	Jeong Na-eun Lee Yeon-woo	8	17
				1	Liu Shengshu Tan Ning	21	21

				6	Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee	18	12
5	Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto	16	12

6	Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee	21	21

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	21	21

					R Hirokami S Hobara	19	9
	Ong X Y C Ting	16	11

	R Hirokami S Hobara	21	21
									1	Liu SS Tan N	21	21

										R Hiramoto K Ishikawa	15	12
7	Hsieh P-s Hung E-t	21	21

	Lin X-m Wang Y-q	15	17
				7	Hsieh P-s Hung E-t	14	21	18

					R Hiramoto K Ishikawa	21	15	21
	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	21	21	19

						K Osawa M Tanabe	23	17	21
	Chang C-h Yang C-t	12	22	11

	K Osawa M Tanabe	21	20	21
											K Osawa M Tanabe	10	15

											Jeong N-e Lee Y-w	21	21
8	Yeung N T Yeung P L	19	21	16

PFR	O Jongsathapornpan S Suwachai	21	11	21
					PFR	O Jongsathapornpan S Suwachai	14	13

						Jeong N-e Lee Y-w	21	21
	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	6	14

					5	Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	21	21
PFR	K Selvam S Singhi	12	11

5	Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	21	21
										5	Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	21	21

											Hsu Y-h Lin J-y	11	17
	J Dent C Lai	21	21

	Hsu Y-h Lin J-y	23	23
						Hsu Y-h Lin J-y	w	/	o

					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	12	9

					6	Baek H-n Lee S-h	21	21
	N Hara R Kiyose	13	9

6	Baek H-n Lee S-h	21	21
									6	Baek H-n Lee S-h	13	21	21

										F D Kusuma M T Puspita Sari	21	19	13
	T Jolly G Gopichand	9	23	19

	F D Kusuma M T Puspita Sari	21	21	21
						F D Kusuma M T Puspita Sari	26	21

					2	P Tan Thinaah M	24	17
	R Panda S Panda	11	9

2	P Tan Thinaah M	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping (champions)
Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin (final)
Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Supissara Paewsampran (quarter-finals)
Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei (quarter-finals)
Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (first round)
Guo Xinwa / Chen Fanghui (quarter-finals)
Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (semi-finals)
Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (second round)

Finals

Semi-finals				Final

1	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping	21	21

7	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet	14	14
				1	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping	21	21

				2	Jiang Zhenbang Wei Yaxin	19	19
	Jesper Toft Amalie Magelund	15	14

2	Jiang Zhenbang Wei Yaxin	21	21

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

1	Feng YZ Huang DP	14

	Wong T C Lim C S	2^r
					1	Feng YZ Huang DP	22	21

						Cheng X Zhang C	20	16
	Cheng X Zhang C	18	22	21

PFR	H Midorikawa N Matsuyama	21	20	15
										1	Feng YZ Huang DP	21	21

										6	Guo XW Chen FH	16	9
6	Guo XW Chen FH	21	21

	A Dunn J MacPherson	16	10
					6	Guo XW Chen FH	13	21	21

						M Seidel T P Nguyen	21	16	10
	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 Pasaribu	12	17
					4	Chen T J Toh E W	21	23

						Hoo P R Cheng S Y	13	21
	M Christiansen A Bøje	22	18	17

	Hoo P R Cheng S Y	20	21	21
									4	Chen T J Toh E W	17	21	10

									7	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	17	21
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 Pranata	21	16	16

	J Maio L Palermo	9	21	21
						J Maio L Palermo	21	14	13

						J Toft A Magelund	17	21	21
	J Toft A Magelund	21	17	21

5	T Gicquel D Delrue	13	21	9
											J Toft A Magelund	21	8	21

										3	D Puavaranukroh S Paewsampran	12	21	19
	Y Shimogami S Hobara	20	23	20

	A Koga N Saito	22	21	22
						A Koga N Saito	21	8	19

					3	D Puavaranukroh S Paewsampran	16	21	21
	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	16	13

									2	Jiang ZB Wei YX	21	21
	P Horbanluekit B Aimsaard	21	21

	A Surya A Pramuthesh	11	9
						P Horbanluekit B Aimsaard	12	12

					2	Jiang ZB Wei YX	21	21
	R Kapoor R Gadde	10	17

2	Jiang ZB Wei YX	21	21

References

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

External links

Tournament link

[pros-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.

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