2023 Malaysia Open (badminton)

The 2023 Malaysia Open (officially known as the Petronas Malaysia Open 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 10 to 15 January 2023 and had a total prize of US$1,250,000. This was the first Malaysia Open to hold a Super 1000 status.

2023 Malaysia Open

Tournament details
Dates	10–15 January
Level	Super 1000
Total prize money	US$1,250,000
Venue	Axiata Arena
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Champions
Men's singles	Viktor Axelsen
Women's singles	Akane Yamaguchi
Men's doubles	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto
Women's doubles	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
Mixed doubles	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
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Tournament

The 2023 Malaysia Open was the first tournament of the 2023 BWF World Tour and was part of the Malaysia Open championships, which had 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$1,250,000 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	$87,500	$42,500	$17,500	$6,875	$3,750	$1,250
Doubles	$92,500	$43,750	$17,500	$7,812.50	$4,062.50	$1,250

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Viktor Axelsen (champion)
2. Lee Zii Jia (first round)
3. Loh Kean Yew (quarter-finals)
4. Chou Tien-chen (second round)
5. Jonatan Christie (second round)
6. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (quarter-finals)
7. Lakshya Sen (first round)
8. Kunlavut Vitidsarn (semi-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Viktor Axelsen	21	21
		Kanta Tsuneyama	7	15
								1	Viktor Axelsen	21	21
									Kodai Naraoka	6	15
	8	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	17	21	17
		Kodai Naraoka	21	19	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	V Axelsen	17	21	21
		R Gemke	21	14	12
								1	V Axelsen	w	/	o
								PFR	Liew D
		T J Popov	15	21	17
	PFR	Liew D	21	14	21
															1	V Axelsen	21	21
																K Nishimoto	6	12
	5	J Christie	21	21
		Wang T-w	19	13
								5	J Christie	15	17
									K Nishimoto	21	21
		K Nishimoto	21	21
		S Kidambi	19	14

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	4	Chou T-c	21	24	21
		Shi YQ	23	22	18
								4	Chou T-c	21	19
									K Tsuneyama	23	21
		K Tsuneyama	3	21	23
		Lee C Y	21	5	21
																K Tsuneyama	21	21
															6	A S Ginting	14	16
	6	A S Ginting	17	21	21
		Ng K L	21	18	12
								6	A S Ginting	21	17	21
									A Antonsen	14	21	17
		A Antonsen	8	22	21
		Weng HY	21	20	19

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		B Yang	16	21	13
		K Wangcharoen	21	17	21
									K Wangcharoen	14	17
								8	K Vitidsarn	21	21
		S H Rhustavito	23	19	22
	8	K Vitidsarn	21	21	24
															8	K Vitidsarn	21	20	21
															3	Loh K Y	11	22	14
		Lu GZ	17	16
		Zhao JP	21	21
									Zhao JP	8	15
								3	Loh K Y	21	21
		Li SF	19	21
	3	Loh K Y	21	23

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		H-K Vittinghus	11	21	23
		C A Dwi Wardoyo	21	16	25
									C A Dwi Wardoyo	9	21	16
									Prannoy H. S.	21	15	21
		Prannoy H. S.	22	21	21
	7	L Sen	24	12	18
																Prannoy H. S.	16	21	10
																K Naraoka	21	19	21
		Ng T Y	21	21
		N Nguyen	4	10
									Ng T Y	21	19	15
									K Naraoka	15	21	21
		K Naraoka	13	21	21
	2	Lee Z J	21	17	19

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Akane Yamaguchi (champion)
2. An Se-young (final)
3. Tai Tzu-ying (semi-finals)
4. Chen Yufei (semi-finals)
5. He Bingjiao (first round)
6. P. V. Sindhu (first round)
7. Ratchanok Intanon (withdrew)
8. Wang Zhiyi (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Akane Yamaguchi	21	21
	3	Tai Tzu-ying	18	16
								1	Akane Yamaguchi	12	21	21
								2	An Se-young	21	19	11
	4	Chen Yufei	12	21	9
	2	An Se-young	21	19	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	A Yamaguchi	17	21	21
		L Kjærsfeldt	21	13	15
								1	A Yamaguchi	21	21
									B Ongbamrungphan	15	15
		B Ongbamrungphan	21	21
		K Gilmour	17	8
															1	A Yamaguchi	21	21
																M Blichfeldt	12	11
	PFR	Sim Y-j	9	21	14
		A Ohori	21	14	21
									A Ohori	17	21	14
									M Blichfeldt	21	19	21
		M Blichfeldt	21	21
		Kim G-e	19	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	Tai T-y	21	21
		C Azurmendi	10	10
								3	Tai T-y	21	21
									Han Y	10	13
		S Nehwal	12	21	12
		Han Y	21	17	21
															3	Tai T-y	21	21
																Hsu W-c	6	8
	5	He BJ	11	17
		G M Tunjung	21	21
									G M Tunjung	18	21	18
									Hsu W-c	21	16	21
		A Kashyap	10	8
		Hsu W-c	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		P Chochuwong	21	21
		Yeo J M	15	16
									P Chochuwong	14	17
									C Marín	21	21
		C Marín	21	10	21
	6	P. V. Sindhu	12	21	15
																C Marín	18	19
															4	Chen YF	21	21
		M Li	21	21
		L Christophersen	13	15
									M Li	13	21	13
								4	Chen YF	21	10	21
		N Okuhara	9	17
	4	Chen YF	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Pai Y-p	21	24
		BW Zhang	18	22
									Pai Y-p	13	10
								8	Wang ZY	21	21
		Zhang YM	16	10
	8	Wang ZY	21	21
															8	Wang ZY	17	21	19
															2	An S-y	21	16	21
	PFR	Goh J W	21	21
		Y Li	11	18
								PFR	Goh J W	10	12
								2	An S-y	21	21
		M Bansod	9	13
	2	An S-y	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (first round)
2. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (second round)
3. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (champions)
4. Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (second round)
5. Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (quarter-finals)
6. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (quarter-finals)
7. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (semi-finals)
8. Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae	18	17
	3	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	21	21
								3	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	21	18	21
									Liang Weikeng Wang Chang	18	21	13
	7	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty	16	21	15
		Liang Weikeng Wang Chang	21	11	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	13	15
		Lee Y Wang C-l	21	21
									Lee Y Wang C-l	18	17
									Kang M-h Seo S-j	21	21
		Kang M-h Seo S-j	21	21
	PFR	K P Garaga V G Panjala	10	18
																Kang M-h Seo S-j	21	19	21
															5	M Ahsan H Setiawan	13	21	11
	5	M Ahsan H Setiawan	19	21	21
		He JT Zhou HD	21	8	13
								5	M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	21
									P Kusumawardana Y Rambitan	19	17
		P Kusumawardana Y Rambitan	21	21
		Ko S-h Shin B-c	12	17

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	F Alfian M R Ardianto	19	21	21
		C Popov T J Popov	21	16	15
								3	F Alfian M R Ardianto	8	21	21
									M Lamsfuß M Seidel	21	19	16
		R Jille T van der Lecq	19	7
		M Lamsfuß M Seidel	21	21
															3	F Alfian M R Ardianto	14	21	21
															8	Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	16	17
	8	Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	20	21
		Ren XY Tan Q	13	22	15
								8	Ong Y S Teo E Y	17	21	21
									Lu C-y Yang P-ha	21	12	14
		A Dunn A Hall	14	11
		Lu C-y Yang P-ha	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		S Jomkoh K Kedren	21	16	19
		M S Fikri B Maulana	16	21	21
									M S Fikri B Maulana	19	20
								7	S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	22
		Choi S-g Kim W-h	16	13
	7	S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	21
															7	S Rankireddy C Shetty	17	22	21
																Liu YC Ou XY	21	20	9
		Liu YC Ou XY	21	24
		B Lane S Vendy	19	22
									Liu YC Ou XY	21	23
								4	A Chia Soh W Y	10	21
		Lee J-h Yang P-hs	21	15	16
	4	A Chia Soh W Y	16	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		L R Carnando D Marthin	21	21
		A Koga T Saito	14	18
									L R Carnando D Marthin	13	9
								6	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	21
		K Matsui Y Takeuchi	13	10
	6	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	21
															6	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	20	21
																Liang WK Wang C	22	23
		Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	11	17
		Liang WK Wang C	16	21	21
									Liang WK Wang C	20	21	21
								2	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	22	12	19
		Man W C Tee K W	18	21
	2	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	23

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (champions)
2. Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida (withdrew)
3. Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong (quarter-finals)
4. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (first round)
5. Jeong Na-eun / Kim Hye-jeong (second round)
6. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (first round)
7. Zhang Shuxian / Zheng Yu (semi-finals)
8. Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	21	2
		Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti	9	0r
								1	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	21	21
									Baek Ha-na Lee Yu-lim	16	10
	7	Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu	17	21
		Baek Ha-na Lee Yu-lim	21	23

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Chen QC Jia YF	21	21
		D Jille C Seinen	11	14
								1	Chen QC Jia YF	21	21
									F D Kusuma A C Pratiwi	7	9
		M Lambert A Tran	16	15
		F D Kusuma A C Pratiwi	21	21
															1	Chen QC Jia YF	21	21
																G Stoeva S Stoeva	17	17
	8	P Tan Thinaah M	19	14
		G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21
									G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	15	21
									T Jolly G Gopichand	13	21	17
		T Jolly G Gopichand	21	21
		Yeung N T Yeung P L	19	14

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	16	21
		R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	15	21	15
								3	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	23
									B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	17	21
		L Efler I Lohau	16	15
		B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	21	21
															3	Kim S-y Kong H-y	20	15
																A Rahayu S F S Ramadhanti	22	21
	5	Jeong N-e Kim H-j	21	21
		C Birch L Smith	16	11
								5	Jeong N-e Kim H-j	16	21	15
									A Rahayu S F S Ramadhanti	21	13	21
		A Rahayu S F S Ramadhanti	21	21
		Lee C-h Teng C-h	16	15

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	PFR	Go P K Teoh M X	21	21
		V Hoo Lim C S	13	13
								PFR	Go P K Teoh M X	10	7
								7	Zhang SX Zheng Y	21	21
		Y Fukushima S Hirota	15	21	16
	7	Zhang SX Zheng Y	21	19	21
															7	Zhang SX Zheng Y	21	21
																Li WM Liu XX	19	19
		Li WM Liu XX	21	21
	PFR	Ng T Y Tsang H Y	7	11
									Li WM Liu XX	21	17	21
									Du Y Xia YT	12	21	14
		Du Y Xia YT	21	22
	4	Lee S-h Shin S-c	19	20

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		S Gurazada I Jaiswal	21	18	21
		C Azurmendi B Corrales	17	21	16
									S Gurazada I Jaiswal	2	6
									Baek H-n Lee Y-l	21	21
		Baek H-n Lee Y-l	21	17	21
	6	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	15	21	16
																Baek H-n Lee Y-l	21	21
															PFR	Jin YJ C Wong	10	6
		A Bhat S Gautam	10	12
		S Paewsampran P Supajirakul	21	21
									S Paewsampran P Supajirakul	18	23
								PFR	Jin YJ C Wong	21	25
		J MacPherson C Torrance	22	14	19
	PFR	Jin YJ C Wong	20	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (champions)
2. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (semi-finals)
3. Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (final)
4. Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping (second round)
5. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (second round)
6. Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing (first round)
7. Seo Seung-jae / Chae Yoo-jung (quarter-finals)
8. Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	21	21
		Dejan Ferdinansyah Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja	16	18
								1	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	21	21
								3	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	19	11
	3	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21	21
	2	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	18	15

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
		Yang P-hs Hu L-f	8	14
								1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
									Goh S H S J Lai	16	10
		Goh S H S J Lai	21	21
		Chang K-c Lee C-c	15	13
															1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
															8	T Gicquel D Delrue	15	6
	8	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	21
		R Rivaldy P H Mentari	18	18
								8	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	13	21
									Hoo P R Teoh M X	18	21	12
		Hoo P R Teoh M X	21	15	21
		K Yamashita N Shinoya	11	21	19

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	4	Wang YL Huang DP	21	23
		M Lamsfuß I Lohau	17	21
								4	Wang YL Huang DP	21	20	21
									Kim W-h Jeong N-e	12	22	23
		M Christiansen A Bøje	20	19
		Kim W-h Jeong N-e	22	21
																Kim W-h Jeong N-e	16	19
																D Ferdinansyah G E Widjaja	21	21
	5	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	19	21
		A Hall J MacPherson	18	21	19
								5	Tang C M Tse Y S	17	16
									D Ferdinansyah G E Widjaja	21	21
		R Tabeling S Piek	16	14
		D Ferdinansyah G E Widjaja	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Lee J-h Hsu Y-c	19	21
		Ye H-w Lee C-h	21	23
									Ye H-w Lee C-h	13	15
								7	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	21
		Lee C H Ng T Y	17	24
	7	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	26
															7	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	17	17
															3	Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21
		Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	21	21
		Z J Sumanti H Julimarbela	17	18
									Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	17	13
								3	Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21
	PFR	G Mairs J Moore	9	16
	3	Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		R N Kusharjanto L A Kusumawati	18	21	21
		Chan P S Goh L Y	21	15	7
									R N Kusharjanto L A Kusumawati	19	16
									Chen T J Toh E W	21	21
		Chen T J Toh E W	21	21
	6	Tan K M Lai P J	15	10
																Chen T J Toh E W	19	9
															2	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21
		J R Jansen L Efler	16	10
		T Hee J Tan	21	21
									T Hee J Tan	12	13
								2	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21
		S Jomkoh S Paewsampran	14	14
	2	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21

References

1. "Prospectus Malaysia Open 2023" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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 2022 BWF World Tour Finals	BWF World Tour 2023 BWF season	Succeeded by 2023 India Open