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2023 Malaysia International Challenge
November 14 - November 19
$40
Last updated on November 19, 2023
The 2023 Malaysia International Challenge (official and sponsored title: Petronas Malaysia International Challenge 2023) was an international badminton tournament that took place at Arena Badminton Perak in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, from 14 to 19 November 2023.
The tournament offered a prize pool of US$25,000 and was categorized as an International Challenge event. The Badminton Association of Malaysia, in association with the Perak Badminton Association, organized the tournament with sanctions from Badminton Asia and the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
| 2023 Malaysia International Challenge | |
| Date | 14 – 19 November |
| Category | International Challenge |
| Edition | 24th |
| Draw | 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD |
| Prize money | US$25,000 |
| Entry fee | Singles: US$40 Doubles: US$70 per pair |
| Location | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
| Venue | Arena Badminton Perak |
| Official shuttle | Yonex Aerosensa 30 |
| Champions | |
| Men’s singles | 🇯🇵 Minoru Koga |
| Women’s singles | 🇯🇵 Miho Kayama |
| Men’s doubles | 🇯🇵 Takuto Inoue 🇯🇵 Masayuki Onodera |
| Women’s doubles | 🇹🇼 Lin Chih-chun 🇹🇼 Sung Yu-hsuan |
| Mixed doubles | 🇲🇾 Hoo Pang Ron 🇲🇾 Cheng Su Yin |
Draw
The draw was conducted on Tuesday, 31 October 2023. Click the event to see a full draw and match results.
| Event | Main Draw Entry | Qualification |
| Men’s singles | 64 | 32 > 16 |
| Women’s singles | 32 | 16 > 8 |
| Men’s doubles | 32 | 16 > 8 |
| Women’s doubles | 32 | – |
| Mixed doubles | 32 | 16 > 8 |
Competition schedule
All times and dates were local, Malaysia Time (UTC+8). Click the date to see the match schedule.
| Date | Competition | Start Time |
| 14/11 | Qualifying and preliminary rounds | 09.00 a.m. |
| 15/11 | Preliminary rounds | 09.00 a.m. |
| 16/11 | Preliminary rounds | 09.00 a.m. |
| 17/11 | Quarter-finals | 03.00 p.m. |
| 18/11 | Semi-finals | 01.00 p.m. |
| 19/11 | Finals | 01.00 p.m. |
Prize money
A prize fund of US$25,000 was distributed and awarded as per the table below.
| Singles | Doubles | |
| Winner | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Runner-up | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| Semi-finalists | $500 | $500 |
| Quarter-finalists | $200 | $200 |