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2023 Malaysia Open
January 10 - January 15
Last updated on July 8, 2023
The 2023 Malaysia Open (official and sponsored title: Petronas Malaysia Open 2023) was an international badminton tournament that took place at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, between 10 and 15 January 2023. It was part of the BWF World Tour Super 1000 series on the 2023 BWF World Tour, with a total prize pool of US$1,250,000.
The 2023 Malaysia Open was the first tournament and Super 1000 event in the 2023 BWF World Tour calendar. The Badminton Association of Malaysia organized this tournament with sanctions from the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
Viktor Axelsen and Ratchanok Intanon were the reigning champions in men’s singles and women’s singles, respectively. Intanon chose not to defend her title after she decided to withdraw due to injury. Axelsen successfully defended his title after defeating Kodai Naraoka of Japan in the final round in two straight games.
| 2023 Malaysia Open | |
| Date | 10 – 15 January |
| Edition | 66th |
| Category | Super 1000 |
| Draw | 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD |
| Prize money | $1,250,000 |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Venue | Axiata Arena |
| Official shuttle | Yonex Aerosensa 50 |
| 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 |
Draws
Several top players withdrew from the 2023 Malaysia Open, including Kento Momota (Japan, replaced by Liew Daren), Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand, replaced by Goh Jin Wei), and Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida (Japan, replaced by Go Pei Kee / Teoh Mei Xing).
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| Event | Main Draw Entry | Qualification |
| Men’s singles | 32 | No |
| Women’s singles | 32 | No |
| Men’s doubles | 32 | No |
| Women’s doubles | 32 | No |
| Mixed doubles | 32 | No |
Competition schedule
All times and dates were local, Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+8).
| Date | Competition | Start Time |
| 10/01 | Preliminary rounds | 10.00 a.m. |
| 11/01 | Preliminary rounds | 10.00 a.m. |
| 12/01 | Preliminary rounds | 10.00 a.m. |
| 13/01 | Quarter-finals | 09.00 a.m. |
| 14/01 | Semi-finals | 12.00 p.m. |
| 15/01 | Finals | 01.00 p.m. |
Prize money
A prize fund of US$1,250,000 was distributed and awarded as per the table below.
| Singles | Doubles | |
| Winner | $87,500 | $92,500 |
| Runner-up | $42,500 | $43,750 |
| Semi-finalists | $17,500 | $17,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | $6,875 | $7,812.50 |
| Last 16 | $3,750 | $4,062.50 |
| Last 32 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
Broadcasters
Worldwide
| Territory | Broadcast Partner |
| Unsold markets | BWF TV |
Africa
| Territory | Broadcast Partner |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | StarTimes |
Asia
| Territory | Broadcast Partner |
| China | Yousports, BesTV, Bai Shi TV, Hunan TV, Youku Sports, Tiankong Shidai |
| Hong Kong | NOW TV (SPOTV), SPOTV Now |
| India | Sports18, Voot Select |
| Indonesia | IndiHome (SPOTV), Maxstream (SPOTV), K Vision (SPOTV), MNC Vision (SPOTV), MNC Play (SPOTV), Vision+ (SPOTV), First Media (SPOTV), iNews TV, RCTI |
| Japan | TV Asahi, J Sports |
| Macau | TDM, Macau Cable TV (SPOTV) |
| Malaysia | Astro, Sooka |
| Maldives | Medianet |
| Mongolia | Univision (SPOTV) |
| Philippines | Sky Cable (SPOTV), Cignal (SPOTV), SPOTV Now |
| South Korea | SPOTV |
| Singapore | SingTel (SPOTV), StarHub (SPOTV), SPOTV Now |
| Taiwan | ELTA |
| Thailand | True Vision (SPOTV and True Sports Channels) |
Central and South America
| Territory | Broadcast Partner |
| Caribbean | Star+ (ESPN) |
| Central America | Star+ (ESPN) |
| South America | Star+ (ESPN) |
Europe
| Territory | Broadcast Partner |
| Albania | Arena |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Arena |
| Bulgaria | Arena |
| Croatia | Arena |
| Czech Rep | Czech TV |
| Denmark | TV2 |
| Germany | Sportdeutschland.TV |
| Greece | Arena |
| Hungary | M4 |
| Kosovo | Arena |
| Montenegro | Arena |
| North Macedonia | Arena |
| Poland | Polsat |
| Romania | Arena |
| Serbia | Arena |
| Slovenia | Arena |
| Slovakia | JOJ |
| United Kingdom | BT Sports |
15 comments
Dear sir/madam,
When will be tickets will on sale.
Ticket sale commences on 5th December (Monday) from 11:00 am onwards via https://my.bookmyshow.com/e/PMO23JAN
May I know when the ticket will be on sale?
Ticket sale commences on 5th December (Monday) from 11:00 am onwards via https://my.bookmyshow.com/e/PMO23JAN
Can i know how to apply as a volunteer for Malaysia Open 2023
Please contact the organizer of the event.
When is the due date selling this ticket?
All tickets are sold online and issued electronically. So, as long as the tickets are available, you can buy them before the match day starts.
Hi,
How to know the schedule and timing of the match (e.g who vs who).
The draw for the tournament has not yet conducted.
When is the players match draw? Just want to know the draw dates. Thank you.
The draw will be conducted on December 20th.
For round 1 & 2, if I go after work at 6pm, do I still have a chance to watch any match?
If one court consists of 10 matches and each one is one hour long, you can watch some matches if you come at six in the afternoon.
i have extra ticket, not able to attend due to work, pls contact me. willing to sell at cheap prize. thanks