The 2026 Malaysia Open (official and sponsored title: Petronas Malaysia Open 2026) is an upcoming international badminton tournament that will take place at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from January 6 to 11, 2026. The tournament is part of the BWF World Tour Super 1000 series on the 2026 BWF World Tour, with a total prize pool of US$1,450,000.
Shi Yuqi is the defending champions in the men’s singles and An Se-young is the two-time defending champion in the women’s singles.
Date | January 6-11 |
Edition | 69th |
Category | Super 1000 |
Draw | 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD |
Prize Money | $1,450,000 |
Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Venue | Axiata Arena |
Official Shuttle | Yonex Aerosensa 50 |
Men’s Singles | 🇨🇳 Shi Yuqi |
Women’s Singles | 🇰🇷 An Se-young |
Men’s Doubles | 🇰🇷 Kim Won-ho 🇰🇷 Seo Seung-jae |
Women’s Doubles | 🇯🇵 Yuki Fukushima 🇯🇵 Mayu Matsumoto |
Mixed Doubles | 🇹🇭 Dechapol Puavaranukroh 🇹🇭 Supissara Paewsampran |
The draws for the 2026 Malaysia Open were conducted on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Click on an event to view the full draw and match results.
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 |
You can also view the draws for each 2026 Malaysia Open event on this page.
Please read this article: The Scoring System in Badminton
The 2026 Malaysia Open used the best of three games to 21 points scoring system.
Please read this article: Instant Review System in Badminton
In the 2026 Malaysia Open, the Instant Review System was available on Court 1 and Court 2.
Below is the competition schedule for the 2026 Malaysia Open. All times and dates are local, Malaysian Time (UTC+8). Click on the date to see the match schedule.
Day 1: Tuesday, January 6
Day 2: Wednesday, January 7
Day 3: Thursday, January 8
Day 4: Friday, January 9
Day 5: Saturday, January 10
Day 6: Sunday, January 11
All times and dates are local, Malaysian Time (UTC+8).
Date | No. of Matches | Time |
Tue, Jan 6 | 10 | 09:00-22:30 |
Wed, Jan 7 | 10 | 09:00-22:30 |
Thu, Jan 8 | 10 | 09:00-22:30 |
Fri, Jan 9 | 3 (Session 1) | 09:00-13:00 |
7 (Session 2) | 15:00-22:30 | |
Sat, Jan 10 | 10 | 12:00-23:00 |
Sun, Jan 11 | 5 | 13:00-19:00 |
Date | No. of Matches | Time |
Wed, Jan 7 | 8 | 09:00-18:00 |
Thu, Jan 8 | 8 | 09:00-18:00 |
Fri, Jan 9 | 3 (Session 1) | 09:00-13:00 |
5 (Session 2) | 15:00-19:00 |
The 2026 Malaysia Open had a total prize money pool of US$1,450,000. The champions of the singles event received $101,500, while the champions of the doubles event received $107,300 per pair.
Here’s the prize breakdown for the 2026 Malaysia Open.
Singles | Doubles | |
Winner | $101,500 | $107,300 |
Runner-up | $49,300 | $50,750 |
Semi-finalists | $20,300 | $20,300 |
Quarter-finalists | $7,975 | $9,062.50 |
Last 16 | $4,350 | $4,712.50 |
Last 32 | $1,450 | $1,450 |