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2026 Malaysia Open

January 6, 2026 - January 11, 2026

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.

Tournament Details

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

2025 Champions

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

Draws

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.

Scoring System

Please read this article: The Scoring System in Badminton

The 2026 Malaysia Open used the best of three games to 21 points scoring system.

Instant Review 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.

Competition Schedule

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

  • Event: Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles
  • Round: Round of 32, Top Half
  • Court: 3
  • Doors Open: 08:00
  • Start Time: 09:00
  • Live on TV: Yes, Court 1 (10 matches)
  • Live on BWF TV (YouTube): Yes, all courts (geo-restriction applied)

Day 2: Wednesday, January 7

  • Event: Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles
  • Round: Round of 32, Bottom Half
  • Court: 3
  • Doors Open: 08:00
  • Start Time: 09:00
  • Live on TV: Yes, Court 1 (10 matches) and Court 2 (8 matches)
  • Live on BWF TV (YouTube): Yes, all courts (geo-restriction applied)

Day 3: Thursday, January 8

  • Event: Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles
  • Round: Round of 16
  • Court: 3
  • Doors Open: 08:00
  • Start Time: 09:00
  • Live on TV: Yes, Court 1 (10 matches) and Court 2 (8 matches)
  • Live on BWF TV (YouTube): Yes, all courts (geo-restriction applied)

Day 4: Friday, January 9

  • Event: Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles
  • Round: Quarter-finals
  • Court: 3
  • Doors Open: 08:00
  • Start Time: 09:00 (Session 1), 15:00 (Session 2)
  • Live on TV: Yes, Court 1 (10 matches) and Court 2 (8 matches)
  • Live on BWF TV (YouTube): Yes, all courts (geo-restriction applied)

Day 5: Saturday, January 10

  • Event: Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles
  • Round: Semi-finals
  • Court: 1
  • Doors Open: 11:00
  • Start Time: 12:00
  • Live on TV: Yes, all matches
  • Live on BWF TV (YouTube): Yes, all matches (geo-restriction applied)

Day 6: Sunday, January 11

  • Event: Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles
  • Round: Finals
  • Court: 1
  • Doors Open: 12:00
  • Start Time: 13:00
  • Live on TV: Yes, all matches
  • Live on BWF TV (YouTube): Yes, all matches (geo-restriction applied)

TV Broadcast Schedule

All times and dates are local, Malaysian Time (UTC+8).

Court 1
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
Court 2
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

Prize Money

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

References

  1. 2026 Malaysia Open Tournament Prospectus

Venue

Axiata Arena
L2-E-10, Enterprise 4, Technology Park Malaysia, Lebuhraya Bukit Jalil, Bukit Jalil
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur 57000 Malaysia
Phone
+60 3-8992 0888
View Venue Website

Organizer

Badminton Association of Malaysia
Phone
+603-2011 2655
Email
events@bam.org.my
View Organizer Website

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