January 21, 2027
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January 31, 2027
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The 2027 Malaysia Open is scheduled for January 21–31, 20271 2 Super 1000 event, it features a total prize pool of US$2,000,000 across singles and doubles categories3
The 2027 Malaysia Open is the first World Tour-level event on the 2027 BWF calendar. It will follow the newly approved scoring system: best-of-three games to 15 points.
The minimum prize money for the 2027 Malaysia Open is set at US$2 million, a nearly 40% increase over the US$1.45 million offered in the previous edition. The exact prize pool, however, will be confirmed closer to the tournament.
Tournament Details
Organizer Badminton Association of Malaysia Date 21–31 January 2027 Edition 70th Category BWF World Tour Super 1000 Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Venue Unifi Arena Events Men’s & Women’s Singles, Men’s & Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles Draw Size 48 Singles / 32 Doubles Scoring System Best of three games to 15 points Prize Money US$2,000,000 Official Website www.bam.org.my
2026 Champions
Event Champion(s) Runner(s)-up Men’s Singles Kunlavut Vitidsarn (THA) Shi Yuqi (CHN) Women’s Singles An Se-young (KOR)Wang Zhiyi (CHN) Men’s Doubles Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (KOR) Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (MAS) Women’s Doubles Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (CHN) Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (KOR) Mixed Doubles Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping (CHN) Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin
All defending champions are expected to defend their titles.
Tournament Schedule
Date Round Event Courts Doors Open Start Time Thursday, 21 January TBD TBD 2 TBD TBD Friday, 22 January TBD TBD 2 TBD TBD Saturday, 23 January TBD TBD 2 TBD TBD Sunday, 24 January TBD TBD 2 TBD TBD Monday, 25 January TBD TBD 2 TBD TBD Tuesday, 26 January TBD TBD 2 TBD TBD Wednesday, 27 January TBD TBD 2 TBD TBD Thursday, 28 January TBD TBD 2 TBD TBD Friday, 29 January TBD TBD 2 TBD TBD Saturday, 30 January Semifinals All Events 1 TBD TBD Sunday, 31 January Finals All Events 1 TBD TBD
Note: This table is not yet final. Prize Money and Ranking Points
Men’s and Women’s Singles
Round Prize Money Ranking Points Winner [Prize Money] [Points] Runner-up [Prize Money] [Points] Semifinalists [Prize Money] [Points] Quarterfinalists [Prize Money] [Points] Round of 16 [Prize Money] [Points] 2nd in group [Prize Money] [Points] 3rd in group [Prize Money] [Points]
This table is not yet final. Men’s & Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles (Per Pair)
Round Prize Money Ranking Points Winners [Prize Money] [Points] Runners-up [Prize Money] [Points] Semifinalists [Prize Money] [Points] Quarterfinalists [Prize Money] [Points] Round of 16 [Prize Money] [Points] Round of 32 [Prize Money] [Points]
List of Malaysia Open Winners (Last 10 Held Editions)
Year Men’s Singles Women’s Singles Men’s Doubles Women’s Doubles Mixed Doubles 2015 Chen Long (China) Carolina Marín (Spain) Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia) Luo Ying / Luo Yu (China) Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei (China) 2016 Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand) Kim Gi-jung / Kim Sa-rang (South Korea) Tang Yuanting / Yu Yang (China) Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir (Indonesia) 2017 Lin Dan (China) Tai Tzu-ying (Chinese Taipei) Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Indonesia) Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (Japan) Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen (China) 2018 Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) Tai Tzu-ying (Chinese Taipei) Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda (Japan) Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (Japan) Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (China) 2019 Lin Dan (China) Tai Tzu-ying (Chinese Taipei) Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen (China) Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (China) Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (China) 2020 Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled 2021 Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled 2022 Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand) Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (Japan) Apriyani Rahayu / Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (Indonesia) Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (China) 2023 Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Indonesia) Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (China) Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (China) 2024 Anders Antonsen (Denmark) An Se-young (South Korea)Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (China) Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (China) Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (Japan) 2025 Shi Yuqi (China) An Se-young (South Korea)Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (South Korea) Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto (Japan) Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Supissara Paewsampran (Thailand) 2026 Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand) An Se-young (South Korea)Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (South Korea) Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (China) Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping (China)
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