2026 Malaysia Open (badminton)

2026 Malaysia Open
Tournament details
Dates6–11 January
Edition69th
LevelSuper 1000
Total prize moneyUS$1,450,000
VenueAxiata Arena
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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The 2026 Malaysia Open (officially known as the Petronas Malaysia Open 2026 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 6 to 11 January 2026 and had a total prize of US$1,450,000.

Tournament

The 2026 Malaysia Open was the first tournament of the 2026 BWF World Tour and was part of the Malaysia Open championships, which have been held since 1937. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of Malaysia with sanction from the BWF.[1]

Venue

This tournament was held at the Axiata Arena inside the KL Sports City in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 1000 event.[2]

Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32
12,000 10,200 8,400 6,600 4,800 3,000

Prize pool

The total prize money is US$1,450,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event Winner Finalist Semi-finals Quarter-finals Last 16 Last 32
Singles $101,500 $49,300 $20,300 $7,975 $4,350 $1,450
Doubles $107,300 $50,750 $20,300 $9,062.50 $4,712.50 $1,450

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. An Se-young
  2. Wang Zhiyi
  3. Akane Yamaguchi
  4. Han Yue
  5. Chen Yufei
  6. Pornpawee Chochuwong
  7. Putri Kusuma Wardani
  8. Ratchanok Intanon

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
 
 
 
 
 
 

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 An S-y
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Wang ZY

References

  1. ^ a b c "Prospectus Malaysia Open 2026" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  2. ^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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