The Malaysia Open is part of the BWF World Tour Super Series of tournaments. It was previously a Super 750 tournament but was upgraded to a Super 1000 tournament in 2023.
> See the most recent Malaysia Open results here <
Here are some fast facts about the Malaysia Open badminton tournament.
The history of the Malaysia Open Super Series Tournament
The first Malaysia Open tournament took place in 1937. There was no competition from 1942 – 1946 (World War 2), from 1969 – 1982, and in 2020 (due to Covid19).
From 2007 to 2017 it was known as the Malaysia Super Series. From 2018 to 2022 it was one of five BWF Tour Super Series 750 events. From 2023 the tournament has been upgraded to become a BWF Super Series 1000.
The tournament has taken place in Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Penang, Selangor, and Kuantan. Most recently it was held at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur.
BAM – the Malaysia Badminton Association is the organizer of the tournament. The association was founded in 1964. Prior to that, an association existed in Malaysia – it was founded by the provinces of Perak, Penang, Selangor, Johore, and Singapore.
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Past winners of the Malaysia Open
Sidek brothers Jalani and Razik won 3 times
Jalani and Razik, two of the five Sidek brothers from Malaysia won Malaysia Open men’s doubles 3 times.
Many former winners of the tournament went on to become badminton legends or, failing that, highly accomplished fixtures on the badminton tour. The most recent winners in men’s singles were Viktor Axelsen and Lin Dan.
See all winners in the table below. See a calendar of all BWF Super Series tournaments here
Facts about Malaysia
Malaysia is a multi-ethnical country in South East Asia. The country has a population of over 33 million of which over 22% are of Chinese descent. The official language is Malay – also known as Malaysia Bahasa, but English is also widely spoken.
The country is linked to Singapore by a narrow causeway and a bridge. It also has land borders with Thailand, Brunei, and Indonesia.
Lee Chong Wei won 12 times
Legendary Malaysian men’s singles player Lee Chong Wei won the Malaysian Open a total of 12 times. His first title win was in 2008 and his last in 2018. Impressive!
Badminton in Malaysia
The Badminton Association (BAM) of Malaysia’s vision is for badminton to
“be a vibrant and popular sport in Malaysia that contributes towards nation-building and social development by reaching out to all Malaysians in its pursuit of glory for the country.”
BAM refers to badminton as the most beloved sport in Malaysia. One of their objectives is to have a big pool of world-class players. Another is to lift the standard of Malaysian women players to that of China and Korea.
In 2015, badminton became the number 1 sport in Malaysia based on international performance results. (source)
Malaysia has produced a significant amount of top badminton players throughout the years. What’s more, many Malaysian-born badminton players have gone on to compete for Singapore. One example of that is Loh Kean Yew.
> See a PDF presentation of the Malaysia badminton system here (developed by Erica Khoo Pei Shan)
> Learn more about BAM – Badminton Association of Malaysia here
All winners of Malaysia Open 1937 – 2022
Past Malaysia Open winners include a host of badminton superstars and badminton legends. You may not know the names of many of the early winners, but they deserve special recognition. After all, they helped make the sport of badminton what it is today.
Click the columns to sort – or use the search box to find a specific badminton player.
| Year | Men’s singles | Women’s singles | Men’s doubles | Women’s doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | A. S. Samuel | Alice Pennefather | A. S. Samuel Chan Kon Leong | Alice Pennefather Ong Siew Eng | Wong Peng Soon Waileen Wong |
| 1938 | Tan Chong Tee | Moey Chwee Lan | A. S. Samuel Chan Kon Leong | Chang Kon Neong Ida Lim | Wong Peng Soon Waileen Wong |
| 1939 | Seah Eng Hee | Cecilia Chan | Teh Gin Sooi Low Keat Soo | Chang Kon Neong Ida Lim | Ooi Teik Hock Cecilia Chan |
| 1940 | Wong Peng Soon | Cecilia Chan | Ooi Teik Hock Tan Kin Hong | Lee Chee Neo Lee Kim Neo | Wong Peng Soon Lee Chee Neo |
| 1941 | Wong Peng Soon | Lee Chee NeoLee Chee Neo | Chee Choon Wah Chee Choon Keng | Lee Chee Neo Lee Kim Neo | Chee Choon Wah Ong Eak Eam |
| 1942– 1946 | No competition | Lee Chee Neo | Chee Choon Wah Chee Choon Keng | Lee Chee Neo Lee Kim Neo | Chee Choon Wah Ong Eak Eam |
| 1947 | Wong Peng Soon | Cecilia Samuel | Ooi Teik Hock Tan Kin Hong | Cecilia Samuel Molly Chin | Chan Kon Leong Cecilia Samuel |
| 1948 | Ooi Teik Hock | Helen Heng | Ooi Teik Hock Tan Kin Hong | Alice Pennefather Helen Heng | No competition |
| 1949 | Wong Peng Soon Bio | Helen Heng | Chan Kon Leong Yeoh Teck Chye | Amy Choong Cheah Kooi San | Eddy Choong Amy Choong |
| 1950 | Wong Peng Soon | Cecilia Samuel Bio | Ong Poh Lim Ismail Marjan | Cecilia Samuel Hoi Sai Ying | No competition |
| 1951 | Wong Peng Soon | Cecilia Samuel | Chan Kon Leong Abdullah Piruz | Cecilia Samuel Lim Kit Lin | No competition |
| 1952 | Wong Peng Soon | Cecilia Samuel | Choong Ewe Leong Law Teik Hock | Amy Choong Cheah Kooi San | No competition |
| 1953 | Wong Peng Soon | Cecilia Samuel | Ong Poh Lim Ismail Marjan | Cecilia Samuel Phua Yoke Chin | No competition |
| 1954 | Ong Poh Lim | Cecilia Samuel | Chan Kon Leong Lee Kee Fong | Cecilia Samuel Phua Yoke Chin | Chan Kon Leong Cecilia Samuel |
| 1955 | Ferry Sonneville | Cecilia Samuel | Ong Poh Lim Ooi Teik Hock | Cecilia Samuel Phua Yoke Chin | Jörgen Hammergaard Hansen Amy Choong |
| 1956 | Ong Poh Lim | Yang Weng Ching | Ong Poh Lim Ismail Marjan | Yang Weng Ching Oei Lin Nio | No competition |
| 1957 | Choong Ewe Beng | Tan Gaik Bee | Teh Kew San Lim Say Hup | Tan Gaik Bee Lim Kit Lin | No competition |
| 1958 | Charoen Wattanasin | Pachara Pattabongs | Charoen Wattanasin Kamal Sudthivanich | Tan Gaik Bee Lim Kit Lin | No competition |
| 1959 | Charoen Wattanasin | Pachara Pattabongs | Teh Kew San Lim Say Hup | Tan Gaik Bee Cecilia Samuel | No competition |
| 1960 | Choong Ewe Beng | Minarni | Teh Kew San Lim Say Hup | Tan Gaik Bee Cecilia Samuel | No competition |
| 1961 | Jim Poole | Tan Gaik Bee | Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee | Tan Gaik Bee Cecilia Samuel | No competition |
| 1962 | Charoen Wattanasin | Tan Gaik Bee | Teh Kew San George Yap | Tan Gaik Bee Ng Mei Ling | No competition |
| 1963 | Yew Cheng Hoe | Tan Gaik Bee | Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee | Tan Gaik Bee Ng Mei Ling | Tan Aik Huang Teoh Siew Yong |
| 1964 | Billy Ng Seow Meng | Sylvia Tan | Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee | Teoh Siew Yong Rosalind Singha Ang | No competition |
| 1965 | Tan Aik Huang | Rosalind Singha Ang | Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee | Teoh Siew Yong Rosalind Singha Ang | No competition |
| 1966 | Tan Aik Huang | Minarni | Eddy Choong Tan Aik Huang | Retno Koestijah Minarni | No competition |
| 1967 | Erland Kops Bio | Minarni | Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee | Retno Koestijah Minarni | Tan Joe Hock Retno Koestijah |
| 1968 | Tan Aik Huang | Hiroe Yuki | Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee | Machiko Aizawa Etsuko Toganoo | Svend Andersen Eva Twedberg |
| 1969– 1982 | No competition | Hiroe Yuki | Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee | Machiko Aizawa Etsuko Toganoo | Svend Andersen Eva Twedberg |
| 1983 | Liem Swie King | Pan Zhenli | Bobby Ertanto Christian Hadinata | Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee | Martin Dew Nora Perry |
| 1984 | Icuk Sugiarto | Li Lingwei | Lee Deuk-choon Kim Moon-soo | Guan Weizhen Wu Jianqiu | Steen Fladberg Gillian Gilks |
| 1985 | Misbun Sidek | Gillian Gowers | Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers | No competition |
| 1986 | Zhao Jianhua | Shi Wen | Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | Wu Jianqiu Lin Ying | Bobby Ertanto Verawaty Fajrin |
| 1987 | Yang Yang | Li Lingwei | Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | Guan Weizhen Lin Ying | Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark |
| 1988 | Xiong Guobao | Han Aiping | Tian Bingyi Li Yongbo | Guan Weizhen Lin Ying | Eddy Hartono Verawaty Fajirin |
| 1989 | Xiong Guobao | Han Aiping | Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong | Guan Weizhen Lin Ying | Park Joo-bong Chung So-young |
| 1990 | Rashid Sidek Bio | Huang Hua | Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong | Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young | Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee |
| 1991 | Rashid Sidek | Sarwendah Kusumawardhani | Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong | Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young | Lee Sang-bok Chung So-young |
| 1992 | Rashid Sidek | Huang Hua | Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang | Ge Fei Gu Jun | Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont |
| 1993 | Ardy Wiranata | Susi Susanti | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson | Michael Søgaard Gillian Gowers |
| 1994 | Joko Suprianto | Susi Susanti | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | Ge Fei Gu Jun | Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo |
| 1995 | Alan Budikusuma | Susi Susanti | Pramote Teerawiwatana Sakrapee Thongsari | Julie Bradbury Joanne Wright | Kim Dong-moon Gil Young-ah |
| 1996 | Ong Ewe Hock | Zhang Ning | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen | Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur |
| 1997 | Hermawan Susanto | Susi Susanti | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | Ge Fei Gu Jun | Liu Yong Ge Fei |
| 1998 | Peter Gade | Zhang Ning | Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto | Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen | Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur |
| 1999 | Luo Yigang | Dai Yun | Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya | Ge Fei Gu Jun | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen |
| 2000 | Taufik Hidayat | Gong Zhichao | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | Ge Fei Gu Jun | Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur |
| 2001 | Ong Ewe Hock | Gong Ruina | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | Huang Nanyan Yang Wei | Bambang Suprianto Emma Ermawati |
| 2002 | James Chua | Hu Ting | Chen Qiqiu Liu Yong | Huang Nanyan Yang Wei | Nathan Robertson Gail Emms |
| 2003 | Chen Hong | Zhou Mi | Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min |
| 2004 | Lee Chong Wei | Zhang Ning | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Zhang Jun Gao Ling |
| 2005 | Lee Chong Wei | Zhang Ning | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung |
| 2006 | Lee Chong Wei | Zhang Ning | Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat | Gao Ling Huang Sui | Zhang Jun Gao Ling |
| 2007 | Peter Gade | Zhu Lin | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong | Gao Ling Huang Sui | Zheng Bo Gao Ling |
| 2008 | Lee Chong Wei | Tine Rasmussen | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | He Hanbin Yu Yang |
| 2009 | Lee Chong Wei | Tine Rasmussen | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir |
| 2010 | Lee Chong Wei | Wang Xin | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong | Du Jing Yu Yang | Tao Jiaming Zhang Yawen |
| 2011 | Lee Chong Wei | Wang Shixian | Chai Biao Guo Zhendong | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei | He Hanbin Ma Jin |
| 2012 | Lee Chong Wei | Wang Yihan | Fang Chieh-min Lee Sheng-mu | Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |
| 2013 | Lee Chong Wei | Tai Tzu-ying | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan | Tian Qing Bao Yixin | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen |
| 2014 | Lee Chong Wei | Li Xuerui | Goh V Shem Lim Khim Wah | Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua | Xu Chen Ma Jin |
| 2015 | Chen Long | Carolina Marín | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan | Luo Ying Luo Yu | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |
| 2016 | Lee Chong Wei | Ratchanok Intanon | Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang | Tang Yuanting Yu Yang | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir |
| 2017 | Lin Dan | Tai Tzu-ying | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota | Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen |
| 2018 | Lee Chong Wei | Tai Tzu-ying | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
| 2019 | Lin Dan | Tai Tzu-ying | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to Covid | ||||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to Covid | ||||
| 2022 | Viktor Axelsen Win book | Ratchanok Intanon | Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi | Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
| 2023 |
