2022 Malaysia Open (badminton)

The 2022 Malaysia Open (officially known as the Petronas Malaysia Open 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 28 June to 3 July 2022 and had a total prize of US$675,000. This was the first edition to take place since 2019.

2022 Malaysia Open
Tournament details
Dates28 June – 3 July
LevelSuper 750
Total prize moneyUS$675,000
VenueAxiata Arena
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Champions
Men's singlesDenmark Viktor Axelsen
Women's singlesThailand Ratchanok Intanon
Men's doublesJapan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi
Women's doublesIndonesia Apriyani Rahayu
Indonesia Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti
Mixed doublesChina Zheng Siwei
China Huang Yaqiong
2019 2023

Viktor Axelsen continued his dominance in the men's singles with a third consecutive title in a month, having won the Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open. Ratchanok Intanon won her first World Tour tournament title since the 2020 Indonesia Masters. Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi won their first Malaysia Open title, and so did Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti. The latter's win was Indonesia's first title in Malaysia Open women's doubles since 1967. In mixed doubles, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong retained the title for the third consecutive edition; Zheng became the most successful mixed doubles player in the tournament's history with four titles in a row, having also won in 2017.

Tournament edit

The 2022 Malaysia Open was the twelfth tournament of the 2022 BWF World Tour and was part of the Malaysia Open championships, which had been held since 1937. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of Malaysia with sanction from the BWF.[1]

Venue edit

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

Point distribution edit

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 750 event.[2]

Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32
11,000 9,350 7,700 6,050 4,320 2,660

Prize pool edit

The total prize money was US$650,000 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 $47,250 $22,950 $9,450 $3,712.50 $2,025 $675
Doubles $49,950 $23,625 $9,450 $4218.75 $2,193.75 $675

Men's singles edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Viktor Axelsen (champion)
  2.   Kento Momota (final)
  3.   Anders Antonsen (withdrew)
  4.   Chou Tien-chen (second round)
  5.   Lee Zii Jia (second round)
  6.   Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (quarter-finals)
  7.   Jonatan Christie (semi-finals)
  8.   Lakshya Sen (withdrew)

Finals edit

Semi-finals Final
          
1   Viktor Axelsen 21 20 21
7   Jonatan Christie 15 22 11
1   Viktor Axelsen 21 21
2   Kento Momota 4 7
  Kunlavut Vitidsarn 11 12
2   Kento Momota 21 21

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1   V Axelsen 22 21
PFR   B Leverdez 20 7
1   V Axelsen 15 21 21
  Lee C Y 21 6 13
  Lee C Y 21 21
  Loh K Y 19 12
1   V Axelsen 18 21 21
6   A S Ginting 21 17 12
6   A S Ginting 21 19 21
  B. Sai Praneeth 15 21 9
6   A S Ginting 21 21
  S Thammasin 18 18
PFR   C A Dwi Wardoyo 16 21 19
  S Thammasin 21 16 21

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
4   Chou T-c 21 21
  B Yang 16 9
4   Chou T-c 15 7
  Prannoy H. S. 21 21
  Liew D 14 21 18
  Prannoy H. S. 21 17 21
  Prannoy H. S. 18 16
7   J Christie 21 21
7   J Christie 21 13 21
  S Verma 14 21 7
7   J Christie 21 21
  K Nishimoto 18 17
  T Sugiarto 21 18 20
  K Nishimoto 15 21 22

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
  Zhao JP 19 21 15
  K Vitidsarn 21 14 21
  K Vitidsarn 21 21
PFR   Parupalli K 19 10
  Heo K-h 12 17
PFR   Parupalli K 21 21
  K Vitidsarn 15 21 21
  Lu GZ 21 10 17
  Wang T-w 21 21
  K Cordón 17 7
  Wang T-w 18 11
  Lu GZ 21 21
  Lu GZ 21 21 21
PFR   Ng T Y 16 23 18

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
  R Gemke 21 9r
  S H Rhustavito 15 11
  S H Rhustavito 21 19 21
5   Lee Z J 19 21 16
PFR   N Nguyen 15 11
5   Lee Z J 21 21
  S H Rhustavito 6r
2   K Momota 13
  Ng K L 21 21
  M Caljouw 18 16
  Ng K L 21 8 18
2   K Momota 11 21 21
  K Wangcharoen
2   K Momota w / o

Women's singles edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Akane Yamaguchi (first round)
  2.   Tai Tzu-ying (semi-finals)
  3.   An Se-young (second round)
  4.   Chen Yufei (final)
  5.   Carolina Marín (second round)
  6.   Nozomi Okuhara (quarter-finals)
  7.   P. V. Sindhu (quarter-finals)
  8.   Ratchanok Intanon (champion)

Finals edit

Semi-finals Final
          
  Wang Zhiyi 8 18
8   Ratchanok Intanon 21 21
8   Ratchanok Intanon 21 13 21
4   Chen Yufei 15 21 16
4   Chen Yufei 19 21 21
2   Tai Tzu-ying 21 13 15

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1   A Yamaguchi 14 14
  G M Tunjung 21 21
  G M Tunjung 19 13
  Wang ZY 21 21
  He BJ 21 21 11
  Wang ZY 23 9 21
  Wang ZY 9 21 21
  L Kjærsfeldt 21 10 17
5   C Marín 21 21
  Qi XF 7 16
5   C Marín 19 21 13
  L Kjærsfeldt 21 19 21
PFR   P K Wardani 14 21 16
  L Kjærsfeldt 21 10 21

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3   An S-y 21 21
  Yeo J M 12 15
3   An S-y 23 18 16
  Han Y 21 21 21
  L Christophersen 21 14 8
  Han Y 12 21 21
  Han Y 20 12
8   R Intanon 22 21
8   R Intanon 24 21 22
  Sim Y-j 26 4 20
8   R Intanon 15 21 21
  BW Zhang 21 12 18
  J D Jakobsen 13 18
  BW Zhang 21 21

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
  S Nehwal 11 17
  I Wang 21 21
  I Wang 21 18
6   N Okuhara 23 21
  Y Li 13 9
6   N Okuhara 21 21
6   N Okuhara 21 18 18
4   Chen YF 14 21 21
  Kim G-e 20 14
  B Ongbamrungphan 22 21
  B Ongbamrungphan 12 19
4   Chen YF 21 21
  Zhang YM 18 8
4   Chen YF 21 21

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
  P Chaiwan 21 21
  Fitriani 18 15
  P Chaiwan 21 9 14
7   P. V. Sindhu 19 21 21
  P Chochuwong 13 17
7   P. V. Sindhu 21 21
7   P. V. Sindhu 21 15 13
2   Tai T-y 13 21 21
  M Li 12 18
PFR   K Kuuba 21 21
PFR   K Kuuba 11 9
2   Tai T-y 21 21
  L Tan 13 9
2   Tai T-y 21 21

Men's doubles edit

Seeds edit

Finals edit

Semi-finals Final
          
    Goh Sze Fei
  Nur Izzuddin
14 12
6   Fajar Alfian
  Muhammad Rian Ardianto
21 21
6   Fajar Alfian
  Muhammad Rian Ardianto
22 21 9
2   Takuro Hoki
  Yugo Kobayashi
24 16 21
5   Aaron Chia
  Soh Wooi Yik
21 9
2   Takuro Hoki
  Yugo Kobayashi
23 21

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
PFR   Tan K M
  Tan W K
18 21 21
  J Bay
  L Mølhede
21 15 17
PFR   Tan K M
  Tan W K
18 21 14
  Liu YC
  Ou XY
21 17 21
PFR   Chang Y J
  Yap R K
14 18
  Liu YC
  Ou XY
21 21
  Liu YC
  Ou XY
11 20
  Goh S F
  N Izzuddin
21 22
7   S Rankireddy
  C Shetty
21 21
  Man W C
  Tee K W
18 11
7   S Rankireddy
  C Shetty
  Goh S F
  N Izzuddin
w / o
  K Matsui
  Y Takeuchi
12 12
  Goh S F
  N Izzuddin
21 21

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
4   Lee Y
  Wang C-l
21 21
  R Jille
  T van der Lecq
9 15
4   Lee Y
  Wang C-l
17 18
  Ong Y S
  Teo E Y
21 21
PFR   J Arif
  M Haikal
19 13
  Ong Y S
  Teo E Y
21 21
  Ong Y S
  Teo E Y
13 9
6   F Alfian
  M R Ardianto
21 21
6   F Alfian
  M R Ardianto
21 21
  Goh V S
  Low J S
18 9
6   F Alfian
  M R Ardianto
21 21 21
  M Lamsfuß
  M Seidel
23 14 14
  M Lamsfuß
  M Seidel
19 21 21
  J Magee
  P Reynolds
21 10 15

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
  T Hee
  Loh K H
21 21
  Kang M-h
  Seo S-j
14 19
  T Hee
  Loh K H
16 13
5   A Chia
  Soh W Y
21 21
  A Koga
  T Saito
18 19
5   A Chia
  Soh W Y
21 21
5   A Chia
  Soh W Y
21 20 21
3   M Ahsan
  H Setiawan
13 22 19
  He JT
  Zhou HD
21 21
PFR   Boon X Y
  Wong T C
10 12
  He JT
  Zhou HD
13 10
3   M Ahsan
  H Setiawan
21 21
  Ren XY
  Tan Q
21 15 14
3   M Ahsan
  H Setiawan
17 21 21

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
  N M Azriyn A
  Lim K W
21 14 13
  S Jomkoh
  K Kedren
15 21 21
  S Jomkoh
  K Kedren
21 11 23
  Choi S-g
  Kim W-h
18 21 25
  Choi S-g
  Kim W-h
24 14 21
8   K Astrup
  A S Rasmussen
22 21 17
  Choi S-g
  Kim W-h
14 23 14
2   T Hoki
  Y Kobayashi
21 21 21
PFR   J R Jansen
  J C Völker
19 6
  M S Fikri
  B Maulana
21 21
  M S Fikri
  B Maulana
21 13 19
2   T Hoki
  Y Kobayashi
18 21 21
  Lu C-y
  Yang P-ha
21 16 13
2   T Hoki
  Y Kobayashi
14 21 21

Women's doubles edit

Seeds edit

Finals edit

Semi-finals Final
          
    Apriyani Rahayu
  Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti
21 22
  Jeong Na-eun
  Kim Hye-jeong
14 20
    Apriyani Rahayu
  Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti
21 12 21
  Zhang Shuxian
  Zheng Yu
18 21 19
  Zhang Shuxian
  Zheng Yu
11 21 21
5   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara
21 19 17

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1   Chen QC
  Jia YF
21 21
  B Aimsaard
  N Aimsaard
17 8
1   Chen QC
  Jia YF
21 21
  Low Y Y
  V Siow
12 9
  Low Y Y
  V Siow
17 21 21
  L Efler
  I Lohau
21 16 19
1   Chen QC
  Jia YF
21 13 16
  A Rahayu
  S F S Ramadhanti
14 21 21
6   N Matsuyama
  C Shida
21 21
  A Ponnappa
  N. S Reddy
15 11
6   N Matsuyama
  C Shida
16 15
  A Rahayu
  S F S Ramadhanti
21 21
  A Rahayu
  S F S Ramadhanti
22 21
PFR   S Küspert
  E Moszczynski
20 9

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
PFR   F Corbett
  A Lee
21 16 11
  F D Kusuma
  A C Pratiwi
18 21 21
  F D Kusuma
  A C Pratiwi
21 16 21
  Du Y
  Li WM
19 21 23
  Du Y
  Li WM
21 21
  J Lima
  S Lima
4 7
  Du Y
  Li WM
13 15
  Jeong N-e
  Kim H-j
21 21
8   G Stoeva
  S Stoeva
21 21
  M Stoliarenko
  Y Zharka
14 18
8   G Stoeva
  S Stoeva
14 13
  Jeong N-e
  Kim H-j
21 21
  H M Harinarayanan
  A Roy
7 12
  Jeong N-e
  Kim H-j
21 21

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
  Liu XX
  Xia YT
20 14
  P Tan
  Thinaah M
22 21
  P Tan
  Thinaah M
19 14
  Zhang SX
  Zheng Y
21 21
  Zhang SX
  Zheng Y
21 21
7   J Kititharakul
  R Prajongjai
10 8
  Zhang SX
  Zheng Y
21 21
  F V D Gani
  R Sugiarto
13 14
  V Hoo
  Lim C S
18 17
  F V D Gani
  R Sugiarto
21 21
  F V D Gani
  R Sugiarto
21 21
  S Gurazada
  I Jaiswal
12 8
  S Gurazada
  I Jaiswal
w / o
4   Y Fukushima
  S Hirota

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
  O Jongsathapornparn
  A Povanon
PFR   S Paewsampran
  P Supajirakul
w / o
PFR   S Paewsampran
  P Supajirakul
8 13
5   M Matsumoto
  W Nagahara
21 21
  K. A Bhat
  S Gautam
11 14
5   M Matsumoto
  W Nagahara
21 21
5   M Matsumoto
  W Nagahara
21 23
  A Cheong
  Teoh M X
15 21
  A Cheong
  Teoh M X
21 21
  K Frost
  M Ryan
12 5
  A Cheong
  Teoh M X
18 21 21
2   Lee S-h
  Shin S-c
21 12 15
  M Lambert
  A Tran
16 8
2   Lee S-h
  Shin S-c
21 21

Mixed doubles edit

Seeds edit

Finals edit

Semi-finals Final
          
1   Dechapol Puavaranukroh
  Sapsiree Taerattanachai
23 19 21
4   Wang Yilyu
  Huang Dongping
21 21 14
1   Dechapol Puavaranukroh
  Sapsiree Taerattanachai
13 18
2   Zheng Siwei
  Huang Yaqiong
21 21
  Mathias Christiansen
  Alexandra Bøje
18 8
2   Zheng Siwei
  Huang Yaqiong
21 21

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1   D Puavaranukroh
  S Taerattanachai
21 21
  M Lamsfuß
  I Lohau
17 7
1   D Puavaranukroh
  S Taerattanachai
21 21
  S Jomkoh
  S Paewsampran
18 14
  K Yamashita
  N Shinoya
8 21 22
  S Jomkoh
  S Paewsampran
21 11 24
1   D Puavaranukroh
  S Taerattanachai
21 21
6   Tang C M
  Tse Y S
13 14
6   Tang C M
  Tse Y S
21 21
  Choong H J
  Peck Y W
18 18
6   Tang C M
  Tse Y S
21 21
  R Rivaldy
  P H Mentari
13 10
  R Rivaldy
  P H Mentari
9 21 22
  Chan P S
  Cheah Y S
21 12 20

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
4   Wang YL
  Huang DP
21 21
  F Farias
  J Lima
11 14
4   Wang YL
  Huang DP
21 21
  R N Kusharjanto
  L A Kusumawati
19 11
  Chang T C
  Ng W Y
21 21 18
  R N Kusharjanto
  L A Kusumawati
23 8 21
4   Wang YL
  Huang DP
21 21
  Kim W-h
  Jeong N-e
8 16
7   Tan K M
  Lai P J
18 21 18
  Goh S H
  S J Lai
21 19 21
  Goh S H
  S J Lai
21 18 17
  Kim W-h
  Jeong N-e
10 21 21
  Kim W-h
  Jeong N-e
21 21
  V G Prasad
  J Dewangan
15 9

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
PFR   B S Reddy
  A Ponnappa
15 21 17
  R Tabeling
  S Piek
21 19 21
  R Tabeling
  S Piek
21 21
PFR   W Villeger
  A Tran
14 12
  M Mikkelsen
  R Søby Hansen
16 20
PFR   W Villeger
  A Tran
21 22
  R Tabeling
  S Piek
19 12
  M Christiansen
  A Bøje
21 21
  H Faizal
  S Kani
14 18
  T Hee
  Tan W H
21 21
  T Hee
  Tan W H
14 16
  M Christiansen
  A Bøje
21 21
  M Christiansen
  A Bøje
15 21 22
3   Y Watanabe
  A Higashino
21 17 20

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
  J R Jansen
  L Efler
21 21
  Soong J V
  Goh L Y
17 18
  J R Jansen
  L Efler
21 18
8   T Gicquel
  D Delrue
23 21
  Guo XW
  Zhang SX
15 21 16
8   T Gicquel
  D Delrue
21 19 21
8   T Gicquel
  D Delrue
23 20
2   Zheng SW
  Huang YQ
25 22
  Y Kaneko
  M Matsutomo
16 21 10
  Chen T J
  V Siow
21 14 21
  Chen T J
  V Siow
16 10
2   Zheng SW
  Huang YQ
21 21
  Hoo P R
  Toh E W
17 18
2   Zheng SW
  Huang YQ
21 21

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Prospectus Malaysia Open 2022" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  2. ^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

External links edit

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Succeeded by