List of Malaysia Open men's doubles champions

Malaysia Open is an annual Malaysian badminton tournament created in 1937 and played at the Axiata Arena in the Bukit Jalil suburb of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Malaysia Open Men’s Doubles Champions
LocationKuala Lumpur
Malaysia
VenueAxiata Arena
Governing bodyBAM
Created1937
Editions67 (2024)
Open Era (1980): 40
Prize money$1,300,000 (2024)
TrophyMen's singles trophy
Websitebam.org.my
Most titles
Amateur era6: Ng Boon Bee
6: Tan Yee Khan
Open era4: Kim Moon-soo
Most consecutive titles
Amateur era3: Ng Boon Bee
3: Tan Yee Khan
Open era3: Jalani Sidek
3: Razif Sidek
3: Kim Moon-soo
3: Park Joo-bong
Current champion
Liang Weikeng
Wang Chang2024
(First title)

History edit

The Malaysia Open is played in the second week of January (prior to this it was first week in April or first week in July) and is chronologically the first of the four BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournaments of the badminton season.[1] In between 2014 and 2017, it has been chronologically the first or second (after the All England Open Badminton Championships) of the five BWF Super Series Premier tournaments. The event was not held from 1942 to 1946 because of World War II, from 1969 to 1982, and from 2020 to 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Below is the list of the winners at the Malaysia Open in men's doubles.[2]

Finalists edit

Amateur era edit

Year Country Champion Country Runner-up Score
1937   MAS
  MAS
A. S. Samuel
Chan Kon Leong
  SGP
  SGP
Chan Chim Bock
Wong Peng Soon
20–23, 21–18, 21-15
1938   MAS
  MAS
A. S. Samuel
Chan Kon Leong
  MAS
  MAS
Ho Boon Choo
Khoo Eng Tong
21–18, 21-8
1939   MAS
  MAS
Teh Gin Sooi
Low Keat Soo
  MAS
  MAS
Alimat Bin Rahman
Lee Yew Seng
15–7, 17–18, 15–9
1940   MAS
  MAS
Ooi Teik Hock
Tan Kin Hong
  MAS
  MAS
Chee Choon Wah
Chee Choon Keng
18–14, 15–11
1941   MAS
  MAS
Chee Choon Wah
Chee Choon Keng
  SGP
  SGP
Wee Boon Hai
Wong Chong Teck
15–17, 18–15, 15–4
1942 No competition (due to World War II)
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947   MAS
  MAS
Ooi Teik Hock
Tan Kin Hong
  MAS
  MAS
Chee Choon Wah
Chee Choon Keng
18–17, 18–17
1948   MAS
  MAS
Ooi Teik Hock
Tan Kin Hong
  MAS
  MAS
Chee Choon Wah
Chee Choon Keng
15–9, 7–15, 17–16
1949   MAS
  MAS
Chan Kon Leong
Yeoh Teck Chye
  MAS
  SGP
Lim Kee Fong
Ong Poh Lim
15–5, 15–8
1950   SGP
  SGP
Ong Poh Lim
Ismail Marjan
  MAS
  MAS
Goh Chin Kim
Abdullah Priuz
15–9, 15–3
1951   MAS
  MAS
Chan Kon Leong
Abdullah Piruz
  MAS
  MAS
Lee Fan Leong
Tan Jin Eong
18–15, 1–15, 15–11
1952   MAS
  MAS
David Choong
Law Teik Hock
  SGP
  SGP
Loong Pan Yap
Chee Phul Hang
15–5, 15–5
1953   SGP
  SGP
Ong Poh Lim
Ismail Marjan
  MAS
  MAS
Chan Kon Leong
Abdullah Piruz
12–15, 15–10, 15–10
1954   MAS
  MAS
Chan Kon Leong
Lee Kee Fong
  MAS
  MAS
Lim Say Hup
See Chim Leong
15–10, 18-13
1955   SGP
  MAS
Ong Poh Lim
Ooi Teik Hock
  DEN
  DEN
Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
Finn Kobberø
15–7, 18–17
1956   SGP
  SGP
Ong Poh Lim
Ismail Marjan
  MAS
  MAS
Mok Yat Wah
Abdullah Priuz
15–2, 15–6
1957   MAS
  MAS
Teh Kew San
Lim Say Hup
  MAS
  MAS
F. A. L. Gonzaga
Lai Fook Ying
15–2, 15–5
1958   THA
  THA
Charoen Wattanasin
Kamal Sudthivanich
  MAS
  MAS
Johnny Heah
Lim Say Hup
15–11, 15–11
1959   MAS
  MAS
Teh Kew San
Lim Say Hup
  MAS
  DEN
Eddy Choong
Erland Kops
15–11, 15–9
1960   MAS
  MAS
Teh Kew San
Lim Say Hup
  INA
  INA
Tan King Gwan
Njoo Kim Bie
6–15, 15–11, 15–6
1961   MAS
  MAS
Tan Yee Khan
Ng Boon Bee
  SGP
  MAS
Ong Poh Lim
George Yap
18–15, 15–3
1962   MAS
  MAS
Teh Kew San
George Yap
  MAS
  MAS
Tan Yee Khan
Ng Boon Bee
15–8, 15–4
1963   MAS
  MAS
Tan Yee Khan
Ng Boon Bee
  MAS
  MAS
Teh Kew San
Lim Say Hup
14–17, 15–9, 15–7
1964   MAS
  MAS
Tan Yee Khan
Ng Boon Bee
  MAS
  MAS
Teh Kew San
Lim Say Hup
15–7, 15-7
1965   MAS
  MAS
Tan Yee Khan
Ng Boon Bee
  MAS
  MAS
Khor Cheng Chye
Lee Guan Chong
15–4, 15–5
1966   MAS
  MAS
Eddy Choong
Tan Aik Huang
  THA
  THA
Chavalert Chumkum
Sangob Rattanusorn
17–14, 15–12
1967   MAS
  MAS
Tan Yee Khan
Ng Boon Bee
  INA
  INA
Indratno
Mintarja
15–9, 15–10
1968   MAS
  MAS
Tan Yee Khan
Ng Boon Bee
  JPN
  JPN
Ippei Kojima
Issei Nichino
11–15, 15–9, 15–9
1969 No competition
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

Open era edit

1980 No competition
1981
1982
1983   INA
  INA
Bobby Ertanto
Christian Hadinata
  KOR
  KOR
Park Joo-bong
Sung Han-kuk
15–10, 15–5
1984   KOR
  KOR
Lee Deuk-choon
Kim Moon-soo
  MAS
  MAS
Jalani Sidek
Razif Sidek
15–6, 12–15, 15–10
1985   MAS
  MAS
Jalani Sidek
Razif Sidek
  ENG
  ENG
Martin Dew
Dipak Tailor
15–6, 12–15, 15–3
1986   MAS
  MAS
Jalani Sidek
Razif Sidek
  INA
  INA
Bobby Ertanto
Rudy Heryanto
15–10, 11–15, 15–10
1987   MAS
  MAS
Jalani Sidek
Razif Sidek
  CHN
  CHN
Tian Bingyi
Li Yongbo
Walkover
1988   CHN
  CHN
Tian Bingyi
Li Yongbo
  MAS
  MAS
Jalani Sidek
Razif Sidek
15–12, 15-12
1989   KOR
  KOR
Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong
  MAS
  MAS
Jalani Sidek
Razif Sidek
15–12, 10–15, 15–7
1990   KOR
  KOR
Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong
  MAS
  MAS
Jalani Sidek
Razif Sidek
15–4, 13–15, 15–4
1991   KOR
  KOR
Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong
  MAS
  MAS
Jalani Sidek
Razif Sidek
15–8, 15–11
1992   MAS
  MAS
Cheah Soon Kit
Soo Beng Kiang
  CHN
  CHN
Chen Hongyong
Chen Kang
15–12, 15–7
1993   INA
  INA
Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
  MAS
  MAS
Cheah Soon Kit
Soo Beng Kiang
15–7, 15–5
1994   INA
  INA
Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
  THA
  THA
Pramote Teerawiwatana
Sakrapee Thongsari
15–5, 18–16
1995   THA
  THA
Pramote Teerawiwatana
Sakrapee Thongsari
  MAS
  MAS
Cheah Soon Kit
Yap Kim Hock
5–15, 15–12, 15–5
1996   MAS
  MAS
Cheah Soon Kit
Yap Kim Hock
  MAS
  MAS
Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah
15–5, 15–3
1997   INA
  INA
Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
  INA
  INA
Antonius Ariantho
Denny Kantono
17–15, 15–12
1998   INA
  INA
Tony Gunawan
Halim Haryanto
  CHN
  CHN
Liu Yong
Yu Jinhao
6–15, 15–5, 15–11
1999   INA
  INA
Tony Gunawan
Candra Wijaya
  INA
  INA
Eng Hian
Flandy Limpele
15–6, 15–11
2000   INA
  INA
Eng Hian
Flandy Limpele
  KOR
  KOR
Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
15–9, 15–9
2001   INA
  INA
Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya
  INA
  INA
Tony Gunawan
Halim Haryanto
7–4, 4–7, 7–2
2002   CHN
  CHN
Chen Qiqiu
Liu Yong
  MAS
  MAS
Chang Kim Wai
Choong Tan Fook
17–14, 15–3
2003   KOR
  KOR
Kim Dong-moon
Lee Dong-soo
  CHN
  CHN
Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
17–15, 15–11
2004   MAS
  MAS
Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah
  INA
  INA
Luluk Hadiyanto
Alvent Yulianto
15–12, 15–7
2005   INA
  INA
Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya
  CHN
  CHN
Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
15–11, 17–14
2006   MAS
  MAS
Chan Chong Ming
Koo Kien Keat
  MAS
  MAS
Lin Woon Fui
Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari
14–21, 21–11, 21–17
2007   MAS
  MAS
Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
  USA
  INA
Tony Gunawan
Candra Wijaya
21–15, 21–18
2008   INA
  INA
Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan
  DEN
  DEN
Lars Paaske
Jonas Rasmussen
21–10, 20–22, 21–18
2009   KOR
  KOR
Jung Jae-sung
Lee Yong-dae
  INA
  INA
Hendra Aprida Gunawan
Alvent Yulianto
18–21, 21–14, 21–14
2010   MAS
  MAS
Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
  CHN
  CHN
Guo Zhendong
Xu Chen
21–15, 17–21, 21–16
2011   CHN
  CHN
Chai Biao
Guo Zhendong
  DEN
  DEN
Mads Conrad-Petersen
Jonas Rasmussen
21–16, 21–14
2012   TPE
  TPE
Fang Chieh-min
Lee Sheng-mu
  KOR
  KOR
Cho Gun-woo
Shin Baek-cheol
16–21, 21–16, 21–16
2013   INA
  INA
Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan
  KOR
  KOR
Ko Sung-hyun
Lee Yong-dae
21–15, 21–13
2014   MAS
  MAS
Goh V Shem
Lim Khim Wah
  CHN
  CHN
Chai Biao
Hong Wei
21–19, 21–18
2015   INA
  INA
Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan
  KOR
  KOR
Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong
14–21, 21–15, 23–21
2016   KOR
  KOR
Kim Gi-jung
Kim Sa-rang
  CHN
  CHN
Chai Biao
Hong Wei
21–19, 21–15
2017   INA
  INA
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
  CHN
  CHN
Fu Haifeng
Zheng Siwei
21–14, 14–21, 21–12
2018   JPN
  JPN
Takeshi Kamura
Keigo Sonoda
  JPN
  JPN
Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe
21–8, 21–10
2019   CHN
  CHN
Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen
  JPN
  JPN
Takeshi Kamura
Keigo Sonoda
21–12, 21–17
2020 No competition
2021
2022   JPN
  JPN
Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi
  INA
  INA
Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto
24–22, 16–21, 21–9
2023   INA
  INA
Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto
  CHN
  CHN
Liang Weikeng
Wang Chang
21–18, 18–21, 21–13
2024   CHN
  CHN
Liang Weikeng
Wang Chang
  IND
  IND
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Chirag Shetty
9–21, 21–18, 21–17

Statistics edit

Multiple champions edit

Player Open Era Amateur Era All-time Years
  Boon Bee Ng (MAS) 0 6 6 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968
  Yee Khan Tan (MAS) 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968
  Kon Leong Chan (MAS) 0 5 5 1937, 1938, 1949, 1951, 1954
  Moon-soo Kim (KOR) 4 0 4 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991
  Poh Lim Ong (SGP) 0 4 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956
  Teik Hock Ooi (MAS) 1940, 1947, 1948, 1955
  Kew San Teh (MAS) 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962
  Candra Wijaya (INA) 3 0 3 1999, 2001, 2005
  Hendra Setiawan (INA) 2008, 2013, 2015
  Jalani Sidek (MAS) 1985, 1986, 1987
  Kien Keat Koo (MAS) 2006, 2007, 2010
  Joo-bong Park (KOR) 1989, 1990, 1991
  Razif Sidek (MAS) 1985, 1986, 1987
  Rexy Mainaky (INA) 1993, 1994, 1997
  Ricky Subagja (INA) 1993, 1994, 1997
  Ismail Marjan (SGP) 0 3 1950, 1953, 1956
  Say Hup Lim (MAS) 1957, 1959, 1960
  Kin Hong Tan (MAS) 1940, 1947, 1948
  Soon Kit Cheah (MAS) 2 0 2 1992, 1996
  Mohammad Ahsan (INA) 2013, 2015
  Sigit Budiarto (INA) 2001, 2005
  Boon Heong Tan (MAS) 2006, 2007
  Tony Gunawan (INA) 1998, 1999
  A. S. Samuel (MAS) 0 2 1937, 1938

Championships by country edit

Country Amateur Era Open Era All-time First title Last title
  Malaysia (MAS) 22.5 10 32.5 1937 2014
  Indonesia (INA) 0 14 14 1983 2023
  South Korea (KOR) 0 7 7 1984 2016
  China (CHN) 0 5 5 1988 2024
  Singapore (SGP) 3.5 0 3.5 1950 1956
  Thailand (THA) 1 1 2 1958 1995
  Japan (JPN) 0 2 2 2018 2022
  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 0 1 1 2012

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "BWF World Tour Hosts 2023–2026 Announced". Badminton World Federation. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  2. ^ "BWF Malaysia Open: Full list of title winners". Khel Now. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.