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.
Venue
This tournament was held at the Axiata Arena inside the KL Sports City in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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.
Prize pool
The total prize money was US$1,450,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.
Men's singles
Seeds
- Shi Yuqi (final)
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn (champion)
- Anders Antonsen (semi-finals)
- Jonatan Christie (semi-finals)
- Chou Tien-chen (second round)
- Christo Popov (first round)
- Alex Lanier (quarter-finals)
- Kodai Naraoka (quarter-finals)
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's singles
Seeds
- An Se-young (champion)
- Wang Zhiyi (final)
- Akane Yamaguchi (quarter-finals)
- Chen Yufei (semi-finals)
- Han Yue (second round)
- Putri Kusuma Wardani (quarter-finals)
- Ratchanok Intanon (quarter-finals)
- Tomoka Miyazaki (second round)
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Men's doubles
Seeds
- Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (champions)
- Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (final)
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (quarter-finals)
- Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (first round)
- Man Wei Chong / Tee Kai Wun (quarter-finals)
- Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (semi-finals)
- Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin (second round)
- Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (quarter-finals)
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's doubles
Seeds
- Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (champions)
- Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (second round)
- Kim Hye-jeong / Kong Hee-yong (second round)
- Jia Yifan / Zhang Shuxian (second round)
- Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto (semi-finals)
- Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (final)
- Hsieh Pei-shan / Hung En-tzu (second round)
- Yeung Nga Ting / Yeung Pui Lam (first round)
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Mixed doubles
Seeds
- Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping (champions)
- Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin (final)
- Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Supissara Paewsampran (quarter-finals)
- Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei (quarter-finals)
- Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (first round)
- Guo Xinwa / Chen Fanghui (quarter-finals)
- Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (semi-finals)
- Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (second round)
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
References
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