2023 Malaysia Open (badminton)


The 2023 Malaysia Open was a badminton tournament that took place at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 10 to 15 January 2023 and had a total prize of US$1,250,000. This was the first Malaysia Open to hold a Super 1000 status.

Tournament

The 2023 Malaysia Open was the first tournament of the 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.

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.
WinnerRunner-up3/45/89/1617/32
12,00010,2008,4006,6004,8003,000

Prize pool

The total prize money was US$1,250,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.
EventWinnerFinalistSemi-finalsQuarter-finalsLast 16Last 32
Singles$87,500$42,500$17,500$6,875$3,750$1,250
Doubles$92,500$43,750$17,500$7,812.50$4,062.50$1,250

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Viktor Axelsen
  2. Lee Zii Jia '
  3. Loh Kean Yew '
  4. Chou Tien-chen '
  5. Jonatan Christie '
  6. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting '
  7. Lakshya Sen '
  8. Kunlavut Vitidsarn ''''

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Akane Yamaguchi
  2. An Se-young '
  3. Tai Tzu-ying '
  4. Chen Yufei '
  5. He Bingjiao '
  6. P. V. Sindhu '
  7. Ratchanok Intanon '
  8. Wang Zhiyi ''''

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi '
  2. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo '
  3. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto
  4. Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik '
  5. Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan '
  6. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen '
  7. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty '
  8. Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi ''''

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan
  2. Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida '
  3. Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong '
  4. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan '
  5. Jeong Na-eun / Kim Hye-jeong '
  6. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai '
  7. Zhang Shuxian / Zheng Yu '
  8. Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan ''''

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong
  2. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai '
  3. Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino '
  4. Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping '
  5. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet '
  6. Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing '
  7. Seo Seung-jae / Chae Yoo-jung '
  8. Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue ''''