2022 Malaysia Open (badminton)

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

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.

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

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.

Venue

This international 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 750 event.

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

The total prize money was US$650,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.

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

Seeds

  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

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

Section 1

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

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

Section 3

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

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

Seeds

  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

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

Section 1

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

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

Section 3

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

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

Seeds

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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

Section 3

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

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

Seeds

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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

Section 3

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

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

Seeds

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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

Section 3

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

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

  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.
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