2022 Malaysia Open (badminton)

2022 Malaysia Open

Tournament details
Dates	28 June – 3 July
Level	Super 750
Total prize money	US$675,000
Venue	Axiata Arena
Location	Kuala 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
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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

1. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (withdrew)
2. Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (champions)
3. Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (quarter-finals)
4. Lee Yang / Wang Chi-lin (second round)
5. Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (semi-finals)
6. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (final)
7. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (second round)
8. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (first round)

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

1. Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (quarter-finals)
2. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (second round)
3. Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong (withdrew)
4. Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (withdrew)
5. Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara (semi-finals)
6. Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida (second round)
7. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (first round)
8. Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (second round)

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

1. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (final)
2. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (champions)
3. Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (first round)
4. Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping (semi-finals)
5. Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti (withdrew)
6. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (quarter-finals)
7. Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing (first round)
8. Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (quarter-finals)

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

External links

• Tournament Link