Malaysia Masters
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| Official website | |
| Founded | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Editions | 15 (2024) |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur (2024) Malaysia |
| Venue | Axiata Arena (2024) |
| Prize money | US$420,000 |
| Men's | |
| Draw | 32S / 32D |
| Current champions | Viktor Axelsen (singles) Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | 5 Lee Chong Wei |
| Most doubles titles | 3 Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong |
| Women's | |
| Draw | 32S / 32D |
| Current champions | Wang Zhiyi (singles) Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | 2 P. V. Sindhu Ratchanok Intanon |
| Most doubles titles | 2 Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Draw | 32 |
| Current champions | Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai |
| Most titles (male) | 3 Zheng Siwei |
| Most titles (female) | 3 Huang Yaqiong |
| Super 500 | |
| Last completed | |
| 2024 Malaysia Masters | |
The Malaysia Masters (Malay: Masters Malaysia) is an annual badminton tournament held in Malaysia that began in 2009. The total prize money is currently US$420,000.[1]
Until 2017, the tournament was part of the Grand Prix Gold series. BWF categorised Malaysia Masters as one of the seven BWF World Tour Super 500 events in the BWF events structure since 2018.[2]
Host cities
[edit]Since the Malaysia Masters began in 1985, it has been held in 7 cities across Malaysia.
| City | Years host |
|---|---|
| Ipoh | 1985 |
| Johor Bahru | 2009–2010, 2012, 2014 |
| Alor Setar | 2011 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 2013, 2018–2020, 2022–2024 |
| Kuching | 2015 |
| George Town | 2016 |
| Sibu | 2017 |
Locations of Malaysia Masters host cities
Winners
[edit]Performances by nation
[edit]- As of the 2024 edition
| Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China
|
6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
| 2 |  Indonesia
|
3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
 Malaysia
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 4 |  Japan
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 |  Denmark
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 7.5 | |
| 6 |  South Korea
|
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
 Thailand
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 8 |  India
|
1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 9 |  Hong Kong
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10 |  Singapore
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| 11 |  England
|
0.5 | 0.5 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 80 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Perodua Malaysia Masters 2024". Badminton Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Great Dane Frost leads Masters pack". The Straits Times. 17 August 1985. p. 35. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "Frost cools Misbun". The Straits Times. 15 September 1985. p. 26. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ Tan, Ming Wai (26 May 2024). "Mighty Axelsen beats spirited Zii Jia in epic Malaysia Masters final". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 December 2024.