| Dates: | 16–21 January |
| Level: | G2L4 |
| Prize Money: | 350000 |
| Venue: | Axiata Arena |
| Location: | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Ms: | Viktor Axelsen |
| Country Ms: | DEN |
| Ws: | Ratchanok Intanon |
| Country Ws: | THA |
| Md1: | Fajar Alfian |
| Country Md1: | INA |
| Md2: | M. Rian Ardianto |
| Country Md2: | INA |
| Wd1: | Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
| Country Wd1: | DEN |
| Wd2: | Christinna Pedersen |
| Country Wd2: | DEN |
| Xd1: | Tang Chun Man |
| Country Xd1: | HKG |
| Xd2: | Tse Ying Suet |
| Country Xd2: | HKG |
| Previous: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The 2018 Malaysia Masters, officially the Perodua Malaysia Masters 2018, was a badminton tournament which took place at Axiata Arena in Malaysia from 16 to 21 January 2018 and had a total purse of $350,000.
The 2018 Malaysia Masters was the second tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the Malaysia Masters championships which had been held since 2009. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of Malaysia with the sanction from the BWF.[1] It was also the first ever new Super 500 Level 4 tournament of the BWF World Tour schedule.
This international tournament was held at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]
Below is a table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 500 event.[2]
| width=75 | Winner | width=75 | Runner-up | width=75 | 3/4 | width=75 | 5/8 | width=75 | 9/16 | width=75 | 17/32 | width=75 | 33/64 | width=75 | 65/128 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,200 | 7,800 | 6,420 | 5,040 | 3,600 | 2,220 | 880 | 430 |
The total prize money for this tournament was US$350,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]
| Event | Winner | Finals | Semifinals | Quarterfinals | Last 16 | |
| Singles | $26,250 | $13,300 | $5,075 | $2,100 | $1,225 | |
| Doubles | $27,650 | $13,300 | $4,900 | $2,537.50 | $1,312.50 |
Chen Long (first round)
Son Wan-ho (first round) Lin Dan (first round)
Ng Ka Long (quarterfinals)
Akane Yamaguchi (semifinals)
P. V. Sindhu (withdrew)
Carolina Marín (semifinals)
Ratchanok Intanon (champion) Sung Ji-hyun (first round) Nozomi Okuhara (withdrew) Chen Yufei (quarterfinals) Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen (quarterfinals) Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan (quarterfinals) Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda (second round)
Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov (first round) Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (final) Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (quarterfinals) Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (semifinals) Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (semifinals) Chang Ye-na / Jung Kyung-eun (second round) Tang Jinhua / Yu Xiaohan (quarterfinals) Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping (quarterfinals) Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (champions) Seo Seung-jae / Kim Ha-na (quarterfinals) Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (final) Lee Chun Hei / Chau Hoi Wah (second round)