2019 Malaysia Open Explained

Dates:2–7 April
Level:G2L3
Prize Money:700000
Venue:Axiata Arena
Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ms:Lin Dan
Country Ms:CHN
Ws:Tai Tzu-ying
Country Ws:TPE
Md1:Li Junhui
Country Md1:CHN
Md2:Liu Yuchen
Country Md2:CHN
Wd1:Chen Qingchen
Country Wd1:CHN
Wd2:Jia Yifan
Country Wd2:CHN
Xd1:Zheng Siwei
Country Xd1:CHN
Xd2:Huang Yaqiong
Country Xd2:CHN
Previous:2018
Next:2022

The 2019 Malaysia Open (officially known as the Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Axiata Arena in Malaysia from 2 to 7 April 2019 and had a total purse of $700,000.

Tournament

The 2019 Malaysia Open was the ninth tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour and also 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.[1]

Venue

This international tournament was held at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]

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.[2]

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11,0009,3507,7006,0504,3202,660

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$700,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

EventWinnerFinalsSemi-finalsQuarter-finalsLast 16Last 32
Singles$49,000$23,800$9,800$3,850$2,100$700
Doubles$51,800$24,500$9,800$4,375$2,275$700

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Kento Momota (second round)
  2. Shi Yuqi (semi-finals)
  3. Chou Tien-chen (first round)
  4. Chen Long (final)
  5. Son Wan-ho (withdrew)
  6. Viktor Axelsen (quarter-finals)
  7. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (first round)
  8. Srikanth Kidambi (quarter-finals)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Tai Tzu-ying (champion)
  2. Nozomi Okuhara (semi-finals)
  3. Chen Yufei (semi-finals)
  4. Akane Yamaguchi (final)
  5. P. V. Sindhu (second round)
  6. He Bingjiao (quarter-finals)
  7. Ratchanok Intanon (quarter-finals)
  8. Saina Nehwal (first round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (quarter-finals)
  2. Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen (champions)
  3. Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda (final)
  4. Hiroyuki Endo / Yuta Watanabe (first round)
  5. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (first round)
  6. Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (quarter-finals)
  7. Han Chengkai / Zhou Haodong (quarter-finals)
  8. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (semi-finals)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (quarter-finals)
  2. Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (second round)
  3. Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara (quarter-finals)
  4. Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu (second round)
  5. Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (champions)
  6. Shiho Tanaka / Koharu Yonemoto (first round)
  7. Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (withdrew)
  8. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (semi-finals)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (champions)
  2. Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping (final)
  3. Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (first round)
  4. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (semi-finals)
  5. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (quarter-finals)
  6. Chris Adcock / Gabby Adcock (withdrew)
  7. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (first round)
  8. Hafiz Faizal / Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (second round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prospectus Malaysia Open 2019. . 1 March 2019.
  2. Web site: World Ranking System . . 27 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190510005434/https://system.bwfbadminton.com/documents/folder_1_81/folder_1_82/New-Regulations-2018/5.3.3.1%20World%20Ranking%20System.pdf . 10 May 2019 . live .