2020 Malaysia Masters Explained

Dates:7–12 January 2020
Level:G2L4
Prize Money:400000
Venue:Axiata Arena
Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ms:Kento Momota
Country Ms:JPN
Ws:Chen Yufei
Country Ws:CHN
Md1:Kim Gi-jung
Country Md1:KOR
Md2:Lee Yong-dae
Country Md2:KOR
Wd1:Li Wenmei
Country Wd1:CHN
Wd2:Zheng Yu
Country Wd2:CHN
Xd1:Zheng Siwei
Country Xd1:CHN
Xd2:Huang Yaqiong
Country Xd2:CHN
Previous:2019
Next:2022

The 2020 Malaysia Masters (officially known as the Perodua Malaysia Masters 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the Axiata Arena in Malaysia from 7 to 12 January 2020 and had a total purse of $400,000.

Tournament

The 2020 Malaysia Masters was the first tournament of the 2020 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 and sanctioned by the BWF.[1]

Venue

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

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 500 event.[2]

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$400,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

EventWinnerFinalsSemi-finalsQuarter-finalsLast 16
Singles$30,000$15,200$5,800$2,400$1,400
Doubles$31,600$15,200$5,600$2,900$1,500

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Kento Momota (champion)
  2. Chou Tien-chen (second round)
  3. Anders Antonsen (first round)
  4. Chen Long (quarter-finals)
  5. Viktor Axelsen (final)
  6. Jonatan Christie (quarter-finals)
  7. Shi Yuqi (quarter-finals)
  8. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (first round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's singles

Seeds

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

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (quarter-finals)
  2. Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (semi-finals)
  3. Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen (final)
  4. Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda (second round)
  5. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (semi-finals)
  6. Hiroyuki Endo / Yuta Watanabe (withdrew)
  7. Lee Yang / Wang Chi-lin (quarter-finals)
  8. Han Chengkai / Zhou Haodong (second round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (second round)
  2. Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (second round)
  3. Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara (withdrew)
  4. Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (quarter-finals)
  5. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (quarter-finals)
  6. Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong (quarter-finals)
  7. Du Yue / Li Yinhui (final)
  8. Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu (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 (withdrew)
  4. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (second round)
  5. Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti (first round)
  6. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (semi-finals)
  7. Seo Seung-jae / Chae Yoo-jung (first round)
  8. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (quarter-finals)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prospectus Malaysia Masters 2020. Badminton World Federation. 17 December 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 .