List of Malaysia Open men's singles champions explained

Malaysia Open Men’s Singles Champions
Colour:	WIM
City:	Kuala Lumpur
Country:	Malaysia
Venue:	Axiata Arena
Governing Body:	BAM
Created:	1937
Editions:	67 (2024) Open Era (1980): 40
Prize Money:	$1,300,000 (2024)
Trophy:	Men's singles trophy
Most Amateur Era Titles:	8: Wong Peng Soon
Most Open Era Titles:	12: Lee Chong Wei
Most Consecutive Titles Amateur Era:	5: Wong Peng Soon
Most Consecutive Titles Open Era:	7: Lee Chong Wei
Current Champion:	Anders Antonsen – 2024 (First title)
Website:	bam.org.my

Malaysia Open is an annual Malaysian badminton tournament created in 1937 and played at the Axiata Arena in the Bukit Jalil suburb of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

History

The Malaysia Open is played in the second week of January (prior to this it was first week in April or first week in July) and is chronologically the first of the four BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournaments of the badminton season.^[1] In between 2014 and 2017, it has been chronologically the first or second (after the All England Open Badminton Championships) of the five BWF Super Series Premier tournaments. The event was not held from 1942 to 1946 because of World War II and again from 1967 to 1982.

In the Amateur Era, Wong Peng Soon (1940–1941, 1947, 1949–1953) holds the record for the most titles in the men's singles, winning Malaysia Open eight times.^[2] Wong also holds the record for most consecutive titles with five (from 1949 to 1953).^[3]

In the Open Era, since the inclusion of all global professional badminton players in 1980, Lee Chong Wei (2004–2006, 2008–2014, 2016, 2018) holds the record for the most men's singles titles with twelve.^[4] ^[5] ^[6] Lee Chong Wei (2008–2014) also holds the record for most consecutive victories with seven.^[7]

Lee Chong Wei is the only player in history, in both the Amateur and Open Era, to reach the Malaysia Open men's singles final fourteen times.^[8]

Finalists

Amateur era
Year	Country	Champion	Country	Runner-up	Score
1937		A. S. Samuel		Seah Eng Hee	15–1, 13–18, 18-13
1938					15–2, 9–15, 15–11
1939		Seah Eng Hee			15–8, 17–15
1940					15–1, 15–7
1941				S. A. Durai	15–3, 15–3
1942	No competition (due to World War II)
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947				Lim Kee Fong	15–8, 15–12
1948				Lim Kee Fong	15–5, 15–6
1949					15–6, 15–10
1950					15–13, 15–4
1951					15–3, 15–6
1952				Abdullah Priuz	15–8, retired
1953				Lim Koon Yam	15–5, 15–3
1954					9–15, 15–1, 15-7
1955					15–5, 15–4
1956				Eddy Yusuf	15–8, 15–12
1957				Abdullah Priuz	15–6, 15–3
1958				Teh Kew San	15–9, 15–4
1959				Teh Kew San	15–11, 15–12
1960				Eddy Yusuf	15–13, 15–9
1961				Bill Berry	15–11, 18–14
1962					15–4, 7–15, 15–8
1963					15–9, 15–1
1964					4–15, 15–12, 15-10
1965					15–8, 15–9
1966					15–12, 15–5
1967					15–10, 15–3
1968					15–4, 13–15, 15-6
1969	No competition
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
Open era
1980						No competition
1981
1982
1983					15–1, 15–11
1984					15–9, 15–4
1985					18–16, 15–3
1986					15–10, 15–13
1987					4–15, 15–10, 15-7
1988					11–15, 15–6, 15-2
1989					15–12, 15–3
1990					18–17, 15–6
1991					15–4, 15–5
1992					15–5, 15–7
1993					11–15, 15–5, 17–14
1994					15–3, 15–5
1995					15–5, 15–8
1996					1–15, 15–1, 15–7
1997					15–11, 15–11
1998					15–5, 15–12
1999					17–16, 17–15
2000					15–10, 17–14
2001					3–7, 7–2, 7–0, 6–8, 7–1
2002					15–10, 15–6
2003					15–9, 15–5
2004					15–13, 15–12
2005					17–15, 9–15, 15–9
2006					21–18, 18–21, 23–21
					21–15, 17–21, 21–14
					21–15, 11–21, 21–17
					21–14, 21–13
					21–13, 21–7
					21–8, 21–17
					21–6, 21–13
					21–7, 21–8
					21–19, 21–9
				Lin Dan	20–22, 21–13, 21–11
					21–13, 21–8
					21–19, 21–14
					21–17, 23–21
					9–21, 21–17, 21–11
2020	No competition
2021	No competition
					21–4, 21–7
					21–6, 21–15
					21–14, 21–13

Statistics

Multiple champions

Open Era	Amateur Era	All-time	Years
12	0	12	2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018
0	8	8	1940, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
0	3	3	1958, 1959, 1962
3	0	3	1990, 1991, 1992
0	2	2	1954, 1956
			1957, 1960
			1965, 1966
2	0		1988, 1989
			1996, 2001
			1998, 2007
			2017, 2019
			2022, 2023

Championships by country

Amateur Era	Open Era	All-time	First title	Last title
8	18	26		2018
12	0	12		1956
0	9	9		2019
1	7	8		2000
3	0	3		1962
0	6	6		2024
1	0	1	1961

External links

Malaysia Open - Past Champions men's singles, from InternationalBadminton.org

Notes and References

Web site: BWF World Tour Hosts 2023–2026 Announced . 18 June 2022 . 18 June 2022 . Badminton World Federation.
Web site: Datuk Lee Chong Wei wins ninth Malaysian Open title. 24 November 2019. The Borneo Post. 21 January 2013. Bernama.
Web site: Double joy for Malaysia. 24 November 2019. The Star (Malaysia). 19 June 2006. Rajes. Paul.
Web site: Chong Wei bags 12th Malaysian Open title. 24 November 2019. The Star (Malaysia). 1 July 2018. Tan. Ming Wai.
Web site: Badminton: Lee Chong Wei nets amazing 12th title in Malaysia Open by overwhelming Kento Momota. 24 November 2019. Straits Times. 1 July 2018.
Web site: Chong Wei lands 12th Malaysia Open title. 24 November 2019. New Straits Times. 1 July 2018. Peter. Fabian.
Web site: 10th Title for Lee, 1st for Goh & Lim at Malaysia Open. 24 November 2019. yonex.com. 20 January 2014.
Web site: Chong Wei takes on Momota in a mouth-watering Malaysian Open final. 24 November 2019. The Star (Malaysia). 30 June 2018. Tan. Ming Wai.