2018 Malaysia Open (badminton)

The 2018 Malaysia Open (officially known as the Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Axiata Arena in Malaysia from 26 June to 1 July 2018 and had a total purse of $700,000.

2018 Malaysia Open

Tournament details
Dates	26 June – 1 July
Level	Super 750
Total prize money	US$700,000
Venue	Axiata Arena
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Champions
Men's Singles	Lee Chong Wei
Women's Singles	Tai Tzu-ying
Men's Doubles	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda
Women's Doubles	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi
Mixed Doubles	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
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Tournament

The 2018 Malaysia Open was the eleventh tournament of the 2018 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 the sanction of the BWF.[1] It was also the first ever new Super 750 Level 3 tournament of the BWF World Tour schedule.

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 750 event.[2]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64	65/128	129/256	257/512	513/1024
11,000	9,350	7,700	6,050	4,320	2,660	1,060	520	210	100	50

Prize money

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

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16	Last 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. Viktor Axelsen (Quarter-finals)
2. Son Wan-ho (Second Round)
3. Shi Yuqi (Quarter-finals)
4. Srikanth Kidambi (Semi-finals)
5. Chen Long (First Round)
6. Chou Tien-chen (Quarter-finals)
7. Lee Chong Wei (Champion)
8. Prannoy Kumar (Withdrew)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	7	Lee Chong Wei	21	21
		Tommy Sugiarto	18	15
								7	Lee Chong Wei	21	23
									Kento Momota	17	21
	4	Srikanth Kidambi	13	13
		Kento Momota	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	V Axelsen	21	18	21
		K Phetpradab	17	21	13
								1	V Axelsen	23	19	21
									T Saensomboonsuk	21	21	11
		A Antonsen	14	15
		T Saensomboonsuk	21	21
															1	V Axelsen	17	9
															7	Lee C W	21	21
	7	Lee C W	21	21
		K Sakai	13	10
								7	Lee C W	21	21
									Lee H-i	7	7
		S Avihingsanon	18	13
		Lee H-i	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	Shi YQ	24	21
		R Ouseph	22	17
								3	Shi YQ	21	21
									Lin D	19	12
		Wong W K	17	8
		Lin D	21	21
															3	Shi YQ	21	13	13
																T Sugiarto	13	21	21
	5	Chen L	21	5
		K Wangcharoen	23	21
									K Wangcharoen	13	19
									T Sugiarto	21	21
		T Sugiarto	21	21
		S Verma	13	5

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		H-K Vittinghus	21	11	16
		B Leverdez	16	21	21
									B Leverdez	10	21	25
									J Christie	21	17	23
		J Christie	21	21
	PFR	Liew D	18	17
																B Leverdez	18	14
															4	S Kidambi	21	21
		Wang T-w	21	21
		B. S Praneeth	12	7
									Wang T-w	20	12
								4	S Kidambi	22	21
		J Ø. Jørgensen	18	9
	4	S Kidambi	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Ng K L	21	21
	PFR	K Tsuneyama	17	13
									Ng K L	12	21	13
								6	Chou T-c	21	19	21
		R Gemke	19	17
	6	Chou T-c	21	21
															6	Chou T-c	19	11
																K Momota	21	21
		A S Ginting	21	17	14
		K Momota	12	21	21
									K Momota	21	0
								2	Son W-h	11	1^r
		K Nishimoto	20	17
	2	Son W-h	22	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Tai Tzu-ying (Champion)
2. Akane Yamaguchi (Quarter-finals)
3. P. V. Sindhu (Semi-finals)
4. Ratchanok Intanon (Semi-finals)
5. Chen Yufei (First Round)
6. Carolina Marín (Quarter-finals)
7. Sung Ji-hyun (Second Round)
8. He Bingjiao (Final)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Tai Tzu-ying	21	19	21
	3	P. V. Sindhu	15	21	11
								1	Tai Tzu-ying	22	21
								8	He Bingjiao	20	11
	4	Ratchanok Intanon	17	17
	8	He Bingjiao	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Tai T-y	21	21
		S Cheah S Y	10	9
								1	Tai T-y	21	21
									M Li	11	13
		S Sato	21	16
		M Li	23	21
															1	Tai T-y	21	21
																Goh J W	15	15
	7	Sung J-h	21	22	21
		Fitriani	11	24	12
								7	Sung J-h	21	18	21
									Goh J W	15	21	23
		Goh J W	21	21
		Pai Y-p	13	17

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	P. V. Sindhu	26	21
		A Ohori	24	15
								3	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
									Lee Y Y	8	14
		Lee Y Y	21	19	21
		Chiang Y-l	14	21	7
															3	P. V. Sindhu	22	21
															5	C Marín	20	19
	5	C Marín	21	18	21
		G M Tunjung	4	21	8
								5	C Marín	24	21
									Cheung N Y	22	11
		K Gilmour	10	16
		Cheung N Y	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		P Chochuwong	21	21
		L Kjærsfeldt	16	10
									P Chochuwong	13	21	21
									N Okuhara	21	13	14
		N Okuhara	15	21	21
	5	Chen YF	21	15	11
																P Chochuwong	15	16
															4	R Intanon	21	21
		N Jindapol	21	21
		E Kosetskaya	11	15
									N Jindapol	18	15
								4	R Intanon	21	21
		M Blichfeldt	19	12
	4	R Intanon	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFR	L Lam	17	13
		Lee C-h	21	21
									Lee C-h	21	7	13
								8	He BJ	19	21	21
		S Kawakami	13	12
	8	He BJ	21	21
															8	He BJ	21	21
															2	A Yamaguchi	18	18
		S Nehwal	21	21
		Yip P Y	12	16
									S Nehwal	15	13
								2	A Yamaguchi	21	21
	PFR	D D Ayustine	21	12	13
	2	A Yamaguchi	17	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Quarter-finals)
2. Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (First Round)
3. Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan (Second Round)
4. Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen (Semi-finals)
5. Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding (First Round)
6. Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda (Champions)
7. Takuto Inoue / Yuki Kaneko (Second Round)
8. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Second Round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		He Jiting Tan Qiang	14	19
	6	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	21	21
								6	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	21	21
									Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe	8	10
	4	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	22	21	17
		Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe	24	19	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	21
		Lu C-y Yang P-h	16	17
								1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	30
									A Chia Soh W Y	18	28
		A Chia Soh W Y	21	21
		P Chew R Chew	16	15
															1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	17	11
																He JT Tan Q	21	21
	5	M Conrad-Petersen M P Kolding	13	12
		Huang KX Wang YL	21	21
									Huang KX Wang YL	21	19	16
									He JT Tan Q	16	21	21
		He JT Tan Q	21	22
		K Antonsen N Nøhr	16	20

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	Liu C Zhang N	21	19	25
		V Ivanov I Sozonov	13	21	23
								3	Liu C Zhang N	14	23	17
									Goh V S Tan W K	21	21	21
		Goh V S Tan W K	21	21
		T Isriyanet K Namdash	15	10
																Goh V S Tan W K	9	17
															6	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	21
	6	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	16	21
		Chen H-l Wang C-l	19	21	15
								6	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	21
									M Ahsan H Setiawan	14	16
	PFR	Lee C H Tang C M	17	17
		M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		K Kedren D Puavaranukroh	21	12	14
	PFR	Tan B H Yoo Y-s	18	21	21
								PFR	Tan B H Yoo Y-s	21	23
								7	T Inoue Y Kaneko	15	21
		S Rankireddy C Shetty	16	15
	7	T Inoue Y Kaneko	21	21
															PFR	Tan B H Yoo Y-s	21	17	9
															4	Li JH Liu YC	19	21	21
		Chung E-s Kim D-y	12	12
		M Christiansen D Daugaard	21	21
									M Christiansen D Daugaard	21	21	20
								4	Li JH Liu YC	23	18	22
		Liao M-c Su C-h	13	18
	4	Li JH Liu YC	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	22	12
		K Astrup A S Rasmussen	19	24	21
									K Astrup A S Rasmussen	17	21	21
								8	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	14	10
		Chooi K M Low J S	21	18	18
	8	F Alfian M R Ardianto	16	21	21
																K Astrup A S Rasmussen	17	15
																H Endo Y Watanabe	21	21
		H Endo Y Watanabe	21	13	21
		B Angriawan Hardianto	15	21	13
									H Endo Y Watanabe	21	17	21
									Ong Y S Teo E Y	15	21	16
		Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	18	21
	2	M Boe C Mogensen	17	21	13

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (Final)
2. Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (Second Round)
3. Kamilla Rytter Juhl / Christinna Pedersen (Second Round)
4. Shiho Tanaka / Koharu Yonemoto (Second Round)
5. Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (Champions)
6. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (Second Round)
7. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (Quarter-finals)
8. Della Destiara Haris / Rizki Amelia Pradipta (Semi-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	21	21
		Kim Hye-rin Kong Hee-yong	10	15
								1	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	12	12
								5	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21	21
	5	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21	21
	8	Della Destiara Haris Rizki Amelia Pradipta	9	9

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
								1	Chen QC Jia YF	21	12	21
									Chang Y-n Jung K-e	18	21	16
		Chang Y-n Jung K-e	21	21
		C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	16	7
															1	Chen QC Jia YF	21	21
															7	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	11	14
								7	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
									M Fruergaard S Thygesen	11	18
		A Bøje G Somerville	11	18
		M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
								4	S Tanaka K Yonemoto	19	21	21
									Kim H-r Kong H-y	21	18	23
		Kim H-r Kong H-y	21	21
		Goh Y C Tee J Y	19	18
																Kim H-r Kong H-y	21	21	21
																Du Y Li YH	16	23	19
								6	Lee S-h Shin S-c	12	19
									Du Y Li YH	21	21
		Du Y Li YH	21	21
		Chen H-h Hu L-f	15	9

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		V Hoo K M Soong F C	16	21	21
		N Fukuman K Yonao	21	18	15				V Hoo K M Soong F C	14	9
		Chow M K Lee M Y	16	22				5	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21
	5	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	24											5	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	19	21
		Lim J L Yap Z	12	6												M Matsumoto W Nagahara	18	21	15
		M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21					M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21
								3	K R Juhl C Pedersen	16	15

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Lim C S Tan S J	21	21
		A Lee S Lee	5	5					Lim C S Tan S J	15	15
								8	D D Haris R A Pradipta	21	21
															8	D D Haris R A Pradipta	21	21	21
		Huang DP Li WM	18	21	21											Huang DP Li WM	15	23	17
		Hsu Y-c Wu T-j	21	10	11				Huang DP Li WM	21	21
								2	Y Fukushima S Hirota	16	14

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir (Quarter-finals)
2. Wang Yilü / Huang Dongping (Final)
3. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (Quarter-finals)
4. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (Champions)
5. Zhang Nan / Li Yinhui (Second Round)
6. Mathias Christiansen / Christinna Pedersen (First Round)
7. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (First Round)
8. He Jiting / Du Yue (Quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Chris Adcock Gabrielle Adcock	21	18	19
	4	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	17	21	21
								4	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	21	21
								2	Wang Yilü Huang Dongping	19	18
		Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	15	13
	2	Wang Yilü Huang Dongping	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	T Ahmad L Natsir	21	21
		Liao M-c Chen H-h	18	11
								1	T Ahmad L Natsir	21	21
									S Magee C Magee	18	14
		S Magee C Magee	22	21
	PFR	P Thongnuam K Dubthuk	20	15
															1	T Ahmad L Natsir	14	23	13
																C Adcock G Adcock	21	21	21
	5	Zhang N Li YH	21	21
		Tan K M Lai P J	8	12
								5	Zhang N Li YH	14	11
									C Adcock G Adcock	21	21
		P Jordan M D Oktavianti	21	17	18
		C Adcock G Adcock	14	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
		P Chopra N. S Reddy	16	12
								4	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
									N Nøhr S Thygesen	16	17
		Lee C H Chau H W	12	15
		N Nøhr S Thygesen	21	21
															4	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
															8	He JT Du Y	8	10
	8	He JT Du Y	21	21
		R Kapoor K Garg	9	10
								8	He JT Du Y	21	21
									R Alexander A Saufika	12	16
		R Labar A Fontaine	7	21	11
		R Alexander A Saufika	21	18	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Lu C-y Hu L-f	13	12
		Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21
									Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21
									H Faizal G E Widjaja	15	19
		H Faizal G E Widjaja	21	11	21
	6	M Christiansen C Pedersen	16	21	15
																Y Watanabe A Higashino	23	16	21
															3	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21	15
		E Dremin E Dimova	19	21	10
		J F Nielsen A Bøje	21	18	21
									J F Nielsen A Bøje	15	26	10
								3	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	24	21
		T Hoki K Yonemoto	16	15
	3	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Chan P S Goh L Y	22	9
		Wang C-l Lee C-h	24	21
									Wang C-l Lee C-h	17	15
									D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21
		D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	18	21	21
	7	Goh S H S J Lai	21	15	14
																D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	13	21	14
															2	Wang YL Huang DP	21	14	21
		Y Kobayashi M Matsutomo	21	21
		Lee J-h Hsu Y-c	12	15
									Y Kobayashi M Matsutomo	10	14
								2	Wang YL Huang DP	21	21
		Y Kaneko M Matsumoto	16	14
	2	Wang YL Huang DP	21	21

References

1. "Prospectus Malaysia Open 2018" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
2. "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

External links

• Tournament link

Preceded by 2017 Malaysia Super Series Premier	Malaysia Open	Succeeded by 2019 Malaysia Open
Preceded by 2018 Canada Open	BWF World Tour 2018 BWF season	Succeeded by 2018 Indonesia Open