2019 Malaysia Open

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.

2019 Malaysia Open

Tournament details
Dates	2–7 April
Level	Super 750
Total prize money	US$700,000
Venue	Axiata Arena
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Champions
Men's singles	Lin Dan
Women's singles	Tai Tzu-ying
Men's doubles	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen
Women's doubles	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
Mixed doubles	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
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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.

Venue

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

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.

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32
11,000	9,350	7,700	6,050	4,320	2,660

Prize money

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

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. 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)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Jonatan Christie	21	10	15
	4	Chen Long	12	21	21
								4	Chen Long	21	17	11
									Lin Dan	9	21	21
		Lin Dan	21	16	21
	2	Shi Yuqi	19	21	12

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	K Momota	20	21	21
		J Ø. Jørgensen	22	13	11
								1	K Momota	20	15
									J Christie	22	21
		B Leverdez	12	12
		J Christie	21	21
																J Christie	21	21
															6	V Axelsen	18	19
	6	V Axelsen	21	22
		Wang T-w	14	20
								6	V Axelsen	21	16	21
									Lu GZ	11	21	17
		T Sugiarto	18	21	16
		Lu GZ	21	13	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	Chen L	21	21
		H-K Vittinghus	13	9
								4	Chen L	22	21
									K Wangcharoen	20	13
		Liew D	10	15
		K Wangcharoen	21	21
															4	Chen L	21	21
															8	S Kidambi	18	19
	8	S Kidambi	21	21
	PFR	I M Mustofa	18	16
								8	S Kidambi	21	21
									K Phetpradab	11	15
		K Phetpradab	21	21
		Lee D-k	15	13

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFR	S Thammasin	12	21	21
		Prannoy K	21	16	14
								PFR	S Thammasin	19	22	11
									K Tsuneyama	21	20	21
		K Tsuneyama	21	21
	PFR	Chong W F	12	12
																K Tsuneyama	21	17	10
																Lin D	16	21	21
		S Avihingsanon	21	19	21
		Lee Z J	17	21	15
									S Avihingsanon	23	8
									Lin D	25	21
		Lin D	13	21	21
	3	Chou T-c	21	19	19

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		R Gemke	21	24
		Lee H-i	19	22
									R Gemke	21	15	9
									K Nishimoto	18	21	21
		K Nishimoto	18	21	23
	7	A S Ginting	21	13	21
																K Nishimoto	17	16
															2	Shi YQ	21	21
		Huang YX	17	21	13
		A Antonsen	21	16	21
									A Antonsen	18	19
								2	Shi YQ	21	21
		S Verma	20	23	12
	2	Shi YQ	22	21	21

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)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Tai Tzu-ying	21	21
	3	Chen Yufei	14	19
								1	Tai Tzu-ying	21	21
								4	Akane Yamaguchi	16	19
	4	Akane Yamaguchi	21	22
	2	Nozomi Okuhara	15	20

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Tai T-y	21	21
		Deng X	14	13
								1	Tai T-y	21	21
									B Ongbamrungphan	16	14
		C Birch	10	7
		B Ongbamrungphan	21	21
															1	Tai T-y	21	21
															7	R Intanon	19	13
	7	R Intanon	21	21
		G M Tunjung	12	16
								7	R Intanon	23	21	21
									BW Zhang	25	14	16
		BW Zhang	21	21
		Cheung N Y	17	11

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	Chen YF	19	21	21
		Han Y	21	10	13
								3	Chen YF	21	21
									Chen XX	12	14
		Chen XX	13	21	21
		Kim G-e	21	13	14
															3	Chen YF	21	21
																Sung J-h	18	14
	5	P. V. Sindhu	22	21
		A Ohori	20	12
								5	P. V. Sindhu	18	7
									Sung J-h	21	21
		Sung J-h	21	21
		Fitriani	15	15

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		N Jindapol	13	12
		Goh J W	21	21
									Goh J W	16	21	10
									P Chochuwong	21	12	21
		P Chochuwong	20	21	21
	8	S Nehwal	22	15	10
																P Chochuwong	10	21	19
															4	A Yamaguchi	21	7	21
		Yip P Y	21	16	12
		S Takahashi	13	21	21
									S Takahashi	16	21	16
								4	A Yamaguchi	21	15	21
		S Cheah S Y	16	17
	4	A Yamaguchi	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		E Kosetskaya	20	16
		K Gilmour	22	21
									K Gilmour	15	20
								6	He BJ	21	22
		L Kjærsfeldt	21	12	12
	6	He BJ	10	21	21
															6	He BJ	19	21
															2	N Okuhara	21	23
		Li XR	21	21
		Cai YY	6	18
									Li XR	18	18
								2	N Okuhara	21	21
		M Blichfeldt	15	16
	2	N Okuhara	21	21

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)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	8	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	13	20
	3	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	21	22
								3	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	12	17
								2	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	21	21
		Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	21	19	15
	2	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	13	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	21
		Lee Y Wang C-l	13	12
								1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	21
									T Inoue Y Kaneko	8	19
		T Inoue Y Kaneko	21	21
		V Ivanov I Sozonov	15	12
															1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	21	18
															8	F Alfian M R Ardianto	23	19	21
	8	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	21
		R K Suwardi A Pratama	9	17
								8	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	22	21
									Liao M-c Su C-h	15	24	18
		Liao M-c Su C-h	21	13	21
		Ou XY Ren XY	13	21	18

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	21
		Huang KX Wang ZK	17	18
								3	T Kamura K Sonoda	10	21	21
									Goh V S Tan W K	21	13	9
		Goh V S Tan W K	21	21
		T Isriyanet K Namdash	14	18
															3	T Kamura K Sonoda	22	21
															7	Han CK Zhou HD	20	18
	7	Han CK Zhou HD	21	21
		M Attri B. S Reddy	16	6
								7	Han CK Zhou HD	21	21
									Ong Y S Teo E Y	17	19
		K Kedren D Puavaranukroh	17	19
		Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Liu C Zhang N	21	15	21
		M Arif A L N M Azriyn A	18	21	14
									Liu C Zhang N	21	18	25
									W Nayaka A Yusuf	17	21	23
		W Nayaka A Yusuf	21	24	21
	5	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	19	26	8
																Liu C Zhang N	17	15
																T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
		M Ellis C Langridge	14	19
		A Chia Soh W Y	21	21
									A Chia Soh W Y	9	16
									T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
		T Hoki Y Kobayashi	17	24	21
	4	H Endo Y Watanabe	21	22	9

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		He JT Tan Q	18	22
	PFR	Chooi K M Low J S	21	24
								PFR	Chooi K M Low J S	18	12
								6	M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	21
		B Isara M Jongjit	16	19
	6	M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	21
															6	M Ahsan H Setiawan	13	21	17
															2	Li JH Liu YC	21	16	21
		P Chew R Chew	13	12
		Lu C-y Yang P-h	21	21
									Lu C-y Yang P-h	19	18
								2	Li JH Liu YC	21	21
		B Angriawan Hardianto	21	14	15
	2	Li JH Liu YC	19	21	21

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)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Chang Ye-na Jung Kyung-eun	14	18
	5	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	21	21
								5	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	21	21
									Du Yue Li Yinhui	14	15
		Du Yue Li Yinhui	21	21
	8	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	12	14

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
		C Birch L Smith	13	15
								1	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
									E Bolotova A Davletova	13	13
		Hsu Y-c Hu L-f	11	20
		E Bolotova A Davletova	21	22
															1	Y Fukushima S Hirota	13	21	17
																Chang Y-n Jung K-e	21	16	21
	7	G Stoeva S Stoeva
	PFR	S Mapasa G Somerville	w	/	o
								PFR	S Mapasa G Somerville	14	15
									Chang Y-n Jung K-e	21	21
		Li WM Zheng Y	21	21	20
		Chang Y-n Jung K-e	16	23	22

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21
		A S Awanda P Z Bernadet	19	11
								3	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	14	21	21
									C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	21	8	15
		V Hoo K M Yap C W	20	21	19
		C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	22	16	21
															3	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	17	13
															5	Chen QC Jia YF	21	21
	5	Chen QC Jia YF	21	21
	PFR	Liu XX Xia YT	16	18
								5	Chen QC Jia YF	21	21
									Kim H-j Kong H-y	9	11
		Kim H-j Kong H-y	21	21
		D D Haris T O Kusumah	16	16

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		A Sakuramoto Y Takahata	21	11	21
		Du Y Li YH	15	21	23
									Du Y Li YH	21	21
									P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	19	11
		P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	4
	6	S Tanaka K Yonemoto	1r
																Du Y Li YH	21	21
																N K M Istarani R A Pradipta	18	16
		Y Barkah J F Sugiarto	15	20
		N K M Istarani R A Pradipta	21	22
									N K M Istarani R A Pradipta	21	20	21
								4	G Polii A Rahayu	14	22	18
		A Lee S Lee	9	10
	4	G Polii A Rahayu	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Dong WJ Feng XY	6
		A Imanuela S F S Ramadhanti	0r
									Dong WJ Feng XY	14	22	13
								8	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	20	21
		Chow M K Lee M Y	21	10	15
	8	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	12	21	21
															8	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	10	21
																Baek H-n Kim H-r	18	21	18
		Baek H-n Kim H-r	22	17	22
		A Ponnappa N. S Reddy	20	21	20
									Baek H-n Kim H-r	21	22
								2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	18	20
		Chen L Xu Y	21	17	15
	2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	16	21	21

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)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	21	21
	4	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	14	9
								1	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	21	21
								2	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	17	13
		Tan Kian Meng Lai Pei Jing	13	17
	2	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
		He JT Du Y	16	16
								1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
									Lu K Chen L	12	15
		Lu K Chen L	21	21
	PFR	M Arif A L R A Riodingin	5	13
															1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
																N Phuangphuapet S Amitrapai	13	19
	7	Tang C M Tse Y S	14	21	14
		R Alexander A Saufika	21	19	21
									R Alexander A Saufika	13	14
									N Phuangphuapet S Amitrapai	21	21
		Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	19	15
		N Phuangphuapet S Amitrapai	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21
		T Hoki W Nagahara	12	6
								4	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	w	/	o
									Goh S H S J Lai
		Goh S H S J Lai	21	21
		A E Prasetya M G Islami	13	15
															4	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21
																M Ellis L Smith	14	12
	6	C Adcock G Adcock
		Ou XY Feng XY	w	/	o
									Ou XY Feng XY	14	22
									M Ellis L Smith	21	24
		Chen T J Peck Y W	15	13
		M Ellis L Smith	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Đỗ T Đ Phạm N T	15	18
		T Ahmad W O Kandow	21	21
									T Ahmad W O Kandow	19	21	21
								8	H Faizal G E Widjaja	21	18	19
		Lee Y Yang C-t	16	10
	8	H Faizal G E Widjaja	21	21
																T Ahmad W O Kandow	21	16	16
																Tan K M Lai P J	17	21	21
		P Chopra N. S Reddy	22	24
		S Magee C Magee	20	22
									P Chopra N. S Reddy	21	17	13
									Tan K M Lai P J	15	21	21
		Tan K M Lai P J	21	21
	3	Y Watanabe A Higashino	16	15

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		R Alimov A Davletova	18	21	25
		R Karanda Suwardi P Z Bernadet	21	13	27
									R Karanda Suwardi P Z Bernadet	13	14
								5	Chan P S Goh L Y	21	21
		K Gondo A Kurihara	13	19
	5	Chan P S Goh L Y	21	21
															5	Chan P S Goh L Y	19	21	25
															2	Wang YL Huang DP	21	16	27
		P Jordan M D Oktavianti	16	14
		R Rivaldy P H Mentari	21	21
									R Rivaldy P H Mentari	12	6
								2	Wang YL Huang DP	21	21
		Wang C-l Cheng C-y	21	19	19
	2	Wang YL Huang DP	17	21	21

External links

• Tournament Link