2018 Malaysia Open

2018 Malaysia Open
Tournament details
Dates26 June – 1 July
LevelSuper 750
Total prize moneyUS$700,000
VenueAxiata Arena
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Champions
Men's singlesMalaysia Lee Chong Wei
Women's singlesChinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying
Men's doublesJapan Takeshi Kamura
Japan Keigo Sonoda
Women's doublesJapan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi
Mixed doublesChina Zheng Siwei
China Huang Yaqiong
2017 2019

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.

Tournament

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

Point distribution

[edit]

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
11,000 9,350 7,700 6,050 4,320 2,660

Prize money

[edit]

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

[edit]

Seeds

[edit]
  1. Denmark Viktor Axelsen (quarter-finals)
  2. South Korea Son Wan-ho (second round)
  3. China Shi Yuqi (quarter-finals)
  4. India Srikanth Kidambi (semi-finals)
  5. China Chen Long (first round)
  6. Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen (quarter-finals)
  7. Malaysia Lee Chong Wei (champion)
  8. India Prannoy Kumar (withdrew)

Finals

[edit]
Semi-finals Final
          
7 Malaysia Lee Chong Wei 21 21
Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto 18 15
7 Malaysia Lee Chong Wei 21 23
Japan Kento Momota 17 21
4 India Srikanth Kidambi 13 13
Japan Kento Momota 21 21

Top half

[edit]

Section 1

[edit]
First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1 Denmark V Axelsen 21 18 21
Thailand K Phetpradab 17 21 13
1 Denmark V Axelsen 23 19 21
Thailand T Saensomboonsuk 21 21 11
Denmark A Antonsen 14 15
Thailand T Saensomboonsuk 21 21
1 Denmark V Axelsen 17 9
7 Malaysia Lee C W 21 21
7 Malaysia Lee C W 21 21
Japan K Sakai 13 10
7 Malaysia Lee C W 21 21
South Korea Lee H-i 7 7
Thailand S Avihingsanon 18 13
South Korea Lee H-i 21 21

Section 2

[edit]
First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
3 China Shi YQ 24 21
England R Ouseph 22 17
3 China Shi YQ 21 21
China Lin D 19 12
Hong Kong Wong W K 17 8
China Lin D 21 21
3 China Shi YQ 21 13 13
Indonesia T Sugiarto 13 21 21
5 China Chen L 21 5
Thailand K Wangcharoen 23 21
Thailand K Wangcharoen 13 19
Indonesia T Sugiarto 21 21
Indonesia T Sugiarto 21 21
India S Verma 13 5

Bottom half

[edit]

Section 3

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

Section 4

[edit]
First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Hong Kong Ng K L 21 21
PFR Japan K Tsuneyama 17 13
Hong Kong Ng K L 12 21 13
6 Chinese Taipei Chou T-c 21 19 21
Denmark R Gemke 19 17
6 Chinese Taipei Chou T-c 21 21
6 Chinese Taipei Chou T-c 19 11
Japan K Momota 21 21
Indonesia A S Ginting 21 17 14
Japan K Momota 12 21 21
Japan K Momota 21 0
2 South Korea Son W-h 11 1r
Japan K Nishimoto 20 17
2 South Korea Son W-h 22 21

Women's singles

[edit]

Seeds

[edit]
  1. Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying (champion)
  2. Japan Akane Yamaguchi (quarter-finals)
  3. India P. V. Sindhu (semi-finals)
  4. Thailand Ratchanok Intanon (semi-finals)
  5. China Chen Yufei (first round)
  6. Spain Carolina Marín (quarter-finals)
  7. South Korea Sung Ji-hyun (second round)
  8. China He Bingjiao (final)

Finals

[edit]
Semi-finals Final
          
1 Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying 21 19 21
3 India P. V. Sindhu 15 21 11
1 Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying 22 21
8 China He Bingjiao 20 11
4 Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 17 17
8 China He Bingjiao 21 21

Top half

[edit]

Section 1

[edit]
First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1 Chinese Taipei Tai T-y 21 21
Malaysia S Cheah S Y 10 9
1 Chinese Taipei Tai T-y 21 21
Canada M Li 11 13
Japan S Sato 21 16
Canada M Li 23 21
1 Chinese Taipei Tai T-y 21 21
Malaysia Goh J W 15 15
7 South Korea Sung J-h 21 22 21
Indonesia Fitriani 11 24 12
7 South Korea Sung J-h 21 18 21
Malaysia Goh J W 15 21 23
Malaysia Goh J W 21 21
Chinese Taipei Pai Y-p 13 17

Section 1

[edit]
First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
3 India P. V. Sindhu 26 21
Japan A Ohori 24 15
3 India P. V. Sindhu 21 21
Malaysia Lee Y Y 8 14
Malaysia Lee Y Y 21 19 21
Chinese Taipei Chiang Y-l 14 21 7
3 India P. V. Sindhu 22 21
5 Spain C Marín 20 19
5 Spain C Marín 21 18 21
Indonesia G M Tunjung 4 21 8
5 Spain C Marín 24 21
Hong Kong Cheung N Y 22 11
Scotland K Gilmour 10 16
Hong Kong Cheung N Y 21 21

Bottom half

[edit]

Section 3

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

Section 4

[edit]
First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
PFR United States L Lam 17 13
Chinese Taipei Lee C-h 21 21
Chinese Taipei Lee C-h 21 7 13
8 China He BJ 19 21 21
Japan S Kawakami 13 12
8 China He BJ 21 21
8 China He BJ 21 21
2 Japan A Yamaguchi 18 18
India S Nehwal 21 21
Hong Kong Yip P Y 12 16
India S Nehwal 15 13
2 Japan A Yamaguchi 21 21
PFR Indonesia D D Ayustine 21 12 13
2 Japan A Yamaguchi 17 21 21

Men's doubles

[edit]

Seeds

[edit]

Finals

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

Top half

[edit]

Section 1

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

Section 2

[edit]
First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
3 China Liu C
China Zhang N
21 19 25
Russia V Ivanov
Russia I Sozonov
13 21 23
3 China Liu C
China Zhang N
14 23 17
Malaysia Goh V S
Malaysia Tan W K
21 21 21
Malaysia Goh V S
Malaysia Tan W K
21 21
Thailand T Isriyanet
Thailand K Namdash
15 10
Malaysia Goh V S
Malaysia Tan W K
9 17
6 Japan T Kamura
Japan K Sonoda
21 21
6 Japan T Kamura
Japan K Sonoda
21 16 21
Chinese Taipei Chen H-l
Chinese Taipei Wang C-l
19 21 15
6 Japan T Kamura
Japan K Sonoda
21 21
Indonesia M Ahsan
Indonesia H Setiawan
14 16
PFR Hong Kong Lee C H
Hong Kong Tang C M
17 17
Indonesia M Ahsan
Indonesia H Setiawan
21 21

Bottom half

[edit]

Section 3

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

Section 4

[edit]
First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Japan T Hoki
Japan Y Kobayashi
21 22 12
Denmark K Astrup
Denmark A S Rasmussen
19 24 21
Denmark K Astrup
Denmark A S Rasmussen
17 21 21
8 Indonesia F Alfian
Indonesia M R Ardianto
21 14 10
Malaysia Chooi K M
Malaysia Low J S
21 18 18
8 Indonesia F Alfian
Indonesia M R Ardianto
16 21 21
Denmark K Astrup
Denmark A S Rasmussen
17 15
Japan H Endo
Japan Y Watanabe
21 21
Japan H Endo
Japan Y Watanabe
21 13 21
Indonesia B Angriawan
Indonesia Hardianto
15 21 13
Japan H Endo
Japan Y Watanabe
21 17 21