List of Malaysia Open Men's Singles champions

Malaysia Open Men’s Singles Champions
Location	Kuala Lumpur; Malaysia
Venue	Axiata Arena
Governing body	BAM
Created	1937
Editions	62 (2019) ; Open Era (1980): 37
Prize money	$49,000 (2019)
Trophy	Men's Singles Trophy
Website	bam.org.my
Most titles
Amateur era	8: Wong Peng Soon
Open era	12: Lee Chong Wei
Most consecutive titles
Amateur era	5: Wong Peng Soon
Open era	7: Lee Chong Wei
Current champion
	Andy Murray Dan – 2019; (Second title)

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 first week of July (as of July 2019, prior to this it was first week in April and 2nd week in January) and is chronologically the first of the five BWF World Tour Super 750 tournaments of the badminton season. 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.[1] Wong also holds the record for most consecutive titles with five (from 1949 to 1953).[2]

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.[3][4][5] Lee Chong Wei (2008–2014) also holds the record for most consecutive victories with seven.[6]

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.[7]

Finalists

Amateur era
Year	Country	Champion	Country	Runner-up	Score
1937	MAS	A. S. Samuel
1938	MAS	Tan Chong Tee
1939	MAS	Seah Eng Hee
1940	MAS	Wong Peng Soon
1941	MAS	Wong Peng Soon
1942	No competition (due to World War II)
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947	MAS	Wong Peng Soon
1948	MAS	Ooi Teik Hock
1949	MAS	Wong Peng Soon
1950	MAS	Wong Peng Soon
1951	MAS	Wong Peng Soon
1952	MAS	Wong Peng Soon
1953	MAS	Wong Peng Soon
1954	MAS	Ong Poh Lim
1955	INA	Ferry Sonneville
1956	MAS	Ong Poh Lim
1957	MAS	Eddy Choong Ewe Beng
1958	THA	Charoen Wattanasin
1959	THA	Charoen Wattanasin
1960	MAS	Eddy Choong Ewe Beng
1961	USA	James Richard Poole
1962	THA	Charoen Wattanasin
1963	MAS	Yew Cheng Hoe
1964	MAS	Billy Ng Seow Meng
1965	MAS	Tan Aik Huang
1966	MAS	Tan Aik Huang
1967	No competition
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
Open era
1980	No competition
1981
1982
1983	INA	Liem Swie King
1984	INA	Icuk Sugiarto
1985	DEN	Morten Frost
1986	CHN	Zhao Jianhua
1987	CHN	Yang Yang
1988	CHN	Xiong Guobao
1989	CHN	Xiong Guobao
1990	MAS	Rashid Sidek	MAS	Foo Kok Keong
1991	MAS	Rashid Sidek	MAS	Foo Kok Keong	15–4 15–5
1992	MAS	Rashid Sidek	DEN	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	15–5 15–7
1993	INA	Ardy Wiranata	INA	Hariyanto Arbi	11–15 15–5 17–14
1994	INA	Joko Suprianto	MAS	Rashid Sidek	15–3 15–5
1995	INA	Alan Budi Kusuma	CAN	Ardy Wiranata
1996	MAS	Ong Ewe Hock	INA	Indra Wijaya
1997	INA	Hermawan Susanto	DEN	Peter Gade	15–11 15–11
1998	DEN	Peter Gade	INA	Jeffer Rosobin	15–5 15–12
1999	CHN	Luo Yigang	MAS	Wong Choong Hann	17–16 17–15
2000	INA	Taufik Hidayat	CHN	Xia Xuanze	15–10 17–14
2001	MAS	Ong Ewe Hock	INA	Rony Agustinus	3–7 7–2 7–0 6–8 7–1
2002	MAS	James Chua	MAS	Ong Ewe Hock	15–10 15–6
2003	CHN	Chen Hong	MAS	Lee Chong Wei	15–9 15–5
2004	MAS	Lee Chong Wei	KOR	Park Sung-hwan	15–13 15–12
2005	MAS	Lee Chong Wei	CHN	Lin Dan	17–15 9–15 15–9
2006	MAS	Lee Chong Wei	CHN	Lin Dan	21–18 18–21 23–21
2007	DEN	Peter Gade	CHN	Bao Chunlai	21–15 17–21 21–14
2008	MAS	Lee Chong Wei	KOR	Lee Hyun-il	21–15 11–21 21–17
2009	MAS	Lee Chong Wei	KOR	Park Sung-hwan	21–14 21–13
2010	MAS	Lee Chong Wei	THA	Boonsak Ponsana	21–13 21–7
2011	MAS	Lee Chong Wei	INA	Taufik Hidayat	21–8 21–17
2012	MAS	Lee Chong Wei	JPN	Kenichi Tago	21–6 21–13
2013	MAS	Lee Chong Wei	INA	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	21–7 21–8
2014	MAS	Lee Chong Wei	INA	Tommy Sugiarto	21–19 21–9
2015	CHN	Chen Long	CHN	Lin Dan	20–22 21–13 21–11
2016	MAS	Lee Chong Wei	CHN	Chen Long	21–13 21–8
2017	CHN	Lin Dan	MAS	Lee Chong Wei	21–19 21–14
2018	MAS	Lee Chong Wei	JPN	Kento Momota	21–17 23–21
2019	CHN	Lin Dan	CHN	Chen Long	9–21, 21–17 21–11

Statistics

Multiple champions

Player	Open Era	Amateur Era	All-time	Years
Chong Wei Lee (MAS)	12	0	12	2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018
Peng Soon Wong (MAS)	0	8	8	1940, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
Charoen Wattanasin (THA)	0	3	3	1958, 1959, 1962
Rashid Sidek (MAS)	3	0	3	1990, 1991, 1992
Poh Lim Ong (MAS)	0	2	2	1954, 1956
Eddy Ewe Beng Choong (MAS)				1957, 1960
Aik Huang Tan (MAS)				1965, 1966
Guobao Xiong (CHN)	2	0		1988, 1989
Ewe Hock Ong (MAS)				1996, 2001
Peter Gade (DEN)				1998, 2007
Dan Lin (CHN)				2017, 2019

Championships by country

Country	Amateur Era	Open Era	All-time	First title	Last title
Malaysia (MAS)	20	18	38	1937	2018
China (CHN)	0	9	9	1986	2019
Indonesia (INA)	1	7	8	1955	2000
Thailand (THA)	3	0	3	1958	1962
Denmark (DEN)	0	3	3	1985	2007
United States (USA)	1	0	1	1961

External links

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

References

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

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[1] "Datuk Lee Chong Wei wins ninth Malaysian Open title". Bernama. The Borneo Post. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[2] Rajes, Paul (19 June 2006). "Double joy for Malaysia". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[3] Tan, Ming Wai (1 July 2018). "Chong Wei bags 12th Malaysian Open title". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[4] "Badminton: Lee Chong Wei nets amazing 12th title in Malaysia Open by overwhelming Kento Momota". Straits Times. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[5] Peter, Fabian (1 July 2018). "Chong Wei lands 12th Malaysia Open title". New Straits Times. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[6] "10th Title for Lee, 1st for Goh & Lim at Malaysia Open". yonex.com. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[7] Tan, Ming Wai (30 June 2018). "Chong Wei takes on Momota in a mouth-watering Malaysian Open final". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 24 November 2019.