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. 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.
Finalists
Amateur era YearCountryChampionCountryRunner-upScore1937 SGP Alice Pennefather Lee Chee Neo 6–11, 11–4, 11–81938 Moey Chwee Lan Chan Koh Nyong 11–8, 11–61939 Cecilia Chan Lee Chee Neo 12–11, 11–41940 Cecilia Chan Lee Chee Neo 11–0, 11–11941 Lee Cheo Neo Ong Eok Eam 11–2, 11–2 1942 No competition (due to World War II) 1943 1944 1945 19461947 Cecilia Samuel SGP Alice Pennefather 11–3, 11–01948 SGP Helen Heng Amy Choong 11–7, 11–41949 SGP Helen Heng Cecilia Samuel 11–8, 11–71950 Cecilia Samuel SGP Helen Heng 10–12, 12–10, 11–71951 Cecilia Samuel SGP Helen Heng 11–3, 11–12, 11–81952 Cecilia Samuel SGP Helen Heng 11–9, 9–12, 12–91953 Cecilia Samuel SGP Baby Low 11–0, 11–31954 Cecilia Samuel Tan Eng Looi 11–4, 11–01955 Cecilia Samuel Tan Eng Looi 11–0, 11–41956 Yang Weng Ching Tan Gaik Bee 4–11, 12–10, 11–61957 Tan Gaik Bee Lam Kit Lin 11–7, 11–81958 Pratuang Pattabongs Tan Gaik Bee 12–11, 11–61959 Pratuang Pattabongs Tan Gaik Bee 11–4, 11–01960 Minarni Retno Koestijah Walkover1961 Tan Gaik Bee Jean Moey 11–5, 12–91962 Tan Gaik Bee Jean Moey 11–1, 11–21963 Tan Gaik Bee Annie Keong 11–2, 11–31964 Sylvia Tan Teoh Siew Yong 11–6, 11–01965 Rosalind Singha Ang Teoh Siew Yong 11–5, 10–12, 11–81966 Minarni Retno Koestijah 11–5, 8–11, 11–1 1967 Minarni Retno Koestijah 11–4, 11–7 1968 Hiroe Yuki Eva Twedberg 11–1, 11–6 1969 No competition 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Open era 1980 No competition 1981 19821983 Pan Zhenli Qian Ping 11–9, 11–51984 Li Lingwei Wu Jianqiu 6–11, 11–8, 11–81985 Gillian Gowers Helen Troke Walkover1986 Shi Wen Wu Jianqiu 7–11, 12–10, 11–91987 Li Lingwei Han Aiping 11–3, 2–11, 12–91988 Han Aiping Li Lingwei 11–7, 11–31989 Han Aiping Luo Yun 6–11, 11–6, 11–7 1990 Huang Hua Lee Jung-mi 11–3, 7–11, 11–11991 Sarwendah Kusumawardhani Tang Jiuhong 12–11, 11–11992 Huang Hua Yuni Kartika 11–3, 7–11, 11–71993 Susi Susanti Lim Xiaoqing 11–6, 11–21994 Susi Susanti Ye Zhaoying 11–3, 11–81995 Susi Susanti Bang Soo-hyun 11–1, 11–61996 Zhang Ning Wang Chen 11–7, 11–81997 Susi Susanti Ye Zhaoying 11–5, 11–71998 Zhang Ning Dai Yun 11–5, 1–11, 11–31999 Dai Yun Gong Ruina 11–6, 11–32000 Gong Zhichao Dai Yun 11–6, 11–92001 Gong Ruina Zhou Mi 7–3, 7–2, 7–42002 Hu Ting Camilla Martin 11–8, 11–62003 Zhou Mi Camilla Martin 11–1, 7–11, 11–52004 Zhang Ning Zhou Mi 9–11, 11–7, 11–82005 Zhang Ning Zhu Lin 11–6, 11–22006 Zhang Ning Tracey Hallam 21–12, 21–132007 Zhu Lin Wong Mew Choo 21–15, 21–122008 Tine Rasmussen Zhu Lin 18–21, 21–19, 21–182009 Tine Rasmussen Zhou Mi 21–16, 21–182010 Wang Xin Bae Yeon-ju 19–21, 21–17, 21–62011 Wang Shixian Wang Yihan 21–18, 21–142012 Wang Yihan Wang Xin 21–19, 21–112013 Tai Tzu-ying Yao Xue 21–17, 21–142014 Li Xuerui Wang Shixian 21–16, 21–172015 Carolina Marín Li Xuerui 19–21, 21–19, 21–172016 Ratchanok Intanon Tai Tzu-ying 21–14, 21–152017 Tai Tzu-ying Carolina Marín 23–25, 22–20, 21–132018 Tai Tzu-ying He Bingjiao 22–20, 21–112019 Tai Tzu-ying Akane Yamaguchi 21–16, 21–19 2020 No competition 2021 2022 Ratchanok Intanon Chen Yufei 21–15, 13–21, 21–162023 Akane Yamaguchi An Se-young 12–21, 21–19, 21–112024 An Se-young Tai Tzu-ying 10–21, 21–10, 21–18
See also List of Malaysia Open men's singles champions List of Malaysia Open men's doubles champions List of Malaysia Open women's doubles champions List of Malaysia Open mixed doubles champions
External links Malaysia Open - Past Champions women's singles, from InternationalBadminton.org
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