2022 Malaysia Open (badminton)

2022 Malaysia Open
Tournament details
Dates	28 June – 3 July
Level	Super 750
Total prize money	US$675,000
Venue	Axiata Arena
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Champions
Men's singles	Viktor Axelsen
Women's singles	Ratchanok Intanon
Men's doubles	Takuro Hoki; Yugo Kobayashi
Women's doubles	Apriyani Rahayu; Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti
Mixed doubles	Zheng Siwei; Huang Yaqiong
← 2019	2023 →

The 2022 Malaysia Open (officially known as the Petronas Malaysia Open 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 28 June to 3 July 2022 and had a total prize of US$675,000. This was the first edition to take place since 2019.

Viktor Axelsen continued his dominance in the men's singles with a third consecutive title in a month, having won the Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open. Ratchanok Intanon won her first World Tour tournament title since the 2020 Indonesia Masters. Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi won their first Malaysia Open title, and so did Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti. The latter's win was Indonesia's first title in Malaysia Open women's doubles since 1967. In mixed doubles, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong retained the title for the third consecutive edition; Zheng became the most successful mixed doubles player in the tournament's history with four titles in a row, having also won in 2017.

Tournament

The 2022 Malaysia Open was the twelfth tournament of the 2022 BWF World Tour and was 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.[1]

Venue

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

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.[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 pool

The total prize money was US$650,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16	Last 32
Singles	$47,250	$22,950	$9,450	$3,712.50	$2,025	$675
Doubles	$49,950	$23,625	$9,450	$4218.75	$2,193.75	$675

Men's singles

Seeds

Viktor Axelsen (champion)
Kento Momota (final)
Anders Antonsen (withdrew)
Chou Tien-chen (second round)
Lee Zii Jia (second round)
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (quarter-finals)
Jonatan Christie (semi-finals)
Lakshya Sen (withdrew)

Finals

Semi-finals					Final

1	Viktor Axelsen	21	20	21

7	Jonatan Christie	15	22	11
					1	Viktor Axelsen	21	21

					2	Kento Momota	4	7
	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	11	12

2	Kento Momota	21	21

Section 1

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

1	V Axelsen	22	21

PFR	B Leverdez	20	7
					1	V Axelsen	15	21	21

						Lee C Y	21	6	13
	Lee C Y	21	21

	Loh K Y	19	12
										1	V Axelsen	18	21	21

										6	A S Ginting	21	17	12
6	A S Ginting	21	19	21

	B. Sai Praneeth	15	21	9
					6	A S Ginting	21	21

						S Thammasin	18	18
PFR	C A Dwi Wardoyo	16	21	19

	S Thammasin	21	16	21

Section 2

First round					Second round				Quarter-finals

4	Chou T-c	21	21

	B Yang	16	9
					4	Chou T-c	15	7

						Prannoy H. S.	21	21
	Liew D	14	21	18

	Prannoy H. S.	21	17	21
										Prannoy H. S.	18	16

									7	J Christie	21	21
7	J Christie	21	13	21

	S Verma	14	21	7
					7	J Christie	21	21

						K Nishimoto	18	17
	T Sugiarto	21	18	20

	K Nishimoto	15	21	22

Section 3

First round					Second round				Quarter-finals

	Zhao JP	19	21	15

	K Vitidsarn	21	14	21
						K Vitidsarn	21	21

					PFR	Parupalli K	19	10
	Heo K-h	12	17

PFR	Parupalli K	21	21
										K Vitidsarn	15	21	21

										Lu GZ	21	10	17
	Wang T-w	21	21

	K Cordón	17	7
						Wang T-w	18	11

						Lu GZ	21	21
	Lu GZ	21	21	21

PFR	Ng T Y	16	23	18

Section 4

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

	R Gemke	21	9^r

	S H Rhustavito	15	11
						S H Rhustavito	21	19	21

					5	Lee Z J	19	21	16
PFR	N Nguyen	15	11

5	Lee Z J	21	21
											S H Rhustavito	6^r

										2	K Momota	13
	Ng K L	21	21

	M Caljouw	18	16
						Ng K L	21	8	18

					2	K Momota	11	21	21
	K Wangcharoen

2	K Momota	w	/	o