The 2023 Malaysia Masters (officially known as the

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for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the

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, from 23 to 28 May 2023 and had a total prize of US$420,000.

Tournament

The 2023 Malaysia Masters was the eleventh tournament of the 2023 BWF World Tour and was part of the Malaysia Masters championships, which had been held since 2009. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of Malaysia with sanction from the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at the

inside the

KL Sports City The KL Sports City (formerly known as ''Bukit Jalil National Sports Complex''; Kompleks Sukan Negara in Malay) in Malaysia is the largest sports complex in the country. It is located in Bukit Jalil, 20 km south of Kuala Lumpur. Described as ...

, 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 500 event.

Prize pool

The total prize money was US$420,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.

Men's singles

Seeds

Viktor Axelsen Viktor Axelsen (born 4 January 1994) is a Danish badminton player. He is a two-time Badminton at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Champion, two-time BWF World Championships, World Champion, and four-time European Badminton Championships, European Cha ...

''(withdrew)'' #

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (; born 20 October 1996) is an Indonesian badminton player. He first rose to senior prominence when he won the bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games, having won a 2014 Youth Olympic bronze in 2014. At the 2020 Olympics, ...

''(Second Round)'' #

Jonatan Christie Leonardus Jonatan Christie (born 15 September 1997) is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in the singles discipline affiliated with the Tangkas Specs club. He won the 2024 edition of the All England Open. He won the men's singles tit ...

''(Second Round)'' #

Lee Zii Jia Lee Zii Jia ( zh, s=李梓嘉, poj=Lí Chú-ka, p=Lǐ Zǐjiā, born 29 March 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. He is a bronze medalist at the Olympic Games, Asian champion and All England champion. He is best known for his smash, especi ...

''(Second Round)'' # Kodai Naraoka ''(Quarter-finals)'' #

Chou Tien-chen Chou Tien-chen (; born 8 January 1990) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He became the first local shuttler in 17 years to win the men's singles title of the Chinese Taipei Open in 2016 since Indonesian-born Fung Permadi won it in 1999. He wo ...

''(First Round)'' # Loh Kean Yew ''(First Round)'' # Kunlavut Vitidsarn ''(Second Round)''

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

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Section 4

Women's singles

Seeds

Akane Yamaguchi is a Japanese badminton player. She was a two-time world champion who won gold medals in the women's singles at the 2021 and 2022 World Championships. She was a member of the winning Japanese team at the Asian Junior Championships in 2012 and ...

(Champion) # Wang Zhiyi ''(Quarter-finals)'' #

Ratchanok Intanon Ratchanok Intanon (, , ; born 5 February 1995) is a Thai badminton player who became the first Thai to become No.1 in women's singles. She is known for her relaxed hitting motion and light footwork, which has been described as 'balletic' by com ...

''(First Round)'' # Han Yue ''(Semi-finals)'' #

Pornpawee Chochuwong Pornpawee Chochuwong (; born 22 January 1998) is a Thai badminton player. She was the girls' singles silver medalist at the 2015 Asian and 2016 World Junior Championships. She was also part of the Thai winning teams at the 2017, 2019 and 2021 S ...

''(Second Round)'' # P. V. Sindhu ''(Semi-finals)'' # Gregoria Mariska Tunjung ''(final)'' #

Busanan Ongbamrungphan Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thai: บุศนันท์ อึ๊งบำรุงพันธ์; born 22 March 1996) is a Thai badminton player who specializes in singles. She was the women's singles gold medalists at the 2015 SEA Games, and ...

''(Quarter-finals)''

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

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Section 4

Men's doubles

Seeds

Fajar Alfian Fajar Alfian (born 7 March 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with the SGS PLN Bandung. He won the men's doubles silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, the bronze medals at the 2017 SEA Games, 2019 and 2022 World Championships. H ...

Muhammad Rian Ardianto Muhammad Rian Ardianto (born 13 February 1996) is an Indonesian badminton player. Born in Bantul, Yogyakarta SR, Ardianto plays for the Jaya Raya Jakarta club at national events. He won the men's doubles silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, th ...

''(First Round)'' # Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik ''(Quarter-finals)'' #

Mohammad Ahsan Mohammad Ahsan (born 7 September 1987) is an Indonesian retired badminton player affiliated with Djarum club who specializes in the men's doubles. He is a three-time World Champion, three-time season ending finals champion, and Asian Games go ...

Hendra Setiawan Hendra Setiawan (born 25 August 1984) is an Indonesian retired badminton player. He is an Olympic Games gold medalist, four-time World Champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, and two-time All England champion. With these achievements, Se ...

''(Quarter-finals)'' #

Takuro Hoki is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Tonami team. He was the men's doubles silver medalist at the 2019 World Championships and the men's doubles gold medalist at the 2021 World Championships, being first ever Japanese men's doubles ...

Yugo Kobayashi is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Tonami team. He was the men's doubles silver medalist at the 2019 World Championships and the men's doubles gold medalist at the 2021 World Championships, being first ever Japanese men's double ...

''(Semi-finals)'' #

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (born 13 August 2000) is an Indian badminton player. Together with his men's doubles partner Chirag Shetty, he won the gold medal at the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and Asian Championships. They are the only Indian ...

Chirag Shetty Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty (born 4 July 1997) is an Indian badminton player. Partnering Satwiksairaj Rankireddy in the men's doubles, he emerge victorius in the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and Asian Championships. They are the only Ind ...

''(withdrew)'' #

Ong Yew Sin Ong Yew Sin (born 30 January 1995) is a Malaysian badminton player. He won a silver medal with Teo Ee Yi at the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships and a bronze medal with Teo at the 2021 BWF World Championships. Personal life Ong Yew Sin is en ...

Teo Ee Yi Teo Ee Yi (; born 4 April 1993) is a Malaysian badminton player. He won a silver medal with Ong Yew Sin at the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships and a bronze medal with Ong at the 2021 BWF World Championships. In the junior event, he captured ...

''(Quarter-finals)'' # Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen ''(First Round)'' # Leo Rolly Carnando / Daniel Marthin ''(Semi-finals)''

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Women's doubles

Seeds

# Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida ''(Quarter-finals)'' # Apriyani Rahayu / Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti ''(Quarter-finals)'' # Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong ''(Second Round)'' # Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota ''(Quarter-finals)'' # Jeong Na-eun / Kim Hye-jeong ''(Semi-finals)'' # Pearly Tan /

Thinaah Muralitharan Thinaah Muralitharan (born 3 January 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. An Olympian, she and Pearly Tan created history by becoming the first ever Malaysian semi-finalists at the women's doubles event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She wo ...

''(Finals)'' #

Mayu Matsumoto is a Japanese badminton player. Born in Hokkaido, she graduated from Shiritsu Towanomorisanai High School. She was part of the Hokuto Bank team. Matsumoto was awarded as the 2018 Most Improved Player of the Year by the BWF together with her pa ...

Wakana Nagahara is a Japanese badminton player. She is a two-time world champion in the women's doubles. Nagahara attended Aomori Yamada High School, and was part of the Japanese national junior team that won the bronze medals at the 2013, 2014 Asian and 2014 ...

''(Semi-finals)'' #

Jongkolphan Kititharakul Jongkolphan Kititharakul (; born 1 March 1993) is a Thai badminton player who specialized in doubles. She was the women's doubles gold medalist at the 2017 SEA Games, also part of the team that clinched the women's team gold medals in 2015, 2017 ...

Rawinda Prajongjai Rawinda Prajongjai (; born 29 June 1993) is a Thai badminton player. She was part of the national women's team that clinched the gold medal at the 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023 SEA Games; and also won the women's doubles title in 2017. Started ...

''(First Round)''

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

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Section 4

Mixed doubles

Seeds

# Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino ''(withdrew)'' #

Dechapol Puavaranukroh Dechapol Puavaranukroh (; born 20 May 1997) is a Thai badminton player. He was a gold medalist at the 2014 BWF World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event with his partner Kittinupong Kedren. Dechapol claimed doubles titles at the Badmi ...

Sapsiree Taerattanachai Sapsiree Taerattanachai (; ; born 18 April 1992) is a Thai badminton player. She claimed titles in the mixed doubles with Dechapol Puavaranukroh at the 2017 SEA Games and at the 2021 World Championships. Sapsiree and Dechapol made history as th ...

(Champions) #

Seo Seung-jae Seo Seung-jae (; born 4 September 1997) is a South Korean badminton player. He is the first South Korean player in 24 years to have won two gold medals in a single edition of the BWF World Championships, by winning the mixed and men's doubles e ...

/ Chae Yu-jung ''(Semi-finals)'' # Feng Yanzhe /

Huang Dongping Huang Dongping (; born 30 April 1995) is a Chinese badminton player. She is the mixed doubles Olympic Champion at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and was three-time mixed doubles Asian Champion, winning in 2018, 2019 and 2024. Huang was ranked first ...

''(Finals)'' #

Goh Soon Huat Goh Soon Huat (; born 27 June 1990) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was a part of the Malaysia team that won bronze in the men's team event at the Incheon 2014 Asian Games. He switched to mixed doubles and paired up with Shevon Jemie Lai ...

Shevon Jemie Lai Shevon Jemie Lai (; born 8 August 1993) is a Malaysian badminton player. Career Lai started playing badminton at her primary school SJKC Kuen Cheng 2, then in 2011 she joined the Malaysia national badminton team. She competed at the BWF World ...

''(First Round)'' # Robin Tabeling /

Selena Piek Selena Piek (born 30 September 1991) is a Dutch badminton player who specializes in doubles. She won the gold medals at the European Games in 2019 in the women's doubles, and in 2023 in the mixed doubles. She was part of the Badminton Europe At ...

''(Second Round)'' #

Kim Won-ho Kim Won-ho (; born 2 June 1999) is a South Korean badminton player. He was the silver medalists in the Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles, mixed doubles at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2022 Asian Games – M ...

/ Jeong Na-eun ''(Second Round)'' #

Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto (born 28 February 2000) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with PB Djarum, Djarum club. He won the mixed doubles and men's team gold medals in Badminton at the 2023 SEA Games, 2023 SEA Games. Early life His f ...

/ Lisa Ayu Kusumawati ''(Second Round)''

Finals

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Section 2

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Section 4

References

External links

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