2022 Malaysia Masters, officially known as the Perodua Malaysia Masters 2022, a Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 500 tournament, was held in Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 5th to 10th July 2022. Indonesia’s shuttler Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo won the 2022 Malaysia Masters Men’s Singles title defeating Hong Kong star Angus Ng Ka-long.
This marks Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo’s first ever Badminton World Tour Super 500 title.
- South Korea’s An Se Young has won the Women’s Singles title defeating Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei of China.
Perodua Malaysia Masters 2022
i.The Perodua Malaysia Masters 2022 is categorised as one of the 7 BWF World Tour Super 500 events.
ii.Malaysia Masters (formerly Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold) has been held since 2009.
iii.Perodua Malaysia Masters 2022 is the 13th edition of the tournament. 2021 edition was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
The tournament had a total prize of USD 360,000.
Participants:
A total of 88 singles players and 108 doubles teams from across the globe participated in the event.
Indian Contingents:
- Women’s Singles: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal
- Men’s Singles: HS Prannoy, B. Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma, Parupalli Kashyap
- Women’s Doubles: Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy, Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly, Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam, and Pooja Dandu and Arathi Sunil.
Winners of Perodua Malaysia Masters 2022:
| Category | Winners | Runners |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Singles | Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo (Indonesia) | Agnus Ng Ka Long (Hong Kong) |
| Women’s Singles | An Se Young (South Korea) | Chen Yu Fei (China) |
| Men’s Doubles | Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Indonesia) | Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia) |
| Women’s Doubles | Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan (China) | Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida (Japan) |
| Mixed Doubles | Zheng Si Wei and Huang Ya Qiong (China) | Rinov Rivaldy and Pitha Haningtya Mentari (Indonesia) |
Highlights of Indian squad at Malaysia Masters 2022:
i.India’s men’s singles shuttler HS Prannoy(World No 19)* lost to NG Ka Long Angus(World No 12)* of Hong Kong in the semi-finals of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament.
ii.Indian badminton player Pusarla V Sindhu (World No 7)* lost to Tai Tzu Ying(world No 2)* of Taiwan in the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Masters 2022.
Note: *- Rankings as of 18th July 2022
Petronas Malaysia Open 2022: Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen won Men’s Singles & Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon won Women’s Singles
BWF World Tour Super 750 Badminton tournament, Petronas Malaysia Open 2022 was held in Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 28th June to 3rd July 2022. The tournament had total prize money of USD 675,000.
World number one men’s singles shuttler Viktor Axelsen of Denmark won his maiden Petronas Malaysia Open 2022 title defeating Japan’s Kento Momota.
- Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon won the Women’s Single title at Petronas Malaysia Open 2022 defeating Olympic badminton gold medallists Chen Yufei. This is her first title since 2020.
Winners of Petronas Malaysia Open 2022:
| Category | Winners | Runners |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Singles | Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) | Kento Momota (Japan) |
| Women’s Singles | Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand) | Chen Yu Fei (China) |
| Men’s Doubles | Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi (Japan) | Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Indonesia) |
| Women’s Doubles | Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silv Ramadhanti (Indonesia) | Zhang Shu Xian and Zheng Yu (China) |
| Mixed Doubles | Zheng Si Wei and Huang Ya Qiong (China) | Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Thailand) |
Key Points:
i.Olympic gold medallist Apriyani Rahayu along with her new partner Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti won the women’s doubles title for Indonesia.
ii.World champions Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi of Japan won the men’s doubles title at the event.
iii.Zheng Si Wei and Huang Ya Qiong of China won the mixed doubles title.
Highlights of Indian squad at Petronas Malaysia Open 2022:
i.Indian shuttlers, PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy lost their respective women’s and men’s singles quarterfinals.
ii.Former world champion PV Sindhu lost the women’s singles quarterfinals against the World’s number two Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei.
iii.HS Prannoy lost the men’s singles quarterfinals against world No 4 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei.
Recent Related News:
i.Team India Men’s Badminton won the 32nd edition of Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thomas Cup 2022, the badminton world men’s team championship, after beating the 14-time champion Indonesia by 3-0 held at the Impact Arena, in Bangkok, Thailand from May 8 to May 15 2022.
ii.Indonesia Open 2022 was held from June 14 to 19 at Istora Stadium in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. It was one of the tournaments in the 2022 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour. Viktor Axelsen from Denmark and Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei won the respective men’s and women’s singles titles.
