2018 Malaysia Masters

2018 Malaysia Masters

Tournament details
Dates	16–21 January
Level	Super 500
Total prize money	US$350,000
Venue	Axiata Arena
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Champions
Men's singles	Viktor Axelsen
Women's singles	Ratchanok Intanon
Men's doubles	Fajar Alfian M. Rian Ardianto
Women's doubles	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen
Mixed doubles	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet
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The 2018 Malaysia Masters, officially the Perodua Malaysia Masters 2018, was a badminton tournament which took place at Axiata Arena in Malaysia from 16 to 21 January 2018 and had a total purse of $350,000.

The 2018 Malaysia Masters was the second tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the Malaysia Masters championships which had been held since 2009. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of Malaysia with the sanction from the BWF.^[1] It was also the first ever new Super 500 Level 4 tournament of the BWF World Tour schedule.

This international tournament was held at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[1]

Below is a table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 500 event.^[2]

The total prize money for this tournament was US$350,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.^[1]

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Viktor Axelsen	21	21
	Q4	Liew Daren	15	11
								1	Viktor Axelsen	21	21	21
									Kenta Nishimoto	13	23	18
		Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	14	19
		Kenta Nishimoto	21	21

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	V Axelsen	18	21	21
		Lee H-i	21	14	5
								1	V Axelsen	21	21
									B. Sai Praneeth	17	8
	Q2	K Wangcharoen	13	13
		B. Sai Praneeth	21	21
															1	V Axelsen	21	19	21
																J Christie	15	21	12
	6	Chou T-c	11	22
		J Christie	21	24
									J Christie	19	21	21
									Lee Z J	21	14	15
		E Holst	12	18
		Lee Z J	21	21

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	4	Son W-h	15	13
	Q4	Liew D	21	21
								Q4	Liew D	21	19	21
									Jeon H-j	17	21	16
		Jeon H-j	22	16	22
		T Sugiarto	20	21	20
															Q4	Liew D	21	21
															PFQ	S Avihingsanon	18	17
	5	Lin D	16	21	17
	PFQ	I M Mustofa	21	18	21
								PFQ	I M Mustofa	21	19	19
								PFQ	S Avihingsanon	7	21	21
	PFQ	S Avihingsanon	21	21
		Y Coelho	14	19

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		H-K Vittinghus	21	21
		Wong W K	11	14
									H-K Vittinghus	16	24	21
								8	Wang T-w	21	22	12
		K Sakai	12	21	11
	8	Wang T-w	21	15	21
																H-K Vittinghus	21	21
																A S Ginting	19	16
	Q1	I Zulkarnain	10	21	9
		A Antonsen	21	11	21
									A Antonsen	14	14
									A S Ginting	21	21
		A S Ginting	21	21
	3	Chen L	17	15

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	Q3	Soong J V	8	12
		B Leverdez	21	21
									B Leverdez	13	15
								7	Ng K L	21	21
		Chong W F	15	11
	7	Ng K L	21	21
															7	Ng K L	21	19	16
																K Nishimoto	18	21	21
		Huang YX	21	21
		R Gemke	12	11
									Huang YX	12	20
									K Nishimoto	21	22
		K Nishimoto	19	21	21
	2	Lee C W	21	18	19

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Tai Tzu-ying	12	21	23
	4	Carolina Marín	21	15	21
								1	Tai Tzu-ying	16	21	22
								5	Ratchanok Intanon	21	14	24
	5	Ratchanok Intanon	21	16	21
	2	Akane Yamaguchi	15	21	19

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Tai T-y	18	21	21
		S Cheah S Y	21	12	12
								1	Tai T-y	21	21
									M Li	12	10
		B Ongbumrungpan	18	21	13
		M Li	21	16	21
															1	Tai T-y	21	21
															8	Chen YF	18	15
	8	Chen YF	21	21
		Lee C-h	7	8
								8	Chen YF	19	21	21
									Lee J-m	21	10	14
		Chen XX	16	17
		Lee J-m	21	21

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	4	C Marín	21	21
	Q4	G Chua	17	10
								4	C Marín	21	21
								PFQ	M Poulsen	15	11
	PFQ	M Poulsen	21	19	21
		Chiang M-h	14	21	12
															4	C Marín	21	21
															Q3	Lee Y Y	17	16
	6	Sung J-h	15	13
		A Ohori	21	21
									A Ohori	18	21	11
								Q3	Lee Y Y	21	17	21
		E Kosetskaya	17	21
	Q3	Lee Y Y	21	23

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		K Gilmour	21	20	21
		M Blichfeldt	17	22	17
									K Gilmour	21	23	14
								5	R Intanon	9	25	21
		Fitriani	14	12
	5	R Intanon	21	21
															5	R Intanon	21	21	21
															PFQ	Goh J W	23	6	10
		Pai Y-p	21	21
		L Kjærsfeldt	11	17
									Pai Y-p	11	11
								PFQ	Goh J W	21	21
		H Ramadini	15	19
	PFQ	Goh J W	21	21

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		S Sato	21	21
		P Chochuwong	17	14
									S Sato	21	15	14
									He BJ	9	21	21
		He BJ	w	/	o
	PFQ	Chen S-y
																He BJ	15	14
															2	A Yamaguchi	21	21
		N Jindapol	21	21
	Q2	D Lansac	10	15
									N Jindapol	21	19	18
								2	A Yamaguchi	18	21	21
	Q1	Lim Y F	18	21	12
	2	A Yamaguchi	21	17	21

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin	16	17
		Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong	21	21
									Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong	21	22	13
									Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	14	24	21
		Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	15	21	21
	5	Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding	21	16	17

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	PFQ	B Kersaudy J Maio	18	18
		Liao M-c Su C-h	21	21
									Liao M-c Su C-h	18	21	22
									B Angriawan Hardianto	21	14	20
	Q2	A Chia Soh W Y	12	11
		B Angriawan Hardianto	21	21
																Liao M-c Su C-h	19	19
															8	Chen H-l Wang C-l	21	21
	8	Chen H-l Wang C-l	21	12	21
	Q3	Lee S-m Yang P-hs	16	21	15
								8	Chen H-l Wang C-l	21	20	21
									Lu K Wang YL	18	22	16
		Lu K Wang YL	21	21
		Goh S F N Izzuddin	17	18

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	Liu C Zhang N	21	21
		Chooi K M Low J S	14	16
								3	Liu C Zhang N	21	21
									H Endo Y Watanabe	11	13
		H Endo Y Watanabe	21	21
	PFQ	Law C H Or C C	11	12
															3	Liu C Zhang N	21	18	18
																Goh V S Tan W K	12	21	21
	7	V Ivanov I Sozonov	20	20
		Goh V S Tan W K	22	22
									Goh V S Tan W K	21	21
									Ong Y S Teo E Y	17	17
		Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	21
	Q4	Lim K W Yoo Y-s	15	18

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		K Astrup A S Rasmussen	16	19
		Lee C H Tang C M	21	21
									Lee C H Tang C M	21	16	19
									K Kedren D Puavaranukroh	15	21	21
		K Kedren D Puavaranukroh	11	21	21
	6	Lee J-h Lee Y	21	18	16
																K Kedren D Puavaranukroh	18	13
																F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	21
		F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	21
	PFQ	K Antonsen N Nøhr	15	19
									F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	21
								4	T Kamura K Sonoda	17	17
		M Christiansen D Daugaard	11	9
	4	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	21

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	Q1	H A Gunawan M Kido	15	22
		W Nayaka A Y Santoso	21	24
									W Nayaka A Y Santoso	17	15
								5	M Conrad-Petersen M P Kolding	21	21
		J Arends R Jille	21	17	19
	5	M Conrad-Petersen M P Kolding	18	21	21
															5	M Conrad-Petersen M P Kolding	21	21
															2	Li JH Liu YC	16	16
		Lu C-y Yang P-ha	21	13	21
		J Ho-Shue N Yakura	14	21	8
									Lu C-y Yang P-ha	21	19	14
								2	Li JH Liu YC	18	21	21
		T Inoue Y Kaneko	17	14
	2	Li JH Liu YC	21	21

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	15	21	21
	4	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	21	15	14
								1	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	20	18
								3	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen	22	21
	3	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen	21	21
	5	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	15	18

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Chen QC Jia YF	21	21
		A Lee S Lee	4	6
								1	Chen QC Jia YF	21	21
									Soong F C Tee J Y	12	13
		Soong F C Tee J Y	21	21
		Liu XX Zhou CM	16	18
															1	Chen QC Jia YF	19	21	21
																Chae Y-j Kim H-r	21	17	9
	6	Chang Y-n Jung K-e	21	21
	Q4	Lim C S Yap Z	17	15
								6	Chang Y-n Jung K-e	19	14
									Chae Y-j Kim H-r	21	21
		Hsu Y-c Wu T-j	14	17
		Chae Y-j Kim H-r	21	21

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	4	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
	Q3	Z F Azka B M Rumambi	7	10
								4	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	22
									A S Awanda N K M Istarani	15	20
		A S Awanda N K M Istarani	21	21
		S Piek C Seinen	12	13
															4	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
																Huang DP Li WM	17	16
	8	V Hoo Woon K W	21	21
		Lin X-m Wu F-c	18	17
								8	V Hoo Woon K W	14	18
									Huang DP Li WM	21	21
		Huang DP Li WM	21	21
		J Finne-Ipsen R Søby Hansen	10	7

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Lim Y L Yap C W	21	21
		S Paewsampran K Sudjaipraparat	17	17
									Lim Y L Yap C W	14	18
								7	Tang JH Yu XH	21	21
		M Fruergaard S Thygesen	17	15
	7	Tang JH Yu XH	21	21
															7	Tang JH Yu XH	16	11
															3	K R Juhl C Pedersen	21	21
		A Ponnappa N. S Reddy	21	21
		J Goliszewski L Käpplein	15	12
									A Ponnappa N. S Reddy	15	15
								3	K R Juhl C Pedersen	21	21
		S Mapasa G Somerville	15	17
	3	K R Juhl C Pedersen	21	21

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	Q2	Goh Y C Teoh M X	15	15
		Chow M K Lee M Y	21	21
									Chow M K Lee M Y	18	12
								5	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21
		K N Hanadia D T Permatasari	9	8
	5	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21
															5	Lee S-h Shin S-c	22	22	21
															2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	24	20	14
		Chiang K-h Hung S-h	16	21	21
		Y Barkah N K Maheswari	21	14	14
									Chiang K-h Hung S-h	15	11
								2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21
	Q1	Ong R N C Wong	10	12
	2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	21	21
		Hafiz Faizal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja	13	16
								5	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	21	20	18
								2	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet	19	22	21
	8	Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai	21	12	13
	2	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet	14	21	21

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Wang YL Huang DP	21	21
	Q1	Y E Saputra M G Islami	7	9
								1	Wang YL Huang DP	21	21
									Lee Y Hsu Y-c	14	12
		V Durkin N Vislova	21	9	18
		Lee Y Hsu Y-c	18	21	21
															1	Wang YL Huang DP	12	19
															5	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
	5	Zheng SW Huang YQ	18	23	21
		N Nøhr S Thygesen	21	21	15
								5	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
									P Jordan M D Oktavianti	16	12
		Y Watanabe A Higashino	23	16
		P Jordan M D Oktavianti	25	21

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	Seo S-j Kim H-n	21	22
		R Labar A Fontaine	9	20
								3	Seo S-j Kim H-n	18	21	21
									Choi S-g Chae Y-j	21	19	18
		Choi S-g Chae Y-j	21	21
	Q2	Zhang N Liu XX	16	18
															3	Seo S-j Kim H-n	21	15	18
																H Faizal G E Widjaja	18	21	21
	7	Lee C H Chau H W	21	21
		P Chopra N. S Reddy	18	17
								7	Lee C H Chau H W	17	10
									H Faizal G E Widjaja	21	21
		Lu C-y Chiang K-h	17	17
		H Faizal G E Widjaja	21	21

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		R Tabeling C Seinen	17	12
		Wang C-l Lee C-h	21	21
									Wang C-l Lee C-h	16	8
								8	Goh S H S J Lai	21	21
		J Arends S Piek	17	17
	8	Goh S H S J Lai	21	21
															8	Goh S H S J Lai	21	21
															4	Tan K M Lai P J	14	15
	Q3	Chen T J Cheah Y S	19	21	11
		D Puavaranukroh P Supajirakul	21	19	21
									D Puavaranukroh P Supajirakul	16	17
								4	Tan K M Lai P J	21	21
		A S Rasmussen L Kjærsfeldt	21	16	14
	4	Tan K M Lai P J	11	21	21

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Chan P S Goh L Y	21	21
	PFQ	B Kersaudy L Palermo	11	17
									Chan P S Goh L Y	21	13	21
								6	M Christiansen C Pedersen	18	21	18
		Lu K Zhou CM	13	18
	6	M Christiansen C Pedersen	21	21
																Chan P S Goh L Y	13	16
															2	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21
		Y Khrishnan P Sawant	w	/	o
		S Serasinghe S Mapasa
									Y Khrishnan P Sawant	24	12
								2	Tang C M Tse Y S	26	21
	Q4	R K Suwardi D Susanto	19	19
	2	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21