# List of Malaysia Open men's singles champions

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.
In the Amateur Era, Wong Peng Soon (1940–1941, 1947, 1949–1953) holds the record for the most titles in the men's singles, winning Malaysia Open eight times. Wong also holds the record for most consecutive titles with five (from 1949 to 1953).
In the Open Era, since the inclusion of all global professional badminton players in 1980, Lee Chong Wei (2004–2006, 2008–2014, 2016, 2018) holds the record for the most men's singles titles with twelve. Lee Chong Wei (2008–2014) also holds the record for most consecutive victories with seven.
Lee Chong Wei is the only player in history, in both the Amateur and Open Era, to reach the Malaysia Open men's singles final fourteen times.

## Finalists

Amateur era :
| Year | Country | Champion | Country | Runner-up | Score |
| 1937 | MAS | A. S. Samuel | SGP | Seah Eng Hee | 15–1, 13–18, 18-13 |
| 1938 | SGP | Tan Chong Tee | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | 15–2, 9–15, 15–11 |
| 1939 | SGP | Seah Eng Hee | SGP | Tan Chong Tee | 15–8, 17–15 |
| 1940 | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | MAS | Ooi Teik Hock | 15–1, 15–7 |
| 1941 | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | SGP | S. A. Durai | 15–3, 15–3 |
| 1942 | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) |
| 1943 | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) |
| 1944 | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) |
| 1945 | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) |
| 1946 | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) | No competition (due to World War II) |
| 1947 | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | MAS | Lim Kee Fong | 15–8, 15–12 |
| 1948 | MAS | Ooi Teik Hock | MAS | Lim Kee Fong | 15–5, 15–6 |
| 1949 | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | MAS | Ooi Teik Hock | 15–6, 15–10 |
| 1950 | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | MAS | Ooi Teik Hock | 15–13, 15–4 |
| 1951 | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | MAS | Law Teik Hock | 15–3, 15–6 |
| 1952 | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | MAS | Abdullah Priuz | 15–8, retired |
| 1953 | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | MAS | Lim Koon Yam | 15–5, 15–3 |
| 1954 | SGP | Ong Poh Lim | MAS | Ooi Teik Hock | 9–15, 15–1, 15–7 |
| 1955 | INA | Ferry Sonneville | DEN | Jorn Skaarup | 15–5, 15–4 |
| 1956 | SGP | Ong Poh Lim | INA | Eddy Yusuf | 15–8, 15–12 |
| 1957 | MAS | Eddy Choong Ewe Beng | MAS | Abdullah Priuz | 15–6, 15–3 |
| 1958 | THA | Charoen Wattanasin | MAS | Teh Kew San | 15–9, 15–4 |
| 1959 | THA | Charoen Wattanasin | MAS | Teh Kew San | 15–11, 15–12 |
| 1960 | MAS | Eddy Choong Ewe Beng | INA | Eddy Yusuf | 15–13, 15–9 |
| 1961 | USA | James Richard Poole | USA | Bill Berry | 15–11, 18–14 |
| 1962 | THA | Charoen Wattanasin | THA | Channarong Ratanaseangsuang | 15–4, 7–15, 15–8 |
| 1963 | MAS | Yew Cheng Hoe | THA | Sangob Rattanusorn | 15–9, 15–1 |
| 1964 | MAS | Billy Ng Seow Meng | MAS | Tan Aik Huang | 4–15, 15–12, 15–10 |
| 1965 | MAS | Tan Aik Huang | MAS | Yew Cheng Hoe | 15–8, 15–9 |
| 1966 | MAS | Tan Aik Huang | INA | Muljadi | 15–12, 15–5 |
| 1967 | DEN | Erland Kops | INA | Darmadi | 15–10, 15–3 |
| 1968 | MAS | Tan Aik Huang | JPN | Ippei Kojima | 15–4, 13–15, 15–6 |
| 1969 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1970 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1971 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1972 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1973 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1974 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1975 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1976 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1977 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1978 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1979 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
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| 1980 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1981 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1982 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1983 | INA | Liem Swie King | INA | Hastomo Arbi | 15–1, 15–11 |
| 1984 | INA | Icuk Sugiarto | DEN | Morten Frost | 15–9, 15–4 |
| 1985 | MAS | Misbun Sidek | DEN | Michael Kjeldsen | 18–16, 15–3 |
| 1986 | CHN | Zhao Jianhua | MAS | Misbun Sidek | 15–10, 15–13 |
| 1987 | CHN | Yang Yang | DEN | Steen Fladberg | 4–15, 15–10, 15-7 |
| 1988 | CHN | Xiong Guobao | CHN | Wu Wenkai | 11–15, 15–6, 15-2 |
| 1989 | CHN | Xiong Guobao | CHN | Zhao Jianhua | 15–12, 15–3 |
| 1990 | MAS | Rashid Sidek | MAS | Foo Kok Keong | 18–17, 15–6 |
| 1991 | MAS | Rashid Sidek | MAS | Foo Kok Keong | 15–4, 15–5 |
| 1992 | MAS | Rashid Sidek | DEN | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | 15–5, 15–7 |
| 1993 | INA | Ardy Wiranata | INA | Hariyanto Arbi | 11–15, 15–5, 17–14 |
| 1994 | INA | Joko Suprianto | MAS | Rashid Sidek | 15–3, 15–5 |
| 1995 | INA | Alan Budi Kusuma | INA | Ardy Wiranata | 15–5, 15–8 |
| 1996 | MAS | Ong Ewe Hock | INA | Indra Wijaya | 1–15, 15–1, 15–7 |
| 1997 | INA | Hermawan Susanto | DEN | Peter Gade | 15–11, 15–11 |
| 1998 | DEN | Peter Gade | INA | Jeffer Rosobin | 15–5, 15–12 |
| 1999 | CHN | Luo Yigang | MAS | Wong Choong Hann | 17–16, 17–15 |
| 2000 | INA | Taufik Hidayat | CHN | Xia Xuanze | 15–10, 17–14 |
| 2001 | MAS | Ong Ewe Hock | INA | Rony Agustinus | 3–7, 7–2, 7–0, 6–8, 7–1 |
| 2002 | MAS | James Chua | MAS | Ong Ewe Hock | 15–10, 15–6 |
| 2003 | CHN | Chen Hong | MAS | Lee Chong Wei | 15–9, 15–5 |
| 2004 | MAS | Lee Chong Wei | KOR | Park Sung-hwan | 15–13, 15–12 |
| 2005 | MAS | Lee Chong Wei | CHN | Lin Dan | 17–15, 9–15, 15–9 |
| 2006 | MAS | Lee Chong Wei | CHN | Lin Dan | 21–18, 18–21, 23–21 |
| 2007 | DEN | Peter Gade | CHN | Bao Chunlai | 21–15, 17–21, 21–14 |
| 2008 | MAS | Lee Chong Wei | KOR | Lee Hyun-il | 21–15, 11–21, 21–17 |
| 2009 | MAS | Lee Chong Wei | KOR | Park Sung-hwan | 21–14, 21–13 |
| 2010 | MAS | Lee Chong Wei | THA | Boonsak Ponsana | 21–13, 21–7 |
| 2011 | MAS | Lee Chong Wei | INA | Taufik Hidayat | 21–8, 21–17 |
| 2012 | MAS | Lee Chong Wei | JPN | Kenichi Tago | 21–6, 21–13 |
| 2013 | MAS | Lee Chong Wei | INA | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 21–7, 21–8 |
| 2014 | MAS | Lee Chong Wei | INA | Tommy Sugiarto | 21–19, 21–9 |
| 2015 | CHN | Chen Long | CHN | Lin Dan | 20–22, 21–13, 21–11 |
| 2016 | MAS | Lee Chong Wei | CHN | Chen Long | 21–13, 21–8 |
| 2017 | CHN | Lin Dan | MAS | Lee Chong Wei | 21–19, 21–14 |
| 2018 | MAS | Lee Chong Wei | JPN | Kento Momota | 21–17, 23–21 |
| 2019 | CHN | Lin Dan | CHN | Chen Long | 9–21, 21–17, 21–11 |
| 2020 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 2021 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 2022 | DEN | Viktor Axelsen | JPN | Kento Momota | 21–4, 21–7 |
| 2023 | DEN | Viktor Axelsen | JPN | Kodai Naraoka | 21–6, 21–15 |
| 2024 | DEN | Anders Antonsen | CHN | Shi Yuqi | 21–14, 21–13 |

## Statistics
### Multiple champions

| Player | Open Era | Amateur Era | All-time | Years |
| Chong Wei Lee (MAS) | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 |
| Peng Soon Wong (SGP) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1940, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 |
| Charoen Wattanasin (THA) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1958, 1959, 1962 |
| Rashid Sidek (MAS) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| Poh Lim Ong (SGP) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1954, 1956 |
| Eddy Ewe Beng Choong (MAS) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1957, 1960 |
| Aik Huang Tan (MAS) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1965, 1966 |
| Guobao Xiong (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1988, 1989 |
| Ewe Hock Ong (MAS) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1996, 2001 |
| Peter Gade (DEN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1998, 2007 |
| Dan Lin (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2017, 2019 |
| Axelsen Viktor (DEN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2022, 2023 |

### Championships by country

| Country | Amateur Era | Open Era | All-time | First title | Last title |
| Malaysia (MAS) | 8 | 18 | 26 | 1937 | 2018 |
| Singapore (SGP) | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1938 | 1956 |
| China (CHN) | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1986 | 2019 |
| Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1955 | 2000 |
| Thailand (THA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1958 | 1962 |
| Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1985 | 2024 |
| United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1961 | 1961 |