JAKARTA - South Korea and China managed to bring home two titles each from the 2026 Malaysia Open, a BWF Super 1000-level tournament that opened the tour series in this year's calendar.
The series of matches from the 2026 Malaysia Open final at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, was completed on Sunday, January 11, 2026. China and South Korea dominated the stage.
South Korea secured the title through world number one women's singles shuttler An Se-young and world number one men's doubles Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae.
The two representatives last year dominated the BWF World Tour with 11 titles, except for Seo personally winning the 12th title because he previously won another title with his former partner, Yong Jin.
An Se-young climbed to the highest podium after defeating Wang Zhiyi (China) with a score of 21-15 and 24-22. This is the third consecutive time that An Se-young has won the Malaysia Open and extended his record of consistency after closing the 2025 season with a number of records.
Kim/Seo also performed solidly to defend their title at the event. They were forced to work hard against Aaron/Soh who were ambitious to end the title fast in Malaysia in the last eight years and 11 years for the men's doubles sector.
China dominates in the women's doubles and mixed doubles sectors. In the women's doubles, Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning became champions after defeating South Korean representatives Baek Ha-na/Lee So-hee with a score of 21-18 and 21-12 in the final.
Then in the mixed doubles, Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping managed to climb to the highest podium after defeating their compatriots Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Ya Xing with a score of 21-19 and 21-19.
Meanwhile, in the men's singles, the title was secured by Kunlavut Vitidsarn from Thailand. He secured the title after defeating the defending champion from China, Shi Yu Qi, who decided to withdraw due to injury when the score was 23-21 and 6-1.
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