KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Rising Japanese star Kodai Naraoka gunned down another Malaysian when he dispatched Ng Tze Yong 21 - 15, 19 - 21, 21 - 15 to move into the men’s singles quarter-finals of the Malaysia Open at the Axiata Arena, here, today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — National men’s doubles professional pair Ong Yew Sin - Teo Ee Yi have played Indonesian world number one Fajar Alfian - Muhammad Rian Ardianto nine times and have emerged victorious just three times.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — National professional mixed doubles shuttler Goh Liu Ying ended her illustrious career in the first round of the 2023 Malaysia Open here today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — Top national men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia suffered the embarrassment of a first-round exit on home ground when he was sent packing 21 - 13, 17 - 21, 19 - 21 by rising Japanese star Kodai Naraoka in the Malaysia Open at the Axiata Arena, here, today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — National men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia - Soh Wooi Yik are hoping to be third time lucky when they take on China’s Liu Yu Chen - Ou Xuan Yi in the second round of the 2023 Malaysia Open badminton championships at the Axiata Arena tomorrow.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — National para badminton ace Cheah Liek Hou is confident of winning all 12 tournaments he will be competing in this year and, as such, brightening his chances of qualifying for the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — Happy-go-lucky Teoh Mei Xing was on cloud nine at Axiata Arena, after securing double slots in the 2023 Malaysia Open Badminton Championships second round.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — Independent women’s singles shuttler Goh Jin Wei is full of joy to be able to rub shoulders against the world’s best in a Super 1000 level tournament, after last seeing such action in 2018.

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Jan — National mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat - Shevon Lai Jemie will improve their physical and mental strength before meeting world number one pair, Zheng Si Wei - Huang Ya Qiong from China in the second round of the 2023 Malaysia Open, on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — Defending champion Viktor Axelsen lived up to his top billing by progressing into the second round of the Malaysia Open Badminton Championships but had to dig deep into his reserves to edge his Danish compatriot Rasmus Gemke.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — It was not a season beginning that the country’s top women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan - M.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — National professional men's singles shuttler Liew Daren will most likely not play against defending champion Viktor Axelson in the second round of the 2023 Malaysia Open at the Axiata Arena this Thursday (December 12).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — World number three women’s singles player Tai Tzu Ying has a strategic plan to skip the Asian leg of the BWF World Tours after the season-opening Malaysia Open which is scheduled from today until Sunday (January 15) in Axiata Arena here.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — National men’s singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong is bracing himself for some long and exhausting matches as he gets ready to make his first appearance on merit in the 2023 Malaysia Open, which will be held at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil from January 10 to January 15.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — National badminton men's singles ace Lee Zii Jia feels he is in the best condition and ready to mount a serious challenge in the Malaysia Open 2023 beginning Tuesday after declaring himself free from injury.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — National mixed doubles badminton player Yap Cheng Wen is leaving the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and ending his career as a national athlete due to injuries to his left shoulder.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — Rising national men's doubles pair, Man Wei Chong - Tee Kai Wun are planning the best strategy to tame former world number one, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon - Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo from Indonesia at the 2023 Malaysian Open from January 10 to January 15.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Newly-hired badminton coach Nova Widianto wants the two national mixed doubles pairs to be sent to more international tournaments to help them improve their world rankings.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — Former national mixed doubles player Goh Liu Ying is optimistic that Nova Widianto, who has been appointed as the new mixed doubles coach at the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), has the extensive experience to boost the performance of the national pairings.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — The country's last hope of reaching the finals of the 2022 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals was lost after the national professional mixed doubles pair Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing failed to advance to the final in Bangkok, Thailand today.