KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — National number one men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia cleared the Malaysia Open first round as expected by ousting Nhat Nguyen of Ireland at the Axiata Arena today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — National young mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie - Valeree Siow showed an outstanding performance to pull off an upset over world number 16 Yuki Kaneko - Misaki Matsutomo of Japan in the first round of the Malaysia Open today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — National top men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia - Soh Wooi Yik exacted revenge for their second-round loss in the 2021 Denmark Open at the hands of Akira Koga - Taichi Saito by eliminating the Japanese pair in the opening round of the 2022 Malaysia Open Badminton Championships today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — The 2022 Malaysia Open Badminton Championships commenced with what could be the tournament’s biggest upset, as the women’s world number one Akane Yamaguchi was ousted by Indonesian Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in the first round.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Veteran singles shuttler Liew Daren has yet again failed to progress beyond the first round of the Malaysian Open badminton championship today after losing to Indian player Prannoy H.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew will shift his attention to secure the medal for Singapore in the upcoming Commonwealth Games after he crashed out early in the 2022 Malaysia Open badminton championships, here today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Three-time world and former Olympic champion Carolina Marin is not at her best form yet as she continues to recover from her knee surgery, but is on track to return as a dominant force in women’s badminton again.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — Partly happy.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — National men’s badminton doubles pair Man Wei Chong - Tee Kai Wun do not see the challenges in the Malaysia Open which starts tomorrow any easier despite the withdrawal of several players from the tournament.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 — The Malaysia Open will be among the top-tier tournaments in the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) World Tour calendar from 2023 to 2026.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) have decided to postpone the Malaysia Open, scheduled to be held at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil from May 25 to 30, due to a surge in Covid-19 cases globally.