PETRONAS Malaysia Open 2026: All the local badminton players taking part and the full schedule

Planning to catch your favourite Malaysian badminton stars live at the PETRONAS Malaysia Open 2026? Our guide covers every local shuttler in action, the full match schedule, and where to watch the tournament live.

Badminton is almost synonymous with Malaysia. Generations of fans will remember the era of the great Lee Chong Wei’s dominance and the countless nights spent cheering for our shuttlers, whether at the local mamak or from the comfort of our own homes. As the BWF World Tour begins its new season, it does so on familiar ground with the PETRONAS Malaysia Open 2026 taking centre stage.

As one of the most prestigious tournaments on the calendar, the Malaysia Open will welcome nearly every elite shuttler of the modern era, alongside Malaysia’s own finest talents. For local fans, it is a rare opportunity to support national players on home soil and witness world class badminton up close.

To help you make the most of the action, we have done the research for you. This guide breaks down every Malaysian player competing at the PETRONAS Malaysia Open 2026, their full match schedule throughout the tournament, and where you can watch the matches live or on television.

PETRONAS Malaysia Open 2026: All the local badminton players competing

 

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Men’s singles

1. Lee Zii Jia
2. Leong Jun Hao
3. Justin Hoh (reserve)
4. Aidil Sholeh (reserve)

Women’s singles

1. Letshanaa Karupathevan (reserve)
2. Wong Ling Ching (reserve)

Men’s doubles

1. Aaron Chia & Soh Wooi Yik
2. Goh Sze Fei & Nur Izzuddin
3. Man Wei Chong & Tee Kai Wun
4. Junaidi Arif & Yap Roy King
5. Tan Wee Kiong & Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub
6. Ong Yew Sin & Teo Ee Yi
7. Muhammad Haikal & Choong Hon Jian
8. Lwi Sheng Hao & Chia Weijie (reserve)
9. Aaron Tai & Kang Khai Xing (reserve)
10. Low Hang Yee & Ng Eng Cheong (reserve)

Women’s doubles

1. Pearly Tan & Thinaah Muralitharan
2. Go Pei Kee & Teoh Mei Xing
3. Carmen Ting & Ong Xin Yee
4. Cheng Su Hui & Tan Zhing Yi (reserve)
5. Chong Jie Yu & Vanessa Ng (reserve)
6. Low Yeen Yuan & Yap Rui Chen (reserve)

Mixed doubles

1. Chen Tang Jie & Toh Ee Wei
2. Goh Soon Huat & Shevon Jemie Lai
3. Hoo Pang Ron & Cheng Su Yin
4. Jimmy Wong & Lai Pei Jing
5. Wong Tien Ci & Lim Chiew Sien

PETRONAS Malaysia Open 2026: Full match schedule for Malaysian players

The PETRONAS Malaysia Open 2026 will be held at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil, from 6 to 11 January. Matches will be played across three courts, with start times dependent on the duration of the preceding match.

6 January 2026

 

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Court 1

1. Hoo Pang Ron & Cheng Su Yin (MAS) vs. Mathias Christiansen & Alexandra Bøje (DEN)
2. Chen Tang Jie & Toh Ee Wei (MAS) vs. Jafar Hidayatullah & Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu (IDN)
3. Ayush Shetty (IND) vs. Lee Zii Jia (MAS)
4. Man Wei Chong & Kai Wun Tee (MAS) vs. Kim Astrup & Andres Skaarup Rasmussen (DEN)
5. Ben Lane & Sean Vendy (ENG) vs. Choong Hon Jian & Muhammad Haikal (MAS)

Court 2

1. Ong Xin Yee & Carmen Ting (MAS) vs. Rui Hirokami & Sayaka Hobara (JPN)
2. Tang Chun Man & Tse Ying Suet (HKG) vs. Jimmy Wong & Lai Pei Jing (MAS)
3. Feng Yan Zhe & Huang Dong Ping (CHN) vs. Wong Tien Ci & Lim Chiew Sien (MAS)
4. Goh Sze Fei & Nur Izzuddin (MAS) vs. Daniel Lundgaard & Mads Vestergaard (DEN)
5. Ong Yew Sin & Teo Ee Yi (MAS) vs. Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub & Tan Wee Kiong (MAS)

7 January 2026

 

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Court 1

1. Wu Guan Xun & Lee Chia Hsin (TPE) vs. Goh Soon Huat & Shevon Jemie Lai (MAS)
2. Junaidi Arif & Yap Roy King (MAS) vs. Choi Sol Gyu & Goh V Shem (independent players)
3. Rutaparna Panda & Swetparna Panda (IND) vs. Pearly Tan & Thinaah Muralitharan (MAS)
4. Chen Zhi Yi & Presley Smith (USA) vs. Aaron Chia & Soh Wooi Yik (MAS)

Court 2

1. Leong Jun Hao (MAS) vs. Wang Zheng Xing (CHN)

8 January 2026

 

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Court 1

1. Fabriana Dwipuji Kusuma & Meilysa Trias Puspitasari (IDN) vs. Pearly Tan & Thinaah Muralitharan (MAS)
2. Chen Xu Jun & Liu Yang (CHN) vs. Aaron Chia & Soh Wooi Yik (MAS)
3. Kim Won Ho & Seo Seung Jae (KOR) vs. Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub & Tan Wee Kiong (MAS)

Court 2

1. Goh Sze Fei & Nur Izzuddin (MAS) vs. Ben Lane & Sean Vendy (ENG)
2. Leong Jun Hao (MAS) vs. Jonatan Christie (IDN)
3. Junaidi Arif & Yap Roy King (MAS) vs. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty (IND)
4. Man Wei Chong & Kai Wun Tee (MAS) vs. Hiroki Midorikawa & Kyohei Yamashita (JPN)

Court 3

1. Presley Smith & Jennie Gai (USA) vs. Goh Soon Huat & Shevon Jemie Lai (MAS)
2. Chen Tang Jie & Toh Ee Wei (MAS) vs. Hoo Pang Ron & Cheng Su Yin (MAS)

9 January 2026

 

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Court 1

1. Chen Tang Jie & Toh Ee Wei (MAS) vs. Tang Chun Man & Tse Ying Suet (HKG)
2. Kim Won Ho & Seo Seung Jae (KOR) vs. Man Wei Chong & Tee Kai Wun (MAS)
3. Sabar Karyaman Gutama & Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (IDN) vs. Aaron Chia & Soh Wooi Yik (MAS)

10 January 2026

 

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Court 1

1. Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (IDN) vs. Aaron Chia & Soh Wooi Yik (MAS)

11 January 2026

 

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Court 1

1. Kim Won Ho & Seo Seung Jae (KOR) vs. Aaron Chia & Soh Wooi Yik (MAS)

Where to watch the PETRONAS Malaysia Open 2026

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Watch live at the venue

Tickets are available via Ticket2U’s official website, with prices ranging from RM32 to RM630. Get them here.

Watch on TV or online

Fans watching from home can catch the action via BWF’s official YouTube channel, Astro Go, or on Astro Sports channels 815 and 816.

(Hero image credit: Getty Images/ How Foo Yeen | Feature image credit: Getty Images/ Zahim Mohd/NurPhoto)