List of Malaysia Open men's doubles champions explained

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.^[1] 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, from 1969 to 1982, and from 2020 to 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Below is the list of the winners at the Malaysia Open in men's doubles.^[2]

Finalists

Amateur era
Year	Country	Champion	Country	Runner-up	Score
1937		A. S. Samuel Chan Kon Leong			20–23, 21–18, 21-15
1938		A. S. Samuel Chan Kon Leong		Ho Boon Choo Khoo Eng Tong	21–18, 21-8
1939		Teh Gin Sooi Low Keat Soo		Alimat Bin Rahman Lee Yew Seng	15–7, 17–18, 15–9
1940		Ooi Teik Hock Tan Kin Hong		Chee Choon Wah Chee Choon Keng	18–14, 15–11
1941		Chee Choon Wah Chee Choon Keng		Wee Boon Hai Wong Chong Teck	15–17, 18–15, 15–4
1942	No competition (due to World War II)
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947		Ooi Teik Hock Tan Kin Hong		Chee Choon Wah Chee Choon Keng	18–17, 18–17
1948		Ooi Teik Hock Tan Kin Hong		Chee Choon Wah Chee Choon Keng	15–9, 7–15, 17–16
1949		Chan Kon Leong Yeoh Teck Chye			15–5, 15–8
1950				Goh Chin Kim Abdullah Priuz	15–9, 15–3
1951		Chan Kon Leong Abdullah Piruz			18–15, 1–15, 15–11
1952				Loong Pan Yap Chee Phul Hang	15–5, 15–5
1953				Chan Kon Leong Abdullah Piruz	12–15, 15–10, 15–10
1954		Chan Kon Leong Lee Kee Fong		Lim Say Hup See Chim Leong	15–10, 18-13
1955	SGP				15–7, 18–17
1956				Mok Yat Wah Abdullah Priuz	15–2, 15–6
1957				F. A. L. Gonzaga Lai Fook Ying	15–2, 15–5
1958		Charoen Wattanasin Kamal Sudthivanich			15–11, 15–11
1959					15–11, 15–9
1960				Tan King Gwan Njoo Kim Bie	6–15, 15–11, 15–6
1961			SGP	Ong Poh Lim George Yap	18–15, 15–3
1962		Teh Kew San George Yap			15–8, 15–4
1963					14–17, 15–9, 15–7
1964					15–7, 15-7
1965				Khor Cheng Chye Lee Guan Chong	15–4, 15–5
1966					17–14, 15–12
1967				Indratno Mintarja	15–9, 15–10
1968				Ippei Kojima Issei Nichino	11–15, 15–9, 15–9
1969	No competition
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
Open era
1980	No competition
1981
1982
1983					15–10, 15–5
1984					15–6, 12–15, 15–10
1985					15–6, 12–15, 15–3
1986					15–10, 11–15, 15–10
1987					Walkover
1988					15–12, 15-12
1989					15–12, 10–15, 15–7
1990					15–4, 13–15, 15–4
1991					15–8, 15–11
1992					15–12, 15–7
1993					15–7, 15–5
1994					15–5, 18–16
1995					5–15, 15–12, 15–5
1996					15–5, 15–3
1997					17–15, 15–12
1998					6–15, 15–5, 15–11
1999					15–6, 15–11
2000					15–9, 15–9
2001					7–4, 4–7, 7–2
2002					17–14, 15–3
2003					17–15, 15–11
2004					15–12, 15–7
2005					15–11, 17–14
2006					14–21, 21–11, 21–17
			United States		21–15, 21–18
					21–10, 20–22, 21–18
					18–21, 21–14, 21–14
					21–15, 17–21, 21–16
					21–16, 21–14
					16–21, 21–16, 21–16
					21–15, 21–13
					21–19, 21–18
					14–21, 21–15, 23–21
					21–19, 21–15
					21–14, 14–21, 21–12
					21–8, 21–10
					21–12, 21–17
2020	No competition
2021
					24–22, 16–21, 21–9
					21–18, 18–21, 21–13
					9–21, 21–18, 21–17

Statistics

Multiple champions

Player	Open Era	Amateur Era	All-time	Years
	0	6	6	1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968
				1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968
	0	5	5	1937, 1938, 1949, 1951, 1954
	4	0	4	1984, 1989, 1990, 1991
	0	4		1950, 1953, 1955, 1956
				1940, 1947, 1948, 1955
				1957, 1959, 1960, 1962
	3	0	3	1999, 2001, 2005
				2008, 2013, 2015
				1985, 1986, 1987
				2006, 2007, 2010
				1989, 1990, 1991
				1985, 1986, 1987
				1993, 1994, 1997
				1993, 1994, 1997
	0	3		1950, 1953, 1956
				1957, 1959, 1960
				1940, 1947, 1948
	2	0	2	1992, 1996
				2013, 2015
				2001, 2005
				2006, 2007
				1998, 1999
	0	2		1937, 1938

Championships by country

Country	Amateur Era	Open Era	All-time	First title	Last title
	22.5	10	32.5		2014
	0	14	14		2023
	0	7	7		2016
	0	5	5		2024
	3.5	0	3.5		1956
	1	1	2		1995
	0	2	2		2022
	0	1	1	2012

See also

• List of Malaysia Open men's singles champions
• List of Malaysia Open women's singles champions
• List of Malaysia Open women's doubles champions
• List of Malaysia Open mixed doubles champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: BWF World Tour Hosts 2023–2026 Announced . 18 June 2022 . 18 June 2022 . Badminton World Federation.
2. Web site: BWF Malaysia Open: Full list of title winners . 15 April 2024 . 14 January 2024 . Khel Now.