List of Malaysia Open mixed 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 1961, 1964, 1969 to 1982, 1985, and from 2020 to 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Finalists

Amateur era
Year	Country	Champion	Country	Runner-up	Score
1937		Wong Peng Soon Waileen Wong			21–11, 21–12
1938		Wong Peng Soon Waileen Wong		A. S. Samuel Ida Lim	20–23, 21–11, 21–7
1939		Ooi Teik Hock Cecilia Chan		Chan Kon Leong Chung Kon Yoong	15–4, 15–11
1940	SGP	Wong Peng Soon Lee Chee Neo		Ooi Teik Hock Cecilia Chan	15–9, 15–11
1941		Chee Choon Wah Ong Eak Eam		S. A. Durai Yoong Sook Lian	15–9, 15–1
1942	No competition (due to World War II)
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947		Chan Kon Leong Cecilia Samuel		S. M. Omar Molly Chin	15–6, 15–3
1948		Chan Kon Leong Lee Keng Sim		Lee Mun Kong Mary Yap	15–7, 13–15, 15–2
1949		Eddy Choong Amy Choong		Chan Kon Leong Valentine Chan	15–9, 11–15, 15–7
1950		Goh Chong Hong Valentine Chan		Chan Kon Leong Cecilia Samuel	15–6, 5–15, 15–10
1951		Goh Chong Hong Valentine Chan		Chan Kon Leong Cecilia Samuel	15–12, 11–15, 15–11
1952	SGP	Ong Poh Lim Cecilia Samuel		Abdullah Priuz Cheah Kooi See	15–4, 1–2 (retired)
1953		Lee Yew Seng Chia Peck Sim		Chan Kon Leong Lim Ee Lian	9–15, 15–3, 15–8
1954		Chan Kon Leong Cecilia Samuel		Tan Jin Eong Tan Eng Looi	15–10, 10–15, 18-16
1955		Jörgen Hammergaard Hansen Amy Choong		Chan Kon Leong Cecilia Samuel	17–15, 15–11
1956		Abdullah Piruz Chia Peck Sim		Chan Kon Leong Jessie Ong	15–3, 12–15, 15-12
1957		Lim Say Hup Tan Gaik Bee		Eddy Choong Lam Kit Lin	15–3, 6–15, 15–12
1958		Lim Say Hup Tan Gaik Bee		Johnny Heah Amy Heah	12–15, 15–4, 18–14
1959		Lim Say Hup Tan Gaik Bee	India	Nandu Natekar Alice Lim	15–8, 15–3
1960		Lim Say Hup Tan Gaik Bee		Bobby Chee Ng Mei Ling	17–14, 15–6
1961	No competition
1962		Teh Kew San Ng Mei Ling		Ng Boon Bee Tan Gaik Bee	15–11, 15–12
1963		Eddy Choong Tan Gaik Bee		Bobby Chee Ewe Choon Ghee	4–15, 15–4, 15–6
1964	No competition
1965		Teh Kew San Ng Mei Ling			15–10, 15–7
1966					10–8 (retired)
1967					15–9, 15–8
1968				Teh Kew San Ng Mei Ling	18–17, 15-13
1969	No competition
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
Open era
1980	No competition
1981
1982
1983					5–15, 15–10, 15–6
1984					15–6, 15–5
1985	No competition
1986					15–7, 18–15
1987					15–7, 15-6
1988					15–9, 15-7
1989					15–7, 15–13
1990					15–12, 15–1
1991					15–11, 15–8
1992					15–8, 15–12
1993					18–13, 15–13
1994					15–9, 15–11
1995					15–7, 15–9
1996					15–7, 15–5
1997					15–12, 15–1
1998					8–15, 18–15, 18–15
1999					15–4, 15–7
2000					15–7, 15–8
2001					7–8, 6–8, 7–2
2002					11–9, 11–4
2003					15–6, 15–5
2004					15–2, 15–11
2005					15–12, 15–11
2006					19–21, 21–14, 21–15
					21–12, 14–21, 21–15
					21–14, 21–15
					21–14, 21–19
					19–21, 21–18, 21–15
					21–13, 13–21, 21–16
					21–12, 21–9
					21–13, 21–18
					21–11, 17–21, 21–13
					21–16, 21–14
					23–21, 13–21, 21–16
					21–15, 21–18
					21–19, 21–18
					21–17, 21–13
2020	No competition
2021
					21–13, 21–18
					21–19, 21–11
					21–18, 21–15

Statistics

Multiple champions

Player	Open Era	Amateur Era	All-time	Years
	5	0	5	2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
	0	5		1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963
	4	0	4	2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
	0	4		1957, 1958, 1959, 1960
				1939, 1947, 1952, 1954
	3	0	3	2004, 2006, 2007
				1995, 2000, 2003
				1996, 1998, 2000
				1996, 1998, 2000
	0	3		1947, 1948, 1954
				1937, 1938, 1940
	2	0	2	1989, 1991
				1984, 1987
				2008, 2011
				2000, 2003
				2009, 2016
				2011, 2014
				1983, 1984
				1993, 1999
				1989, 1990
				1986, 1988
				2004, 2006
				2012, 2015
				2012, 2015
	0	2		1949, 1955
				1953, 1956
				1949, 1963
				1950, 1951
				1962, 1965
				1966, 1967
				1962, 1965
				1950, 1951
				1937, 1938

Championships by country

Country	Amateur Era	Open Era	All-time	First title	Last title
	18.5	0	18.5		1965
	0	15	15		2023
	2	7	9		2016
	0	7	7		2005
	1	4	5		2013
	0	4	4		2002
	3	0	3		1952
	0.5	1	1.5		1994
	0	1	1	2024

See also

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