List of Malaysia Open Men's Singles champions

Below is the list of the winners at the Malaysia Open
Malaysia Open (badminton)
The Malaysia Open is an annual badminton event that commonly held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The tournament has been held since 1937 and has been played in different locations such as Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Penang, Selangor, Kuantan....

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Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

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Between 1942-1946 it was cancelled because of the World War II. Between 1967-1982, the competition was not held either.

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score Scoring System Development of Badminton The current scoring system in badminton is the 3 × 21 rally point scoring system. This means that three games are played to 21 points each, with a required two point difference between scores . The winner of a rally scores a point regardless of who served...
1937	A. S. Samuel
1938	Tan Choong Tee
1939	Seah Eng Hee
1940	Wong Peng Soon Wong Peng Soon Wong Peng Soon, MBE was an Ethnic Chinese badminton player who reigned as a top player in Malaya from the 1930s to the 1950s...
1941	Wong Peng Soon
1942 1946	No competition
1947	Wong Peng Soon
1948	Ooi Tech Hock
1949	Wong Peng Soon
1950	Wong Peng Soon
1951	Wong Peng Soon
1952	Wong Peng Soon
1953	Wong Peng Soon
1954	Ong Poh Lim Ong Poh Lim Ong Poh Lim was a Malayan/Singaporean badminton player who won numerous national and international titles from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. In 1954 he shared the prestigious All-England men's doubles title with Ooi Teik Hock, having previously reached the finals of both singles and doubles...
1955	Ferry Sonneville Ferry Sonneville Ferry Sonneville was an Indonesian badminton player noted for his touch, consistency, tactical astuteness, and coolness under pressure...
1956	Ong Poh Lim
1957	Eddy Choong Ewe Beng
1958	Charoen Wattanasin Charoen Wattanasin Charoen Wattanasin is a former badminton player from Thailand who won international championships in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Between 1958 and 1962 Wattanasin captured the open men's singles titles of Malaya, Ireland, Scotland, Norway, and France. He also shared the open men's doubles...
1959	Charoen Wattanasin
1960	Eddy Choong Ewe Beng
1961	Jim Poole James Richard Poole James Richard Poole is a former American badminton player who won national and international championships between 1958 and 1979.-Career:...
1962	Charoen Wattanasin
1963	Yew Cheng Hoe Yew Cheng Hoe Yew Cheng Hoe is a former world-class Malaysian badminton player. He played on the Malaysian Thomas Cup teams of 1963-1964 and 1966-1967, the latter of which won the world championship. During the 1965-1966 tournament season Cheng Hoe was a frequent runner-up to fellow countryman Tan Aik Huang...
1964	Billy Ng Seow Meng
1965	Tan Aik Huang Tan Aik Huang Tan Aik Huang is a retired Malaysian Chinese badminton player noted for his superb footwork and patience.He won the All England Open Badminton Championships, then considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, in men's singles in 1966, defeating Japan's Masao Akiyama in the finals...
1966	Tan Aik Huang
1967 1982	No competition
1983	Liem Swie King Liem Swie King Liem Swie King is a former Indonesian badminton player who excelled from the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. Along with Morten Frost , Han Jian and Luan Jin , and Prakash Padukone , he was one of the world's leading singles players of that era...
1984	Icuk Sugiarto Icuk Sugiarto Icuk Sugiarto is a former Indonesian badminton player who rated among the world's best singles players during the 1980s....
1985	Morten Frost Morten Frost Morten Frost or Morten Frost Hansen, aka "Mr Badminton", is a former badminton player and later coach, who represented Denmark...
1986	Zhao Jianhua Zhao Jianhua Zhao Jianhua is a Chinese former badminton player who competed internationally from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Generally rated among the most talented players that China has produced, he was admired for his speed and power as well as for his deception and technique...
1987	Yang Yang Yang Yang (badminton) Yang Yang is a former Chinese badminton player.He is one of the two badminton players in the world to have won two World Badminton Championships men's singles titles consecutively , the other being Lin Dan. He also won the men's singles gold medal when badminton was a demonstration sport at the...
1988	Xiong Guobao Xiong Guobao Xiong Guobao is a former elite level badminton player from China who won numerous international singles titles in the late 1980s. Noted for his solid, consistent play, Xiong rarely suffered lopsided defeats. His titles included the United States , Japan , Hong Kong , Malaysian , Thailand , French ,...
1989	Xiong Guobao Xiong Guobao Xiong Guobao is a former elite level badminton player from China who won numerous international singles titles in the late 1980s. Noted for his solid, consistent play, Xiong rarely suffered lopsided defeats. His titles included the United States , Japan , Hong Kong , Malaysian , Thailand , French ,...
1990	Rashid Sidek Rashid Sidek Rashid Sidek was a Malaysian national badminton player, and a prominent world-class singles player during the 1990s. He is the youngest of the six Sidek brothers. He and his siblings were all actively involved in the international badminton scene...
1991	Rashid Sidek Rashid Sidek Rashid Sidek was a Malaysian national badminton player, and a prominent world-class singles player during the 1990s. He is the youngest of the six Sidek brothers. He and his siblings were all actively involved in the international badminton scene...	Foo Kok Keong Foo Kok Keong Foo Kok Keong is a former badminton star from Malaysia who rated among the world's best singles players from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. Not a stylish looking player, he was noted for his quickness, stamina, and never-say-die tenacity...	15-4 15-5
1992	Rashid Sidek Rashid Sidek Rashid Sidek was a Malaysian national badminton player, and a prominent world-class singles player during the 1990s. He is the youngest of the six Sidek brothers. He and his siblings were all actively involved in the international badminton scene...	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen -Career:Stuer-Lauridsen won bronze in the 1992 Olympic Games having conceded the match after sustaining an injury. He also played at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he was the standard bearer of Denmark.-External links:**...	15-5 15-7
1993	Ardy Wiranata Ardy Wiranata Ardy Bernardus Wiranata was an Indonesian badminton player who rated among the top singles players in the world during most of the 1990s...	Hariyanto Arbi Hariyanto Arbi Hariyanto Arbi is a former male badminton player from Indonesia who rated among the world's top few singles players in the 1990s.-Career:...	11-15 15-5 17-14
1994	Joko Suprianto Joko Suprianto Joko Suprianto is a former badminton player from Indonesia who was one of the world's leading men's singles players in the early and mid 1990s, a period during which Indonesia was especially deep in top tier singles players, winning many of the world's major events.Suprianto became world champion...	Rashid Sidek Rashid Sidek Rashid Sidek was a Malaysian national badminton player, and a prominent world-class singles player during the 1990s. He is the youngest of the six Sidek brothers. He and his siblings were all actively involved in the international badminton scene...	15-3 15-5
1995	Alan Budi Kusuma
1996	Ong Ewe Hock Ong Ewe Hock Ong Ewe Hock is a former Malaysian Chinese badminton singles player whose prime years were in the 1990s. He is best known for his fighting spirit and his fast game play.-Achievements:...
1997	Hermawan Susanto Hermawan Susanto Hermawan Susanto is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player who played at the world level during the 1990s. Susanto was one of an impressive cadre of Indonesians who won numerous international tournaments and captured successive Thomas Cup titles during the era...	Peter Gade Peter Gade Peter Høeg Gade is a Danish professional badminton player. He currently resides in Holte in Copenhagen...	15-11 15-11
1998	Peter Gade Peter Gade Peter Høeg Gade is a Danish professional badminton player. He currently resides in Holte in Copenhagen...	Jeffer Rosobin	15-5 15-12
1999	Luo Yigang	Wong Choong Hann Wong Choong Hann Wong Choong Hann is a professional Malaysian badminton player.He currently resides in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.-Career:Wong Choong Hann's career began with the 1991 Malaysia Open.The first tournament he won was the 1997 Dutch Open...	17-16 17-15
2000	Taufik Hidayat Taufik Hidayat Taufik Hidayat is an Indonesian badminton player. He is a former World and Olympic champion in men's singles...	Xia Xuanze Xia Xuanze Xia Xuanze is a former male Chinese badminton player who played singles at the world level from the late 1990s through the first few years of the 21st century. Now he is a men's singles coach for the national team of China.-Player Attributes:...	15-10 17-14
2001	Ong Ewe Hock Ong Ewe Hock Ong Ewe Hock is a former Malaysian Chinese badminton singles player whose prime years were in the 1990s. He is best known for his fighting spirit and his fast game play.-Achievements:...	Rony Agustinus	3-7 7-2 7-0 6-8 7-1
2002	James Chua	Ong Ewe Hock Ong Ewe Hock Ong Ewe Hock is a former Malaysian Chinese badminton singles player whose prime years were in the 1990s. He is best known for his fighting spirit and his fast game play.-Achievements:...	15-10 15-6
2003	Chen Hong	Lee Chong Wei Lee Chong Wei Datuk Lee Chong Wei is a professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam. Lee won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games, thus becoming the first Malaysian to reach the final of the men's singles event and ending Malaysia's Olympic medal drought since the 1996 Games...	15-9 15-5
2004	Lee Chong Wei Lee Chong Wei Datuk Lee Chong Wei is a professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam. Lee won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games, thus becoming the first Malaysian to reach the final of the men's singles event and ending Malaysia's Olympic medal drought since the 1996 Games...	Park Sung-hwan Park Sung-hwan Park Sung-hwan is a male badminton player from South Korea. Park is the top ranked men's singles player in Korea and has also enjoyed success at international level, winning individual medals at both the 2010 World Championships and 2010 Asian Games.-2004-2007:2005 Park won the Indonesia...	15-13 15-12
2005	Lee Chong Wei Lee Chong Wei Datuk Lee Chong Wei is a professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam. Lee won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games, thus becoming the first Malaysian to reach the final of the men's singles event and ending Malaysia's Olympic medal drought since the 1996 Games...	Lin Dan Lin Dan Lin Dan is a professional badminton player from China. He is a four-time world champion and the reigning Olympic champion. Widely considered to be the greatest badminton player of all time, by the age of 27 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all major titles in world badminton:...	17-15 9-15 15-9
2006	Lee Chong Wei Lee Chong Wei Datuk Lee Chong Wei is a professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam. Lee won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games, thus becoming the first Malaysian to reach the final of the men's singles event and ending Malaysia's Olympic medal drought since the 1996 Games...	Lin Dan Lin Dan Lin Dan is a professional badminton player from China. He is a four-time world champion and the reigning Olympic champion. Widely considered to be the greatest badminton player of all time, by the age of 27 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all major titles in world badminton:...	21-18 18-21 23-21
2007 2007 Malaysia Super Series -Seeds:# Zhang Ning# Xie Xingfang# Xu Huaiwen# Wang Chen# Lu Lan# Zhu Lin# Pi Hongyan# Yao Jie-Results:-Seeds:# Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun# Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen# Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae# Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah...	Peter Gade Peter Gade Peter Høeg Gade is a Danish professional badminton player. He currently resides in Holte in Copenhagen...	Bao Chunlai Bao Chunlai Bao Chunlai is a male, left-handed badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:The tall, powerful Bao has ranked among the world's leading singles player during the first decade of the 21st century...	21-15 17-21 21-14
2008 2008 Malaysia Super Series The 2008 Malaysia Super Series is the inaugural tournament of the 2008 BWF Super Series in badminton. It was held in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, from January 15 to January 20, 2008.-Absence:...	Lee Chong Wei Lee Chong Wei Datuk Lee Chong Wei is a professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam. Lee won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games, thus becoming the first Malaysian to reach the final of the men's singles event and ending Malaysia's Olympic medal drought since the 1996 Games...	Lee Hyun-il Lee Hyun-il Lee Hyun-il is a male badminton player from South Korea.- 2002 Asian Games:Lee competed in the 2002 Asian Games where he showed signs of promise as an ace singles player for Team Korea...	21-15 11-21 21-17
2009 2009 Malaysia Super Series The 2009 Malaysia Super Series, not to be confused with the 2009 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold, was held from January 6 to January 11, 2009 in Putra Indoor Stadium, Malaysia.-Winners:...	Lee Chong Wei Lee Chong Wei Datuk Lee Chong Wei is a professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam. Lee won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games, thus becoming the first Malaysian to reach the final of the men's singles event and ending Malaysia's Olympic medal drought since the 1996 Games...	Park Sung-hwan Park Sung-hwan Park Sung-hwan is a male badminton player from South Korea. Park is the top ranked men's singles player in Korea and has also enjoyed success at international level, winning individual medals at both the 2010 World Championships and 2010 Asian Games.-2004-2007:2005 Park won the Indonesia...	21-14 21-13
2010 2010 Malaysia Super Series The 2010 Malaysia Open Super Series was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from January 19, 2010 to January 24, 2010. It was the second competition in the 2010 BWF Super Series.-Seeds:# Lee Chong Wei# Lin Dan# Taufik Hidayat# Peter Gade# Chen Jin...	Lee Chong Wei Lee Chong Wei Datuk Lee Chong Wei is a professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam. Lee won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games, thus becoming the first Malaysian to reach the final of the men's singles event and ending Malaysia's Olympic medal drought since the 1996 Games...	Boonsak Ponsana Boonsak Ponsana Boonsak Ponsana is a male badminton player from Thailand.His younger sister Salakjit Ponsana is also part of the Thailand badminton team.-Career:...	21-13 21-7

External links

Malaysia Open - Past Champions men's singles, from InternationalBadminton.org

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