On Wednesday, Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen both played superbly to win their first-round tie and qualify for the next round of the 2023 Malaysia Masters, here, we examine the tournament’s first-round results, schedule, draw, seeded players, & streaming information
PV Sindhu is also prepared for the second-round of 2023 Malaysia Masters, as the 2019 world champion battled hard to defeat Line Christophersen in the opening round. In her upcoming match on Thursday, Sindhu will face-off against world no. 28 Ohori Aya of Japan.
BWF Malaysia Masters badminton 2023 results today, schedule, date, time, draw, score and live stream telecast where to watch
Prannoy, Sindhu, Srikanth & Lakshya move into the pre-quarters ๐ฅ๐
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2023 Malaysia Masters singles day 3 schedule, date, venue, & second-round draw
After 45 minutes of play, Lee Zii Jia managed to emerge victorious against Lu by the score of 21-12, 21-19. In order to qualify for the quarterfinal, Malaysian ace Lee will compete against Chinese Taipei’s Lin Chun-Yi in the second-round. However, Ng Tze Yong was unable to build on the achievements of his countryman and the 23-year-old Malaysian was eliminated from the competition after falling to Nishimoto Kenta, who won by scores of 17-21, 21-16, 21-13. Unexpectedly, Lakshya Sen defeated world No. 4 Loh Kean Yew in his first-round tie at the 2023 Malaysia Masters, winning 21-10, 16-21, 21-9.
The third-seeded Indonesian Jonathan Christie, who overcame Chi Yu-Jen 16-21, 21-18, & 21-16 in the first round, will face the 28-year-old Japanese player in the second-round. Chou Tien-Chen, the sixth-ranked player in the world, was up against ninth-ranked Indian shuttler Prannoy, who staged an incredible comeback to win by the score of 16-21, 21-13, 21-14 despite losing the opening set.
Below, we look at upcoming schedule of 2023 Malaysia Masters:
May 25: Round of 16 matches will begin (from 03:00 AM GMT/08:30 AM IST)
26th May: Quarter-finals begin
May 27: Semi-finals begin
28th May: Finals begin
Malaysia Masters 2023: men’s & women’s singles update
| Category | Order | Match | Set-1 | Set-2 | Set-3 |
| Men’s Singles | 1 | Thailandย S Thammasin | 22 | 10 | 9 |
| Denmarkย M Johannesen | 20 | 21 | 21 | ||
| 2 | Thailandย K Wangcharoen | 16 | 17 | – | |
| Indonesiaย C Adinata | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| 3 | Thailandย K Vitidsarn | 21 | 21 | – | |
| Japanย K Tsuneyama | 16 | 19 | – | ||
| 4 | Indiaย S Kidambi | 21 | 21 | – | |
| Franceย T J Popov | 12 | 16 | – | ||
| 5 | Indonesiaย J Christie | 16 | 21 | 21 | |
| Chinese Taipeiย Chi Y-j | 21 | 18 | 16 | ||
| 6 | Japanย K Nishimoto | 17 | 21 | 21 | |
| Malaysiaย Ng T Y | 21 | 16 | 13 | ||
| 7 | Chinese Taipeiย Chou T-c | 21 | 14 | 13 | |
| Indiaย Prannoy H. S. | 16 | 21 | 21 | ||
| 8 | Chinaย Li SF | 21 | 21 | – | |
| Hong Kongย Lee C Y | 18 | 15 | – | ||
| 9 | Denmarkย R Gemke | 16 | 28 | 21 | |
| South Koreaย Jeon H-j | 21 | 26 | 11 | ||
| 10 | Chinese Taipeiย Lee C-h | 18 | 11 | – | |
| Japanย K Naraoka | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| 11 | Chinese Taipeiย Lin C-y | 13 | 21 | 21 | |
| Indonesiaย C A Dwi Wardoyo | 21 | 16 | 8 | ||
| 12 | Chinaย Lu GZ | 12 | 19 | – | |
| Malaysiaย Lee Z J | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| 13 | Hong Kongย Ng K L | 21 | 18 | 21 | |
| Republic of Irelandย N Nguyen | 11 | 21 | 13 | ||
| 14 | Indiaย L Sen | 21 | 16 | 21 | |
| Singaporeย Loh K Y | 10 | 21 | 9 | ||
| 15 | Japanย K Momota | 21 | 21 | 16 | |
| Chinaย Weng HY | 13 | 23 | 21 | ||
| 16 | Chinese Taipeiย Wang T-w | 14 | 16 | – | |
| Indonesiaย A S Ginting | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| Women’s Singles | 17 | Japanย A Yamaguchi | 21 | 21 | – |
| Indiaย A Kashyap | 17 | 12 | – | ||
| 18 | United Statesย I Wang | 5 | 15 | – | |
| Denmarkย M Blichfeldt | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| 19 | Thailandย P Chochuwong | 22 | 21 | – | |
| Chinese Taipeiย Sung S-y | 20 | 15 | – | ||
| 20 | Singaporeย Yeo J M | 19 | 21 | 9 | |
| Canadaย M Li | 21 | 13 | 21 | ||
| 21 | Chinaย Han Y | 21 | 21 | – | |
| Indiaย A Chaliha | 17 | 7 | – | ||
| 22 | Chinese Taipeiย Hsu W-c | 25 | 17 | 21 | |
| Japanย S Kawakami | 23 | 21 | 13 | ||
| 23 | Thailandย B Ongbamrungphan | 21 | 21 | – | |
| Myanmarย Thet Htar T | 12 | 8 | – | ||
| 24 | Germanyย Y Li | 21 | 17 | 21 | |
| Malaysiaย Goh J W | 17 | 21 | 15 | ||
| 25 | Japanย A Ohori | Walkover | |||
| Thailandย L Chaiwan | – | ||||
| 26 | Denmarkย L Christophersen | 13 | 21 | 18 | |
| Indiaย P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 17 | 21 | ||
| 27 | United Statesย B Zhang | 15 | 13 | – | |
| Chinaย Zhang YM | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| 28 | South Koreaย Kim G-e | 15 | 21 | 21 | |
| Thailandย R Intanon | 21 | 14 | 18 | ||
| 29 | South Koreaย Sim Y-j | 21 | 21 | – | |
| Belgiumย L Tan | 14 | 7 | – | ||
| 30 | Chinese Taipeiย Pai Y-p | 19 | 12 | – | |
| Indonesiaย G M Tunjung | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| 31 | Denmarkย L Kjรฆrsfeldt | 10 | 21 | 21 | |
| Indonesiaย P K Wardani | 21 | 14 | 7 | ||
| 32 | Indiaย M Bansod | 11 | 13 | – | |
| Chinaย Wang ZY | 21 | 21 | – | ||
2023 Malaysia Masters: prize money distribution
As a BWF Super 500 tournament, the Malaysia Masters will reward each singles category winner with prize money of $31,500 from the $420,000 total prize pool. It is confirmed that each singles semifinal loser will only receive $6,090, while the singles runner-up will receive $15,960. Singaporean star Loh Kean Yew will home empty-handed after his surprise first-round loss to Indian prodigy Lakshya Sen.
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 |
| Singles | $31,500 | $15,960 | $6,090 | $2,520 | $1,470 |
| Doubles | $33,180 | $15,960 | $5,880 | $3,045 | $1,575 |
When & Where to watch: live stream & telecast of Malaysia Masters
On the Badminton World Federation’s official YouTube channel, BWF TV, live streaming of the Malaysia Masters 2023 competitions will be available. There is no guarantee that an Indian TV channel would show the Malaysia Masters live as of right now. Fans can visit Olympics.com to view the Malaysia Masters 2023 on Olympic Channel.