Although Lakshya Sen suffered a heartbreaking defeat, Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth managed to overcome their second-round opponent and qualify for the men’s singles quarterfinal of the 2023 Malaysia Masters badminton, here, we examine the tournament’s second-round results, schedule, & streaming information
At the 2023 Malaysia Masters, Kidambi Srikanth defeated eighth-seeded Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn by score of 21-19, 21-19 on Thursday to qualify for the quarterfinal alongside Prannoy and Sindhu.
Malaysia Masters badminton 2023 results today, quarter-final schedule, date, time, draw, score and live stream telecast where to watch
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2023 Malaysia Masters singles day 4 schedule, date, venue, & quarter-final draw
In a pre-quarterfinal match on Thursday, double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu easily defeated Japan’s Aya Ohori 21-16, 21-11 in 40 minutes. Following this result, it is confirmed that Sindhu will face Zhang Yi Man of China to determine who qualifies for the semi-final of the Kuala Lumpur tournament. Prannoy defeated Chinese All England champion Li Shi Feng in the second-round of the BWF World Tour Super 500 match, coming from behind to win 13-21, 21-16, 21-11. On Friday, he will compete against Kenta Nishimoto of Japan in the quarterfinal.
Lakshya Sen, however, was eliminated from the current Malaysia Masters 2023 on Thursday after losing to Angus Ng Ka Long of Hong Kong. With a spectacular performance, Angus Ng Ka Long defeated Indian youngster Sen 21-14, 21-19. Following these results, it is confirmed that only three Indian shuttlers have qualified for the quarterfinal of the 2023 Malaysia Masters across all categories.
Below, we look at upcoming schedule of 2023 Malaysia Masters:
26th May: Quarter-finals begin (from 01:10 AM GMT/06:40 AM IST)
May 27: Semi-finals begin
28th May: Finals begin
Malaysia Masters 2023: second-round results & score
| Category | Order | Match | SET-1 | SET-2 | SET-3 |
| Men’s Singles | 1 | Denmarkย M Johannesen | 16 | 14 | – |
| Indonesiaย C Adinata | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| 2 | Thailandย K Vitidsarn | 19 | 19 | – | |
| Indiaย S Kidambi | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| 3 | Indonesiaย J Christie | 20 | 11 | – | |
| Japanย K Nishimoto | 22 | 21 | – | ||
| 4 | Indiaย Prannoy H. S. | 13 | 21 | 21 | |
| Chinaย Li SF | 21 | 16 | 11 | ||
| 5 | Denmarkย R Gemke | 14 | 15 | – | |
| Japanย K Naraoka | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| 6 | Chinese Taipeiย Lin C-y | 21 | 16 | 21 | |
| Malaysiaย Lee Z J | 19 | 21 | 15 | ||
| 7 | Hong Kongย Ng K L | 21 | 21 | – | |
| Indiaย L Sen | 14 | 19 | – | ||
| 8 | Chinaย Weng HY | 21 | 21 | – | |
| Indonesiaย A S Ginting | 19 | 15 | – | ||
| Women’s Singles | 1 | Japanย A Yamaguchi | 21 | 21 | – |
| Denmarkย M Blichfeldt | 18 | 17 | – | ||
| 2 | Thailandย P Chochuwong | 15 | 13 | – | |
| Canadaย M Li | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| 3 | Chinaย Han Y | 21 | 21 | – | |
| Chinese Taipeiย Hsu W-c | 16 | 18 | – | ||
| 4 | Thailandย B Ongbamrungphan | 19 | 21 | 21 | |
| Germanyย Y Li | 21 | 13 | 16 | ||
| 5 | Japanย A Ohori | 16 | 11 | – | |
| Indiaย P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| 6 | Chinaย Zhang YM | 16 | 21 | 21 | |
| South Koreaย Kim G-e | 21 | 15 | 18 | ||
| 7 | South Koreaย Sim Y-j | 15 | 19 | – | |
| Indonesiaย G M Tunjung | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| 8 | Denmarkย L Kjรฆrsfeldt | 18 | 20 | – | |
| Chinaย Wang ZY | 21 | 22 | – | ||
| Men’s Doubles | 1 | South Koreaย Kang M-h | 21 | 21 | – |
| South Koreaย Seo S-j | |||||
| Japanย A Koga | 15 | 17 | – | ||
| Japanย T Saito | |||||
| 2 | Malaysiaย Ong Y S | 15 | 21 | 21 | |
| Malaysiaย Teo E Y | |||||
| Chinese Taipeiย Lu C-y | 21 | 12 | 19 | ||
| Chinese Taipeiย Yang P-h | |||||
| 3 | Japanย T Hoki | 21 | 21 | – | |
| Japanย Y Kobayashi | |||||
| Indonesiaย M F Gideon | 15 | 17 | – | ||
| Indonesiaย K S Sukamuljo | |||||
| 4 | Chinese Taipeiย Lee F-c | 19 | 20 | – | |
| Chinese Taipeiย Lee F-j | |||||
| Chinese Taipeiย Chang K-c | 21 | 22 | – | ||
| Chinese Taipeiย Po L-w | |||||
| 5 | Scotlandย A Dunn | 21 | 16 | 13 | |
| Scotlandย A Hall | |||||
| Malaysiaย Man W C | 19 | 21 | 21 | ||
| Malaysiaย Tee K W | |||||
| 6 | Chinese Taipeiย Lee J-h | 17 | 14 | – | |
| Chinese Taipeiย Yang P-h | |||||
| Indonesiaย M Ahsan | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| Indonesiaย H Setiawan | |||||
| 7 | Chinaย He JT | 14 | 13 | – | |
| Chinaย Zhou HD | |||||
| Indonesiaย L R Carnando | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| Indonesiaย D Marthin | |||||
| 8 | South Koreaย Choi S-g | 19 | 14 | – | |
| South Koreaย Kim W-h | |||||
| Malaysiaย A Chia | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| Malaysiaย Soh W Y | |||||
| Women’s Doubles | 1 | Japanย N Matsuyama | 21 | 21 | – |
| Japanย C Shida | |||||
| Chinaย Li WM | 16 | 12 | – | ||
| Chinaย Liu XX | |||||
| 2 | Japanย R Iwanaga | 14 | 6 | – | |
| Japanย K Nakanishi | |||||
| South Koreaย Baek H-n | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| South Koreaย Lee S-h | |||||
| 3 | South Koreaย Kim S-y | 16 | 21 | 19 | |
| South Koreaย Kong H-y | |||||
| Chinese Taipeiย Hsu Y-c | 21 | 15 | 21 | ||
| Chinese Taipeiย Lin W-c | |||||
| 4 | Japanย M Matsumoto | 21 | 21 | – | |
| Japanย W Nagahara | |||||
| Denmarkย M Fruergaard | 12 | 10 | – | ||
| Denmarkย S Thygesen | |||||
| 5 | Japanย R Miyaura | 17 | 21 | 19 | |
| Japanย A Sakuramoto | |||||
| Malaysiaย P Tan | 21 | 18 | 21 | ||
| Malaysiaย Thinaah M | |||||
| 6 | South Koreaย Lee Y-l | 16 | 9 | – | |
| South Koreaย Shin S-c | |||||
| Japanย Y Fukushima | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| Japanย S Hirota | |||||
| 7 | Japanย R Hirokami | 15 | 21 | 7 | |
| Japanย Y Kato | |||||
| South Koreaย Jeong N-e | 21 | 9 | 21 | ||
| South Koreaย Kim H-j | |||||
| 8 | Thailandย S Paewsampran | 14 | 14 | – | |
| Thailandย P Supajirakul | |||||
| Indonesiaย A Rahayu | 21 | 21 | – | ||
| Indonesiaย S F S Ramadhanti |
2023 Malaysia Masters: prize money distribution
Each singles category winner of the Malaysia Masters, a BWF Super 500 tournament, will receive $31,500 in prize money from the $420,000 total prize pool. The singles runner-up will receive $15,960, while the losers of each singles semifinal match will only receive $6,090 each. Lakshya Sen, an Indian prodigy, was unexpectedly defeated by Angus in the second round, earning him $1,470 in prize money.
| 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
Live streaming of the Malaysia Masters 2023 events will be accessible on the Badminton World Federation’s official YouTube channel, BWF TV. There is no assurance that an Indian TV broadcaster will now air the Malaysia Masters live. To watch the Malaysia Masters on Olympic Channel in 2023, fans can go to Olympics.com.