From January 9 to 14, 2024, the Petronas Malaysia Open 2024 took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Let's take a look back at this super1000 tournament, where we meet up with some of the players who have played at Orléans Masters Badminton!
Quarter-finals: Men's singles : World number 1 Viktor AXELSEN takes a hard-fought 16-21/21-18/21-9 victory over Ka Long Angus NG.
A Chinese duel in this quarter-final, with Yu Qi SHI winning 8-21/21-11/21-10 against Guang Zu LU.
Representing Chinese Taipei, Chun-Yi LIN won in 2 sets against China's Shi Feng LI: 21-12/21-18.
At the Orléans Masters Badminton by VICTOR 2023, Denmark's Anders ANTONSEN qualified for the semi-finals against Japan's Kodai NARAOKA with a score of 16-21/21-12/21-7.
Women’s singles : Jia Min YEO, attending Orléans in 2023, lost in 3 sets to world number 1 Se Young AN: 16-21/21-12/21-19.
China's Yi Man ZHANG wins 12-21/21-17/21-17 over Japan's Akane YAMAGUCHI.
Tzu Ying TAI won in 2 sets 21-16/21-15 against Bing Jiao HE.
China's Yu Fei CHEN qualifies for the semi-finals with a 21-13/21-17 victory over Gregoria Mariska TUNJUNG.
Men’s doubles : Seeded number 1, the LIANG / WANG pair won 16/21/21-17/21-18 against the Indonesian ALFIAN / ARDIANTO.
ONG and TEO lose to Japan's HOKI and KOBAYASHI: 21-15/21-9.
The KANG / SEO pair beat the CHIA / SOH pair 16-21/21-18/21-13.
On to the semi-finals for the Indian pair RANKIREDDY / SHETTY in 2 sets against the pair HE / REN :21-11/21-8.
Women’s doubles : Finalist at the OMB by VICTOR 2023, the Chinese pair LIU / TAN beat CHEN / JIA 21-12/17-21/21-10.
Present at the OMB by VICTOR 2023. India's CRASTO and PONNAPPA lose to Japan's IWANAGA and NAKANISHI.
On to the semi-finals for ZHANG and ZHENG, who won in 2 sets 21-17/21-15 against the MIYAURA / SAKURAMOTO pair.
Korea's BAEK and LEE win 21-13/21-14 over China's LI and LIU.
Mixed doubles : The Korean pair KIM / JEONG beat the Chinese pair ZHENG / HUANG 21-11/18-21/21-17.
The PUAVARANUKROH / TAERATTANACHAI pair lost 21-16/21-12 to the HEE / TAN pair.
The JIANG / WEI duo won 21-19/21-14 against the Koreans SEO and CHAE.
The Japanese Duel in this quarter-final, WATANABE and HIGASHINO win 21-14/21-8 against MIDORIKAWA and SAITO.
Semi-finals : Men’s singles : China's Yu Qi SHI defeats Denmark's Viktor AXELSEN in 3 sets: 21-12/19-21/21-17.
In the final, he will meet a player who will be coming to Orléans in 2023. Danish Anders ANTONSEN got the better of Chun-Yi Lin (21-16/21-7).
Women’s singles : 2-set victory for Korea's Se Young AN 21-17/21-11 over Yi Man ZHANG.
Representing Chinese Taipei, Tzu Ying TAI won in 3 tight sets 17-21/21-15/21-18 against Yu Fei CHEN.
Men’s doubles : In 3 sets, the Chinese pair LIANG / WANG qualified for the final 21-12/19-21/21-13 at the expense of Japan's HOKI / KOBAYASHI.
The Indian pair RANKIREDDY / SHETTY won in 2 sets 21-18/22-20 against the Koreans KANG / SEO.
Women’s doubles : China's LIU and TAN, present at OMB by VICTOR in 2023, reach the finals following their 21-11/21-16 victory over Japan's IWANNAGA / NAKANISHI.
In the final against another Chinese pair, ZHANG and ZHENG beat the BAEK / LEE pair 21-17/21-17 in the semi-final.
Mixed doubles : The Korean pair KIM / JEONG beat the HEE / TAN pair 21-16/21-16.
In a close match, Japan's WATANABE and HIGASHINO won 21-15/12-21/21-15 against China's JIANG and WEI.
Finals : Men’s singles : At the OMB by VICTOR 2023, Anders ANTONSEN defeats China's Yu Qi SHI 21-14/21-13.
Women’s singles : World number 1 Se Young AN wins the title with a 10-21/21-10/21-18 victory over Tzu Ying TAI.
Men’s doubles : In a 3-set final, the LIANG / WANG pair came out on top. Victory 9-21/21-18/21-17 over India's RANKIREDDY and SHETTY.
Women’s doubles : After losing their final matches at the Orléans Masters by VICTOR 2023, China's LIU and TAN won 21-18/21-18 against the ZHANG / ZHENG pair.
Mixed doubles : The Japanese pair WATANABE / HIGASHINO easily beat the Korean pair KIM / JEONG 21-18/21-15.
We'll be back soon to relive and follow the players who came to the Orleans Masters Badminton by VICTOR during the YONEX SUNRISE India Open 2024 in New Delhi, India.
