The PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2026 is set to deliver more drama and milestones as the Super 500 event continues its run as a mainstay on the badminton circuit since 2009. Here are some standout facts and records to follow this year:
-Ratchanok Intanon (6th seed) could become the second most successful overall singles player at the event—trailing only Lee Chong Wei’s five titles—and the record women’s singles winner if she secures her third crown. She’s currently tied with Pusarla V. Sindhu and Wang Zhi Yi at two wins apiece.
-Intanon has a perfect finals record at the Malaysia Masters, winning both her previous finals in 2018 and 2019.
-Only Denmark, China, Malaysia, and Japan have produced winners across the last two editions.
-Li Shi Feng (5th seed) is the only defending champion in this year’s field, having clinched China’s first men’s singles title at the event in 2025.
-The last six men’s singles titles have gone to players from six different countries, highlighting the tournament’s competitiveness.
-Chen Yu Fei enters as the only top seed with a previous Malaysia Masters title (2020).
In mixed doubles, Dechapol Puavaranukroh could become just the second player after
-Zheng Si Wei to win the same category with two different partners at this event.
Arisa Igarashi could be the first in 11 years to top both the women’s and mixed doubles podiums if successful with Chiharu Shida, having won mixed with Yuta Watanabe in 2019.
-Ng Ka Long Angus is making his 12th Malaysia Masters appearance—more than any other player.
-A men’s doubles win for Malaysia would tie them with Indonesia for the most all-time titles (six) in the discipline.
-France becomes only the second European nation after Denmark to field two seeded men’s singles players: Christo Popov (3) and Alex Lanier (7).
