The Malaysia Masters, which is a Super 500 tournament, started with qualification and first round matches on May 23 and May 24 followed by second round, quarterfinals, semifinal and conclude with the finals on Sunday (May 28).
A total of 84 singles players and 108 doubles teams from across the globe, including as many as 10 singles players from India will be in action at the 11th edition of the tournament that was founded in 2009. The Indian contingent will hope to land their fourth title at the event.
PV Sindhu, Malvika Bansod, Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy will be among the shuttlers representing India at the Malaysia Masters 2023. The event will also see the likes of Lee Zii Jia, Akane Yamaguchi and Wang Zhiyi among others in action.
Here is all you need to know about Malaysia Masters 2023 from dates, Indian draw, results, telecast and live streaming information:
Malaysia Masters 2023 Dates and Timings
Qualification and First Round: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 and Wednesday, May 24, 2023 – Starts at 7:30 AM IST
Second Round: Thursday, May 25, 2023 – Starts at 7:30 AM IST
Quarterfinals: Friday, May 26, 2023 – Starts at 6:30 AM IST
Semifinals: Saturday, May 27, 2023 – Starts at 10:30 AM IST
Finals: Sunday, May 28, 2023 – Starts at 10:30 AM IST
Malaysia Masters 2023 Indian Men’s Singles Matches and Results
First Round
● Kidambi Srikanth beat Toma Junior Popov – 21-12, 21-16
● Lakshya Sen beat Loh Kean Yew (Singapore) – 21-10, 16-21, 21-9
● HS Prannoy beat Chou Tien-chen (Chinese Taipei) – 16-21, 14-21, 13-21
Second Round
● Kidambi Srikanth beat Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand) – 21-19, 21-19
● HS Prannoy beat Li Shi Feng (China) – 13-21, 21-16, 21-11
● Lakshya Sen lost to NG Ka Long Angus (Hong Kong) – 14-21, 19-21
Quarterfinal
● HS Prannoy beat Kenta Nishimoto (Japan) – 25-23, 18-21, 21-13
● Kidambi Srikanth lost to Christian Adinata (Indonesia) – 21-16, 16-21, 11-21
Semifinal
● HS Prannoy beat Christian Adinata (Indonesia) – 19-17 retired
Final
● HS Prannoy beat Weng Hong Yang (China) – 21-19, 13-21, 21-18
Malaysia Masters 2023 Indian Women’s Singles Matches and Results
First Round
● PV Sindhu beat Line Christophersen (Denmark) – 21-13, 17-21, 21-18
● Ashmita Chahila lost to Han Yue (China) – 17-21, 7-21
● Akarshi Kashyap lost to Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) – 17-21, 12-21
● Malvika Bansod lost to Wang Zhiyi (China) – 11-21, 13-21
Second Round
● PV Sindhu beat Aya Ohori (Japan) – 21-16, 21-11
Quarterfinal
● PV Sindhu beat Zhang Yi Man (China) – 21-16, 13-21, 22-20
Semifinal
● PV Sindhu lost to Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Indonesia) – 14-21, 17-21
Malaysia Masters 2023 Telecast & Live Streaming
There is no telecast available for the first few rounds, but fans can watch all the live action via BWF TV YouTube Channel, which will live stream action from all the four courts.
Viacom18 has the broadcast rights for BWF events in India. So, Sports 18-1 channels will telecast the matches live from the quarterfinal round, while Jio Cinema will be the destination for live streaming of the Malaysia Masters 2023 matches.
