BWF Malaysia Open 2025: Preview, schedule, where to watch, and prize money

The 2025 BWF World Tour season is set to begin on Tuesday with the Malaysia Open. The tournament is a Super 1000 and will bring all of the sport's biggest names to Kuala Lumpur, promising fans an exciting week of action.

For Indian badminton enthusiasts, the focus will be on men's doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. The pair have been on court only once since the Paris Olympics, and their return to action has been highly anticipated.

Another Indian star returning to competition in Malaysia is HS Prannoy. Prannoy hasn't played a single tournament after the Games, and fans will be eager to see how he begins the new year. Joining him in the men's singles draw will be Lakshya Sen. Sen had a phenomenal outing in Paris, and gave some strong performances in 2024, making him the one to watch out for in the upcoming days.

The women's singles will see India represented by upcoming stars Malvika Bansod, Anupama Upadhyay, and Aakarshi Kashyap. Meanwhile, the nation's women's doubles campaign will be spearheaded by Treesa Jolly and Gayathri Gopichand, and the duo will be joined by Ashwini Ponappa/Tanisha Crasto and Rutuparna Panda/Swetaparna Panda.

Elsewhere, India's mixed doubles contingent in the Super 1000 consists of Satish Karunakar/Aadya Variyath, Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto, and Ashith Surya/Amrutha Pramuthesh.

Malaysia Open 2024: Where to watch

Fans eager to catch the action from the first tournament of the year can tune into Sports 18-3 for a live telecast of the competition. Additionally, Jio Cinema will also provide a live stream of the event. For those who are unable to watch the matches, Tournament Software will provide scoring updates for all matches.

Malaysia Open 2025: Schedule

Round of 32 - Tuesday & Wednesday, January 7 & 8

Round of 16 - Thursday, January 9

Quarterfinals - Friday, January 10

Semifinals - Saturday, January 11

Finals - Sunday, January 12

Times for the matches will be updated every day on Tournament Software.

Malaysia Open 2025: Prize Money

Being a BWF Super 1000, the Malaysia Open promises generous cash prizes. Singles winners in Kuala Lumpur walk away with $101,500, while doubles titlists receive $107,300. Meanwhile, runners-up in the singles events claim $49,300, and their doubles counterparts win $50,750.