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BADMINTON · SUPER 500 · KUALA LUMPUR

2019 Malaysia Masters prize money

$350,000 paid across five draws in Kuala Lumpur, 15-20 January 2019. Son Wan-ho and Ratchanok Intanon won the singles and were paid $26,250 each, and each winning doubles pair took $27,650.

PRIZE MONEY $350,000
SINGLES WINNER $26,250
DOUBLES PAIR $27,650
PLAYERS PAID 120

What each round paid

One singles player, or one doubles pair, for going out at each stage

Super 500

Went out Singles Doubles pair All five draws
WINNER $26,250 $27,650 $135,450
Runner-up $13,300 $13,300 $66,500
Semi-finals $5,075 $4,900 $49,700
Quarter-finals $2,100 $2,537 $47,250
Last 16 $1,225 $1,312 $51,100

Where the money went, round by round

Winner $135k
Runner-up $67k
Semi-finals $50k
Quarter-finals $47k
Last 16 $51k

The five champions took $135,450 between them, 39% of the pot. Everyone out in the last 16 took 15%. A Super 500 pays from the last 16. A player who goes out in the first round of the main draw is not paid.

Doubles money is paid to the pair. On every player page it is counted half to each partner, so a doubles title here is worth $13,825 to each of them.

Men's singles

Every player paid, by the round reached

16 players

Player Country Went out Prize money
Son Wan-ho South Korea WINNER $26,250
Chen Long China Runner-up $13,300
Liew Daren Malaysia Semi-finals $5,075
Viktor Axelsen Denmark Semi-finals $5,075
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Indonesia Quarter-finals $2,100
Lee Zii Jia Malaysia Quarter-finals $2,100
Shi Yuqi China Quarter-finals $2,100
Srikanth Kidambi India Quarter-finals $2,100
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Denmark Last 16 $1,225
Jonatan Christie Indonesia Last 16 $1,225
Kantaphon Wangcharoen Thailand Last 16 $1,225
Kenta Nishimoto Japan Last 16 $1,225
Parupalli Kashyap India Last 16 $1,225
Suppanyu Avihingsanon Thailand Last 16 $1,225
Victor Svendsen Denmark Last 16 $1,225
Wong Wing Ki Hong Kong Last 16 $1,225

Women's singles

Every player paid, by the round reached

16 players

Player Country Went out Prize money
Ratchanok Intanon Thailand WINNER $26,250
Carolina Marín Spain Runner-up $13,300
Goh Jin Wei Malaysia Semi-finals $5,075
Saina Nehwal India Semi-finals $5,075
He Bingjiao China Quarter-finals $2,100
Nozomi Okuhara Japan Quarter-finals $2,100
Sung Ji-hyun South Korea Quarter-finals $2,100
Tai Tzu-ying Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $2,100
Aya Ohori Japan Last 16 $1,225
Chloe Birch England Last 16 $1,225
Evgeniya Kosetskaya Russia Last 16 $1,225
Fitriani Indonesia Last 16 $1,225
Gao Fangjie China Last 16 $1,225
Line Kjærsfeldt Denmark Last 16 $1,225
Yip Pui Yin Hong Kong Last 16 $1,225
Zhang Yiman China Last 16 $1,225

Men's doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

Women's doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

Mixed doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

2019 Malaysia Masters by country

What each country's players took home, doubles money split between the partners

17 countries

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money was there at the 2019 Malaysia Masters?

$350,000, across the five draws in Kuala Lumpur, 15-20 January 2019.

How much did Son Wan-ho win at the 2019 Malaysia Masters?

$26,250 for the men's singles title. Ratchanok Intanon was paid the same $26,250 for the women's.

How much did the doubles winners get at the 2019 Malaysia Masters?

$27,650 a pair, $13,825 each. That went to Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon in the men's doubles, Sayaka Hirota and Yuki Fukushima in the women's and Arisa Igarashi and Yuta Watanabe in the mixed.

How much did a first-round loser get at the 2019 Malaysia Masters?

Nothing. A Super 500 pays from the last 16, where a singles player took $1,225 and a doubles pair $1,312.

Did the 2019 Malaysia Masters pay more than 2018?

No. Both paid $350,000.

Which country won the most at the 2019 Malaysia Masters?

Japan, with $83,738, 24% of the pot.

Where to next

Every other Malaysia Masters, and the rest of the 2019 season