Macao’s biggest badminton tournament runs between today and Sunday, with 275 of the world’s top players from 29 countries competing across five categories
Macau Open Badminton 2026 opens with 3 million-pataca prize pool, the richest on the Super 300 tour
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Some of the world’s top badminton players are set to compete in the Sands China Ltd. Macau Open Badminton 2026, which runs from today until Sunday at the Macau East Asian Games Dome.
This year’s tournament is notable for having a prize pool of 3 million patacas (US$370,000) – the highest among the BWF World Tour’s Super 300 tournaments.
A total of 275 players from 29 countries and regions are taking part across five events: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
Leading men’s contenders include Hong Kong’s Angus Ng Ka Long, who won the 2024 edition and is currently ranked 30th in the world. He is joined by Singapore’s Jason Teh, the world number 31, and South Korea’s Jin Hyeok Jeon, ranked 38th, who won the competition in 2015.
Leading women’s players include South Korea’s Kim Ga Eun (world number 16), Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan (18th) and China’s Han Qian Xi (34th).
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The world number two pair in mixed doubles, Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin, are also competing.
Several Macao athletes are taking part too, including Pui Pang Fong, Pui Chi Chon, Tong Chon In, Ao Fei Long and Ng Weng Chi.
Day one of the competition kicked off with Sheng Xiaodong of Canada defeating Tan Jia Jie of Malaysia in the men’s singles with a score of 21-18, 19-21 and 21-19.
Meanwhile, Macao players Ng Weng Chi and Pui Chi Wa emerged victorious in the women’s doubles, earning a score of 21-12, 15-21, 21-19.
For a full schedule of the match results, click here.
At a launch ceremony last month, Sands China executive vice chairman, Wilfred Wong highlighted the extension of the games beyond the courts through outreach programmes.
“Initiatives include organising badminton exchanges between athletes and students, as well as introducing artificial intelligence and sports technology experiences, enabling younger generations to explore innovation in sport,” he said.
Last year’s tournament winners included China’s Chen Yu Fei, who bagged gold in the women’s singles, and Indonesia’s Alwi Farhan, who was crowned the champion in the men’s singles.
The hosting of the Macau Open Badminton 2026 takes place shortly after the BWF World Tour Super 500’s Australian Badminton Open 2026, which saw China earn three gold medals in mixed doubles, women’s doubles and men’s doubles.
