YearStarter 2023: Sports – An active year ahead

Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik (right) as well as Malaysia's Pearly Tan and M.Thinaah will be in action at the Malaysian Open starting Jan 10.

Malaysians will not need to wait long for their sporting fix as the Malaysia Open kicks off the year's calendar for the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

All the top badminton players will be gathering in Kuala Lumpur from Jan 10-15 as it has been elevated to a Super 1,000 event with a US$1.25 million (RM5.5 million) prize money. With the promotion, the Malaysia Open joins the All England, China Open, and Indonesia Open as the tour's highest-level tournaments.