Local youngster Justin Hoh has been promoted to the PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2025 men’s singles main draw and will play fourth seed Kodai Naraoka in the first round.

This marks the 21-year-old’s maiden appearance at a home HSBC BWF World Tour event. Hoh has played five World Tour events this season and had a run to the quarterfinals two weeks ago at the Taipei Open, where he surprised defending champion Lin Chun-Yi in the second round.

Fans will also eagerly welcome Ng Tze Yong after he was forced to skip the Malaysia Open in January due to a back injury.

The movements in the men’s singles were prompted by the withdrawal of Thailand Open runner-up Anders Antonsen. Li Shi Feng is now the highest seeded player while Chou Tien Chen takes Antonsen’s position in the top half.

In women’s singles, Thailand Open winner Chen Yu Fei’s withdrawal has set up a clash between Ratchanok Intanon and home hope Goh Jin Wei.

Below are the remaining main draw withdrawals and promotions.

Withdrawals

Women’s singles: Busanan Ongbamrungphan (fifth seed), Happy Lo

Men’s doubles: Andreas Soondergaard/Jesper Toft (eighth seeds)

Mixed doubles: Hoo Pang Ron/Cheng Su Yin (eighth seeds), Yap Roy King/Valeree Siow

Promotions

Women’s singles: Asuka Takahashi, Huang Yu-Hsun, Wen Yu Zhang

Men’s doubles: Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy/Sai Pratheek.K

Mixed doubles: Verrell Yustin Mulia/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati, Ratchapol Makkasasithorn/Nattamon Laisuan

Click here to view the updated draw.

PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2025 starts tomorrow, with the first qualification match scheduled at 10am Kuala Lumpur time (UTC +8).