Some interesting facts about the Super 300 SANDS CHINA LTD. Macau Open 2026, which is into its 18th edition.

• None of last year’s champions are back to defend their titles.
• However, four former winners are competing – Tan Wee Kiong (2013 with Hoo Tien How), Jeon Hyeok Jin (2014), Kim Gi Jung (2018 with Lee Yong Dae) and Ng Ka Long Angus (2024).
• Of those, only Ng enters the tournament as the top seed in his discipline.
• The last six men’s singles champions have all come from different nations.
• Mixed doubles top seeds Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Ya Xin are making their tournament debut.
• Despite possessing the top seeds, neither Korea (Kim Ga Eun) nor Indonesia (Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti) have won the respective sectors.
• Indonesia’s prospects in women’s doubles are further strengthened by the presence of another seeded pair, No.3 Isyana Syahira Meida/Rinjani Kwinara Nastine.
• Victory for any of those pairs will crown the maiden winners from the country in a female category.
• Similarly, Thailand are yet to ace women’s singles, in which Busanan Ongbamrungphan – runner-up in 2012 – is seeded second.
• It is one of two departments the Thais have not won, the other being women’s doubles, where they have two seeded pairs in contention.

Standout Stat: Starting 2009, only Pusarla V. Sindhu (2013-2015) and Michelle Li (2018-2019) have prevented Chinese players from winning women’s singles.