Guests of honour officiate the opening ceremony of the Sands China Ltd. Macau Open Badminton 2025 tournament July 28 at The Venetian Macao.
Tournament Summary & Scale
The 2025 Macau Open Badminton, an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300 event, was held July 29–August 3 at the Macao East Asian Games Dome.
Co-organised by Sands China Ltd. and the Badminton Federation of Macau (BFM), with support from the Sports Bureau of the Macao SAR Government, this year’s edition offered a record-high US$370,000 prize pool, up from US$210,000 in 2024.
Record Entries & Elite Line-up
A total of 442 players from 29 countries and regions submitted entries—the highest ever—with 269 qualifying.
Notable contenders included Olympic gold medallists Chen Yufei and Chen Qingchen (China), returning men’s singles champion Angus Ng Ka Long (Hong Kong), Indonesian world No. 8 duo Sabar Gutama & Moh Isfahani, and Malaysia’s mixed doubles World Tour Finals runners-up Chen Tang Jie & Toh Ee Wei.
Local representation spanned all five disciplines through six Macao athletes.
Dr. Wilfred Wong, Executive Vice Chairman of Sands China Ltd., presents a medal to Women’s Doubles champion Hsieh Pei Shan and Hung En-Tzu at the Sands China Ltd. Macau Open Badminton 2025 tournament Sunday at Macao East Asian Games Dome.
Angus Ng Ka Long, representing Hong Kong, China, compete in the Sands China Ltd. Macau Open Badminton 2025 tournament at the Macao East Asian Games Dome July 30-Aug. 3.
Men’s doubles team Sun Wenjun and Ren Xiangyu, representing China, compete in the Sands China Ltd. Macau Open Badminton 2025 tournament at the Macao East Asian Games Dome July 30-Aug. 3.
Top-seeded women’s singles player Chen Yufei, representing China, compete in the Sands China Ltd. Macau Open Badminton 2025 tournament at the Macao East Asian Games Dome July 30-Aug. 3.
Chan Hao Wai, representing Macao, compete in the Sands China Ltd. Macau Open Badminton 2025 tournament at the Macao East Asian Games Dome July 30-Aug. 3.
Champions & Podium
- Women’s Singles: Chen Yufei (China)
- Men’s Singles: Alwi Farhan (Indonesia)
- Women’s Doubles: Hsieh Pei Shan / Hung En-Tzu (Chinese Taipei)
- Men’s Doubles: Janaidi Arif / Roy King Yap (Malaysia)
- Mixed Doubles: Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Bøje (Denmark)
Global Reach & Fan Engagement
Semi-finals and finals were live-streamed on the BWF TV YouTube channel, extending Macao’s sporting spectacle to international audiences and enhancing the city’s profile within the global badminton community.
In cooperation with BFM, Sands China engages local community groups with former China national badminton team player Cai Yun to share insights on his path to victory, and the difficulties faced and overcome along the way, with more than 100 members of the Macau Special Olympics, the Macau Deaf Association, and the Macau Association of Support for the Disabled at July 29 at the Macau University of Science and Technology’s gymnasium.
In cooperation with BFM, Sands China engages local community groups with former China national badminton team player Cai Yun (right) to share insights on his path to victory, and the difficulties faced and overcome along the way, with more than 100 members of the Macau Special Olympics, the Macau Deaf Association, and the Macau Association of Support for the Disabled at July 29 at the Macau University of Science and Technology’s gymnasium.
Cai Yun also demonstrated basic badminton techniques and gave technical guidance to the participants.
Pun Weng Kun (second from right), the head of the preparatory office for the Macao leg of the three upcoming national Games, speaks at a sharing session together with former China national badminton team player Cai Yun (second from left).
Cai Yun also joined Malaysian men’s doubles player Goh V Shem (first from right) to take part in a friendly competition to help participants’ practice their skills.
Community Inclusion & CSR
On July 29, ‘Sands Cares Presents: Up Close and Personal with Badminton Legend’ at Macau University of Science and Technology promoted social inclusion.
Olympic champions Cai Yun and Goh V Shem engaged over 100 participants from Macau Special Olympics, Macau Deaf Association, and Macau Association of Support for the Disabled—sharing career insights and providing hands-on coaching.
The initiative aligns with Sands China’s support of “tourism + sport” and the three upcoming National Games in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao.
Strategic Impact
By hosting world-class sporting events and community outreach programmes, Sands China reinforces Macao’s status as a world centre of tourism and leisure and demonstrates its longstanding commitment to sports development, local engagement, and economic diversification.
