The greater the expectation, the greater the rebound! The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) was surprised by the huge response to the Malaysia Open, which will be held from June 28 to July 3, as tickets for the quarter-finals were sold out early. Goh Chee Keong, secretary-g

, the greater the backlash! The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) was surprised by the huge response to the Malaysia Open, which will be held from June 28 to July 3, as tickets for the quarter-finals were sold out early. Goh Chee Keong, secretary-general of the Malaysian Badminton Association, recently stated that the ticket sales website crashed due to excessive traffic on the first day of sales (May 26) and only came back online 24 hours later. It is reported that almost all first-round tickets were snatched away by fans. Fans have missed the Malaysian Badminton Open for the past two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. Wu Zhiqiang bluntly said that the Malaysian Badminton Association was somewhat unexpected by such an enthusiastic response from the fans.

Secretary-General of the Malaysian Badminton Association Goh Chee Keong (right)

Goh Chee Keong said that even for the first round, there were not many tickets left. "We are committed to giving our fans a great time, so we hope to see ticket holders get involved during the Malaysia Badminton Open, including the carnival." Earlier, BAM posted a notice on social media saying that tickets are on sale to the public. The website "My Ticket Asia" crashed due to non-traffic queues.

Lee Chong Wei, who has won the championship 12 times, is the well-deserved king of the Malaysian Badminton Open.

Malicious bot traffic caused the website to crash, preventing many fans from purchasing tickets. Wu Zhiqiang said that BAM will work hard to improve this before Super 500 Malaysia Masters ticket sales, which are expected to go on sale next week. The Malaysia Masters will also be held at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil from July 5 to 10.

In April 2019, Lin Dan defeated Chen Long and won the Malaysian Open men's singles championship. This was also the last championship in his career. Lee Chong Wei appeared at the awards ceremony.

"We know this. We are getting calls from fans in the office. Hopefully we can start selling tickets for the Malaysia Masters next week," Ng added.

Lee Zi Jia won the 2022 Asian Championship men's singles championship, regaining the crown for Malaysia after six years.

The Malaysian Open will be another major badminton event held in Malaysia since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, following the 2022 Asian Team Championships in Shah Alam in February. With the rise of top players such as Malaysia's top badminton player Lee Zi Jia, who is ranked fifth in the world, and doubles player Su Weiyi, the sport is becoming more and more popular among the younger generation in Malaysia. This craze can be compared to the "Beatlemania" of the 1960s and the current Kpop (Korean pop music) trend.