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Goh Soon Huat
吴埙阀
Personal information
Birth name吳順發
CountryMalaysia
Born (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 (age 34)
Malacca, Malaysia
ResidenceKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Spouse
(m. 2024)
Years active2009–present
HandednessRight
CoachTeo Kok Siang[1]
Men's singles & mixed doubles
Highest ranking43 (MS, 6 October 2016)
6 (XD with Shevon Jemie Lai, 21 June 2018)
Current ranking10 (XD with Shevon Jemie Lai, 03 December 2024)
BWF profile

Goh Soon Huat (Chinese: 吳塤閥; pinyin: Wú Xūnfá; born 27 June 1990) is a Malaysian badminton player.[2] He was a part of the Malaysia team that won bronze in the men's team event at the Incheon 2014 Asian Games.[3][4] He switched to mixed doubles and paired up with Shevon Jemie Lai due to a lack of performance in the singles department.[5] His best achievement is winning the mixed doubles title at the 2018 Singapore Open with Lai, where they beat the 2016 Olympic gold medalists Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir in the final in straight games.

Personal life

On 29 December 2022, Goh and Lai announced their engagement after dating each other for more than two years.[6] They were married on 4 May 2024.[7]

Career

2023

Goh and Lai best achievement in 2023 were the finalist in the Swiss Open, and also winning a bronze medal in the Asian Championships.[8][9]

2024

In the first semester of 2024, Goh and his partner Shevon Jemie Lai won two BWF World Tour title in the Swiss Open and Malaysia Masters. In September, they reached their first ever BWF World Tour Super 1000 final in the China Open. However, they lost to home pair, world number 3 Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping in a close rubber games.[10]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai China Zheng Siwei
China Huang Yaqiong
11–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

SEA Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Axiata Arena,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
15–21, 20–22 Silver Silver
2019 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,
Metro Manila, Philippines
Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai Indonesia Praveen Jordan
Indonesia Melati Daeva Oktavianti
19–21, 21–19, 21–23 Silver Silver

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[12]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 German Open Super 300 Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai Denmark Niclas Nøhr
Denmark Sara Thygesen
21–14, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Singapore Open Super 500 Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai Indonesia Tontowi Ahmad
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Korea Masters Super 300 Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai Hong Kong Tang Chun Man
Hong Kong Tse Ying Suet
14–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Swiss Open Super 300 Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai Germany Mark Lamsfuß
Germany Isabel Lohau
21–12, 18–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Swiss Open Super 300 Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai China Jiang Zhenbang
China Wei Yaxin
17–21, 21–19, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Swiss Open Super 300 Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai Malaysia Chen Tang Jie
Malaysia Toh Ee Wei
21–16, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai Indonesia Rinov Rivaldy
Indonesia Pitha Haningtyas Mentari
21–18, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 China Open Super 1000 Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai China Feng Yanzhe
China Huang Dongping
21–17, 14–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Indonesia Alamsyah Yunus 21–10, 9–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Scottish Open Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai India Pranaav Jerry Chopra
India N. Sikki Reddy
13–21, 21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Malaysia Masters Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai Malaysia Tan Kian Meng
Malaysia Lai Pei Jing
17–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Thailand Open Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai China He Jiting
China Du Yue
13–21, 21–16, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Malaysia International Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai Chinese Taipei Yang Po-hsuan
Chinese Taipei Wen Hao-yun
21–13, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Welsh International Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai Poland Robert Mateusiak
Poland Nadieżda Zięba
16–21, 21–11, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Soon Huat-Shevon adapting well under coach Kok Siang". The Star. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Players: Goh Soon Huat". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Soon Huat, Iskandar selected in Asian Games squad". The Star. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Asian Games: Men's badminton team claim bronze". New Straits Times. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Soon Huat singles no more as he hooks up with Shevon". BadmintonPlanet. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Engaged pair Soon Huat-Shevon over the moon as they eye better fortunes in 2023". The Star. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  7. ^ Paul, Rajes (7 May 2024). "Newly-wed Soon Huat-Shevon out to smash more honours in badminton". The Star. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Soon Huat-Shevon hoping to overcome medal drought at World Championships". Bernama. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Crowd favourites enter Dubai 2023 BAC final in style". Badminton Asia. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  10. ^ Kirubashini, R. (22 September 2024). "Soon Huat-Shevon finish as runners-up in China Open". The Star. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  11. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  12. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.