Goh Soon Huat

Goh Soon Huat
吴埙阀
Goh Soon Huat; 吴埙阀
Personal information
Birth name	吳順發
Country	Malaysia
Born	27 June 1990; Malacca, Malaysia
Residence	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Years active	2009–present
Handedness	Right
Coach	Rosman Razak[1]; Teo Kok Siang[2]
Men's singles & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	43 (MS, 6 October 2016); 6 (XD with Shevon Jemie Lai, 21 June 2018)
Current ranking	11 (XD with Shevon Jemie Lai, 17 October 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Malaysia
Sudirman Cup
Thomas Cup
Commonwealth Games
Asian Games
Asian Championships
SEA Games
World Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Goh Soon Huat (Chinese: 吳塤閥; pinyin: Wú Xūnfá; born 27 June 1990) is a Malaysian badminton player.[3] He was a part of the Malaysia team that won bronze in the men's team event at the Incheon 2014 Asian Games.[4][5] He switched to mixed doubles and paired up with Shevon Jemie Lai due to a lack of performance in the singles department.[6] 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.[7]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

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

SEA Games

Mixed doubles

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

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] 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.[9]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	German Open	Super 300	Shevon Jemie Lai	Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen	21–14, 22–20	Winner
2018	Singapore Open	Super 500	Shevon Jemie Lai	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	21–19, 21–18	Winner
2019	Korea Masters	Super 300	Shevon Jemie Lai	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet	14–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2022	Swiss Open	Super 300	Shevon Jemie Lai	Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Lohau	21–12, 18–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2023	Swiss Open	Super 300	Shevon Jemie Lai	Jiang Zhenbang Wei Yaxin	17–21, 21–19, 17–21	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	Alamsyah Yunus	21–10, 9–21, 19–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Scottish Open	Shevon Jemie Lai	Pranaav Jerry Chopra N. Sikki Reddy	13–21, 21–18, 21–16	Winner
2017	Malaysia Masters	Shevon Jemie Lai	Tan Kian Meng Lai Pei Jing	17–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2017	Thailand Open	Shevon Jemie Lai	He Jiting Du Yue	13–21, 21–16, 12–21	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	Shevon Jemie Lai	Yang Po-hsuan Wen Hao-yun	21–13, 21–17	Winner
2016	Welsh International	Shevon Jemie Lai	Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba	16–21, 21–11, 18–21	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

References

Shamsudin, Shaiful (24 April 2023). "BAC: Barisan profesional sudah sedia galas misi -- Rosman Razak". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
"Soon Huat-Shevon adapting well under coach Kok Siang". The Star. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
"Players: Goh Soon Huat". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
"Soon Huat, Iskandar selected in Asian Games squad". The Star. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
"Asian Games: Men's badminton team claim bronze". New Straits Times. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
"Soon Huat singles no more as he hooks up with Shevon". BadmintonPlanet. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
"Engaged pair Soon Huat-Shevon over the moon as they eye better fortunes in 2023". The Star. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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.
Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

Goh Soon Huat at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
Goh Soon Huat at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)

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[1] Shamsudin, Shaiful (24 April 2023). "BAC: Barisan profesional sudah sedia galas misi -- Rosman Razak". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

[2] "Soon Huat-Shevon adapting well under coach Kok Siang". The Star. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

[3] "Players: Goh Soon Huat". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2016.

[4] "Soon Huat, Iskandar selected in Asian Games squad". The Star. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

[5] "Asian Games: Men's badminton team claim bronze". New Straits Times. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

[6] "Soon Huat singles no more as he hooks up with Shevon". BadmintonPlanet. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

[7] "Engaged pair Soon Huat-Shevon over the moon as they eye better fortunes in 2023". The Star. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

[8] 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.

[9] Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.