Goh Soon Huat Explained

Goh Soon Huat
吴埙阀
Birth Name:吳順發
Country:Malaysia
Birth Date:1990 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Malacca, Malaysia
Residence:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height:1.79 m
Weight:65 kg
Handedness:Right
Years Active:2009–present
Coach:Rosman Razak[1]
Teo Kok Siang[2]
Event:Men's singles & mixed doubles
Highest Ranking:43 (MS, 6 October 2016)
6 (XD with Shevon Jemie Lai, 21 June 2018)
Current Ranking:13
Date Of Current Ranking:XD with Shevon Jemie Lai, 13 August 2024
Bwf Id:10D0AFA0-14EB-4B8D-BA0E-CD2DAFE6B39D

Goh Soon Huat (; 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] They were married on 4 May 2024.[8]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

SEA Games

Mixed doubles

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

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] 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.[10]

Mixed doubles

! Year! Tournament! Level! Partner! Opponent! Score! Result
2018German OpenSuper 300 Shevon Jemie Lai Niclas Nøhr
Sara Thygesen
21–14, 22–20 Winner
2018Singapore OpenSuper 500 Shevon Jemie Lai Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
21–19, 21–18 Winner
2019Korea MastersSuper 300 Shevon Jemie Lai Tang Chun Man
Tse Ying Suet
14–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2022Swiss OpenSuper 300 Shevon Jemie Lai Mark Lamsfuß
Isabel Lohau
21–12, 18–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2023Swiss OpenSuper 300 Shevon Jemie Lai Jiang Zhenbang
Wei Yaxin
17–21, 21–19, 17–21 Runner-up
2024Swiss OpenSuper 300 Shevon Jemie Lai Chen Tang Jie
Toh Ee Wei
21–16, 21–13 Winner
2024Malaysia MastersSuper 500 Shevon Jemie Lai Rinov Rivaldy
Pitha Haningtyas Mentari
21–18, 21–19 Winner

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

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Scottish Open Shevon Jemie Lai Pranaav Jerry Chopra
N. Sikki Reddy
13–21, 21–18, 21–16 Winner
2017Malaysia Masters Shevon Jemie Lai Tan Kian Meng
Lai Pei Jing
17–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2017Thailand 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

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Malaysia International Shevon Jemie Lai Yang Po-hsuan
Wen Hao-yun
21–13, 21–17 Winner
2016Welsh International Shevon Jemie Lai Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Zięba
16–21, 21–11, 18–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. News: Shamsudin . Shaiful . BAC: Barisan profesional sudah sedia galas misi -- Rosman Razak. 25 April 2023 . Stadium Astro. 24 April 2023.
  2. News: Soon Huat-Shevon adapting well under coach Kok Siang. The Star. 17 April 2023. 16 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Players: Goh Soon Huat . Badminton World Federation. 13 November 2016.
  4. News: Soon Huat, Iskandar selected in Asian Games squad . The Star. 25 August 2017.
  5. Web site: Asian Games: Men's badminton team claim bronze . New Straits Times. 25 August 2017.
  6. News: Soon Huat singles no more as he hooks up with Shevon . BadmintonPlanet. 25 August 2017.
  7. Web site: Engaged pair Soon Huat-Shevon over the moon as they eye better fortunes in 2023. The Star. 30 December 2022. 6 May 2023.
  8. Web site: Paul . Rajes . Newly-wed Soon Huat-Shevon out to smash more honours in badminton . 2024-05-13 . The Star . en.
  9. Web site: Alleyne . Gayle . BWF Launches New Events Structure . . 19 March 2017 . 29 November 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ . 1 December 2017.
  10. Web site: Sukumar . Dev . Action-Packed Season Ahead! . Badminton World Federation . 10 January 2018 . 15 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ . 13 January 2018.