Goh Soon Huat

Goh Soon Huat (born 27 June 1990) is a badminton player from Malaysia.[1][2] He was the part of the Malaysia team to win men's team bronze at the Incheon 2014 Asian Games.[3][4] He switched to mixed doubles and pair up with Shevon Jemie Lai due to the lack of performance in the single department. [5] His best achievement is to win the mixed doubles title at the 2018 Singapore Open with Lai, beat the 2016 Olympic gold medalist Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir in the final with the straight games.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Goh.
Goh Soon Huat
Personal information
Country Malaysia
Born (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990
Malacca, Malaysia
ResidenceKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Years active2009
HandednessRight
CoachChin Eei Hui
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking43 (MS 6 October 2016)
234 (MD 14 October 2010)
6 (XD 21 June 2018)
Current ranking12 (XD 17 March 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Thomas Cup
2014 New Delhi Men's team
2016 Kunshan Men's team
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
2011 Jakarta Men's team
2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
2017 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
2019 Philippines Men's team
2019 Philippines Mixed doubles
World Junior Championships
2008 Pune Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Mixed doubles

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

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Korea Masters Super 300 Shevon Jemie Lai Tang Chun Man
Tse Ying Suet		 14–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2018 Singapore Open Super 500 Shevon Jemie Lai Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir		 21–19, 21–18 Winner
2018 German Open Super 300 Shevon Jemie Lai Niclas Nøhr
Sara Thygesen		 21–14, 22–20 Winner

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

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Malaysia Masters Alamsyah Yunus 21–10, 9–21, 19–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

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

References
  1. "Players: Goh Soon Huat". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. "Goh Soon Huat Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. 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.com. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  6. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  7. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.


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