Goh Liu Ying

Goh Liu Ying (; born 30 May 1989) is a Malaysian former badminton player. She had been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles player in the world with her partner, Chan Peng Soon. Together, they were ranked as high as world No. 3. They won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Early life Goh was born on 30 May 1989 in Alor Gajah, Malacca to Goh Chak Whee and Yong Oi Lin. She has two younger brothers, Goh Qi Hao and Goh Qi Liang. Both of them studied at SMK Munshi Abdullah in 5SN1. She first started training in badminton at the age of 10. She enrolled into the Bukit Jalil Sports School when she was 13 years old. At the 2009 SEA Games, she won gold in women's team event and bronze in mixed doubles event.

In 2010, they came to prominence when they won the Badminton Asia Championships after defeating South Korean's Yoo Yeon-seong and Kim Min-jung in the final. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, she won the gold medal in mixed team event. In the mixed doubles event, Goh and Chan lost the bronze medal match to Chayut Triyachart and Yao Lei. At the 2010 Asian Games they lost in the first round to eventual winner, Shin Baek-cheol and Lee Hyo-jung.

In 2011, they were defeated by Indonesian pair, Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir in the final of the Malaysia Open. They won the Bitburger Open by defeating Denmark's Thomas Laybourn and Kamilla Rytter Juhl.

In 2012, they became the first Malaysian mixed doubles pair to reach the semi-finals of the All England Open but lost to Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir. In the following month, they became the runner-up of Australia Open after losing to Chinese Taipei's Chen Hung-Ling and Cheng Wen-Hsing in the final. They gained their first ever Malaysia Open crown by beating Indonesian pair, Irfan Fadhilah and Weni Anggraini.

Goh and Chan represented Malaysia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. They were the first ever Malaysian mixed doubles pair to qualify for the Olympic Games. They lost all three group matches and failed to progress to quarter-finals in their Olympics debut. In the same year, Goh and Chan won their first Super Series tournament at the Japan Open by beating Muhammad Rijal and Liliyana Natsir. In November 2012, they reached the final of China Open but were defeated by top seed, Xu Chen and Ma Jin in straight sets. They were ranked 3rd in the world at their career high at the end of 2012.

In 2014, Goh decided to undergo knee surgery to fix her aggravating right knee. While she was recovering, Goh enrolled into a modelling academy and did some modelling for the sports of badminton. After a total of 11-month hiatus due to recovery, Goh resumed her partnership with Chan in 2015.

They won three titles in 2015, the Polish Open, Russian Open and the Mexico Open. At the 2015 SEA Games, they won silver after losing to Indonesia's Praveen Jordan and Debby Susanto in a very tightly contested mixed doubles final. Goh also won silver in women's team event.

In 2016, they became the runner-up of the inaugural edition of Thailand Masters after losing to unseeded Chinese pair, Zheng Siwei and Chen Qingchen in the final. In March, they clinched their first title of the year by winning the New Zealand Open. In April, they were defeated by Indonesian pair, Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir in the final of the Malaysia Open.

Goh and Chan qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. They won their first two group stage matches but lost the third to Indonesian pair, Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir. They finished as group runner-up and progressed to the quarter-finals round. In the quarter-finals, they beat Group B winner, Robert Mateusiak and Nadieżda Zięba of Poland. In the semi-finals, they beat China's Xu Chen and Ma Jin in straight games to reach the final.

In the final, they had to settle for silver medal after they were beaten by Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir for the second time in the tournament. Despite the fact that Goh and Chan lost in the final, they made history as the first Malaysian mixed doubles pair to claim an Olympic medal.

In March 2017, Goh and Chan become the first Malaysian mixed doubles pair to reach the All England Open final since 1955. In the final, Goh and Chan were defeated by 5th seed Lu Kai and Huang Yaqiong in 3 sets after a few controversial fault calls by the umpire against them. In April, Chan and Goh had to withdraw from the semi-final of India Open due to Goh's illness. They later suffered a first round loss to Edi Subaktiar and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja in the Malaysia Open.

In May 2017, Goh announced that she had an aggravating injury in her right shoulder and thus, she went to Halle in Germany for surgery. She spent weeks to undergo her rehabilitation in Halle before returning to Malaysia in early July when she released her autobiography entitled I am Goh Liu Ying. In November 2017, Goh partnered with Chen Tang Jie to win the India International Series.

In January 2018, Goh resumed her partnership with Chan and they won the Thailand Masters. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she won the silver medal in mixed team event and the bronze medal in mixed doubles event.

In December 2018, she announced her resignation from Badminton Association of Malaysia with her current partner Chan Peng Soon. She also participated in Purple League 18/19 with Tang Chun Man in mixed doubles. Chan and Goh had grabbed their first title in 2019 Thailand Masters after their resignation from BAM.

In July 2021, Goh with her partner Chan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the group stage.

On 6 December 2021, Goh partner Chan announced in his Instagram post that Chan-Goh have decided to split up after 13 years of playing badminton together. BWF World Tour Finals 2021 was the last games Chan-Goh played. Ong Yew Sin later became Goh's new partner and the planned German Open will be their first tournament together.

Retirement In November 2022, Goh announced her plans to retire after competing at the 2023 Malaysia Open. Teaming up again with Chan Peng Soon, they lost 21-18, 15-21, 7-21 to the Indonesian pair of Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto and Lisa Ayu Kusumawati in the first round on 10 January 2023. Badminton Association of Malaysia organized a retirement ceremony for Goh at the Axiata Arena on 14 January 2023. An exhibition match featuring Goh, Tan Boon Heong, Koo Kean Keat, Chan Peng Soon, Cheah Liek Hou and Beiwen Zhang was held during the ceremony. Following her retirement, Goh founded a badminton academy; GLY Academy in Melaka and runs a sports agency; Wellsport as well as a gown rental shop - Tuilerie - in Kuala Lumpur. In July 2023, she opened a badminton hall - GLY Badminton Hall - in Krubong, Melaka with hopes to bring more resources in the sport to her birthplace.

Personal life On 18 April 2023, Goh hinted that she is married to a low-profile businessman, whom she started dating when she was still competing, through a series of postings on her Facebook and Instagram profiles. Goh gave birth a child on 31 August 2023.

Achievements

Olympic Games Mixed doubles

Commonwealth Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,Gold Coast, Australia Chan Peng Soon Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Ashwini Ponnappa 21–19, 21–19 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Siri Fort Indoor Stadium,New Delhi, India Chan Peng Soon Yoo Yeon-seong Kim Min-jung 21–17, 20–22, 21–19 Gold Gold

SEA Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex,Vientiane, Laos Chan Peng Soon Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 18–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze 2015 Singapore Indoor Stadium,Singapore Chan Peng Soon Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto 21–18, 13–21, 23–25 Silver Silver

BWF World Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 The Trusts Stadium,Waitakere City, New Zealand Ng Hui Lin Jung Kyung-Eun Yoo Hyun-young 11–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 2 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Thailand Masters Super 300 Chan Peng Soon Dechapol Puavaranukroh Puttita Supajirakul 21–15, 14–21, 21–16 Winner 2018 Australian Open Super 300 Chan Peng Soon Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung 12–21, 21–23 Runner-up 2018 U.S. Open Super 300 Chan Peng Soon Marvin Seidel Linda Efler 21–19, 21–15 Winner 2018 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Chan Peng Soon Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 17–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2019 Thailand Masters Super 300 Chan Peng Soon Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai 21–16, 21–15 Winner 2019 New Zealand Open Super 300 Chan Peng Soon Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti 21–14, 16–21, 29–27 Winner

BWF Superseries (1 title, 4 runners-up) The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Japan Open Chan Peng Soon Muhammad Rijal Liliyana Natsir 21–12, 21–19 Winner 2012 China Open Chan Peng Soon Xu Chen Ma Jin 15–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2013 Malaysia Open Chan Peng Soon Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen 13–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2016 Malaysia Open Chan Peng Soon Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 21–23, 21–13, 16–21 Runner-up 2017 All England Open Chan Peng Soon Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong 21–18, 19–21, 16–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (5 titles, 4 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.

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Vietnam Open Chan Peng Soon Flandy Limpele Cheng Wen-hsing 23–25, 19–21 Runner-up 2011 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Chan Peng Soon Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 21–18, 15–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2011 Bitburger Open Chan Peng Soon Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl 21–18, 14–21, 27–25 Winner 2012 Australian Open Chan Peng Soon Chen Hung-ling Cheng Wen-hsing 20–22, 21–12, 21–23 Runner-up 2012 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Chan Peng Soon Irfan Fadhilah Weni Anggraini 21–12, 21–14 Winner 2015 Russian Open Chan Peng Soon Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino 21–14, 21–12 Winner 2015 Mexico City Grand Prix Chan Peng Soon Choi Sol-gyu Eom Hye-won 21–13, 23–21 Winner 2016 Thailand Masters Chan Peng Soon Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen 17–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2016 New Zealand Open Chan Peng Soon Zheng Siwei Li Yinhui 21–19, 22–20 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up) Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Polish Open Chan Peng Soon Akshay Dewalkar Pradnya Gadre 28–26, 21–18 Winner 2015 Orleans International Chan Peng Soon Mathias Christiansen Lena Grebak 21–11, 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2017 India International Series Chen Tang Jie Rohan Kapoor Kuhoo Garg 21–19, 21–13 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament

Awards and accolades Year Award Category Result 2023The Malaysia Book of RecordsFirst medalist in Olympic Games Badminton (Female)

Honours Honours of Malaysia Malaysia Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2026) Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2017) Malacca Distinguished Service Star (BCM) (2016)