Goh Soon Huat

Goh Soon Huat (; born 27 June 1990) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was a part of the Malaysia team that won bronze in the men's team event at the Incheon 2014 Asian Games. He switched to mixed doubles and paired up with Shevon Jemie Lai due to a lack of performance in the singles department. 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. They were married on 4 May 2024.

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.

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.

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 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 Silver 2019 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,Metro Manila, Philippines Shevon Jemie Lai Praveen Jordan 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, 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.

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 2024 Swiss Open Super 300 Shevon Jemie Lai Chen Tang Jie Toh Ee Wei 21–16, 21–13 Winner 2024 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Shevon Jemie Lai Rinov Rivaldy Pitha Haningtyas Mentari 21–18, 21–19 Winner 2024 China Open Super 1000 Shevon Jemie Lai Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping 21–17, 14–21, 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