Goh Sze Fei

Goh Sze Fei (; born 18 August 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was a silver medalist in the 2024 Asian Championships. Goh was part of the Malaysia winning team in the 2022 Asia Team Championships. He won the 2022 German Open in the men's doubles event partnered with Nur Izzuddin, their first BWF World Tour title. They reached a career-high number 1 in the BWF World ranking on 27 May 2025.

Early life Goh finished his primary school in SJK(C) Chung Hua Tampin, Negeri Sembilan. During his secondary school period, which was in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tunku Besar at Tampin, he managed to get recruited into Badminton Association of Malaysia during his secondary school period to be trained as a national player.

Goh comes from a Malaysian Chinese family based in Tampin, Negeri Sembilan. There are 4 siblings in his family and he is the youngest among the siblings. All his siblings are very enthusiastic in badminton sports and Goh's eldest, Goh Sze Boon and second elder brother, Goh Sze Onn used to be Malaysian national players as well. Goh's first badminton coach was Goh Sai Chong who guided and coached Sze Fei since he was at his young age.

Career

In January 2017, Goh and his partner Nur Izzuddin entered their first Grand Prix Gold final at the 2017 Malaysia Masters and finished up as runner-ups.

2022 In March, Goh and Izzuddin won their first BWF World Tour title at the German Open beating Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi in three games. In the following week, they entered their second consecutive final at the Swiss Open but lost out to rivals Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto. In April, Goh and Izzuddin fell to compatriots Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik at the semi-finals of Asian Championships, securing them a bronze medal. In December, Goh partnered Goh Boon Zhe at the Malaysia International and finished as runner-ups.

2023 In January, following their underwhelming results in the past few months, Goh and long-time partner Nur Izzuddin decided to split-up, citing lack of connection and loss of trust. In March, Goh and new partner Choong Hon Jian reached the final of their first outing as a pair at the Thailand International but lost out narrowly to top seeds Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn and Nanthakarn Yordphaisong in rubber game. Around four months after splitting up, Goh and Izzuddin reunited at the end of May. The pair set aside their differences and decided to rekindle their partnership in quest for the 2024 Summer Olympics spot.

In July, Goh and Izzuddin competed at the 2023 U.S. Open, their first tournament after reuniting. The pair emerged as winners defeating Chinese Taipei's Lee Fang-chih and Lee Fang-jen in the final. The duo also won the Super 100 event in the Kaohsiung and Abu Dhabi Masters. From May to December, Goh, along with Nur Dhabitah Sabri and Shahrul Saad were appointed as the brand ambassadors for Nutrilite Malaysia.

2024 Goh started the 2024 season with unsatisfactory results, as he and Izzuddin suffered multiple early rounds defeats in the Asian and European leg. Goh and Izzuddin finally reached the final of the Asian Championships in April, winning the silver medal. Their performance started to improve as evidenced by the results they achieved by reaching the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Masters, Singapore Open, and Indonesia Open. In August, it was reported that the pair had decided to leave the national team, and would officially start their career as independent players in early September. The duo then won the Japan Open in August, China Open in September, and Arctic Open in October.

In December, Goh and Izzuddin finished their 2024 season as the runners-up of the BWF World Tour Finals, losing to Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark in the final with a score of 17–21, 21–17, 11–21. This elevated them to world number 3, the highest ever ranking in their career. With that, they became the top Malaysian men's doubles pair, taking over Olympic bronze medalists Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. This also marks them being the first men's doubles pair in Malaysia to reach the final of the BWF World Tours since its establishment in 2018.

2025 Started the season as world number 2 in the BWF ranking, Goh and Izzuddin snapped their first India Open title by defeating Korean pair of Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho in 3 sets. It was also the first title of the year for the pair. In July, Goh and Izzuddin failed to defend their Japan Open crown the previous year, losing to Seo and Kim in straight sets.

2026 In January, Goh and Izzuddin won their first title in the Indonesia Masters against Raymond Indra and Nikolaus Joaquin of Indonesia. However, they lost their second final at their home ground in Malaysia Masters against the Danish pair of Daniel Lundgaard and Mads Vestergaard. In early June, Goh and Izzuddin ended the 18-year wait for men's doubles champion at the Indonesia Open by defeating the same opponent they faced back in January, Indra and Joaquin.

Achievements

Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref

is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2022 German Open Super 300 Nur Izzuddin Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi 23–21, 16–21, 21–14 Winner 2022 Swiss Open Super 300 Nur Izzuddin Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2023 U.S. Open Super 300 Nur Izzuddin Lee Fang-chih Lee Fang-jen 21–9, 21–10 Winner 2023 Kaohsiung Masters Super 100 Nur Izzuddin Lee Jhe-huei Yang Po-hsuan 21–14, 21–10 Winner 2023 Abu Dhabi Masters Super 100 Nur Izzuddin Pharanyu Kaosamaang Worrapol Thongsa-nga 18–21, 21–17, 21–12 Winner 2024 Japan Open Super 750 Nur Izzuddin Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae 21–19, 21–15 Winner 2024 China Open Super 1000 Nur Izzuddin He Jiting Ren Xiangyu 13–21, 21–12, 21–17 Winner 2024 Arctic Open Super 500 Nur Izzuddin Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 15–21, 21–15, 21–19 Winner 2024 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Nur Izzuddin Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 17–21, 21–17, 11–21 Runner-up 2025 India Open Super 750 Nur Izzuddin Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae 21–15, 13–21, 21–16 Winner 2025 Japan Open Super 750 Nur Izzuddin Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae 16–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2026 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Nur Izzuddin Raymond Indra Nikolaus Joaquin 21–19, 21–13 Winner 2026 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Nur Izzuddin Daniel Lundgaard Mads Vestergaard 16–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2026 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Nur izzuddin Raymond Indra Nikolaus Joaquin 13–21, 21–18, 21–10 Winner

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-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 doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2017 Malaysia Masters Nur Izzuddin Berry Angriawan Hardianto 19–21, 12–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 5 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2016 Singapore International Nur Izzuddin Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Hendra Wijaya 21–13, 21–14 Winner 2016 Vietnam International Series Nur Izzuddin Đỗ Tuấn Đức Phạm Hồng Nam 21–17, 19–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2016 Swiss International Nur Izzuddin Aaron Chia Wong Wai Jun 21–18, 21–12 Winner 2016 India International Series Nur Izzuddin Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty 11–8, 5–11, 11–7, 8–11, 5–11 Runner-up 2017 Malaysia International Nur Izzuddin Shia Chun Kang Tan Wee Gieen 21–19, 21–12 Winner 2018 Tata Open India International Nur Izzuddin Arjun M.R. B. Sumeeth Reddy 10–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2022 Malaysia International Goh Boon Zhe Muhammad Haikal Nur Izzuddin 17–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2023 Thailand International Choong Hon Jian Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn Nanthakarn Yordphaisong 21–15, 15–21, 22–24 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament