Shevon Jemie Lai

Shevon Jemie Lai (; born 8 August 1993) is a Malaysian badminton player.

Career Lai started playing badminton at her primary school SJKC Kuen Cheng 2, then in 2011 she joined the Malaysia national badminton team. In 2012, she became the champion of the Smiling Fish International tournament in the mixed doubles event partnered with Wong Fai Yin. She also became the semi-finalist of the Malaysia International tournament in women's doubles event partnered with Marylen Ng and at the Singapore International tournament in mixed's doubles event partnered with Ong Jian Guo. In 2013, she represented Kolej Komuniti Kuala Langat competed at the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.

In 2014, Lai became the semi-finalist of the Singapore International Series and Malaysia International Challenge tournaments in mixed doubles event partnered with Tan Chee Tean. In September 2014, she became the runner-up of the Vietnam International Series tournament defeated by the Đào Mạnh Thắng and Phạm Như Thảo of Vietnam with the score 21–14, 21–11. In December 2014, she became the champion of the Bangladesh International tournament in mixed doubles event after defeat her compatriot Tan Wee Gieen and Peck Yen Wei with the score 21–17, 21–18.

In 2015, Lai became the runner-up of the Granular-Thailand International Challenge tournament in mixed doubles event after defeated by Choi Sol-gyu and former World Junior Champion Chae Yoo-jung of South Korea with the score 18–21, 21–19, 21–12. In November, she became the runner-up in mixed doubles event partnered with Tan Wee Gieen and semi-finalist in women's doubles event partnered with Peck Yen Wei at the Bangladesh International tournament.

In 2016, Lai won the Romanian International tournament in mixed doubles event partnered with Wong Fai Yin, after edging their teammates Ong Yew Sin and Peck Yen Wei with the score 21–15, 21–17. She also became the runner-up of Smiling Fish International tournament in mixed doubles.

In November 2016, Lai was paired with Goh Soon Huat a former men's singles player, and they will compete at the Malaysia International Challenge tournament.

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.

Achievements

Asian Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Goh Soon Huat 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 Goh Soon Huat Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai 15–21, 20–22 Silver Silver 2019 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,Metro Manila, Philippines Goh Soon Huat 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 Goh Soon Huat Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen 21–14, 22–20 Winner 2018 Singapore Open Super 500 Goh Soon Huat Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 21–19, 21–18 Winner 2019 Korea Masters Super 300 Goh Soon Huat Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet 14–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2022 Swiss Open Super 300 Goh Soon Huat Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Lohau 21–12, 18–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2023 Swiss Open Super 300 Goh Soon Huat Jiang Zhenbang Wei Yaxin 17–21, 21–19, 17–21 Runner-up 2024 Swiss Open Super 300 Goh Soon Huat Chen Tang Jie Toh Ee Wei 21–16, 21–13 Winner 2024 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Goh Soon Huat Rinov Rivaldy Pitha Haningtyas Mentari 21–18, 21–19 Winner 2024 China Open Super 1000 Goh Soon Huat Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping 21–17, 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 2 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 2016 Scottish Open Goh Soon Huat Pranaav Jerry Chopra N. Sikki Reddy 13–21, 21–18, 21–16 Winner 2017 Malaysia Masters Goh Soon Huat Tan Kian Meng Lai Pei Jing 17–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2017 Thailand Open Goh Soon Huat 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 (4 titles, 5 runners-up) Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Smiling Fish International Wong Fai Yin Tan Wee Gieen Chow Mei Kuan 21–13, 23–21 Winner 2014 Vietnam International Series Tan Chee Tean Đào Mạnh Thắng Phạm Như Thảo 14–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2014 Bangladesh International Tan Chee Tean Tan Wee Gieen Peck Yen Wei 21–17, 21–18 Winner 2015 Thailand International Tan Chee Tean Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung 21–18, 19–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2015 Bangladesh International Tan Wee Gieen Terry Hee Tan Wei Han 10–21, 21–19, 12–21 Runner-up 2016 Romanian International Wong Fai Yin Ong Yew Sin Peck Yen Wei 21–15, 21–17 Winner 2016 Smiling Fish International Wong Fai Yin Terry Hee Tan Wei Han 16–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2016 Malaysia International Goh Soon Huat Yang Po-hsuan Wen Hao-yun 21–13, 21–17 Winner 2016 Welsh International Goh Soon Huat Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba 16–21, 21–11, 18–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament