Goh Soon Huat

In this Chinese name, the family name is Goh.

Goh Soon Huat (Chinese: 吳塤閥; pinyin: Wú Xūnfá; born 27 June 1990) is a Malaysian badminton player.^[2] He was a part of the Malaysia team that won bronze in the men's team event at the Incheon 2014 Asian Games.^[3][4] He switched to mixed doubles and paired up with Shevon Jemie Lai due to a lack of performance in the singles department.^[5] 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.

Goh Soon Huat 吴埙阀
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 (age 35) Malacca, Malaysia
Residence	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Spouse	Shevon Jemie Lai ​ (m. 2024)​
Years active	2009–present
Handedness	Right
Coach	Teo Kok Siang[1]
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking	3 (XD with Shevon Jemie Lai, 18 February 2025)
Current ranking	5 (XD with Shevon Jemie Lai, 27 May 2025)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia Sudirman Cup 2023 Suzhou Mixed team 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 Asian Championships 2023 Dubai Mixed doubles SEA Games 2011 Jakarta–Palembang 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

Personal life

On 29 December 2022, Goh and Lai announced their engagement after dating each other for more than two years.^[6] They were married on 4 May 2024.^[7]

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.^[8][9]

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.^[10]

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

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
2019	Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines	Shevon Jemie Lai	Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti	19–21, 21–19, 21–23	Silver

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[11] 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.^[12]

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