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Goh Sze Fei

In this Chinese name, the family name is Goh.

Goh Sze Fei (Chinese: 吳世飛; pinyin: Wú Shìfēi; born 18 August 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] 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.

Goh Sze Fei
吴世飞
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 27)
Malacca, Malaysia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
HandednessRight
CoachRosman Razak
Men's doubles
Highest ranking8 (with Nur Izzuddin, 24 September 2024)
Current ranking8 (with Nur Izzuddin, 24 September 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Men's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Ningbo Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Manila Men's doubles
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Selangor Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Manila Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Selangor Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Alor Setar Men's team
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
BWF profile

Early life

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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.[2] 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.[3] Goh's first badminton coach was Goh Sai Chong who guided and coached Sze Fei since he was at his young age.[4]

Career

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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.[5]

2022

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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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] In December, Goh partnered Goh Boon Zhe at the Malaysia International and finished as runner-ups.[9]

2023

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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.[10] 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.[11] Around four months after splitting up, Goh and Izzuddin reunited at the end of May.[12] The pair set aside their differences and decided to rekindle their partnership in quest for the 2024 Summer Olympics spot.[13]

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.[14] The duo also won the Super 100 event in the Kaohsiung and Abu Dhabi Masters.[15][16] From May to December, Goh, along with Nur Dhabitah Sabri and Shahrul Saad were appointed as the brand ambassadors for Nutrilite Malaysia.[17]

2024

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Goh started the 2024 season with an unsatisfactory results, early rounds defeats continued to be experienced by Goh and Izzuddin from Southeast Asian tour to Europe tour. Goh and Izzuddin finally reached the final in the Asian Championships, winning the silver medal.[18] Their performance is starting to improve as evidenced by the results they achieved by reaching the quarter-finals in the Malaysia Masters, Singapore Open, and Indonesia Open. In August, it was reported that the pair had decided to leave BAM's national training,[19] and would officially start their careers as independent players in early September.[20] The duo then won the Japan Open in August,[21] China Open in September,[22] and Arctic Open in October.[23]

Achievements

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Asian Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,
Metro Manila, Philippines 		  Nur Izzuddin   Aaron Chia
  Soh Wooi Yik 		13–21, 15–21   Bronze [8]
2024 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium,
Ningbo, China 		  Nur Izzuddin   Liang Weikeng
  Wang Chang 		17–21, 21–15, 10–21   Silver [18]

BWF World Tour (7 titles, 1 runner-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[24] 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.[25]

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 [6]
2022 Swiss Open Super 300   Nur Izzuddin   Fajar Alfian
  Muhammad Rian Ardianto 		18–21, 19–21   Runner-up [7]
2023 U.S. Open Super 300   Nur Izzuddin   Lee Fang-chih
  Lee Fang-jen 		21–9, 21–10   Winner [14]
2023 Kaohsiung Masters Super 100   Nur Izzuddin   Lee Jhe-huei
  Yang Po-hsuan 		21–14, 21–10   Winner [15]
2023 Abu Dhabi Masters Super 100   Nur Izzuddin   Pharanyu Kaosamaang
  Worrapol Thongsa-nga 		18–21, 21–17, 21–12   Winner [16]
2024 Japan Open Super 750   Nur Izzuddin   Kang Min-hyuk
  Seo Seung-jae 		21–19, 21–15   Winner [21]
2024 China Open Super 1000   Nur Izzuddin   He Jiting
  Ren Xiangyu 		13–21, 21–12, 21–17   Winner [22]
2024 Arctic Open Super 500   Nur Izzuddin   Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 		15–21, 21–15, 21–19   Winner [23]

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

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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 [5]
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 5 runners-up)

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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 [9]
2023 Thailand International   Choong Hon Jian   Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn
  Nanthakarn Yordphaisong 		21–15, 15–21, 22–24   Runner-up [11]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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