{{Short description|Malaysian badminton player (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{family name hatnote|[[Wu (surname)|Goh]]|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Goh Soon Huat<br />吴埙阀 | image = GSH2025MAR.jpg | size = | caption = Goh in 2025 | birth_name = | country = Malaysia | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|6|27}} | birth_place = [[Malacca]], Malaysia | height = 1.79 m | weight = 65 kg | spouse = {{marriage|[[Shevon Jemie Lai]]|2024}} | handedness = Right | years_active = 2009–present | retired = | coach = [[Teo Kok Siang]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Soon Huat-Shevon adapting well under coach Kok Siang|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2023/04/16/soon-huat-shevon-adapting-well-under-coach-kok-siang |work=The Star|access-date=17 April 2023|date=16 April 2023}}</ref> | event = Mixed doubles | highest_ranking = 3 | date_of_highest_ranking = XD with [[Shevon Jemie Lai]], 18 February 2025 | current_ranking = 11 | date_of_current_ranking = XD with Shevon Jemie Lai, 26 May 2026 | played = | titles = | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{MAS}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Sudirman Cup]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2023 Sudirman Cup|2023 Suzhou]] | Mixed team }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Thomas Cup]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2014 Thomas & Uber Cup|2014 New Delhi]] | Men's team }} {{MedalBronze | [[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup|2016 Kunshan]] | Men's team }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]] | [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|Mixed team]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]] | [[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's team|Men's team]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Championships|Asian Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2023 Badminton Asia Championships|2023 Dubai]] | {{nowrap|Mixed doubles}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the SEA Games|SEA Games]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2011 SEA Games|2011 Jakarta–Palembang]] | [[Badminton at the 2011 SEA Games – Men's team|Men's team]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2017 SEA Games|2017 Kuala Lumpur]] | [[Badminton at the 2017 SEA Games – Men's team|Men's team]] }} {{MedalSilver | 2017 Kuala Lumpur | [[Badminton at the 2017 SEA Games – Individual event#Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2019 SEA Games|2019 Philippines]] | [[Badminton at the 2019 SEA Games – Men's team|Men's team]] }} {{MedalSilver | 2019 Philippines | [[Badminton at the 2019 SEA Games – Individual event#Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2008 BWF World Junior Championships|2008 Pune]] | Mixed team }} | bwfbadminton_id = 92593 | bwf_id = 10D0AFA0-14EB-4B8D-BA0E-CD2DAFE6B39D }}
'''Goh Soon Huat''' ({{zh|t=吳塤閥|p=Wú Xūnfá}}; born 27 June 1990) is a Malaysian [[badminton]] player.<ref>{{cite web|title=Players: Goh Soon Huat |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/92593/goh-soon-huat |website=[[Badminton World Federation]]|access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref> He was a part of the Malaysia team that won bronze in the men's team event at the [[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games|Incheon 2014 Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Soon Huat, Iskandar selected in Asian Games squad |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2014/08/13/soon-huat-iskandar-selected-in-asian-games-squad/ |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]|access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Asian Games: Men's badminton team claim bronze |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/09/asian-games-mens-badminton-team-claim-bronze |website=[[New Straits Times]]|access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref> He switched to mixed doubles and paired up with [[Shevon Jemie Lai]] due to a lack of performance in the singles department.<ref>{{cite news|title=Soon Huat singles no more as he hooks up with Shevon |url=http://www.badmintonplanet.com/badminton-news/4704-goh-soon-huat-shevon-lai-jemie-upset-top-seed-to-win-scottish-gp.html |website=BadmintonPlanet|access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref> His best achievement is winning the mixed doubles title at the [[2018 Singapore Open (badminton)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2022/12/30/engaged-pair--soon-huat-shevon-over-the-moon-as-they-eye-better-fortunes-in-2023|title=Engaged pair Soon Huat-Shevon over the moon as they eye better fortunes in 2023|website=The Star|date=30 December 2022|accessdate=6 May 2023}}</ref> They were married on 4 May 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Rajes |title=Newly-wed Soon Huat-Shevon out to smash more honours in badminton |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2024/05/07/newly-wed-soon-huat-shevon-out-to-smash-more-honours-in-badminton |work=The Star |date=7 May 2024 |access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref>
== Career ==
=== 2023 === Goh and Lai best achievement in 2023 were the finalist in the [[2024 Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]], and also winning a bronze medal in the [[2023 Badminton Asia Championships|Asian Championships]].<ref name="wc23a">{{Cite web |title=Soon Huat-Shevon hoping to overcome medal drought at World Championships |url=https://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2216829 |publisher=Bernama |date=16 August 2023 |access-date=22 September 2024}}</ref><ref name="ac23">{{Cite web |title=Crowd favourites enter Dubai 2023 BAC final in style |url=https://badmintonasia.org/2023/04/30/crowd-favourites-enter-dubai-2023-bac-final-in-style/ |publisher=Badminton Asia |date=30 April 2023 |access-date=22 September 2024}}</ref>
=== 2024 === In the first semester of 2024, Goh and his partner Shevon Jemie Lai won two BWF World Tour title in the [[2024 Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]] and [[2024 Malaysia Masters|Malaysia Masters]]. In September, they reached their first ever BWF World Tour Super 1000 final in the [[2024 China Open (badminton)|China Open]]. However, they lost to home pair, world number 3 [[Feng Yanzhe]] and [[Huang Dongping]] in a close rubber games.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirubashini |first=R. |title=Soon Huat-Shevon finish as runners-up in China Open |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2024/09/22/soon-huat-shevon-finish-as-runners-up-in-china-open |work=The Star |date=22 September 2024 |access-date=22 September 2024}}</ref>
== Achievements ==
=== Asian Championships === ''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center" | [[2023 Badminton Asia Championships|2023]] | align="left" | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall,<br />[[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Shevon Jemie Lai]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Siwei]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Huang Yaqiong]] | align="left" | 11–21, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' |}
=== SEA Games === ''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#FFAAAA" | align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2017 SEA Games – Individual event#Finals 5|2017]] | align="left" | [[Axiata Arena]],<br />[[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Shevon Jemie Lai]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Dechapol Puavaranukroh]]<br />{{flagicon|THA}} [[Sapsiree Taerattanachai]] | align="left" | 15–21, 20–22 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver''' |- style="background:#FFAAAA" | align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2019 SEA Games – Individual event#Mixed doubles|2019]] | align="left" | Muntinlupa Sports Complex,<br />[[Metro Manila]], Philippines | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Shevon Jemie Lai | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Praveen Jordan]]<br />{{flagicon|INA}} [[Melati Daeva Oktavianti]] | align="left" | 19–21, 21–19, 21–23 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|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,<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>
''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |+ ! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- | align="center" | [[2018 German Open (badminton)#Finals 5|2018]] | align="left" | [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]] | align="left" | Super 300 | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Shevon Jemie Lai]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Niclas Nøhr]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Sara Thygesen]] | align="left" | 21–14, 22–20 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | [[2018 Singapore Open (badminton)#Finals 5|2018]] | align="left" | [[Singapore Open (badminton)|Singapore Open]] | align="left" | Super 500 | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Shevon Jemie Lai | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Tontowi Ahmad]]<br />{{flagicon|INA}} [[Liliyana Natsir]] | align="left" | 21–19, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | [[2019 Korea Masters#Finals 5|2019]] | align="left" | [[Korea Masters]] | align="left" | Super 300 | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Shevon Jemie Lai | align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Tang Chun Man]]<br />{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Tse Ying Suet]] | align="left" | 14–21, 15–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | [[2022 Swiss Open (badminton)#Finals 5|2022]] | align="left" | [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]] | align="left" | Super 300 | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Shevon Jemie Lai | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Mark Lamsfuß]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Isabel Lohau]] | align="left" | 21–12, 18–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | [[2023 Swiss Open (badminton)#Finals 5|2023]] | align="left" | Swiss Open | align="left" | Super 300 | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Shevon Jemie Lai | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Jiang Zhenbang]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wei Yaxin]] | align="left" | 17–21, 21–19, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | [[2024 Swiss Open (badminton)#Finals 5|2024]] | align="left" | Swiss Open | align="left" | Super 300 | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Shevon Jemie Lai | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Chen Tang Jie]]<br />{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Toh Ee Wei]] | align="left" | 21–16, 21–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | [[2024 Malaysia Masters#Finals 5|2024]] | align="left" | [[Malaysia Masters]] | align="left" | Super 500 | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Shevon Jemie Lai | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Rinov Rivaldy]]<br />{{flagicon|INA}} [[Pitha Haningtyas Mentari]] | align="left" | 21–18, 21–19 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | [[2024 China Open (badminton)#Finals 5|2024]] | align="left" | [[China Open (badminton)|China Open]] | align="left" | Super 1000 | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Shevon Jemie Lai | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Feng Yanzhe]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Huang Dongping]] | align="left" | 21–17, 14–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}
=== BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 3 runners-up) === The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the [[BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold|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'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#FFFF67" | align="center" | [[2013 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold#Finals|2013]] | align="left" | [[Malaysia Masters|Malaysia Grand Prix Gold]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Alamsyah Yunus]] | align="left" | 21–10, 9–21, 19–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}
''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D4F1C5" | align="center" | [[2016 Scottish Open Grand Prix#Finals 5|2016]] | align="left" | [[Scottish Open (badminton)|Scottish Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Shevon Jemie Lai]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pranaav Jerry Chopra]]<br />{{flagicon|IND}} [[N. Sikki Reddy]] | align="left" | 13–21, 21–18, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#FFFF67" | align="center" | [[2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold#Finals 5|2017]] | align="left" | [[Malaysia Masters]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Shevon Jemie Lai | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Kian Meng]]<br />{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Lai Pei Jing]] | align="left" | 17–21, 9–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#FFFF67" | align="center" | [[2017 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold#Finals 5|2017]] | align="left" | [[Thailand Open (badminton)|Thailand Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Shevon Jemie Lai | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[He Jiting]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Du Yue]] | align="left" | 13–21, 21–16, 12–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} : {{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix Gold]] tournament : {{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix]] tournament
=== BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up) === ''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | [[Malaysia International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Shevon Jemie Lai]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Yang Po-hsuan]]<br />{{flagicon|TPE}} [[Wen Hao-yun]] | align="left" | 21–13, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | [[Welsh International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Shevon Jemie Lai | align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} [[Robert Mateusiak]]<br />{{flagicon|POL}} [[Nadieżda Zięba]] | align="left" | 16–21, 21–11, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} : {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament : {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category}} * {{BWFB|92593}} * {{BWFT|10D0AFA0-14EB-4B8D-BA0E-CD2DAFE6B39D}} * {{InterSportStats|3000348432}} * {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|badminton/athlete-profile-n6027420-soon-huat-goh}}
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