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Goh Liu Ying

Goh Liu Ying

Goh Liu Ying AMN BCM OLY (born 30 May 1989) is a Malaysian professional badminton player. She has been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles player in the world with her partner, Chan Peng Soon. Together, they were ranked as high as world No. 3. They won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Goh Liu Ying
Personal information
Born(1989-05-30)30 May 1989
Malacca, Malaysia
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
HandednessRight
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking3 (3 July 2013)
Current ranking5 (17 September 2019)
BWF profile [23]
Goh Liu Ying
Traditional Chinese吳柳螢
Simplified Chinese吴柳萤

Early life

Goh was born on 30 May 1989 in Malacca to Goh Chak Whee and Yong Oi Lin. She has two younger brothers, Goh Qi Hao and Goh Qi Liang. She first started training in badminton at the age of 10.[2] She enrolled into the Bukit Jalil Sports School when she was 13 years old.[2]

Career

In 2009, Goh and Chan reached their first international tournament final at the Vietnam Open but were defeated by Flandy Limpele and Cheng Wen-hsing. At the 2009 Southeast Asian Games, she won gold in women's team event and bronze in mixed doubles event.

In 2010, they came to prominence when they won the Badminton Asia Championships after defeating South Korean's Yoo Yeon-seong and Kim Min-jung in the final. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, she won the gold medal in mixed team event. In the mixed doubles event, Goh and Chan lost the bronze medal match to Chayut Triyachart and Yao Lei. At the 2010 Asian Games they lost in the first round to eventual winner, Shin Baek-cheol and Lee Hyo-jung.

In 2011, they were defeated by Indonesian pair, Tontowi Ahmad and Lilyana Natsir in the final of the Malaysia Open. They won the Bitburger Open by defeating Denmark's Thomas Laybourn and Kamilla Rytter Juhl.

In 2012, they became the first Malaysian mixed doubles pair to reach the semi-finals of the All England Open but lost to Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir. In the following month, they became the runner-up of Australia Open after losing to Chinese Taipei's Chen Hung-Ling and Cheng Wen-Hsing in the final. They gained their first ever Malaysia Open crown by beating Indonesian pair, Irfan Fadhilah and Weni Anggraini.

Goh and Chan represented Malaysia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. They were the first ever Malaysian mixed doubles pair to qualify for the Olympic Games. They lost all three group matches and fails to progress to quarter-finals in their Olympics debut. In the same year, Goh and Chan won their first Super Series tournament at the Japan Open by beating Muhammad Rijal and Lilyana Natsir. In November 2012, they reached the final of China Open but were defeated by top seed, Xu Chen and Ma Jin in straight sets. They were ranked 3rd in the world at their career high at the end of 2012.

In 2013, Goh decided to undergo knee surgery to fix her aggravating right knee. She underwent surgery in both her knees the following year. While she was recovering, Goh enrolled into a modelling academy and did some modelling for the sports of badminton. After a total of 11-month hiatus due to recovery, Goh resumed her partnership with Chan in 2015.

They won three titles in 2015, the Polish Open, Russian Open and the Mexico Open.[3][4] At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, they won silver after losing to Indonesia's Praveen Jordan and Debby Susanto in a very tightly contested mixed doubles final.[5] Goh also won silver in women's team event.

In 2016, they became the runner-up of the inaugural edition of Thailand Masters after losing to unseeded Chinese pair, Zheng Siwei and Chen Qingchen in the final. In March, they clinched their first title of the year by winning the New Zealand Open.[6] In April, they were defeated by Indonesian pair, Tontowi Ahmad and Lilyana Natsir in the final of the Malaysia Open.

Goh and Chan qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics. They won their first two group stage matches but lost the third to Indonesian pair, Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir. They finished as group runner-up and progress to quarter finals round. In the quarter finals, they beat Group B winner, Robert Mateusiak and Nadieżda Zięba of Poland. In the semi-finals, they beat China's Xu Chen and Ma Jin in straight sets to reach the final.[7]

In the final, they had to settle for silver medal after they were beaten by Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir for the second time in the tournament.[8] Despite the fact that Goh and Chan lost in the final, they made history as the first Malaysian mixed doubles pair to claim an Olympic medal.

In March 2017, Goh and Chan become the first Malaysian mixed doubles pair to reach the All England Open final since 1955. In the final, Goh and Chan were defeated by 5th seed Lu Kai and Huang Yaqiong in 3 sets after a few controversial fault calls by the umpire against them. In April, Chan and Goh had to withdraw from semifinal of Indian Open due to Goh's injury. They later suffered first round loss to Edi Subaktiar and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja in the Malaysia Open.

In May 2017, Goh announced that she had an aggravating injury in her right shoulder and thus, she went to Halle in Germany for the surgery. She spent weeks to undergo her rehabilitation in Halle before returning to Malaysia in early July when she released her autobiography entitled I am Goh Liu Ying. In November 2017, Goh partnered with Chen Tang Jie to win the India International Series.[9]

In January 2018, Goh resumed her partnership with Chan and they won the Thailand Masters.[10] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she won the silver medal in mixed team event and the bronze medal in mixed doubles event.[11]

In December 2018,she announced her resignation from Badminton Association of Malaysia with her current partner Chan Peng Soon. She also participated in Purple League18/19 with Tang Chun Man in mixed doubles. Chan and Goh had grabbed their first title in 2019 Thailand Masters after their resignation from BAM.

Personal life

Goh began dating badminton player, Ong Jian Guo when they were 19 years old. In January 2017, the couple confirmed to have broken up after nine-year relationship.[12]

Sponsorship

Both Goh and her partner Chan Peng Soon are appointed by Yobick Malaysia as their brand ambassadors. [13]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilMalaysiaChan Peng SoonIndonesiaTontowi Ahmad
IndonesiaLiliyana Natsir
14–21, 12–21SilverSilver

Commonwealth Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,
Gold Coast, Australia
MalaysiaChan Peng SoonIndiaSatwiksairaj Rankireddy
IndiaAshwini Ponnappa
21–19, 21–19BronzeBronze

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Siri Fort Indoor Stadium,
New Delhi, India
MalaysiaChan Peng SoonSouth KoreaYoo Yeon-seong
South KoreaKim Min-jung
21–17, 20–22, 21–19GoldGold

Southeast Asian Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Singapore Indoor Stadium,
Singapore
MalaysiaChan Peng SoonIndonesiaPraveen Jordan
IndonesiaDebby Susanto
21–18, 13–21, 23–25SilverSilver
2009National Sports Complex,
Vientiane, Laos
MalaysiaChan Peng SoonThailandSongphon Anugritayawon
ThailandKunchala Voravichitchaikul
18–21, 13–21BronzeBronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Waitakere Trusts Stadium,
Waitakere City, New Zealand
MalaysiaNg Hui LinSouth KoreaYoo Hyun-young
South KoreaJung Kyung-Eun
11–21, 12–21BronzeBronze

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[14] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[15]

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019New Zealand OpenSuper 300MalaysiaChan Peng SoonIndonesiaPraveen Jordan
IndonesiaMelati Daeva Oktavianti
21–14, 16–21, 29–271st, gold medalist(s)Champion
2019Thailand MastersSuper 300MalaysiaChan Peng SoonThailandDechapol Puavaranukroh
ThailandSapsiree Taerattanachai
21–16, 21–151st, gold medalist(s)Winner
2018Indonesia OpenSuper 1000MalaysiaChan Peng SoonIndonesiaTontowi Ahmad
IndonesiaLiliyana Natsir
17–21, 8–212nd, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2018U.S. OpenSuper 300MalaysiaChan Peng SoonGermanyMarvin Emil Seidel
GermanyLinda Efler
21–19, 21–151st, gold medalist(s)Winner
2018Australian OpenSuper 300MalaysiaChan Peng SoonSouth KoreaSeo Seung-jae
South KoreaChae Yoo-jung
12–21, 21–232nd, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2018Thailand MastersSuper 300MalaysiaChan Peng SoonThailandDechapol Puavaranukroh
ThailandPuttita Supajirakul
21–15, 14–21, 21–161st, gold medalist(s)Champion

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017All England OpenMalaysiaChan Peng SoonChinaLu Kai
ChinaHuang Yaqiong
21–18, 19–21, 16–212nd, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2016Malaysia OpenMalaysiaChan Peng SoonIndonesiaTontowi Ahmad
IndonesiaLiliyana Natsir
21–23, 21–13, 16–212nd, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2013Malaysia OpenMalaysiaChan Peng SoonDenmarkJoachim Fischer Nielsen
DenmarkChristinna Pedersen
13–21, 18–212nd, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2012China OpenMalaysiaChan Peng SoonChinaXu Chen
ChinaMa Jin
15–21, 17–212nd, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2012Japan OpenMalaysiaChan Peng SoonIndonesiaMuhammad Rijal
IndonesiaLiliyana Natsir
21–12, 21–191st, gold medalist(s)Champion

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016New Zealand OpenMalaysiaChan Peng SoonChinaZheng Siwei
ChinaLi Yinhui
21–19, 22–201st, gold medalist(s)Champion
2016Thailand MastersMalaysiaChan Peng SoonChinaZheng Siwei
ChinaChen Qingchen
17–21, 15–212nd, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2015Mexico City Grand PrixMalaysiaChan Peng SoonSouth KoreaChoi Sol-gyu
South KoreaEom Hye-won
21–13, 23–211st, gold medalist(s)Champion
2015Russian OpenMalaysiaChan Peng SoonJapanYuta Watanabe
JapanArisa Higashino
21–14, 21–121st, gold medalist(s)Champion
2012Malaysia MastersMalaysiaChan Peng SoonIndonesiaIrfan Fadhilah
IndonesiaWeni Anggraini
21–12, 21–141st, gold medalist(s)Champion
2012Australian OpenMalaysiaChan Peng SoonChinese TaipeiChen Hung-ling
Chinese TaipeiCheng Wen-hsing
20–22, 21–12, 21–232nd, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2011Bitburger OpenMalaysiaChan Peng SoonDenmarkThomas Laybourn
DenmarkKamilla Rytter Juhl
21–18, 14–21, 27–251st, gold medalist(s)Champion
2011Malaysia MastersMalaysiaChan Peng SoonIndonesiaTontowi Ahmad
IndonesiaLiliyana Natsir
21–18, 15–21, 19–212nd, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2009Vietnam OpenMalaysiaChan Peng SoonIndonesiaFlandy Limpele
Chinese TaipeiCheng Wen-hsing
23–25, 19–212nd, silver medalist(s)Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017India International SeriesMalaysiaChen Tang JieIndiaRohan Kapoor
IndiaKuhoo Garg
21–19, 21–131st, gold medalist(s)Champion
2015Orleans InternationalMalaysiaChan Peng SoonDenmarkMathias Christiansen
DenmarkLena Grebak
21–11, 17–21, 19–212nd, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2015Polish OpenMalaysiaChan Peng SoonIndiaAkshay Dewalkar
IndiaPradnya Gadre
28–26, 21–181st, gold medalist(s)Champion

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

  • Malaysia : [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_%28Defender_of_the_Realm%29_-SMN.svg/50px-MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara%28Defender_of_the_Realm%29_-SMN.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara%28Defender_of_the_Realm%29_-SMN.svg/75px-MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara%28Defender_of_the_Realm%29_-SMN.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara%28Defender_of_the_Realm%29_-SMN.svg/100px-MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara%28Defender_of_the_Realm%29_-_SMN.svg.png 2x|MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm) - SMN.svg|h14|w50]] Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2017)[16][17]

  • Malacca : Distinguished Service Star (BCM) (2016)[18]

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