Goh Liu Ying
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Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Malacca, Malaysia | 30 May 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 3 (22 November 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 7 (17 March 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 吳柳螢 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 吴柳萤 | ||||||
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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.
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
Sponsorship
Both Goh and her partner Chan Peng Soon are appointed by Yobick Malaysia as their brand ambassadors. [12]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Chan Peng Soon | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir |
14–21, 12–21 | Silver |
Commonwealth Games
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia |
Chan Peng Soon | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Ashwini Ponnappa |
21–19, 21–19 | Bronze |
Asian Championships
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India |
Chan Peng Soon | Yoo Yeon-seong Kim Min-jung |
21–17, 20–22, 21–19 | Gold |
Southeast Asian Games
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos |
Chan Peng Soon | Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul |
18–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
2015 | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore |
Chan Peng Soon | Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto |
21–18, 13–21, 23–25 | Silver |
BWF World Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand |
Ng Hui Lin | Jung Kyung-Eun Yoo Hyun-young |
11–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
BWF World Tour (4 titles, 2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[13] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[14]
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Chan Peng Soon | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Puttita Supajirakul |
21–15, 14–21, 21–16 | Winner |
2018 | Australian Open | Super 300 | Chan Peng Soon | Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung |
12–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
2018 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Chan Peng Soon | Marvin Emil Seidel Linda Efler |
21–19, 21–15 | Winner |
2018 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Chan Peng Soon | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir |
17–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Chan Peng Soon | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
21–16, 21–15 | Winner |
2019 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | Chan Peng Soon | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti |
21–14, 16–21, 29–27 | Winner |
BWF Superseries (1 title, 4 runners-up)
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[15] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[16] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Japan Open | Chan Peng Soon | Muhammad Rijal Liliyana Natsir |
21–12, 21–19 | Winner |
2012 | China Open | Chan Peng Soon | Xu Chen Ma Jin |
15–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Malaysia Open | Chan Peng Soon | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen |
13–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Malaysia Open | Chan Peng Soon | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir |
21–23, 21–13, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | All England Open | Chan Peng Soon | Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong |
21–18, 19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (5 titles, 4 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Vietnam Open | Chan Peng Soon | Flandy Limpele Cheng Wen-hsing |
23–25, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | Chan Peng Soon | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir |
21–18, 15–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Bitburger Open | Chan Peng Soon | Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
21–18, 14–21, 27–25 | Winner |
2012 | Australian Open | Chan Peng Soon | Chen Hung-ling Cheng Wen-hsing |
20–22, 21–12, 21–23 | Runner-up |
2012 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | Chan Peng Soon | Irfan Fadhilah Weni Anggraini |
21–12, 21–14 | Winner |
2015 | Russian Open | Chan Peng Soon | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
21–14, 21–12 | Winner |
2015 | Mexico City Grand Prix | Chan Peng Soon | Choi Sol-gyu Eom Hye-won |
21–13, 23–21 | Winner |
2016 | Thailand Masters | Chan Peng Soon | Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen |
17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | New Zealand Open | Chan Peng Soon | Zheng Siwei Li Yinhui |
21–19, 22–20 | Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Polish Open | Chan Peng Soon | Akshay Dewalkar Pradnya Gadre |
28–26, 21–18 | Winner |
2015 | Orleans International | Chan Peng Soon | Mathias Christiansen Lena Grebak |
21–11, 17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | India International Series | Chen Tang Jie | Rohan Kapoor Kuhoo Garg |
21–19, 21–13 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
- Malaysia :
- Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2017)[17][18]
- Malacca :
- Distinguished Service Star (BCM) (2016)[19]
References
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- ^ a b "Meet our female Olympians: Goh Liu Ying". Elle Malaysia. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Badminton: Chan-Goh clinch mixed doubles title at Russian Open". Astro Awani. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying get revenge, win Mexico City GP". BadmintonPlanet.com. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ Clara Chong. "SEA Games: Indonesia top badminton medals tally with three golds". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ Michelle Liew (28 March 2016). "New Zealand Open: Goh Liu Ying-Chan Peng Soon clinch mixed doubles victory". FourthOfficial.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ Vijesh Rai (16 August 2016). "(Olympics) Shuttlers Peng Soon-Liu Ying make mixed doubles final". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ Vijesh Rai (18 August 2016). "(Olympics) Heartbreak for Malaysia as gold slips through Liu Ying-Peng Soon's grasp". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ Ferzalfie Fauzi (26 November 2017). "Liu Ying makes triumphant return". New Straits Times. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ Helmi Talkah (15 January 2018). "Peng Soon-Liu Ying back in business". New Straits Times. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Participants: Liu Ying Goh". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Badminton pair made brand ambassadors of yoghurt drink". The Star. 28 May 2019.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ Rajes Paul (10 September 2017). "Chong Wei all fired up". The Star. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
- ^ "Lee Chong Wei conferred the title Datuk Wira". BadmintonPlanet.com. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Goh Liu Ying at Badminton Association of Malaysia
- GOH Liu Ying at BWFBadminton.com
- Goh Liu Ying at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Malacca
- Malaysian people of Chinese descent
- Sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Malaysian female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Malaysia
- Olympic silver medalists for Malaysia
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Malaysia
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Malaysia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Malaysia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Malaysia
- Competitors at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia
- Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia
- Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics