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 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
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 26) Malacca, Malaysia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Tan Bin Shen Rexy Mainaky
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	9 (with Nur Izzuddin, 29 November 2022)
Current ranking	23 (with Nur Izzuddin, 24 October 2023)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia Asian Championships 2022 Manila Men's doubles Asia Team Championships 2022 Selangor Men's team 2020 Manila Men's team 2018 Alor Setar Men's team SEA Games 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
BWF profile

Early life

Goh finished his primary school in SJK(C) Chung Hua Tampin, Negeri Sembilan. During his secondary school period, which was in Sekolah Mengengah 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 typical Malaysia 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

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][6]

2022

In March, Goh and Izzuddin won their first BWF World Tour title at the 2022 German Open beating Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi in three games.^[7] In the following week, they entered their second consecutive final at the 2022 Swiss Open but lost out to rivals Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto.^[8]

In April, Goh and Izzuddin fell to compatriots Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik at the semi-finals of 2022 Badminton Asia Championships, securing them a bronze medal.^[9]

In December, Goh partnered Goh Boon Zhe at the Malaysia International and finished as runner-ups.^[10]

2023

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.^[11]

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.^[12]

Around four months after splitting up, Goh and Nur Izzuddin reunited at the end of May.^[13] The pair set aside their differences and decided to rekindle their partnership in quest for the 2024 Summer Olympics spot.^[14]

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.^[15]

From May to December, Goh, along with Nur Dhabitah Sabri and Shahrul Saad were appointed as the brand ambassadors for Nutrilite Malaysia.^[16]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines	Nur Izzuddin	Aaron Chia   Soh Wooi Yik	13–21, 15–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[17] 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.^[18]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	German Open	Super 300	Nur Izzuddin	Liu Yuchen   Ou Xuanyi	23–21, 16–21, 21–14	Winner
2022	Swiss Open	Super 300	Nur Izzuddin	Fajar Alfian   Muhammad Rian Ardianto	18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2023	U.S. Open	Super 300	Nur Izzuddin	Lee Fang-chih   Lee Fang-jen	21–9, 21–10	Winner
2023	Kaohsiung Masters	Super 100	Nur Izzuddin	Lee Jhe-huei   Yang Po-hsuan	21–14, 21–10	Winner
2023	Abu Dhabi Masters	Super 100	Nur Izzuddin	Pharanyu Kaosamaang   Worrapol Thongsa-nga	18–21, 21–17, 21–12	Winner

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-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 doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Malaysia Masters	Nur Izzuddin	Berry Angriawan   Hardianto	19–21, 12–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
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
2023	Thailand International	Choong Hon Jian	Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn   Nanthakarn Yordphaisong	21–15, 15–21, 22–24	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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External links

• Goh Sze Fei at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com