# Goh Soon Huat

Goh Soon Huat (Chinese: 吳塤閥; pinyin: Wú Xūnfá; born 27 June 1990) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was a part of the Malaysia team that won bronze in the men's team event at the Incheon 2014 Asian Games. He switched to mixed doubles and paired up with Shevon Jemie Lai due to a lack of performance in the singles department. His best achievement is winning the mixed doubles title at the 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. They were married on 4 May 2024.

## Career
### 2023

Goh and Lai best achievement in 2023 were the finalist in the Swiss Open, and also winning a bronze medal in the Asian Championships.

### 2024

In the first semester of 2024, Goh and his partner Shevon Jemie Lai won two BWF World Tour title in the Swiss Open and Malaysia Masters. In September, they reached their first ever BWF World Tour Super 1000 final in the China Open. However, they lost to home pair, world number 3 Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping in a close rubber games.

## Achievements
### Asian Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2023 | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Shevon Jemie Lai | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 11–21, 13–21 | Bronze |

### SEA Games

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Shevon Jemie Lai | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 15–21, 20–22 | Silver |
| 2019 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines | Shevon Jemie Lai | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti | 19–21, 21–19, 21–23 | Silver |

### BWF World Tour (4 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | German Open | Super 300 | Shevon Jemie Lai | Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen | 21–14, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2018 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | Shevon Jemie Lai | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir | 21–19, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2019 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Shevon Jemie Lai | Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet | 14–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Shevon Jemie Lai | Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Lohau | 21–12, 18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Shevon Jemie Lai | Jiang Zhenbang Wei Yaxin | 17–21, 21–19, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Shevon Jemie Lai | Chen Tang Jie Toh Ee Wei | 21–16, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2024 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Shevon Jemie Lai | Rinov Rivaldy Pitha Haningtyas Mentari | 21–18, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2024 | China Open | Super 1000 | Shevon Jemie Lai | Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping | 21–17, 14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |

### BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 3 runners-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 singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | Alamsyah Yunus | 21–10, 9–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2016 | Scottish Open | Shevon Jemie Lai | Pranaav Jerry Chopra N. Sikki Reddy | 13–21, 21–18, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2017 | Malaysia Masters | Shevon Jemie Lai | Tan Kian Meng Lai Pei Jing | 17–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Thailand Open | Shevon Jemie Lai | He Jiting Du Yue | 13–21, 21–16, 12–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2016 | Malaysia International | Shevon Jemie Lai | Yang Po-hsuan Wen Hao-yun | 21–13, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2016 | Welsh International | Shevon Jemie Lai | Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba | 16–21, 21–11, 18–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament