Goh Sze Fei ( zh, t=吳世飛, p=Wú Shìfēi; born 18 August 1997) is a Malaysian

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player. He won the 2022 German Open in the men's doubles event partnered with

Nur Izzuddin Nur Izzuddin bin Mohd Rumsani (born 11 November 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player. He won the 2022 German Open in the men's doubles event partnered with Goh Sze Fei. Career In January 2017, Izzuddin and his partner Goh Sze Fei entere ...

, their first BWF World Tour title.

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 Tampin is a town in Tampin District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, which borders Pulau Sebang town in Alor Gajah District, Malacca. History and etymology Tampin gets its name from the container or pouch weaved from the pandanus fronds. The con ...

, he managed to get recruited into

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during his secondary school period to be trained as a national player. Goh comes from a typical Malaysia Chinese family based in

, Negeri Sembilan. There are 4 siblings in his family and he is the youngest among the siblings. 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. Goh's first badminton coach was Goh Sai Chong who guided and coached Sze Fei since he was at his young age.

Career

In January 2017, Goh and his partner

entered their first Grand Prix Gold final at the 2017 Malaysia Masters and finished up as runner-ups.

2022

In March, Goh and Izzuddin won their first BWF World Tour title at the 2022 German Open beating

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in three games. In the following week, they entered their second consecutive final at the 2022 Swiss Open but lost out to rivals

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. In April, Goh and Izzuddin fell to compatriots

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at the semi-finals of 2022 Badminton Asia Championships, securing them a bronze medal. In December, Goh partnered Goh Boon Zhe at the

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and finished as runner-ups.

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. 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

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in rubber game. Around four months after splitting up, Goh and Nur Izzuddin reunited at the end of May. The pair set aside their differences and decided to rekindle their partnership in quest for the

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spot. 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

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in the final. From May to December, Goh, along with

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and

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were appointed as the brand ambassadors for

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Malaysia.

Achievements

Asian Championships

''Men's doubles''

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 1 runner-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 Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100. ''Men's doubles''

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'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

''Men's doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series tournament

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goh, Sze Fei 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Malacca Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent Malaysian male badminton players Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in badminton 21st-century Malaysian people