Goh Jin Wei

Goh Jin Wei (Chinese: 吴堇溦; pinyin: Wú Jǐnwēi; born 30 January 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1][2]

Goh Jin Wei
吴堇溦
Personal information
Born (2000-01-30) 30 January 2000
Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia
ResidenceKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking24 (9 August 2018)
Current ranking138 (17 March 2020)
BWF profile

Early life

Goh Jin Wei was born in Bukit Mertajam, Penang into a Malaysian Chinese family, to Loh Bee Sim and Goh Boon Huat.[3][4] She first started playing badminton at the age of six as a hobby. Her father noticed her talent and let her train under the guidance of Teh Peng Huat, Lee Chong Wei's former coach.[5] When she was 11, she won the Under-12 Grand Prix Finals and the Malaysian School Sports Council representing her primary school.[3] She was drafted into the Malaysia national team in 2014.

Career

Juniors

At the 2015 World Junior Championships, Goh won the girls singles' event by defeating compatriot Lee Ying Ying in the final.[6] In 2017, she earned a bronze medal in the singles event after losing to Han Yue in the semifinals. Goh participated at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires where she defeated top seed, Phittayaporn Chaiwan in the semifinals. In the final, Goh defeated Wang Zhiyi to win Malaysia's first gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games. In doing so, Goh became the first ever shuttler to win both World Junior Championships and the Youth Olympic Games title.[7] At the 2018 World Junior Championships, Goh reached the final where she defeated Line Christophersen to capture her second World Junior Championship title.[8]

2015–2018

In February 2015, Goh became the youngest-ever national winner at the age of 15 after defeating Lim Yin Fun in the final of the Kuala Lumpur Open. At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, Goh won the bronze medal in women's singles event and a silver medal in women's team event. She won her first senior title, the Belgian International at the age of 15 by defeating Kirsty Gilmour in the final. She won her second senior title at the Vietnam International.[9]

In April 2016, she won the Orleans International. Goh was named in the Malaysian squad for the 2016 Uber Cup. She made her Super Series debut at the 2016 Australian Open where she defeated Michelle Li in the first round before losing to eventual champion, Saina Nehwal in the second round. In her first Grand Prix Gold tournament, Goh reached the final of the Indonesian Masters before losing to top seed, Busanan Ongbamrungphan. She then lost in the semifinals of the Thailand Open to the same opponent. In December 2016, she became national No. 1 shuttler for the first time in her career after surpassing Tee Jing Yi in BWF Ranking.

In January 2017, Goh competed at the Malaysian Masters where she lost to Lee Chia-hsin in the second round after playing with an injury.[10] She made her return at the Malaysia Open in April and was defeated in the second round by Chen Yufei. In July 2017, she reached the final of the Chinese Taipei Open where she lost to Saena Kawakami.[11] At the 2017 SEA Games in August, Goh won all her matches in the women's team event. The team made it to the finals where they lost to Thailand, taking home the silver medal.[12] In the women's singles event, Goh defeated her compatriot and senior, Soniia Cheah Su Ya in the final, becoming the first Malaysian to win the women's singles gold medal since Wong Mew Choo in 2003.[13] In September 2017, Goh reached the final of the Singapore International which she lost to Ruselli Hartawan.

In March 2018, she competed in her first All England Open but lost to Aya Ohori in the second round. In June 2018, she reached the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open before losing to eventual winner, Tai Tzu-ying.[14] In her World Championships debut, she lost to the reigning world champion, Nozomi Okuhara in the third round. At the Korea Masters in November, Goh lost in the semifinals to Li Xuerui.[15]

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Soniia Cheah Su Ya 21–11, 21–10 Gold
2015 Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore Hanna Ramadini 21–16, 12–21,18–21 Bronze

Youth Olympic Games

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina Wang Zhiyi 16–21, 21–13, 21–19 Gold

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Line Christophersen 21–13, 21–11 Gold
2017 GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Han Yue 9–21, 10–21 Bronze
2015 Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna, Lima, Peru Lee Ying Ying 21–15, 21–16 Gold

BWF Grand Prix

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Chinese Taipei Open Saena Kawakami 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2016 Indonesian Masters Busanan Ongbumrungpan 15–21, 13–21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Singapore International Ruselli Hartawan 13–21, 21–10, 19–21 Runner-up
2016 Orleans International Fitriani 15–21, 21–10, 21–7 Winner
2015 Vietnam International Series Chen Su-yu 21–9, 21–13 Winner
2015 Belgian International Kirsty Gilmour 21–15, 21–18 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles)

Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 German Junior International Mia Blichfeldt 21–9, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Dutch Junior International Tan Jinn Hwa Goh Sze Fei
Lee Ying Ying
21–18, 18–21, 21–17 Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Award

2015
  • SAM-100 Plus Best Young Athlete

References

  1. "Players: Goh Jin Wei". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. "吴堇溦 Goh Jin Wei". www.badmintoncn.com (in Chinese). badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. "The Rising Star Of Malaysia". Badminton Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. "Mum the force behind shuttler's gold performance". The Star. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  5. Opalyn Mok (27 December 2015). "10 things about: Goh Jin Wei, badminton world junior champ". Malay Mail. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  6. Fabian Peter (16 November 2015). "Goh Jin Wei clinches World Junior title". New Straits Times. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  7. "Jin Wei wins country's first YOG gold". New Straits Times. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  8. Fabian Peter (19 November 2018). "Jin Wei is world junior champ again". New Straits Times. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  9. Fabian Peter (4 October 2015). "Goh Jin Wei bags second senior title". New Straits Times. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  10. Fabian Peter (19 January 2017). "(Badminton) Beatriz, Jin Wei, out of Malaysia Masters, Ying Ying makes it through". New Straits Times. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  11. Harris Rajahdin (3 July 2017). "Jin Wei denied Grand Prix glory again". Malay Mail. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  12. "Malaysia settles for silver in women's team badminton". Malay Mail. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  13. Fabian Peter (29 August 2017). "KL2017: Jin Wei ends Malaysia's 14-year wait for women's badminton gold". New Straits Times. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  14. R. Loheswar (29 June 2018). "Jin Wei dumped out of Malaysian Open by world No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying". Malay Mail. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  15. Helmi Talkah (1 December 2018). "Jin Wei bows out of Korea Masters". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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