| Goh V Shem | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 吳蔚昇 |
| Simplified Chinese | 吴蔚昇 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wú Wèishēng |
| HokkienPOJ | Gô͘ Ùiseng |
| Birth name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 吳偉申 |
| Simplified Chinese | 吴伟申 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wú Wĕishēn |
| HokkienPOJ | Gô͘ Úisin |
Goh V ShemAMN (吴蔚昇; bornGoh Wei Shem; 20 May 1989) is a Malaysianbadminton player in the doubles event. He was partnered withTan Wee Kiong after their outstanding performance at the2014 Thomas Cup. Together, Goh and Tan won the gold medal for the men's doubles event at the2014 Commonwealth Games as well as all their matches in the mixed team event, helping Malaysia retain the gold medal for the third consecutive time. They also won the bronze medal at the2014 Asian Games and the silver medal at the2016 Rio Olympics, thus making them the second ever Malaysian men's doubles pair to win the silver medal at the Olympic Games 20 years after the feat was achieved byCheah Soon Kit andYap Kim Hock in1996 Atlanta. Goh and Tan are also the fifth Malaysian men's doubles pair to hold the world number 1 ranking afterRazif Sidek andJalani Sidek, followed by Cheah and Yap,Chan Chong Ming andChew Choon Eng, and later on byKoo Kien Keat andTan Boon Heong ever since official rankings were kept in the 80s.[1]
Goh was born inKuala Lumpur. Later on for good luck he changed his Chinese birth name (吴伟申) to one with a different pronunciation (吴蔚昇), while also changing the spelling of his name in English from Wei Shem to V Shem. The V stands for 'Victory'.[2][3]
Goh represented Malaysia at the2007 BWF World Junior Championships withOng Jian Guo where they took the bronze medal.
In 2011, Goh took the men's doubles bronze medal withLim Khim Wah at the2011 Southeast Asian Games. In late 2012, Goh was scratch partnered withTeo Ee Yi. They won the 2012Malaysia International. Then for a brief period of time, Goh was once again partnered withOng Jian Guo. They were semifinalists at the2012 Korea Grand Prix Gold after being defeated byKo Sung-hyun andLee Yong-dae.
In 2013, Goh resumed his partnership with Lim. They became bronze medalists at theAsian Championships and won their first tournament together at theMalaysia Grand Prix Gold after defeating teammates and top seeds,Koo Kien Keat andTan Boon Heong in the finals. They qualified for theWorld Championships but were defeated in the second round by compatriots,Hoon Thien How andTan Wee Kiong. In mid 2013, Goh briefly partneredTeo Kok Siang. They won the bronze medal at theSoutheast Asian Games but their partnership was cut short when Teo suffered an injury from a car accident.
Goh and Lim's partnership was once again resumed in 2014. They won their first Superseries tournament at theMalaysia Open after defeating China'sChai Biao andHong Wei in the final. At theMalaysia Grand Prix Gold, they were runners-up after being defeated byDanny Bawa Chrisnanta andChayut Triyachart of Singapore in the final. Goh played his last tournament with Lim at the2014 BWF World Championships in September. During the second round match againstLee Sheng-mu andTsai Chia-hsin of Chinese Taipei, Goh and Lim retired injured as Goh began suffering from backpains mid game.
In May 2014, Goh was scratch partnered withTan Wee Kiong to play second men's doubles at the2014 Thomas Cup. They won all four matches that they contested and defeated several highly ranked shuttlers along the way despite this being the first time that the two has played together internationally. Their debut partnership at the Thomas Cup was widely praised. Malaysia made it to the finals for the first time in 12 years but was narrowly defeated by Japan with a score of 2–3.
In August, they representedMalaysia at the2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. They went on to take the gold medal and were the only medalists in the tournament who were not seeded. En route to the gold medal, they defeated top seeds,Chris Adcock andAndrew Ellis of England in the semifinals as well as 3rd seeds,Danny Bawa Chrisnanta andChayut Triyachart of Singapore in the finals. They also won all five matches they contested in the mixed team event, helping Malaysia secure her third consecutive mixed team gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Following the World Championships in September, Goh and Tan had been officially partnered. They represented Malaysia at the2014 Asian Games where they made it to semifinals but were once again defeated by top seeds,Lee Yong-dae andYoo Yeon-seong of South Korea. The defeat automatically earned them the bronze medal as there is no bronze medal playoffs in badminton at the Asian Games. En route to the semifinals, they defeated 5th seeds,Lee Sheng-mu andTsai Chia-hsin of Chinese Taipei in the first round and 3rd seeds,Hiroyuki Endo andKenichi Hayakawa of Japan in the quarterfinals with a score of 21–16, 21–16.
In January 2015, Goh and Tan were semifinalists at theMalaysia Masters. In March, they became runners-up toCai Yun andLu Kai of China at theSwiss Open with a score of 19–21, 21-14, 17-21. At the2015 Sudirman Cup in May, Goh and Tan managed to upset the World No.1 pairing of Lee and Yoo in the first group tie against South Korea. They also defeated the pairing ofManu Attri andB. Sumeeth Reddy in the second group tie against India. Malaysia topped Group D and were drawn against South Korea once again in the quarterfinals but failed to advance. They were then runners-up at theRussian Open. At the2015 BWF World Championships in August, Tan and Goh defeated defending championsKo Sung-hyun andShin Baek-cheol of South Korea in the second round but were defeated in the third round. In December, Goh and Tan won theU.S. Grand Prix.
In 2016, Goh and Tan won their first title together at theSyed Modi International. They then became beaten semifinalists at the All England Open and the India Superseries. At theThomas Cup, Goh won three out of his five matches played. Malaysia made it to the semifinals but lost to eventual winners Denmark.
Goh and Tan qualified for their first Olympics at the2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They won all their matches in the group stage to top group B. They defeated 4th seedsFu Haifeng andZhang Nan in the group stage, top seedsLee Yong-dae andYoo Yeon-seong in the quarterfinals and 5th seedsChai Biao andHong Wei in the semifinals to once again face Fu and Zhang in the finals but this time falling short with a score of 21–16, 11–21, 21–23, taking home silver.
In October, Goh and Tan made it to the semifinals of theKorea Open. In the same year, they won their first Superseries tournament title as a pair at theDenmark Open. In December, Goh and Tan won theDubai World Superseries Finals. Thus, they have now succeeded the achievements by their seniors,Koo Kien Keat andTan Boon Heong, who were also among the best men's doubles pair in the long history of Malaysian badminton.
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Riocentro - Pavilion 4,Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Tan Wee Kiong |  Fu HaifengZhang Nan | 21–16, 11–21, 21–23 |  Silver |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Tan Wee Kiong |  Danny Bawa ChrisnantaChayut Triyachart | 21–12, 12–21, 21–15 |  Gold |
| 2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia | Tan Wee Kiong |  Sachin DiasBuwaneka Goonethilleka | 21–8, 21–13 |  Bronze |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | Tan Wee Kiong |  Lee Yong-daeYoo Yeon-seong | 6–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Lim Khim Wah |  Markis KidoHendra Setiawan | 13–21, 21–17, 19–21 | Bronze |
| 2013 | Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar | Teo Kok Siang | Berry AngriawanRicky Karanda Suwardi | 17–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan | Lim Khim Wah | Ko Sung-hyunLee Yong-dae | 17–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand | Ong Jian Guo | Chai BiaoLi Tian | 12–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton 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.[5]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Tan Wee Kiong | Fajar AlfianMuhammad Rian Ardianto | 21–14, 22–24, 13–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2019 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Tan Wee Kiong |  Lu Ching-yaoYang Po-han | 21–13, 21–17 |  Winner |
| 2019 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | Tan Wee Kiong | Choi Sol-gyuSeo Seung-jae | 21–19, 15–21, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2019 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Tan Wee Kiong | Lee YangWang Chi-lin | 19–21, 22–20, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 (I) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | Tan Wee Kiong | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin | 16–21, 23–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[6] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels wereSuperseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[7] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Malaysia Open | Lim Khim Wah | Chai BiaoHong Wei | 21–19, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2016 | Denmark Open | Tan Wee Kiong |  Bodin IsaraNipitphon Puangpuapech | 14–21, 22–20, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2016 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | Tan Wee Kiong |  Takeshi KamuraKeigo Sonoda | 21–14, 21–19 | Winner |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theGrand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | Lim Khim Wah | Koo Kien KeatTan Boon Heong | 22–20, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2014 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | Lim Khim Wah | Danny Bawa ChrisnantaChayut Triyachart | 17–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Swiss Open | Tan Wee Kiong | Cai YunLu Kai | 19–21, 21–14, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Russian Open | Tan Wee Kiong |  Vladimir IvanovIvan Sozonov | 20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | U.S. Grand Prix | Tan Wee Kiong | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov | 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2016 | Syed Modi International | Tan Wee Kiong |  Pranaav Jerry ChopraAkshay Dewalkar | 14–21, 24–22, 21–8 | Winner |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Malaysia International | Lin Woon Fui | Gan Teik ChaiOng Jian Guo | 21–19, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2010 | Vietnam International | Teo Kok Siang | Kim Ki-jungShin Baek-cheol | 21–23, 21–17, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2010 | Malaysia International | Lim Khim Wah | Rahmat AdiantoAndrei Adistia | 21–15, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2012 | Malaysia International | Teo Ee Yi | Low Juan ShenTan Yip Jiun | 21–15, 21–12 | Winner |
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