Country Malaysia Handedness Right Current ranking 29 (26 January 2017) | Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Highest ranking 29 (26 January 2017) Height 1.59 m | |
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Born 30 January 2000 (age 17)
Bukit Mertajam, Penang ( 2000-01-30 ) Similar Ho Yen Mei, Tee Jing Yi, Chong Wei Feng, Lee Ying Ying, Goh Liu Ying | ||
Goh Jin Wei (born 30 January 2000) is a female badminton player from Malaysia.
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Personal life
Goh was born in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. She first started playing badminton at the age of 6 as a hobby before her father noticed her talent and let her train in Berapit under the guidance of Teh Beng Huat, Lee Chong Wei’s former coach. When she was 11, she won the national level representing her primary school. In 2013, she turned down offer from Singapore to play for the country. She becomes a member of Malaysia national team in 2014.
Her idols are Ratchanok Intanon and Nozomi Okuhara.
2015
In February, Goh creates history as youngest-ever national winner after she won the Kuala Lumpur Open by defeating Lim Yin Fun in the final. 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, a player ranked nearly 300 places above her in the final. She won her second title at the Vietnam International. At the 2015 World Junior Championships in Peru, she become the first ever Malaysian player to wins the girl's singles event when she defeated compatriot Lee Ying Ying in the final.
2016
In April, she won the Orleans International. She was a member of Malaysia squad at the 2016 Uber Cup. Although Malaysia failed to past the group stage, Goh was Malaysia’s most impressive player. In the last group match against Spain, she lost to reigning world champion, Carolina Marin in rubber sets. She makes her Super Series debut at the 2016 Australian Super Series. She defeated Michelle Li in the first round before losing to eventual winner, Saina Nehwal in the second round.
For the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she was about to be chosen after Tee Jing Yi suffered an ankle injury in May before the player had been cleared to compete at Rio.
In her first Grand Prix Gold tournament, Goh reached the final of Indonesian Masters before losing to top seed, Busanan Ongbamrungphan. She then lost in the semifinals of the Thailand Open to the same opponent. On 7 December, she became national no. 1 shuttler for the first time in her career after overtaking Tee Jing Yi in BWF Ranking.
Finals (3 titles, 1 runner up)
Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix tournament International Challenge tournament International Series tournamentAward
