Goh Giap Chin (simplified Chinese: 吴业振; traditional Chinese: 吳業振; pinyin: Wú Yè Zhèn; Jyutping: Ng4 Jip6 Zan3; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ Gia̍p-chín; born 19 May 1995) is a former Malaysian badminton player.[1] He was part of the Malaysian team that won gold in the 2011 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event and silver at the 2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships.
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| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 May 1993 Penang, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2009–2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 136 wins, 76 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 66 (14 September 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 724 (27 September 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Goh Giap Chin | |
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| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 吳業振 |
| Simplified Chinese | 吴业振 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wú Yè Zhèn |
| Jyutping | Ng4 Jip6 Zan3 |
| Hokkien POJ | Gô͘ Gia̍p-chín |
| Tâi-lô | Gôo Gia̍p-tsín |
In 2013, Goh won a silver medal in men's singles at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games in Palembang.[2] He also won the Indonesia International in 2016 and finished as runner-up at the Vietnam International in 2018 after losing to Kento Momota in the final.[3] He is a three time men's singles champion at the Mauritius International.[4] He was a semifinalist at the 2017 Vietnam Open Grand Prix.
Goh announced his retirement from international badminton in 2020.[5]
Early life
editGoh was born in Butterworth in Penang. He was later drafted to the Bukit Jalil Sports School and joined the Badminton Association of Malaysia where he was coached by Hendrawan.[6]
Achievements
editIslamic Solidarity Games
editMen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Dempo Sports Hall, Palembang, Indonesia |  Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub
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12–21, 21–15, 12–21 |  Silver
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BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
editMen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Indonesia International |  Krishna Adi Nugraha
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24–22, 21–19 |  Winner
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| 2017 | Mauritius International |  Misha Zilberman
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21–19, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2018 | Vietnam International |  Kento Momota
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9–21, 15–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2018 | Mauritius International |  Aung Myo Htoo
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21–15, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2019 | Mauritius International |  Christian Kirchmayr
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21–17, 21–17 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "GOH Giap Chin | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Malaysia bag four gold medals at ISG". The Star. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ Liew, Vincent (2018-03-25). "Kento Momota beats Goh Giap Chin to win Vietnam International Challenge". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Giap Chin retains Mauritius men's singles title for a third time". The Star. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Hard-hit indie shuttler Giap Chin calls it quits". The Star. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "2年内打上成年队．吴业振人小志高". 星洲网 Sin Chew Daily. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
External links
edit- Goh Giap Chin at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
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