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.

Goh Giap Chin
吴业振
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 31)
Penang, Malaysia
Years active2009–2020
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Career record136 wins, 76 losses
Highest ranking66 (14 September 2017)
Current ranking724 (27 September 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Palembang Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Palembang Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Taipei Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
BWF profile
Goh Giap Chin
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese吳業振
Simplified Chinese吴业振
Hanyu PinyinWú Yè Zhèn
JyutpingNg4 Jip6 Zan3
Hokkien POJGô͘ Gia̍p-chín
Tâi-lôGôo 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

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Goh 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

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Islamic Solidarity Games

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Dempo Sports Hall, Palembang, Indonesia   Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub 12–21, 21–15, 12–21   Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Indonesia International   Krishna Adi Nugraha 24–22, 21–19   Winner
2017 Mauritius International   Misha Zilberman 21–19, 21–14   Winner
2018 Vietnam International   Kento Momota 9–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2018 Mauritius International   Aung Myo Htoo 21–15, 21–12   Winner
2019 Mauritius International   Christian Kirchmayr 21–17, 21–17   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "GOH Giap Chin | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  2. ^ "Malaysia bag four gold medals at ISG". The Star. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  3. ^ Liew, Vincent (2018-03-25). "Kento Momota beats Goh Giap Chin to win Vietnam International Challenge". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  4. ^ "Giap Chin retains Mauritius men's singles title for a third time". The Star. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  5. ^ "Hard-hit indie shuttler Giap Chin calls it quits". The Star. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  6. ^ "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.
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