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Goh Jin Wei

Goh Jin Wei
Personal information
Country  Malaysia
Born (2000-01-30) 30 January 2000 (age 17)
Bukit Mertajam, Penang
Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Handedness Right
Women's Singles
Highest ranking 29 (26 January 2017)
Current ranking 29 (26 January 2017)
BWF profile

Goh Jin Wei (born 30 January 2000) is a female badminton player from Malaysia.

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.

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.

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.


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