Chan Peng Soon (born 27 April 1988) is a Malaysian

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player specialised in the mixed doubles event. He is best known for his partnership with

Goh Liu Ying Goh Liu Ying (born 30 May 1989) is a Malaysian badminton player. She has been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles player in the world with her partner, Chan Peng Soon. Together, they were ranked as high as world No. 3. They won ...

where they have been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles pair in the world. Chan and Goh reached a career high ranking of world number 3 in 2012 and won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Career

2009–2013

In July 2009, Chan won his first senior international title with Lim Khim Wah at the Thailand Open by defeating compatriots

Choong Tan Fook Choong Tan Fook (born 6 February 1976) is a former badminton player from Malaysia. Choong is currently coaching the Hong Kong badminton team. Career overview Choong made his debut in Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Partnered with Lee Wa ...

and Lee Wan Wah in the final. In October 2009, Chan and

reached their first international tournament final at the

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but were defeated by

Flandy Limpele Flandy Limpele (born 9 February 1974) is an Indonesian former badminton player and coach. He competed in four Summer Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and Beijing 2008. Career Player A doubles specialist, at various times ...

and Cheng Wen-hsing. In April 2010, they became the country's first ever mixed doubles champions in a top-flight international tournament after winning the

Badminton Asia Championships The Badminton Asia Championships (formerly Asian Badminton Championships until 2006) is a tournament organized by governing body Badminton Asia to crown the best badminton players in Asia. The tournament started in 1962 and is held annually sin ...

by defeating South Korean's Yoo Yeon-seong and Kim Min-jung in the final. At the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

, he won the gold medal in mixed team event. In the mixed doubles event, Chan and Goh lost the bronze medal match to

Chayut Triyachart Chayut Triyachart (born 9 October 1989) is a Thai-born Singaporean former badminton player. At the Commonwealth Games, he won a silver medal in the 2014 men's doubles, and two bronze medals in the 2014 mixed team and 2010 mixed doubles. In J ...

and Yao Lei. In May 2011, they finished as runner-ups to Indonesian pair, Tontowi Ahmad and Lilyana Natsir in the final of the Malaysia Open. In November 2011, they won the Bitburger Open after defeating Denmark's

Thomas Laybourn Thomas Laybourn (born 30 September 1977) is a retired badminton player from Denmark. He is a World Champion, two times European Champion and was ranked as world number 1 in the mixed doubles in January 2011. Career Laybourn won the 2006 E ...

and

Kamilla Rytter Juhl Kamilla Rytter Juhl (born 23 November 1983) is a retired Danish badminton player. Juhl is an Olympic silver medalist, World Championship gold medalist and seven times European champion as well. Career Rytter Juhl played as a left-handed doub ...

. In March 2012, they reached the semi-finals of the

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before losing to the eventual champions, Tontowi Ahmad and Lilyana Natsir. In the following month, they became the runner-up of the Australia Open after losing to Chinese Taipei's Chen Hung-Ling and Cheng Wen-Hsing in the final. They gained their first ever Malaysia Open crown by beating Indonesian pair,

Irfan Fadhilah Irfan Fadhilah (born 2 July 1990) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Jaya Raya Jakarta club. Achievements BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tou ...

and

Weni Anggraini Weni Anggraini (born 16 October 1990) is an Indonesian doubles specialist badminton player from Jaya Raya Jakarta club. Achievements BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of b ...

. Chan and Goh represented Malaysia at the

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. They were the first ever Malaysian mixed doubles pair to qualify for the Olympic Games. They lost all three group matches and failed to progress to quarter-finals in their Olympics debut. In September 2012, Chan and Goh won their first Super Series title at the Japan Open by beating Muhammad Rijal and Lilyana Natsir. In November 2012, they reached the final of the China Open but were defeated by top seed, Xu Chen and Ma Jin in straight sets. In January 2013, Chan and Goh became the runner-ups of the Malaysia Open after losing to Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen in the final.

2014–2017

In January 2014, Lai Pei Jing was chosen as his new partner while Goh went on hiatus to recover from knee surgery. In their first international competition together, Chan and Lai reached the final of

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before losing to

Robert Mateusiak Robert Bogumił Mateusiak (born 13 January 1976) is a Polish retired badminton player. Career Łogosz and Mateusiak won bronze medals at the European Championships in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006. Partnered with Nadieżda Zięba in the mixed d ...

and

Agnieszka Wojtkowska Agnieszka Wojtkowska (born 30 January 1987) is a Polish badminton player. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 15 runners-up) ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF Int ...

. In April 2014, Chan briefly resumed his partnership with Goh at the Singapore Open. Chan resumed his partnership with Lai after Goh decided to undergo surgery on both her knees and being out of action for the rest of the year. At the

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, Chan won the gold medal in the mixed team event. In the individual mixed doubles event, Chan and Lai lost the bronze medal match to Robert Blair and Imogen Bankier. Chan resumed his partnership with Goh in 2015 where they won three titles that year: the Polish Open, Russian Open and the Mexico Open. At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, they won a silver medal after losing to Indonesia's Praveen Jordan and Debby Susanto in the mixed doubles final. In February 2016, they were runner-ups of the inaugural edition of Thailand Masters after losing to unseeded Chinese pair, Zheng Siwei and Chen Qingchen in the final. In March 2016, they clinched their first title of the year by winning the New Zealand Open. In April 2016, they lost to Indonesian pair, Tontowi Ahmad and Lilyana Natsir in the final of the Malaysia Open. Goh and Chan qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics in

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. They won their first two group stage matches but lost the third to Indonesian pair, Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir. They finished as group runner-ups and progress to quarter finals round. In the quarter finals, they beat Poland's

and Nadieżda Zięba. In the semi-finals, they beat China's Xu Chen and Ma Jin in straight sets to reach the final. In the final, they had to settle for silver medal after they were beaten by Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir for the second time in the tournament. Despite the fact that Goh and Chan lost in the final, they had created history by being the first Malaysian mixed doubles pair to claim an Olympic medal. In March 2017, Chan and Goh became the first Malaysian mixed doubles pair to reach the

final since 1955. They were close to winning but lost to China's

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and Huang Yaqiong in rubber sets, in which a few controversial fault calls were made by the umpire against them. In April 2017, they reached the semi-finals of Indian Open but were forced to concede a walkover to Zheng Siwei and Chen Qingchen after Goh fell ill. They later suffered a first round loss to

Edi Subaktiar Edi Subaktiar (born 13 January 1994) is an Indonesian former badminton player specializing in doubles. He was the 2012 World Junior mixed doubles champion partnered with Melati Daeva Oktaviani. In the international competition, he was paired w ...

- Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja in the Malaysia Open. With Goh out of action due to injury, Chan was paired up with Peck Yen Wei at the Indonesian Open where they reached the semi-finals. In June 2017, he paired up with Cheah Yee See where they reached the quarter-finals of the

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. In July 2017, the pair won their first career title together at the Russia Open. At the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, he won silver in the men's team and bronze in the individual mixed doubles events. In September 2017, Chan and Cheah reached the semifinal of the Korea Open before losing to Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping.

2018–present

In January 2018, he resumed his partnership with Goh and they won the Thailand Masters. Chan participated in the

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where he won the silver medal in the mixed team event. Chan and Goh reached the semifinals of the individual mixed doubles event before being defeated by

Chris Adcock Christopher Thomas Adcock (born 27 April 1989) is a retired English badminton player. Adcock is currently sponsored by Yonex and YC Sports and plays for the University of Nottingham-based NBL team. He entered the National team in 2006, and late ...

and

Gabby Adcock Gabrielle Marie Adcock ( née White; born 30 September 1990) is an English retired badminton player. Career Gabby started playing badminton aged 10 in the badminton club at her school and became a full-time player straight from school at 16. ...

. They later acquired the bronze medal by defeating Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa. In December 2018, he announced his resignation from the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) alongside his partner,

effective 1 January 2019. He also participated in the 2018–19 Malaysia Purple League representing Ampang Jaya Badminton Club by partnering temporarily with Shevon Jamie Lai. He was also a temporary coach for Tan Wee Kiong and Goh V Shem. In July 2021, Chan with his partner Goh competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but were eliminated in the group stage. On December 6, 2021, Chan announced in an Instagram post that he and Goh have decided to split up after 13 years of playing badminton together. Chan will continue his career in badminton after splitting up for good with Goh. He rejoined BAM starting from 1 January 2022.

Valeree Siow Valeree Siow Zi Xuan ( zh, t=蕭紫萱, p=Xiāo Zǐxuān; born 18 March 2002) is a Malaysian badminton player who specialises in the women's doubles and mixed doubles events. Career 2021 2021 was a fruitful year for Siow. She clinched thre ...

was chosen as Chan's new partner and the India Open was their first tournament together. From May 2022, Chan resumed his 2017 partnership with Cheah Yee See, their first competition together being the Indonesia Open.

Personal life

He is married to Malaysian singer Esther Cham May May since September 2010. They have four children: Milton, Hannah, Julian and Leah.

Sponsorship

In May 2019, Chan and Goh were appointed by as Yobick Malaysia brand ambassadors.

Achievements

Olympic Games

''Mixed doubles''

Commonwealth Games

''Mixed doubles''

Asian Championships

''Mixed doubles''

Southeast Asian Games

''Mixed doubles''

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the

Badminton World Federation The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member ...

(BWF). The BWF World Tour is 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. ''Mixed doubles''

BWF Superseries (1 title, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the

(BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year. ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF Superseries Finals tournament : BWF Superseries Premier tournament : BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (7 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the

(BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament :

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tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite (5 titles, 5 runners-up)

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' :

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tournament :

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/Asian Satellite tournament

Honours

* : ** Member of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace ...

(A.M.N.) (2017)

References

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