Goh V Shem (; born Goh Wei Shem; 20 May 1989) is a Malaysian

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player in the doubles event. He was partnered with Tan Wee Kiong after their outstanding performance at the 2014 Thomas Cup. Together, Goh and Tan won the gold medal for the men's doubles event at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwea ...

as well as all their matches in the mixed team event, helping Malaysia retain the gold medal for the third consecutive time. They also won the bronze medal at the

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games (), officially known as the 17th Asian Games () and also known as Incheon 2014 (), were a pan-Asian multi-sport event held from 19 September to 4 October 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. On 17 April 2007, Incheon was awarded ...

and the silver medal at the

2016 Rio Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

, thus making them the second ever Malaysian men's doubles pair to win the silver medal at the Olympic Games 20 years after the feat was achieved by Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock in 1996 Atlanta. Goh and Tan are also the fifth Malaysian men's doubles pair to hold the world number 1 ranking after

Razif Sidek Mohamed Razif Mohd Sidek (born 29 May 1962) is a former badminton player from Malaysia and coach. Personal life He is the second eldest of the five Sidek brothers. Razif and his siblings gained exposure about badminton sport from their fathe ...

and Jalani Sidek, followed by Cheah and Yap, Chan Chong Ming and Chew Choon Eng, and later on by Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong ever since official rankings were kept in the 80s. Goh is presently partnered with Boon Xin Yuan and South Korean Choi Sol-gyu. Commonwealth Games 2014 Badminton Double Final MAS-SGP

Commonwealth Games 2014 Badminton Double Final MAS-SGP

Background

Goh was born in

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. Later on for good luck he changed his Chinese birth name () to one with a different pronunciation (), while also changing the spelling of his name in English from Wei Shem to V Shem. The V stands for 'Victory'.

Career

Goh represented Malaysia at the

2007 BWF World Junior Championships The 2007 BWF World Junior Championships was an international badminton tournament held in Waitakere City, New Zealand. The team competition was held from 25 to 28 October, and the individual events were from 30 October to 4 November 2007. Medali ...

with Ong Jian Guo where they took the bronze medal. In 2011, Goh took the men's doubles bronze medal with Lim Khim Wah at the

2011 Southeast Asian Games The 2011 Southeast Asian Games, () officially known as the 26th Southeast Asian Games, or the 26th SEA Games, and commonly known as Jakarta-Palembang 2011, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held from 11 to 22 November 2011 in Jakarta and ...

. In late 2012, Goh was scratch partnered with

Teo Ee Yi Teo Ee Yi (; born 4 April 1993) is a Malaysian badminton player. He won a silver medal with Ong Yew Sin at the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships and a bronze medal with Ong at the 2021 BWF World Championships. In the junior event, he captured ...

. They won the 2012 Malaysia International. Then for a brief period of time, Goh was once again partnered with Ong Jian Guo. They were semifinalists at the 2012 Korea Grand Prix Gold after being defeated by

Ko Sung-hyun Ko Sung-hyun (; ; born 21 May 1987) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Gimcheon City Hall. He is a former world number 1 both in the men's and mixed doubles. Ko is a BWF World Championships, BWF World Champion, two time Badminto ...

and

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. In 2013, Goh resumed his partnership with Lim. They became bronze medalists at the Asian Championships and won their first tournament together at the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold after defeating teammates and top seeds, Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong in the finals. They qualified for the

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but were defeated in the second round by compatriots, Hoon Thien How and Tan Wee Kiong. In mid 2013, Goh briefly partnered Teo Kok Siang. They won the bronze medal at the

Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games, commonly known as SEA Games is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with sup ...

but their partnership was cut short when Teo suffered an injury from a car accident.

2014: Partnership with Tan Wee Kiong

Goh and Lim's partnership was once again resumed in 2014. They won their first Superseries tournament at the Malaysia Open after defeating China's Chai Biao and

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in the final. At the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold, they were runners-up after being defeated by Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and

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 ...

of Singapore in the final. Goh played his last tournament with Lim at the

2014 BWF World Championships The 2014 BWF World Championships was a badminton tournament which was held from 25 to 31 August 2014 at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark. Host city selection Copenhagen and Macau submitted bids for this of championships. Both citi ...

in September. During the second round match against Lee Sheng-mu and Tsai Chia-hsin of Chinese Taipei, Goh and Lim retired injured as Goh began suffering from backpains mid game. In May 2014, Goh was scratch partnered with Tan Wee Kiong to play second men's doubles at the 2014 Thomas Cup. They won all four matches that they contested and defeated several highly ranked shuttlers along the way despite this being the first time that the two has played together internationally. Their debut partnership at the Thomas Cup was widely praised. Malaysia made it to the finals for the first time in 12 years but was narrowly defeated by Japan with a score of 2–3. In August, they represented

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. They went on to take the gold medal and were the only medalists in the tournament who were not seeded. En route to the gold medal, they defeated top seeds,

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 Andrew Ellis of England in the semifinals as well as 3rd seeds, Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and

of Singapore in the finals. They also won all five matches they contested in the mixed team event, helping Malaysia secure her third consecutive mixed team gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Following the World Championships in September, Goh and Tan had been officially partnered. They represented Malaysia at the

where they made it to semifinals but were once again defeated by top seeds,

and

Yoo Yeon-seong Yoo Yeon-seong (; born 19 August 1986) is a South Korean professional badminton player. He specializes in doubles events and was ranked as high as No. 2 worldwide with his former partner, Ko Sung-hyun. The two also competed at the 2012 Summer ...

of South Korea. The defeat automatically earned them the bronze medal as there is no bronze medal playoffs in badminton at the Asian Games. En route to the semifinals, they defeated 5th seeds, Lee Sheng-mu and Tsai Chia-hsin of Chinese Taipei in the first round and 3rd seeds,

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and Kenichi Hayakawa of Japan in the quarterfinals with a score of 21–16, 21–16.

2015

In January 2015, Goh and Tan were semifinalists at the Malaysia Masters. In March, they became runners-up to

Cai Yun Cai Yun (born 19 January 1980) is a former professional badminton player representing China. He is the 2012 London Olympic gold medallist and a four-time World Champion in men's doubles. He is regarded as one of the greatest men's doubles play ...

and

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of China at the Swiss Open with a score of 19–21, 21-14, 17-21. At the

2015 Sudirman Cup The 2015 Sudirman Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the Sudirman Cup. It was held in Dongguan, China. Host city selection Dongguan is the only city to submit a bid for 2015 Sudirman Cup. Badminton World Federation awarded the event to Dongguan ...

in May, Goh and Tan managed to upset the World No.1 pairing of Lee and Yoo in the first group tie against South Korea. They also defeated the pairing of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy in the second group tie against India. Malaysia topped Group D and were drawn against South Korea once again in the quarterfinals but failed to advance. They were then runners-up at the Russian Open. At the

2015 BWF World Championships The 2015 BWF World Championships was a badminton tournament which was held from 10 to 16 August 2015 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Host city selection Jakarta and Kunshan submitted bids to host the championships. Jakarta was awarded to host the event by ...

in August, Tan and Goh defeated defending champions

and

Shin Baek-cheol Shin Baek-cheol (; born 19 October 1989) is a mixed and men's doubles badminton player from South Korea. He is a World, Asian and World Junior Champions, as well a gold medalists in the Asian Games and Summer Universiade. Career Shin starte ...

of South Korea in the second round but were defeated in the third round. In December, Goh and Tan won the U.S. Grand Prix.

2016: Olympics silver

In 2016, Goh and Tan won their first title together at the Syed Modi International. They then became beaten semifinalists at the All England Open and the India Superseries. At the

Thomas Cup The Thomas Cup, sometimes referred as World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships h ...

, Goh won three out of his five matches played. Malaysia made it to the semifinals but lost to eventual winners Denmark. Goh and Tan qualified for their first Olympics at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They won all their matches in the group stage to top group B. They defeated 4th seeds

Fu Haifeng Fu Haifeng (born 23 August 1983) is a Chinese badminton player. Combining Fu Haifeng's impressive power with his regular partner Cai Yun's impressive speed, Cai and Fu have been one of the world's leading men's doubles teams since 2004. They ...

and Zhang Nan in the group stage, top seeds

and

in the quarterfinals and 5th seeds Chai Biao and

in the semifinals to once again face Fu and Zhang in the finals but this time falling short with a score of 21–16, 11–21, 21–23, taking home silver. In October, Goh and Tan made it to the semifinals of the Korea Open. In the same year, they won their first Superseries tournament title as a pair at the

Denmark Open The Denmark Open, or formerly known as Danish Open, is an annual badminton tournament held in Denmark and organized by Badminton Denmark. The Denmark Open was part of the BWF Super Series Premier from 2011 to 2017. BWF categorised it as one ...

. In December, Goh and Tan won the Dubai World Superseries Finals. Thus, they have now succeeded the achievements by their seniors, Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong, who were also among the best men's doubles pair in the long history of Malaysian badminton.

Achievements

Olympic Games

''Men's doubles''

Commonwealth Games

''Men's doubles''

Asian Games

''Men's doubles''

Southeast Asian Games

''Men's doubles''

Asian Championships

''Men's doubles''

BWF World Junior Championships

''Boys' doubles''

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 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, aka BWF, is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded on 5 July 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member ...

(BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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. ''Men's doubles''

BWF Superseries (3 titles)

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. ''Men's doubles'' : BWF Superseries Finals tournament : BWF Superseries Premier tournament :

BWF Superseries The BWF Super Series was a series of Grade 2 badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). It was launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007. Since 2011, the Super Series includes two levels of tournament, S ...

tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 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'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)

''Men's doubles'' :

BWF International Challenge The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

BWF International Series The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament

Honours

* Malaysia: ** Member of the

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

(A.M.N.) (2017)

References

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at Badminton Association of Malaysia (archived) * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goh, V Shem 1989 births Living people Badminton players from Kuala Lumpur Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent Malaysian male badminton players Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for Malaysia Olympic silver medalists for Malaysia Olympic medalists in badminton Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games gold medallists in badminton Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games silver medallists in badminton Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in badminton Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in badminton World No. 1 badminton players Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm