Goh V Shem

In this Chinese name, the family name is Goh (吳).

Goh V Shem AMN (吴蔚昇; born Goh Wei Shem; 20 May 1989) is a Malaysian badminton 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 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 and the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, 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 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 V Shem 吴蔚昇
Goh during the 2018 Indonesia Masters
Personal information
Birth name	Goh Wei Shem
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1989-05-20) 20 May 1989 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Years active	2007–present
Handedness	Right
Coach	Cheah Soon Kit
Men's doubles
Tournaments played	568 (350 wins–218 losses)
Highest ranking	1 (with Tan Wee Kiong, 7 November 2016)
Current ranking	86 (with Boon Xin Yuan, 13 August 2024)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing Malaysia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's doubles Thomas Cup 2014 New Delhi Men's team 2016 Kunshan Men's team Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Men's doubles 2014 Glasgow Mixed team 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team 2018 Gold Coast Men's doubles Asian Games 2014 Incheon Men's team 2014 Incheon Men's doubles Asian Championships 2013 Taipei Men's doubles Asia Team Championships 2018 Alor Setar Men's team Southeast Asian Games 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's doubles 2013 Naypyidaw Men's doubles 2015 Singapore Men's team World Junior Championships 2007 Waitakere City Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Goh V Shem
Traditional Chinese	吳蔚昇
Simplified Chinese	吴蔚昇
Hanyu Pinyin	Wú Wèishēng
Hokkien POJ	Gô͘ Ùiseng
Birth name
Traditional Chinese	吳偉申
Simplified Chinese	吴伟申
Hanyu Pinyin	Wú Wĕishēn
Hokkien POJ	Gô͘ Úisin

Commonwealth Games 2014 badminton double final

Background

Goh was born in Kuala Lumpur. Later on for good luck he changed his Chinese birth name (吴伟申) to one with a different pronunciation (吴蔚昇), 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 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. In late 2012, Goh was scratch partnered with Teo Ee Yi. 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 and Lee Yong-dae.

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 World Championships 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 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 Hong Wei in the final. At the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold, they were runners-up after being defeated by Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Chayut Triyachart of Singapore in the final. Goh played his last tournament with Lim at the 2014 BWF World Championships 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 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 and Andrew Ellis of England in the semifinals as well as 3rd seeds, Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Chayut Triyachart 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 2014 Asian Games where they made it to semifinals but were once again defeated by top seeds, Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong 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, Hiroyuki Endo 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 and Lu Kai of China at the Swiss Open with a score of 19–21, 21-14, 17-21. At the 2015 Sudirman Cup 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 in August, Tan and Goh defeated defending champions Ko Sung-hyun and Shin Baek-cheol 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, 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 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They won all their matches in the group stage to top group B. They defeated 4th seeds Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan in the group stage, top seeds Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong in the quarterfinals and 5th seeds Chai Biao and Hong Wei 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. 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

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Tan Wee Kiong	Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan	21–16, 11–21, 21–23	Silver

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Tan Wee Kiong	Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Chayut Triyachart	21–12, 12–21, 21–15	Gold
2018	Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia	Tan Wee Kiong	Sachin Dias Buwaneka Goonethilleka	21–8, 21–13	Bronze

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Tan Wee Kiong	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	6–21, 15–21	Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Lim Khim Wah	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	13–21, 21–17, 19–21	Bronze
2013	Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar	Teo Kok Siang	Berry Angriawan Ricky Karanda Suwardi	17–21, 18–21	Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan	Lim Khim Wah	Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae	17–21, 16–21	Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand	Ong Jian Guo	Chai Biao Li Tian	12–21, 16–21	Bronze

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 (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

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Tan Wee Kiong	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	21–14, 22–24, 13–21	Runner-up
2019	Thailand Masters	Super 300	Tan Wee Kiong	Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han	21–13, 21–17	Winner
2019	Chinese Taipei Open	Super 300	Tan Wee Kiong	Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae	21–19, 15–21, 23–21	Winner
2019	Korea Masters	Super 300	Tan Wee Kiong	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin	19–21, 22–20, 19–21	Runner-up
2020 (I)	Thailand Open	Super 1000	Tan Wee Kiong	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin	16–21, 23–21, 19–21	Runner-up

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 Badminton World Federation (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

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Malaysia Open	Lim Khim Wah	Chai Biao Hong Wei	21–19, 21–18	Winner
2016	Denmark Open	Tan Wee Kiong	Bodin Isara Nipitphon Puangpuapech	14–21, 22–20, 21–19	Winner
2016	Dubai World Superseries Finals	Tan Wee Kiong	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	21–14, 21–19	Winner

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries 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 Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold	Lim Khim Wah	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	22–20, 21–15	Winner
2014	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold	Lim Khim Wah	Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Chayut Triyachart	17–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2015	Swiss Open	Tan Wee Kiong	Cai Yun Lu Kai	19–21, 21–14, 17–21	Runner-up
2015	Russian Open	Tan Wee Kiong	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	20–22, 19–21	Runner-up
2015	U.S. Grand Prix	Tan Wee Kiong	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	21–14, 21–17	Winner
2016	Syed Modi International	Tan Wee Kiong	Pranaav Jerry Chopra Akshay Dewalkar	14–21, 24–22, 21–8	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Malaysia International	Lin Woon Fui	Gan Teik Chai Ong Jian Guo	21–19, 21–18	Winner
2010	Vietnam International	Teo Kok Siang	Kim Ki-jung Shin Baek-cheol	21–23, 21–17, 21–19	Winner
2010	Malaysia International	Lim Khim Wah	Rahmat Adianto Andrei Adistia	21–15, 21–16	Winner
2012	Malaysia International	Teo Ee Yi	Low Juan Shen Tan Yip Jiun	21–15, 21–12	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

Honours

• Malaysia:
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (2017)

External links

• Profile at Badminton Association of Malaysia
• Goh V Shem at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Goh V Shem at BWFBadminton.com
• Goh V Shem at Olympedia (archive)
• Goh V Shem at Olympics.com
• Goh V Shem at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)