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Introduction
Goh Liu Ying is a Malaysian professional badminton player. She has been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles players in the world with her partner, Chan Peng Soon. Together, they were ranked as high as world No. 3. They won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Early life
| Name | Goh Liu Ying |
| Net Worth | $4 million |
| Occupation | Badminton player |
| Height | 1.66 |
| Age | 32 years |
Goh Liu Ying AMN BCM OLY was born on May 30, 1989 (age 32 years) in Malacca, Malaysia. She is the daughter of Goh Chak Whee and Yong Oi Lin. She has two younger brothers, Goh Qi Hao and Goh Qi Liang. Both of them study at SMK Munshi Abdullah in 5SN1. She first started training in badminton at the age of 10. She enrolled into the Bukit Jalil Sports School when she was 13 years old.
Career
Goh Liu Ying and Chan reached their first international tournament final at the Vietnam Open in 2009 but were defeated by Flandy Limpele and Cheng Wen-Hsing. At the 2009 Southeast Asian Games, she won gold in women’s team event and bronze in mixed doubles event. In 2010, they came to prominence when they won the Badminton Asia Championships after defeating South Korean’s Yoo Yeon-Seong and Kim Min-jung in the final. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, she won the gold medal in the mixed team event. In the mixed doubles event, Goh and Chan lost the bronze medal match to Chayut Triyachart and Yao Lei. At the 2010 Asian Games, they lost in the first round to eventual winners, Shin Baek-cheol and Lee Hyo-jung.
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In 2011, they were defeated by Indonesian pair, Tontowi Ahmad and Lilyana Natsir in the final of the Malaysia Open. They won the Bitburger Open by defeating Denmark’s Thomas Laybourn and Kamilla Rytter Juhl. However, in 2012, they became the first Malaysian mixed doubles pair to reach the semi-finals of the All England Open but lost to Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana 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 and Weni Anggraini.
Goh Liu Ying and Chan represented Malaysia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. They were the first-ever Malaysian mixed doubles pair to qualify for the Olympic Games. They lost all three group matches and fails to progress to the quarter-finals in their Olympics debut. In the same year, Goh and Chan won their first Super Series tournament 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 the top seed, Xu Chen and Ma Jin in straight sets. They were ranked 3rd in the world at their career high at the end of 2012.
In 2013, Goh Liu Ying decided to undergo knee surgery to fix her aggravating right knee. She underwent surgery in both her knees the following year. While she was recovering, Goh enrolled in a modelling academy and did some modelling for the sports of badminton. After a total of 11-month hiatus due to recovery, Goh resumed her partnership with Chan in 2015.
They won three titles in 2015, the Polish Open, Russian Open and the Mexico Open. At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, they won silver after losing to Indonesia’s Praveen Jordan and Debby Susanto in a very tightly contested mixed doubles final. Goh also won silver in the women’s team event.
In 2016, they became the runner-up of the inaugural edition of Thailand Masters after losing to unseeded Chinese pair, Zheng Siwei and Chen Qingchen in the final. In March, they clinched their first title of the year by winning the New Zealand Open. In April, they were defeated by Indonesian pair, Tontowi Ahmad and Lilyana Natsir in the final of the Malaysia Open.
Goh Liu Ying and Chan qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. 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-up and progressed to the quarterfinals round. In the quarter-finals, they beat Group B winners, Robert Mateusiak and Nadieżda Zięba of Poland. 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 a 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 made history as the first Malaysian mixed doubles pair to claim an Olympic medal.
In March 2017, Goh Liu Ying and Chan become the first Malaysian mixed doubles pair to reach the All England Open final since 1955. In the final, Goh and Chan were defeated by 5th seed Lu Kai and Huang Yaqiong in 3 sets after a few controversial fault calls by the umpire against them. In April, Chan and Goh had to withdraw from the semi-final of the Indian Open due to Goh’s injury. They later suffered first-round loss to Edi Subaktiar and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja in the Malaysia Open.
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In May 2017, Goh Liu Ying announced that she had an aggravating injury in her right shoulder and thus, she went to Halle in Germany for the surgery. She spent weeks undergoing her rehabilitation in Halle before returning to Malaysia in early July when she released her autobiography entitled I am Goh Liu Ying. In November 2017, Goh partnered with Chen Tang Jie to win the India International Series.
In January 2018, Goh Liu Ying resumed her partnership with Chan and they won the Thailand Masters. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she won the silver medal in the mixed team event and the bronze medal in the mixed doubles event. In December 2018, she announced her resignation from the Badminton Association of Malaysia with her current partner Chan Peng Soon. She also participated in Purple League18/19 with Tang Chun Man in mixed doubles. Chan and Goh had grabbed their first title in 2019 Thailand Masters after their resignation from BAM.
In July 2021, Goh Liu Ying with her partner Chan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics but was eliminated in the group stage. On 6 December 2021, Goh partner Chan announced in his Instagram post that Chan-Goh have decided to split up after 13 years of playing badminton together. BWF World Tour Finals 2021 was the last game Chan-Goh played. Ong Yew Sin later became Goh’s new partner and the planned German Open will be their first tournament together.
Husband
Goh Liu Ying is currently not married. Her husband or boyfriend is unknown to the general public. As of 2022, she was rumored to be in a private relationship but hasn’t confirmed who her husband to be is. However, both Goh and her badminton partner Chan Peng Soon are appointed by Yobick Malaysia as their brand ambassadors.
Goh Liu Ying net worth
How much is Goh Liu Ying worth? Goh Liu Ying net worth is estimated at around $4 million. Her main source of income is from her career as a badminton player. Goh successful career has earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. She is one of the richest and influential badminton players in Malaysia.