In this biography
Quick facts
- Born
- 18 August 1997
- Birthplace
- Malaysia
- Country
- Malaysia
- Nationality
- Malaysian
- Known for
- The Japan and China Open titles with Nur Izzuddin and a rise to world No. 1 in 2025
- Discipline
- Men’s doubles
- Long-term partner
- Nur Izzuddin Rumsani
- 2024 breakthrough
- Japan Open Super 750 and China Open Super 1000 titles
- Independent career
- Effective 1 September 2024
- Ranking milestone
- World No. 1 with Izzuddin on 27 May 2025
Why this life matters
Goh’s career connects partnership renewal, a change in professional support and success across different levels of the World Tour.
Timeline
Key moments
Born on 18 August
The date appears in the indexed BadmintonCN player record; no exact birth town is asserted.
German Open title
Won men’s doubles with Nur Izzuddin, as recorded in the organiser’s winners list.
Partnership interrupted and rebuilt
Split with Izzuddin in January before the combination was restored later that year.
Japan Open champion
Won the Super 750 final against Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae.
Independent player and China Open winner
Left the national setup from 1 September; won the Super 1000 title on 22 September.
India title and No. 1 ranking
Won the India Open in January; the pair reached world No. 1 on 27 May.
Indonesia Open champion
Won another Super 1000 final with Izzuddin, against Raymond Indra and Nikolaus Joaquin.
Denmark Open quarterfinal
Lost to Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang on 16 October.
The Goh Sze Fei–Nur Izzuddin partnership
Goh Sze Fei is a Malaysian men’s-doubles badminton player, born on 18 August 1997 according to the indexed BadmintonCN player record. His best-known international results came alongside Nur Izzuddin Rumsani. The German Open organiser lists them as its 2022 men’s-doubles champions, an early title in a career that later reached badminton’s highest regular-tour tier.
Japan Open success before the independent move
Goh and Izzuddin won the Japan Open on 25 August 2024, beating Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae 21–19, 21–15 in Yokohama. The Super 750 title was a substantial step beyond their earlier results. Yonex’s tournament account records the straight-games final and identifies the Malaysian pair among the event’s breakthrough winners.
The China Open and a higher tournament tier
On 22 September 2024, they won the China Open in Changzhou. After losing the opening game to He Jiting and Ren Xiangyu, the Malaysians recovered to take the final 13–21, 21–12, 21–17. This was a Super 1000 title, separate from the Super 750 championship in Japan.
The result also belonged to their independent period. It demonstrated that leaving the national programme had not ended their representation of Malaysia in international badminton. Professional status described how the pair organised their careers, not a change in nationality or the event in which they competed.
India success, a ranking milestone and a different Japan result
The next major title came at the India Open on 19 January 2025. Goh and Izzuddin beat Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae 21–15, 13–21, 21–16 in New Delhi. On 27 May, they reached world No. 1 in the published doubles rankings, a dated partnership achievement rather than a permanent description of Goh’s current position.
They returned to the Japan Open final in July 2025 but did not retain that championship. Kim and Seo won 21–16, 21–17. Distinguishing the 2024 title from the 2025 runner-up finish preserves the shape of the rivalry instead of turning two final appearances into two victories.
Further Super 1000 success in 2026
Goh and Izzuddin won the Indonesia Open on 7 June 2026, coming from behind against Raymond Indra and Nikolaus Joaquin to win 13–21, 21–18, 21–10. It was another Super 1000 championship, not their first: the 2024 China Open already occupied that place in their record.
Their autumn campaign included a Denmark Open quarterfinal on 16 October, where Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang beat them in three games. That completed result confirms the partnership was still competing together at the review date without turning a past ranking into a live claim.
Quick answers
Frequently asked questions about Goh Sze Fei
- Who is Goh Sze Fei’s doubles partner?
- His major titles discussed here were won with Nur Izzuddin Rumsani. Their partnership included a temporary separation in 2023; they were competing together at the October 2026 Denmark Open.
- Did Goh Sze Fei win the Japan Open twice?
- The verified results are a 2024 title and a 2025 runner-up finish with Izzuddin. The opponents and outcomes differed.
- When did Goh Sze Fei become world No. 1?
- He and Izzuddin reached world No. 1 on 27 May 2025. This is a dated ranking milestone, not a live ranking.
- Which Super 1000 titles are covered in this biography?
- The 2024 China Open and 2026 Indonesia Open, both with Izzuddin. The Japan and India Open titles discussed here were Super 750 events.
Keep exploring
Lives connected to this story
- Nur Izzuddin
Read the other member of the partnership and its move into an independent career.
- Aaron Chia
Compare another Malaysian world-class doubles career, with separate world and Olympic medals.
- Tan Wee Kiong
Explore an earlier Malaysian doubles generation and its own independent career.
Sources and further reading
Explore the evidence
These references support the biography and offer further reading. Official records, first-person accounts and independent reporting provide different perspectives; image records document attribution and licensing.
- 1. BadmintonCN · indexed player databaseRecorded birth date and Chinese name
The birthday is supported by indexed database text, not a directly retrieved federation birth field. Exact birthplace is withheld from schema; conflicting town-level claims are not resolved.
- 2. German Open organiserOfficial winners list: 2022 men’s doubles
- 3. Bernama · original BAM secretary-general interview via Malay Mail24 August 2024: separation, reunion and independent effective date
- 4. Yonex · tournament accountJapan Open 2024: final result in Yokohama
The final was on 25 August; the sponsor’s report is dated the following day. Its imprecise “above Super 750” wording is not used as an event classification.
- 5. Bernama22 September 2024: China Open Super 1000 final
- 6. Bernama · final report and player reaction19 January 2025: India Open victory
- 7. Bernama via Malay Mail27 May 2025: published world No. 1 ranking
- 8. The Star · final report20 July 2025: Japan Open runner-up finish
- 9. Badminton Association of Malaysia7 June 2026: Indonesia Open final result
Only the completed final and score are used. The article’s first-Super-1000 and title-total claims conflict with the documented China and India results and are excluded.
- 10. Badminton Association of Malaysia16 October 2026: Denmark Open quarterfinal exit
- 11. Wikimedia Commons / Tony2803.tw2023 Kaohsiung photograph and CC0 dedication
The complete 2778 × 1852 original is proportionally resized to 1200 × 800. The shirt name and Commons description identify Goh; no further crop is made.
