Lu Guangzu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lu.

Lu Guangzu (Chinese: 陆光祖; pinyin: Lù Guāngzǔ; born on 19 October 1996) is a Chinese badminton player.^[1] In 2018, Lu made into his first final at the Lingshui China Masters. Since then, he both won Australian Open and Canada Open's titles.

Lu Guangzu 陆光祖
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1996-10-19) 19 October 1996 (age 28) Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
Years active	2016–present
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking	10 (17 January 2023)
Current ranking	13 (27 August 2024)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  China Sudirman Cup 2021 Vantaa Mixed team 2023 Suzhou Mixed team Thomas Cup 2024 Chengdu Men's team 2020 Aarhus Men's team Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Men's team Asian Championships 2023 Dubai Men's singles Asia Mixed Team Championships 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team Asia Team Championships 2024 Selangor Men's team 2018 Alor Setar Men's team
BWF profile

Career

2022

Lu reached the final of the Australian Open, his first final in four years, defeating world No.2 Lee Zii Jia en route.^[2] Although he lost to compatriot Shi Yuqi in three games,^[3] he qualified for the World Tour Finals for the first time in his career. In his group, he defeated Prannoy H. S. in a tight three-game match, but failed to qualify for the semi-finals as he lost to world No.1 Viktor Axelsen and Kodai Naraoka, both in straight games.^[4]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Loh Kean Yew	19–21, 15–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[6]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Syed Modi International	Super 300	Sameer Verma	21–16, 19–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2018	Canada Open	Super 100	Minoru Koga	21–15, 21–10	Winner
2018	Australian Open	Super 300	Zhou Zeqi	21–8, 23–21	Winner
2018	Lingshui China Masters	Super 100	Lin Yu-hsien	21–12, 12–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2022	Australian Open	Super 300	Shi Yuqi	19–21, 21–18, 5–21	Runner-up
2023	China Open	Super 1000	Viktor Axelsen	16–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2024	Korea Open	Super 500	Lee Chia-hao	21–16, 20–22, 21–18	Winner

References

1. "Player: Lu Guangzu". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
2. "Australian Open: Zii Jia fails to qualify for World Tour Finals after second-round exit". Stadiumastro. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
3. "Shi Yuqi continues revival at Australian Open as top seed An Seyoung takes women's title". Olympics.com. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
4. "Semifinalists decided for super Saturday". BWF. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
5. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
6. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

• Lu Guangzu at BWFBadminton.com
• Lu Guangzu at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)