Lu Guangzu Explained

Lu Guangzu
陆光祖
Country:China
Birth Date:1996 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
Years Active:2016–present
Handedness:Right
Event:Men's singles
Highest Ranking:10
Date Of Highest Ranking:17 January 2023
Current Ranking:14
Date Of Current Ranking:13 August 2024
Bwf Id:8DB65BF4-2593-4835-8ADF-36F6656B4217

Lu Guangzu (; 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.

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

BWF World Tour (2 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

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2018Syed Modi InternationalSuper 300 Sameer Verma21–16, 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2018Canada OpenSuper 100 Minoru Koga21–15, 21–10 Winner
2018Australian OpenSuper 300 Zhou Zeqi21–8, 23–21 Winner
2018Lingshui China MastersSuper 100 Lin Yu-hsien21–12, 12–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2022Australian OpenSuper 300 Shi Yuqi19–21, 21–18, 5–21 Runner-up
2023China OpenSuper 1000 Viktor Axelsen16–21, 19–21 Runner-up

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player: Lu Guangzu . Badminton World Federation . 20 July 2018.
  2. News: Australian Open: Zii Jia fails to qualify for World Tour Finals after second-round exit. Stadiumastro. 17 November 2022. 24 December 2022.
  3. News: Shi Yuqi continues revival at Australian Open as top seed An Seyoung takes women's title . Olympics.com . 20 November 2022 . 26 November 2022 .
  4. News: Semifinalists decided for super Saturday. BWF. 9 December 2022. 24 December 2022.
  5. Web site: Alleyne . Gayle . BWF Launches New Events Structure . . 19 March 2017 . 29 November 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ . 1 December 2017.
  6. Web site: Sukumar . Dev . Action-Packed Season Ahead! . Badminton World Federation . 10 January 2018 . 15 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ . 13 January 2018.