Lu Guangzu
陆光祖
CountryChina
Birth date19 October 1996 (age 30)
Birth placeXuzhou, Jiangsu, China
Height1.78m
Years active2016–present
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles
Career record155 wins, 108 losses
Highest ranking10
Date of highest ranking17 January 2023
Current ranking24
Date of current ranking26 May 2026
Bwfbadminton id77427
Bwf id8DB65BF4-2593-4835-8ADF-36F6656B4217

Lu Guangzu (traditional Chinese: 陆光祖; pinyin: Lù Guāngzǔ; born on 19 October 1996) is a Chinese badminton player.[1] He was a silver medalist in the 2025 Asian Championships.[2] Lu was integrated to China winning team in the 2021 and 2023 Sudirman Cup, as well at the 2024 Thomas Cup. 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

Lu reached the final of the Australian Open, his first final in four years, defeating world number 2 Lee Zii Jia en route.[3] Although he lost to compatriot Shi Yuqi in three games,[4] 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.[5]

In 2025, he reached the final in the Asian Championships held in Ningbo, but was defeated by Kunlavut Vitidsarn.[2]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResultRef
2023Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesLoh Kean Yew19–21, 15–21Bronzealign="center"; bgcolor="white" |
2025Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, ChinaKunlavut Vitidsarn12–21, 6–11 ret.Silveralign="center"; bgcolor="white" | [2]

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] 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.[7]

Men's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResultRef
2018Syed Modi InternationalSuper 300Sameer Verma21–16, 19–21, 14–21Runner-upalign="center"; bgcolor="white" |
2018Canada OpenSuper 100Minoru Koga21–15, 21–10Winneralign="center"; bgcolor="white" |
2018Australian OpenSuper 300Zhou Zeqi21–8, 23–21Winneralign="center"; bgcolor="white" |
2018Lingshui China MastersSuper 100Lin Yu-hsien21–12, 12–21, 14–21Runner-upalign="center"; bgcolor="white" |
2022Australian OpenSuper 300Shi Yuqi19–21, 21–18, 5–21Runner-upalign="center"; bgcolor="white" | [4]
2023China OpenSuper 1000Viktor Axelsen16–21, 19–21Runner-upalign="center"; bgcolor="white" |
2024Korea OpenSuper 500Lee Chia-hao21–16, 20–22, 21–18Winneralign="center"; bgcolor="white" |
2025Singapore OpenSuper 750Kunlavut Vitidsarn6–21, 10–21Runner-upalign="center"; bgcolor="white" | [8]

References

  1. ^ "Player: Lu Guangzu". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. ^ "羽毛球亚锦赛五冠均有新主 昆拉武特称王陈雨菲封后" (in Chinese). Lianhe Zaobao. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Australian Open: Zii Jia fails to qualify for World Tour Finals after second-round exit". Stadiumastro. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Semifinalists decided for super Saturday". BWF. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived 13 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Kunlavut clinches Singapore Open 2025 title following 2-0 victory". nationthailand. The Nation. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.