Lu Guangzu (; born on 19 October 1996) is a Chinese badminton player. He was a silver medalist in the 2025 Asian Championships. 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. Although he lost to compatriot Shi Yuqi in three games, 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.
In 2025, he reached the final in the Asian Championships held in Ningbo, but was defeated by Kunlavut Vitidsarn.
Achievements
Asian Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref 2023 Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Loh Kean Yew 19–21, 15–21 Bronze 2025 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China Kunlavut Vitidsarn 12–21, 6–11 ret. Silver
BWF World Tour (3 titles, 5 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.
Men's singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref 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 2025 Singapore Open Super 750 Kunlavut Vitidsarn 6–21, 10–21 Runner-up
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