Lu Ching-yao (Chinese: 盧敬堯; pinyin: Lú Jìngyáo; born 7 June 1993) is a Taiwanese badminton player.[1] He was the silver medalist at the 2011 Asian Junior Championships,[2] and 2015 Summer Universiade.[3] He won his first senior international title at the 2014 Singapore International Series tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Huang Po-jui.[4] Lu educated at the University of Taipei, department of Ball Sports.[5]

Lu Ching-yao
盧敬堯
Personal information
CountryRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Born (1993-06-07) 7 June 1993 (age 31)
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
ResidenceKaohsiung, Taiwan
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking10 (MD with Yang Po-han, 16 November 2017)
25 (XD with Chiang Kai-hsin, 24 August 2017)
Current ranking21 (MD with Yang Po-han, 16 April 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2015 Gwangju Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lucknow Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

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Summer Universiade

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center,
Hwasun, South Korea
  Chiang Kai-hsin   Kim Gi-jung
  Shin Seung-chan
14–21, 11–21   Silver

Asian Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium,
Lucknow, India
  Huang Chu-en   Huang Po-jui
  Lin Chia-yu
14–21, 13–21   Silver

BWF World Tour (1 title, 3 runners-up)

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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 Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Thailand Masters Super 300   Yang Po-han   Goh V Shem
  Tan Wee Kiong
13–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2022 French Open Super 750   Yang Po-han   Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
  Chirag Shetty
13–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2022 Hylo Open Super 300   Yang Po-han   Lee Jhe-huei
  Yang Po-hsuan
11–21, 21–17, 25–23   Winner
2023 Taipei Open Super 300   Yang Po-han   Man Wei Chong
  Tee Kai Wun
22–20, 17–21, 14–21   Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (3 runners-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Syed Modi International   Yang Po-han   Mathias Boe
  Carsten Mogensen
14–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2017 Thailand Masters   Yang Po-han   Huang Kaixiang
  Wang Yilyu
19–21, 23–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2017 U.S. Open   Yang Po-han   Takuto Inoue
  Yuki Kaneko
21–15, 13–21, 13–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Finnish Open   Huang Po-jui   Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
18–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2014 Singapore International   Huang Po-jui   Jagdish Singh
  Roni Tan Wee Long
21–14, 15–21, 21–16   Winner
2015 Vietnam International   Tien Tzu-chieh   Terry Hee Yong Kai
  Hendra Wijaya
21–13, 14–21, 23–21   Winner
2016 Belgian International   Yang Po-han   Frederik Colberg
  Rasmus Fladberg
21–13, 21–13   Winner
2016 Polish International   Yang Po-han   Christopher Coles
  Gregory Mairs
21–16, 21–9   Winner
2016 Czech International   Yang Po-han   Mathias Bay-Smidt
  Frederik Søgaard
21–17, 20–22, 21–15   Winner
2016 Malaysia International   Yang Po-han   Chooi Kah Ming
  Low Juan Shen
9–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2024 Indonesia International (Surabaya)   Wu Guan-xun   Rahmat Hidayat
  Yeremia Rambitan
21–23, 21–23   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Polish International   Pai Yu-po   Lin Chia-hsuan
  Hsu Ya-ching
21–12, 16–21, 18–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Lu Ching Yao". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  2. ^ "亞洲青年羽球賽 布農黃主恩奪銀牌" (in Chinese). Public Television Service. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Universiade 2015 – Results". Badzine.net. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  4. ^ "W Singapurze znów lokalnie" (in Polish). BadmintonZone. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Biography Overview: Lu Ching-Yao". Gwangju 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  6. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. 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!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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