Lu Ching Yao
Character Introduction
Lu Ching Yao is a male badminton player from Chinese Taipei.
In July 2011, Lu Ching-Yao, partnering with Huang Chia-Hsin, competed in the Asia Junior Badminton Championships in Lucknow, India. They finished as runners-up in the men’s doubles final, losing 14-21, 13-21 to their compatriots Huang Po-Jui and Lin Chia-Yu.
In August 2014, Lu Ching-Yao and Huang Po-Jui participated in the Singapore International Series. They won the men’s doubles title by defeating the second-seeded Malaysian pair Jagdish Singh and Tan Wee Long Roni 2-1 (21-14, 15-21, 21-16) in the final.
In 2016, Lu Ching-Yao teamed up with Yang Po-Han to compete in three consecutive tournaments on the Badminton Europe Circuit, winning titles at the Belgian International, Polish International, and Czech Open.
In January 2017, Lu Ching-Yao and Yang Po-Han competed in the India Grand Prix Gold. They reached the men’s doubles final but were defeated by the top-seeded Danish pair Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen 0-2 (14-21, 15-21), finishing as runners-up. In June of the same year, they reached the semifinals of the Australian Open Super Series, where they were defeated by the third-seeded Japanese pair Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda 0-2 (15-21, 15-21), marking their best Super Series performance at that time.
In 2022, Lu Ching-Yao and Yang Po-Han competed in the French Open, reaching the men’s doubles final. They finished as runners-up, narrowly losing to the Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty 13-21, 19-21, marking their best performance in a Super 750 tournament.
In November 2022, Lu Ching-Yao and Yang Po-Han won their first Super Series title at the Hylo Open. They defeated their compatriots Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan in a thrilling final 11-21, 21-17, 25-23.
World Ranking – Men’s Doubles 27, Week 33, 2024
Olympic Points – Men’s Doubles 21, 48878 points
Finals Ranking – Men’s Doubles 19, 35790 points
Equipment Used
ASTROX 100ZZ – Old Red,DUORA 10,DUORA 10 YX – Orange Blue,SHB65Z3MEX
Major Achievements
- 2024 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Bronze Medalist
- 2023 Australian Open Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2023 Chinese Taipei Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2022 Hylo Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2022 French Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2020 Spanish Masters Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2019 Denmark Open Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2019 Canada Open Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2019 Swiss Open Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
- 2019 Spanish Masters Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2019 Thailand Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2018 Korea Masters Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2018 Macau Open Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2018 Chinese Taipei Open Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2018 Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Bronze Medalist
- 2017 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2017 Canada Open Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2017 Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2017 Australian Open Super Series Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2017 Thailand Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2017 India Grand Prix Gold Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2016 Korea Open Grand Prix Gold Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2016 Malaysia International Challenge Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2016 Prague Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 Polish International Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 Belgian International Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2015 Summer Universiade Badminton Mixed Doubles Silver Medalist
- 2015 Vietnam International Challenge Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2014 Indonesia Masters Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
- 2011 Asia Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Runner-up