Lu Chia-hung (Chinese: 呂家弘; born 4 March 1997) is a Taiwanese badminton player who joined the national team since he was 12 years old.[1][2] He competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[3] In 2015, Lu was crown as the boys' singles champion at the World Junior Championships.[4]

Lu Chia-hung
呂家弘
Personal information
CountryTaiwan
Born (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27)
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking67 (MS 20 December 2018)
158 (MD 30 August 2018)
181 (XD 30 April 2015)
Current ranking74 (MS 31 January 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Chinese Taipei
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lima Boys' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Lima Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bangkok Boys' singles
BWF profile

Personal information

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His brothers Lu Chia-pin and Jia Qian are also professional badminton players.[5]

Achievements

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BWF World Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna, Lima, Peru   Siril Verma 17–21, 21–10, 21–7   Gold

Asian Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand   Seo Seung-jae 14–21, 18–21   Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Auckland International   Kuo Po-cheng 11–9, 11–7, 11–4   Winner
2014 Vietnam International Series   Lim Chi Wing 19–21, 21–11, 17–21   Runner-up
2015 Auckland International   Huang Yu-yu 21–12, 21–14   Winner
2015 Maribyrnong International   Ernesto Velazquez 21–15, 21–18   Winner
2016 Sydney International   Chen Chun-wei 21–13, 21–16   Winner
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International   B. R. Sankeerth 14–21, 21–15, 21–16   Winner
2018 Malaysia International   Gatjra Piliang Fiqihilahi Cupu 15–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2022 Denmark Masters   Kiran George 21–18, 21–11   Winner
2024 North Harbour International   Karono 20–22, 11–21   Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International   Lu Chia-pin   Marcus Ellis
  Chris Langridge
14–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International   Lu Chia-pin   Phillip Chew
  Ryan Chew
21–18, 21–10   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Lu Chia Hung biography". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Badminton: 呂家弘" (in Chinese). PDD Lab 產品設計與開發實驗室. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. ^ Butler, Nick. "Summer Youth Olympic Games: Day one of competition". Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  4. ^ Lee, Ching-wei; Wu, Jeffrey. "Taiwan's Lu Chia-hung wins gold at World Junior Badminton tourney". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  5. ^ "羽球》雄中呂家弘、大同許玟琪 亞青選拔男、女單稱王封后" (in Chinese). LTSports. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
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