Lu Kai (badminton)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lu.

Lu Kai 鲁恺
Lu Kai at the 2015 BWF World Championships
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1991-10-04) 4 October 1991 (age 33)[1][2] Nanning, Guangxi, China[1]
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Years active	2008–2019[3]
Retired	21 November 2019[3]
Handedness	Right[1]
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	13 (MD 9 April 2015) 2 (XD with Huang Yaqiong 2 February 2018)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  China Sudirman Cup 2015 Donggun Mixed team 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team Asian Championships 2017 Wuhan Mixed doubles 2015 Wuhan Men's doubles World Junior Championships 2009 Alor Setar Mixed team 2009 Alor Setar Mixed doubles Asian Junior Championships 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Lu Kai (Chinese: 鲁恺; pinyin: Lǔ Kǎi; born 4 October 1991) is a Chinese former badminton player who specializes in doubles.[4][5] He won the mixed doubles gold medal at the 2009 Asian Junior Championships partnered with Bao Yixin,[6] and later at the 2017 Asian Championships with Huang Yaqiong.[7]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Cai Yun	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	12–21, 21–18, 16–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Huang Yaqiong	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21–18, 21–11	Gold

BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia	Bao Yixin	Angga Pratama Della Destiara Haris	19–21, 18–21	Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Bao Yixin	Liu Peixuan Xia Huan	21–15, 21–19	Gold

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] 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.[9]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	SaarLorLux Open	Super 100	Chen Lu	Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith	21–19, 18–21, 10–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[11] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Singapore Open	Cai Yun	Lee Sheng-mu Tsai Chia-hsin	21–19, 21–14	Winner
2015	Australian Open	Liu Cheng	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	16–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2015	Denmark Open	Liu Cheng	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	8–21, 14–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Singapore Open	Huang Yaqiong	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	Walkover	Runner-up
2016	India Open	Huang Yaqiong	Riky Widianto Richi Puspita Dili	21–13, 21–16	Winner
2016	Australian Open	Huang Yaqiong	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen	21–18, 21–14	Winner
2017	All England Open	Huang Yaqiong	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying	18–21, 21–19, 21–16	Winner
2017	India Open	Huang Yaqiong	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen	24–22, 14–21, 21–17	Winner
2017	Malaysia Open	Huang Yaqiong	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen	15–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2017	Singapore Open	Huang Yaqiong	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	19–21, 21–16, 21–11	Winner

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Swiss Open	Cai Yun	Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong	21–19, 14–21, 21–17	Winner
2016	Macau Open	Zhang Nan	Lee Jhe-huei Lee Yang	21–17, 18–21, 19–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Macau Open	Huang Yaqiong	Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung	17–21, 21–18, 21–17	Winner
2014	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold	Huang Yaqiong	Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto	21–14, 21–13	Winner
2014	China Masters	Huang Yaqiong	Wang Yilyu Xia Huan	21–12, 21–14	Winner
2015	Swiss Open	Huang Yaqiong	Liu Cheng Bao Yixin	17–21, 22–20, 21–13	Winner
2017	German Open	Huang Yaqiong	Zhang Nan Li Yinhui	20–22, 11–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

References

1. "鲁恺：高人成劣势天降磨难 不言大志向瞄准一队". news.sports.cn (in Chinese). 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
2. "鲁恺_Lu Kai羽毛球星排名". www.badmintoncn.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 September 2015.
3. "一场决赛改变整个职业生涯 2017鲁恺的苏杯之殇". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 21 November 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
4. "Former All England champion Lu Kai retires from international badminton". 360Badminton. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
5. "Players: Lu Kai". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
6. "Asian Juniors 2009 – None can Top China". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
7. "2017年亚洲羽毛球锦标赛收拍 谌龙首捧冠军". www.cba.org.cn (in Chinese). 2 May 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
11. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links

• Lu Kai at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
• Lu Kai at BWFBadminton.com