[1] In 2018, Lu made into his first final at the Lingshui China Masters.

[2] Although he lost to compatriot Shi Yuqi in three games,[3] 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.

[4] Men's singles The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

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