Jan Louda

Jan Louda
Personal information
CountryCzech Republic
Born (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 25)
Plzeň, Czech Republic[1]
ResidencePlzeň, Czech Republic[2]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
HandednessLeft
Men's singles
Career record246 wins, 121 losses
Highest ranking39 (1 August 2023)
Current ranking63 (23 July 2024)
BWF profile

Jan Louda (born 25 April 1999) is a Czech badminton player.[3][4]

Career

Louda started playing badminton at a small age of 5, when his father introduced him to the sport of badminton. In his career so far, he has won international titles in Czech Republic, Mexico, Slovakia and Ukraine.[1] He will represent Czech Republic at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's singles discipline.[5]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 6 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Kharkiv International Azerbaijan Ade Resky Dwicahyo 21–14, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Slovenia International Denmark Karan Rajan Rajarajan 17–21, 21–11, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Slovak Open England Johnnie Torjussen 21–18, 12–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Spanish International Spain Pablo Abián 20–22, 22–20, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Hellas International Malaysia Lee Shun Yang 14–21, 22–24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Czech Open Malaysia Ng Tze Yong 16–21, 21–16, 27–25 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Italian International France Alex Lanier 12–21, 21–18, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Polish International Japan Yushi Tanaka 13–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Welsh International Denmark Mads Christophersen 13–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Mexican International Ukraine Danylo Bosniuk 21–10, 22–24, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Czech Open Indonesia Andi Fadel Muhammad 21–17, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

Boys' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Czech Junior International Denmark Mathias Jørgensen 21–14, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Czech Junior International Bulgaria Daniel Nikolov 10–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Slovak Junior International Indonesia Azmy Qowimuramadhoni 21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Polish Junior International Ukraine Danylo Bosniuk 21–13, 18–21, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Boys' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Slovak Junior International Czech Republic Michal Hubáček Poland Aleksander Jabłoński
Poland Paweł Śmiłowski 		19–21, 21–12, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Czech Junior International Czech Republic Petr Beran Poland Aleksander Jabłoński
Poland Paweł Śmiłowski 		25–27, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Polish Junior International Czech Republic Petr Beran France Thom Gicquel
France Léo Rossi 		28–26, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b Langrock, Annika (17 September 2018). "I want to be one of the Top 50 players in the world". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Louda Jan". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Jan Louda". Czech Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Jan Louda". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Úspěch badmintonistů je blízko. Louda, Švábíková, Mendrek s Král míří na OH". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). 13 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.