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

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

Career

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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

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

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Kharkiv International   Ade Resky Dwicahyo 21–14, 21–18   Winner
2019 Slovenia International   Karan Rajan Rajarajan 17–21, 21–11, 19–21   Runner-up
2020 Slovak Open   Johnnie Torjussen 21–18, 12–21, 21–15   Winner
2021 Spanish International   Pablo Abián 20–22, 22–20, 14–21   Runner-up
2021 Hellas International   Lee Shun Yang 14–21, 22–24   Runner-up
2021 Czech Open   Ng Tze Yong 16–21, 21–16, 27–25   Winner
2021 Italian International   Alex Lanier 12–21, 21–18, 11–21   Runner-up
2022 Polish International   Yushi Tanaka 13–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2022 Welsh International   Mads Christophersen 13–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2023 Mexican International   Danylo Bosniuk 21–10, 22–24, 21–15   Winner
2023 Czech Open   Andi Fadel Muhammad 21–17, 21–13   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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

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Boys' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Czech Junior International   Mathias Jørgensen 21–14, 21–18   Winner
2016 Czech Junior International   Daniel Nikolov 10–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2016 Slovak Junior International   Azmy Qowimuramadhoni 21–17, 21–15   Winner
2017 Polish Junior International   Danylo Bosniuk 21–13, 18–21, 22–20   Winner

Boys' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Slovak Junior International   Michal Hubáček   Aleksander Jabłoński
  Paweł Śmiłowski
19–21, 21–12, 21–10   Winner
2015 Czech Junior International   Petr Beran   Aleksander Jabłoński
  Paweł Śmiłowski
25–27, 17–21   Runner-up
2016 Polish Junior International   Petr Beran   Thom Gicquel
  Léo Rossi
28–26, 21–16   Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

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  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.