Luka Wraber

Luka Wraber
Country:	Austria
Date of birth:	September 7, 1990
Place of birth:	Wiener Neustadt
Size:	178 cm
Playing hand:	Right
Trainer:	Oliver Pongratz , Krassimir Jankow
Men's singles
Career record:	195: 161
Highest ranking:	52 (August 13, 2015)
Current placement:	109 (August 16, 2018)
BWF profile

Luka Wraber (born September 7, 1990 in Wiener Neustadt ) is an Austrian badminton player . He is a four-time Austrian national champion (2012, 2016–2018).

Athletic career

Wraber has been the undefeated Austrian champion since 2016.

In 2008 he fought his way to 2nd place at the Badminton Europe Circuit Finals and in 2009 was the first Austrian junior champion in the U19 age group. In 2010, Wraber won his first adult medal, where he won bronze in the men's singles. Only one year later he won silver in the men's singles and doubles together with Roman Zinnwald . In 2012 he finally became national title holder for the first time. In the same year Wraber took part in the Badminton European Championships and came third at the Bulgaria Open 2012 and the Slovenia International. In 2014 he won Mauritius International , South Africa International and Botswana International . In 2015 he represented Austria at the European Games in Baku.

On August 13, 2015 Wraber achieved his best placement in the badminton world rankings with the 52nd place .

She is a military athlete in the Austrian Armed Forces with the rank of platoon leader .

successes

Men's singles

result	year	Place / tournament	opponent	Result
BWF - world championships
17./32.	2018	Nanjing	Kento Momota	8:21, 10:21
33./64.	2017	Glasgow	Ajay Jayaram	14:21, 12:21
33./64.	2015	Jakarta	Raul Must	10:21, 25:27
33./64.	2014	Copenhagen	Chen Long	8:21, 10:21
33./64.	2013	Guangzhou	Chen Long	3:21, 5:21
BE - European Championships
33./64.	2018	Huelva	Sam Parsons	19:21, 21:23
17./32.	2017	Kolding	Raul Must	16:21, 18:21
17./32.	2016	La Roche-sur-Yon	Misha Zilberman	14:21, 16:21
17./32.	2012	Karlskrona	Pedro Martins	19:21, 21:11, 18:21
European Games
9./16.	2015	Baku	Petr Koukal	12:21, 16:21
International tournaments
bronze	2018	Brazil International	Men's singles
bronze	2017	Brazil International	Men's singles
gold	2016	Botswana International	Men's singles
gold	2016	South Africa International	Men's singles
silver	2016	Giraldilla	Men's singles
bronze	2016	Peru International	Men's singles
silver	2015	Nigeria International	Men's singles
silver	2015	Ethiopia International	Men's singles
bronze	2015	Lagos International	Men's singles
silver	2015	Mauritius International	Men's singles
silver	2015	Santo Domingo International	Men's singles
silver	2015	Trinidad and Tobago International	Men's singles
bronze	2015	Mercosul International	Men's singles
bronze	2015	Iran International 2015	Men's singles
gold	2014	Botswana International	Men's singles
gold	2014	South Africa International	Men's singles
silver	2014	Ethiopia International	Men's singles
silver	2014	Kenya International	Men's singles
gold	2014	Mauritius International	Men's singles
silver	2014	Lagos International	Men's singles
bronze	2012	Slovenian International	Men's singles
bronze	2012	Bulgaria Open	Men's singles
Austrian state championships
gold	2018	Feldkirch	Wolfgang Gnedt	21:11, 23:21
gold	2017	Vienna	Vilson Vattanirappel	21:13, 21:12
gold	2016	Mödling	David Obernosterer	21:11, 11:21, 21:15
silver	2015	Linz	Matthias Almer	21:14, 22:24, 21:23
bronze	2014	Vienna	Matthias Almer	20:22, 21:18, 20:22
silver	2013	Feldkirch	David Obernosterer	13:21, 21:16, 18:21
gold	2012	Wolfurt	David Obernosterer	21:19, 18:21, 21:14
silver	2011	Klosterneuburg	Michael Lahnsteiner	6:21, 14:21
bronze	2010	Linz	Michael Lahnsteiner	17:21, 12:21
9./16.	2009	Vienna	Michael Lahnsteiner	17:21, 15:21
5th / 8th	2008	Traun	David Obernosterer	16:21, 16:21
33./64.	2007	Vienna	Harald Koch	without a fight
33./64.	2006	Traun	Armin Kreulitsch	5:15, 7:15

International tournaments

year	result	Event / category	discipline

Men's doubles

result	year	Place / tournament	partner	opponent	Result
International tournaments
gold	2017	Peru International Series	Daniel Graßmück	Dominik Stipsits Roman Zirnwald	14:21, 21:15, 21:15
Austrian state championships
5th / 8th	2018	Feldkirch	András Németh	Daniel Graßmück Roman Zirnwald	17:21, 16:21
bronze	2017	Vienna	Daniel Graßmück	Jürgen Koch Peter Zauner	11:21, 14:21
silver	2011	Klosterneuburg	Roman Zirnwald	Jürgen Koch Peter Zauner	25:23, 16:21, 15:21
5th / 8th	2008	Traun	Daniel Graßmück	Harald Koch Peter Zauner	13:21, 12:21
17./32.	2007	Vienna	Matthias Bertsch	Thomas Hahn Daniel Samhaber	without a fight
17./32.	2006	Traun	Matthias Bertsch	David Obernosterer Daniel Wolf	3:15, 11:15

Personal

Wraber grew up as the elder of two brothers in his Lower Austrian birthplace, Wiener Neustadt . He attended the Musikvolksschule Wiener Neustadt (1996-2000) and the Babenbergerring Federal High School , which Wraber graduated with the Matura in 2008. Since 2009 he studied Jus at the University of Vienna . The 178 cm tall Wraber is right-handed and speaks German, Slovenian and English. His grandfather was the Slovenian botanist Tone Wraber (1938-2010).

Web links

• Private website (lukawraber.com) .
• Luka Wraber at the World Badminton Federation

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 61st Badminton State Championships 2018 in Feldkirch - three successful title defenses . In: Sportreport . February 4, 2018 ( sportreport.biz [accessed February 7, 2018]).
2. ↑ The third trick . ( noen.at [accessed on February 7, 2018]).
3. ↑ BWF World Rankings: August 13, 2015. In: bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com , accessed on August 19, 2018.
4. ↑ List of competitive athletes in the armed forces as of February 13, 2019 on the Armed Forces website, accessed on April 2, 2020.
5. ↑ 61st Austrian State Championships 2018. In: obv.tournamentsoftware.com , accessed on August 19, 2018.
6. ↑ 60th Austrian State Championships 2017. In: obv.tournamentsoftware.com , accessed on August 19, 2018.
7. ↑ 59th Austrian State Championships 2016. In: obv.tournamentsoftware.com , accessed on August 19, 2018.
8. ↑ 58th Austrian State Championships 2015. In: obv.tournamentsoftware.com , accessed on August 19, 2018.
9. ↑ 57th Austrian State Championships 2014. In: obv.tournamentsoftware.com , accessed on August 19, 2018.
10. ↑ 56th Austrian State Championships 2013. In: obv.tournamentsoftware.com , accessed on August 19, 2018.
11. ^ Austrian State Championships 2012. In: obv.tournamentsoftware.com , accessed on August 19, 2018.
12. ↑ ÖM 2011. In: obv.tournamentsoftware.com , accessed on August 19, 2018.
13. ^ Austrian State Championships 2010. In: obv.tournamentsoftware.com , accessed on August 19, 2018.
14. ↑ ÖM 2009. In: obv.tournamentsoftware.com , accessed on 19 August 2018th
15. ↑ STAATSMEISTERSCHAFTEN 2008. ( Memento from August 19, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) In: badminton.at , accessed on August 19, 2018.
16. ↑ STAATSMEISTERSCHAFTEN 2007. ( Memento from August 19, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) In: badminton.at , accessed on August 19, 2018.
17. ^ STAATSMEISTERSCHAFTEN 2006. ( Memento from August 19, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) In: badminton.at , accessed on August 19, 2018.
18. ↑ About me. In: lukawraber.com , accessed on August 19, 2018.
19. ↑ Full Profile. In: bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com , accessed August 19, 2018.
20. ↑ Manfred A. Fischer, Gerlinde Fischer: Commemoration of Tone Wraber (1938-2010). In: Neilreichia. Journal of Plant Systematics and Floristics in Austria. Volume 6, 2011, pp. 397–399 ( PDF on ZOBODAT , accessed on August 19, 2018).