Career
He met Mark Selby in the first round and, despite taking the first two frames, Lu lost 3–5. Lu continued to show his talent in the next local ranking tournament, the 2012 China Open. However, in the second round Ali Carter proved to be too tough for the Chinese player, winning 5–1.
In the 2012/2013 season Lu was awarded a place in the wildcard round for five ranking events, losing at this stage in four of them.
At the International Championship he beat Barry Pinches 6–5, before losing in the first round 6–4 to Ricky Walden. He came through the wildcard round of the Wuxi Classic by beating Adam Duffy 5–3, before losing 5–1 to Matthew Stevens.
His Under-21 title earned him a two-year main tour card starting with the 2014/2015 season. He failed to qualify for any ranking events besides the United Kingdom Championship and the Welsh Open for which all players on the tour gain automatic entry at the venue stage.
Lu lost 6–2 to Stephen Maguire in the first round of the United Kingdom and 4–0 to Ricky Walden at the Welsh.
He was placed world number 114 after his first season as a professional.
