Josephine Wu
Josephine Yuenling Wu (born 20 January 1995) is a Canadian badminton player.[2][3] Josephine is currently a business student at the University of Alberta and has been competing in badminton since she was seven years old. As a junior, she has won 29 provincial titles and was a member of Team Canada at the 2012 BWF World Junior Championships and the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships from 2008 to 2013. Despite having a full course load in university, Josephine’s passion for the sport has motivated her to continue balancing her school work and training. She was the mixed doubles winner at the 2014 College-University National Championships and went on to represent Canada at the 2014 World University Badminton Championships in Cordoba, Spain. Outside of training, Josephine also enjoys coaching her high school’s badminton team.[4] In 2016, she won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the Pan Am Badminton Championships.[5] In the individual event, she won the gold medal in the women's doubles and silver medal in the mixed doubles event.[6][7] Wu was a gold medalist in the mixed doubles event at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games.[8]
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| Birth name | Josephine Yuenling Wu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1995 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Wang Wen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 421 (WS 23 April 2019) 66 (WD 15 June 2017) 29 (XD 24 December 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 77 (WD), 29 (XD) (24 December 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
Pan American Games
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru |
Joshua Hurlburt-Yu |
Nyl Yakura Kristen Tsai |
18–21, 21–12, 21–15 |  Gold |
Pan Am Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Catherine Choi |
Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai |
15–21, 25–27 |  Silver |
| 2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Michelle Tong |
Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai |
21–17, 17–21, 14–21 | Silver |
| 2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba |
Michelle Tong |
 Daniela Macias Danica Nishimura |
21–11, 21–12 | Gold |
| 2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil |
Michelle Tong |
Paula La Torre Regal Luz Maria Zornoza |
21–17, 21–17 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Joshua Hurlburt-Yu |
 Fabricio Farias Jaqueline Lima |
21–14, 21–19 | Gold |
| 2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Ty Alexander Lindeman |
Nyl Yakura Kristen Tsai |
21–14, 26–24 | Gold |
| 2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil |
Nathan Osborne |
Nyl Yakura Brittney Tam |
17–21, 17–21 | Silver |
Pan Am Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Lohaynny Vicente |
13–21, 19–21 |  Bronze |
| 2012 | Millennium Place, Edmonton, Canada |  Cherie Chow |
13–21, 20–22 | Bronze |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Takeisha Wang |
Cherie Chow Christine Yang |
17–21, 15–21 | Silver |
| 2012 | Millennium Place, Edmonton, Canada |
Takeisha Wang |
Cherie Chow Christine Yang |
21–18, 18–21, 21–23 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Nathan Osborne |
Kevin Chan Christine Yang |
21–16, 15–21, 21–18 | Gold |
| 2012 | Millennium Place, Edmonton, Canada |
Nathan Osborne |
Phillip Chew Iris Wang |
19–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 1 runner-up)
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Bulgarian Open | Catherine Choi |
 Bengisu Erçetin Nazlıcan İnci |
8–21, 8–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2018 | Guatemala International | Talia Ng |
Eliana Zhang Wendy Zhang |
14–21, 21–17, 21–10 |  Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu |
 Lu Chia-pin Lin Wan-ching |
21–18, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2019 | South Australia International | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu |
 Dejan Ferdinansyah Serena Kani |
21–19, 25–27, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2019 | Bulgarian Open | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu |
 Matthew Clare Lizzie Tolman |
21–16, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2018 | Santo Domingo Open | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu |
Fabricio Farias Jaqueline Lima |
21–17, 16–21, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2018 | Guatemala International | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu |
 Leodannis Martínez Tahimara Oropeza |
21–12, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2018 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu |
Sattawat Pongnairat Kerry Xu |
21–16, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Toby Ng |
Sattawat Pongnairat Kuei-Ya Chen |
21–19, 21–15 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- "Josephine Wu". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- "Players: Josephine Wu". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- "Josephine Wu". www.badminton.ca. Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- "Josephine Wu, Coach". bactivebadminton.com. B-Active Badminton Club. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- "Team Canada wins the 20th Pan American Badminton Championships". www.badminton.ca. Badminton Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- "Golden Sweep for Canada - Finals: Pan Am Individual Championships". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- "Gold's go to Canada in Campinhas". www.badmintonpanam.org. Badminton Pan Am. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
External links
- Josephine Wu at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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