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]

Josephine Wu
Personal information
Birth nameJosephine Yuenling Wu
Country Canada
Born (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada[1]
ResidenceEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
CoachWang Wen
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking421 (WS 23 April 2019)
66 (WD 15 June 2017)
29 (XD 24 December 2019)
Current ranking77 (WD), 29 (XD) (24 December 2019)
BWF profile

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
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
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
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
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

  1. "Josephine Wu". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. "Players: Josephine Wu". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. "Josephine Wu". www.badminton.ca. Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  4. "Josephine Wu, Coach". bactivebadminton.com. B-Active Badminton Club. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  5. "Team Canada wins the 20th Pan American Badminton Championships". www.badminton.ca. Badminton Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  6. "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.
  7. "Gold's go to Canada in Campinhas". www.badmintonpanam.org. Badminton Pan Am. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  8. "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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