Josephine Wu

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Josephine Wu
Personal information
Birth nameJosephine Yuenling Wu
CountryCanada
Born (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 27)
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)
46 (WD with 2 February 2021)
26 (XD with Joshua Hurlburt-Yu 3 August 2021)
Current ranking50 (WD with Catherine Choi)
32 (XD with Joshua Hurlburt-Yu) (22 February 2022)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Campinas Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Havana Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Guatemala City Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Aguascalientes Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guatemala City Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2016 Campinas Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Guatemala City Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Aguascalientes Women's doubles
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Campinas Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Mixed team
Pan Am Female Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tacarigua Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Acapulco Female team
Pan Am Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Puerto Vallarta Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Puerto Vallarta Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Edmonton Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Puerto Vallarta Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Edmonton Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Edmonton Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Edmonton Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Puerto Vallarta Girls' singles
BWF profile

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.

Career[]

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 Pan Am Championships gold medals in the women's doubles in 2016, and 2017, and also in the mixed doubles in 2018, 2019 and 2021.[6][7][8] Wu was a gold medalist in the mixed doubles event at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games.[9]

In June 2021, Wu was named to Canada's Olympic team,[10] competing in the mixed doubles badminton event but was eliminated in the group stage.[11]

Achievements[]

Pan American Games[]

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru 		Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Canada Nyl Yakura
Canada Kristen Tsai 		18–21, 21–12, 21–15 Gold Gold

Pan Am Championships[]

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil 		Canada Michelle Tong Peru Paula la Torre Regal
Peru Luz María Zornoza 		21–17, 21–17 Gold Gold
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba 		Canada Michelle Tong Peru Daniela Macías
Peru Dánica Nishimura 		21–11, 21–12 Gold Gold
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala 		Canada Michelle Tong Canada Rachel Honderich
Canada Kristen Tsai 		21–17, 17–21, 14–21 Silver Silver
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico 		Canada Canada Rachel Honderich
Canada Kristen Tsai 		15–21, 25–27 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil 		Canada Nathan Osborne Canada Nyl Yakura
Canada Brittney Tam 		17–21, 17–21 Silver Silver
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala 		Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman Canada Nyl Yakura
Canada Kristen Tsai 		21–14, 26–24 Gold Gold
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico 		Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Brazil
Brazil Jaqueline Lima 		21–14, 21–19 Gold Gold
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus,
Guatemala City, Guatemala 		Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Guatemala
Guatemala Mariana Paiz 		21–18, 21–18 Gold Gold

Pan Am Junior Championships[]

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Millennium Place, Edmonton, Canada United States 13–21, 20–22 Bronze Bronze
2013 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Brazil Lohaynny Vicente 13–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Millennium Place,
Edmonton, Canada 		Canada United States
United States 		21–18, 18–21, 21–23 Bronze Bronze
2013 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Canada Takeisha Wang United States Cherie Chow
United States Christine Yang 		17–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Millennium Place,
Edmonton, Canada 		Canada Nathan Osborne United States Phillip Chew
United States Iris Wang 		19–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze
2013 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Canada Nathan Osborne United States
United States 		21–16, 15–21, 21–18 Gold Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 1 runner-up)[]

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Guatemala International Canada Canada
Canada 		14–21, 21–17, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Bulgarian Open Canada Turkey Bengisu Erçetin
Turkey Nazlıcan İnci 		8–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada Toby Ng United States Sattawat Pongnairat
United States 		21–19, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu United States Sattawat Pongnairat
United States 		21–16, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Guatemala International Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Cuba Leodannis Martínez
Cuba Tahimara Oropeza 		21–12, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Santo Domingo Open Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Brazil
Brazil Jaqueline Lima 		21–17, 16–21, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Bulgarian Open Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu England Matthew Clare
England 		21–16, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 South Australia International Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Indonesia
Indonesia Serena Kani 		21–19, 25–27, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Chinese Taipei Lu Chia-pin
Chinese Taipei 		21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Guatemala International Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman United States
United States 		21–17, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References[]

  1. ^ "Josephine Wu". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Players: Josephine Wu". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Josephine Wu". Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Josephine Wu, Coach". B-Active Badminton Club. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Team Canada wins the 20th Pan American Badminton Championships". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Golden Sweep for Canada - Finals: Pan Am Individual Championships". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Gold's go to Canada in Campinhas". Badminton Pan Am. Retrieved 31 December 2016.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Crowns Owners – Pan Am 2021". www.badmintonpanam.org. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  10. ^ Awad, Brandi (16 June 2021). "Team Canada to have its largest Olympic badminton team ever at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Wu Josephine". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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