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 name	Josephine Yuenling Wu
Country	Canada
Born	(1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada[1]
Residence	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Coach	Wang Wen
Women's singles & doubles
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 Women's badminton Representing  Canada Pan American Games 2019 Lima Mixed doubles Pan Am Championships 2019 Aguascalientes Mixed doubles 2019 Lima Mixed team 2018 Guatemala City Mixed doubles 2017 Havana Women's doubles 2017 Santo Domingo Mixed team 2016 Campinas Women's doubles 2016 Campinas Mixed team 2019 Aguascalientes Women's doubles 2018 Guatemala City Women's doubles 2016 Campinas Mixed doubles Pan Am Women's Team Championships 2018 Tacarigua Women's team Pan Am Junior Championships 2013 Puerto Vallarta Mixed doubles 2013 Puerto Vallarta Mixed team 2013 Puerto Vallarta Girls' doubles 2012 Edmonton Mixed team 2013 Puerto Vallarta Girls' singles 2012 Edmonton Girls' singles 2012 Edmonton Girls' doubles 2012 Edmonton Mixed doubles
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.

External links

• Josephine Wu at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com