Josephine Wu

Josephine Wu
Personal information
Birth name Josephine Yuenl Wu
Country  Canada
Born (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995
Residence Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Coach Wang Wen
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking 66 (WD 15 June 2017)
180 (XD 5 July 2018)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan Am Championships
2018 Guatemala City Mixed doubles
2017 Havana Women's doubles
2017 Santo Domingo Mixed team
2016 Campinas Women's doubles
2016 Campinas Mixed team
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

Josephine Yuenl Wu (born 20 January 1995) is a Canadian badminton player.[1][2] 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.[3] In 2016, she won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the Pan Am Badminton Championships.[4] In the individual event, she won the gold medal in the women's doubles and silver medal in the mixed doubles event.[5][6]

Achievements

Pan Am Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala		 Canada Michelle Tong Canada Rachel Honderich
Canada Kristen Tsai		 21–17, 17–21, 14–21 Silver
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba		 Canada Michelle Tong Peru Daniela Macias
Peru Danica Nishimura		 21–11, 21–12 Gold
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil		 Canada Michelle Tong Peru Paula La Torre Regal
Peru Luz Maria Zornoza		 21–17, 21–17 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala		 Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman Canada Nyl Yakura
Canada Kristen Tsai		 21–14, 26–24 Gold
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil		 Canada Nathan Osborne Canada Nyl Yakura
Canada Brittney Tam		 17–21, 17–21 Silver

Pan Am Junior Championships

Girls' singles

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

Girls' doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Guatemala International Canada Talia Ng Canada Eliana Zhang
Canada Wendy Zhang		 14–21, 21–17, 21–10 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Guatemala International Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Cuba Leodannis Martínez
Cuba Tahimara Oropeza		 21–12, 21–18 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu United States Sattawat Pongnairat
United States Kerry Xu		 21–16, 21–13 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada Toby Ng United States Sattawat Pongnairat
United States Kuei-Ya Chen		 21–19, 21–15 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Josephine Wu". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Josephine Wu". www.badminton.ca. Badminton Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Josephine Wu, Coach". bactivebadminton.com. B-Active Badminton Club. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Team Canada wins the 20th Pan American Badminton Championships". www.badminton.ca. Badminton Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Gold's go to Canada in Campinhas". www.badmintonpanam.org. Badminton Pan Am. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
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