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)
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.
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