Josephine Wu
吴宛菱
Personal information
Birth nameJosephine Wu Yuenling
CountryCanada
Born (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada[1]
ResidenceEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking27 (WD with Catherine Choi) (31 October 2023)
29 (XD with Ty Alexander Lindeman) (31 October 2023)
Current ranking28 (WD with Catherine Choi)
29 (XD with Ty Alexander Lindeman) (2 January 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 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
Gold medal – first place 2022 San Salvador Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kingston Women's 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
Silver medal – second place 2022 San Salvador Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kingston Mixed 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
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team
Pan Am Female Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tacarigua Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Acapulco 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] She clinched three Pan American Games gold medals by winning the mixed doubles title in 2019 and 2023, and also the women's doubles title in 2023.[4][5] At the Pan Am Championships, she won seven golds, and five silver medals since her debut at the tournament in 2016.[6]

Early and personal life

Wu 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.[7] In 2016, she won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the Pan Am Badminton Championships.[8] 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.[9][10][11] Wu was a gold medalist in the mixed doubles event at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games.[4]

In 2021, Wu defend her mixed doubles title at the Pan Am Championships with partner Joshua Hurlburt-Yu, when the duo beating Christopher Martínez and Marian Paiz of Guatemala in the final in straight games.[12] In June, Wu was named to Canada's Olympic team,[13] competing in the mixed doubles badminton event with Hurlburt-Yu, but they were eliminated in the group stage.[14] After the Olympics, Wu reunited with Ty Alexander Lindeman and managed to win the Guatemala International, became their first in the international tournament since their last pairing in 2018.[15]

In 2023, Wu took the gold medal in the women's doubles with Catherine Choi and the silver medal with Ty Alexander Lindeman at the Pan Am Championships. This was the seven gold medals won by Wu since her debut at the Championships in 2016.[6] She then made her second appearance at the Pan American Games and captured two gold medals by winning the women's doubles with Choi and the mixed doubles with Lindeman.[5]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile Canada Catherine Choi United States Annie Xu
United States Kerry Xu		 21–18, 10–21, 21–17 Gold Gold

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
2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman United States Vinson Chiu
United States Jennie Gai		 17–21, 21–17, 21–19 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 Catherine Choi Canada Rachel Honderich
Canada Kristen Tsai		 15–21, 25–27 Silver Silver
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador		 Canada Catherine Choi Canada Rachel Honderich
Canada Kristen Tsai		 17–21, 18–21 Silver Silver
2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport,
Kingston, Jamaica		 Canada Catherine Choi United States Francesca Corbett
United States Allison Lee		 21–14, 21–18 Gold Gold

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 Fabricio Farias
Brazil Jaqueline Lima		 21–14, 21–19 Gold Gold
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus,
Guatemala City, Guatemala		 Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Guatemala Christopher Martínez
Guatemala Mariana Paiz		 21–18, 21–18 Gold Gold
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador		 Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman Guatemala Jonathan Solís
Guatemala Diana Corleto		 21–12, 21–11 Gold Gold
2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport,
Kingston, Jamaica		 Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
Canada Rachel Honderich		 20–22, 21–18, 17–21 Silver Silver

Pan Am Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Millennium Place, Edmonton, Canada United States Cherie Chow 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 Takeisha Wang United States Cherie Chow
United States Christine Yang		 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 Kevin Chan
United States Christine Yang		 21–16, 15–21, 21–18 Gold Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 4 runners-up)

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 place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Bulgarian Open Canada Catherine Choi Turkey Bengisu Erçetin
Turkey Nazlıcan İnci		 8–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Mexican International Canada Catherine Choi United States Paula Lynn Cao Hok
United States Lauren Lam		 21–19, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Polish Open Canada Catherine Choi Singapore Jin Yujia
Singapore Crystal Wong		 17–21, 21–17, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Guatemala International Canada Catherine Choi United States Annie Xu
United States Kerry Xu		 21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada Toby Ng United States Sattawat Pongnairat
United States Kuei-Ya Chen		 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 Kerry Xu		 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 Fabricio Farias
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 Lizzie Tolman		 21–16, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 South Australia International Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Indonesia Dejan Ferdinansyah
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 Lin Wan-ching		 21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Guatemala International Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman United States Joshua Yuan
United States Allison Lee		 21–17, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Peru Challenge Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman United States Vinson Chiu
United States Jennie Gai		 20–22, 21–13, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Mexican International Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman United States Vinson Chiu
United States Jennie Gai		 20–22, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Guatemala International Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman Canada Kevin Lee
Canada Eliana Zhang		 21–9, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Peru Challenge Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman United States Vinson Chiu
United States Jennie Gai		 21–18, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Josephine Wu". Canadian Olympic Committee. 12 June 2019. 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. 1 2 "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Pan Am Games: Double for Josephine Wu". BWF. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  6. 1 2 Berkeley, Geoff (30 April 2023). "Canada sweep gold medals at Pan Am Individual Badminton Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Josephine Wu, Coach". B-Active Badminton Club. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Team Canada wins the 20th Pan American Badminton Championships". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Golden Sweep for Canada - Finals: Pan Am Individual Championships". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Gold's go to Canada in Campinhas". Badminton Pan Am. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Crowns Owners – Pan Am 2021". Badminton Pan Am. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Pan Am Championships: Debut title for Brian Yang". BWF. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "Wu Josephine". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "Champions at Guatemala International Series 2021". Badminton Pan Am. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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