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]
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| Birth name | Josephine Wu Yuenling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1995 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 27 (WD with Catherine Choi, 31 October 2023) 28 (XD with Ty Alexander Lindeman, 2 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 33 (WD with Catherine Choi) 30 (XD with Ty Alexander Lindeman) (16 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early and personal life edit
Wu is currently a business student at the University of Alberta and has been competing in badminton since she was seven years old.
Career edit
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] She also won double title in the Guatemala International, and the mixed doubles title in the Peru Challenge.
In 2024, Wu joined the Canada winning team at the Pan Am Female Cup.[16] She won the mixed doubles title at the Polish Open partnered with Lindeman.[17] As the first seeded at the Pan Am Championships both in the mixed and women's doubles,[18] she had to settle for the bronze medals in both events after being defeated by the American pairs.
Achievements edit
Pan American Games edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |  Catherine Choi
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 Annie Xu Kerry Xu
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21–18, 10–21, 21–17 |  Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru |
Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
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Nyl Yakura Kristen Tsai
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18–21, 21–12, 21–15 | Gold
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| 2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile | Ty Alexander Lindeman
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Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai
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17–21, 21–17, 21–19 | Gold
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Pan Am Championships edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil |
Michelle Tong
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 Paula la Torre Regal Luz María Zornoza
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21–17, 21–17 | Gold
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| 2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba |
Michelle Tong
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Daniela Macías Dánica Nishimura
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21–11, 21–12 | Gold
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| 2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Michelle Tong
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Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai
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21–17, 17–21, 14–21 |  Silver
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| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Catherine Choi
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Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai
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15–21, 25–27 | Silver
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| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Catherine Choi
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Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai
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17–21, 18–21 | Silver
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| 2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica |
Catherine Choi
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Francesca Corbett Allison Lee
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21–14, 21–18 | Gold
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| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Catherine Choi
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Francesca Corbett Allison Lee
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18–21, 15–21 |  Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil |
Nathan Osborne
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Nyl Yakura Brittney Tam
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17–21, 17–21 | Silver
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| 2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Ty Alexander Lindeman
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Nyl Yakura Kristen Tsai
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21–14, 26–24 | Gold
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| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
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 Fabricio Farias Jaqueline Lima
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21–14, 21–19 | Gold
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| 2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
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 Christopher Martínez Mariana Paiz
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21–18, 21–18 | Gold
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| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Ty Alexander Lindeman
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Jonathan Solís Diana Corleto
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21–12, 21–11 | Gold
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| 2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica |
Ty Alexander Lindeman
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Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Rachel Honderich
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20–22, 21–18, 17–21 | Silver
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| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Ty Alexander Lindeman
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Presley Smith Allison Lee
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11–21, 16–21 | Bronze
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Pan Am Junior Championships edit
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Millennium Place, Edmonton, Canada | Cherie Chow
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13–21, 20–22 | Bronze
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| 2013 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Lohaynny Vicente
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13–21, 19–21 | Bronze
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Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Millennium Place, Edmonton, Canada |
Takeisha Wang
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Cherie Chow Christine Yang
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21–18, 18–21, 21–23 | Bronze
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| 2013 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Takeisha Wang
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Cherie Chow Christine Yang
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17–21, 15–21 | Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Millennium Place, Edmonton, Canada |
Nathan Osborne
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Phillip Chew Iris Wang
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19–21, 16–21 | Bronze
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| 2013 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Nathan Osborne
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Kevin Chan Christine Yang
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21–16, 15–21, 21–18 | Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series (14 titles, 5 runners-up) edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Guatemala International | Talia Ng
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Eliana Zhang Wendy Zhang
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14–21, 21–17, 21–10 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Bulgarian Open | Catherine Choi
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 Bengisu Erçetin Nazlıcan İnci
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8–21, 8–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2022 | Mexican International | Catherine Choi
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Paula Lynn Cao Hok Lauren Lam
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21–19, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2023 | Polish Open | Catherine Choi
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 Jin Yujia Crystal Wong
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17–21, 21–17, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Guatemala International | Catherine Choi
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Annie Xu Kerry Xu
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21–18, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2024 | Azerbaijan International | Catherine Choi
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 Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva
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14–21, 7–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Toby Ng
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Sattawat Pongnairat Kuei-Ya Chen
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21–19, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2018 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
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Sattawat Pongnairat Kerry Xu
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21–16, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2018 | Guatemala International | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
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 Leodannis Martínez Tahimara Oropeza
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21–12, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2018 | Santo Domingo Open | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
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Fabricio Farias Jaqueline Lima
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21–17, 16–21, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2019 | Bulgarian Open | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
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 Matthew Clare Lizzie Tolman
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21–16, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2019 | South Australia International | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
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 Dejan Ferdinansyah Serena Kani
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21–19, 25–27, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2019 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
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 Lu Chia-pin Lin Wan-ching
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21–18, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2021 | Guatemala International | Ty Alexander Lindeman
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Joshua Yuan Allison Lee
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21–17, 21–8 | Winner
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| 2022 | Peru Challenge | Ty Alexander Lindeman
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Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai
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20–22, 21–13, 21–23 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Mexican International | Ty Alexander Lindeman
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Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai
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20–22, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Guatemala International | Ty Alexander Lindeman
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Kevin Lee Eliana Zhang
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21–9, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2023 | Peru Challenge | Ty Alexander Lindeman
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Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai
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21–18, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2024 | Polish Open | Ty Alexander Lindeman
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Callum Hemming Estelle van Leeuwen
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21–16, 22–20 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Josephine Wu". Canadian Olympic Committee. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Players: Josephine Wu". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "Josephine Wu". Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Pan Am Games: Double for Josephine Wu". BWF. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ a b Berkeley, Geoff (30 April 2023). "Canada sweep gold medals at Pan Am Individual Badminton Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Josephine Wu, Coach". B-Active Badminton Club. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "Team Canada wins the 20th Pan American Badminton Championships". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "Golden Sweep for Canada - Finals: Pan Am Individual Championships". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "Gold's go to Canada in Campinhas". Badminton Pan Am. Retrieved 31 December 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Crowns Owners – Pan Am 2021". Badminton Pan Am. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Pan Am Championships: Debut title for Brian Yang". BWF. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Wu Josephine". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Champions at Guatemala International Series 2021". Badminton Pan Am. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Pan Am Championships: Canada Showcase Supremacy". BWF. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Orlen Polish Open 2024-poznaj zwycięzców!" (in Polish). UM Warszawa. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Pan Am Championships: Olympic race heats up". BWF. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
External links edit
- Josephine Wu at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com