Joshua Hurlburt-Yu

Joshua Hurlburt-Yu (born 28 December 1994) is a Canadian badminton player.[2] Joshua was a gold medalist in the mixed doubles event at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games,[3] and also at the 2019 and 2021 Pan Am Championships.[4]

Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
Personal information
CountryCanada
Born (1994-12-28) 28 December 1994
Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
ResidenceScarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking64 (MD with Duncan Yao 13 August 2019)
26 (XD with Josephine Wu 3 August 2021)
Current ranking132 (MD with Duncan Yao)
32 (XD with Josephine Wu) (22 February 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
2019 Lima Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
2019 Aguascalientes Mixed doubles
2021 Guatemala City Mixed doubles
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
2019 Lima Mixed team
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
2020 Salvador Men's team
Pan Am Junior Championships
2012 Edmonton Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career

In June 2021, Hurlburt-Yu was named to Canada's Olympic team,[5] competing in the mixed doubles badminton event.[6]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru		 Josephine Wu Nyl Yakura
Kristen Tsai		 18–21, 21–12, 21–15 Gold

Pan Am Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico		 Josephine Wu Fabricio Farias
Jaqueline Lima		 21–14, 21–19 Gold
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus,
Guatemala City, Guatemala		 Josephine Wu Christopher Martínez
Mariana Paiz		 21–18, 21–18 Gold

Pan Am Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Edmonton, Canada Brittney Tam Phillip Chew
Iris Wang		 24–22, 17–21, 22–24 Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Duncan Yao Sattawat Pongnairat
Ferdinand Sinarta Surbakti		 18–21, 21–16, 21–18 Winner
2018 Santo Domingo Open Duncan Yao Rodolfo Ramírez
Jonathan Solís		 21–19, 16–21, 21–17 Winner
2019 Hungarian International Peter Briggs Kim Duk-young
Kim Sa-rang		 12–21, 17–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Josephine Wu Sattawat Pongnairat
Kerry Xu		 21–16, 21–13 Winner
2018 Guatemala International Josephine Wu Leodannis Martínez
Tahimara Oropeza		 21–12, 21–18 Winner
2018 Santo Domingo Open Josephine Wu Fabricio Farias
Jaqueline Lima		 21–17, 16–21, 22–20 Winner
2019 Bulgarian Open Josephine Wu Matthew Clare
Lizzie Tolman		 21–16, 21–16 Winner
2019 South Australia International Josephine Wu Dejan Ferdinansyah
Serena Kani		 21–19, 25–27, 21–16 Winner
2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Josephine Wu Lu Chia-pin
Lin Wan-ching		 21–18, 21–18 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Joshua Hurlburt-Yu". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. "Players: Joshua Hurlburt-Yu". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  4. "Crowns Owners – Pan Am 2021". Badminton Pan Am. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. 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.
  6. "Hurlburt-Yu Joshua". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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