Julia Wu (table tennis) explained

Julia Wu is a right-handed table tennis player from New Zealand who has represented New Zealand and Oceania in a number of international championships, including the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore and the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju. She plays with a shakehand grip. In the 2009 ASB Young Sports Person of the Year Awards, Wu was a finalist in the Girls Table Tennis section.^[1]

Sporting career

Wu was professionally trained in Auckland, where she was part of the high performance programme within the Auckland Table Tennis Association.

When asked about representing New Zealand, she replied: "It means a lot – I would've never thought that I would have made it but I did, so I am extremely happy to be part of the team."^[2]

Competitions

• 2008 Oceania Table Tennis Championships^[3]
• 2008 Tahiti Junior Open
• 2008 New Zealand Summer Nationals^[4]
  • U15 Girls' Singles – 1st
  • U15 Girls' Doubles – 1st (with Angie Guo)
  • U15 Mixed Doubles – 2nd (with Brad Storer)
• 2008 World Junior Table Tennis Championships^[5]
• 2009 ITTF Cadet Challenge & ITTF Junior Circuit Finals
• 2010 Oceania Youth Olympic Games Qualification Event
• 2010 Oceania Table Tennis Championships
  • Individual Events
    • U21 Women's Doubles – 3rd
    • U18 Girls' Singles – 3rd
    • U18 Girls' Doubles – 3rd (with Jennifer Tseng; tied with Natalie Paterson/Sophia Dong)
  • Team Events
    • U18 Girls' Team – 2nd (with Jennifer Tseng and Natalie Paterson)
• 2010 Youth Olympic Games^{[6] [7]}
  • Played Women's Singles and Mixed Team
• 2010 New Zealand Junior & Cadet Open – ITTF Junior Circuit^[8]
  • Cadet Girls' Doubles – 1st (with Angie Guo)
• 2015 Summer Universiade^{[9] [10]}
  • Played Women's Singles, Women's Doubles, Women's Team, and Mixed Doubles^[11]

Personal life

Wu is an avid guitar and bass player.

See also

• Kevin Wu
• Table tennis at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2009 ASB Young Sports Person of the Year Awards. Richard Spranger Photography. 18 April 2016.
2. Web site: Julia Wu. New Zealand Olympic Team. 18 April 2016.
3. Web site: Julia Wu Results. ITTF. 27 April 2016.
4. Web site: TTNZ 2008 Summer Nationals Results Summary. TTNZ Archives. 27 April 2016.
5. Web site: ITTF World Junior Championships. AIPS Media. 27 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160427200012/http://www.aipsmedia.com/allegati/Press_Kit_WJTTC_Madrid.pdf. 27 April 2016. dead.
6. Web site: NZ's golden goal bags hockey bronze at Youth Olympics. Stuff. 27 April 2016.
7. Web site: Julia Wu was selected to participate in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games. Auckland International College. 27 April 2016.
8. Web site: Marshall. Ian. Kong Lingnan overcomes earlier disappointment to secure Oceania title. ITTF. 27 April 2016.
9. Web site: Big Massey presence in New Zealand's World Uni Games team. Massey University. 27 April 2016.
10. Web site: World University Games New Zealand team wrap Thursday. New Zealand Olympic Committee. 27 April 2016.
11. Web site: Table Tennis. Universiade Gwangju 2015. 27 April 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150920060540/http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/ze/engze_table_tennis_sport_amp_country_entries_by_event_new_zealand.htm. 20 September 2015. dmy-all.