Julia Wu is a right-handed

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player from

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who has represented New Zealand and Oceania in a number of international championships, including the

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held in Singapore and the

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in Gwangju. She plays with a

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. In the 2009 ASB Young Sports Person of the Year Awards, Wu was a finalist in the Girls Table Tennis section.

Sporting career

Wu was professionally trained in

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, 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."

Competitions

* 2008 Oceania Table Tennis Championships * 2008 Tahiti Junior Open * 2008 New Zealand Summer Nationals ** U15 Girls' Singles – 1st ** U15 Girls' Doubles – 1st (with Angie Guo) ** U15 Mixed Doubles – 2nd (with Brad Storer) * 2008

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* 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

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** Played Women's Singles and Mixed Team * 2010 New Zealand Junior & Cadet Open – ITTF Junior Circuit ** Cadet Girls' Doubles – 1st (with Angie Guo) *

**Played Women's Singles, Women's Doubles, Women's Team, and Mixed Doubles

Personal life

Wu is an avid guitar and bass player.

References

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Sporting career

Competitions

Personal life

See also

References