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Bernadette Szőcs

Bernadette Cynthia Szőcs (Hungarian: Szőcs Bernadette Cynthia; born 5 March 1995) is a professional table tennis player from Romania.[1][5]

Bernadette Szőcs
Szőcs at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameBernadette Cynthia Szőcs
Nickname(s)Bernie
ResidenceBremen, Germany
Born (1995-03-05) 5 March 1995 (age 29)
Târgu Mureș, Romania[1]
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight48 kg (106 lb)[2]
Equipment(s)Tibhar
Highest ranking8 (16 April 2024) [3]
Current ranking8 (16 April 2024)[4]
Club
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Romania
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Singles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Mixed doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Luxembourg Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nantes Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Gdańsk–Sopot Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Schwechat Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Yekaterinburg Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Malmö Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Linz Singles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Linz Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Buzău Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Budapest Mixed doubles
Europe Top-16
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montreux Singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Montreux Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Thessaloniki Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Montreux Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Montreux Singles
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju Singles
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Manama Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Hyderabad Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rabat Team
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Kazan Singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Kazan Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Schwechat Singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Schwechat Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Schwechat Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ostrava] Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Kazan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ostrava Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ostrava Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2008 Terni Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Prague Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Istanbul Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Istanbul Singles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Istanbul Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Sarajevo Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bratislava Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Terni Singles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Terni Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Sarajevo Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bratislava Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Terni Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Prague Singles
Europe Youth Top-10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rotterdam Cadet singles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Topoľčany Cadet singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Buzău Junior singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Terni Junior singles

She is the incumbent European games champion in women's singles and a three time Olympian, having participated in 2016, 2020 and 2024 editions of summer Olympics.

Career

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In September 2011, she travelled to Argentina for the World Junior Circuit event where she overtook Kasumi Ishikawa to reach the top spot in the competition series.[6]

In July 2012, she was ranked 5th in the ITTF World Junior Circuit.[7]

Szőcs won the singles event in the inaugural season of T2, beating Feng Tianwei in the final. Bernadette started to play Table Tennis at 9 years of age for CS Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud. She was declared the 68th honorary citizen of Bistrița in 2018.[8] She was suspended in 2017 and signed with CSA Steaua București in 2019.[9]

Szőcs played for Dabangg Delhi TTC in Ultimate table tennis, a table tennis league in India.

In August 2019 she was ranked no. 14 in the world in the International Table Tennis Federation rankings and no. 1 in the European Table Tennis Union rankings, and in July in the T2 Diamond event, became the first player to use a coloured rubber – pink.

In Szőcs's first international match in 2021, Szőcs upset second seed and world ranked number 8 Cheng I-Ching in the round of 32 of the WTT Contender event at WTT Doha.[10]

Personal life

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Szőcs is of Hungarian descent. She has an older brother, Hunor, who is also a table tennis player.[11]

Singles titles

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Year Tournament Final opponent Score Ref
2017 ITTF Challenge, Brazil Open   Audrey Zarif 4–0 [12]
2018 Europe Top 16   Li Jie 4–1 [13]
2023 European Games   Xiaoxin Yang 4–3 [14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "BERNADETTE CYNTHIA SZOCS". cosr.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Bernadette Szőcs". olympedia.org. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Rank History". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ^ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Biography". realitatea.net. Archived from the original on February 3, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  6. ^ "Se vrea recompensarea campioanei europene, târgumureșeanca Szőcs Bernadette, cu 15.000 de lei" (in Romanian). Punctul. 16 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Under 18 World ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Bernadette Szocs, oficial al 68-lea cetățean de onoare". Timp online. 22 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Berni, bistrițeanca, spulberă tot la naționale! Gloria- 3 medalii, CSM – praful de pe tobă!" (in Romanian). Sportul bistritean. 27 March 2023.
  10. ^ "WTT Doha Day 1 Recap and Day 2 Preview". edgesandnets.com. March 3, 2021. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  11. ^ "Interviu cu Hunor Szocs: "Obiectivul meu este mai mare decât a fi unul dintre cei mai buni jucători români"" (in Romanian). Ziarul de Sport. 15 April 2012.
  12. ^ "First for Bernadette Szocs, victory in São Paulo". ittf.com. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Review Day Two: Timo Boll and Bernadette Szocs claim titles on emotional final day in Montreux". ittf.com. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Table tennis - 2023 European Games: Bernadette Szocs wins gold medal in women's singles". AGERPRES. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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