Bernadette Szőcs

Bernadette Cynthia Szőcs (Hungarian: [ˈbɛrnɒdɛtt ˈsøːt͡ʃ]; born March 5, 1995 in Târgu Mureș, Romania)[2] is a Romanian professional table tennis player.

Bernadette Szőcs
Szőcs at Europe Top-16 Antibes 2017
Personal information
Full nameBernadette Cynthia Szőcs
Nickname(s)Bernie
NationalityRomanian
ResidenceBistrița, Romania
Born (1995-03-05) March 5, 1995
Târgu Mureș, Romania
Equipment(s)Tibhar
Highest ranking14 (August 2019)[1]
Current ranking26 (March 2020)[1]
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)

Career

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.[3]

In July 2012, she was ranked 5th in the ITTF World Junior Circuit.[4]

Szocs won the singles event in the inaugural season of T2, beating Feng Tianwei in the final.

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.

Personal

Szőcs is of Hungarian descent. She has an older brother, Hunor, who is also a table tennis player.[5]

References
  1. Player profile
  2. "Biography". realitatea.net. Archived from the original on February 3, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  3. "Se vrea recompensarea campioanei europene, târgumureșeanca Szőcs Bernadette, cu 15.000 de lei" (in Romanian). Punctul. 16 November 2017.
  4. "Under 18 World ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. 4 July 2012.
  5. "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.
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