Bernadette Szőcs

Bernadette Cynthia Szőcs (Hungarian: Szőcs Bernadette Cynthia; born 5 March 1995)[2] is a Romanian professional table tennis player who currently world rank 23 in ITTF. Her Highest world ranking was 14 on August 2019.

Bernadette Szőcs
Szőcs at European Championships Munich 2022
Personal information
Full nameBernadette Cynthia Szőcs
Nickname(s)Bernie
Nationality Romania
ResidenceBremen, Germany
Born (1995-03-05) 5 March 1995
Târgu Mureș, Romania
Equipment(s)Tibhar
Highest ranking14 (August 2019)[1]
Current ranking23 (March 2023)[1]
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Romania
European Games
Silver medal – second place2019 MinskTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 MinskMixed doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Luxembourg Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nantes Team
Gold medal – first place2022 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
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
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju Singles
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rabat Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Manama Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Hyderabad Doubles
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Schwechat Junior girls' team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ostrava Junior girls' team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Kazan Junior girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Schwechat Junior girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Kazan Junior girls' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Schwechat Junior girls' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Kazan Junior girls' team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ostrava Junior girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ostrava Junior girls' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2008 Terni Cadet girls' team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Istanbul Cadet girls' team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Istanbul Cadet girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Prague Cadet girls' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Istanbul Cadet girls' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Sarajevo Cadet girls' team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Terni Cadet girls' singles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bratislava Cadet girls' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Terni Cadet mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bratislava Cadet girls' team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Prague Cadet girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Terni Cadet girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Sarajevo Cadet mixed doubles
Europe Youth Top-10
Gold medal – first place 2012 Buzău Junior girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Terni Junior girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rotterdam Cadet girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Topoľčany Cadet girls' singles

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.

Szocs 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, Szocs upset second seed and world ranked number 8 Cheng I-Ching in the round of 32 of the WTT Contender event at WTT Doha.[5]

Personal life

Szőcs is of Hungarian descent. She has an older brother, Hunor, who is also a table tennis player.[6]

References
  1. "ITTF Players' Data, Results, Ranking & Statistics". results.ittf.link.
  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. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  5. "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.
  6. "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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