Bernadette Szőcs
| Bernadette Szőcs | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bernadette-Cynthia Szőcs |
| Nickname(s) | Bernie |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Residence | Bistrița, Romania[1] |
| Born | March 5, 1995 Târgu Mureş, Romania |
| Equipment(s) | Tibhar |
Medal record | |
Bernadette-Cynthia Szőcs (born March 5, 1995 in Târgu Mureş)[2] is a Romanian professional table tennis player of Hungarian descent, who is regarded as one of the best players in the ITTF Junior Circuit.[3] Although still eligible to play in the junior age category for two years, she also takes part on senior events and is member of the Romanian senior team, with them she finished runner-up of the Table Tennis European Championships in the year 2011.
She won World Junior Circuit event in Argentina, overtaking Kasumi Ishikawa to reach the top spot in the competition series. She became senior singles champion of Romania in 2012.[4]
As of 4 July 2012, she is ranked 5th in the ITTF World Junior Circuit.[5]
Personal
She has an older brother, Hunor, who is also a table tennis player. Their father and manager plays on keyboard in the rock band Autostop MS.[6]
References
- ^ "Szőcs Bernadett" (in Hungarian). 3szék.ro. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Biography". realitatea.net. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ^ "Thirteen Year Old Bernadette Szocs the Sensation in Qatar". ittf.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ^ "Berni şi Hunor Szocs, campioni naţionali la seniori: Fraţi de aur!" (in Romanian). sportulbistritean.ro. March 4, 2012.
- ^ "Under 18 World ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. 4 July 2012.
- ^ "Fraţii la putere. Bernadette Szocs şi Hunor Szocs, aur la dublu-mixt în cadrul CN de tenis de masă" (in Romanian). Prosport. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
External links
- Bernadette SZOCS at World Table Tennis
- ITTF Profile: Bernadette SZOCS at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-07-01)
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