Romanian Bernadette Szocs wins two silver medals at European Individual Table Tennis Championships
<p>Romania's Bernadette Szocs won two silver medals at the European Individual Table Tennis Championships in Linz, Austria, first at the women’s doubles event and then at the singles event.</p>
<p>Szocs and partner Sofia Polcanova were bested by Hana Matelova and Barbora Balazova in the doubles final, after a balanced match. The score was 3-2 (11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-6) in favor of the Czech-Slovak pair.</p>
<p>On Sunday, October 20, Bernadette Szocs faced her doubles partner, Austrian Sofia Polcanova, in the singles final. Polcanova won the final against Szocs with a score of 4-1 (11-8, 11-13, 12-10, 11-6, 11-9).</p>
<p>"I am very happy that I managed to win two silver medals for Romania at the European Championship in Linz. After my modest performance in Paris, where I was attacked and criticized, I chose not to respond and instead prove at the table, through results, that I am the same athlete, full of enthusiasm," Bernadette said on her official Facebook account. </p>
<p>Bernadette Szocs is the only Romanian player to reach the top eight in this championship, already having 10 European medals in her record (6 with the team, 3 in mixed doubles, and one in doubles), according to <a href="https://www.news.ro/sport/tenis-de-masa-bernadette-szocs-vicecampioana-europeana-si-la-simplu-ea-a-fost-invinsa-in-finala-de-partenera-sa-de-dublu-1922404320222024101821808194">News.ro</a>.</p>
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<p><em>(Photo source: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/szocs.bernadette?__tn__=-UC*F">Szocs Bernadette</a> on Facebook)</em></p>