Ovidiu Ionescu

Ovidiu George Ionescu (born 28 June 1989) is a Romanian professional table tennis player who plays with Post SV Mühlhausen and SCM Gloria Buzău.[5][2][6]

Ovidiu Ionescu
Ionescu in 2022
Personal information
Full nameOvidiu George Ionescu
Born (1989-06-28) 28 June 1989
Buzău, Romania[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Highest ranking39 (March 2019)[3]
Current ranking112 (27 June 2023)[4]
ClubPost SV Mühlhausen & SCM Gloria Buzău
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Romania
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 BudapestDoubles
European Games
Silver medal – second place2019 MinskMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków–MałopolskaMixed doubles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 AlicanteSingles
Silver medal – second place2022 Munich Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2012 BuzăuMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place2016 BudapestMixed Doubles

Career

Ionescu competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the singles event, in which he was eliminated in the third round by Marcos Freitas.[7][8]

In September 2018, Ionescu reached his first European Championships final but lost to No.1 seed Timo Boll. He defeated holder of the continental title Emmanuel Lebesson in the second round, 6th seed Jonathan Groth in the round of 16, 9th seed Vladimir Samsonov in the quarterfinals and 8th seed Kristian Karlsson in the semi-finals.[9][10]

Titles
  • Romanian Championships: 3 singles titles (2015, 2016, 2017)
  • World Championships: men's doubles runner-up (2019, together with Álvaro Robles)
  • European Championships: singles runner-up (2008); mixed doubles runner-up (2022, together with Bernadette Szőcs)

Clubs

Ionescu has been playing in Germany since 2005.

References
  1. "Ovidiu Ionescu". olympedia.org. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. "Ovidiu Ionescu" (in German). ttbl.de. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. "Ranking progression". ittf.com. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. "IONESCU Ovidiu George". european-games.org. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. "De la 1 ianuarie, Ovidiu Ionescu este jucătorul clubului SCM Gloria Buzău" (in Romanian). Scurt pe 2. 13 January 2018.
  7. "Ovidiu Ionescu". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  8. "Men's Singles – Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  9. "Pride restored, Ovidiu Ionescu upholds national honour". International Table Tennis Federation. 22 September 2018.
  10. "Ovidiu Ionescu, argint istoric la Campionatele Europene de tenis de masă" (in Romanian). Prosport. 23 September 2018.


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