János Jakab
János Jakab (born July 23, 1986 in Budapest ) is a Hungarian table tennis player who has performed internationally since 1999. So far (2016) he has participated in eleven world championships and once in the Olympic Games .
Career
János Jakab achieved his first international successes at the European Youth Championships. In 1999 and 2001 he was champion with the Hungarian team, in 2001 he also won doubles with Krisztian Molnar. In 2003 he reached the singles final, which he lost to Christian Suess . A year later he became European youth champion in singles and also in mixed with Li Bin (Hungary).
From 2005 to 2015 János Jakab was represented at eleven world championships , but never came close to medal ranks. In 2008, 2011 and 2013 he took part in the European Championships . In doubles with Dániel Kosiba , he reached the quarter-finals in 2011 .
In 2008 he qualified for the individual competition at the Olympic Games . Here he defeated the French Patrick Chila in the first round , but then retired against Christian Süß .
So far, János Jakab has been national Hungarian champion in singles five times (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014). With the Budapesti Vasutas SC club he was Hungarian team champion in 2003, 2004 and 2005, and in 2007 he won the title with Lombard-BVSC Budapest. In the 2010/11 season he played in the German Bundesliga at Borussia Düsseldorf , where he and the team won the German Cup and Champions League . He later played in France and Austria.
In September 2010, János Jakab was ranked 57th in the ITTF world rankings .
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUN | European Championship | 2011 | Gdańsk-Sopot | POLE | Quarter finals | |||
| HUN | European Youth Championship (Cadets) | 2001 | Terni | ITA | gold | 1 | ||
| HUN | European Youth Championship (Cadets) | 1999 | Frýdek-Místek | CZE | 1 | |||
| HUN | European Youth Championship (Juniors) | 2004 | Budapest | HUN | gold | gold | ||
| HUN | European Youth Championship (Juniors) | 2003 | Novi Sad | YUG | silver | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2015 | Budapest | HUN | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2014 | Olomouc | CZE | last 32 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2014 | Szombathely | HUN | last 32 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2013 | Spała | POLE | last 16 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2013 | Olomouc | CZE | last 64 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2013 | Zagreb | CRO | Semifinals | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2013 | Doha | QAT | last 32 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2011 | Władysławowo | POLE | last 64 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2011 | Dortmund | GER | last 64 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2011 | Dubai | UAE | last 64 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2011 | Velenje | SLO | last 16 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2010 | catfish | AUT | last 64 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2010 | Budaörs | HUN | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2010 | Suzhou | CHN | last 32 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2010 | Kuwait City | KUW | last 16 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2010 | Doha | QAT | last 64 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2010 | Velenje | SVN | last 64 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2009 | Bremen | GER | last 64 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2009 | Doha | QAT | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2009 | Kuwait City | KUW | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2008 | Velenje | SVN | Semifinals | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2007 | catfish | AUT | last 32 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2007 | St. Petersburg | RUS | last 32 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2007 | Shenzhen | CHN | last 32 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2007 | Taipei | TPE | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2007 | Velenje | SVN | last 16 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2006 | St. Petersburg | RUS | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2006 | Belgrade | SRB | Quarter finals | last 16 | ||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2006 | Guangzhou | CHN | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2006 | Santiago | CHI | last 64 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2006 | Sao Paulo | BRA | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2006 | Doha | QAT | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2006 | Zagreb | HRV | last 64 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2006 | Velenje | SVN | last 32 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2005 | Gothenburg | SWE | last 64 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2005 | St. Petersburg | RUS | last 64 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2005 | Santiago | CHI | last 64 | silver | ||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2005 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | last 16 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2005 | Doha | QAT | last 64 | |||
| HUN | ITTF Pro Tour | 2003 | Aarhus | THE | last 64 | |||
| HUN | Olympic games | 2008 | Beijing | CHN | last 64 | |||
| HUN | World Championship | 2015 | Suzhou | CHN | last 128 | Agony | last 16 | |
| HUN | World Championship | 2014 | Tokyo | JPN | 21st | |||
| HUN | World Championship | 2013 | Paris | FRA | Agony | last 64 | last 64 | |
| HUN | World Championship | 2012 | Dortmund | GER | 17th | |||
| HUN | World Championship | 2011 | Rotterdam | NED | last 128 | last 64 | last 32 | |
| HUN | World Championship | 2010 | Moscow | RUS | 8th | |||
| HUN | World Championship | 2009 | Yokohama | JPN | last 64 | last 32 | ||
| HUN | World Championship | 2008 | Guangzhou | CHN | 18th | |||
| HUN | World Championship | 2007 | Zagreb | CRO | last 32 | last 64 | last 32 | |
| HUN | World Championship | 2006 | Bremen | GER | 25th | |||
| HUN | World Championship | 2005 | Shanghai | CHN | Agony | last 64 | last 32 | |
| HUN | World cup | 2011 | Magdeburg | GER | 9th place | |||
| HUN | Youth World Championship | 2004 | Kobe | JPN | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| HUN | World Junior Circuit | 2004 | Sao Paulo | BRA | gold | |||
| HUN | World Junior Circuit | 2004 | Cetniewo | POLE | Quarter finals | |||
| HUN | World Junior Circuit | 2004 | Örebro | SWE | Quarter finals | |||
| HUN | World Junior Circuit | 2003 | Platja d'Aro | ESP | gold | |||
| HUN | World Junior Circuit | 2003 | Örebro | SWE | Quarter finals | |||
| HUN | World Junior Circuit Finals | 2003 | Genting | MAS | Quarter finals |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hungarian Individual Championships (accessed October 10, 2016)
- ↑ World ranking list ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on October 10, 2016)
- ↑ János Jakab Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed October 10, 2016)
Web links
- János Jakab's biography on the website of the World Table Tennis Federation ittf.com (accessed October 10, 2016)
- János Jakab in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ) (accessed October 10, 2016)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jakab, János |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |