Christian Pocsai

Biography

Date of Birth

Birthplace

New Hamburg, Ontario

Residence

New Hamburg, Ontario

Home Club

A.F. Kaufmann YMCA, Cambridge

Coach

Rino Langelier

Equipment

Christian Pocsai first competed in the Junior National Championships in 2015. At age 11, he won a bronze medal in Boys’ 14U Doubles the following year. Since then, Pocsai has consistently reached the podium in both singles and doubles at the junior national level, amassing a total of nine medals. His achievements include gold medals in his singles age divisions in 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2024. In 2024, Pocsai won his first Canadian Open Championship title, securing gold in Men’s Open Doubles with his partner Trevor Webb. Pocsai was first named to the national elite team in 2021 when he qualified for the National Development Team. He has represented Canada at five World Junior Championships, earning bronze in Mixed 18U Doubles at the 2022 World Junior Championships and bronze in Boys’ 18U Doubles at the 2021 championships. In 2021, Pocsai was honoured with the Sherman Greenfeld Award, recognizing a junior male athlete competing at the national championships for their sportsmanship on and off the court.

Q&A

Highlights

Or
2024 National Championships
Men's Open Doubles
Bronze
2022 Junior World Championships
Mixed 18U Doubles
Bronze
2021 Junior World Championships
Boy's 18U Doubles
Gold
2024 Junior National Championships
Boy's 21U Singles
Gold
2023 Junior National Championships
Boy's 18U Singles
Silver
2022 Junior National Championships
Boy's 18U Singles
Gold
2021 Junior National Championships
Boy's 16U Singles
Gold
2019 Junior National Championships
Boy's 14U Singles
Silver
2019 Junior National Championships
Boy's 18U Doubles
Silver
2018 Junior National Championships
Boy's 14U Singles
Silver
2018 Junior National Championships
Boy's 14U Doubles
Bronze
2016 Junior National Championships
Boy's 14U Doubles