Irvin Bertrand (born 06 February 2000) is a French
table tennis
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player.
Career
In 2017, Irvin impressed judges at the 2017 Europe Youth Top 10 competition with his victories.
In 2018, during the 2018 World Junior Championships in
Bendigo
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,
Australia
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, Irvin, with the help of fellow French table tennis player ''Leo de Nodrest'', defeated ''Xu Yingbin'' and ''Yu Heyi'', which was the first defeat experienced by any male Chinese player in the whole tournament.
In 2021, Irvin won the bronze medal at the
European Under-21 Table Tennis Championships
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in
Spa, Belgium
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.
References
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External links
Bertrand Irvin (SofaScore)Bertrand Irvin (FlashScore)Bertrand Irvin (TableTennis.Guide)
French male table tennis players
2000 births
Living people
21st-century French sportsmen