 He first started playing table tennis when he was thirteen, and defeated Victor Barna in a tournament in 1927.From 1928 to 1935, Szabados won the world doubles title six times (1929–32 and 1934–35).He won mixed doubles three times (1930, 1931, and 1934), and was a member of the Swaythling Cup team five times (1929–31, 1934, and 1935).