During the Olympic Games in Paris last summer, Möregårdh and Wang faced each other already in the second round. Then, the 22-year-old Swede pulled off a major upset when he defeated the world number one, and later made it all the way to the final, which ended with an Olympic silver.
It's the absolute biggest thing I've ever done, said Möregårdh after the match.
Before that, however, Wang had eight straight wins against the Swede – and in their tenth meeting, it was again a loss for Möregårdh.
I felt that he would be in top form now after playing pretty bad table tennis for a while after the Olympic Games, says Möregårdh.
But the Swede didn't give up without a fight. After losing the first set clearly with 6–11, he managed to level in the second with 11–9.
Wang could then go up to a 2–1 lead after again pulling away from Möregårdh to 11–6 in the third set.
The Swede was thus forced to win two straight sets to take the match – but it didn't happen. Wang also won the fourth set, 11–9, and the match was over.
He was back where he usually is, and then it's not fun to meet him, says Möregårdh.
In the semifinal, Wang will face the Slovenian Darko Jorgic.
