Sweden to the quarterfinals after
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Sweden to the quarterfinals after nice win

Three straight matches against Croatia. Now Sweden's table tennis world championship continues with a quarter-final against Taiwan. It was a nice win, Truls Möregårdh tells SVT.

Anton Källberg had an easy match against Tomislav Pucar, while Truls Möregårdh had to struggle against Andrej Gacina.

Despite the different match dynamics, the duo gave Sweden a dream start in the round of 16 against Croatia.

Then Elias Ranefur stepped onto the inner court at Wembley. When the 29-year-old was last there, he played brilliant table tennis, beating world number six Lin Shidong 3-2 and helping Sweden take its first victory against China - in a World Team Championship context - in 26 years.

This time, Ranefur secured a 3-0 win against Filip Zeljko, thus securing Sweden's advancement to the quarterfinals.

"I have been playing at a good level for a long time," says Ranefur, explaining what is behind the World Cup success in England.

"This is because I have done a very good job for many years. I have gone my own way in training and found different solutions. I don't win every match, but I have solutions for most things."

Truls Möregårdh:

"Elias is doing, once again, fantastically well," he tells SVT.

The 24-year-old had control of his match but lost 3-2 after the match was tied 2-2, with the fifth set ending 11-5.

But it hurt for Möregårdh, who grabbed his shoulder after nine points.

"It hurts a little, I won't lie. But what wouldn't you do for Sweden?"

In the quarterfinals, Taiwan awaits, featuring left-handed world number seven Lin Yun-Ju.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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