Sweden eliminated from the Team
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Sweden eliminated from the Team World Cup, China superior by far

As expected, Sweden's women's table tennis team didn't stand a chance against China in the World Team Championships. The gold favorite won the round of 16 3–0.

In Wednesday's round of 16, at the World Team Championships in London, the Swedish players did not win a set.

World number one Sun Yingsha defeated Swedish number one Linda Bergström in straight sets (11–3, 11–4, 11–4), world number two Wang Manyu did the same against Stina Källberg (11–5, 11–0, 11–3) and Wang Yidi, ranked ninth in the world, completed the rout with another 3–0 victory (11–7, 11–4, 11–4) against Filippa Bergand.

"It's frustrating. We want to be closer than we are today. It's never fun to feel outplayed the way we are in three games," Linda Bergström told SVT.

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