World champion Mattias Karlsson left
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World champion Mattias Karlsson left out of Sweden’s doubles teams for European Championships

Mattias Karlsson has won both European Championship and World Championship gold in doubles. But when the men's squad for the European Table Tennis Championships in Slovenia was presented, he was not included in any of the Swedish doubles teams.

Anton Källberg will play with Kristian Karlsson, and Truls Möregårdh will pair with Elias Ranefur. Sweden's most successful doubles player in recent years, Mattias Karlsson, will be invited to the doubles tournament at the European Championships in Ljubljana.

"Leaving a doubles world champion like Mattias out is obviously tough. It also shows the strength of the squad we have," Marcus Sjöberg says in a press release.

Mattias Karlsson will instead receive one of five Swedish singles spots together with Truls Möregårdh, Elias Ranefur, Anton Källberg, Kristian Karlsson.

The championship will be played October 11–18 and the women's squad will be presented at a later date.

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