Truls Möregårdh comfortably defeated home player Thibault Poret in the first round of the WTT tournament in Montpellier. However, the table tennis star had some shoulder problems during the match.
SportsThe all-Swedish clash at the WTT tournament in France turned into a thriller. In the end, Elias Ranefur beat his best friend Anton Källberg 3–2 (7–11, 8–11, 11–7, 12–10, 11–8).
SportsAnton Källberg led 3–2 in sets in the European Table Tennis Championships final, but then France’s world No. 2 Félix Lebrun found another gear and won. “Sad, of course. A gold would have been much more fun,” Källberg tells SVT.
SportsTable tennis stars Kristian Karlsson and Anton Källberg lost the European Championship doubles final in Ljubljana. They were just four points away from gold. “It feels very sad that it didn’t work out,” Anton Källberg tells SVT.
SportsAnton Källberg beats Norway’s Borgar Haug 4–2 in the quarterfinals of the European Table Tennis Championships. “I’m very happy and content now,” Källberg tells SVT after the match in Slovenia.
SportsSwedish world No. 4 Truls Möregårdh was sensationally knocked out in the round of 16 in the men's singles at the European Table Tennis Championships, losing 2-4 in sets to Norway's Borgar Haug, ranked 213th. “He was just better at table tennis than I was today,” Möregårdh tells SVT.
SportsLess pain - and a quick 3-0 victory. Kristian Karlsson and Anton Källberg got the best possible start on their way to the European Championship final. “Definitely manageable,” Karlsson tells SVT (Swedish public broadcaster) about the pain.
SportsTable tennis stars Kristian Karlsson and Anton Källberg will play for a place in the doubles final at the European Championships, unless Karlsson’s injury forces him to withdraw. “If I’m in this much pain, I don’t think it’s worth playing,” the veteran tells SVT.
SportsKristian Karlsson and Stina Källberg had a match point to reach the European Championship final in mixed doubles. But they lost to Alexis Lebrun and Charlotte Lutz. “It feels really, really hard right now,” Källberg tells SVT.
SportsEarlier in the day, Stina Källberg secured a medal in mixed doubles. Later that evening, she went straight into the singles tournament. “It feels tough,” she told SVT after her loss at the European Table Tennis Championships.
SportsElias Ranefur has climbed the world rankings over the past year and entered the European Table Tennis Championships as Sweden’s second-highest-ranked player. In the final qualifying round, the 30-year-old made short work of Dane Tobias Rasmussen and is now through to the main tournament.
SportsTruls Möregårdh won the WTT Champions in Macau. The Swedish table tennis star defeated Brazilian Hugo Calderano in the final by a clear 4-1 in sets. “I never thought this would happen,” says Möregårdh.
SportsTable tennis star Truls Möregårdh has advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTT Champions in Macau. The 24-year-old defeated Japan's Shunsuke Togami 3-1 in sets.
SportsAnton Källberg is through to the quarterfinals of the major tournament in Macau after beating Frenchman Flavien Coton in straight sets, 11–5, 11–4, 11–7. "I'm super happy," says Källberg in SVT's broadcast.
SportsTruls Möregårdh was out of sorts again. Then the Swedish table tennis star came to life. Maybe it was just this kind of victory I needed, says Möregårdh after his powerful comeback in Macau.
SportsMattias 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.
SportsElias Ranefur, 30, received a wildcard for the major tournament Europe Smash in Malmö. The Swede is now through to the round of 16 after beating China’s Wen Ruibo 3-2 in sets.
SportsRussian table tennis star Vladimir Sidorenko will be playing under his own flag at the Europe Smash tournament in Malmö. However, his singles campaign was short-lived. Anton Källberg cruised to a 3-0 win in sets.
SportsIt was gold when Sweden last hosted the European Team Table Tennis Championships in 2023. In three years, Sweden will have the chance again.
SportsThe table tennis competition Grand Smash in Los Angeles has a star-studded field, the greatest prestige and the most prize money. For Anton Källberg, the competition ended after the first match. But for Truls Möregårdh, it continues after a comfortable victory.
SportsThe victory over China sparked dreams of a Swedish gold at the World Table Tennis Championships. Sweden were beaten in the quarter-finals by Taiwan. "A real shame," said star Truls Möregårdh after the exit.
SportsThree 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.
SportsSweden's table tennis team won 3-0 over Hungary in the round of 32 of the World Team Championships. Kristian Karlsson secured the victory but was in tears after injuring his groin at the end of the match. "Now it's over," Karlsson told Radiosporten.
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