Anton 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.
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.
SportsTable tennis star Truls Möregårdh, 23, made a successful comeback after his knee injury. He outclassed 18-year-old Japanese Sora Matsushima in the final of the major competition on the world tour in Montpellier. It's crazy. A shock, he says in the victory interview after 4–0 in the set.
SportsThe game is on and the knee is holding up. Then Truls Möregårdh is ready for the semifinals in the major WTT Champions competition. The table tennis star beat German Dang Qiu 4–2 in sets in Montpellier.
SportsGermany continues to dominate the European table tennis on the women's side. On Sunday, the Germans, who knocked out Sweden, secured their third consecutive gold in the European Championship team event. It's completely crazy, says Annett Kaufmann after the final win against Romania. On the men's side, France took the gold after 3–0 against Romania.
SportsAnton Källberg lost the European Championship quarterfinal in Linz. In Frankfurt, he gets a chance for revenge against Truls Möregårdh. The Swedes face each other in the semifinal of the World Tour tournament.
SportsTruls Möregårdh is clear for the quarterfinals in the World Championship tournament in Frankfurt. And made a Viktor Gyökeres gesture after the victory. It was one of the best matches I've played this year, says the Olympic Games runner-up.
FootballTruls Möregårdh and Anton Källberg have both advanced to the singles tournament in the European Championship in table tennis. Källberg did so by winning the Swedish clash against Kristian Karlsson, 4–1 in sets. You'd rather beat someone else than a good friend, says Källberg to SVT.
SportsWill the blue-yellow table tennis heroes take Olympic Games gold in the team competition, the trio Truls Möregårdh, Anton Källberg, and Kristian Karlsson must achieve a rarely seen feat. In Friday's final, the powerhouse China awaits.
SportsForget empty pandemic stands – the Olympic Games in Paris are the greatest spectator party of all time. The spectators flock to the arenas and the athletes are enjoying themselves.
SportsShocked and tears flowed like never before. Truls Möregårdh didn't understand what was happening in Paris. We're a family that doesn't cry much, but damn how we're crying right now, he says after securing a spot in the Olympic Games final – and thus also a medal.
SportsSweden has not taken an Olympic Games medal in table tennis for 24 years. But Truls Möregårdh is very close now. After 4–1 in sets against Omar Assar, the 22-year-old is clear for the semifinal. What I have done here is completely incredible, says Möregårdh.
SportsFélix Lebrun showed why he is table tennis's super talent. With almost the entire hall behind him, the Frenchman knocked Anton Källberg out of the singles tournament. "Sour, a disappointment considering both the result and my performance in the match," says Källberg after the 2–4 loss.
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