The 2020/21 season of Swedish Pingisligan was full of surprising and exciting matches. Regular season was very successful for the Spårvägens BTK team, since they lost only once and finished the season in the first place. When the play-offs time was on the way, situation started to change.
The previous season’s champions Eslöv’s AI had a disappointing semi-finals match up against the Halmstad BTK. Truls Möregårdh and Nandor Ecseki could not lead the club to another final, as they lost both semi-final games – 3-4 and 2-4. In the other semi-final, the Spårvägens BTK team was placed against the Söderhamns UIF team that finished the season in the fourth spot. However, Spårvägens could not live up with their favorite status. Led by the experienced Swede Viktor Brodd, Söderhamns showed up strong and relatively easily (4-0, 4-2) advanced to the final.
Finals proved to be way more tough for both sides than the semi-finals. Halmstad won the first game 4-2, mainly thanks to a two wins by Elias Ranefur, who lost only once in the play-off journey. The second game was even more close, but this time Söderhamns had the final say. Game saw several lead changes and the doubles match was the decisive one. Anders Eriksson and Viktor Brodd won 2-0 and took the finals to the third – decisive game.
Brodd and Ranefur showed up big once again, winning both of their games. Nevertheless, Brodd’s teammates showed a more stable performance and Söderhamns ended the season with a 4-2 win. It is the sixth Swedish Pingisligan title in the club’s history. And what a journey it was for Viktor Brodd! It was his sixth Pingisligan finals appearance in his career and the previous 5 finals were unsuccessful. This year, Brodd finally earned his first and long awaited title. He definitely can be called the 2020/21 season’s Most Valuable Player, winning 23 games and losing only 5 in the regular season, and winning 6 and losing three in the play-off run.
2020/21 SWEDISH PINGISLIGAN SEASON RESULTS
FINAL
2 – 4 – 4 – 
Söderhamns UIF 
4 – 3 – 2 – Halmstad BTK 
Game 1 Anders Eriksson – Fabian Åkerström 3-1 (8-11, 11-9, 11-10, 11-5) Viktor Brodd – Simon Arvidsson 0-3 (4-11, 9-11, 8-11) Jonathan Mcdonald – Elias Ranefur 0-3 (4-11, 9-11, 5-11) Viktor Brodd – Fabian Åkerström 1-3 (8-11, 7-11, 11-8, 9-11) Jonathan Mcdonald – Simon Arvidsson 3-1 (11-10, 7-11, 11-2, 11-8) Anders Eriksson – Elias Ranefur 2-3 (4-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 5-11)
Game 2 Jonathan Mcdonald – Elias Ranefur 0-3 (9-11, 6-11, 7-11) Viktor Brodd – Simon Arvidsson 3-2 (11-5, 10-11, 10-11, 11-6, 11-7) Anders Eriksson – Fabian Åkerström 2-3 (6-11, 7-11, 11-2, 11-5, 4-11) Jonathan Mcdonald – Simon Arvidsson 3-1 (11-3, 11-8, 5-11, 11-8) Viktor Brodd – Fabian Åkerström 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-5) Anders Eriksson – Elias Ranefur 0-3 (9-11, 7-11, 10-11) Anders Eriksson/Viktor Brodd – Simon Arvidsson/Elias Ranefur 2-0 (11-8, 11-7)
Game 3 Anders Eriksson – Elias Ranefur 2-3 (7-11, 8-11, 11-10, 11-10, 9-11) Jonathan Mcdonald – 
Borgar Haug 3-1 (8-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-6) Viktor Brodd – Fabian Åkerström 3-0 (11-10, 11-3, 11-6) Jonathan Mcdonald – Elias Ranefur 1-3 (9-11, 9-11, 11-6, 8-11) Viktor Brodd – Simon Arvidsson 3-1 (11-7, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8) Anders Eriksson – Fabian Åkerström 3-1 (11-8, 11-6, 3-11, 11-7)
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