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Chinese stars and young talents dominate the WTT Contender Muscat
The Chinese national team once again displayed its quality and depth in the WTT Contender that was held in Oman’s capital Muscat.
While many international stars did not take part in this tournament, China national team brought a solid set of players, led by Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, and Wang Chuqin. Chinese also brought some of their brightest talents to give them a chance to earn some extra points in the World Rankings.
Among the players who reached the quarterfinals in the singles event, six of them were Chinese players, and only Nigerian star Quadri Aruna and Swedish international Jon Persson managed to reach this stage.
The singles event was once again a success for the 25-year old Liang Jingkun, who comfortably cruised towards the title up until the semifinals stage, where he faced the young Chinese talent, Xiang Peng. It took seven sets to find out the winner. Xiang Peng had a 3-2 lead, and he was ahead in the sixth set as well. However, Liang Jingkun managed to pull out this set, and the advantage was on his side in the decider.
The 19-year old talent impressed on his way to the semifinals, winning the experienced Chuang Chih-Yuan and his Chinese teammate Wang Chuqin, who is currently ranked 13th in the World Ranking. However, this was not the first successful run for Xiang Peng. Back in 2019, he won the Canada Open.
The final match-up between Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. Lin Gaoyuan took the first set, but then he was crushed by his teammate in the next four. 4-1, and Liang Jingkun added another WTT tournament title to his resume after winning two tournaments in Slovenia in 2021.
The doubles event was less successful for Liang Jingkun. Together with Wang Chuqin, they faced a 2-3 loss in the quarterfinals against the eventual winners – Xiang Peng and Lin Shidong. In the final, the young Chinese players confidently overcame the Taiwanese duo Peng Wang-Wei and Chuang Chih-Yuan 3-0. It was the first doubles title on the professional circuit for both Chinese players. It is also worth mentioning the success of the young Romanian players – Darius Movileanu and Eduard Ionescu. They reached the semifinals stage and won the bronze medals in the doubles event.
WTT CONTENDER MUSCAT
SINGLES
Liang Jingkun 
Lin Gaoyuan 
Xiang Peng 
Liu Dingshuo DOUBLES
Xiang Peng/Lin Shidong 
Chuang Chih-Yuan/Peng Wang-Wei 
Darius Movileanu/Eduard Ionescu 
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Darko Jorgic enjoys the glory in Montreux, winning his first Europe Top 16 title
The Swiss city Montreux welcomed the best European players, who fought for the title of the continent’s best player. This edition of Europe Top 16 featured almost all the highest-ranked European players. The main exceptions were the experienced German player Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Sweden’s Mattias Falck, and the English table tennis star Liam Pitchford.
The new leader of the Slovenian table tennis Darko Jorgic enjoyed a great time in Switzerland, winning the Europe Top 16 title in a very dramatic fashion. His path to the final was not that complex, since he got comfortable wins against Jonathan Groth (4-0), Daniel Habesohn (4-2), and the German Patrick Franziska (4-1). In the final, he had to face the rising Swedish star Truls Moregardh.
The biggest challenge for Moregardh on his way to the final was his compatriot Kristian Karlsson in the 1/4 finals. Moregardh had the lead for most of the game, but Karlsson managed to make a comeback every time up until the seventh set. Eventually, the youngest of two Swedes took the win, winning the decider 11-8.
The final match-up turned out to be very intense, emotional, and dramatic. For both players, it was a chance to win their first title in this tournament. Jorgic was the finalist in 2020, but he lost to the German legend Timo Boll back then. This time, the Slovenian had to make a comeback, since Moregardh had a comfortable 3-1 lead at one point. Still, the comeback was a hard-fought, and Jorgic won the decisive two sets 12-10.
After reaching the final of this tournament, both – Jorgic and Moregardh reached their career highs in the World Ranking, being placed 12th and 14th in the March rankings.
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Shunsuke Togami takes the title of 2022 All Japan Championships
2022 All Japan Table Tennis Championships in Tokyo brought plenty of surprising results, including the disappointing performance by Tomokazu Harimoto in the singles event.
Harimoto, who is currently ranked number four in the World, won the gold medal in the mixed doubles event and the silver medal in the doubles event. However, his performance in the singles event was rather disappointing, since he lost 2-4 to Maharu Yoshimura in the 6th round of this tournament. The 28-year old Yoshimura is currently ranked 89th in the World Ranking. Harimoto has still to find his luck in the local arena to once again enjoy success in the singles event as he did back in 2018.
While Harimoto had his struggles getting into the semi-finals and securing himself at least a bronze medal, it was a successful run for the eventual champion Shunsuke Togami, as well as for Kenta Matsuidaira, Koki Niwa, and Maharu Yoshimura.
In the semi-finals, Togami faced Niwa and gave him no chance, winning 4-0 and securing his place in the final. The other semi-final that was played between Matsuidaira and Yoshimura was one to enjoy for the fans. It took seven sets to find out the second finalist. Matsudaira started the game well, winning the first two sets, but Yoshimura pulled out the next two. Then both won a set each, and everything went into the decisive seventh set. There Matsudaira took an early lead and held it up until the final point, winning the decider 11-3. He reached the final for the first time since 2009.
The final did not come out as a one-sided spectacle, but Togami still played more aggressively, especially, on the serve receive. Up until the fifth set, the game looked even, but then Togami stepped up his game and did everything right to win the game 4-2. It was his first All Japan Championships final appearance, and it turned out brilliantly. Togami also won the gold medal in the doubles event together with Yukiya Uda.
After the final match, Togami expressed his great desire and motivation to earn his place in the Japan squad when there will come time for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. If Togami adds to this local success solid results on the professional circuit, he might achieve his goal.
2022 ALL JAPAN CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDALISTS
SINGLES
Shunsuke Togami Kenta Matsuidaira Koki Niwa Maharu YoshimuraDOUBLES
Shunsuke Togami/Yukiya Uda Tomokazu Harimoto/Masataka Morizono Tomoya Fujimura/Kaiki Matsushita Yuya Oshima/Kenta TazoeMIXED DOUBLES
Tomokazu Harimoto/Hina Hayata Maharu Yoshimura/Rika Suzuki Yukiya Uda/Miyuu Kihara Kenta Tazoe/Miwa HarimotoDonât miss out the news from Table Tennis Media, subscribing to our free newsletter and explore the premium content on our Patreon.
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Wang Chuqin takes the WTT Macao title in a seven-set showdown
The WTT Macao brought together all the leading Chinese table tennis players and showed some surprising results during the tournament.
This tournament had $800 000 distributed in the prize money and featured 14 Chinese players and one player from Hong Kong and Macao. Local player Cheong Chi Cheng was quickly knocked out of the tournament by the current World champion Fan Zhendong. Hong Kong’s Lam Siu Hang got one set from Lin Gaoyuan but eventually lost 1-3 in the Round of 16.
The next round brought some surprises and upsets. The 21-year old Xu Yingbin displayed a truly great performance and knocked out Fan Zhendong 3-1. To a lesser extent, but still a surprise – was the loss of Ma Long to the talented Wang Chuqin 1-3. The 3-time World champion in singles looked strong in the first round against Liang Jingkun, but could not cope with his younger China teammate.
The semi-finals were less exciting in terms of surprising results since Xu Yingbin was quickly beaten by Lin Gaoyuan in just four sets, and the experienced Xu Xin was knocked out by Wang Chuqin 4-1.
Fortunately, the final was a more exciting spectacle for the fans in Macao. Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Chuqin both had some great winning rallies, and there was no clear favorite heading into the final. Both players displayed a great will to win the trophy, and the winner had to be decided in the 7th set.
The final set turned out to be nerve-wracking for both players and it was intense till the last point. Eventually, Wang Chuqin managed to win the seventh set 11-9 and take the WTT Macao trophy alongside $75 000 check. Overall, this tournament did not disappoint, and the great number of Chinese players guaranteed the fans quality table tennis.
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Simon Gauzy takes the 2021 French National Table Tennis title
The 91st edition of the French Table Tennis championships brought a lot of joy for many players, like the talented Frenchman Felix Lebrun, who won his first national championships medal – bronze in the mixed doubles event. However, it also did not feature some of the leading players, who would be contenders for the gold medals, such as the experienced Emmanuel Lebesson and Alexandre Cassin.
Since there was no Lebesson, the path to the gold medal in the singles event was a relatively easy task for Simon Gauzy, who is currently ranked 18th in the World Rankings. He never lost more than two sets in a match, overcoming the 26-year old Mehdi Bouloussa in the 1/8 finals 4-2. In the next round, he easily got past the Stephane Ouaiche 4-1 and in the semi-finals stage, his opponent was the rising star, the oldest from Lebrun brothers – Alexis Lebrun.
The talented Lebrun secured himself a bronze medal by winning the Alexandre Robinot (4-2) in the 1/8 finals and Enzo Angles (4-0) in the 1/4 final match. Despite having some chances to take more out of the game against Gauzy, the young Frenchman struggled to cope with a more experienced opponent and lost 2-4. In the 4th set, Lebrun had a 10-4 lead, but he could keep up his lead, and Gauzy won this set 12-10, sending a strong message about his intentions to win it all.
Gauzy’s opponent in the final was the 24-year old Romain Ruiz, who had some truly tough games on his path to the final. In 1/8 finals, Ruiz had a seven-set battle against Antoine Hachard. In the next round, Bastian Rembert also put up a fight, but Ruiz managed to pull out a 4-2 win that secured his place in the 1/2 finals against the experienced 37-year old Damien Provost. French veteran knocked out Can Akkuzu and Leo De Nordost on the way to the 1/2 finals. However, he proved to be a comfortable opponent for Ruiz who got a 4-0 win and booked himself a place in the final.
The final was not really a one to remember in terms of result. Ruiz took one set and won some spectacular points, but Gauzy looked confident and had control over the game. The levels of these players are different, and Gauzy proved his status of favorite, winning his third French National Championships singles title, repeating the success he had the last year in Arnas.
In other events, it is worth mentioning the success of Alexis Lebrun and Esteban Dorr. They won the doubles event, overcoming the higher-ranked Alexandre Robinot and Bastien Rembert in the final match.
2021 FRENCH NATIONAL TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDALISTS
SINGLES
Simon Gauzy Roman Ruiz Alexis Lebrun Damien Provost
DOUBLES Alexis Lebrun & Esteban Dorr Bastien Rembert & Alexandre Robinot Vincent Picard & Florian Bourrassaud Ollivier Brice & Romain LorentzMIXED DOUBLES
Quentin Robinot & Stepanie Loeuilette Romain Lorentz & Ocean Guisnel Felix Lebrun & Lucie Mobarek Remi Menard & Isa CokDonât miss out the news from Table Tennis Media, subscribing to our free newsletter and explore the premium content on our Patreon.
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40-year old legend Timo Boll takes his 8th European singles gold! The review of 2020 European Table Tennis Championships
The group stage always brings some unexpected results and this year’s tournament was no exception. Sure, world ranking position is not always an objective measure of a player’s current state but in most cases, it gives some clarity who can be considered a favorite. And there were few ones that definitely did not expect to end some of their games with a loss.
The experienced 30-year old Finnish champion Benedek Olah (World Ranked 85) faced the 32-year old Ukrainian Viktor Yefimov (WR 373). Ukrainian managed to take the first two sets but Olah was keen to make a comeback. He did it to an extent. The winner had to be decided in the fifth set and it turned out to be a close one. However, Yefimov did his job and secured a 3-2 win.
3-2 was the end result in some of the others group stage games. What a debut it was for the 15-year old Polish sensation Milosz Redzimski (was not even world ranked), who earned a win against the German Bundesliga hardened Greek Ioannis Sgouropoulos (WR 147), winning the fifth set 11-5. The 21-year old Slovakian player Jakub Zelinka (WR 643) is also worth mentioning with his win over the experienced Ukrainian Yevhen Pryschepa (WR 111) It was also a memorable run for the Moldavian talent Vladislav Ursu (WR 531), who got a win against the Belgium’s Florent Lambiet (WR 104). This win helped him to advance to the knockout round and after winning the Frenchman Can Akkuzu, Ursu advanced to the 1/16 final where his journey ended with a 1-4 loss to Patrick Franziska.
There was also a surprising result in the qualification stage of the doubles event. The 43-year old Estonian player Vallot Vainula (WR 647) and 33-year old Latvian Artƫrs Reinholds (WR 926) got an unexpected 3-1 win over the experienced defenders Panagiotis Gionis and Wang Yang. Both of them are TOP 50 players in the world.
In the knockout stage, there were some exciting stories. The main was the surprising win of the young Russian duo Lev Katsman & Maksim Grebnev in the doubles events. On the way to the final, Russians overcame the Swedish pairing of Mattias Falck & Kristian Karlsson in a hard-fought five set game. In the 1/4 finals, they got past Dang Qiu & Benedikt Duda (3-1) and in semi-finals, Russians outplayed the another surprising medal winners of this tournament – the Hungarians Adam Szudi & Nandor Ecseki 3-2. The final challenge was to beat the international pairing of the Polish player Jakub Dyjas, who had his second European finals appearance and the Belgian Cedric Nuytinck, who won his first European Championships medal in Warsaw. In a 4-set showdown, Katsman and Grebnev got a 3-1 win, and could let their emotions go! These two definitely have a great future ahead of them.
In the mixed doubles event, the Germans had their final word. Dang Qiu and Nina Mittelham got a solid 3-0 win in the finals against the Slovak pair of experienced Lubomir Pistej and Barbaba Balazova. The experienced French players Simon Gauzy and Emmanuel Lebesson added bronze medals to their collection in this event.
The knockout stage of the singles events brought some slightly surprising results, like the win of Hunor Szocs over the experienced Austrian Daniel Habesohn 4-2 or the 4-0 win of Lubomir JanÄarik over Simon Gauzy. However, the finalists – experienced Germans Timo Boll and Dimitrij Ovtcharov were surely expected faces to be seen in the gold medal meeting. Boll’s road to the finals was relatively smooth, expect the 1/8 finals match up against his compatriot Benedikt Duda. This turned out to be an intense seven set match. Eventually experience took it over and Boll advanced to the next round, where he got a solid 4-1 win over his Borussia teammate Anton KĂ€llberg. In the semi-final, German legend overcame the Swedish hope Mattias Falck 4-2.
Ovtcharov’s journey to the final was a bit tougher. Especially the 1/4 final game against Lubomir JanÄarik. The Czech did not had any luck in the first three sets and Ovtcharov had a solid 3-0 lead. However, JanÄarik managed to slowly turn the course of the game. He recovered one set after another and soon the result was 3-3. The final set was full of nerves and emotions! Ovtcharov eventually managed to keep himself calm and get this important win on his way to the final. 4-3! Definitely, this was one of the most exciting games of this tournament.
The final was a meeting of two highest quality players with great experience and mutual knowledge. Both represent Germany and have gone through many battles together. Still, the experience of Timo Boll turned out to be more valuable. 40-year old German legend got a 4-1 win and this secured his 8th singles title in his long journey the European Championships. Boll won his first European medal back in 2000! What a career it has been for Timo, he has won a total of 20 gold medals in the European Championships in singles, doubles & team events. Legendary!
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Infographic: The highest ranked players & favorites of European Table Tennis Championships
This tournament will bring together all the best names of the European table tennis. If we look on the 10 highest-ranked European players below, there is a mix of experience and ambitious young players, like the 22-year old Slovenian Darko JorgiÄ. He may be the less experienced on this list but he already has tasted the joy of winning a medal in this tournament. The only player, who is yet to win a medal at European Championships is the 27-year old Englishman Liam Pitchford. Who knows, maybe this year he can achieve the heights John Hilton once did?
Outside this list, you also cannot forget about the Swedish duo of Anton KĂ€llberg and Kristian Karlsson, who both just recently won the German Bundesliga title. KĂ€llberg has been on fire this season, losing just two games in the Bundesliga. Considering the fact that he had a great performance in the final, Swede might be in his top form for the ETTC. Karlsson also has been solid in the Bundesliga and he might bring some upsets as well.
You also cannot forget about the most experienced warriors – the 40-year old German legend Timo Boll and 45-year old Belarussian legend Vladimir Samsonov, who made his debut at the European Championships back in 1994, winning the bronze medal. Many of the participants were not yet born back then. This might be one of the last major tournaments for Samsonov so he will be highly motivated to finish his career on a high note.
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Borussia DĂŒsseldorf ends the season in a style, winning title number 31
Swedish player Anton KĂ€llberg has a great progress this season, turning himself into the leader of Borussia DĂŒsseldorf, and Timo Boll wins the 11th title in his long & successful career! What a season it has been for Borussia! Despite the COVID-19 and truly tough time for everyone, German Bundesliga proved to be an exciting spectacle to enjoy throughout the whole season.
Final match up between Borussia and 1. FC SaarbrĂŒcken TT did not disappoint. Although, there was a sense that this might be a more joyful day for the DĂŒsseldorf side. The main reason for that – the rise of Anton KĂ€llberg. He truly stepped up this season, winning the lion share of Borussia’s games. 25 wins out of 27 games in the regular season, and two out of two wins after the semi-finals stage against ASV GrĂŒnwettersbach.
However, first game of the final showed that SaarbrĂŒcken is not going to be an easy side to beat. 22-year old Slovenian Darko Jorgic got a 3-2 win in a tough five set showdown against the Swede Kristian Karlsson. A good signs were on display in the next match up, when Patrick Franziska won the first set against Borussia’s leader Anton KĂ€llberg, who managed to turn the things around quickly and eventually get a 3-1 win. His success was followed by the German legend Timo Boll, who got a 3-1 win against SaarbrĂŒcken’s Shang Kun, coming closer to his 11th Bundesliga title.
Decisive moment was in the hands of Anton KĂ€llberg. He coped with the pressure well and his 3-1 win over Darko Jorgic gave a start to celebrations. With this success, Borussia completed its triple of this season. Previously, club from DĂŒsseldorf won the Champions League and German Cup. The MVP of the season is clearly Anton KĂ€llberg – was truly consistent during the regular season and kept his mark high in the play-off stage, winning all four games. It would be hard to ask more from him. Near perfect season for the 23-year old Swede.
2020/21 season might be over, but it once again adds some questions for the upcoming season. Borussia DĂŒsseldorf regained their crown, but it is clear that other clubs will do their best to steal the crown from the most successful table tennis club in the German table tennis history. Can they succeed? We will find that out next year!
2020/21 GERMAN BUNDESLIGA FINAL
3 –
Borussia DĂŒsseldorf
1 – 1. FC SaarbrĂŒcken TT 
Kristian Karlsson – 
Darko Jorgic 2-3 (9-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-9, 4-11) Anton KĂ€llberg – Patrick Franziska 3-1 (8-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-9) Timo Boll – Shang Kun 3-1 (9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-6) Anton KĂ€llberg – Darko Jorgic 3-1 (11-5, 11-8, 10-12, 12-10)Donât miss out the news from Table Tennis Media, subscribing to our free newsletter and explore the premium content on our Patreon.
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The unlikely hero of 1980 European Table Tennis Championships – John Hilton
Table tennis history has seen some truly inspiring stories, when the relatively unknown “dark horses” show up big at the highest level tournaments, such as European & World Championships. You don’t need to dig deep to find an example. Remember the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships in Budapest? Who would have thought that the 20-year old An Jae-hyun will make it to the semi-finals and win the bronze medal?
The story of the Englishman John Hilton is even more exciting. At the age of 32, he caught his moment of glory in Bern, Switzerland. Hilton was a late bloomer, joining the national team at the age of 29. Few years later, he enjoyed the first success, winning the silver medal at the 1978 European Championships in team event. Hilton was far from being leader of that squad, so there were no high expectations for him in the 1980 ETTC.
Many consider the fact that Hilton used two same color rubbers (anti-spin & smooth) as one of the main factors, why Hilton became the European champion. However, this is more of a myth and attempt to diminish his accomplishment rather than a serious argument. Yes, there were changes in rules three years later that now forbid to use same color rubbers, but Hilton was not the only one to play in that kind of style.
Let’s look at his journey to the European gold. In the Round of 16, Hilton gets past the 1979 World Champion, Hungarian Tibor Kreisz 3-1. In the 1/4 final, the Englishman went against another Hungarian – European & World Champion Gabor Gergely, who was World ranked 5th at the time. A hard fought 3-2 victory that led to semi-final match up against Jacques Secretin. 3-1 for Hilton and the decisive game was played against the Czechoslovakian Josef DvoraÄek. The Englishman gave no chance to his opponent and got a solid 3-0 & became the first (and to this day only) English player to win the European Championships gold medal in singles event.
Can a racket give such an incredible boost? Surely not. It may haven given slight advantage, as well as the underdog status, but Hilton’s skillset was the primary reason he won the title. Equipment does not play by itself.
Win at the European Championships gave Hilton a chance to become a professional player at the late stage of his career. He soon joined the German Bundesliga side ATSV SaarbrĂŒcken and won the ETTU Cup in 1982 together with Dragutin Ć urbek and Peter Engel.
With the 2020 European Championships approaching, who knows – maybe we will see another unexpected champion in Warsaw?
HILTON’S ROAD TO EUROPEAN GOLD IN 1980
ROUND OF 16
John Hilton 
3-1 vs.
Tibor Kreisz (18-21, 21-13, 21-18, 21-18)
1/4 FINAL John Hilton
3-2 vs. Gabor Gergely (18-21, 18-21, 21-19, 21-16, 21-19)
1/2 FINAL John Hilton
3-1 vs.
Jacques Secretin (21-12, 21-14, 16-21, 21-13)
FINAL John Hilton
3-0 vs.
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Strong performance by Brodd leads Söderhamns UIF to the Swedish title
The 2020/21 season of Swedish Pingisligan was full of surprising and exciting matches. Regular season was very successful for the SpÄrvÀgens 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 Eslövâs AI had a disappointing semi-finals match up against the Halmstad BTK. Truls MöregĂ„rdh 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 SpĂ„rvĂ€gens BTK team was placed against the Söderhamns UIF team that finished the season in the fourth spot. However, SpĂ„rvĂ€gens 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 Ă
kerström 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 Ă
kerström 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 Ă
kerström 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 Ă
kerström 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 Ă
kerström 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 Ă
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