SWEDEN
First held in 1925
NEWS & ARTICLES
Swedish table tennis has brought a lot of legendary names into the local and international history of our sport. Sweden has produced several Olympic, World, and European champions, such as Jan-Ove Waldner, Hans Alser, Stellan Bengtsson, and others. The internal competition in the Swedish national championships has always been intense, and the country’s leading players have always competed on the national stage in front of the local fans. The most accomplished player on the national level in Swedish table tennis history is Tage Flisberg, who won 29 gold medals during his career from 1933 up to 1963. For three decades, Flisberg remained a title contender in the Swedish championships.
THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED SWEDISH PLAYERS
IN SINGLES, DOUBLES & MIXED DOUBLES EVENTS
| Tage Flisberg 29-time champion 1933-1962 | 29 – S  D MX 6 – S  D MX 11 – S  D MX |
| Stellan Bengtsson 19-time champion 1970-1986 | 19 – S D MX 12 – S D MX 7 – S D MX |
| Jan-Ove Waldner 19-time champion 1981-2007 | 19 – S D MX 6 – S D MX 13 – S D |
| Kjell Johansson 17-time champion 1963-1976 | 17 – S D MX 8 – S D MX 6 – S D MX |
| Hans Alser 17-time champion 1957-1972 | 17 – S D MX 7 – S MX 10 – S D MX |
| Jörgen Persson 15-time champion 1984-2012 | 15 – S D MX 10 – S D MX 13 – S D MX |
| Erik Lindh 13-time champion 1980-2003 | 13 – S D MX 9 – S D MX 17 – S D |
| Fredrik Håkansson 12-time champion 1994-2015 | 12 – S D MX 6 – S D 8 – S D MX |
| Pär Gerell 12-time champion 2002-2025 | 11 – S D MX 5 – S D MX 10 – S D MX |
| Björne Mellström 11-time champion 1956-1973 | 11 – S D MX 4 – S D MX 7 – S D MX |