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Kristian Karlsson v MEDIEGUIDE BORDTENNIS-VM 2019 21-28 APRIL BUDAPEST, UNGERN TRULS MÖREGÅRDH ÅLDER: VÄRLDSRANKING: Skriv din text här... SPELSYSTEM KORTA FAKTA OM VM 2019 Detta världsmästerskap är ett individuellt mästerskap och består därav endast av singel- och dubbelklasser. Individuella VM spelas Huvudarena är Hungexpo, Budapest ojämna och lag-VM jämna år. Albertirsai út 10, H-1101 Budapest, Hungary Sverige har fem herrspelare och fyra damspelare anmälda. Alla Detta är det 64:e bordtennis-VM som går av stapeln. dessa nio deltar i singelspelet medan endast vissa spelar dubbel. Cirka 400 miljoner personer väntas följa VM via TV och webbsänd- Varje nation får ställa upp med två dubbelpar i varje klass. Herr- ningar. Även intresset i sociala medier väntas bli enormt. dubbel, damdubbel och mixed dubbel. Världsrankingen ligger till grund för seedningen och just seedningen avgör vilka spelare som Spelare från 143 nationer är anmälda till VM. behöver kvalspela sig in i huvudturneringen. Kina har vunnit herrtiteln i singel tolv gånger genom historien. In- Alla singelmatcher kommer att spelas i bästa av sju set. I dubbel- gen av dessa gånger har vinnaren varit vänsterhänt. Bara tre gånger kvalet kommer matcherna spelas i bäst av fem set för att i i genom tiderna har en vänsterhänt spelare vunnit herrtiteln, den huvudturneringen spelas i bäst av sju set. första att lyckas med denna bedrift var Stellan Bengtsson 1971. För fullständig och komplett information om spelsystem vänligen Ma Long och Ding Ning är regerande mästare i herr- respektive besök ITTF.com, där återfinns alla detaljer samt tider för när res- damsingel. Ding Ning, Kina, är återigen toppseedad men bland pektive klass lottas. herrarna är det Fan Zhendong, Kina, som förväntas vinna. REGERANDE MÄSTARE Senast en icke-kines vann VM i singelspelet var år 2003 då österri- Herrsingel: Ma Long, Kina karen Werner Schlager överraskande tog hem titeln. På damsidan Damsingel: Ding Ning, Kina får vi gå tillbaka så långt som till 1993 för att hitta en icke-kines Damdubbel: Liu Shiwen/Ding Ning, Kina som segrare, då var det sydkoreanskan Hyun Jung Hwa som fick Herrdubbel: Fan Zhendong/Xu Xin, Kina kliva högst upp på pallen. Mixed dubbel: Mahuru Yoshimura/Kasumi Ishikawa, Japan Matilda Ekholm, spelar precis som vanligt, dubbel tillsammans med ungerskan Georgina Pota vilket förmodligen innebär att dubbelparet kommer ha ett massivt stöd av hemmanationen. Bordtennis blev en OS-sport 1988 och en Paralympicsgren redan 1960. Parabordtennisen är full medlem och del av bordtennis- familjen, både hos Internationella Bordtennisförbundet (ITTF) och hos Svenska Bordtennisförbundet. Bordtennis är sett till anta- let anslutna nationsförbund, 226, världens största idrott. Senaste gången en svensk vann ett singelguld på VM var 1997 i Manchester när J-O Waldner vann hela VM utan att förlora ett enda set – Waldner vs. Världen, 21-0. Singelvärldsmästarna från 2017: Ma Long (Kina) & Ding Ning (Kina) MATTIAS FALCK MATILDA EKHOLM FÖDELSEÅR: 1991 FÖDELSEÅR: 1982 VÄRLDSRANKING: 16 VÄRLDSRANKING: 30 SEEDNING PÅ VM: 16 (HS), 4 (HD), 14 (XD) SEEDNING PÅ VM: 25 (DS), 10 (DD), 14 (XD) MODERKLUBB: Lyckeby BTK MODERKLUBB: Vikingstads SK NUVARANDE KLUBB: Pontoise Cergy (Frankrike) NUVARANDE KLUBB: Eastside Berlin (Tyskland) DEBUT PÅ VM: 2011 DEBUT PÅ VM: 2005 Sverigeettan har under våren presterat sin kanske bästa bordtennis Matilda Ekholm har länge varit solklar etta i det svenska damlands- någonsin. Finalen i Oman Open följdes upp med en semifinalplats laget men på senare tid har hon utmanats ordenligt och det är i Qatar Open, en av de tävlingar på världstouren som lockar starkast egentligen bara ett bevis på att konkurrensen ökar. Matilda har startfält av alla. Världsfyran Tomokazu Harimoto fick se sig besegrad som bäst varit rankad 20:e i världen och spelar med sin väldiga i kvartsfinalen innan världstrean Lin Gaoyuan blev för svår i semifi- rutin en oerhört viktig roll för laget. I damdubbel spelar Matilda nalen. I herrdubbel spelar Mattias tillsammans med parhästen Kris- tillsammans med mångårige följeslagaren från Ungern, Georgina tian Karlsson och i mixed dubbel med Matilda Ekholm. Pota och i mixed bildar hon som alltid par med Mattias Falck. Visste du att enligt honom själv är han inte bara etta i Sverige på Visste du att Matilda gillar att cykla mountainbike, att hon klipper bordtennis utan även på FIFA19 bland bordtennisspelare? sitt eget hår och att hon talar 4,5 språk? KRISTIAN KARLSSON LINDA BERGSTRÖM FÖDELSEÅR: 1991 FÖDELSEÅR: 1995 VÄRLDSRANKING: 32 VÄRLDSRANKING: 82 SEEDNING PÅ VM: 24 (HS), 4 (HD), 81 (XD) SEEDNING PÅ VM: 62 (DS), 53 (DD) MODERKLUBB: Trollhättans BTK MODERKLUBB: Ängby SK NUVARANDE KLUBB: Düsseldorf (Tyskland) NUVARANDE KLUBB: Linz AG Froschberg (Österrike) DEBUT PÅ VM: 2012 DEBUT PÅ VM: 2012 Kristian Karlsson har tillsammans med Mattias Falck under många Defensivspelaren Linda Bergström debuterade i VM-sammanhang år utgjort stommen i det svenska herrlandslaget. Så sent som förra redan som 16-åring. När SM avgjordes för drygt en månad året blev han svensk mästare i herrsingel men det är framförallt i sedan var det Linda som stod överst på pallen i damsingel efter att de stora europeiska toppklubbarna Pontoise och Düsseldorf som ha besegrat “omöjliga” Matilda Ekholm i en jämn och välspelad Kristian gjort sig ett välbekant namn. I herrdubbelsammanhang är match. Till vardags spelar Linda i österrikiska Linz men bor sedan förväntningarna stora då han i par med Mattias Falck är seedade barnsben i Stockholm. I damdubbel kommer vi få se Linda spela fyra. I mixed dubbel spelar han tillsammans med Stina Källberg. tillsammans med Filippa Bergand. Visste du att Kristian är grym på att komma ihåg repliker från Visste du att Linda gillar att spela piano, sjunga och lägga pussel? filmer och låtar samt att han gärna spelar Counterstrike? TRULSJON PERSSON MÖREGÅRDH STINA KÄLLBERG ÅLDER:FÖDELSEÅR: 1986 ÅLDER:FÖDELSEÅR: 2000 VÄRLDSRANKING: 70 VÄRLDSRANKING: 193 SEEDNING PÅ VM: 58 (HS) SEEDNING PÅ VM: 128 (DS), 81 (XD) SkrivMODERKLUBB: din text här... Norsjö IF SkrivMODERKLUBB: din text här... Borlänge BTK NUVARANDE KLUBB: Angers (Frankrike) NUVARANDE KLUBB: Team Mälarenergi BTK DEBUT PÅ VM: 2007 DEBUT PÅ VM: 2017 Jon Persson är herrlagets ålderman med sina 32 år och en viktig Stina Källberg blev under SM i Eskilstuna dubbel guldmedaljör efter lagspelare som alltid ger 100 %. Jon kommer under detta VM en- att ha vunnit både damdubbeln och U20-klassen. Stina spelar till dast spela singel vilket betyder allt all kraft och fokus kommer ligga vardags i Pingisligan by STIGA och i år gick hennes Team Mälaren- där. Under lag-VM i Halmstad blev Jon en riktig publikfavorit med ergi BTK till semifinal. Stina hade dessutom bäst kvot av alla svenska sina blixtsnabba returer och höga jubel efter varje vunnen boll. Jon spelare i ligan. Under VM i Budapest bildar Stina ett nykomponerat håller just nu till i franska högstaligan där han de senaste säsonger- mixed dubbelpar tillsammans med Kristian Karlsson. Med på resan na tillhört ligans bästa spelare och även gjort stort avtryck i CL. till Ungern finns även Stinas bror Anton men någon repris på deras mixed dubbelspel från VM 2017 blir det alltså inte. Visste du att Jon på lediga dagar tycker om att fiska och enligt honom själv har han bäst humor i landslaget? Visste du att Stina är en Youtubenörd som älskar att äta glass? ANTON KÄLLBERG FILIPPA BERGAND FÖDELSEÅR: 1997 FÖDELSEÅR: 1999 VÄRLDSRANKING: 124 VÄRLDSRANKING: 216 SEEDNING PÅ VM: 97 (HS), 34 (HD) SEEDNING PÅ VM: 136 (DS), 53 (DD) MODERKLUBB: Borlänge BTK MODERKLUBB: Åsa IF NUVARANDE KLUBB: Düsseldorf (Tyskland) NUVARANDE KLUBB: Eslövs PK DEBUT PÅ VM: 2016 DEBUT PÅ VM: 2018 21-åringen spelar till vardags i en av Europas bästa klubbar, Düs- Filippa var tongivande i SM-finalen i lag där hon gick rent genom seldorf. I sitt tyska ligalag spelar han tillsammans med landslag- att vinna alla sina matcher för sitt Eslövs PK mot Storfors BTK. skompisen Kristian Karlsson men även med den tyska legendaren Filippa gör debut individuellt på detta VM efter att förra året på Timo Boll. På VM spelar Anton dubbel tillsammans med Truls lag-VM i Halmstad varit en del av det framgångsrika landslaget som Möregårdh och kan man våga hoppas på samma fina insats som på sånär tog sig vidare från gruppspelet. Filippa är en ung spelare SOC (Swedish Open) 2018 där de besegrade världsettan Fan Zhen- med framtiden framför sig som spelar med högt tempo nära dong i par med landsmannen Liang Jingkun? bordet. Visste du att Anton är grym på att baka morotskaka och kan nästan Visste du att Filippa har förmågan att kunna sjunga riktigt bra – alla världens flaggor? med STÄNGD mun? TRULS MÖREGÅRDH JÖRGEN PERSSON FÖDELSEÅR: 2002 SPELARUTVECKLARE & MATCHCOACH VÄRLDSRANKING: 153 SEEDNING PÅ VM: 117 (HS), 34 (HD) Den svenska legendaren är återigen på plats på ett VM, denna MODERKLUBB: BTK Frej gång inte som spelare utan i stället som spelarutvecklare och NUVARANDE KLUBB: Eslövs AI BTK matchcoach. Med ett ton i rutin och samma vikt i medaljer kom- DEBUT PÅ VM: 2018 mer Jörgen att tillföra den svenska VM-truppen kompetens och erfarenhet som saknar motstycke även med internationella mått Den svenska supertalangen som i år vunnit tre SM-guld (singel, mätt. Jörgen har som spelare hela elva medaljer från VM vilket gör dubbel och lag) och klivit in på den internationella bordtenniss- honom till en av få som verkligen vet vad som krävs för att gå hela cenen med dunder och brak. Nyss fyllda 17 år blev Truls den yngsta vägen. Nu kliver alltså “Den snälle världsmästaren” in
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