Anton Källberg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈǎnːtɔn ˈɕɛ̂lːˌbærj]; born 17 August 1997) is a Swedish table tennis player.[1]

Anton Källberg
Personal information
Born (1997-08-17) 17 August 1997 (age 26)
Sollentuna, Stockholm County, Sweden[1]
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand
Highest ranking15 (21 June 2022)[3]
Current ranking17 (20 February 2024)[4]
ClubBorussia Düsseldorf (Bundesliga)[2]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Halmstad Team
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Malmö Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nantes Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cluj-Napoca Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich Doubles

Career edit

2021 edit

Källberg represented his country at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He won his opening round of 64 match in the men's singles event with a convincing 4–0 win over USA's Nikhil Kumar before losing to Lin Yun-ju in the third round.[5]

2022 edit

He won a bronze medal in the men's doubles alongside Jon Persson at the 2022 European Table Tennis Championships.[6]

Singles titles edit

Year Tournament Final opponent Score Ref
2019 ITTF Challenge, Croatia Open   Kristian Karlsson 4–1 [7]
2021 WTT Contender Tunis   Dang Qiu 4–0 [8]
2023 WTT Contender Tunis   Patrick Franziska 4–1 [9]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Table Tennis KAELLBERG Anton - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. ^ a b "Anton Källberg". ttbl.de (in German). Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ^ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking Men's Singles 2022 Week #25". ittf.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  4. ^ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Olympic Table Tennis Men's Singles Day 2 Results: Anton Källberg Defeats Nikhil Kumar 4-0". edgesandnets.com. 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  6. ^ "Results" (PDF). Munich 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  7. ^ "Final Day: Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Croatia Open". ittf.com. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  8. ^ "WTT Contender Tunis 2021". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  9. ^ "WTT Contender Tunis 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 25 June 2023.