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CITY: Stockholm, Sweden SITE: 1: Eriksdalshallen, Ringvägen 70 118 63 Stockholm, Sweden 2: Skanstullshallen, Bohusgatan 28 10668 Stockholm,Sweden DATE: 1-6 Octopber 2019 PLAYERS: 161 men 132 women 293 total COUNTRIES: 54 TABLES: 14 TABLE BRAND: Stiga Premium Compact BALL BRAND: DHS 40+ FLOOR BRAND: Gerflor Taraflex TT 6.2 MEDIA CONTACT: ITTF Media Officer: Elena Dubkova ([email protected]) Introduction Welcome to the 2019 ITTF World Tour Swedish Open. The Swedish Open is a Regular Series event on the ITTF World Tour, which is the latter of the two tiers (Platinum & Regular). The Swedish Open is the sixth out of six Regular Series, and the tenth event overall as the players fight for points to qualify for the season ending Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Final from 12-15 December. There are five titles on offer: Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles & Mixed Doubles This media kit is designed to provide an update on the 2019 ITTF World Tour Swedish Open. Enclosed are statistics and notes that will be of assistance during the tournament. Players’ biographies as well as statistical, historical and personal data can be found on ITTF.com. Please make player interview requests through a member of the ITTF and OC media staff located in the press room. Key Dates/Times 01 October 2019, 09:30h @ Eriksdalshallen & Skanstullshallen – First Stage Day 1 02 October 2019, 09:30h @ Eriksdalshallen & Skanstullshallen – First Stage Day 2 03 October 2019, 10:00h @ Eriksdalshallen – Main Draw Day 1 04 October 2019, 10:00h @ Eriksdalshallen – Main Draw Day 2 05 October 2019, 13:30h @ Eriksdalshallen – Mixed Doubles Finals 05 October 2019, 19:30h @ Eriksdalshallen – Men’s & Women’s Doubles Finals 06 October 2019, 15:30h @ Eriksdalshallen – Men’s & Women’s Singles Finals
• Timing based on Local time (GMT +1) Schedule: First Stage | Main Draw
2019 ITTF World Tour Swedish Open
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Playing System Men’s Singles: Main draw round of 32 16 seeded players + 16 players coming from the qualifications 145 players competing for 16 qualification slots in a Knock Out Format Women’s Singles: Main draw round of 32 16 seeded players + 16 players coming from the qualifications 115 players competing for 16 qualification slots in a Knock Out Format Men’s Doubles: Main draw round of 16 8 seeded players + 8 players coming from the qualifications 24 pairs competing for 8 qualification slots in a Knock Out Format Women’s Doubles: Main draw round of 16 8 seeded players + 8 players coming from the qualifications 24 pairs competing for 8 qualification slots in a Knock Out Format Mixed Doubles: Main draw round of 16 8 seeded players + 8 players coming from the qualifications 30 pairs competing for 8 qualification slots in a Knock Out Format
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2019 ITTF World Tour Events and Winners There has been 9 World Tour so far, 4 Platinum (Qatar, China, Japan, Australia), 5 Regular series (Hungary, Hong Kong, Korea, Bulgaria, Czech Republic). Type Location Men's Singles Women's Singles
Regular Czech Republic LIN Yun-ju TPE CHEN Xingtong CHN
Regular Bulgaria Tomokazu HARIMOTO JPN CHEN Xingtong CHN Platinum Australia XU Xin CHN SUN Yingsha CHN Regular Korea XU Xin CHN CHEN Meng CHN Platinum Japan XU Xin CHN SUN Yingsha CHN Regular Hong Kong LIN Gaoyuan CHN WANG Yidi CHN Platinum China MA Long CHN CHEN Meng CHN Platinum Qatar MA Long CHN WANG Manyu CHN Regular Hungary LIN Gaoyuan CHN CHEN Meng CHN
Type Location Men's Doubles Women's Doubles
Regular Czech Republic CHO Daeseong KOR LEE Sangsu KOR GU Yuting CHN MU Zi CHN
Regular Bulgaria JEOUNG Youngsik KOR LEE Sangsu KOR GU Yuting CHN MU Zi CHN Platinum Australia JEOUNG Youngsik KOR LEE Sangsu KOR CHEN Meng CHN WANG Manyu CHN Regular Korea FAN Zhendong CHN XU Xin CHN CHEN Meng CHN WANG Manyu CHN Platinum Japan FAN Zhendong CHN XU Xin CHN CHEN Meng CHN LIU Shiwen CHN Regular Hong Kong LIANG Jingkun CHN LIN Gaoyuan CHN CHEN Ke CHN MU Zi CHN
Platinum China Timo BOLL GER Patrick FRANZISKA GER GU Yuting CHN LIU Shiwen CHN
Platinum Qatar HO Kwan Kit HKG WONG Chunting HKG SUN Yingsha CHN WANG Manyu CHN Regular Hungary LIANG Jingkun CHN XU Xin CHN WANG Manyu CHN ZHU Yuling CHN
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Type Location Mixed Doubles Regular Czech Republic CHO Daeseong KOR SHIN Yubin KOR Regular Bulgaria Jun Mizutani JPN Mima ITO JPN Platinum Australia WONG Chun Ting HKG DOO Hoi Kem HKG Regular Korea WONG Chun Ting HKG DOO Hoi Kem HKG Platinum Japan XU Xin CHN ZHU Yuling CHN Regular Hong Kong LIN Yun-Ju TPE CHENG I-Ching TPE Platinum China LIN Yun-Ju TPE CHENG I-Ching TPE Platinum Qatar XU Xin CHN LIU Shiwen CHN Regular Hungary XU Xin CHN LIU Shiwen CHN
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Race to 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals The players are all battling it out for points to secure their qualification to the Seamaster 2019 World Tour Grand Finals, 12-15 Dec 2019. How does it work? Men’s & Women’s Singles Places available: 15 players with the most points from the Seamaster 2019 World Tour events, plus one host country player that meets the below criteria. If the player from the host association is already amongst the 15 invited players or does not meet the participation criteria, the 16th player in order will be invited. Criteria: Have to play in a minimum of 5 events Men’s, Women’s & Mixed Doubles Places available: 7 doubles pairing with the most points, plus one host country player that meets the below criteria. If the pair from the host association is already amongst the 7 invited players or does not meet the participation criteria, the 8th pair in order will be invited. Criteria: Have to play in a minimum of 4 events (playing together) Criteria: For XD, maximum of 1 pair per NOC Full criteria: https://bit.ly/2QqmA3e Points system (Regular)
Full Points allocation: https://bit.ly/2C47sTR
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Current Race to World Tour Grand Final Standings (after CZE Open):
Men’s Singles Rank Events Name Country Points
1 6 XU Xin CHN 1713 2 5 MA Long CHN 1425 3 6 LIN Gaoyuan CHN 1250 4 8 HARIMOTO Tomokazu JPN 764 5 8 LIN Yun-Ju TPE 741 6 7 WANG Chuqin CHN 519 7 7 LIANG Jingkun CHN 460 8 5 FAN Zhendong CHN 444 9 6 FALCK Mattias SWE 380 10 6 CALDERANO Hugo BRA 369 11 6 OVTCHAROV Dimitrij GER 356 12 6 FRANZISKA Patrick GER 355 13 8 MIZUTANI Jun JPN 311 14 6 JANG Woojin KOR 257 15 4 BOLL Timo GER 244 16 3 SUN Wen CHN 225
Women’s Singles
Rank Events Name Country Points 1 6 SUN Yingsha CHN 1319 2 5 CHEN Meng CHN 1300 3 6 WANG Manyu CHN 1051 4 5 LIU Shiwen CHN 779 5 5 DING Ning CHN 775 6 8 ITO Mima JPN 760 7 7 CHEN Xingtong CHN 739 8 8 HIRANO Miu JPN 570 9 8 ISHIKAWA Kasumi JPN 466 10 5 ZHU Yuling CHN 406 11 5 WANG Yidi CHN 383 12 8 HE Zhoujia CHN 338 13 8 SATO Hitomi JPN 279 14 8 FENG Tianwei SGP 271 15 6 CHENG I-Ching TPE 254 16 8 JEON Jihee KOR 234
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Men’s Doubles
Rank Events Name Country Points 1 5 JEOUNG Youngsik / LEE Sangsu KOR 750 2 3 FAN Zhendong / XU Xin CHN 575 3 6 HO Kwan Kit / WONG Chun Ting GER 451 4 2 BOLL Timo / FRANZISKA Patrick HKG 450 5 3 LIANG Jingkun / LIN Gaoyuan CHN 294 6 4 JANG Woojin / LIM Jonghoon KOR 263 7 6 LIAO Cheng-Ting / LIN Yun-Ju TPE 251 8 1 LIANG Jingkun / XU Xin CHN 200
Women’s Doubles
Rank Events Player Country Points 1 2 CHEN Meng / WANG Manyu CHN 500 2 2 SUN Yingsha / WANG Manyu CHN 450 3 2 GU Yuting / MU Zi CHN 400 4 2 WANG Manyu / ZHU Yuling CHN 350 5 1 GU Yuting / LIU Shiwen CHN 300 5 1 CHEN Meng / LIU Shiwen CHN 300 7 6 KIHARA Miyuu / NAGASAKI Miyu JPN 276 8 4 HIRANO Miu / SHIBATA Saki JPN 263
Mixed Doubles
Rank Events Player Country Points 1 7 WONG Chun Ting / DOO Hoi Kem HKG 770 2 7 LIN Yun-Ju / CHENG I-Ching TPE 763 3 3 XU Xin / LIU Shiwen CHN 600 4 4 MIZUTANI Jun / ITO Mima JPN 500 5 1 XU Xin / ZHU Yuling CHN 300 6 3 CHO Daeseong / SHIN Yubin KOR 263 7 7 HO Kwan Kit / LEE Ho Ching HKG 239 8 8 FLORE Tristan / GASNIER Laura FRA 208
The full standings for the race to the 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals can be found here: https://bit.ly/2HPzENg
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Swedish Open Seeded Players & 2019 Stats Men’s Singles
2019 WT Statistics
Players name Date of Birth Age Hand Grip Pl. Style Seed SEP 2019 WR % Won Played Won
Xu Xin CHN 08/01/1990 29 L Penhold Attack 1 1 89% 27 24 FAN Zhendong CHN 22/01/1997 22 R Shakehand Attack 2 2 77% 22 17 LIN Gaoyuan CHN 19/03/1995 24 L Shakehand Attack 3 4 84% 31 26 HARIMOTO Tomokazu JPN 27/06/2003 16 R Shakehand Attack 4 5 66% 29 19 LIANG Jingkun CHN 20/10/1996 22 R Shakehand Attack 5 8 76% 29 22 FALCK Mattias SWE 07/09/1991 27 R Shakehand Attack 6 9 62% 21 13 NIWA Koki JPN 10/10/1994 24 L Shakehand Attack 7 11 41% 17 7 OVTCHAROV Dimitrij GER 02/09/1988 31 R Shakehand Attack 8 12 70% 20 14 MIZUATNI Jun JPN 09/06/1989 30 L Shakehand Attack 9 13 53% 17 9 JANG Woojin KOR 10/09/1995 24 R Shakehand Attack 10 14 40% 15 6 FRANZISKA Patrick GER 11/06/1992 27 R Shakehand Attack 11 15 63% 16 10 WONG Chun Ting HKG 07/09/1991 28 R Penhold Attack 12 16 41% 22 9 LEE Sangsu KOR 31/08/1990 29 R Shakehand Attack 13 17 39% 18 7 PITCHFORD Liam ENG 12/07/1993 26 R Shakehand Attack 14 18 43% 14 6 GUAZY Simon FRA 25/10/1994 24 R Shakehand Attack 15 20 62% 21 13 KARLSSON Kristian SWE 06/08/1991 28 L Shakehand Attack 16 23 65% 26 17 * Seeding based on SEP WR List of players (Men): https://bit.ly/2mMh56a Link to WT Stats: https://bit.ly/2Jj4jSG Link to WR (Men): https://bit.ly/2IsOITb Top seed (Xu Xin):
- Xu Xin last won the Swedish Open in 2017 - He has made the finals in Stockholm for 2 years running - Since losing to Lin Gaoyuan at the 2019 China Open, Xu Xin has not lost a MS match on the World Tour.
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Women’s Singles 2019 Statistics
Players name Date of Birth Age Hand Grip Pl. Style Seed SEP 2019 WR % Won Played Won
CHEN Meng CHN 15/01/1994 25 R Shakehand Attack 1 1 89% 28 25 DING Ning CHN 20/06/1990 29 L Shakehand Attack 2 2 74% 19 14 ZHU Yuling CHN 10/01/1995 24 R Shakehand Attack 3 3 75% 20 15 WANG Manyu CHN 09/02/1999 20 R Shakehand Attack 4 4 77% 22 17 LIU Shiwen CHN 12/04/1991 28 R Shakehand Attack 5 5 73% 22 16 SUN Yingsha CHN 04/11/2000 18 R Shakehand Attack 6 6 88% 32 28 ITO Mima JPN 21/10/2000 18 R Shakehand Attack 7 7 69% 26 18 ISHIKAWA Kasumi JPN 23/02/1993 26 L Shakehand Attack 8 8 71% 27 17 HIRANO Miu JPN 14/04/2000 19 R Shakehand Attack 9 9 62% 34 21 CHENG I-Ching TPE 15/02/1992 27 R Shakehand Attack 10 10 52% 23 12 DOO Hoi Kem HKG 27/11/1996 22 R Shakehand Attack 11 11 44% 16 7 FENG Tianwei SGP 31/08/1986 33 R Shakehand Attack 12 12 52% 21 11 CHEN Xingtong CHN 07/05/1997 22 R Shakehand Attack 13 13 76% 21 16 SUH Hyowon KOR 10/05/1987 32 R Shakehand Defend 14 14 33% 15 5 EKHOLM Matilda SWE 15/06/1982 37 L Shakehand Attack 15 26 40% 5 2 BERGSTROM Linda SWE 12/01/1995 24 R Shakehand Defend 16 62 44% 9 4 * Seeding based on SEP WR List of players (Women): https://bit.ly/2nMq3Aa Link to WT Stats: https://bit.ly/2Jj4jSG Link to WR (Women): https://bit.ly/2N24B1C Top seed (Chen Meng):
- Chen Meng has won the Swedish Open once, in 2013 - She has won 3 titles already this year (Hungary, China, Korea) - She was beaten by Zhu Yuling in the Semi-finals last year
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Prize Money Men’s Singles and Women’s singles: Winner: US$ 18,500 Runner-up: US$ 9,200 Semi finalist: US$ 4,500 Quarter finalist: US$ 2,200 Round of 16: US$ 1,100 Round of 32: US$ 700 Men’s, Women’s & Mixed Doubles: Winner: US$ 6,500 Runner-up: US$ 3,250 Semi finalist: US$ 1,625 Total: US$ 170,000 Past Winners
Men's Singles City Year Winner Runner Up Stockholm 2018 Fan Zhendong CHN Xu Xin CHN Stockholm 2017 Xu Xin CHN Fan Zhendong CHN Stockholm 2016 Yuya Oshima JPN Mattias Karlsson SWE Stockholm 2015 Fan Zhendong CHN Xu Xin CHN Stockholm 2014 Fan Zhendong CHN Fang Bo CHN Stockholm 2013 Yan An CHN Fan Zhendong CHN Stockholm 2011 Ma Long CHN Wang Hao CHN Stockholm 2007 Wang Hao CHN Ma Long CHN Göteborg 2005 Timo Boll GER Jean-Michel Saive BEL Malmö 2003 Wang Liqin CHN Chen Qi CHN Skövde 2001 Wang Liqin CHN Ryu Seng Min KOR Umeå 2000 Liu Guozheng CHN Seiko Iseki JPN Karlskrona 1999 Wang Liqin CHN Kong Linghui CHN Sundsvall 1998 Damien Eloi FRA Jörgen Persson SWE Kalmar 1997 Vladimir Samsonov BLR Yan Sen CHN Borås 1996 Jörgen Persson SWE Thomas von Scheele SWE Stockholm 1995 Vladimir Samsonov BLR Jan-Ove Waldner SWE Norrköping 1994 Ding Song CHN Zoran Primorac CRO Karlskrona 1993 Andrzej Grubba POL Chen Xinhua ENG Sundsvall 1991 Mikael Appelgren SWE Jean-Michel Saive BEL Jönköping 1989 Ri Gun-Sang PRK Yoo Nam Kyu KOR Linköping 1987 Chen Zhibin CHN Erik Lindh SWE Landskrona 1985 Andrzej Grubba POL Erik Lindh SWE Göteborg 1983 Jan-Ove Waldner SWE Xie Saike CHN Växjö 1981 Jiang Jialiang CHN Dragutin Surbek YUG Karlskrona 1980 Ulf Carlsson SWE Guo Yuehua CHN Västerås 1979 Stellan Bengtsson SWE Xie Saike CHN Norrköping 1978 Li Zhenshi CHN Huang Liang CHN Borlänge 1977 Lu Qiwei CHN Lu Yuansheng CHN
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Kristianstad 1976 Guo Yuehua CHN Jacques Secretin FRA Kalmar 1975 Stellan Bengtsson SWE Kjell Johansson SWE Karlshamn 1974 Dragutin Surbek YUG Anton Stipancic YUG Malmö 1973 Dragutin Surbek YUG Gabor Gergely HUN Borås 1972 Kjell Johansson SWE Yu Yize CHN Göteborg 1971 Kjell Johansson SWE Tiao Wenyuan CHN Halmstad 1970 Hans Alsér SWE Stellan Bengtsson SWE Trollhättan 1969 Tibor Klampar HUN Kjell Johansson SWE Karlskrona 1967 Stefan Kollarowitz TCH Vladimir Miko TCH Stockholm 1965 Wang Jiasheng CHN Yu Yize CHN Stockholm 1963 Hans Alsér SWE Istvan Korpa YUG Borås 1962 Vojislav Markovic YUG Edvard Vecko YUG Stockholm 1961 Peter Rozsas HUN Zoltan Berczik HUN Hälsingborg 1960 Yang Ruihua CHN Zhou Lansun CHN Borås 1959 Zhuang Zedong CHN Ladislav Stipek TCH Stockholm 1958 Vojislav Markovic YUG Zoltan Berczik HUN Stockholm 1957 Zoltan Berczik HUN Ivan Andreadis TCH Stockholm 1955 Kalman Szepesi HUN Elemer Gyetvai HUN Stockholm 1954 DOLINA Zarko YUG FLISBERG Tage SWE
Women’s Singles
Venue Year Winner Runner Up Stockholm 2018 Mima Ito JPN Zhu Yuling CHN Stockholm 2017 Chen Xingtong CHN Ding Ning CHN Stockholm 2016 Kasumi Ishikawa JPN Hu Melek TUR Stockholm 2015 Mu Zi CHN Zhu Yuling CHN Stockholm 2014 Zhu Yuling CHN Liu Shiwen CHN Stockholm 2013 Chen Meng CHN Li Xiaodan CHN Stockholm 2011 Guo Yan CHN Liu Shiwen CHN Stockholm 2007 Li Xiaoxia CHN Guo Yan CHN Göteborg 2005 Cao Zhen CHN Tie Yana HKG Malmö 2003 Zhang Yining CHN Song Ah Sim KOR Skövde 2001 Guo Yan CHN Tamara Boros CRO Umeå 2000 Zhang Yining CHN Yoshie Takada JPN Karlskrona 1999 Sun Jin CHN Yang Ying CHN Sundsvall 1998 Qianhong Gotsch-He GER Sun Jin CHN Kalmar 1997 Wang Hui CHN Cheng Hongxia CHN Borås 1996 Deng Yaping CHN Yang Ying CHN Stockholm 1995 Chen Jing TPE Chire Koyama JPN Norrköping 1994 Wang Nan CHN Yang Ying CHN Karlskrona 1993 Csilla Batorfi HUN Wang Chen CHN Sundsvall 1991 Deng Yaping CHN Gao Jun CHN Jönköping 1989 Chen Jing CHN Qiao Hong CHN Linköping 1987 Cho Jung Hui PRK Chen Jing CHN Landskrona 1985 He Zhili CHN Chen Zihe CHN Göteborg 1983 Dai Lili CHN Tong Ling CHN Växjö 1981 Chen Lili CHN Dai Lili CHN
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Karlskrona 1980 Cao Yanhua CHN Zhang Deying CHN Västerås 1979 Ann-Christin Hellman SWE Liu Yang CHN Norrköping 1978 Tong Ling CHN Ge Xin’ai CHN Borlänge 1977 Yang Ying CHN Cao Yanhua CHN Kristianstad 1976 Pak Yung Sun PRK Zhu Xiangyun CHN Kalmar 1975 Liu Xinyan CHN Zhang Deying CHN Karlshamn 1974 Huang Xiping CHN Zhang Li CHN Malmö 1973 Yu Jinjia CHN Liu Xinyan CHN Borås 1972 Lee Ailesa KOR Hyun Sook Chung KOR Göteborg 1971 Birgitta Rådberg SWE Zheng Huaiying CHN Halmstad 1970 Zheng Minzhi CHN Lin Huiqing CHN Trollhättan 1969 Agnes Simon FRG Diane Schöler FRG Karlskrona 1967 Zoja Rudnova URS Maria Alexandru ROU Stockholm 1965 Li Henan CHN Hu Yulan CHN Stockholm 1963 Eva Koczian-Földy HUN Diane Rowe ENG Borås 1962 Eva Koczian-Földy HUN Agnes Simon FRG Stockholm 1961 Agnes Simon FRG Diane Rowe ENG Hälsingborg 1960 Agnes Simon FRG Ma Guanghong CHN Borås 1959 Eva Koczian HUN Agnes Simon NED Stockholm 1958 Agnes Simon NED Diane Rowe ENG Stockholm 1957 Ann Haydon ENG Agnes Simon SWE Stockholm 1955 Angelica Rozeanu ROU Ann Haydon ENG Stockholm 1954 Angelica Rozeanu ROU Rosalind Rowe ENG
Men’s Doubles
Venue Year Winning Pair Stockholm 2018 Liao Cheng-Ting (TPE) Lin Yun-Ju (TPE) Stockholm 2017 Fan Zhendong (CHN) Xu Xin (CHN) Stockholm 2016 Hugo Calderano (BRA) Gustavo Tsuboi (BRA) Stockholm 2015 Fang Bo (CHN) Xu Xin (CHN) Stockholm 2014 Wang Hao (CHN) Yan An (CHN) Stockholm 2013 Jens Lundquist (SWE) Xu Xin (CHN) Stockholm 2011 Wang Liqin (CHN) Yan An (CHN) Stockholm 2007 Ma Long (CHN) Wang Hao (CHN) Göteborg 2005 Lee Jung Woo (KOR) Oh Sang Eun (KOR) Malmö 2003 Ma Lin (CHN) Wang Hao (CHN) Skövde 2001 Wang Liqin (CHN) Yan Sen (CHN) Umeå 2000 Liu Guozheng (CHN) Ma Lin (CHN) Karlskrona 1999 Jean-Philippe Gatien (FRA) Christophe Legout (FRA) Sundsvall 1998 Ma Lin (CHN) Qin Zhijian (CHN) Kalmar 1997 Lucjan Blaszczyk (POL) Tomasz Krzeszewski (POL) Borås 1996 Ma Wenge (CHN) Wang Tao (CHN) Karlskrona 1993 Lin Zhigang (CHN) Liu Guoliang (CHN) Sundsvall 1991 Steffen Fetzner (GER) Jörg Rosskopf (GER) Jönköping 1989 Jean-Philippe Gatien (FRA) Andrzej Grubba (POL) Linköping 1987 Patrick Birocheau (FRA) Jean-Philippe Gatien (FRA) Landskrona 1985 Ilija Lupulesku (YUG) Zoran Primorac (YUG)
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Göteborg 1983 Tibor Klampar (HUN) Zsolt Kriston (HUN) Växjö 1981 Zoran Kalinic (YUG) Dragutin Surbek (YUG) Karlskrona 1980 Patrick Birocheau (FRA) Jacques Secretin (FRA) Västerås 1979 Liao Fumin (CHN) Wang Huiyan (CHN) Norrköping 1978 Gabor Gergely (HUN) Milan Orlowski (TCH) Borlänge 1977 Jacques Secretin (FRA) Patrick Birocheau (FRA) Kristianstad 1976 Guo Yuehua (CHN) Liang Geliang (CHN) Kalmar 1975 Anton Stipancic (YUG) Dragutin Surbek (YUG) Karlshamn 1974 Stellan Bengtsson (SWE) Kjell Johansson (SWE) Malmö 1973 Stellan Bengtsson (SWE) Kjell Johansson (SWE) Borås 1972 Stanislav Gomozkov (URS) Sarkis Sarkhojan (URS) Göteborg 1971 Stellan Bengtsson (SWE) Bo Persson (SWE) Halmstad 1970 Li Jingguang (CHN) Zhang Zedong (CHN) Trollhättan 1969 Anatoli Amelin (URS) Stanislav Gomozkov (URS) Karlskrona 1967 Anatoli Amelin (URS) Stanislav Gomozkov (URS) Stockholm 1965 Wang Jiasheng (CHN) Yu Yize (CHN) Stockholm 1963 Hans Alsér Kjell Johansson (SWE) Borås 1962 Erich Arndt (FRG) Dieter Michalek (FRG) Stockholm 1961 Ivan Andreadis (TCH) Vladimir Miko (TCH) Hälsingborg 1960 Yang Ruihua (CHN) Zhou Lansun (CHN) Borås 1959 Li Furong (CHN) Zhuang Zedong (CHN) Stockholm 1958 Zoltan Berczik (HUN) Laszlo Földy (HUN) Stockholm 1957 Zoltan Berczik (HUN) Ferenc Sido (HUN) Stockholm 1955 Tage Flisberg (SWE) Johnny Leach (ENG) Stockholm 1954 Ivan Andreadis (TCH) Ladislav Stipek (TCH)
Women’s Doubles
Venue Year Winning Pair Stockholm 2018 Chen Xingtong (CHN) Sun Yingsha (CHN) Stockholm 2017 Hina Hayata (JPN) Mima Ito (JPN) Stockholm 2016 Chen I-Chiang (TPE) Lee I-Chien (TPE) Stockholm 2015 Chen Meng (CHN) Mu Zi (CHN) Stockholm 2014 Liu Shiwen (CHN) Zhu Yuling (CHN) Stockholm 2013 Li Xiaodan (CHN) Mu Zi (CHN) Stockholm 2011 Guo Yan (CHN) Guo Yue (CHN) Stockholm 2007 Kim Kyung Ah (KOR) Park Mi Young (KOR) Göteborg 2005 Tie Yana (HKG) Zhang Rui (HKG) Malmö 2003 Guo Yue (CHN) Niu Jianfeng (CHN) Skövde 2001 Yang Ying (CHN) Bai Yang (CHN) Umeå 2000 Niu Jianfeng(CHN) Bai Yang (CHN) Karlskrona 1999 Sun Jin (CHN) Yang Ying (CHN) Sundsvall 1998 Lin Ling (CHN) Sun Jin (CHN) Kalmar 1997 Kim Moo Kyo (CHN) Park Hae Jung (KOR) Borås 1996 Deng Yaping (CHN) Yang Ying (CHN) Karlskrona 1993 Li Ju (CHN) Wu Na (CHN)
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Sundsvall 1991 Deng Yaping (CHN) Qiao Hong (CHN) Jönköping 1989 Li Bun Hui (PRK) Yu Sun Bok (PRK) Linköping 1987 Chen Jing (CHN) Liu Wei (CHN) Landskrona 1985 Chen Zihe (CHN) Zhu Juan (CHN) Göteborg 1983 Jiao Zhimin (CHN) Li Huifeng (CHN) Växjö 1981 Judit Magos (HUN) Gabriella Szabo (HUN) Karlskrona 1980 An Hae Sook (KOR) Hwang Hae Sook (KOR) Västerås 1979 Liu Yang (CHN) Xie Chunying (CHN) Norrköping 1978 Li Ming (CHN) Yan Guili (CHN) Borlänge 1977 Tong Ling (CHN) Cao Yanhua (CHN) Kristianstad 1976 Kim Chang-ae (PRK) Pak Yung Sun (PRK) Kalmar 1975 Xie Chunying (CHN) Zhang Deying (CHN) Karlshamn 1974 Ge Xin’ai (CHN) He Yulan (CHN) Malmö 1973 Jill Hammersley (ENG) Beatrix Kishazi (HUN) Borås 1972 Lee Ailesa (KOR) Park Mi Ra (KOR) Göteborg 1971 Li Li (CHN) Zhang Huaiying (CHN) Halmstad 1970 Li Li (CHN) Lian Lizhen (CHN) Trollhättan 1969 Maria Alexandru (ROU) Eleonora Mihalca (ROU) Karlskrona 1967 Svetlana Grinberg (URS) Zoja Rudnova (URS) Stockholm 1965 Li Henan (CHN) Lin Huiqing (CHN) Stockholm 1963 Diane Rowe (ENG) Mary Shannon (ENG) Borås 1962 Britt Andersson (SWE) Eva Koczian-Földy (HUN) Stockholm 1961 Eva Koczian (HUN) Diane Rowe (ENG) Hälsingborg 1960 HU Keming (CHN) Ma Guanghong (CHN) Borås 1959 Eva Koczian (HUN) Sarolta Mathe (HUN) Stockholm 1958 Agnes Simon (NED) Birgitta Tegner (SWE) Stockholm 1957 Ann Haydon (ENG) Eva Koczian (HUN) Stockholm 1955 Angelica Rozeanu (ROU) Ella Zeller (ROU) Stockholm 1954 Angelica Rozeanu (ROU) Ella Zeller (ROU)
Most Successful Swedish Open Players WANG Liqin (CHN) is the most successful male player in Sweden. He won the event 3 times in 1999, 2001 & 2003. Agnes SIMON is the most successful woman having won in 1958, 1960, 1961 & 1969. SIMON represented Netherlands in 1958 and West Germany in 1960, 1961 & 1969 Men’s singles – 3 Times: WANG Liqin (CHN) – 1999, 2001, 2003 FAN Zhendong (CHN) - 2014, 2015, 2018 2 Times: Dragutin SURBEK (HUN) - 1974, 1973 Kjell JOHANSSON (SWE) - 1972, 1971 Hans Alser (SWE) – 1970, 1963 Women’s singles – 4 Times: Agnes SIMON – 1958, 1960, 1961, 1969 3 Times: Eva Koczian-Földy – 1959, 1962, 1963
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Men’s doubles – 2 Times: Patrick BIROCHEAU & Jacques SECRETIN (FRA) – 1980, 1977 Stellan BENGTSSON & Kjell JOHANSSON (SWE) - 1974,1973 Anatoly AMELIN & Stanislav GOMOZKOV (URS) – 1969, 1967
Women’s doubles – 2 Times: Angelica ROZEANU & Ella ZELLER (ROU) – 1955, 1954 Swedish Open Facts
• The Swedish Open was previously known as the Scandinavian Open until 1981. • The 2019 Edition of the event will be the 49th overall (24 as Scandinavian Open, 24 as Swedish
Open) • The last Swedish player to win a title at the Swedish Open is Jörgen Persson in 1996. He won
the Men’s Singles Title. • 8 of the last 10 Men’s Singles Title and Women’s Singles Title was won by the Chinese. • 15 out of the top 20 Men & 14 out of the top 20 Women (Sep World Ranking) will be
competiting in Stockholm
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