Anton Källberg

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
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 ranking21 (22 August 2023)[4]
ClubBorussia Düsseldorf (Bundesliga)[2]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 HalmstadTeam
European Games
Silver medal – second place2023 Kraków–MałopolskaTeam
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 NantesTeam
Bronze medal – third place2021 Cluj-NapocaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 MunichDoubles

Career

2021

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

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

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

References
  1. "Table Tennis KAELLBERG Anton - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. "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.


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