The Swedish Open, also known as the Swedish Open Championships (SOC), is an annual table tennis tournament in Sweden, run by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It is currently part of the ITTF World Tour.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Event name | Swedish Open |
| Tour | ITTF World Tour |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Location | Stockholm (since 2013) |
| Venue | Eriksdalshallen (since 2013) |
| Category | Major Series |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | US$170,000 (2019) |
History
editThe tournament was first held in 1954, and has featured on the ITTF World Tour's schedule frequently since the tour's inception in 1996, including every year since 2011.[1][2]
China's Fan Zhendong and Wang Liqin jointly hold the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with three. Agnes Simon holds the record for the most women's singles tournament wins, with four, representing the Netherlands for her first title and West Germany for the other three.
In August 2016, it was announced by the ITTF that Stockholm has been chosen as one of six cities to host a regular World Tour event in the revamped 2017 schedule. This is the equivalent of the Major Series status that the tournament currently holds, with "Platinum" events replacing the Super Series as the tour's top tier.[3]
Champions
editIndividual events
edit1954-1987
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1989-2018
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2019–present
edit| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  Wang Chuqin
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Chen Meng
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Fan Zhendong Xu Xin
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Chen Meng Ding Ning
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Xu Xin Liu Shiwen
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Team events
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| Year | Men's team | Women's team |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 |  Hungary
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| 1958 |  Sweden
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| 1959 | China
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| 1960 |  Yugoslavia
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| 1961 | Hungary
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| 1962 | ||
| 1963 | Sweden
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| 1965 | China
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| 1967 | ||
| 1969 | Sweden
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 Soviet Union
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| 1970 | Hungary
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China
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| 1971 | Sweden
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China
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| 1972 | Yugoslavia
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China
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| 1973 | Hungary
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Sweden
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| 1974 | China
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 Japan
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| 1975 | China
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China
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| 1976 | Hungary
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China
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| 1977 | China
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China
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| 1978 | Hungary
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China
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| 1979 | China Second Team
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China Second Team
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| 1980 | China
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China
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| 1981 | Yugoslavia
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China First Team
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| 1983 | China
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China
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| 1985 | China
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China
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| 1987 | Sweden First Team
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 North Korea
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| 1989 | North Korea
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 Hong Kong
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| 1991 | Sweden Second Team
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China
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| 1993 | China
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China
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| 1994 | Sweden
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China
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| 1995 | Sweden
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China
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| 2012 | Sweden First Team
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 Belarus
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About SOC". Swedish Open Championships official website. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "ITTF Announces 12 Host Cities for New & Improved 2017 World Tour". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Swedish Open (Major),11 Nov 2015 - 15 Nov 2015, Stockholm, SWE". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "2016 ITTF World Tour Swedish Open (Major),15 Nov 2016 - 20 Nov 2016, Stockholm, SWE". ITTF. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Previous champions". Swedish Open Championships official website. Retrieved 5 September 2016.