The Swedish Open, also known as the Swedish Open Championships (SOC), is an annual

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tournament in

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, run by the

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(ITTF). It is currently part of the

ITTF World Tour The ITTF World Tour, known as the ITTF Pro Tour until 2011, was an annual series of table tennis tournaments introduced by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in 1996. The tour includes events in seven categories: Men's and Women's Singl ...

History

The 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. 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

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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.

Champions

Individual events

1954-1987

1989-2018

2019–present

Team events

References

External links

International Table Tennis FederationSwedish Table Tennis Association
(in Swedish)
Swedish Open Championships
{{ITTF World Tour ITTF World Tour tournaments Table tennis competitions in Sweden Annual sporting events in Sweden Recurring sporting events established in 1954