This weekend Karlskrona in South-East of Sweden will be the host 87th National Championships in Sweden. The first official was held in Stockholm 1927. Main favorites in Men´s singles this year are Jens LUNDQUIST and Pär GERELL, both playing in France. Mat,
This weekend Karlskrona in South-East of Sweden will be the host 87th National Championships in Sweden. The first official was held in Stockholm 1927.
Main favorites in Men´s singles this year are Jens LUNDQUIST and Pär GERELL, both playing in France. Matilda EKHOLM is a big favorite in Women´s Singles. However LI Fen, who will play for Sweden for the first time in a Team Competition at the European Qualification against Serbia at the 12th of March, can give EKHOLM hard time on her national Championships in Sweden premiere.Ekholm won in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012.
Jörgen PERSSON, 47th year-old in April, told us that this is his last championships. Jorgen played his first final 1984 and has won five times in singles (his latest title 2007), Jens LUNDQUIST clinched the title four times (2005, 2008, 2009, 2012) and GERELL once (2011).
From Octobre to January Jörgen played in the Chinese first league and won two and lost three singles matches.
(by Örjan WESTBERG)
Champions in Sweden
Men´s Singles
2000 Fredrik HÅKANSSON, Halmstad BTK (Jörgen PERSSON)
2001 Fredrik HÅKANSSON, Ängby SK (Peter KARLSSON)
2002 Fredrik HÅKANSSON, Halmstad BTK (Mikael ZÖÖGLING)
2003 Mattias STENBERG, Malmö FF (Magnus WAHLGREN)
2004 Fredrik HÅKANSSON, Halmstad BTK (Jens LUNDQUIST)
2005 Jens LUNDQUIST, Söderhamns UIF (Peter Nilsson)
2006 Jan-Ove WALDNER, Kalmar BTK (Jens LUNDQUIST)
2007 Jörgen PERSSON, Halmstad BTK (Johan AXELQVIST)
2008 Jens LUNDQUIST, Söderhamns UIF (Fredrik HÅKANSSON)
2009 Jens LUNDQUIST, Söderhamns UIF (Johan AXELQVIST)
2010 Jan-Ove WALDNER, Spårvägens BTK (Pär GERELL)
2011 Pär GERELL, Falkenbergs BTK (Jörgen PERSSON)
2012 Jens LUNDQUIST, Söderhamns UIF (Jörgen PERSSON)
Women´s Singles
2000 Marie SVENSSON, Gröstorps IF (Åsa SVENSSON)
2001 Marie SVENSSON, Gröstorps IF (Åsa SVENSSON)
2002 Sandra JOHANSSON, Rönninge SK BF (Susanne JONSSON)
2003 Carina JONSSON, Råå BTK (Susanne JONSSON)
2004 Carina JONSSON, Råå BTK (Marie OLSSON)
2005 Susanna NILSSON, Rönninge SK BF (Linda NORDENBERG)
2006 Marie OLSSON, Trelleborgs BTK (Linda NORDENBERG)
2007 Matilda EKHOLM, Ängby SK (Marie OLSSON)
2008 Marie OLSSON, Råå BTK (Matilda Ekholm)
2009 Matilda Ekholm, Riddaren BTK (Malin PETTERSSON)
2010 Malin PETTERSSON, Team Mälarenergi (Matilda EKHOLM
2011 Matilda Ekholm, Riddaren BTK (Marie OLSSON)
2012 Matilda EKHOLM, Ängby SK (Sara RASK)
Photo: Jorgen PERSSON
