Anton Kallberg vs Kuo Guan-Hong | MT - QF | #ITTFWorlds2026

Love all. Oh, look how smooth he is. This is no shot a la Mion before he had his, well, carpal tunnel take over the forehand. But he's fast and strong. Oh, behind the back attempted, why? Because of the surprise. Precision and spin. Soft hands and a soft spin, whatever the fortune was. Over the table. Goodness. Could write a book about that shot right there. And what could have been a behind the back attempt was a change. Got to read between the lines sometimes. Big buddy. That is six game points. Also Chinese type, eh? And there it is. Team Sweden, 11 to 4 despite the last few fans you've seen. Take game number one in what feels like a bit of a must win. Caught the edge of the table. They'll correct that on the scoreboard. Oh, inside out forehand. Car chase here. Smart placement. With a sweet stamp. You shall not pass. Gandalf. Like out here on the table. Inside out from Anton. A taste of the medicine that was prescribed to him earlier in the match. Beautiful receive. Tucks gets low under the bar. Right into the middle. Number two. It is 1-1 and we've got ourselves a level play. So the question that I was talking about is. Anybody spends as much time thinking. Service game strong. He just continues to develop. Oh, what a rally. Caffeine is strong. Or. It's just a natural high from watching table tennis. Team Sweden need this. Does it secure. Closes the door for a 2-1 lead. Anton Shelbeck. If they can beat Team China, they can beat anybody. That said. As history would have it. There's a swat there. The power that Anton brought on that. Good defense by Guo Guanghong. Early on. Top spin to kick it back. Quite heavily for both of these players. Think about how short many of the rallies have been. I felt like Guo Guanghong was testing that. He'll keep him to the backhand until. There's someone's forehand in this position. Oh, what a save to stay in this rally. Serve from the middle of the table. There it is. Closes the door. Tell your friends where they need to be if they're not already here. The percentages. Smothers that ball completely. Short side of the table. And the fishing doesn't miss by much. Anton chop blocks. As close as can be. There it is. Anton Shelberg. One of the nicest guys. And a very impressive player as we saw.