Anton Källberg ready for the EC semi-final - the Norwegian beat

Norske Borgar Haug really roared and knocked out Truls Möregårdh on Friday evening. But in the quarter-finals it stopped.

Swedish Anton Källberg was outnumbered, especially in sets one and two, and knocked out the 213-ranked Haug 4–2 in the set (11–7, 11–3, 7–11, 11–9, 4–11, 11–4).

- He plays the Norwegian properly. He has no chance here, says SVT's commentator Chris Härenstam when Källberg outclassed Haug in the second set.

There was a total class difference in the first two sets before Källberg let Haug back into the match and lost the third set. Even in the fourth, the Swede looked like a different player, but in the end he recovered from the deficit and turned 6–9 to 11–9 to go up to 3–1 in the set.

- What a turnaround, says Härenstam.

- What a mental blow for Haug. Mentally strong, very strong, says expert J-O Waldner about Källberg's recovery.

But Källberg lost again, and Haug got up despite the mental blow. In the fifth set, it was the Swede who was outplayed and fell 11–4.

- It feels strange that he went down so much in the game. Maybe he got a little too satisfied after the fourth set, says J-O Waldner.

In the fourth, however, he rallied and found his way back from the game in the first sets and Haug once again looked out of luck.

- Yum, yum, exclaims Waldner when Källberg goes up to 9-3.

Shortly afterwards, Källberg finished the meeting and advances further in the European Championship.

German Dang Qiu, ranked eleventh in the world, awaits in the semi-finals. The semis are tomorrow.

But already this evening, Källberg plays the doubles final together with Kristian Karlsson against the brothers Alexis and Felix Lebrun, the meeting is played at 19.30 and the entire table tennis EC is broadcast on SVT Play.