Swedish Open – ITTF Pro Tour, 19th – 23rd October 2011.

ITTF News, Oct 18, 2011: The 2011 Swedish Open ITTF Pro Tour gets underway tomorrow. As the last event in the Pro Tour Series many players will be jostling for position to ensure their participation at the Pro Tour Grand Finals, which will be played in London from the 24-27 November.This year Pro Tour Grand Finals also have the additional incentive to ensure participation, as it will be the ‘Test Event’ for the 2012 London Olympic Games.  The 2011 Swedish Open boasts a field of world-class players.

The list of players who will compete at the Pro Tour Grand Finals will be released immediately after the completion of the Swedish Open.

Top Seeds
Men’s Singles     WR *

1    WANG Hao CHN    1
2    MA Long CHN    2
3    ZHANG Jike CHN    4
4    MA Lin CHN    5
5    MIZUTANI Jun JPN    6
6    WANG Liqin CHN    7
7    GAO Ning SIN    16
8    KISHIKAWA Seiya JPN    17
9    TANG Peng HKG    19
10    YOSHIDA Kaii JPN    27

Women’s Singles     WR*

1    GUO Yan CHN    2
2    DING Ning CHN    3
3    GUO Yue CHN    5
4    LIU Shiwen CHN    6
5    ISHIKAWA Kasumi    7
6    FUKUHARA Ai    8
7    HIRANO Sayaka JPN    11
8    TIE Yana HKG    12
9    WU Jiaduo GER    14
10    JIANG Huajun HKG     16

* Seedings based on September World Ranking.