On May 5, 2024, the table tennis Saudi Arabia Grand Slam continued, the first world champion player was out, Swedish star Karlsson lost 0-3 to South Korean player Ahn Jae-hyun, focusing on participating in the absence of the top 32, Karlsson was eliminated in men's singles, and there are mixed doubles to fight for.
Karlsson is the main player of the Swedish team, once partnered with Falke, won the men's doubles championship at the World Table Tennis Championships, in addition to the singles also won Wang Chuqin, this result is first-class in the foreign association, especially Karlsson's mixed doubles partner Christina, has qualified for the Paris Olympics, so it has attracted more fans' attention, Karlsson is very experienced, with a strong ability to adjust on the spot.
Of course, his opponent is not an idle person, South Korean star Ahn Jae-hyun is very threatening, won the third place in the men's singles at the World Table Tennis Championships, and cried at that time, Tomokazu Jaemoto, which left a deep impression on outside fans, Ahn Jae-hyun's results during this period were not good, and it was becoming more and more difficult to compete with Lee Sang-so for the position of the third person, and head coach Joo Se-hyuk preferred Jae Woo-jin, Lim Jong-hoon, and Lee Sang-so to play, and did not reuse Ahn Jae-hyun.
After the start of the game, the two sides played back and forth in the first game, and the quality of the shots was very high, Karlsson was a little anxious, and his mentality was not as calm as Ahn Jae-hyun, so there were relatively more unnecessary mistakes, Ahn Jae-hyun seized the opportunity and took the lead 11-9, Karlsson is very similar to Moregard, and is particularly susceptible to emotional influences, resulting in unsatisfactory performance on the spot, and even irrational actions on the spot.
In the second game, Karlsson's service round changed, Ahn Jae-hyun saw the move, and no one could open up the difference, but Ahn Jae-hyun withstood the pressure and won another game 13-11, the first two games were key points that were not played well, Karlsson's mentality had problems, and in the third game, Ahn Jae-hyun took advantage of the situation to chase and blasted out 11-6 to end the game, and finally defeated Karlsson 3-0, and the first world champion to be eliminated in this tournament appeared.
In other arenas, the South Korean team still has three people to pass, Zhang Yuzhen eliminated Chinese Taipei player Feng Yixin 3-1, Tian Zhixi reversed Hong Kong, China player Zhu Chengzhu 3-1, and Shen Yubin swept Spain's Zhang Xuan 3-0.
The third place in the women's doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships was eliminated, with Luxembourg's Ni Charian/Denut losing 1-3 to France's Pavard/Camille Lutz, while the men's doubles runners-up were also eliminated, Robles/Ionescu lost 2-3 to Dias/Nuitik, while the Japanese pair continued to move forward, with Shinozuka Daito/Hayasuke Togami knocking out Belgium's Allegro/Larsenfuz 3-0 before facing Lim Jong-hoon/Lee Sang-so.