Falkenbergs BTK

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Falkenbergs BTK
Full nameFalkenberg bordtennisklubb
Sport table tennis
Founded30 November 1925 (1925-11-30)
Based in Falkenberg, Sweden
Arena Falkhallen

Falkenbergs Bordtennisklubb (Falkenberg Table Tennis Club) is a Swedish table tennis club formed on November 30, 1925.

The club played its first season in the top league (Allsvenskan) in 1951 and has over the years won ten national Swedish team championships (1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986 and 1988) [1] and one European championship.

Several world class players has represented the club, including Stellan Bengtsson, Ulf "Tickan" Carlsson, Jörgen Persson and Peter Karlsson

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References

  1. "Alla segrare" (in Swedish). Svenska Bordtennisförbundet. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.