Jens Lundqvist

Jens Lundqvist
Personal information
Full nameJens Mikael Lundqvist
NationalitySwedish
Born (1979-08-29) 29 August 1979
Gävle, Sweden
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportTable tennis
Highest ranking19 (August 2003)[1]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Sweden
European Championships
2002 Zagreb Team
2011 Gdansk-Sopot Team
2010 Ostrava Doubles

Jens Mikael Lundqvist (born 29 August 1979) is a Swedish table tennis player who competed in the men's singles and men's team event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the men's team event only at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Major League Table Tennis

Lundqvist signed with Major League Table Tennis for the 2024–25 season (Season 2) as part of a group of international additions to the league.[4] He plays for the Portland Paddlers and debuted during the opening weekend of the season in September 2024.[5]

In January 2026, during the 2025–26 season (Season 3), Lundqvist was named the MLTT Player of the Week for Week 9 after winning eight of nine games during a homestand in Portland. Following that weekend, he reached a league-leading power rating of 803.4, ranking him as the top player on the official MLTT power rankings list at that time. As of January 2026, he held an 80% singles win percentage for the season.[6]

References

  1. ^ "ITTF World Ranking Progression". ittf.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Jens Lundqvist" (in Swedish). Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Jens Lundqvist". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Top 100 players Liam Pitchford, Debora Vivarelli lead a star-studded group of commits for Major League Table Tennis 2024-25 season". mltt.com. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Portland Paddlers: Ping Pong Prose and Prowess". The Franklin Post. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Portland's Jens Lundqvist named MLTT Player of the Week for Week 9". mltt.com. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.