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In the early 1970s, after absorbing the loop ball technology, the Europeans launched an attack on the Asian team and started a new round. The most representative figure in the Eurasian confrontation is the Swedish team's Bengtsen. After the 1980s, the Swedish men's table tennis team entered its heyday and became the main opponent of the Chinese men's table tennis team in international competitions in the 1980s and 1990s.

In 1962, Ogimura Ichiro went to Sweden for 10 months to coach, and brought anti-adhesive sponge rubber and advanced loop ball technology to the Swedish team. In the 29th and 30th games in the late 1960s, At the World Table Tennis Championships, the Swedes took the lead in breaking through from doubles, with Arce and K. Johnson winning two consecutive men's doubles championships.

In the 1970s, the sudden emergence of Bengtsen greatly enhanced the overall strength of the Swedish team. However, in the 31st World Table Tennis Championships team competition, facing the Chinese team that returned after an absence of 6 years, Due to the poor ability of the third player, the Swedish team finally lost 3-5 and won the third place. In the singles competition, Bengtsen excelled, defeating Xi Enting 3-0 in the semifinals and entering the final, shattering the Chinese team's men's singles championship dream. In the final, Bengtsen defeated the defending champion Shigeo Ito of Japan and regained the St. Bradford Cup for Europe after an absence of 18 years.

In the 32nd World Table Tennis Championships, Bengtsen was even more invincible. In addition to losing 1-2 to Jonil in the first stage of the team competition, he also had three tough battles against China, Japan, and the Soviet Union in the final stage. He scored 3 points in midfield to ensure that Sweden won the championship.