Swedish table tennis star is hailed as a ‘magician’ after hitting outrageous trick shot in Olympics final to win a silver medal in Paris

Fans were amazed as they heaped praise on Swedish table tennis star Truls Moregardh after he produced a magical shot in his Olympic gold medal match against China’s Fan Zhendong.

The 22-year-old eventually had to settle for a silver medal as Fan largely dominated in the 4-1 win, but it was one of Moregardh’s late shots that has gone viral across social media.

Table tennis is one of the best-loved sports at the Olympics with its chaotic nature always a hit with an audience that rarely gets to see the sport played out on the biggest sporting stage, and Moregardh’s stunning shot shows exactly why.

Sunday’s match was a difficult clash for the Scandinavian, but he was still keen to give fans a show by pulling off an outrageous trick shot that even caught his opponent by surprise.

Moregardh was just two points away from being beaten when a lightning quick rally gave him a surprise chance to test Zhendong’s reactions as he attempted to scoop a shot from near ground-level.

The 22-year-old claimed an Olympic silver medal in Sunday’s table tennis final

Moregardh produced an amazing trick shot to win a point in the match against Fan

His effort came as he trailed 9-2 in the fifth set and saw the second-place singles star put an incredible amount of spin on his shot that saw the ball bounce on Fan’s side of the table before coming back over the net and off the surface to give Moregardh a key point.

Fan was unable to get anywhere the near the ball and appeared just as surprised as Moregardh who couldn’t stop smiling following the moment of brilliance in the Olympic final.

Meanwhile, supporters in the stands broke the silence with roars of appreciation for the Swedish star who was labelled as ‘the magician’ by one Chinese commentator covering the match.

Moregardh couldn’t stop smiling following the moment of brilliance in the Olympic final

Others reacted to the moment with similar praise on social media as one viewer stated in response to the clip: ‘What a quality game of table tennis, kudos to both players!’.

Another added: ‘It’s the fact they were both smiling as well. Great moment.’

A third post on X simply reacted to the eye-catching piece of skill, adding: ‘Best shot I’ve ever seen.’

Moregardh’s silver place finish moves Sweden’s Olympic medal haul onto seven with two gold, three silver and two bronze in Paris.