Press Release, February 2025

ANTON ANDERSSON – ONE OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST TABLE TENNIS CREATORS JOINS STIGA SPORTS

STIGA Sports continues to push the boundaries of table tennis and is now welcoming one of the world’s largest content creators in the sport – Anton Andersson, known as thepingpongmaestros. With nearly one million followers globally and millions of views every month, Anton inspires players worldwide through everything from humorous short-form content to educational table tennis tutorials. Now, he officially joins the STIGA family and takes the next step in his journey as a Cybershape player.

For Anton, it all started at a table tennis club in Blekinge, Sweden, where he discovered his love for the sport at just eight years old. "I was hooked right away. Things went well from the start, and soon I was the best locally," he recalls. But it was during the pandemic that his career took an unexpected turn.

In the summer of 2022, while studying remotely, he started posting videos on TikTok. "I was thinking a lot about the future and how adult life would affect my table tennis. Social media became a way to combine my passion with an opportunity to actually make a living from it," says Anton.

His first major viral hit came in December 2022, when he posted a video asking his followers which stroke is illegal in table tennis. 15 million views and 15,000 new followers in a week later, he realized there was a massive audience for table tennis content. "I just thought – I have to ride this wave," he says. Since then, he has gone from uploading one video a week to making content full-time.

Now, the next step in his journey is partnering with STIGA. "Joining STIGA feels amazing. It’s not just a partnership – it’s a brand that truly means something in the world of table tennis. And getting to play with Cybershape, a racket that challenges everything we thought we knew about design, makes this collaboration even more exciting," says Anton.

But he’s far from done. His goal? "I want to keep developing my content and engage even more people in the sport. And, of course – reach one million subscribers on YouTube."

Sebastian Ramsay, CMO at STIGA Sports, comments: "We are incredibly excited to welcome Anton to STIGA. He combines skill at the table with a digital instinct that engages a global audience. The fact that he is also becoming a

Cybershape player proves that, just like STIGA, he stands for innovation and forward-thinking. We look forward to working together and inspiring more people to discover the sport through his unique storytelling."

For more information, please contact:

Josefine Brøgger, Press Officer, STIGA Sports

Tel: +46 708 84 3508, E-mail: Josefine.brogger@stigasports.se