Men · SWE
Elias Ranefur
World No. 27
- World ranking
- No. 27, 1,587 points
- Age
- 30 (born 29 June 1996)
- Plays
- Right-handed
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Aditya Sareen | W 3-211-9, 11-2, 13-15, 7-11, 11-7 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Leonardo Iizuka | W 3-212-10, 10-12, 6-11, 11-8, 15-13 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Dang Qiu | L 2-311-3, 12-14, 11-9, 2-11, 7-11 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Patrick Franziska | L 1-310-12, 4-11, 11-8, 8-11 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Anton Källberg | W 3-27-11, 8-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-8 |
Latest news
- Connor Green and Anna Hursey reach WTT Contender Istanbul mixed doubles final
- Anna Hursey to meet top seed Hashimoto at WTT Contender Istanbul as Yokotani questions fault calls
- Mixed Team World Cup: Sweden leave out Truls Moregard to keep him fresh for WTT Finals Hong Kong
- WTT Champions Frankfurt day two preview: Wang Yidi and Hayata start as six Germans play
Honours
1 title or gold medal on record.
All honours →News
- England
Connor Green and Anna Hursey reach WTT Contender Istanbul mixed doubles final
The British pair lost a fourth game 17-15 and still won the decider 11-5, and play Russia's Evgeny Tikhonov and Maria Panfilova for the title on Saturday.
- International
Anna Hursey to meet top seed Hashimoto at WTT Contender Istanbul as Yokotani questions fault calls
The Welsh 12th seed reached the women's last 16, while the Japanese qualifier lost to China's 19-year-old defender after two service faults at 9-9.
- International
Mixed Team World Cup: Sweden leave out Truls Moregard to keep him fresh for WTT Finals Hong Kong
Anton Källberg and Elias Ranefur lead the men in Chengdu, Linda Bergström misses out because she is pregnant, and Sweden's new coaches treat the event as an Olympic qualifier.
- Day 2 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day two preview: Wang Yidi and Hayata start as six Germans play
Kaufmann, Winter, Mittelham and Ovtcharov are among the home players in action, and Wang Chuqin finds out on Wednesday whether he plays Wen Ruibo or An Jaehyun.
- Day 1 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day one review: Wang Chuqin returns with a win as Miwa Harimoto survives
Wang Chuqin beat Anders Lind in his first match for more than a month, Sofia Polcanova took the women's favourite to a decider and Truls Moregard and Shin Yubin withdrew.
- Day 1 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day one preview: Wang Chuqin returns as Miwa Harimoto and Matsushima start
The world's top three men all play on Tuesday, and Miwa Harimoto, now the women's favourite, opens the tournament against Sofia Polcanova at 11am UK time.
- Day 4 review
WTT Champions Montpellier day four review: Chen Yi beats Wang Manyu as Zhou knocks out Félix Lebrun
Neither top seed is left after the last 16, and France have no one in the quarter-finals after Gauzy also lost from two games up.
- Day 4 preview
WTT Champions Montpellier day four preview: Wang Manyu meets Chen Yi as Félix Lebrun plays Zhou Qihao
Eleven last-16 matches decide the rest of the quarter-final line-up, with the top seed Wang Manyu facing the new Asian champion in the first match of the day.
- Day 1 review
WTT Champions Montpellier day one review: Sun Yingsha returns as Matsushima survives a scare
Sun Yingsha dropped 14 points in her first match for about three weeks, Félix Lebrun won in 15 minutes and the world No 1 let slip a two-game lead before recovering.
Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Aditya Sareen | W 3-211-9, 11-2, 13-15, 7-11, 11-7 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Leonardo Iizuka | W 3-212-10, 10-12, 6-11, 11-8, 15-13 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Dang Qiu | L 2-311-3, 12-14, 11-9, 2-11, 7-11 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Patrick Franziska | L 1-310-12, 4-11, 11-8, 8-11 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Anton Källberg | W 3-27-11, 8-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-8 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Kuo Guan-Hong | L 0-34-11, 4-11, 6-11 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's singles, Final | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | W 4-38-11, 10-12, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 15-13 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Kristian Karlsson | W 3-212-10, 7-11, 6-11, 11-6, 14-12 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Milosz Redzimski | W 3-011-5, 11-9, 11-9 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Andrej Gacina | W 3-211-9, 8-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Petyo Krastev | W 3-014-12, 11-9, 11-1 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Berlin 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Kwon Hyuk | L 2-311-5, 7-11, 9-11, 14-12, 7-11 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Berlin 2026Mixed doubles, Quarter-final | Marek Badowski / Zuzanna Wielgos with Tatiana Kukulkova | L 1-311-9, 3-11, 5-11, 6-11 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Berlin 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Alan Kurmangaliyev | W 3-18-11, 11-2, 11-8, 11-7 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Berlin 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16 | Bosman Botha / Amy Wang with Tatiana Kukulkova | W 3-19-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-8 |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Sora Matsushima | L 3-49-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9, 9-11 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Tomislav Pucar | W 3-211-7, 5-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Wen Ruibo | W 3-211-7, 5-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-7 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Mixed doubles, Last 32 | Eduard Ionescu / Bernadette Szőcs with Filippa Bergand | L 1-39-11, 9-11, 11-8, 9-11 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's doubles, Last 32 | Daniel Berzosa / Juan Perez with Mattias Karlsson | L 0-39-11, 6-11, 8-11 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 30-13 | 70% | 1 | 1 | 2-4 |
| 2025 | 26 | 14-12 | 54% | 0 | 1 | 0-3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9-2 | 82% | 0 | 1 | 1-2 |
| 2023 | 13 | 8-5 | 62% | 0 | 0 | 2-2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3-3 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1-4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1-1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | – |
WTT and ITTF events from 2021, main draw and qualifying, walkovers left out. Team-event matches are listed under recent matches but not counted here.
Head to head
Singles against the players met most often.
- Jules Rolland2-0
- John Oyebode2-0
- Kas Oost Van2-0
- Kuo Guan-Hong1-1
- Feng Yi-Hsin1-1
- Cho Daeseong1-1
- Tom Jarvis1-1
- Joe Seyfried1-1
- Matteo Mutti1-1
- Kwon Hyuk0-2
Where the ranking points come from
1,587 points from 8 counted results (ITTF world ranking, week 46, 9 November 2026). A player's best results over 12 months count; each drops off a year after the event.
| Event | Result | Points | Drops off | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 | Quarter-final | 580 | Counts | 23 August 2027 |
| WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026 | Winner | 400 | Counts | 20 September 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Chennai 2026 | Quarter-final | 175 | Counts | 22 February 2027 |
| WTT Champions Montpellier 2026 | Last 16 | 140 | Counts | 8 November 2027 |
| World Team Championships London 2026 | Quarter-final (team) | 102 | Counts | 17 May 2027 |
| United States Smash 2026 | Last 64 | 70 | Counts | 12 July 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Havirov 2026 | Semi-final | 60 | Counts | 26 April 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Cappadocia 2026 | Semi-final | 60 | Counts | 15 February 2027 |
| ETTU European Individual Championships Ljubljana 2026 | Last 16 | 45 | Not counted | 25 October 2027 |
| China Smash 2026 | Last 64 | 20 | Not counted | 18 October 2027 |
| Singapore Smash 2026 | Qualifying | 20 | Not counted | 8 March 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Düsseldorf II 2025 | Last 16 | 15 | Not counted | 30 November 2026 |
| WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026 | Last 32 | 15 | Not counted | 15 November 2027 |
| WTT Contender Zagreb 2026 | Qualifying | 12 | Not counted | 21 June 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Prishtina 2026 | Last 16 | 10 | Not counted | 7 June 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Berlin 2026 | Last 16 | 10 | Not counted | 30 August 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Parma 2025 | Last 64 | 2 | Not counted | 7 December 2026 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2025 | 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Team Championships | Not held | QF | 0 |
| Singapore Smash | – | Q | 0 |
| China Smash | Q | R64 | 0 |
| United States Smash | – | R64 | 0 |
| Europe Smash | R64 | QF | 0 |
W won, F final, SF semi-final, QF quarter-final, R16 last 16 and so on; Grp group stage, Q qualifying, – did not play or no record, Not held: no event that year. Singles, except the World Team Championships, which show the team's finish in years the player played or won a medal. Full results from 2025 from World Table Tennis's records; earlier years show medals only.
WTT tour 1
- Winner 2026 WTT Contender Panagyurishte singles WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026
Results, rankings and playing details from World Table Tennis. Biography, clubs, equipment and championship medals from worldtabletennis.com, checked 6 November 2026.