Competition had been scheduled to take place in Helsingborg from November 30 to December 5. 

It was due to be for professional players who had not qualified for the 2020 ITTF Women’s World Cup, 2020 ITTF Men’s World Cup and the 2020 ITTF Finals.

Those three events, set to take place in China this month, will mark the resumption of ITTF events after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the suspension of international table tennis.  

New restrictions implemented in Sweden has forced the cancellation of the International Open, however. 

"We made a very brave attempt to resume the international table tennis action here in Sweden, and the event had attracted a lot of interest with several entries," Swedish Table Tennis Association chair Petra Sorling said. 

"However, health must always come first and, with the recent increase of COVID-19 cases and new restrictions applied by the Public Health Agency of Sweden, unfortunately, we simply cannot stage this event anymore."

Coronavirus cases in Sweden have surged in recent days, with Prime Minister Stefan Lofven currently in self-isolation after coming into contact with someone with the virus. 

The country has had a relatively relaxed approach to dealing with the pandemic, opting not to go into lockdown at any point since March.

Measures are now becoming stricter, however, with Sweden now reporting more than 146,400 cases and 6,022 deaths in total. 

Competition at the Swedish International Open was due to be held at the Helsingborg Arena. 

Contests in the men’s singles, women’s singles, under-21 men’s singles and under-21 women’s singles had been planned and a total prize purse of $40,000 (£30,400/€33,670) made available.