Swedish table tennis veteran Jorgen Persson said Sunday that he will not compete in Rio 2012 after his seventh campaign to win an Olympic medal was thwarted on Sunday.

Persson lost his second round match 4-0 to Croatia's Andrej Gacina in the men's table tennis singles at ExCeL.

"I won't be at the next Olympics. If you can't pass the second round here there will be no chance for Rio. The game's getting quicker and quicker and everything has to come to an end. And this is the end," Persson said.

During the 28-minute match, Persson could hardly withstand Gacina's firece attack, losing 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 and 11-4.

"He put the pressure on me and unfortunately I could not change the game. It was his game all the way. He made it difficult for me, " Persson said.

Persson has competed at every Games since table tennis became an Olympic sport at Seoul 1988. The 1991 world champion beat Segun Toriola of Nigeria in the first round on Saturday.

Persson said he still enjoys playing table tennis, but he hasn't figured out what he will do next. "Maybe I'll play the league matches in China."

Another seven-time veteran of Olympic table tennis, Jean-Michel Saive of Belgium, also lost the second round. He was beaten by Kalinikos Kreanga of Greece.

The most senior female paddler in London, Luxembourg's Ni Xia Lian was beaten by 16-year-old American Ariel Hsing.

The only veteran that shined on Sunday was Spain's He Zhiwen. The 50-year-old player trailed 3-0 but fought back, trusting in his sophisticated skills and vast experience. He defeated Polland's Wang Zengyi 4-3.