Some of the keener players from the Rocky Table Tennis Club have hit the state’s tournament circuit early in the year when they attended the Northern Challenge that was hosted by the Mackay Association over the weekend. Some encouraging results were achieved by these players in competitions that are a bit different to what is played it regular open championships. On paper, Oliver Wright performed particularly well considering that he could only participate in day-1 of the two

After only four rounds of fixtures for the year in top grade players interested in attending tournaments start getting the choice to do so as it seems that the state’s busy tournament calendar kicks off earlier each year. The first event for the year that locals can consider attending is the Northern Challenge which is being hosted by the Mackay Club next Saturday and Sunday. This event offers a different style of competition to normal tournaments and all reports from last ye

While there were some close and exciting matches in the second round of fixtures in open grade at the Leichhardt Park Table Tennis Centre last week the heat and humidity probably assisted some players to achieve better results than expected whilst others really struggled to produce their normal plays in the conditions, and as a consequence suffered on the scoreboard. In the top division Dane Coughlan produced some outstanding rallies to totally outplay Rayden Smith after Smit

The city’s table tennis activities at the local club on Leichhardt Park in Campbell Street returned to normal recently after a recess during the school holiday period and some maintenance issues that needed attention. At the present time the club-house is getting a new roof over the six playing courts, which has been made possible due to a healthy grant from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund. It is hoped that this construction action will not adversely affect day-time playi

Members of the Rockhampton Table Tennis Association gathered at the Rocky Sports Club last Friday evening for the annual presentation of trophies function and to commemorate another successful year of activities at the club. After the presentation of medals for the year’s four fixture seasons and the closed championships the annual perpetual awards were presented to some surprised and ecstatic recipients as well as a few very vocal supporters.   The Incentive Trophy is a perp

Despite absences by some leading players in the first week of the final series in the top-grade fixture competition there were still some very good matches and, in reality, the teams that won through to the grand finals this week would probably have been the same if all players had been available for the semis. Work and school commitments put big holes in some teams with one needing to forfeit due to all three players being unavailable and suitable substitutes not being on th

This week the city’s leading table tennis players will take to the Leichhardt Park playing courts to contest the semi-finals of the open grade fixtures. Minor premiership honours in the top division have gone to Joel Coughlan, Ann-Louise Stewart and Oliver Wright and they will take on the fourth placed outfit of Jakob Baker, Monica Deeth and Cooper Bulow in the first semi. On the other side of the draw the second placed team of Matthew Pettett, Pam Clarke and Hilton Kane will

With representative commitments completed for the year the city’s more competitive table tennis players still have the end of season fixtures to look forward to prior to the club’s open grade comp winding up with finals early in December. With only this week’s round remaining prior to the two weeks of finals matches the stage is set for an exciting finish although one outfit has shot ahead on the leaderboard to take favouritism for the major flag. Two divisions will be create

It was classic case of so near yet so far for the local squad at the Leichhardt Park Table Tennis Centre last Saturday night when the annual contest between the Rockhampton and Bundaberg clubs was played out.   A new trophy named the Bulls versus Bears Shield was started last year and the inaugural victor was Bundy when the matches were staged at the Rum City. This new shield will cover the next quarter of a century or so after the initial award, the Trevor White Shield was i

The stage is set for another interesting instalment in the inter-club rivalry between the Rockhampton and Bundaberg Table Tennis Associations.  Players from these two clubs have been travelling the Bruce Highway for in excess of fifty years for an annual clash and it is Bundy’s turn to do the driving for this year’s showdown in Rocky this Saturday evening. Both clubs are organising their teams for this fixture and the action for 2025 will hit-off around 6.30pm.    Last Friday

Two of the current leading ladies of Rockhampton Table Tennis did the city proud, as well as their club, at the annual Australian Veteran’s Championships at the South Pine Sports Centre at Moreton Bay last week.  Newly minted vet Kelsey Pettett qualified for the Over-30 section this year and represented her state with distinction at what is hoped to be her first Aus-Vets of many more in the years ahead. Pettett played plenty of matches in the team event for this age-group and

The call has gone out for the city’s more competitive players to make themselves available for the annual inter-city clash with the Bundaberg Table Tennis Association that is being staged at Rocky’s home of the sport on Leichhardt Park on Saturday evening 08 November.  These two clubs have been visiting one-another on an alternative annual home and away basis for in excess of fifty years and a third shield is now being played for as from last year’s fixture which was won by t

Three of Rockhampton’s competitive Table Tennis players will grace the courts at the impressive South Pine Sports Centre at Brendale, Moreton Bay to contest the 2025 Australian Veteran’s Championships which hit off this Saturday morning and conclude the following Saturday afternoon. Kelsey Pettett will be making her debut at the nation’s largest interstate carnival for the sport in the Over-30 division whilst nearing the other end of the age-scale Pam Clarke will be making he

The last season for the year in open grade will hit-off at the Leichhardt Park Table Tennis Centre this week and the city’s regular...

The grand final in open grade at the city’s home of table tennis on Leichhardt Park produced some good quality matches with a few...

Semi-finals night last Tuesday delivered some classic encounters, showcasing outstanding performances from players in the two remaining...

With the open grade season at Leichhardt Park Table Tennis Centre moving towards its climax, last week’s fixtures produced a series of...

The latest round of open grade fixtures at the Leichhardt Park Table Tennis Centre on Campbell Street produced a string of close results...

The city’s leading table tennis players returned to fixtures last week after completing a highly competitive and successful annual Closed...

The wow factor continued at the Rockhampton Closed Table Tennis Championships last week as the competition drew to a close. While the...