With the city’s annual closed championships recently completed for another year players in the weekly open grade weekly fixture are now concentrating on the last two weeks of matches of the third season prior to a short break during the school holiday period after which a fresh fixture will hit-off. The next major assignment for a lot of the city’s players will be the annual inter-city matches against the Bundaberg club on Saturday 14 November. This event caters for a variety

The 2026 edition of the city’s annual closed table tennis championships wound up last week at the local playing centre on Leichhardt Park on Campbell Street. With Ann-Louise Stewart and James O’Sullivan figuring prominently in the women’s open singles and veteran singles and doubles events that were decided during the first week of competition a few others got their names on major medals, however this pair still created some solid performances during the second week of the to

Despite most participants playing exceptional table tennis during the first week of the annual Rocky Closed Championships the medals mostly went to the same people as last year in the major events contested so far. The tournament will wind up this week at the Leichhardt Park playing centre with the finalisation of the men’s open singles, the open doubles and the consolation singles for those who did not make through to the main draw of the major singles events. In the first

Fixtures in open grade are taking a break for two weeks to make way for the Rockhampton Table Tennis Association’s annual closed championships that will wind up at the Leichhardt Park playing centre next Tuesday night. In the top-grade fixtures the team lead by Matthew Pettett is out in front and whilst he and his team mates, Joel Gifford, Linda O’Sullivan and Dave Milverton are enjoying the seven-point cushion the outfit has benefitted from a few lucky breaks during the firs

Last Saturday the Rockhampton Table Tennis Association hosted their counterparts from Mackay in an inter-city challenge and the home side came away with some solid wins across the six teams matches contested to be awarded the newly-minted Reef versus Beef Shield in its inaugural year of existence. The local players may have been honing their skills at tournament level for when they take to the courts to contest the various events of the city’s annual closed championships that

James O’Sullivan will be the city’s only representative at the Australian Veteran Table Tennis Championships at Albury during October after he was selected in the Queensland over-60 men’s team following the recent state titles at the South Pine Sports Centre at Brendale which is Queensland’s playing base for major carnivals. O’Sullivan, who was the only local available for state selection, was quite happy to hear that he has made his first state-rep outfit after playing the

The third season for the year in top grade hit off two weeks ago at the Leichhardt Park Table Tennis Centre and the leaderboard had a few significant changes after the second round of matches. After the two full played rounds in a fixture that will include the club’s annual closed championships the combination of Matthew Pettett, Joel Gifford, Linda O’Sullivan and Dave Milverton has laid down the gauntlet to the other teams after shooting out to a five-point lead ahead of the

Rockhampton’s three players who participated at the Queensland Veterans Championships at the South Pine Sports Centre, Brendale returned home with some impressive results at this annual tournament that concluded on Saturday evening. Monica Deeth, James O’Sullivan and Dave Hockings took part in both team and individual events and Deeth and O’Sullivan brought back several medals between them to add to their trophy cabinets. Deeth’s five bronze medals put her on the podium that

Three of Rockhampton’s keener veteran table tennis players are currently taking part in the Queensland Veterans Championships. Monica Deeth, James O’Sullivan and Dave Hockings are playing in both team and individual events at this annual tournament that is being staged at the South Pine Sports Centre at Brendale. The very well attended carnival hit-off yesterday morning and will wind up on Saturday afternoon following the action-packed finals program for the individual events

There has been plenty of action lately at Rockhampton’s Table Tennis Centre at Leichhardt Park on Campbell Street. Just after the bumper annual Rocky Open Championships the local club’s second season for the year in open grade wound up prior to the school holiday period. In the top division fixture the combination of Rayden Smith and Ann-Louise Stewart held out their talented counterparts to win the premiership that was decided on the first team past the post basis. Towards t

At the recent Rockhampton Open Table Tennis Championships Cooper Bulow put the finishing touches to his preparation for representative duties in the state under-21 team at the National Youth Titles which is part of the Australian Senior, Youth and Para Championships at Goulburn, NSW hitting-off next Monday. He played very well in both the Chauvel Industrial Services open and ratings events and the Bolsover Radiology age-events. Bulow won the under-19 singles event at the city

Some excellent table tennis was on display at the annual Rockhampton Open Table Tennis Championships over the weekend and the city’s leading players figured prominently in the Chauvel Industrial Services open and ratings events as well the Bolsover Radiology age-events that covered ages from under-11 years through to over-75. The premier men’s open singles went to local Rayden Smith, who was second seed, over the favourite and club-mate Matthew Pettett in a great five-set bat

The draws will be finalised this evening for the city’s annual open table tennis championships as intending participants had until Monday to submit their entries and organisers are very pleased with both the entries and the number of clubs from which players are supporting this carnival that will hit-off on Friday evening and conclude on Sunday afternoon at the Leichhardt Park playing centre on Campbell Street. Intending participants both locally and from other clubs have bee

This Friday the Rockhampton Table Tennis Association’s playing centre will be the busiest it’s been in a while as the local club hosts CQ’s regional play-offs of the Queensland School Championships for 2026. The regional qualifiers of this tournament are being played earlier in the year compared to past editions and the state finals at Moreton Bay are being staged during the last week of the state school third term - on Monday 14 September - where the better performers at the

The city’s leading table tennis players will be using their weekly fixtures in top-grade, as well as a few practice sessions, in the lead up the annual Rockhampton Open Championships that will be played out over the weekend between Friday evening 19th June through to Sunday afternoon 21st June. With the entries closing on Monday 15th June local players need to organise their doubles partners as well as consider the events in which they wish to compete. Intending participan

The count down is on for the annual Rockhampton Open Table Tennis Championships that is being staged at the Leichhardt Park playing centre on Friday evening 19th June through to Sunday afternoon 21st. It is hoped that good numbers will line up for the Chauvel Industrial Services open singles and doubles and ratings events as well as the Bolsover Radiology competitions across the various sections from under-11 through to over-80 as advertised in the 46-event program. June

Seventeen-year-old Cooper Bulow is elated to have received a call-up to the state’s Under-21 team to represent Queensland at the National Senior, Youth and Para Championships at Goulburn, New South Wales early in July. Bulow is an interesting story in the sport. The Rockhampton Association first became aware of him a few years ago at the CQ regional competition of the Queensland Schools Championships when he represented the Gladstone’s Faith Baptist Christian School. From the

A few would-be Rocky representatives missed out on participating in the Mackay Open Championships on the weekend due to a variety of reasons but those who were able to take part reported that plenty of competitive matches were on offer. James O’Sullivan reached the semi-finals stage of his two veteran events but was knocked out in the Over-50 by the improved Jerrod Thompson from Moreton Bay while he bowed out to Townsville’s ever-reliable Max Wellington in the Over-60. Julien

The count-down is on for the next important event hosted by the Rockhampton Table Tennis Association with this year’s edition of the Queensland School’s Championships fast approaching. The 2026 version of Central Queensland’s qualifying play-offs will take place at the Leichhardt Park playing centre on Friday 12 June while the State Finals will be staged at the South Pine Indoor Sports Centre on Monday 14 September. Regional play-offs will also be staged at Bundaberg, Brisban

Rockhampton’s table tennis community has made the most of the short Easter break, blending development, competition and preparation as the state tournament season begins to gather pace. At the Leichhardt Park playing centre, some of the Rockhampton Table Tennis Association’s improving juniors marked International Table Tennis Day in a slightly different way last Thursday, with a session designed to put their training into practice. Rather than the usual format of extended coa