2015 - Alan HOPKINS
Alan HOPKINS (2015)
- Playing competitively since 1980
- Participating in Veterans events since 1996
- Victorian Veterans State Team Member (B)– 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011
- Victorian Veterans State Team Assistant Manager – 2001, 2005, 2006
- Victorian Veterans State Team Manager – 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
Life Member - Defenders Table Tennis Club, East Bentleigh
South Eastern Table Tennis Association, Victoria
Table Tennis Victoria
Chairperson - Defenders TTC 1993- 2013
Treasurer – Defenders TTC – 1993-
Treasurer - South Eastern Table Tennis Association 1984 - 2003
Assisted at 1st Asian Veterans Championships – Melbourne 1997
Participated at World Veterans Championships – Manchester England 1998
- Vancouver Canada 2000
- Yokohoma Japan 2004
- Bremen Germany 2006
Participated at New Zealand Veterans Championships 2001 –
Silver Medallist Teams – New Zealand Veterans Championships 2003
Volunteer at ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals – Sydney 2000
Volunteer at Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games – TT Results Operator Scoreboard Interface, Event Management
Table Tennis Victoria Veterans subcommittee 2000 - 2009
Sports Co-ordinator Table Tennis World Masters Games – Melbourne 2002
Assistant Tournament Director – 2006 Commonwealth Games Qualifying Melbourne
Field of Play Manager – 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games
Member Organising Committee – Australian Open Championships (Melbourne) 2007-2009
Tournament Director Australian Veterans National Championships
– Melbourne 2002
- Melbourne 2010
Satellite Manager 2014 World Veterans Table Tennis Championship – Auckland, NZ
Table Tennis Victoria Board Member – Veterans portfolio 2001 – 2002
Table Tennis Victoria Treasurer – 2003 – 2010
ITTF Umpires & Referees Committee – Deputy Chair – Umpires 2021 -
ITTF Umpires & Referees Committee – Full Member – 2017 -
ITTF Umpires & Referees Committee – Corresponding Member – 2015-2017
Table Tennis Australia Umpire Referees Committee – Member – 2009 -
Table Tennis Australia Umpire Referees Committee – Chairperson 2017 –2019
ITTF Oceania Umpires & Referees Committee – Chairperson – 2016 -
Table Tennis Victoria – Disciplinary Committee - 2020 -
Table Tennis Victoria Umpire Referees Committee – Secretary 2012-
Table Tennis Victoria Umpires League – secretary 2021-
Victorian Table Tennis Umpires League Treasurer – 2011 –2020
Victorian Table Tennis Umpires League Assistant secretary – 2011 -2020
Table Tennis Australia Umpire Referees Committee - Secretary 2009 – 2017
UMPIRE/REFEREE
International Umpire Blue Badge – 2014
International Umpire – 2010
National Umpire – 2007
State Umpire – 2005
National Referee - 2014
State Referee – 2013
Umpiring/Referee International Events:-
2021 ITTF Oceania Championships – Croydon, Vic (cancelled due to covid)
2020 ITTF Oceania Championships – Croydon, Vic (cancelled due to covid)
2020(2021) Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan (selected – withdrew due to covid-19)
2019 INAS Global Games – Brisbane Qld (Dep Ref)
2019 Seamaster ITTF World Tour Platinum Australian Open – Geelong Vic
2018 Seamaster ITTF World Tour Platinum Australian Open – Geelong Vic
2018 Commonwealth Games – Gold Coast QLD
2017 ITTF Oceania YOG Continental Qualification – Bendigo Vic
2017 Seamaster ITTF Australian Open Platinum – Gold Coast QLD
2017 ITTF Australian Junior & Cadet Open – Tweed Heads NSW (Dep Ref)
2016 Paralympic Games – Rio De Janerio Brazil
2016 Oceania Cup – Melbourne Victoria (Dep Ref)
2016 ITTF World Tour Challenge Series Australian Open – Melbourne Victoria (Dep Ref)
2016 ITTF Oceania Olympic Qualification – Bendigo Victoria
2016 ITTF Oceania Championships – Bendigo Victoria
2016 World Teams Table Tennis Championships – Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
2015 Hong Kong Junior & Cadet Open Hong Kong
2015 ITTF World Tour Australian Open (Challenge Series) Gold Coast, Australia
2015 ITTF Oceania Cup & Para TT Championships Bendigo, Australia
2014 ITTF World Junior TTC – Shanghai, China
2014 Commonwealth Games – Glasgow, Scotland
2014 ITTF World Tour Australian Open – Sydney, Australia
2014 World Veterans TTC – Auckland, NZ
2013 ITTF PTT Oceania Regional TTC – Canberra, Australia
2013 ITTF Oceania Cup – Bendigo, Australia
2013 ITTF World TTC – Paris, France
2012 ITTF World Junior TTC – Hyderabad, India
2012 ITTF World Cadet Championships – Guam, Guam
2010 ITTF Oceania Championships – Auckland, NZ
2010 ITTF Junior Circuit NZ Junior & Cadet Open – Auckland, NZ
2006 New Zealand Veterans Open National Championships
Umpiring/Referee National Events:-
2022 Australian National Veterans Open Championships – Darwin NT (Dep Ref)
2022 Australian Commonwealth Games Qualification – Adelaide SA
2021 Australian National Veterans Open Championships – Darwin NT (Dep Ref Cancelled due to covid)
2021 Australian National Senior Youth, Junior & Para Championships – Caloundra QLD (Ref Cancelled due to covid)
2020 Australian National Veterans Open Championships – Darwin NT (Dep Ref Cancelled due to covid)
2020 Australian Qualification Tournament Stage 2 – 2020 Olympic Games Croydon Vic
2019 Australian Qualification Tournament -2020 Olympic Games Melb Vic (Dep Ref)
2019 Australian National Senior & Youth Championships – Churchill Vic (Ref)
2018 Australian National Open Veterans Championships – Bendigo Vic
2018 Australian National Senior & Youth Championships – Mornington Vic (Dep Ref)
2017 Australian National Veterans Open Championships – Mandurah West Aust (Ref)
2017 Australian Qualification Tournament for 2018 Youth Olympics Games – Tweed Heads QLD (Dep Ref)
2017 Australasian Open Veterans – Gold Coast QLD (Dep Ref)
2017 Australian National Top 10 – Tweed Heads NSW (Ref)
2017 Australian National Para TT Championships – Mornington Vic
2016 Australian Veterans Open Championships – Sydney (Dep Ref)
2016 Australian National Junior Championships – Alice Springs NT (Ref)
2015 Australian National Championships Croydon, Victoria (Dep Ref)
2015 Australian National Junior & Cadet Top 10 – Tweed Heads NSW (Ref)
2013 Australian Senior Top 10 Croydon, Vic
2012 Australian Closed Championships Geelong, Vic
2009 Australian Youth Paralympics Melb. Vic
2008 Australian Open Melb. Vic
2008 Australian Olympic Qualifying Adelaide SA
2007 Australian Veterans Open
2007 Australian Open Melb. Vic
2006 Australian Veterans Open
2006 Australian Junior Open
2006 Australian Senior Top 10
2005 Australian Veterans Open Darwin, NT
2005 Australian senior Top 10
2004 Australian Veterans Open Canberra, ACT
Umpiring/Referee State Events:-
2022 Victorian Senior Youth & Para Championships - Melbourne
2022 Victorian Open Veterans - Melbourne (Ref)
2020 Victorian Closed Veterans – Melbourne (Ref)
2016 Victorian Closed Junior
2015 Victorian Open Veterans Melbourne (Ref)
2011 Metro Pennant Finals Melbourne
2009 Metro League Finals Melbourne
2008 Super League Finals Melbourne
2008 Super League – Various
2006 Victorian Junior Top 10 Melbourne
2005 Javor Cup – Melbourne
2003 Victorian Open
2003 Victorian Top 12 Invitational Melbourne
2003 Victorian Closed Melbourne
Umpiring/Referee Local/Regional Events:-
2003 - ? Numerous.
