Table Tennis Victoria are excited to announce the State Selection Panel met recently to select Victorian Veterans State teams set to compete at the 2023 National Veterans Championships in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory in September/October. 

We would like to say a huge congratulations to all of the players selected to represent Team Vic and pull on the blue and teal kit in Canberra this September/October! We can't wait to see all of the medals you'll be bringing back home! 

The TTV State Selection Panel were bound by all regulations of the TTV State Team By-Law (By-Law 10) and bound by any decision of the TTV Board. 

The players to be selected in State teams are as follows (alphabetical) 

Women’s Teams 

O/30 Women's A:Kate Carmichael, Lydia Liu, Victoria Male, Yoke-Ching Tan (C) 

O/30 Women’s B:Anushka Fernando, Shantelle Hives (C), Linda Suy 

O/50 Women's A: Aviva Brindley, Agatha Fernandez, Melisa Ball, Christina Xiong 

O/60 Women's A: Vicki Carruthers, Marina Lum, Arlene Wagner, Debbie Wilson (C) 

O/65 Women's A: Anne Bellion, Jeanne Strong (C) 

O/65 Women’s B: Judy James (C), Willa Yu 

O/70 Women's A: Daisy O’Bryan (C), Jan Taylor 

Men’s Teams 

O/30 Men's A: Craig Carter, Chris Dobrovic, Harsh Madaan (C), Sam Palmer 

O/30 Men's B: Nathan Coombes, Harish Subramaniam, Ming Suy, Steve Warr (C) 

O/40 Men's A: Simon Johnson (C), Frank Pearce, Adam Pegg, Mick Warr 

O/40 Men's B: John Chan, Peter Fung, Ashley Harding, Damian Taranto (C) 

O/50 Men's A: Andrew De Zwart (C), John Griffiths, Harrison Huang, Greg Robbins 

O/50 Men's B: Ben Lowe, Robert Symes, Rod Kempton, Kaunain Beg 

O/60 Men's A: Andrew Bricknell, Jack Keshishian, John Pattison (C), Wayne Greaves 

O/60 Men's B: Zoltan Gyuricza (C), Graeme Edwards, Mark Hall, Phillip Websdale

O/65 Men's A: Brian Berry (C), Jeff Dever, Mikhail Geller, Herman Pekel 

O/65 Men's B: Robert Bozelle, Felix Kung (C), Phillip Carruthers, Michael Donlon

O/70 Men’s A: Bob Bowler, Kenneth Dawber, Richard Ooi, John Scott (C) 

O/70 Men’s B: Eddie Giam (C), David Griersmith, Mikael Wilopo 

O/75 Men's A: Jim Ratnan (C), Jacob Shelton 

O/80 Men's A: Igor Klaf, Buddy Reid (C) 

President Nominations  

The TTV State Selection Panel also nominated players for President Teams. Please be aware that these are only nominations and are subject for approval and selection by Table Tennis Australia. Whilst on most occasions, you will be placed into a Presidents team, there is a chance that there will be no spot available. These nominations will be advised once all States have submitted their teams and President Nominations.  

These players will be listed in the order of who will be placed first into a certain age category.    

2023 Team Managers: Adam Pegg & John Wright