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2025 Ballarat Open Review

Published Tue 01 Jul 2025

The 2025 Ballarat Open was held over the past two weekends, with the Juniors & Seniors competing on June 21-22 & the Veterans competing on June 29th. 

With over 250 competitors across the three days of competition, there was non-stop action across the tables with some incredible results coming through. 

Ballarat Stadium Manager Adam Pegg shared his thoughts about the tournament stating “It was incredible to see our tournament run so efficiently with matches on time and a fantastic standard of play across all age categories.” 

“We would like to thank all volunteers and competitors for helping us to put on another successful Ballarat Open” added Pegg. 

Finalists: 

Junior: 

Event Name Winner Runner-up
U/11 Boys' Singles Menon, Krith Zou, Richard
U/11 Girls' Singles Duggal, Akira Wang, Rose
U/15 Boys' Singles Lu, Pin-Yi Gogoi, Rayaan
U/15 Girls' Singles Hariprasad, Shrinika Tran, Lydia
U/19 Boys' Singles Mullapudi, Immanuel Xu Somers, Ashley
U/19 Girls' Singles Sundaresan, Swetha Bajada, Sienna
U/11 Boys' Doubles Thakur, Vihaan, & Abdul, Ayaan Gao, Mason, & Kong, Oliver
U/11 Girls' Doubles Madaan, Maya, & Duggal, Akira Li, Jingfei Abby, & Chu, Queena
U/13 Boys' Doubles Menon, Krith, & Bhaskaracharya, Rishabh Zou, Adam, & Shi, Ethan
U/13 Girls' Doubles Tran, Lydia, & Zhao, Lena Zheng, Alice, & Tatikonda, Dhatri
U/15 & 17 Boys' Doubles Xu Somers, Ashley, & Lin, William Lu, Pin-Yi, & Nguyen, Leonardo
U/15 & 17 Girls' Doubles Lyu, Maggie, & Li, Jingtian Angie Prasanna Kumar, Aatmika, & Huynh, Olivia
U/11 Mixed Doubles Kong, Oliver, & Wang, Rose Gao, Mason, & Chu, Queena
U/13 Mixed Doubles Zheng, Alice, & Vinodhkumar, Samyukt Mak, Charlie, & Tran, Lydia
U/15 Mixed Doubles Li, Gavin, & Hariprasad, Shrinika Shi, Ethan, & Lyu, Maggie
U/9 Boys' Singles Chen, Hayden Kong, Oliver
U/9 Girls' Singles Madaan, Maya Li, Tailin
U/13 Boys' Singles Batta, Aaryan Zou, Richard
U/13 Girls' Singles Tran, Lydia Zheng, Alice
U/17 Boys' Singles Xu Somers, Ashley Song, Andy
U/17 Girls' Singles Hariprasad, Shrinika Sundaresan, Swetha
Under 1600 Points Singles Zhuang, Ethan He, Zilong Oliver
Under 1200 Points Singles Bhaskaracharya, Rishabh Prasanna Kumar, Aatmika
Under 1000 Points Singles Dabic, Maksim Abdul, Ayaan

Full Junior Results

 

Senior:

Event Name Winner Runner-up
Open Men's Singles Chambers, Dillon Hassan, Yousef
Open Women's Singles Buddhadasa, Hasali Sanaya Hsu, Yi-Jen
Open Men's Doubles Thomas, Rhys, & Carter, Craig Masen, Adam, & Myrteza, Raymond
Open Women's Doubles Buddhadasa, Hasali Sanaya, & Hsu, Yi-Jen Walker, Ellen, & Tran, Lydia
O/30 Men's Doubles Bozelle, Robert, & Chan, John Ediriweera, Shanika, & Jayasinghe, Lahiru
Open Mixed Doubles Hassan, Yousef, & Hsu, Yi-Jen Walker, Ellen, & Masen, Adam
U/21 Singles Silk, Anthony Hassan, Ahmed
Twenties Singles Anstey, Zachary Masen, Adam
O/30 Singles Carter, Craig Thomas, Rhys
O/30 Women's Singles Haughton, Mel Hives, Shantelle
Under 1900 Points Singles Silk, Anthony Masen, Adam
Under 1600 Points Singles Poplawski, William Sposato, Heath
Under 1300 Points Singles Zhuo, Morgan Ediriweera, Shanika

Senior Results

 

Veterans:

Event Name Winner Runner-up
O/40 Men's Singles Pandya, Zankar Huang, Zhongwan
O/60 Men's Singles Websdale, Phillip Flavel, Mark
O/40 & 60 Women's Singles Liu, Lydia Wilson, Debbie
O/70 Men's Singles Geller, Mikhail Bowler, Bob
O/70 Women's Singles Gao, Guiqin James, Judy
O/80 Men's Singles Wright, Bernard Mick Klaf, Igor
O/30 Men's Doubles White, Carey, & Chan 1981, John Tung, Jackson, & Lesnicenoks, Janis
O/30 & 50 Women's Doubles Xiong, Christina, & Brindley, Aviva Liu, Lydia, & Tan, Yoke-Ching
O/40 Men's Doubles Pandya, Zankar, & Salem, John Rankin, Daryl, & Forrest, Leon
O/50 Men's Doubles Huang, Zhongwan, & Huang, Harson Harrison Kempton, Rod, & Spraggon, Ian
O/60 Men's Doubles Cornell, Andrew, & Carruthers, Phillip Brackley, Colin, & Strover, Paul
O/60 & 65 Women's Doubles Carruthers, Vicki, & Wilson, Debbie Wagner, Arlene, & Yu, Willa
O/65 Men's Doubles Greaves, Wayne, & Geller, Mikhail Kung, Felix, & McKay, Peter A
O/70 & 75 Men's Doubles Griersmith, David, & Dawber, Kenneth Scott, John, & Ooi, Richard
O/70 & 75 Women's Doubles Woolcock, Jane, & Gao, Guiqin Taylor, Jan, & Fischer, Maureen
O/80 Men's Doubles Wright, Bernard Mick, & Klaf, Igor Bartolo, Charlie, & Geraghty, Colin
O/30 Mixed Doubles Tung, Jackson, & Carmichael, Kate Wright, John, & Haughton, Melanie
O/40 Mixed Doubles Pandya, Zankar, & Xiong, Christina Liu, Lydia, & Chan, John
O/50 Mixed Doubles Robbins, Greg, & Brindley, Aviva Bolitho, Phillip, & Bolitho, Sue-Ann
O/60 Mixed Doubles Greaves, Wayne, & Wilson, Debbie Spraggon, Ian, & James, Judy
O/65 Mixed Doubles Berry, Brian, & Gao, Guiqin Carruthers, Vicki, & Carruthers, Phillip
O/70 Mixed Doubles Woolcock, Jane, & Woolcock, Warren Geraghty, Colin, & Fischer, Maureen
O/30 Men's Singles Pandya, Zankar Majtlis, Anthony
O/30 Women's Singles Liu, Lydia Carmichael, Kate
O/50 Men's Singles Huang, Harson Harrison De Zwart, Andrew
O/50 Women's Singles Xiong, Christina Brindley, Aviva
O/65 Men's Singles Greaves, Wayne Geller, Mikhail
O/65 & 75 Women's Singles Gao, Guiqin Yu, Willa
O/75 Men's Singles Wright, Bernard Mick Bowler, Bob
O/85 Singles Klaf, Igor Fischer, Maureen
Under 2000 Points Singles Majtlis, Anthony Nguyen, Chau Ky
Under 1700 Points Singles De Zwart, Andrew White, Carey
Under 1400 Points Singles Ooi, Richard Figueroa Rodriguez, Juan Carlos
Under 1200 Points Singles Brackley, Colin Dyke, Tom
Under 1000 Points Singles Bolitho, Sue-Ann Marrollo, Robert
Full Veterans Results
 

A massive congratulations to all finalists and players from the tournament on some incredible efforts. 

We now turn our attention to the 2025 Junior/Senior/Para/Youth Nationals taking place in Traralgon from July 6-13! 


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