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2026 Ballarat Open Review
Published Wed 01 Jul 2026
The 2026 Ballarat Open took place over the past 2 weekends, with the Senior & Para Open taking place on Saturday June 20th, Junior Open on Sunday June 21st & the Veterans Open on Sunday June 28th.
Ballarat Stadium Manager Adam Pegg shared his thoughts about the event stating “We had a fairly busy first weekend with 2 days of action-packed high-quality table tennis.”
“On the Saturday saw some international level matches with Australian Olympian Finn Luu holding his nerve to narrowly defeat Xavier Dixon in 7 games to win the Mens Open Singles.”
“Up and coming young gun Aradhya Dhingra defeating fellow Oceania Team member Cherry Le to win the Womens Open Singles.”
“The Juniors on Sunday weren't to be outdone with some brilliant competitive matches and their own upsets and brilliance.”
“The Ballarat Veterans the following weekend attracted record entries and delivered an exciting tournament, with the experienced players demonstrating that passion and experience remain a winning combination,” added Pegg.
Finalists:
Senior & Para:
| Event Name | Winner | Runner-up |
| Open Men's Singles | Luu, Finn | Dixon, Xavier |
| Open Women's Singles | Dhingra, Aradhya | Le, Nguyen Cherry |
| U/19 Boys' Singles | Nguyen, Aaron | Chen, Colin |
| U/19 Girls' Singles | Li, Ariel | Zhang, Serena |
| Open Men's Doubles | Shi, Nathan, & Silk, Anthony | Tan, Teck Woon, & Hu, Heming |
| Open Women's Doubles | Li, Ling Yue Larisa, & Walker, Ellen | Haughton, Mel, & Tan, Yoke-Ching |
| O/30 Men's Doubles | Anstey, Zachary, & Carter, Craig | Ediriweera, Shanika, & Jayasinghe, Lahiru |
| Open Mixed Doubles | Carter, Craig, & James, Kim | Tung, Jackson, & Haughton, Mel |
| U/21 Men's Singles | D'Crus, Joel | Song, Andy |
| U/21 Women's Singles | Li, Ariel | Dhingra, Aradhya |
| Twenties Singles | Silk, Anthony | Kerwin, Emile Schaaf |
| O/30 Men's Singles | Carter, Craig | Anstey, Zachary |
| O/30 Women's Singles | James, Kim | Haughton, Mel |
| Para Singles | Pace, Adele | Doan, Thi |
| Under 1900 Points Singles | Chan, Chun Yu John | Punani, Shagun |
| Under 1600 Points Singles | Punani, Shagun | Sposato, Heath |
| Under 1300 Points Singles | Tilkeridis, Nicolas | Patton, Timothy N |
| Under 1000 Points Singles | Doan, Thi | Clark, Quentin |
Full results please click here.
Junior:
| Event Name | Winner | Runner-up |
| U/11 Boys' Singles | Wang, Flynn | Chen, Hanrui Hayden |
| U/11 Girls' Singles | Guo, Vicky | Konara, Gashie |
| U/15 Boys' Singles | Konara, Warrun | Vinodhkumar, Samyukt |
| U/15 Girls' Singles | Tatikonda, Dhatri | Zhao, Lena |
| U/11 Boys' Doubles | Deng, Aiden, & Liang, Marcus | Chen, Hanrui Hayden, & Abdul, Ayaan |
| U/11 Doubles | Lu, Grace Xiaoxi, & Qiu, Anna | Ye, Kathryn, & Shen, Austin |
| U/15 Boys' Doubles | Li, Gavin, & Yan, Zixuan Eric | Menon, Krith, & Bhaskaracharya, Rishabh |
| U/17 Boys' Doubles | Paton, Sid, & Toohill, Nate | Mehul Gaglani, Ekansh, & Dabic, Maksim |
| U/11 Mixed Doubles | Gao, Stanley, & Lu, Grace Xiaoxi | Chu, Xinyue Queena, & Gu, Vinson |
| U/15 Mixed Doubles | Prasanna Kumar, Aatmika, & Menon, Krith | Yong, Xinyee Jasmine, & Bhaskaracharya, Rishabh |
| U/9 Singles | Ma, Heyi | Shen, Austin |
| U/9 Girls' Singles | Shi, Anqi | Ye, Kathryn |
| U/13 Boys' Singles | Bhaskaracharya, Rishabh | Menon, Krith |
| U/13 Girls' Singles | Lu, Grace Xiaoxi | Guo, Vicky |
| U/17 Boys' Singles | Xu Somers, Ashley | Lu, Pin-Yi |
| U/17 Girls' Singles | Zhao, Lena | Tatikonda, Dhatri |
| Under 1900 Singles | Menon, Krith | Li, Yizhuo Alston |
| Under 1600 Singles | Menon, Krith | Ke, Kk Yongrui |
| Under 1200 Singles | Dabic, Maksim | Onley, Tate |
| Under 1000 Singles | Nguyen, Hieu Minh Alex | Seg, Levi |
Full results please click here.
Veterans:
| Event Name | Winner | Runner-up |
| O/40 Men's Singles | Pandya, Zankar | Salem, John |
| O/40 Women's Singles | Liu, Lydia | James, Kim |
| O/60 Men's Singles | Brand, David | Huang, Robert |
| O/60 Women's Singles | Bennett, Belgin | Xiong, Christina |
| O/70 Men's Singles | Dever, Jeff | Bowler, Bob |
| O/70 Women's Singles | Woolcock, Jane | O'Bryan, Daisy |
| O/30 Men's Doubles | Palmer, Sam, & Salem, John | Tran, Tuan, & Pham, Tu |
| O/30 Women's Doubles | Tan, Yoke-Ching, & Liu, Lydia | James, Kim, & Udugama, Niva |
| O/40 Men's Doubles | Pearce, Frank, & Chan, Chun Yu John | Pandya, Zankar, & Subramaniam, Harish |
| O/50 Men's Doubles | Huang, Scott Q, & Huang, Robert | Segal, David, & Pui, David |
| O/50 Women's Doubles | Bennett, Belgin, & Brindley, Aviva | Cawood, Melisa, & Xu, Chunyang Ruby |
| O/60 Men's Doubles | McKay, Peter A, & Anderson, Gary | Bolitho, Phillip, & Bricknell, Andrew |
| O/60 Women's Doubles | Xiong, Christina, & Fernandez, Agatha | Carruthers, Vicki, & Wilson, Debbie |
| O/65 Men's Doubles | Pattison, John, & Greaves, Wayne | Dever, Jeff, & Kung, Felix |
| O/65 Women's Doubles | Paolini, Jan, & Jones, Chrissy | Rigot, Genevieve, & Welbourne, Paulina |
| O/70 Men's Doubles | Geller, Mikhail, & Bronstein, Paul | Carruthers, Phillip, & Wilopo, Mikael |
| O/70 Women's Doubles | O'Bryan, Daisy, & Woolcock, Jane | Fischer, Maureen, & Taylor, Jan |
| O/30 Mixed Doubles | Carmichael, Kate, & Salem, John | Liu, Lydia, & Chan, Chun Yu John |
| O/50 Mixed Doubles | Brindley, Aviva, & Huang, Scott Q | Huang, Harrison, & Zhang, May |
| O/60 Mixed Doubles | Bennett, Belgin, & Huang, Robert | McKay, Peter A, & Xiong, Christina |
| O/65 Mixed Doubles | Carruthers, Vicki, & Carruthers, Phillip | Brackley, Colin, & Rigot, Genevieve |
| O/70 Mixed Doubles | Woolcock, Warren, & Woolcock, Jane | Kumar, David, & O'Bryan, Daisy |
| Single Mixed Doubles | Collier, Mark, & Mahbub, Syed | Dever, Jeff, & Hayes, Stephen |
| O/30 Men's Singles | Pandya, Zankar | Pham, Tu |
| O/30 Women's Singles | Liu, Lydia | Pathirannehelage, Koshi |
| O/50 Men's Singles | Huang, Scott Q | Huang, Robert |
| O/50 Women's Singles | Cawood, Melisa | Liang, Hong |
| O/65 Men's Singles | Berry, Brian | Bricknell, Andrew |
| O/65 Women's Singles | Carruthers, Vicki | Rigot, Genevieve |
| O/75 Singles | Bowler, Bob | Woolcock, Warren |
| Under 2000 Points Singles | Pham, Tu | Berry, Brian |
| Under 1700 Points Singles | Palmer, Sam | Stevels, Lenno |
| Under 1400 Points Singles | Anderson, Gary | Burke, Brendan |
| Under 1200 Points Singles | Pathirannehelage, Koshi | Udugama, Niva |
| Under 1000 Points Singles | Bolitho, Sue-Ann | Patton, Samantha |
| Under 800 Points Singles | Thompson, Diane | Fernandes, Diana |
Full results please click here.
We turn our attention now to the upcoming Costa Victorian Closed Veterans on July 26th at MSAC.
