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2026 Bendigo Open Review
Published Wed 06 May 2026
The 2026 Bendigo Open Veterans, Junior, Senior & Para tournament proved a resounding success over the weekend, bringing together players from across Victoria for a packed and competitive event. With strong participation across all categories, the atmosphere was vibrant as athletes showcased their skills across 35 tables.
Tournament Director Gary Warnest praised the turnout, stating, "Great support from the players around the state with over 130 entries for both the Bendigo Junior/Senior and the Bendigo Veterans ensured that the Tournament played on 35 tables was a great success."
The event highlighted the depth of talent across all age groups and classifications, reinforcing Bendigo’s reputation as a key stop on the Victorian table tennis calendar.
Finalists:
Veterans:
| Event Name | Winner | Runner-up |
| Over 40 Men's Singles | Pandya, Zankar | Salem, John |
| Over 40 Women's Singles | Liu, Lydia | Udugama, Niva |
| Over 60 Men's Singles | Zhou, Dennis | Leyden, Danny |
| Over 60 Women's Singles | Bennett, Belgin | Xiong, Christina |
| Over 70 Men's Singles | Berry, Brian | Bronstein, Paul |
| Over 70 Women's Singles | Gao, Guiqin | O'Bryan, Daisy |
| Over 80 Men's Singles | Wright, Bernard Mick | Baldwin, Len |
| Over 30 Men's Doubles | Lu, Darren, & Palmer, Sam | Tung, Jackson, & Mahbub, Syed |
| Over 30 Women's Doubles | Carmichael, Kate, & James, Kim | Liu, Lydia, & Tan, Yoke-Ching |
| Over 40 Men's Doubles | Salem, John, & Pandya, Zankar | Vergara Iregui, Jairo Andres, & Griffiths, John |
| Over 50 Men's Doubles | Leyden, Danny, & Sprunt, Dean | Beg, Mirza Kaunain, & Iqbal, Rehan |
| Over 50 Women's Doubles | Xu, Chunyang Ruby, & Zheng, Guo Mei | Rigot, Genevieve, & Grant, Sarah |
| Over 60 Men's Doubles | Bolitho, Phillip, & Armstrong, Rodney J | Hall, Mark, & McKay, Peter A |
| Over 60 Women's Doubles | Xiong, Christina, & Gao, Guiqin | Bennett, Belgin, & Carruthers, Vicki |
| Over 65 Men's Doubles | Pattison, John, & Greaves, Wayne | Zhou, Dennis, & Kung, Felix |
| Over 65 Women's Doubles | King, Ana, & Yu, Willa | McKenzie-McHarg, Julie, & Eldridge, Sandra |
| Over 70 Men's Doubles | Bronstein, Paul, & Woolcock, Warren | Edwards, Graeme, & Carruthers, Phillip |
| Over 70 Women's Doubles | O'Bryan, Daisy, & Woolcock, Jane | Marchesi, Nicky Glenys, & Whitehead, Sheila |
| Over 75 Men's Doubles | Sim, Clive, & Samuelsson, Thomas | Deed, John, & Dawber, Kenneth |
| Over 30 Mixed Doubles | Salem, John, & Carmichael, Kate | Udugama, Niva, & Remata, Sigfred Rematai |
| Over 40 Mixed Doubles | Xiong, Christina, & Pandya, Zankar | Xu, Chunyang Ruby, & Forrest, Leon |
| Over 50 Mixed Doubles | Bennett, Belgin, & Demirel, Ross | Robbins, Greg, & Yu, Willa |
| Over 60 Mixed Doubles | Bolitho, Phillip, & Bolitho, Sue-Ann | Zheng, Guo Mei, & McKay, Peter A |
| Over 65 Mixed Doubles | Berry, Brian, & Gao, Guiqin | Carruthers, Phillip, & Carruthers, Vicki |
| Over 70 Mixed Doubles | O'Bryan, Daisy, & Kumar, David | Marchesi, Nicky Glenys, & Bronstein, Paul |
| Over 75 Mixed Doubles | Taylor, Jan, & Samuelsson, Thomas | Clark, Carol, & Lloyd, Geoff |
| Over 30 Men's Singles | Pandya, Zankar | Palmer, Sam |
| Over 30 Women's Singles | Liu, Lydia | Carmichael, Kate |
| Over 50 Men's Singles | Griffiths, John | Leyden, Danny |
| Over 50 Women's Singles | Bennett, Belgin | Cawood, Melisa |
| Over 65 Men's Singles | Berry, Brian | Zhou, Dennis |
| Over 65 Women's Singles | Gao, Guiqin | Carruthers, Vicki |
| Over 75 Men's Singles | Samuelsson, Thomas | Sim, Clive |
| Over 75 Women's Singles | Clark, Carol | Taylor, Jan |
| Over 85 Men's Singles | Baldwin, Len | Fischer, Maureen |
| Under 1900 Points Singles | Pham, Tu | Salem, John |
| Under 1600 Points Singles | Berry, Brian | Punani, Shagun |
| Under 1300 Points Singles | Iqbal, M Zubair | Wright, John |
| Under 1000 Points Singles | Qiu, Yu Michael | Bolitho, Sue-Ann |
Junior, Senior & Para:
| Event Name | Winner | Runner-up |
| Under 11 Boys' Singles | Wang, Flynn | Gao, Mason |
| Under 11 Girls' Singles | Li, Jingfei Abby | Guo, Vicky |
| Under 15 Boys' Singles | Konara, Warrun | Menon, Krith |
| Under 15 Girls' Singles | Singhal, Avani | Prasanna Kumar, Aatmika |
| Under 19 Singles | Nguyen, Aaron | Chen, Colin |
| Open Men's Singles | Nguyen, Aaron | Shi, Nathan |
| Open Women's Singles | Dhingra, Aradhya | Li, Ling Yue Larisa |
| Under 9 Doubles | Ma, Heyi, & Xiao, Qihaolin Thomas | Lu, Hudson, & Huang, Max Junhan |
| Under 11 Boys' Doubles | Gao, Mason, & Zou, Richard | Abdul, Ayaan, & Chen, Hanrui Hayden |
| Under 11 Girls' Doubles | Duggal, Akira, & Lu, Grace Xiaoxi | Li, Jingfei Abby, & Wang, Zihui Rose |
| Under 13 Boys' Doubles | Menon, Krith, & Bhaskaracharya, Rishabh | Kong, Oscar, & Zhu, Eason |
| Under 15 Boys' Doubles | Li, Gavin, & Yan, Zixuan Eric | Zhao, Ernest, & Zhuang, Ethan |
| Under 17 Boys' Doubles | Mehul Gaglani, Ekansh, & Smurthwaite, Stanley | Toohill, Nate, & Paton, Sid |
| Open Men's Doubles | Te, Uypu Paxon, & Kang, Yukheang | Sposato, Heath, & McMahon, Ryan |
| Over 30 Men's Doubles | Chan, Chun Yu John, & Lu, Raymond | Roberts, Daniel, & Conforti, Mark A |
| Under 11 Mixed Doubles | Duggal, Akira, & Wang, Flynn | Chu, Xinyue Queena, & Gu, Vinson |
| Under 15 & 13 Mixed Doubles | Hammerton-Lee, Austin, & Huynh, Jiayu Olivia | Zhao, Lena, & Yu, Mike |
| Over 30 Mixed Doubles | Tung, Jackson, & Carmichael, Kate | Chan, Chun Yu John, & Zhou, Yunzhu Zyana |
| Open Mixed Doubles | McMahon, Ryan, & Li, Yuhan | Udugama, Niva, & Decker, Stuart |
| Under 9 Singles | Ma, Heyi | Huang, Max Junhan |
| Under 13 Boys' Singles | Menon, Krith | Bhaskaracharya, Rishabh |
| Under 13 Girls' Singles | Lu, Grace Xiaoxi | Wang, Zihui Rose |
| Under 17 Boys' Singles | Konara, Warrun | Yan, Zixuan Eric |
| Under 17 Girls' Singles | Dhingra, Aradhya | Singhal, Avani |
| Under 21 Singles | Chen, Colin | Jiang, Carly |
| Twenties Singles | Kang, Yukheang | Li, Ling Yue Larisa |
| Over 30 Men's Singles | Tung, Jackson | Fitzpatrick, Michael |
| Over 30 Women's Singles | Zhou, Yunzhu Zyana | Carmichael, Kate |
| Under 2000 Points Singles | Shi, Nathan | Creagh, Ayrton |
| Under 1700 Points Singles | Menon, Krith | Sposato, Heath |
| Under 1400 Points Singles | Chan, Chun Yu John | Zhao, Ernest |
| Under 1200 Points Singles | Decker, Stuart | Skinner, James |
| Under 1000 Points Singles | Onley, Tate | Pandey, Divit |
| Under 800 Points Singles | Onley, Dane | Huang, Max Junhan |
A massive congratulations to all players for your performances over the weekend and a huge thanks to Bendigo for putting on a great event.
Make sure to get your entries in with your club for the upcoming Metro & Country Championships on June 6th - 8th!
