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2026 Dandenong Open Review
Published Mon 17 Aug 2026
The 2026 Dandenong Open took place over the past 2 weekends with the Junior Open held on Saturday 8th August, the Senior, Youth & Para Open on Sunday 9th August and the Veterans Open taking place across August 15-16.
It was a fantastic event for all with strong entries across the various age categories making for some fierce competition throughout.
Dandenong President Bob Bozelle was pleased with the tournament stating: "Congratulations to all competitors. The level of competition over both weekends was of a very high standard and all in attendance were privileged to witness some terrific and dynamic games of table tennis.”
“Many thanks to the Tournament Directors, Referees and Umpires, whose contributions ensured the smooth running of all events.”
“GDTTA once again presented a first-class venue, maintaining its tradition of hosting top level events" added Bozelle.
Finalists:
Juniors:
| Event Name | Winner | Runner-up |
| Open Junior Singles | Yeung, Alyssa | Zhang, Junyan |
| Under 1400 Points Singles | Li, Yizhuo Alston | Shi, Ethan |
| Under 1000 Points Singles | Ma, Heqian | Li, Tailin |
| Under 1700 Points Doubles | Yao, Zhile, & Zhao, Cohen | Batta, Aaryan, & Mak, Charlie |
| Under 1400 Points Doubles | Paton, Sid, & Toohill, Nate | Hammerton-Lee, Austin, & Huynh, Jiayu Olivia |
| Under 1200 Points Doubles | Chu, Xinyue Queena, & Gu, Vinson | Abdul, Ayaan, & Liu, Lucas |
| Under 1000 Points Doubles | Huang, Pincheng, & Zhang, Alan | Adesara, Harsh, & Bora, Riyan |
| Under 800 Points Doubles | Deepak, Advik, & Deepak, Krithin | Herath, Vethuja, & Millwala, Aamena |
| Under 1700 Points Singles | Konara, Warrun | Batta, Aaryan |
| Under 1200 Points Singles | Mehul Gaglani, Ekansh | Konara, Gashie |
| Under 800 Points Singles | Onley, Dane | Deepak, Krithin |
| Open Jnr Singles Consolation | Ma, Heyi | Wang, Michael Zining |
| Under 1400 Pts Consolation | Gao, Stanley | Liu, Lucas |
| Under 1000 Pts Consolation | Li, Caleb | Paton, Arty |
| Under 1700 Pts Consolation | Lu, Grace Xiaoxi | Paton, Sid |
| Under 1200 Pts Consolation | Zhao, Alex | Ma, Heqian |
| Under 800 Pts Consolation | Dalvi, Mirka | Mao, Allen |
Senior, Youth & Para:
| Event Name | Winner | Runner-up |
| Open Men's Singles | Chambers, Dillon | Yeung, Arvin |
| Open Women's Singles | Le, Nguyen Cherry | Li, Ling Yue Larisa |
| U/19 Boys' Singles | Yeung, Arvin | Nguyen, Aaron |
| U/19 Girls' Singles | Li, Ariel | Yeung, Alyssa |
| Open Men's Doubles | Kang, Yukheang, & Te, Uypu Paxon | Chen, Rocky, & Zhang, Raymond |
| U/19 Boys' Doubles | Konara, Warrun, & Nguyen, Leonardo | Agarwal, Aarnav, & Tirikawala, Trevin |
| O/30 Men's Doubles | Chan, Chun Yu John, & White, Carey | Chyzynski, Patrick, & Gaur, Hemant Singh |
| Open Mixed Doubles | Anstey, Zachary, & Zhou, Yunzhu Zyana | Hariprasad, Shrinika, & Kapoor, Krish |
| O/30 Mixed Doubles | Fernando, Manura, & Haughton, Mel | Chan, Chun Yu John, & Pathirannehelage, Koshi |
| U/21 Men's Singles | Chen, Colin | Gogoi, Rayaan |
| U/21 Women's Singles | Li, Ariel | Yeung, Alyssa |
| Twenties Singles | Qiu, Lawrence | Jin, Chenxuan |
| O/30 Men's Singles | Majtlis, Anthony | Pham, Brian |
| O/30 Women's Singles | Zhou, Yunzhu Zyana | Pathirannehelage, Koshi |
| Para Singles - Wheelchair | Bondili, Ashok | Savinov, Evgeny John |
| Para Singles - Standing | Shomali, Joseph | Rizkalla, Samuel |
| Para Singles Standing - Cons | Wei, Maxwell | Heath, Marcus |
Veterans:
| Event Name | Winner | Runner-up |
| Over 30 Men's Singles | Pham, Brian | Warr, Mick |
| Over 30 Women's Singles | Pathirannehelage, Koshi | Carmichael, Kate |
| Over 50 Men's Singles | Huang, Harrison | Yuan, Alex |
| Over 50 Women's Singles | Brindley, Aviva | Liang, Hong |
| Over 30 Mixed Doubles | Carmichael, Kate, & Salem, John | Le, Vu Anh, & Pathirannehelage, Koshi |
| Over 40 Mixed Doubles | Chan, Chun Yu John, & Yoshida, Akie | De Zwart, Andrew, & Haughton, Mel |
| Over 50 Mixed Doubles | Brindley, Aviva, & Huang, Scott Q | Robbins, Greg, & Yu, Willa |
| Over 60 Mixed Doubles | Bennett, Belgin, & Huang, Robert | Leyden, Danny, & Mowbray, Cath |
| Over 30 Men's Doubles | Taranto, Damian, & Warr, Stephen | Ediriweera, Shanika, & Jayasinghe, Lahiru |
| Over 30 Women's Doubles | James, Kim, & Zhou, Yunzhu Zyana | Carmichael, Kate, & Haughton, Mel |
| Over 40 Men's Doubles | Chan, Chun Yu John, & Salem, John | Robic, Allan, & Warr, Mick |
| Over 50 Men's Doubles | Iqbal, Rehan, & Tran, Jason | Huang, Robert, & Huang, Scott Q |
| Over 50 Women's Doubles | Bennett, Belgin, & Brindley, Aviva | Mowbray, Cath, & Strong, Belinda |
| Over 60 Men's Doubles | Bricknell, Andrew, & Nguyen, Trong | Bargil, Yori, & Brackley, Colin |
| Over 40 Men's Singles | Salem, John | Yuan, Alex |
| Over 40 Women's Singles | Yoshida, Akie | James, Kim |
| Over 60 Men's Singles | Huang, Robert | Leyden, Danny |
| Over 60 Women's Singles | Bennett, Belgin | Liang, Hong |
| Under 1000 Singles | Patton, Samantha | Considine, Brian J |
| Under 1400 Singles | Millwala, Ali | Chircop, Daniel |
| Under 2000 Singles | Salem, John | Warr, Stephen |
| Under 800 Singles | Mendis, Champ | Fernandes, Diana |
| Under 1200 Singles | Pace, Adele | Sumanaweera, Arosha |
| Under 1700 Singles | De Zwart, Andrew | Cocks, Brendan |
| Over 65 Men's Singles | Berry, Brian | Websdale, Phillip |
| Over 65 Women's Singles | Gao, Guiqin | Wilson, Debbie |
| Over 75 Men's Singles | Wang, Ji Sheng | Nguyen, Phuc |
| Over 85 Singles | Klaf, Igor | Fischer, Maureen |
| Over 65 Mixed Doubles | Berry, Brian, & Gao, Guiqin | Brackley, Colin, & Wilson, Debbie |
| Over 70 Mixed Doubles | Bellion, Anne, & Dever, Jeff | Pollard, Jeff, & Whitehead, Sheila |
| Over 65 Men's Doubles | Bricknell, Andrew, & Nguyen, Trong | Cornell, Andrew, & Geller, Mikhail |
| Over 65 Women's Doubles | Carruthers, Vicki, & Wilson, Debbie | Huynh, Anh, & Phan, Chieu |
| Over 70 Men's Doubles | Dever, Jeff, & Kung, Felix | Carruthers, Phillip, & Wilopo, Mikael |
| Over 70 Women's Doubles | Bellion, Anne, & James, Judy | Marchesi, Nicky Glenys, & Whitehead, Sheila |
| Over 75 Doubles | Klaf, Igor, & Wright, Bernard Mick | Dawber, Kenneth, & Nguyen, Phuc |
| Over 70 Men's Singles | Berry, Brian | Geller, Mikhail |
| Over 70 Women's Singles | Gao, Guiqin | Carruthers, Vicki |
| Over 80 Men's Singles | Wright, Bernard Mick | Klaf, Igor |
| Under 800 Singles | Pedlow, Ken | Marchesi, Nicky Glenys |
| Under 1200 Singles | Pollard, Jeff | Chilcott, Mark |
| Under 1700 Singles | Berry, Brian | Cornell, Andrew |
| Under 1000 Singles | McKenzie-McHarg, Julie | Strover, Paul |
| Under 1400 Singles | Edwards, Graeme | Chandler, Geoff R |
A massive congratulations to all players once again.
We now turn our attention to the Yarrawonga Junior & Senior Open August 29-30.
With extended entries make sure to register now!
