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2026 Geelong Open Review
Published Mon 16 Feb 2026
The 2026 Geelong Junior, Senior & Para Open took place over February 7th – 8th with the Veterans Open taking place this weekend on February 15th. As the first tournament on the 2026 calendar, we saw a fantastic turnout with 89 Senior/Para players& 110 Juniors entered for a monster weekend of action.
Geelong Table Tennis Association President Damian Taranto shared some thoughts about the event stating, “The event ran exceptionally well, and it was fantastic to see players like Nicholas Lum, Finn Luu, Dillon Chambers and Queensland’s Hayden Green come down to support the tournament.”
“It was also great to have Yangzi and Connie competing, giving the Geelong community a wonderful opportunity to watch some of the nation’s best players in action.”
“Their presence really lifted the standard and atmosphere of the event” added Taranto.
Finalists:
Senior & Para:
| Event Name | Winner | Runner-up |
| Men's Singles | Lum, Nicholas | Luu, Finn |
| Women's Singles | Liu, Yangzi | Psihogios, Connie |
| Under 19 Boys' Singles | Nguyen, Aaron | Huang, Zhongye Alex |
| Under 19 Girls' Singles | Dhingra, Aradhya | Xia, Qinle Alice |
| Para Singles (Class 1-5) | Addis, Christopher | Di Toro, Lisa Daniela |
| Men's Doubles | Lum, Nicholas, & Luu, Finn | Chen, Rocky, & Zhang, Raymond |
| Women's Doubles | Zhang, Serena, & Zhao, Coral | Li, Ling Yue Larisa, & Walker, Ellen |
| Over 30 Men's Doubles | Brakenridge, Christian, & D.V., Jayasuriyan Jay | Teijeiro, Eddie, & Tilkeridis, Nicolas |
| Mixed Doubles | Zhang, Serena, & Zhang, Zhenghan | Buddhadasa, Hasali Sanaya, & Buddhadasa, Rivindu |
| Under 21 Men's Singles | Zhang, Zhenghan | Xu Somers, Ashley |
| Under 21 Women's Singles | Dhingra, Aradhya | Zhang, Serena |
| Twenties Singles | Green, Hayden | Chen, Rocky |
| Over 30 Men's Singles | Zhang, Shuai | Edlund, Stefan |
| Under 1900 Singles | Buddhadasa, Hasali Sanaya | Buddhadasa, Rivindu |
| Under 1600 Singles | Garg, Lokesh | Sposato, Heath |
| Under 1300 Singles | Leyden, Danny | Tilkeridis, Nicolas |
| Under 1000 Singles | Madaan, Maya | Bajada, Sienna |
| Para Singles (Class 6-11) | Majtlis, Anthony | Shomali, Joseph |
Junior:
| Event Name | Winner | Runner-up |
| Under 11 Boys' Singles | Kong, Oliver | Abendan, Christian Guiller |
| Under 11 Girls' Singles | Duggal, Akira | Wang, Zihui Rose |
| Under 15 Boys' Singles | Zhang, Zhenghan | Vinodhkumar, Samyukt |
| Under 15 Girls' Singles | Dhingra, Aradhya | Tran, Lydia |
| Under 9 Doubles | Ma, Heyi, & Xiao, Qihaolin Thomas | Shen, Austin, & Ye, Kathryn |
| Under 11 Boys' Doubles | Gao, Mason, & Zou, Richard | Deng, Aiden, & Liang, Marcus |
| Under 11 Girls' Doubles | Duggal, Akira, & Madaan, Maya | Li, Jingfei Abby, & Wang, Zihui Rose |
| Under 13 Boys' Doubles | Bhaskaracharya, Rishabh, & Menon, Krith | Zhao, Cohen, & Zhu, Eason |
| Under 15 Boys' Doubles | Li, Gavin, & Yan, Zixuan Eric | Hammerton-Lee, Austin, & Vinodhkumar, Samyukt |
| Under 17 Boys' Doubles | Song, Andy, & Ye, Sebastian Bohan | Paton, Sid, & Toohill, Nate |
| Under 17 Girls' Doubles | Tatikonda, Dhatri, & Zhang, Serena | Tran, Lydia, & Zhao, Lena |
| Under 11 Mixed Doubles | Duggal, Akira, & Wang, Flynn | Abdul, Ayaan, & Konara, Gashie |
| Under 13 Mixed Doubles | Bhaskaracharya, Rishabh, & Tatikonda, Dhatri | Assamman, Lara, & Menon, Krith |
| Under 17 Mixed Doubles | Song, Andy, & Zhang, Serena | Batta, Aaryan, & Singhal, Avani |
| Under 9 Singles | Xiao, Qihaolin Thomas | Zheng, Yuhan |
| Under 9 Girls' Singles | Shi, Anqi | Ye, Kathryn |
| Under 13 Boys' Singles | Zhao, Cohen | Kong, Oscar |
| Under 13 Girls' Singles | Singhal, Avani | Yong, Xinyee Jasmine |
| Under 17 Boys' Singles | Zhang, Zhenghan | Vinodhkumar, Samyukt |
| Under 17 Girls' Singles | Dhingra, Aradhya | Prasanna Kumar, Aatmika |
| Under 1900 Junior Singles | Song, Andy | Yu, Mike |
| Under 1600 Junior Singles | Zhuang, Ethan | Paton, Sid |
| Under 1300 Junior Singles | Kong, Oliver | Kong, Oscar |
| Under 1000 Junior Singles | Kumar, Aryan | Ai, Allen |
Veterans:
| Event Name | Winner | Runner-up |
| Over 40 Men's Singles | Pandya, Zankar | Salem, John |
| Over 40 Women's Singles | Liu, Lydia | Cawood, Melisa |
| Over 60 Men's Singles | Huang, Scott Q | Brand, David |
| Over 60 Women's Singles | Xiong, Christina | Bennett, Belgin |
| Over 70 Men's Singles | Berry, Brian | Wang, Ji Sheng |
| Over 70 Women's Singles | Gao, Guiqin | Whitehead, Sheila |
| Over 80 Men's Singles | Bowler, Bob | Nguyen, Phuc |
| Over 30 Men's Doubles | Palmer, Sam, & Thomas, Rhys | Taylor, Benjamin J, & Warr, Stephen |
| Over 30 Women's Doubles | Carmichael, Kate, & Haughton, Mel | Liu, Lydia, & Xu, Chunyang Ruby |
| Over 40 Men's Doubles | Pandya, Zankar, & Subramaniam, Harish | Robbins, Greg, & Salem, John |
| Over 50 Men's Doubles | Huang, Robert, & Huang, Scott Q | Brand, David, & Demirel, Ross |
| Over 50 Women's Doubles | Bennett, Belgin, & Brindley, Aviva | Cawood, Melisa, & Fernandez, Agatha |
| Over 60 Men's Doubles | Anstey, Stephen, & Brackley, Colin | Armstrong, Rodney J, & Pui, David |
| Over 60 Women's Doubles | Gao, Guiqin, & Xiong, Christina | Carruthers, Vicki, & Wilson, Debbie |
| Over 65 Men's Doubles | Greaves, Wayne, & Pattison, John | Kung, Felix, & Zhou, Dennis |
| Over 65 Women's Doubles | Rigot, Genevieve, & Welbourne, Paulina | Jones, Chrissy, & Paolini, Jan |
| Over 70 Men's Doubles | Bronstein, Paul, & Geller, Mikhail | Carruthers, Phillip, & Holwerda, Dirk |
| Over 75 Men's Doubles | Dawber, Kenneth, & Nguyen, Phuc | Klaf, Igor, & Wright, Bernard Mick |
| Over 30 Mixed Doubles | Liu, Lydia, & Thomas, Rhys | Carmichael, Kate, & Pearce, Frank |
| Over 40 Mixed Doubles | Cawood, Melisa, & Salem, John | Alamshah, Masoud, & Bennett, Belgin |
| Over 50 Mixed Doubles | Brindley, Aviva, & Huang, Robert | Brand, David, & Xu, Chunyang Ruby |
| Over 60 Mixed Doubles | McKay, Peter A, & Xiong, Christina | Greaves, Wayne, & Wilson, Debbie |
| Over 65 Mixed Doubles | Berry, Brian, & Gao, Guiqin | Carruthers, Phillip, & Carruthers, Vicki |
| Over 70 Mixed Doubles | Pollard, Jeff, & Whitehead, Sheila | Dawber, Kenneth, & O'Bryan, Daisy |
| Single Mixed Doubles | Iqbal, Rehan, & Strover, Paul | Armstrong, Rodney J, & Brackley, Colin |
| Over 30 Men's Singles | Pandya, Zankar | Palmer, Sam |
| Over 30 Women's Singles | Liu, Lydia | Zhou, Yunzhu Zyana |
| Over 50 Men's Singles | Huang, Robert | De Zwart, Andrew |
| Over 50 Women's Singles | Cawood, Melisa | Zhang, May |
| Over 65 Men's Singles | Berry, Brian | Zhou, Dennis |
| Over 65 Women's Singles | Gao, Guiqin | Carruthers, Vicki |
| Over 75 Men's Singles | Bowler, Bob | Wang, Ji Sheng |
| Under 1900 Singles | Salem, John | Berry, Brian |
| Under 1600 Singles | Liu, Lydia | Dias, Amal |
| Under 1300 Singles | Leyden, Danny | Bargil, Yori |
| Under 1000 Singles | Smit, Nico | Cheung, Edmond |
Congratulations to all players on a fantastic start to the year!
