Eight Mackay veteran table tennis players were put through their paces with seven days of intense competition at the national veterans championship in Launceston.
Veteran players Vince Boeske, Donna Abbott, Andrea Nicholson, Noreen Fredericksen, Robbie Richards, Goncalo Serra Gageiro, Anne Sheridan and Janice Kent had been selected to represent Queensland at the Australian National Veterans tournament held from 14 – 21 September in Launceston.
The freezing temperatures did not deter these players from competing and producing some excellent games against tough competition from the other States and Territories.
Although no medals came home with our local players, Queensland certainly was a force to be reckoned with, with a sizeable quantity of gold, silver and bronze medals shared amongst our more seasoned players.
Congratulations to our local players on their selection to represent our state.
Mackay Table Tennis Tuesday night fixtures October 1, 2024:
Division 1:
Barra (Graham Brake, Lee Brake, Trent Day) d Corgi (Will VanDeKaa, Robbie Richards, Lily Boland) 6-5. Robbie d Graham 10, 2, -6, -7, 13.
Aqua (Tim Shehan, Geoff Denman, Ian McKay) d Azalea (Mark Sleeman, Barry Patterson, Allan Robins) 9-2. Tim d Allan -8, 5, 4, -7, 8.
Andro (Graham Drury, Emma Widdup, Graeme Walker) d Alfa (Janice Kent, Tony Bowman, Vince Boeske) 9-2. Janice d Graham 13, -8, -9, 7, 10.
Division 2:
Cockatoos (Craig VanDeKaa, Jye Callander, Matt West) d Tigers (Val Austin, Steve Mathieson, Ollie Hamelink) 7-4. Ollie d Craig -5, -12, 7, -7, 14.
Canaries (Simon Hogan, Leo Gilbert, Kade Wright) d Cats (George Camilleri, JiLin Jiang, Josie Davis) 7-4. George d Kade 1, -9, -9, 7, 14.
Bulldog (David Symons, Delma Knight, Peter Goodson) d Ants (Andrea Nicholson, Mark Stam, Noreen Fredericksen) 7-4. Delma/Bulldog d Andrea/Mark -8, 9, -10, 6, 8.
Mackay Table Tennis Tuesday morning fixtures October 1, 2024:
Division 1:
Nano Nets (Tony Bowman, Charlie Payne, Peter Goodson, Veronica Shepherd) d Code Crackers (Doug Dungavell, Delma Knight, Noreen Fredericksen, Coral Morgan) 8-6. Veronica d Coral 11, -6, -11, 5, 9.
Pixel Paddles (George Camilleri, Pam Joyce, Judy Zahn, Kevin Abbott) drew Byte Bouncers (Branko Vucurovic, Donna Abbott, John McGee, Marie Taylor) 7-all. Marie d Kevin 7, -4, 9, -7, 9.
Division 2:
Tokyo Turners (Fred Saliba, Frank Caruana, Allison Day, John Hamelink) drew Rome Ralliers (Louise Gould, Bill Hey, Cheryl Aprato, Bill Hey) 6-all. Cheryl d Frank 9, 7, -7, -8, 11.
Berlin Blockers (Gloria Vella, Iris Grasso, Madge Saunders, Josie Davis) d London Looper (Ken Best, Kim Daffy, Cheryl Pearson, Glenda Brookes) 8-6. Gloria d Cheryl -9, -12, 3, 7, 9.
Paris Spinners (Bryan Marshall, Rob Morrison, Pam Keune, Trish Zamparutti) d Sydney Slamm (Helen Ware, Robyn Bushell, Thelma Caruana) 9-3. Bryan d Thelma -8, 3, 3, 4.
Donna Abbott and Janice Kent in action in the national veterans table tennis championships in Launceston.
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