From the 2^nd - 9^th July the 2023 National Championships were played out at Olympic Park Stadium in Sydney for an incredible week of the best table tennis Australia has to offer.

This year’s Nationals saw 122 Team Vic players competing, with over 500 total competitors and all 8 States/Territories being represented. The players were distributed across 4 Para Teams, 4 Senior Teams, 3 Youth Teams, and 18 Junior Teams, not to mention the Victorian players selected for Presidents Teams.

Team Vic’s State Team Head Coach David Powell was incredibly proud of the athlete’s success throughout the week, showcasing the next generation of Australian champions.

“All of our teams and players performed fantastically throughout the week achieving numerous bronze, silver, and gold medals in a majority of the categories.”

“These terrific results across the broad spectrum of events are a testament to a few things... how well all the players have prepared throughout this year along with the great work of our team and coaches who have come along to support our athletes.”

Victorian Teams Champions:

A huge congratulations to all our Para athletes for completing the clean sweep, winning all classes and having Rory Carroll a part of the winning Presidents team in Open Class 11.

You can read the full teams results HERE

Victorian Best Player Awards:

A huge congratulations goes out to all our Team Vic athletes who received a Best Player Award, contributing to 14 awards out of a possible 20 for the competition.

In particular a special mention goes out to Aditya Sareen, Connie Psihogios, and Qinle Alice Xia for winning the Best Player Award in multiple categories.

You can read the full individual results HERE

TTV CEO Gen Dohrmann was incredibly pleased with the tournament and the huge success of Team Vic throughout the week.

“A massive congratulations to everyone who competed this week and a massive shout out to all the supporters who made the trip to cheer on our Team Vic athletes throughout the week.”

“It was great to see everyone’s hard work and training pay off, as well as to watch some incredibly competitive table tennis across all the divisions.”

“A big thank you to Team Manager Frank Pearce , State Team Head Coach David Powell and Para Team Manager Mick Tomlinson for helping to ensure the athletes were taken care of, and that the event was a week to remember for everyone involved.”

“Also a shout out to all of our coaches who were there each and every day providing support and guidance to our players, their hard work shows in the results the players had across the week.”

TTV would like to give a huge thank you to Table Tennis Australia for running the event, and the staff at the Sydney OIympic Park Stadium for hosting over 500 competitors throughout the week.

TTV would also like to thank all the competitors and their families who made the trip up to Sydney for the week to represent and cheer on Victoria.

To check out the full gallery of photos from the week, click HERE.