Darwin Table Tennis

Update from Elfrida: In the singles event, I did win 2 matches in the round robin then won in second round. Lost in the third round to a Japanese player. It was not easy to stay focused all the time in that circumstance. But I won more matches than last year. Well done Elfrida and representing DTTA and the NT in Japan.

NT Inter-Schools Table Tennis Tournament
DTTA hosted students from NT primary, middle and senior schools in a huge end of term table tennis gala. Hannah Doust, Sport Education Coordinator, Darwin Region, and DTTA Coach Elfrida Kalich and ran the two days. Both days were very well supported by local schools and teachers: Middle and Senior School students on Wednesday 17th (about 140 students) and Primary School students (about 115 students) on 19th September.
The winners from the Middle/Senior School event were:
Pool A – Sanderson Middle School 1
Pool B – Sanderson Middle School 2
Pool C – Dripstone 3
Pool D – Nightcliff 4
Pool E – Dripstone 5 & Dripstone 6
Pool F – Darwin Middle School 2
Pool G – GSLC 5
The winners from the Primary Schools:
Pool A – Nakara 1
Pool B – Alawa 1
Pool C – Parap 2
Pool D – Parap 3
Pool E – Parap 4
Pool F – Leanyer 5

Congratulations to everyone who took part.
If you want to do some more table tennis, there are two options coming up at DTTA:
(1) Term 4 Junior Coaching on Mondays, 5.30-7pm, 10 session $100
(2) School Holiday Coaching for juniors: Course 2: 24&25 Sept, 1.30-3.30pm; Course 3: 1&2 Oct, 10am-12pm; Course 4: 1.30-3.30pm. Each course $20.
Email [email protected] for more details.

Friday Night Juniors at the 2RM Darwin Open
Fifteen juniors entered the Restricted Juniors Singles and Doubles of the 2RM Darwin Open, held on Friday night 20 June, and organised by coaches Nick Pastrikos and Michael Liang with help from Tournament Director John Pudney. Yulin Li won the singles title, defeating Beina Liu in the final, 11/9 11/6 11/9; the doubles was won by Brayden McLay and Max Bigwood in a very tight match 2 sets to 1 with a very close final set 12/10 over Beina Liu and Priash Jain.

2RM Darwin Open Championships
9am Saturday 21 June (Entries close Wednesday 18th June). Free entry for Juniors.
Over $1000 in cash and prizes
Fun Events with Cash prizes which any player can win regardless of skill !!!
There will be a free lunch and drinks on the day.
Enquiries to [email protected]

It's Finals time!
Season 1 Comp Finals for all Grades Wednesday 11 June at 7pm followed by presentations and pizza.
Come and watch and support.

What a proud moment 🙏🙏

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉to Sujata Timilsina for her remarkable achievement in winning the Gold Medal in the Women Singles Table Tennis Event and securing the Silver Award with Ramani Phuyal in the Mixed Doubles Table Tennis Competition at the 2025 OCEANIA Sports Meet Tournament in Perth last week.
This is not just a personal triumph, but a proud moment for the NT and the entire Nepalese community. Their dedication, sportsmanship, and excellence are truly inspiring, and it’s an honour to see Sujata, Navaraj and Ramani representing their community on such a prestigious platform.