Table Tennis Cairns

🔔 NEW OPEN PLAY DAY TODAY! 🔔

We've had a LOT of new people wanting to check out table tennis, so lots of times they've had to wait. So, for the next 4 Wednesdays, the club will be open from 5:30pm - 8pm for Open Play! We'd especially like to invite new people so that they can ask questions and have a hit in the presence of our club coach, Paul Uttley!

Great efforts from the Cairns Team during the Townsville Open. Thanks Townsville Table Tennis for organizing this great event.

Results below:

Men’s Over 70’s Singles - Runner Up - Paul Uttley
Men’s Over 65’s Singles - Runner Up - Thomas Woltmann
Men’s Over 65’s Singles - Semifinalist - Paul Uttley
Men’s Over 60’s Singles - Semifinalist - Thomas Woltmann

Women’s Over 40’s Singles - Runner Up - Sharon Holden
Women’s Over 30’s Singles - Semifinalist - Sharon Holden
Women’s Open Doubles - Semifinalist - Lkhamsuren Lkhanaa

Mixed Over 70/80’s Doubles - Semifinalist- Paul Uttley

Under 1500 Doubles - Semifinalist - Paul Uttley
Under 1300 Singles - Semifinalist - Daryl Sterling
Under 1300 Doubles - Semifinalist - Santosh Magar

Well done to all our competitors playing at the Townsville open last weekend. They all did great! Results will be out soon.

All junior coaching sessions for the next two weeks are cancelled. I will be away at tournaments. Coaching will resume for junior beginners Saturday 16th May. (Paul)

We wish all of our members competing in Townsville this weekend all the best!

Entries are now open for the 2026 Veterans and Mackay Open Championships!

Held in conjunction with Table Tennis QLD, this is a state ranking event. Veterans looking to boost their ranking points are encouraged to participate in the Veterans’ section of the Championships.

2026 Veterans and Mackay Open Championships Entries will soon be accepted for the 2026 Veterans and Mackay Open Championships

🏓 Did you know table tennis changed world history?

This podcast episode tells the unbelievable story of Ivor Montagu, a filmmaker who helped build modern table tennis while working with Alfred Hitchcock and even being linked to Cold War espionage.

It’s amazing how our sport has crossed paths with history.

🎧 Listen to the podcast here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/stalin-hitchcock-and-table-tennis-sports-bizarre/id1633189616?i=1000604211500

👇 What’s the most interesting table tennis story you know?

Stalin, Hitchcock and table tennis – Sports Bizarre Podcast Episode · Bizarre with Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily · 13 March 2023 · 47min

🏓 Rally Challenge!

What’s the longest rally you’ve ever had in table tennis?

How many hits before someone missed?
10?
50?
100?

At the club we’ve seen some incredible rallies over the years.

👇 Tell us your record in the comments!

Bonus question:
Who at Table Tennis Cairns do you think could hold the longest rally?

🏓 Throwback Tuesday – Do you recognise these legends?

We found these historic newspaper clippings in the club archives.

They feature Cairns players Stan Richards and Hazel Hendle, who represented Queensland and competed at national level.

Table tennis in Cairns has a proud history!

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Were you around during this time?
Did you ever play against them?

We’d love to hear your stories.