Sunshine Coast Table Tennis Club

22/10/2026

So happy to have helped these guys along the way.

QLD Table Tennis group looking magnificent in uniform. Our club athletes Taylah, Nicholas & Oscar with team mates. Tomorrow they will compete in singles. Wishing them all great fun and success.

06/10/2026

🏓 ONE MISSED SHOT CAN BECOME THREE LOST POINTS — IF YOU’RE STILL THINKING ABOUT IT.

Mental toughness isn’t about avoiding mistakes. It’s about how quickly you reset.

🔹 Breathe, relax your grip and focus on the next point.
🔹 Replace “I keep missing” with “move my feet.”
🔹 Get back into your ready position.
🔹 Practise pressure — start games at 9–9.
🔹 Learn from each session and focus on one thing to improve.

You can’t control every shot.

You can control your response. 🏓💪

What helps you refocus after a frustrating point?

05/10/2026

🙌 BIG THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS! 🙌

On Saturday, a fantastic group of our Sunshine Coast Table Tennis Club volunteer members rolled up their sleeves and spent their time transforming our club store room! 🏓✨

Thanks to their hard work, we now have a much more efficient and organised space. Here is a quick look at what they achieved:

🛠️ Upgraded Storage: Assembled a brand-new storage rack and relocated the nets wall cabinet.

🏷️ Better Organisation: Organised the catering boxes and applied clear labelling so things are easy to find.

🦺 Safety First: Relocated our first aid kit and defibrillator to ensure they are highly visible and quickly accessible.

🧹 A Fresh Clean: Swept and deep-cleaned the entire room to maximize every inch of space.

Everything was done with one goal in mind: to ensure ALL players have better, safer, and easier access to the equipment and facilities they need.

We are incredibly lucky to have such a dedicated community.

Please join us in giving a massive shout-out to the legends who helped out! 👏👏
(Desley, Jim, Brendon, Gordon, Paul, & Geoffrey)

02/10/2026

Well done Will

01/10/2026

Hello all members who may not have received the email from the club secretary - the draw for next season (which begins on Tuesday) has been done so if you didn’t register in time you will be entered as a reserve.

If you are not receiving these club emails, check your spam and email the club secretary if there are none there, all members should receive the emails.

26/09/2026

Well done Ace and Gabe, two of our junior players!

22/09/2026

The draw has been done, are you ready for the CLOSED COMPETITION next Tuesday?

Remember Tuesday 29th September, Closed comp only! All tables will be in use, no social play available.

Thanks must go to Colin Rule for organising this event and to Jerrod Thomson for helping him.

Come along on Saturday for social play.

20/09/2026

Whiff Waf⁉️

19/09/2026

RESULTS

Not all of the winners and runners up were present for the awards, but here are those who were.

17/09/2026

Inspiration❗️

Will Bayley was born in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, in 1988 with arthrogryposis, a condition affecting all four of his limbs. Then, at just seven years old, he was diagnosed with cancer. It was during his recovery that his grandmother bought him his first table tennis table and everything changed.

By twelve, he'd joined his local club and was playing in Kent's able bod*ed men's team. At seventeen, he moved to Sheffield to train full time at the English Institute of Sport. The dedication paid off: European gold in 2011, the world number one ranking in 2012, and a silver medal at London 2012 after a final defeat to Germany's Jochen Wollmert.

But it was Rio 2016 that defined him. Facing home favourite Israel Pereira Stroh in front of a partisan crowd, Bayley won gold his first Paralympic title and celebrated by leaping onto the table itself.

He added silver at Tokyo 2020, both in singles and team events, and was appointed MBE in 2017 for services to table tennis.

A boy told his body would hold him back became one of Britain's finest Paralympians. Not despite the odds. Through them.