Ormeau Table Tennis

Day 3 update from Commonwealth Championships in India

Updates from Commonwealth Championships India 🏓

What a rollercoaster year for Peadar, just a few months ago all was up in the air with a huge health scare... he kept positive... kept keeping his eye in and on his first tournament back international since October 2025 he returns to the European Championships with a bang 🔥🔥 Today Peadar and his partner Emil Ellermann (Sweden) won their U15 Boys Doubles quarter final in a thrilling 3-2 win over Spanish team of Malov and Gomez - securing another historic medal for Ireland! Next up for the lads is Germany in the semi finals and they can go for it 👏👏

Semi final tomorrow @ 10am and will be streamed on ETTU Youtube channel live.

Big shout out to Conn Higgins who's been there as always every step of the way as Irish coach 👏👏

We could not be more proud of Peadar's continued success as a club 👑

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Chinese Consulate General Open Day 🇨🇳🏓

It was great for Ormeau to support the Chinese Consulate General Open Day yesterday, with our performance players putting on demos and engaging with over 600 attendees throughout the day.

A big thanks to Adam for coordinating, alongside Christopher and Peadar, who represented the club brilliantly and helped make the table tennis showcase a real success.

Massive thanks also to Bei who plays in our club and Mr Li, Consul General, for the kind invite. This follows Gervis’ recent visit to the Consulate, where some very exciting discussions began around how Ormeau and the Chinese Consulate General can work together in the future.

Exciting times ahead! 🇨🇳🏓

A Fantastic Year at Strandtown Primary! 🏓👏

Our table tennis sessions at Strandtown Primary are coming to an end for the year, and what a brilliant year it has been!

A huge well done to the school on an outstanding season — reaching the All-Ireland Finals and winning the Ulsters. A fantastic achievement for everyone involved! 🏆

To finish the year, our coaches ran two fun tournaments across the Monday and Friday groups, with some great matches and performances throughout.

Monday Group

A Singles
🥇 Winner: Thom King
🥈 Runner-Up: Lucas Stanley

B Singles
🥇 Winner: Dominik Zielinski
🥈 Runner-Up: Patrick Gardener

Friday Group

A Singles
🥇 Winner: Alfie McIlwaine
🥈 Runner-Up: Daniel Shirley

B Singles
🥇 Winner: Lexi Stokes

A massive thank you to our coaches Conor, Jennifer, Junior and Euan for all their work throughout the year, and a special thanks to Wendy and everyone at Strandtown Primary for continuing to keep table tennis thriving within the school.

We look forward to seeing many of you back at the table in September!

Club Team Championships – Finals Night Summary 🏓

After 40 matches across three nights, we crowned our 2026 Club Team Champions — and what a brilliant week of table tennis it has been!

In the Open Team Event, this year’s champions are Mavericks (Adam, Sebastian & Sadish) — who finished the event in style with a 3-0 win in the final over Rebels (Junior, Jeff H. & Bei). Well done guys! 🏆

The semi-finals were much tighter, with both matches going all the way to the deciding fifth match. Rebels beat Cyclones — (Conor, Lewis & Frank) 3-2, with Jeff H coming good at the right time, winning both his singles and doubles with Junior.

In the other semi-final, Mavericks beat Aces (Peadar, John & Gosia) 3-2. Sebastian was fantastic, winning both his singles and doubles with Adam, while Adam also put two big points on the board.

The Open event was a brilliant mix of A, B and C players from across all our weekly sessions — exactly what this team format is all about! 👏

We also had the Masters Final, with Strikers (Breandan, Paul & Frank) winning 3-2 against Panthers (Jeff, John and Kyle). This one also came down to the deciding match, with Breandan and Paul beating Jeff and John 2-0 in the final doubles. Massive well done to Breandan, who won all three of his matches to help Strikers lift the Masters Team title! 🏆

In the Junior Team Event, Bullets (Christopher & Tsubasa) beat Troopers (Karsten & Charlie F) 2-1 in the semi-final, with Christopher winning both his singles and doubles.

The Blazers (Peadar & Vincent) — were already waiting in the final, and they continued their brilliant run with a 2-0 win over Bullets to become this year’s Junior Team Champions! 🏆

A special mention to Vincent, who was fantastic throughout the Junior Team Championships and was awarded Player of the Tournament 👏

In the Junior Consolation, Quest (Anjali & Yanis) beat Dynamo (Niamh & James) in the semi-final. In the final, Forge (Aditya & Sophie) won 3-0 against Quest to take the consolation title.

A massive thank you to everyone who played, supported and helped make it such a great week. Also, big thanks to all the young players who brought snacks and drinks each night — it made the event even better 🏓

Open Team Championships Delivers Drama, Deciders & a One-Set Shootout! 🏓🔥

Last night we had our second night of the Ormeau Club Team Championships, with the Open Division taking centre stage.

This event is open to players of all ages and levels, with each team made up of an A, B and C player. Matches are played over five ties — three singles and two doubles — creating one of the most exciting and balanced team formats in the club calendar.

Twelve teams started the night, with six group winners booking their places in the knockout stages: Rebels, Rockets, Cyclones, Aces, Comets and Mavericks.

We also had two lucky loser spots up for grabs, based on the best sets for and against averages. Phantoms progressed as the outright lucky loser, but the drama really kicked in when Blitz and Titans finished exactly level. That meant only one thing — a one-set shootout between the two captains!

In front of a buzzing club, Euan and Anjali battled it out in a sudden-death decider, with Anjali edging it 11-9 to send Blitz through. A brilliant moment and a great example of what makes this event so special.

The quarter-finals then brought plenty more drama.

Rebels edged past Blitz 3-2, with Jeff Harrison producing a big performance, winning both his singles and doubles. Junior also stepped up with a key singles win over Anjali to help Rebels book their semi-final place.

Cyclones defeated Rockets 3-1, with Conor in superb form, winning both singles and doubles. Frank also delivered for the Cyclones, picking up wins in both his singles and doubles to help his team move through strongly.

Aces beat Comets 3-1, with Peadar leading from the front, winning his singles and doubles alongside Gosia. One of the standout matches of the night came from Gosia, who had a brilliant five-set win against Ian — a proper battle and a great result under pressure.

The final quarter-final was another tense one, going all the way to the decider, with Mavericks beating Phantoms 3-2. Adam was great, winning all three of his matches — two singles and one doubles — while Sebastian also played a huge role, winning both his singles and doubles.

That sets up two fantastic semi-finals tonight:

🏓 Rebels v Cyclones
🏓 Aces v Mavericks

The consolation event also had plenty of great table tennis, with Vipers beating Titans 3-1 in the semi-final and Legends edging Warriors 3-2 in another match that went all the way to the decider.

In the consolation final, Vipers — Toby, Danny and Andrew — came out on top against Legends — Jack, Breandan and Paul — to take the win. Well done lads!

A massive well done to every player involved. The Open Team Championships really shows what Ormeau is all about — juniors and seniors, experienced players and developing players, all mixing together, competing hard and supporting each other.

Tonight we finish with finals across the Open, Junior and Masters events — it should be a brilliant final night of play at the club 🏓