A reminder that the 2025 Elite Open Qualification Tournament is being held at Coburg on Sunday February 2; entries still open. Go to https://www.coburgtabletennis.club/2025-elite-open-qualification-tournament-coburg-ttc/ for more details

Other upcoming events:

• Holiday Camp with Bruce Carter from Monday January 20 to Friday January 24 (note: Wednesday January 22 has been cancelled); go to https://www.coburgtabletennis.club/holiday-camp-coburg/for more details
• Bruce Carter Tournament on Sunday January 26; go to https://www.coburgtabletennis.club/bruce-carter-tournament-sunday-january-26-2025-coburg/ for more details
• Autumn Pennants starting soon; for more info:
  • Tuesday and Thursday pennant https://www.coburgtabletennis.club/autumn-pennant-tuesdays-and-thursdays-coburg/
  • Wednesday and Friday pennant https://www.coburgtabletennis.club/wednesday-pennant-autumn-2025/

In line with current best practice, TTV has now introduced a double authentication system when paying all TTV/TTA fees. This has led to a change in the process by which Coburg TTC has managed such payments to this point. As of now, all TTV/TTA payments will be paid online via this link https://www.revolutionise.com.au/coburgttc/registration  There will be no change to the way CTTC fees (playing rights, membership subscription fee, Keenagers fees, pennant fees) are paid, ie at the club using credit/debit card or cash.

If you run into any difficulties processing your TTV/TTA fees, please contact admin@coburgtabletennis.club

We are now taking entries for our Tuesday and Thursday Pennants starting in February 2025.

Tuesday pennant: 10 rounds plus semi and grand final, starting on February 18, 2025*; register here https://www.revolutionise.com.au/coburgttc/events/276054

Format:

• Coburg Premier League: 2 or 3-person teams depending on entries
  • Rating Central Requirement: above 1600 Rating Central points (as at close of registrations); however, players who are below 1600 RC points will be considered if circumstances warrant.
• Other sections: 3-person teams where each player plays 3 singles matches; no doubles matches
• 7pm start

Thursday Pennant: starting on February 20, 2025*; register here https://www.revolutionise.com.au/coburgttc/events/276317

Format:

• 2 or 3 person teams depending on entries
  • Rating Central Requirement: up to 1250 Rating Central points (as at close of registrations); however, players above that rating will be considered if circumstances warrant.
• 7.30pm start

* we are awaiting advice from Merri-Bek City Council regarding a starting date for the refurbishment of the foyer/replacement of the front door. This could mean postponing the start of, or pausing, the season for a couple of weeks. We will notify all players once we receive Council confirmation.

PLEASE NOTE: in 2024, registrations for Tuesday pennant were extremely healthy, to the extent that a number of players (close to twenty in Spring 2024) missed out. We anticipate a similar squeeze on spots this time around. We’re hoping to address this by moving two sections to Thursdays (7.30pm start). To avoid missing out, we urge all players up to 1250 Ratings Central points who are available to play on either night to register for both Tuesday and Thursday pennants. Once registrations close, the pennant sub-committee will advise relevant players whether they have been assigned to Tuesday or Thursday night. Please email admin@coburgtabletennis.club if you have any questions or talk to a member of the Pennant sub-committee.

Fees:

• Pennant fees: $7 per round (including GST); payable when season starts
• CTTC membership fee (annual): $10
• TTV ‘competition’ player registration fee (annual): $115.00 Adult/$95 concession

Entries for both pennants close on February 4, 2025. Please email admin@coburgtabletennis.club if you have any questions.

What better way to start the year than to get a lot of matches under your belt!!! Multi-player round robin format where you get to play numerous players.

9.00am-12.30pm: Division 2 for players up to 1400 Ratings Central Points

1-5pm: Division 1 Open (note that players up to 1400 Ratings Central Points can also enter this event)

Round-robin stage: best of 5 games; however, if you win the first 2 games, then that match is over. If the match is tied at 2 games all, then the fifth game starts at 5 points all. Semi-finals and finals to follow round-robin stage.

Note: results will not be uploaded to Ratings Central.

Fees: $10 (incl GST) or $15 (incl GST) to enter both divisions

No need to register; just show up! Regardless of your standard of play, you are guaranteed many matches!!

**Cash prizes for the winners**

Enquiries: admin@coburgtabletennis.club

Holiday Camp open to all: from 1-3pm daily on Monday January 20, Tuesday January 21, Thursday January 23 and Friday January 24 (note that the Wednesday session previuosly advertised has been cancelled).

Cost is $10 per session payable on the day; no booking required.

The Holiday Camp will be run by Bruce Carter; enquiries: Brian on 0492 904 954

Coburg TTC is hosting a qualification event for an Elite tournament taking place in Perth later this year.

Date: Sunday February 2 at Coburg TTC; all skill levels are welcome. The top four players will secure a spot in the 2025 Elite International Open Championships.

Events: Qualifier (Open) Singles; Open Doubles; Juniors (u/19); Veterans (o/40) Singles

Event director: Zach Anstey zach.anstey2@gmail.com

Further details plus registration form: https://forms.gle/vqQmt84pFwVx64mY9 Registrations close on January 26, 2025.

Registrations are now open for our Wednesday and Friday Autumn pennant seasons.

Wednesday Pennant register here https://www.revolutionise.com.au/coburgttc/events/275175

• 3 person teams
• Starting date: Wednesday February 5, 2025 at 7pm (duration of season will be confirmed once registrations close). Registrations close on January 29, 2025.

Friday pennant register here https://www.revolutionise.com.au/coburgttc/events/275335

• 2 or 3-person teams, depending on number of players registering
• Starting date: Friday February 14, 2025 at 7pm (duration of season will be confirmed once registrations close). Registrations close on January 31, 2025.

NOTE: we are awaiting advice from Merri-Bek City Council regarding a starting date for the refurbishment of the foyer/replacement of the front door. This could perhaps mean postponing the start of, or pausing, the season for some weeks. We will notify all players once we receive Council confirmation.

Fees:

• Pennant fees: $7 (including GST) per player per week, payable up front when season starts.
• CTTC membership fee (annual): $10
• TTV annual registration fees

Enquiries: admin@coburgtabletennis.club

Hello Tuesday Pennant Players,

A reminder that the Summer season starts this week!

You can find the season’s fixtures here.

~Luke.

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Danni Di Toro is the latest inductee into our Hall of Fame. Danni’s achievements across a number of years (see brief bio below) speak for themselves. Equally important are Danni’s contribution to our club culture and values as well as the enthusiasm with which she promotes our club externally.

The award was presented to Danni by Jim Kilderry, our inaugural Hall of Fame inductee.

Congratulations, Danni!

Danni Di Toro

Eight-time Paralympian Danni Di Toro is a seasoned veteran, having competed at the Paralympic Games since 1996. Danni made her international debut in 1989, just one year after a wall collapsed on her at a school swimming carnival and she became a paraplegic. At the time, she had feared her future in sport was over, but with Paralympic gold medallist Sandy Blythe by her side, Danni was inspired to begin playing wheelchair tennis and wasted no time establishing herself as one of the world’s best. In 1998, she became the wheelchair tennis world champion. Over the course of her wheelchair tennis career, Danni won a Paralympic silver and bronze medal, 10 Australian Open titles and a handful of other Grand Slam crowns.

Having achieved nearly all there was to achieve in wheelchair tennis, Danni turned her attention to Para-table tennis. She was selected in the 2016 Australian Paralympic Team in her new sport, and as co-captain of the Team alongside wheelchair racer legend Kurt Fearnley, she led Australia to a top five result at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

In 2017, Danni was appointed Paralympics Australia’s Athlete Engagement and Wellbeing Officer, as well as Vice Chairperson of the Athlete Commission.

Danni competes in the women’s individual table tennis – Class 4 event at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, where she reprised her role as co-captain alongside wheelchair rugby player Ryley Batt.

In 2024, Danni competed in her eighth Paralympics Games in Paris, her third Games competing in Para-table tennis.

Danni has proudly called Coburg Table Tennis Club home since 2017 and completes in Wednesday pennant at the club.