2026 Queensland Veterans Closed Championships

2026 QUEENSLAND VETERANS CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS

South Pine Indoor Sports Centre
14th - 18th July
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Event Prospectus - Please expand the sections below for more information:
| Thursday 01 January | Veterans Selection EOI Opens |
| Friday 15 May | Entries for Individual & Team Events Open |
| Friday 19 June | Entries for Individual & Team Events Close |
| w/c 29 June | Final Draw Distrubuted to Clubs and Individuals |
| Friday 10 July | Veterans Selection EOI Closes |
| Tuesday 14 July - Saturday 18 July | Event Dates |
| Saturday 18 July | Closing Ceremony Celebration |
| Saturday 18 July | 2026 Veterans Selection Cycle Ends |
| Mens Teams | Womens Teams | Mens Singles | Womens Singles | Mens Doubles | Womens Doubles | Mixed Doubles | Para Singles* | Para Doubles* | |
| Over 30 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Over 40 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Over 50 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Over 60 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Over 65 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Over 70 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Over 75 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Over 80 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - |
Teams Information
- O30,40,50 Men teams must be a 3 person team. All other mens age groups must be teams of 2.
- All Womens teams must be a 2 person team.
- Individual players can be submitted as a presidents nomination to be placed in a composite team.
- Team entries - please contact your local club to enter the team events or to register as a President team player.
Individual Events
- Players must only enter a maximum of two age groups: their own age group and the age group below (if applicable).
- Please confirm your individual doubles partners, or “partner required” for all doubles events via the online entry form.
- *Para events are offered subject to entries recieved.
- Individual Events - The Registration System enables Members "ONE Time Access" only to complete event registrations. It is important to ensure that all event entries and doubles partners are confirmed prior to logging in to finalise your Event Registration as No Changes can then be made to the Registration System.
The entry fees for the events are:
| Singles | $30 |
| Doubles | $17.50pp |
| Para Singles | $15 |
| Teams (2-3 person) | $60pp |
| Teams (4 person) | $45pp |
South Pine Indoor Sports Centre (620 South Pine Road, Brendale, QLD 4500)
The venue offers the following facilities and services for event participants, families and supporters:
Canteen
A full canteen service will be available each day of the event, including a variety of food, drinks and pre-made takeaway meals. The canteen area is fully air-conditioned and offers ample tables and seating for event attendees.


Parking
The venue offers plenty off-street FREE parking adjacent to the main enterance.
Spectator Seating
The playing area offers ample permanent seating during the event. Please be reminded only coaches, offcicals and accredited photographers are permitted to enter the playing area during matches.
Bathroom & Shower Facilities
The venue offers male, female and disabled bathroom facilities adjacent to the main playing area.
There are 3 showers available in each of the male and female change rooms which are seperate from the public toilet facilities. For players who wish to utilise the shower facilities, please bring your own towels, soap and other requirements.
https://www.southpineindoorsports.com.au/
Program
Click here to download the Tournament Program.
Schedule
This is a preliminary schedule and is subject to change dependent on number of entries and time required.
Tuesday 14th July
| Afternoon | Venue open for practice |
| Evening | Mixed Doubles |
Wednesday 15th July
| 8am | Practice |
| 8:30am | Manager's Meeting |
| 9:30am | Opening Ceremony |
| AM | Teams |
| PM | Doubles |
Thursday 16th July
| AM | Teams |
| PM | Teams |
Friday 17th July
| AM | Teams |
| PM | Singles Groups |
Saturday 18th July
| AM | Singles |
| PM | Singles KO |
Selection Cycles
2026 - 1 November 2025 to 19 July 2026
Eligiblility Criteria
- Be in good financial standing with TTQ and registered at the appropriate National membership level as defined by TTA.
- Compete in inter-association teams’ event at the relevant Queensland Closed Championships; the only exception to this will be if the player has nominated for the event but has not been placed in a team for the Championships. In this case, that player must participate in the relevant singles event at the championships.
- In the 12 months prior to the relevant QLD Closed Championships, players must have participated in a minimum of one additional TTQ sanctioned association open tournament or QLD Open Championship.
- Players must satisfy the conditions and requirements set down by Table Tennis Australia (TTA) in the TTA National Championships Regulations.
- Meet any age criteria as prescribed by TTA and/or TTQ.
- Be available to participate in the whole Teams Event at the relevant Australian Championships.
- Have submitted the relevant State Team Nomination Form by the due date; and
- Meet any expectations to attend High Performance Training Camps and other preparation requirements
Selection Criteria
Selection of a player for a Queensland state representative team shall be based on the following:
6.1.1 QLD Rankings to be used as the “primary guide” for player selection.
6.1.2 In exceptional circumstances, selectors can apply discretion to select a player from outside of the QLD ranking order. However, reasons for selection must be clearly documented.
6.1.3 Other Considerations: Previous performances and behaviour whilst representing Queensland.
Please refer to the State Team Selection Policy tab for the full policy and ranking criteria.
State Ranking Point Events
For Selection for 2026 Nationals
| DATE | EVENT | FACTOR |
| 28 November 2025 | QLD Open Championship | Factor 4 |
| 28 - 01 March 2026 | Wynnum Open | Factor 1 |
| 14 - 15 March 2026 | Sunshine Coast Open | Factor 1 |
| 20 - 22 March 2026 | Bundaberg Open | Factor 2 |
| 02 - 04 May 2026 | Townsville Open | Factor 2 |
| 08 - 10 May 2026 | North QLD Veterans Open (Mackay Open) | Factor 4 |
| 15 - 17 May 2026 | Brisbane Open | Factor 1 |
| 20 - 21 June 2026 | Rockhampton Open | Factor 2 |
| 14 - 18 July 2026 | QLD Veterans Closed Championship | Factor 6 |
2026 State Team Selection EOI
TTQ is inviting expressions of interest from eligible players who wish to nominate for QLD state team selection in 2026 to represent QLD at the National Veterans Championshipsto be held at Lauren Jackson Sports Centre, Albury, NSW from 17 - 24 Oct 2026.
Important: If you DO NOT wish to nominate for QLD Veterans state team selection in 2026, do not complete this form.
Click here to complete this form.
2027 Selection Cycle and Information
Click here to find more information regarding selection in 2027.
Closing Ceremony Celebration
Join us at South Pine Indoor Sports Centre after the final matches on Saturday 18 July to celebrate the Veterans community and the final award presentations of the event.
More information to come...
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Tournament Staff
Tournament Controller: Lukas Kozack
TTQ Event Coordinator: Zoe Gillespie (TTQ) admin@tabletennisqld.org
Tournament Officials
Tournament Referee: Joseph Clifton
Deputy Referees: Greg Dinsey, Peter Waddell, Zark Roksandic
Umpires: Janice Kent, Tarafder Shameem, Andrea Nicholson
Accommodation, flights and transportation is the responsibility of the participants.
Click here to view the Visit Moreton Bay Accommodation Guide.
Click here to visit the Moreton Bay Hospitality Guide.
The Eatons Hill Village Shops are located a short 2 minute drive from the venue (640 South Pine Road, Brendale) and offer a range of outlets listed below.
- Woolworths
- Bottlemart
- Priceline Pharmacy
- Helloworld Travel Agency
- Cafe 63 (family friendly)
- Lamune Thai Restaurant
- Bluegrass BBQ (family friendly)
- Eatons Hill Hotel Restaurant (family friendly)
- Grill'd (family friendly)
- Taco Bell (family friendly/drive thru)
- Little Provence French Restaurant
Any participant withdrawing on Monday 13 July 2026 or earlier will be entitled to a full refund for entry fees.
Any participant withdrawing on Tuesday 14 July 2026 or later will not be entitled to a refund for entry fees
Tournament Regulations
State Championship Regulations
Tournament Conditions
- Officials > see tournament officials
- TIBHAR 3-Star Competition Balls will be used. ITTF-Approved tables and net assembly will be used. Wooden flooring will be used.
- The Championships will be held under ITTF Laws of Table Tennis and Regulations for International Competitions and TTQ State Championships Regulations.
- All players must be registered and financial members of TTQ at Club or Club Concession level. Social members are not eligible to participate.
- Entrants into Para Categories must be classified as eligible to compete prior to the start of competition.
- All individual matches will be best of 5 games. All Doubles Events will be best of 5 games knockout (subject to change at referees’ discretion).
- All singles events will be played in two stages. Stage 1 will be qualifying groups of 3 or 4 players, Stage 2 will be a knockout draw.
- Events may be combined in the event of insufficient numbers in any category.
- No entry will be accepted without the full amount of fees due via the online registration system.
- ITTF rules regarding rackets and racket coverings will be enforced.
- Players absent when required to play will render themselves liable to disqualification.
- ITTF clothing regulations will be enforced. The main colour of a shirt or shorts must not be white. Players should be neatly dressed, and not wear any clothing that might cause offence or bring the game into disrepute. Nominated doubles pairs should be dressed uniformly. Club shirts must be worn for all team matches. Non-marking footwear to be worn.
- No claim will be recognised should a player receive an injury during the Championship.
- A designated area to be advised for gluing or re-gluing of rackets in the playing venue.
- In order to play in an age event where the relevant age is denoted as “over”, a player must be at least the age of the event as of the 31st day of December of the year in which the State Championship is held.
- This event will be subject to filming and photography of participants, coaches and spectators. Only authorised persons approved by TTQ will be permitted to photograph or film inside the competition venue. Participants give consent for the entrant to be filmed or photographed during the championships and for TTQ to use these images for table tennis promotional & live recording purposes.
All participants are bound by Table Tennis Australia’s National Integrity Framework. This includes policies on safeguarding, member protection, improper use of drugs and medicines, competition manipulation and sports gambling, and complaints, disputes and discipline processes. For full details and reporting options, visit the National Integrity Framework page.
All players and persons involved with this event are also subject to the TTQ Code of Conduct, it is the responsibility of persons subject to this Code of Conduct to honour this Code of Conduct not merely in its literal sense, but also in its spirit.
Click here to view and download the TTQ Code of Conduct policy.
This Policy applies to Relevant Persons being:
1.1 Board Members, Committee Members, and Life Members of TTQ;
1.2 Affiliated Associations;
1.3 Employees of TTQ;
1.4 Players, coaches, managers, selectors and other officials within the sport of table tennis:
(a) Participating in any event, competition or tournament organised by, or under the authority or auspices of, TTQ and any of its affiliated associations.
(b) Appointed by TTQ or selected by TTQ for appointment to any State or representative team or squad from the time of their appointment or selection until the conclusion of their period of appointment.
1.5 Parents/Guardians and spectators at TTQ/TTA sanctioned events
Access to the playing area will be restricted to players, coaches & officials ONLY while matches are in progress during the event.
There is ample permanent seating around the permiter of the playing area offering spectators a good view of the playing area.
Tournament officials reserve the right to ask any person not adhering to this request, to leave the playing area.
We thank all spectators and supporters in advance for adhering to this request. There will be signage posted to reinforce this request at the entry to the playing areas.
TTQ has all rights over the photography of participants, coaches and spectators as per the tournamnet conditions. Anyone wishing to take photos or video inside the event playing and spectator area must contact TTQ to apply for accreditation.
Please contact the TTQ office on admin@tabletennisqld.org
Table Tennis Queensland Inc. (TTQ) is the sole commercial rights holder of the 2026 QLD Veterans Closed Championships.
