2026 Queensland Veterans Closed Championships

 

2026 QUEENSLAND VETERANS CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS

South Pine Indoor Sports Centre

14th - 18th July

Individual Entries Open

Venue Floorplan

Photo Albums

Event Partners:

 

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 

  1. Be in good financial standing with TTQ and registered at the appropriate National membership level as defined by TTA.
  2. 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. 
  3. 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. 
  4. Players must satisfy the conditions and requirements set down by Table Tennis Australia (TTA) in the TTA National Championships Regulations. 
  5. Meet any age criteria as prescribed by TTA and/or TTQ. 
  6. Be available to participate in the whole Teams Event at the relevant Australian Championships.
  7. Have submitted the relevant State Team Nomination Form by the due date; and
  8. 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. 

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

TTQ Selection Policy

Selection Policy FAQs

Tournament Conditions

  1. Officials > see tournament officials
  2. TIBHAR 3-Star Competition Balls will be used. ITTF-Approved tables and net assembly will be used. Wooden flooring will be used.
  3. The Championships will be held under ITTF Laws of Table Tennis and Regulations for International Competitions and TTQ State Championships Regulations.
  4. All players must be registered and financial members of TTQ at Club or Club Concession level. Social members are not eligible to participate.
  5. Entrants into Para Categories must be classified as eligible to compete prior to the start of competition.
  6. 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).
  7. 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.
  8. Events may be combined in the event of insufficient numbers in any category.
  9. No entry will be accepted without the full amount of fees due via the online registration system.
  10. ITTF rules regarding rackets and racket coverings will be enforced.
  11. Players absent when required to play will render themselves liable to disqualification.
  12. 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.
  13. No claim will be recognised should a player receive an injury during the Championship.
  14. A designated area to be advised for gluing or re-gluing of rackets in the playing venue.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.