Auckland Table Tennis Association

2013 Cathay Pacific Auckland Junior Open

The 2013 Cathay Pacific Auckland Junior Open was held on Sunday 26th May, 2013. Click here to view a summary of results.

2013 Cathay Pacific ANZAC Day Open

The 2013 Cathay Pacific ANZAC Day Open was held on Thursday 25th April, 2013. Click here to view a summary of results.

2013 NZ Hopes & Cadets Tournament

The 2013 NZ Hopes & Cadets Tournament was held on Sunday 17th March, 2013. Click here to view a summary of results.

2013 Cathay Pacific Auckland Summer Open

The 2013 Cathay Pacific Auckland Summer Open was held on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th February, 2013. Click here to view a summary of results.

2013 Lantern Festival pre-activation

The Auckland Table Tennis Association participated in the 2013 Lantern Festival pre-activation held outside Auckland City Library on Lorne Street in Auckland Central on the weekend of 16th and 17th February.

Sarah Her-Lee assisted at the table tennis challenge stand and has written about the event in her blog. Click here to read about the event and view photos.

ITTF Hot Spot confirmed in Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealand is home to one of only 22 officially sanctioned Table Tennis Hot Spots in the world.

New Zealand's Table Tennis Hot Spot is based in Auckland and is a centre for training and development. Auckland has hosted several Hot Spot activities including and ITTF Training Camp prior to the KVB Kunlun TTNZ 2012 NZ Junior & Cadet Open - ITTF Global Junior Circuit event. Click here to find out more about what the Hot Spot can offer you.

Click here to view Hot Spot squad training activities run at the Auckland table tennis stadium.

2013 National-type tournaments allocation

The Auckland Table Tennis Association has been confirmed as hosts of the 2013 New Zealand Junior Open table tennis championships, the 2013 North Island team event, and the 2013 TTNZ Hopes & Cadets tournament.

We look forward to seeing you all in 2013!

Working Bee at the Auckland table tennis stadium

A working bee was held at the Auckland table tennis stadium on Saturday 27th October, 2012. Thanks to all those that helped out!

Read about the working bee at Sarah Her-Lee's blog.

2012 New Zealand Senior Open

The 2012 New Zealand Senior Open took place at the Cathay Pacific Auckland table tennis stadium from 10th - 13th October, 2012. Team events were held from 10th - 11th October and individual events from 12th - 13th October.

Final team results are as follows:
Grading matches click here
Team grids click here
Men's A Grade knockout results click here
Team detailed results click here

Final individual results are as follows:
Qualification groups click here
Open events knockout draws click here
Under 21 events knockout draws click here
Over 30 events knockout draws click here
Graded events knockout draws click here

Sarah Her-Lee experiences in North Korea

Auckland and New Zealand representative Sarah Her-Lee has been training and competing for Borussia-Munster in Germany throughout the 2012 season. Sarah recently attended an invitational tournament in North Korea and has written about her experiences in her blog. Click the links below to find out more!

Training with the DPR Korea National Team click here

26th Pyongyang International Table Tennis Invitation Tournament click here

Sight-seeing in North Korea click here

2012 New Zealand Secondary Schools Table Tennis Championships

The 2012 New Zealand Secondary Schools table tennis championships are being held at the Auckland table tennis stadium, 99a Gillies Avenue, Newmarket, Auckland from Monday 3rd September - Wednesday 5th September, 2012.

The team events were completed on the evening of Tuesday 4th September, 2012. For results of the team events refer below:
Grading match results: click here
Summary of team results: click here
Detailed team results: click here

The individual events were completed on the evening of Wednesday 5th September, 2012. For results of the individual events refer below:
Singles groups: click here
Singles KO draws: click here

2012 Cathay Pacific Auckland Open

The 2012 Cathay Pacific Auckland Open was held on Saturday 1st September and Sunday 2nd September, 2012. Click here to view a summary of results.

2012 AKSS Teams Tournament

The Auckland Secondary Schools Teams Tournament was held at the Auckland table tennis stadium on Thursday 16th August, 2012. The tournament is exclusively for the top secondary school teams from graded competition played at the North Harbour, Central Auckland, East Auckland, and Counties-Manukau venues during their respective Term Two Interschools competitions. Only teams that qualified through their respective competitions were eligible to compete. Click here to view a summary of results.

Phillip Xiao reports on the 2012 Oceania Senior Championships

Phillip Xiao is New Zealand's number one ranked male player and has represented the Auckland Table Tennis Association with distinction since he first began playing table tennis competitively as a junior. Phillip was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2012 Oceania Senior Championships in Suva, Fiji from 3rd - 8th June, 2012. Click here to read about Phillip's experiences and successes!

Thom Nguyen (left) and Phillip Xiao (right) after winning the Youth Men's doubles at the 2012 Oceania Senior Championships held in Suva, Fiji

2012 Cathay Pacific Auckland Junior Open

The 2012 Cathay Pacific Auckland Junior Open was held on Sunday 27th May, 2012. Click here to view a summary of results.

2012 Cathay Pacific ANZAC Day Open Results

The 2012 Cathay Pacific ANZAC Day Open was held on Wednesday 25th April, 2012. Click here to view a summary of results.

2012 KVB Kunlun TTNZ New Zealand Junior & Cadet Open

The 2012 KVB Kunlun TTNZ New Zealand Junior & Cadet Open was held at the Cathay Pacific Auckland table tennis stadium from 19th - 22nd April, 2012.

Click here to visit the official ITTF site to view results and articles from the events.

2012 Cathay Pacific Auckland Summer Open Results

The 2012 Cathay Pacific Auckland Summer Open was held on Saturday 25th February and Sunday 26th February, 2012. Click here to view a summary of results.

2012 Lim Brothers ATTA Elite Player Scholarship recipients

Lim Brothers Import & Export Company Ltd. has kindly continued to donate funds for the 2012 season to assist in offering table tennis scholarships for leading Auckland junior table tennis players. Scholarships are awarded to players who had made significant sacrifice in order to develop their game, and to attend international table tennis events.

Recipients of Lim Brothers ATTA Elite Player Scholarships in 2012 are; Kevin Wu, Roger Wang, Roger Rao, Daniel Lowe, Hweiching Lim, Jennifer Tseng, Ruofei Rao, and Nai Xin Jiang.

Thank you very much Lim Brothers Import & Export Company Ltd. for your ongoing support!

Four Winds Foundation Limited

The Auckland Table Tennis Association would like to acknowledge the support of Four Winds Foundation Limited in providing funding to the Association during the 2012 season as a contribution towards costs associated with hosting international table tennis events from 15th April - 22nd April, 2012. Thanks to Four Winds Foundation Limited!

The Lion Foundation

The Auckland Table Tennis Association would like to acknowledge the support of The Lion Foundation in providing funding to the Association during the 2012 season as a a contribution towards the cost of purchasing nine rollaway table tennis tables suitable for national and international competition to be utilised in the Auckland table tennis stadium. Thanks to The Lion Foundation!

New Zealand Community Trust

The Auckland Table Tennis Association would like to acknowledge the support of New Zealand Community Trust in providing funding to the Association during the 2012 season as a contribution towards the cost of Auckland representative teams competing in the 2012 NZ Junior Open Table Tennis Championships that were held in Christchurch from 4th - 8th July, 2012. Thanks to New Zealand Community Trust!

Dragon Community Trust

The Auckland Table Tennis Association would like to acknowledge the support of Dragon Community Trust in providing funding to the Association during the 2011 season for playing shirts for table tennis players that will represent the Association in inter-association teams' matches including the New Zealand Veteran Championships, North Island Team Championships, New Zealand Junior Open Table Tennis Championships, and New Zealand Senior Open Table Tennis Championships.

Oxford Sports Trust

The Auckland Table Tennis Association would like to acknowledge the support of Oxford Sports Trust in providing funding to the Association during the 2011 season for accommodation for Auckland representative teams competing in the 2011 New Zealand Senior Open Table Tennis Championships held in Palmerston North from 12th - 16th October, 2011.

ASB Community Trust

The Auckland Table Tennis Association would like to acknowledge the support of ASB Community Trust during the 2010 season in assisting with replacing all light fittings and lamps in the main playing floor area of the Cathay Pacific Auckland table tennis stadium and to supply and install additional fittings and lamps. The new fittings and lamps installed by Sunbright Lamp Distributors Ltd. offer improved light levels and substantial power savings given the modern technology that has been employed. Thanks to ASB Community Trust!

Electronic semaphore board

The Auckland Table Tennis Association has installed an electronic semaphore board that displays team and individual names to improve the running of stadium clubs, school competitions, and tournaments. The electronic semaphore board was supplied by HMI Technologies and is the largest indoor sports board in New Zealand.