Wednesday 16th July - Saturday 19th July

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 and drinks. Pre-made takeaway meals will also be available for those staying in accommodation. 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/

Tournament Controller: Damon Selwyn (TTQ) ceo@tabletennisqld.org

TTQ Event Officer: Zoe Gillespie (TTQ) admin@tabletennisqld.org

Tournament Referee: Jason Hockings

Deputy Referees: Greg Dinsey, Zark Roksandic, Peter Waddell

Umpires: Tarafder Shameem, Janice Kent, Donna Abbott

State Championship Regulations

TTQ Selection Policy

Selection Policy FAQs

Important Information - State Team Selection 2025 

The qualifying requirement for ALL Veteran players seeking selection in a state team has changed, and players, clubs and coaches MUST be aware of how this affects them.

2025 State Team Selection 

Click here to read Clause 5.2 - Selection Eligibility, of the Selection Policy

Click here to read the Selection Policy FAQs

The scheduled Northern Qualifying events available in 2025 are as follows: -

Short Summary

Veteran players who wish to be selected in a state team in 2025 MUST participate in a northern qualifying event this year in 2025, OR have already participated in a northern association open in 2024

State Team Qualification in Future – Explained

In the 24 months prior to the relevant QLD Closed Championships each year, players must have participated in a minimum of one TTQ sanctioned association open tournament located in and/or north of Rockhampton.

Example:

• 2026 State Selection – players must participate in 2024 OR 2025
• 2027 State Selection - players are only required to participate in 2025 OR 2026
• 2028 State Selection - players are only required to participate in 2026 OR 2027

Information & Support

If you require more information about how this affects you, please contact your club or you can contact the TTQ office on admin@tabletennisqld.org

Team entries open: Saturday 17 May 2025

Individual entries open: Saturday 17 May 2025

Team & Individual entries close: Saturday 21 June 2025 

Event draw & schedule published: TBC

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 proposed schedule will be confirmed closer to the event.

Entry fees will be confirmed closer to registrations open.

A Queensland Veterans presentation dinner will be held at Kedron-Wavell Services Club (21 Kittyhawk Dr, Chermside QLD 4032) on the evening of Saturday 19th July. Tickets for the dinner will be available for purchase when registering for individual events for the tournament via revsport. 

More information to come. 

https://kedron-wavell.com.au/

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

Information pending.

1. Officials > see tournament officials
2. DHS DJ40+ 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 “under”, a player must be under the relevant age as of the 31st day of December of the previous year in which the State Championship is to be 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 (parents/guardians of players under age 18) 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.

TBC

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 2025 QLD Veterans Closed Championships.