You’re never too old to enjoy table tennis and the proof is in the ping-pong as one of the Byron Bay Table Tennis Club members, Werner Borkhardt, has just returned triumphant from the New Zealand Veteran’s Championships.
With five gold team medals Werner had wins in the over-65s three-person team, the over-70s three-person team, the over-65s mixed doubles, the over-70s mixed doubles and the over-70s men’s doubles.
Back home in this week’s local Friday night competition: Mark Smith defeated Chris Strybos 2–1 in the Singles Competition and Peter McKenzie & Mark Smith came back from the seemingly impossible position of match point down in the second set to win the doubles competition from Sunny Gibb & Chris Strybos 1–11, 15–13, 11–8.
Byron Bay Table Tennis Club is now at the Suffolk Park Community Hall (beach end of Clifford Street) with three tables. Competition play is on Friday evenings starting at 5.30pm and general play on alternate Thursdays. The next one is 14 April, from 10am till 1pm.
Enquiries can be made to Joan 0408 337 277, Mark 0409 473 517 or Chris 0408 431 367.
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