2019 CHRIS HORWOOD MEMORIAL AWARD
Inaugural club secretary, Mr. Christopher Horwood was largely responsible for founding, establishing and directing the Manningham Table Tennis Club from 2012 until his sudden passing in October, 2015. To honour his passion, service and hard work, the committee dedicated a memorial award that is presented annually to a member of the club that embodies the qualities that Chris displayed.
2019 Chris Horwood Memorial Award
Recipient: Xudong Tang
For outstanding service and club spirit.
2019 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
The annual Club Championships were conducted between November 7th and 26th, 2019. This tournament featured six events, including the inaugural women's singles, and had 30 club members participate.
Open Singles
Winner: Andrew Marsden
Runner Up: Xuan Tran
Veteran Singles
Winner: Farshad Mansouri
Runner Up: Xudong Tang
Junior Singles
Winner: Jimmy Dong
Runner Up: Rufus McLean
Women's Singles
Winner: Fei Ye
Runner Up: Lydia Rigopoulos
Open Doubles
Winners: Andrew Marsden / Xuan Tran
Runners Up: Shahram Aminzadeh / Farshad Mansouri
Veteran Doubles
Winners: Terry Piva / Paul Goepfert
Runners Up: Farshad Mansouri / Alvaro Lazzari
2019 SPRING PENNANT
The 2019 Spring pennant was conducted between September 5th and October 17th, 2019. This pennant had two graded divisions, which each consisted of four two-player teams, with a total of 21 players participating throughout the 7-week pennant season.
Division 1: Sharks vs. Storm
Leading Player: Shahram Aminzadeh
Winners: Farshad Mansouri / Soumik Chakraborty ( Sharks )
Runners Up: Mohamad Reza / Terry Piva ( Storm )
Division 2: Tigers vs. Bulldogs
Leading Player: Thomas Wu
Winners: Alvaro Lazzari / Rufus McLean ( Bulldogs )
Runners Up: Thomas Wu / Margaret Scale ( Tigers )
2019 WINTER PENNANT
The 2019 Winter pennant was conducted between May 30th and August 15th, 2019. This pennant had a single division, which consisted of five two-player teams, with a total of 12 players participating throughout the 11-week pennant season.
Division 1: Lions vs. Bears
Leading Player: Shahram Aminzadeh
Winners: Farshad Mansouri / Thomas Wu ( Bears )
Runners Up: Mohamad Reza / Al Laymen ( Lions )
2019 AUTUMN PENNANT
The 2019 Autumn pennant was conducted between February 28th and May 9th, 2019. This pennant had a single division, which consisted of five two-player teams, with a total of 12 players participating throughout the 11-week pennant season.
Division 1: Bushrangers vs. Tigers
Leading Player: Shahram Aminzadeh
Winners: Shahram Aminzadeh / Simon Wu ( Bushrangers )
Runners Up: Xuan Tran / Alvaro Lazzari ( Tigers )
2018 CHRIS HORWOOD MEMORIAL AWARD
Inaugural club secretary, Mr. Christopher Horwood was largely responsible for founding, establishing and directing the Manningham Table Tennis Club from 2012 until his sudden passing in October, 2015. To honour his passion, service and hard work, the committee dedicated a memorial award that is presented annually to a member of the club that embodies the qualities that Chris displayed.
2018 Chris Horwood Memorial Award
Recipient: Alvaro Lazzari
For good sportsmanship and outstanding service to the club.
2018 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2018 annual Club Championships were conducted at Manningham DISC between the Tuesday evenings of November 13th and 27th, 2018. In total, there were 16 open and 8 veteran players who participated in the events of the Club Championships.
Open Singles
Winner: Graham Wynn
Runner Up: Xuan Tran
Veteran Singles
Winner: Graham Wynn
Runner Up: Farshad Mansouri
Open Doubles
Winners: Graham Wynn / Shahram Aminzadeh
Runners Up: Farshad Mansouri / Karem Dabash
Veteran Doubles
Winners: Graham Wynn / Farshad Mansouri
Runners Up: Karem Dabash / Shane Lawson
2018 SPRING PENNANT
The 2018 Spring pennant was conducted between September 18th and October 30th, 2018. This competition had a single division, which consisted of eight two-player teams, with a total of 18 players participating throughout the 7 week pennant season.
Division 1: Storm vs. Tigers
Leading Player: Shahram Aminzadeh
Winners: Farshad Mansouri / Sinisa Djordjevic ( Tigers )
Runners-Up: Xudong Tang / Terry Piva ( Storm )
2018 WINTER PENNANT
The 2018 Winter pennant was conducted between May 29th and August 21st, 2018. This competition had a single division, which consisted of eight two-player teams, with a total of 20 players participating throughout the 13 week pennant season. This competition featured a team handicap scoring system, which was implemented during the round robin, pool stages and subsequent finals series.
Division 1: Eels vs. Warriors
Leading Player: Shahram Aminzadeh
Winners: Tim Gilbert / Alvaro Lazzari ( Warriors )
Runners-Up: Xuan Tran / Sri Radhakrishnan ( Eels )
2018 AUTUMN PENNANT
The 2018 Autumn pennant was conducted between February 15th and May 1st, 2018. This pennant had a single division, which consisted of eight two-player teams, with a total of 20 players participating throughout the 12 week pennant season. This competition was separated into a 7 week long regular season followed by three rounds of pool matches and a two stage finals series.
Division 1: Lions vs. Orcas
Leading Player: Graham Wynn
Winners: Graham Wynn / Karem Dabash ( Lions )
Runners Up: Xudong Tang / Louisa Lee ( Orcas )
2017 CHRIS HORWOOD MEMORIAL AWARD
Inaugural club secretary, Mr. Christopher Horwood was largely responsible for founding, establishing and directing the Manningham Table Tennis Club from 2012 until his sudden passing in October, 2015. To honour his passion, service, and dedication, the committee dedicated a memorial award that is presented annually to a member of the club that embodies the qualities that Chris displayed.
2017 Chris Horwood Memorial Award
Recipient: Stephen Piva
For outstanding service to the club.
2017 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2017 annual Club Championships were conducted at both Manningham DISC and Donburn Primary School between the evenings of November 21st and December 7th, 2017. In total, there were 17 open and 10 veteran players who participated within the events of the Club Championships.
Open Singles
Winner: Benny Kwan
Runner Up: Graham Wynn
Veteran Singles
Winner: Benny Kwan
Runner Up: Graham Wynn
Open Doubles
Winners: Graham Wynn / Shahram Aminzadeh
Runners Up: Farshad Mansouri / Mahmoud Hatamabadi
Veteran Doubles
Winners: Benny Kwan / Al Laymen
Runners Up: Graham Wynn / Fabian Kenie
2017 SPRING PENNANT
Between the Thursday evenings of August 24th and November 2nd, the 2017 Spring pennant competition was conducted at the Donburn Primary School gym. In total, 23 players competed within this competition, which had two graded division that each consisted of four two-player teams.
Division 1: Monarchs vs. Bandits
Leading Player: Benny Kwan
Winners: Graham Wynn / Xudong Tang ( Monarchs )
Runners Up: Benny Kwan / Bill Kyriakopoulos ( Bandits )
Division 2: Strikers vs. Stormers
Leading Player: Fabian Kenie
Winners: Fabian Kenie / Sri Radhakrishnan ( Strikers )
Runners Up: Terry Piva / Alvaro Lazzari ( Stormers )
2017 WINTER PENNANT
The 2017 Winter pennant was conducted at the Donburn Primary School gym between the Thursday evenings of May 18th and August 10th, 2017. This competition had two graded divisions, which consisted of four two-player teams in division 1 and five two-player teams in division 2 respectively. There were a total of 23 players that participated throughout the pennant season.
Division 1: Mariners vs. Archers
Leading Player: Shahram Aminzadeh
Winners: Shahram Aminzadeh / Al Laymen ( Mariners )
Runners Up: Graham Wynn / Sinisa Djordjevic ( Archers )
Division 2: Wasps vs. Foxes
Leading Player: Hiep Lam
Winners: Stephen Piva / Sri Radhakrishnan ( Foxes )
Runners Up: Fabian Kenie / Alvaro Lazzari ( Wasps )
2017 AUTUMN PENNANT
The 2017 Autumn pennant was conducted at the Donburn Primary School gym between the Thursday evenings of February 16th and May 4th, 2017. This competition had a single graded division, which consisted of six two-player teams, with a total of 16 players participating throughout the 12 week pennant season.
Division 1: Pythons vs. Falcons
Leading Player: Benny Kwan
Winners: Benny Kwan / Al Laymen ( Pythons )
Runners Up: Farshad Mansouri / Bill Kyriakopoulos ( Falcons )
2016 CHRIS HORWOOD MEMORIAL AWARD
Mr. Christopher Horwood was largely responsible for founding and establishing the Manningham Table Tennis Club in 2012, and he held the role of club secretary until his unexpected passing in October, 2015. To honour his passion, service, and dedication the committee dedicated a memorial award that is presented annually to a member of the club that embodies the qualities that Chris displayed.
2016 Chris Horwood Memorial Award
Recipient: Terry Piva
For the clubman of the year, who has displayed outstanding service to the club.
2016 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2016 annual Club Championships were conducted at both Manningham DISC and Donburn Primary School between November 8th and 29th, 2016. In total, there were 5 junior, 21 open and 17 veteran players who participated within the events of the Club Championships. Across the singles and doubles events for the junior, open and veteran age categories there were a total of 142 matches played.
Open Singles
Winner: Shahram Aminzadeh
Runner Up: Mahmoud Hatamabadi
Veteran Singles
Winner: Shahram Aminzadeh
Runner Up: Xudong Tang
Junior Singles
Winner: Oliver Hadley
Runner Up: Hamish McLean
Open Doubles
Winners: Shahram Aminzadeh / Christopher Wong
Runners Up: Terry Piva / Paul Carty
Veteran Doubles
Winners: Shahram Aminzadeh / Christopher Wong
Runners Up: Bill Kyriakopoulos / Sinisa Djordjevic
Junior Doubles
Winners: Oliver Hadley / Colin Ming
Runners Up: Carl Loucas / Joshua Lee
2016 SPRING PENNANT
The 2016 Spring pennant competition was conducted at Donburn Primary School between the Thursday evenings of August 25th and November 10th, 2016. This pennant saw five teams compete in both divisions 1 and 2, with each team consisting of two players. There were a total of 23 players who participated during this competition.
Division 1: Mulga Snakes vs. Tiger Snakes
Leading Player: Christopher Wong
Winners: Xudong Tang / Simon Jeong ( Tiger Snakes)
Runners Up: Sinisa Djordjevic / Justin Tsao ( Mulga Snakes)
Division 2: Tui vs. Moa
Leading Player: Fabian Kenie
Winners: Hamish McLean / Alex Lee ( Tui )
Runners Up: Alvaro Lazzari / Stephen Piva ( Moa )
2016 WINTER PENNANT
The 2016 Winter pennant competition was conducted at both Templestowe Leisure Centre and Donburn Primary School between the Thursday evenings of May 25th and August 11th, 2016. This competition saw six teams compete within division 1 and in division 2 there were five teams, with each team consisting of two players. There were a total of 26 players that participated throughout this pennant season.
Division 1: Orcas vs. Dolphins
Leading Player: Shahram Aminzadeh
Winners: Xudong Tang / Justin Tsao ( Dolphins )
Runners Up: Shahram Aminzadeh / Terry Piva ( Orcas )
Division 2: Lions vs. Pumas
Leading Player: Bill Kyriakopoulos
Winners: Howard van der Ross / Hamish McLean ( Lions )
Runners Up: John Ind / Alex Lee ( Pumas )
2016 AUTUMN PENNANT
The 2016 Autumn pennant competition was conducted at Templestowe Leisure Centre between the Thursday evenings of February 18th and May 5th, 2016. This competition had two graded division, which each consisted of six two-player teams, with a total of 33 players participating throughout the 12 week pennant season that featured a 2-week finals series (semi and grand finals).
Division 1: Dragonflies vs. Scorpions
Leading Player: Shahram Aminzadeh
Winners: Shahram Aminzadeh / Farshad Mansouri ( Dragonflies )
Runners Up: Christopher Wong / Fabian Kenie ( Scorpions )
Division 2: Mont Albert Magic vs. Doncaster Daredevils
Leading Player: Karem Dabash
Winners: Alex Lee / Hamish McLean ( Mont Albert Magic )
Runners Up: Howard van der Ross / Glenn Sanderson ( Doncaster Daredevils )
2015 CHRIS HORWOOD MEMORIAL AWARD
Mr. Christopher Horwood was largely responsible for founding and establishing the Manningham Table Tennis Club in 2012, and he held the integral roles of club secretary and head coach until his sudden passing in October, 2015. To honour his passion, service and achievements the committee decided to dedicate a memorial award that is presented annually to a member of the club that embodies the qualities that Chris displayed.
2015 Chris Horwood Memorial Award
Recipient: Bill Kyriakopoulos
For the most improved player, who has embodied club spirit and sportsmanship.
2015 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2015 annual Club Championships were conducted at Templestowe Leisure Centre between the Thursday evenings of November 19th and December 3rd, 2015. This tournament featured singles and doubles events for three separate age categories: (1) Junior (under 18 years old); (2) Open; and (3) Veteran (over 40 years old). In total, there were over 120 matches contested by our 4 junior, 22 open and 15 veteran players.
Open Singles
Winner: Tim Gilbert
Runner Up: Paul Carty
Veteran Singles
Winner: Ross Ginnivan
Runner Up: Xudong Tang
Junior Singles
Winner: Alex Lee
Runner Up: Hamish McLean
Open Doubles
Winners: Ross Ginnivan / Terry Piva
Runners Up: Hamish McLean / Tim Gilbert
Veteran Doubles
Winners: Terry Piva / Paul Carty
Runners Up: Ross Ginnivan / Jason Leaw
2015 SUMMER PENNANT
The 2015 Summer pennant was conducted at Templestowe Leisure Centre between the Thursday evenings of October 8th and November 12th, 2015. This competition had two graded division, which each consisted of five two-player teams, with a total of 22 players participating throughout the pennant season.
Division 1: X-Men vs. Terminators
Leading Player: Ross Ginnivan
Winners: Ross Ginnivan / Bill Kyriakopoulos ( X-Men )
Runners Up: Fabian Kenie / Abdullah Arjmand ( Terminators )
Division 2: Penguins vs. Pelicans
Leading Player: Justin Tsao
Winners: Justin Tsao / Alex Lee ( Pelicans )
Runners Up: Howard van der Ross / John Ind ( Penguins )
2015 SPRING PENNANT
The 2015 Spring pennant competition was conducted at Templestowe Leisure Centre between the Thursday evenings of August 27th and October 1st, 2015. This pennant had one graded division consisting of six three-player teams, with a total of 23 players participating during the competition.
Division 1: Harriers vs. Ravens
Leading Player: Ross Ginnivan
Winners: Xudong Tang / Hiep Lam / Phil Ware ( Harriers )
Runners Up: Tim Gilbert / Bill Kyriakopoulos / Alex Lee ( Ravens )
2015 WINTER PENNANT
The 2015 Winter pennant was conducted at Templestowe Leisure Centre between the Thursday evenings of May 21st and July 30th, 2015. This pennant had two graded divisions both consisting of five teams, with a total of 21 players participating throughout this competition.
Division 1: Falcons vs. Kestrels
Leading Player: Tim Gilbert
Winners: Ross Ginnivan [Terry Piva] / Abdullah Arjmand ( Falcons )
Runners Up: Paul Carty / Stephen Piva ( Kestrels )
Division 2: Brolgas vs. Swifts
Leading Player: Bill Kyriakopoulos
Winners: Bill Kyriakopoulos / Jason Fu ( Brolgas )
Runners Up: Samantha Lam / Michael Niu ( Swifts )
2015 AUTUMN PENNANT
The 2015 Autumn pennant competition was conducted at Templestowe Leisure Centre between the Thursday evenings of February 12th and April 23rd, 2015. This pennant had two graded divisions, which both consisted of five teams, with a total of 23 players participating in the competition.
Division 1: Eagles vs. Falcons
Leading Player: Tim Gilbert
Winners: Gary Ng [Tim Gilbert] / Fabian Kenie ( Eagles )
Runners Up: Ross Ginnivan / Terry Piva ( Falcons )
Division 2: Mambas vs. Pythons
Leading Player: Abdullah Arjmand
Winners: Abdullah Arjmand / Bill Kyriakopoulos ( Pythons )
Runners Up: John Ind / Hamish McLean ( Mambas )
2014 Club Championships
The 2014 annual Club Championships were conducted at Manningham DISC in early December. In total, there were 16 junior, senior and veteran players who participated within this tournament.
Open Singles
Winner: Ross Ginnivan
Runner Up: Haydn Lyall
Veteran Singles
Winner: Ross Ginnivan
Runner Up: Terry Piva
Junior Singles
Winner: Haydn Lyall
Runner Up: Sean Tai
Open Doubles
Winners: Ross Ginnivan / Jason Leaw
Runners Up: Fabian Kenie / Stephen Piva
2014 spring PENNANT
The 2014 Spring pennant was conducted at Templestowe Leisure Centre between the Thursday evenings of October 9th and December 18th, 2014. This pennant had a six team first grade division and a five team second grade division. Within this competition, there were a total of 30 players that participated.
Division 1: Eagles vs. Vultures
Leading Player: Christopher Wong
Winners: Christopher Wong / Christopher Horwood ( Eagles )
Runners Up: Xudong Tang / Marcus Thoo ( Vultures )
Division 2: Pythons vs. Taipans
Leading Player: Sarah Gilbert
Winners: Bill Kyriakopoulos / Stephen Piva ( Pythons )
Runners Up: Fabian Kenie / Michael Niu ( Taipans )
2014 winter PENNANT
The 2014 Winter pennant was conducted at Templestowe Leisure Centre between the Thursday evenings of August 7th and September 18th, 2014. In this Pennant competition the first division consisted of six teams, whilst there were four teams competing in the second division. In total, 29 players participated in this competition.
Division 1: The A-Team vs. Quicksilver
Leading Player: Christopher Wong
Winners: Christopher Horwood / Tim Gilbert ( Quicksilver )
Runners Up: Christopher Allardice / Andrew Mong ( The A-Team )
Division 2: Astros vs. Billabongs
Leading Player: Stephen Piva
Winners: Ross Ginnivan / Carlo Ikin ( Billabongs )
Runners Up: Felix Zullo / Christian Smith ( Astros )
2014 autumn PENNANT
The 2014 Autumn pennant competition was conducted at Templestowe Leisure Centre between the Thursday evenings of March 6th and June 5th, 2014. This inaugural pennant competition had two graded divisions both consisting of five teams, with a total of 27 players participating throughout the season.
Division 1: Likely Lads vs. Nets
Leading Player: Christopher Wong
Winners: Haydn Lyall / Paul Carty ( Nets )
Runners Up: Christopher Wong / Terry Piva ( Likely Lads )
Division 2: Bashers vs. Broncos
Leading Player: Stephen Piva
Winners: Fabian Kenie / Felix Zullo ( Bashers )
Runners Up: Stephen Piva / Michael Niu ( Broncos )
2013 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
The inaugural Manningham Table Tennis Club Championships were conducted at Manningham DISC on the Tuesday evenings of December 3rd and 10th, 2013. This event was well attended with over 25 junior and senior players competing across a wide range of events.
Open Singles
Winner: George Tselepi
Runner Up: Geoff Lyall
Veteran Singles
Winner: George Tselepi
Runner Up: Geoff Lyall
Junior Singles
Winner: Haydn Lyall
Runner Up: Andrew Galloway
Open Doubles
Winners: Haydn Lyall / Geoff Lyall
Runners Up: Steven Tang / Xudong Tang
Veteran Doubles
Winners: George Tselepi / Dimitri Serghis
Runners Up: Paul Carty / Michael Vondracek
Junior Doubles
Winners: Haydn Lyall / Steven Tang
Runners Up: Sean To / Carlo Ikin