Belarus’s Vladimir Samsonov has been crowned men’s singles champion at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Australian Open, beating Frenchman Simon Gauzy (FRA).
The final Australians have bowed out of the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Australian Table Tennis Open, but all have agreed bringing a tournament of such magnitude to the Gold Coast will be a tremendous benefit to the sport, especially ahead of next year’s Commonwealth Games.
Despite some valiant efforts, host-nation Australia was unable to add to the two players already through to the main draw of the $500,000 Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Australian Table Tennis Open, with the opening round to get underway on Tuesday.
The shock withdrawal of the Chinese men’s team on the eve of the event has thrown the draw wide open, and while the starting line-up still contains several Olympic and World Championship medallists, there will be new opportunities for several players.
Teenager Rohan Dhooria has stamped himself as a star of the future after pulling off several major upsets on the opening day of the main draw at the National Top Ten competition at Tweed Heads.
Canberra teenager Rohan Dhooria has won his way through a challenging qualification tournament to earn his place in the National Top Ten tournament in Tweed Heads, NSW.