Sport
16 July, 2026
McDowell wins again
TREVOR McDowell has made it back-to-back championship wins in the Terang Table Tennis Association.
Entering the round robin stage, Trevor was favoured to win based on his season’s record so far.
He defeated Tyler Smith and Vesha Chapagai in straight games.
Trevor’s opponent was Mark Smith, who defeated both Colin Venn and Michael Pearson in four games.
The final was decided in straight games however Mark was competitive in each game.
The final scores were 11-8, 11-9, 11-8.
The B grade championship was a round robin, with Peter Mania going through undefeated.
He overcame Pat Nicholson in four closely contested games 11-8, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9; defeated Rob Herry 11-6, 11-9, 11-6 and Ian Rochfort 11-6, 11-9, 11-6.
This year a doubles championship was able to be held, with all pairing making for a closely fought night.
The competition was a straight knockout, all matches were decided in four or five games with the semi-finals going long into the fifth.
The final was between Mark Smith and Vesha Chapagai up against Colin Venn and Peter Mania.
Mark and Vesha defeated Trevor McDowell and Pat Nicholson 10-12, 11-5, 11-9, 7-11, 15-13 in their semi-final.
Colin and Peter had to overcome Michael Pearson and Rob Herry 12-10, 10-12, 11-5, 10-12, 17-15 in the other semi-final.
The final saw Colin and Peter win the first game 11-8, however Mark and Vesha rattled off the next three games to win 11-5, 11-9, 11-5.
The second half of the season starts this week, with The Unknowns out in front while the other six teams will be jostling to take up positions in the top four.
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