Alderman Allan Ewart (LCCC) presents Men’s Singles finalist Paul McCreery

In partnership with Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council
Held at Lisburn Racquets Club

The flagship Ulster Open, delivered in partnership with Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, proved a massive success with almost 500 entries across the weekend. Lisburn Racquets Club was buzzing with players from right across Ulster, Ireland, and further afield competing in a full range of senior, masters, para, parkinson and junior events.

Below is the full round-up of champions and key results.

Men’s Singles

A superb final saw Paul McCreery (Ormeau) claim the title with a dominant straight-sets win over Tom Colvin (Craigavon).

Paul’s route to the title:

• Def. Conor Nugent (Ormeau) – Semi-final
• Def. Aedan McGivern (Craigavon) – Quarter/Semi route based on draw

Alderman Allan Ewart (LCCC) presents Men’s Singles finalists

Tom’s route to the final:

• Def. Peadar Sheridan (Ormeau) – Semi-final
• Def. Harry Street (Wales) – Quarter-final
  

Consolation Winner: Des Flanagan (Omagh)

Women’s Singles

Councillor Jamie Harpur, LCCC Regeneration and Growth Vice-Chair, presented two awards to Oksana Pavlova (Women’s Singles and Veteran’s Singles).

Oksana Pavlova produced a flawless display to lift the Women’s Singles title, defeating Jiahui Yuan (QUB) in straight sets in the final.

Jiahui’s route:

• Def. Grace Looney (Ormeau) – Semi-final
• Def. Niamh Mason (Ormeau) – Quarter-final
  

Oksana’s route:

• Def. Anjali Singh (Ormeau)
• Def. Alessandra Fadda (Leeside)

Men’s Doubles

A strong pairing and a strong finish — Paul McCreery (Ormeau) & Tom Colvin (Craigavon) took the title over Peadar Sheridan (Ormeau) & Conor Nugent (Ormeau).

Women’s Doubles

The pairing of Anjali Singh (Ormeau) & Rebecca Scott (Ormeau) took the Women’s Doubles title with an impressive win over Grace Looney (Ormeau) & Niamh Mason (Ormeau).

Men’s Masters

A familiar rivalry played out on the big stage as Daryl Strong (Ormeau) took the Masters crown, defeating club-mate Phil Wallace (Ormeau) in the final.

Losing Semi-Finalists:

• Tomasz Toman (Craigavon)
• Aleksander Bartusik (Mourne)

Women’s Masters

Councillor Jamie Harpur, LCCC Regeneration and Growth Vice-Chair, presented two awards to Oksana Pavlova (Women’s Singles and Veteran’s Singles).

Another title for Oksana Pavlova, who secured the Women’s Masters championship over Chui Lin Kwok (Glenburn).

3rd Place: Emily White (Glenburn)
4th Place: Ruth McGilligan (Osmond)

U21 Men

A brilliant win for Aedan McGivern (Craigavon), who overcame Peadar Sheridan (Ormeau) in the final.

Bronze:

• Toby Harwood (Wales)
• Harry Street (Wales)
  

U21 Women

A strong all-Ormeau final saw Anjali Singh crowned champion ahead of Grace Looney.

3rd Place: Niamh Mason (Ormeau)
4th Place: Rebecca Scott (Ormeau)

Restricted Event

A great run for VJ Malayo (St Anne’s) who won the Restricted Singles over Matthew McCann (Ormeau).

Joint 3rd:

• Paul Gallagher (Donegal)
• Tomasz Toman (Craigavon)
  

Junior Events

The junior categories brought huge numbers and fantastic energy throughout the hall. Here’s the full round-up.

U13 Boys

Champion: Tobias Gal (Ormeau)
Runner-up: Deon Binu (Leinster)
Semi-finalists:

• Enoch Huang (Leinster)
• Jamie Yan Theunissen (Leeside)
  

U13 Girls

Champion: Samanta Pusinskaite (Munster)
Runner-up: Victoria Sawecka (Leeside)
Semi-finalists:

• Rosie Agnew (Coleraine)
• Anna Matveyeva (Dublin TTC)

U15 Boys

Champion: He Ming Duan (Leinster)
Runner-up: Adam Hedderly (Leinster)
Bronze:

• Karsten Close (Ormeau)
• Caleb Jiang (Leinster)
  

U15 Girls

Champion: Samanta Pusinskaite (Munster) (doing the double!)
Runner-up: Nuria Goldston (Glenburn)
Bronze:

• Lea Gal (Ormeau)
• Jane Wilson (Glenburn)
  

U17 Boys

Champion: Harry Street (Wales) Who successfully defended the title he won last year.
Runner-up: He Ming Duan (Loop)
Bronze:

• Vincent Ni (Loop)
• Aaditya Singh (Oreamu)

U17 Girls

Champion: Nuria Goldston (Glenburn)
Runner-up: Lea Gal (Ormeau)
Bronze:

• Elisa Kwan Wing Lo (Glenburn)
• Jane Wilson (Glenburn)
  

U19 Boys

Champion: Aaditya Singh (Ormeau)
Runner-up: Aedan McGivern (Craigavon)
Bronze:

• Vincent Ni (Leinster)
• Toby Harwood (Wales)
  

U19 Girls

Champion: Anjali Singh (Ormeau)
Runner-up: Niamh Mason (Ormeau)
3rd: Grace Looney (Ormeau)
4th: Lily Parke (Glenburn)

U11 Boys

Champion: Enoch Huang (Leinster)
Runner-up: Vincent Darragh (Ormeau)

Bronze: Will Agnew (Coleraine), Jamie Yan Theunissen (Leeside)

U11 Girls

Champion: Victoria Sawecka (Leeside)
Runner-up: Yara Mohamed (Ormeau)
3rd: Sophie Warwick (Coleraine)
4th: Arya Ramji (Valley Lucan Dublin) 

Para

A strong final saw Sam Brennan (Leinster) take the Para Singles title over Colin Judge (Leinster).

3rd Place: Jude Sheldon (Craigavon)
4th Place: David McCaughern (Osmond)

Parkinson’s

A brilliant new addition to the Ulster Open programme.

Champion: Martin Heffernan (Munster)
Runner-up: Mark Johnston (Legacurry)
Bronze:

• Patrick Crossan (Lisburn Rapids)
• Ric Brown (Lisburn Rapids)
  

This event was extremely well-received and will continue to grow in future TTU competitions.

Thanks & Acknowledgements

A huge thank you to Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council for their partnership and support, and to Adrian and the entire Table Tennis Ulster team for running the event so professionally across the weekend.

Finally, thank you to all players, parents, supporters, umpires, coaches, catering staff and volunteers for helping create one of the biggest and best Ulster Opens in recent years. With almost 500 entries, the atmosphere was fantastic from start to finish — a brilliant showcase for table tennis in Ulster.