This was the 71st NZ Chinese Sports Tournament which is held in Wellington (30 March – 2 April). The table tennis was held at the ASB Sports Centre in Kilbirnie on Friday afternoon (30 March) from 1pm to 5pm. There were 6 Donic tables from the Newtown Stadium and 2 Hart tables from the ASB Stadium. Robert Chung was the Tournament Controller. Only the Men’s Teams were held as there was not the 3 centres entry required to hold the Women’s and Mixed Teams. Wellington won the overall Trophy with 23 points (13 official) from Auckland 7 points (4 official).
There were 12 Men’s Teams from Auckland (2), Canterbury (1), Hawke’s Bay (1) and Wellington (8). In the main draw there had a knockout format (2 person team) with each player playing 1 singles and a doubles (3 matches). The top 4 seeds had a bye in the first round. In Round 2 Hawke’s Bay (4th seeds) lost to Wellington 6 by 2-1 when they lost the doubles 2-0 (11-4 11-5). Hawke’s Bay also lost in the First Round of the Second Round Consolation to Wellington 3 when they lost the doubles 3-2 (11-7 13-11 6-11 7-11
12-10)
The first round consolation (round robin) was won by Wellington 7 (Dave Chan, Peter Hewitt). The second round consolation (knockout) was won by Wellington 3 (Norman Chan, Jason Zhao). The losing semi finalist were Wellington 6 (Wai Chung, Phil Chin) and Auckland 1 (Xiao Jin, Sarwindar Sandhu).
The final was between Wellington 1 (Yang Low, Min Su) and Wellington 2 (Malcolm Wong, Martin Young). In the opening match Min Su beat Martin Young 3-2 (8-11 11-8 11-8 7-11 11-6). Then Yang Low defeated Malcolm Wong 3-0 (11-5 11-1 11-5). The doubles was won by Yang Low/Min Su 3-1 (11-9 11-5 6-11 11-5). A 3-0 win to Wellington 1 who received trophies for winning the tournament.
Thanks to the organisers, Robert Chung, Malcolm Wong and Lisa Yue. Also thanks to Martin Young who transported barriers and flip charts from the Empire Club. There were 6 tables, barriers, flip charts and stands for the flip charts from the Newtown Stadium. Members from the Tournament Committee with Robert Chung and Malcolm Wong were involved in setting up the table tennis area on Thursday night (29 March). These people with Martin Young helped to dismantle the area at the end of the tournament.
| Seeds | Teams | Players |
| 1 | Wellington 1 | Min Su, Yang Low |
| 2 | Auckland 1 | Xiao Jin, Sarwindar Sandhu |
| 3 | Wellington 2 |
Malcolm Wong, Martin Young) |
| 4 | Hawke’s Bay | Tony Law, Hayden Wong |
| 5 | Wellington 3 | Norman Chan, Jason Zhao |
| 6 | Wellington 4 | Stan Joe, Yiming Li |
| Auckland 2 | Kevin Chung, Peter Cheng | |
| Wellington 5 | Aaron Lan, Jordan Chan | |
| Wellington 6 | Wai Chung, Peter Chin | |
| Wellington 7 | Dave Chan, Peter Hewitt | |
| Wellington 8 | Owen Su, Tristan Tong | |
| Canterbury | Tony Ng, Phil Joe |
Results – Main Draw (Knockout)
| Round 1 | Wgtn 3 v Cant | 3-0 |
| Wgtn 6 v Auck 2 | 3-0 | |
| Wgtn 5 v Wgtn 7 |
3-0 |
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| Wgtn 4 v Wgtn 8 | 2-1, Owen Su (Wgtn 8) beat Stan Joe | |
| Round 2 | Wgtn 1 v Wgtn 3 | 3-0 |
| Wgtn 6 v HB | 2-1, Wai Chung (Wgtn 6) beat Hayden Wong | |
| Wgtn 2 v Wgtn 5 | 3-0 | |
| Auck 1 v Wgtn 4 | 2-1 | |
| Semi Finals | Wgtn 1 v Wgtn 6 | 3-0 |
| Wgtn 2 v Auck 1 | 2-1, Xiao Jin (Auck 1) beat Martin Young | |
| Final | Wgtn 1 v Wgtn 2 | 3-0 |
| Third Place | Wgtn 6 v Auck 1 | 2-1 |
First Round Consolation (Round Robin)
| Round 1 | Wgtn 7 v Cant | 2-1 |
| Wgtn 8 v Auck 2 | 3-0 | |
| Round 2 | Wgtn 7 v Auck 2 | 3-0 |
| Cant v Wgtn 8 | 3-0, default | |
| Round 3 | Wgtn 7 v Wgtn 8 | 3-0, default |
| Cant v Auck 2 | 3-0 |
1st – Wellington 7
2nd – Canterbury
3rd – Wellington 8
4th – Auckland 2
Second Round Consolation (Knockout)
| Round 1 | Wgtn 3 v HB | 2-1, Norman Chan (Wgtn 3) beat Tony Law |
| Wgtn 4 v Wgtn 5 | 3-0 | |
| Final | Wgtn 3 v Wgtn 4 | 3-0 |
Table Tennis Wellington 