Bundaberg Veterans Shine at Queensland Championships and Earn National Selection

Bundaberg Table Tennis is proud to celebrate an outstanding campaign from our Veterans at the 2026 Queensland Veterans Closed Championships, held from 14–18 July at South Pine Sports Complex.

Our Bundy Veterans showed plenty of determination, experience and fighting spirit throughout the championships, with eight players returning with medals across singles, doubles, mixed doubles and teams events.

🏆 Bundy Veterans Medal Achievements

Hannah Sunley
🥇 O30 Women’s Doubles
🥉 O30 Mixed Doubles

Lorraine Fourro
🥈 O60 Women’s Teams
🥈 O50 Women’s Singles
🥈 O50 Mixed Doubles
🥈 O60 Mixed Doubles

Deleece McDonald
🥈 O60 Women’s Teams
🥉 O65 Women’s Singles

John Fourro
🥈 O50 Mixed Doubles
🥈 O60 Mixed Doubles

Peter Spratley
🥉 O70 Men’s Teams
🥉 O70 Men’s Singles
🥈 O65 Men’s Doubles
🥈 O70 Men’s Doubles
🥈 O70 Mixed Doubles

Reinhard Lot
🥉 O70 Men’s Teams
🥈 O65 Men’s Doubles

Dave Delpratt
🥉 O75 Men’s Singles
🥈 O70 Men’s Doubles
🥉 O75 Mixed Doubles

Heather Bourke
🥈 O70 Mixed Doubles
🥉 O75 Mixed Doubles

These results are a fantastic reflection of the commitment our Veterans put into their training and preparation. Congratulations to all our players who competed and proudly represented Bundaberg at the Queensland Championships.

🇦🇺 From Queensland to the National Stage

The celebrations continued with the announcement of the Queensland Veterans Team for the 2026 National Veterans Championships, with seven Bundaberg players selected to represent Queensland at the national event in Albury this October.

🎽 Queensland Team – Bundaberg Representatives:

• O30 Women: Hannah Sunley
• O60 Women A: Lorraine Fourro
• O65 Women: Deleece McDonald
• O60 Men B: John Fourro
• O70 Men B: Reinhard Lot
• O75 Men B: Dave Delpratt
• O75 Women President: Heather Bourke

This is a tremendous achievement for our club and a well-deserved reward for the hard work, dedication and passion shown by our Veterans.

From the training hall at Bundaberg Table Tennis Centre to the Queensland and national stages, our Veterans continue to demonstrate that competitive table tennis has no age limit.

👏 Congratulations to all our Bundy Veterans on your Queensland Championships achievements, and congratulations to our seven Queensland representatives!

The countdown to Albury is now on. Keep training hard, enjoy the journey, and go show them what Team Bundy can do! 💚🏓

Best of luck for the National Veterans Championships!