18th - 23rd April 2026

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Finals Night Report

Garry Dodd and Kay Chivers were the big winners from Island Championships night on Wednesday evening and will meet their visiting Caesarean counterparts at the GTTA centre in Guernsey on Friday evening. Dodd was in fine form during his clash with Lawrence Stacey in the showpiece Men’s Singles event, with the left-hander emerging as a 14-time champion for the loss of just 23 points. In a repeat of the final from 12 months prior, Stacey played some good table tennis during the encounter, however Dodd was in ruthless form and made it difficult for his opponent to obtain any foothold in the match. The success is significant in that it ties Dodd as joint second of all time alongside Mark Pipet on 14 Men’s Singles Island titles.

The Men’s Doubles encounter was quite the opposite, with Dodd and Stacey involved in a titanic tussle alongside Alex Robinson and twin Joshua, respectively. In a contender for match of the night, top seeds Dodd and Robinson were on track for a strong win when clinching the 4th set 11-8 to lead 3-1. However, the twins battled well and edged through the next 2 sets 11-9, 14-12 to set-up an exciting deciding set. Top seeds Dodd and Robinson started fast and held a commanding 6-1 lead, only for parity to be restored at 6-6. However, they were not to be denied and, in the end, finished well, sealing the title 11-7. This is Robinson’s 2nd Men’s Doubles title, whilst for Dodd this is his 13th title, with Robinson becoming the 6th different player to have won the title alongside the Island’s leading player.

The sole title not to go Dodd’s way was the Mixed Doubles, as 2nd seeds Robinson and Marli Barker emerged victorious in the 7th end of a final that concluded proceedings for the evening. Having lost the opening set narrowly 12-10, Robinson and Barker enjoyed success in the next 3 sets, including crucial narrow 15-13 and 13-11 successes in the 3rd and 4th ends. The first time pairing of Dodd and Yeaman rallied well by taking the next 2 sets by matching 11-6 scores, with Yeaman improving in confidence. However, Robinson was on hand to take his first Island Mixed Doubles title alongside the retaining Barker, when they cruised through the final set 11-3.

Chivers on the other hand was in prime form in an evening where she won all 4 of the finals she contested. The highlight of these was her victory in the Women’s Singles final, which took place in the penultimate round of matches. Her opponent in the final was junior Keira Eldridge, who has enjoyed a fine conclusion to the league season and Island Championships. Eldridge competed well and despite going down 4-0, will rue chances in the 4th set, as a 10-7 lead did not materialise, with Chivers fighting back to win it 12-10 and her 19th title in the process. Just like Dodd, her Women’s Doubles title was much more challenging, and it saw her and Barker retain the title by the skin of their teeth. In a match that went against expectations, GTTA Development Officer Becks O’Keefe and Yeaman were playing some super table tennis and were on the brink of securing the upset whilst leading 3-1 and with the scores close in the 5th set. The defending champions managed to sneak past 11-9 and from there secure the final 2 sets 11-8, 11-6. The result of this victory was a 3rd title for Barker in this category alongside Chivers, with the veteran now an incredible 30-time champion of this event.

Chivers victory in the Women’s Veterans Singles was another tough test, however in the end she had too much for O’Keefe and won her 14th title over 6 well contested sets. Lastly, the most unexpected victory of the night came in the Over 60’s Open Singles. In an event dominated by one of the Island’s greats Mark Pipet over the past decade, Chivers earned just her 2nd title in this category and her first since 2019. Pipet was below his best in the clash, however Chivers was at her solid best as she stormed to a mightily impressive straight sets win.

Not to be outdone, Junior Luke Evans matched Chivers as the most successful player of the evening, with an impressive haul of 4 titles, with 3 of these coming ruthlessly in straight sets. In the Under 13 Open Singles and Under 15 Boys Singles, Evans defeated Olivia Gilbert and Keil Butt in straight sets respectively, whilst his Under 18 Men’s Singles was won over fellow Ravenscroft Panthers Division 1 player Micah Cohen. His biggest test came in the Under 21 Open Singles against his league team-mate from this season, Barnaby Groves. In a match where he was never behind, Evans closed proceedings 11-5 in the 6th set, making himself one of the youngest champions in the history of the event in the process.

Eldridge was a winner in 2 events on the night, securing 5 and 6 sets wins over Thea Cummins and Olivia Gilbert in the Under 15 Girls and Under 18 Women’s Singles, respectively. The Under 18 Doubles title was secured by Cohen and Cameron Powell as they dispatched Albie Lihou and Ollie Sparkes in straight sets, whilst the final Junior event of the evening saw Perran Lomax overcome Noah Finn in straight sets in the Under 11 Open Singles.

In the Veterans events, Phil Ogier continued his dominance, with a trio of titles. In the Over 40’s and Over 50’s Open Singles, he did not drop a set during wins over Nye Matthew and Jez Powell and is remarkably unbeaten in either event, with a run of 13 titles in the Over 40’s and 3 titles in the Over 50’s. His final title came in the Veterans Open Doubles alongside Matthew. In a well contested encounter with 2nd seeds Jamie Ferbrache and Steve Ozanne, they ran out winners in straight sets. The final Veterans event of the evening saw Terry Trustum secure his 4th Over 70’s Open Singles title when he defeated 3-time former winner Keith Opie in 5 sets.

Lastly, Alex Robinson secured his first Restricted Singles title, courtesy of victory over Matthew Casey. Casey has been in strong form during the championships, however success for Robinson in a tight opener 11-9 paved the way for him to run out a comfortable winner over last year’s runner-up.

Island Championships Report

The Guernsey Table Tennis Association centre at Hougue Du Pommier has been a hive of activity as conclusion of four action packed days of competition leaves the way set for 20 finals on Finals night on Wednesday evening.

Garry Dodd and Kay Chivers are the players that will be leading the charge across the majority of finals, as the favourites expectedly made their way to the final in the events they were seeded to do so. For Dodd, his goal of a 14th Men’s Singles Island title progressed smoothly on Saturday evening. He did not lose a single set during proceedings, culminating with a hard-fought straight sets win over 3rd seed Joshua Stacey, which was closer than the scoreline suggested. Having come through a tight 2nd set 17-15 to open a 2-game advantage, it looked like the writing was on the wall when he opened a 6-0 lead in the 3rd set. However, to his great credit, Stacey did not waver and he fought back strongly to force the set beyond the regulation 11 points. Despite having an opportunity to seal the set, he was unable to take it, with Dodd coming through 13-11. The 4th set followed a similar pattern, with a late rally from Stacey not enough to prevent defeat, falling to a high respectable 11-6, 17-15, 13-11, 11-9 defeat.

It will be a repeat of last year’s final, as 3rd seed Lawrence Stacey came through the bottom half of the draw. Stacey’s route to the final was smooth sailing until the semi-finals, where he needed to work hard to come past 2nd seed Alex Robinson in 5 sets. Robinson started brighter by taking the opener 11-9, however Stacey played some strong table tennis to navigate the following 4 sets despite some excellent exchanges. The event was not without surprises as it saw unseeded player Matthew Casey recover superbly from a 3-0 deficit to oust 6th seed Paul Hainsworth. Casey continued his strong form against Robinson in the Quarter-Finals, going down narrowly in 6 sets in a well contested encounter. In the other half, another unseeded player, Jamie Ferbrache, put an end to another seeded player in the same round. Ferbrache played excellently to dispatch 7th seed Liam Robilliard across 6 sets, eventually losing to Josh Stacey over 5 sets in the Quarters.

In the Men’s Doubles, Dodd combining with Robinson for the first time proved fruitful as the duo cruised into the final on Monday evening. They reached the final without dropping a set, ending the run of 3rd seeds Ben Foss and Ryan Bichard in straight sets in the semi-final. They will meet 2nd seeds Joshua and Lawrence Stacey in the final, after the twins defeated 4th seeds Paul Hainsworth and Liam Robilliard in 4 closely contested sets in the other semi.

The Mixed Doubles saw Dodd’s toughest test as alongside first-time partner Juliette Yeaman, they were made to work extremely hard to reach the showpiece final, where they will meet 2nd seeds Robinson and Dodd’s partner from last year, Marli Barker. Whilst they reached the semi-finals of Sunday afternoon’s event with relative ease, they soon found themselves staring down the barrel, when trailing 3rd seeds Andy Gill and Paula Le Ber 3-0. However, they did not let this phase them as they proceeded to produce a fantastic comeback, winning 10-12, 12-14, 6-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-4, 11-3. For Robinson and Barker, their path was smoother and they defeated 4th seeds Lawrence Stacey and sister Vikki in straight sets in the other semi-final.

Chivers remains on track to secure a 19th Women’s Singles title when she faces the rising young star Keira Eldridge in the final. The top seed and defending champion faced Division 1 3rd seed Barker in the semi-finals and managed to come through across 5 sets. For Eldridge, the 4th seed continues to impress as she earned a 6-set win over 2nd seed Paula Le Ber. The recently crowned Divisional 3 Championships winner and Division 2 Championships runner-up’s clash with Le Ber was one which could have gone either way, with Eldridge crucially winning the decisive 6th set 11-9 to prevent a 7th set shootout.

In the Women’s Doubles, Chivers can win an incredible 30th title alongside Barker, as they reached the final where they will compete against 2nd seeds Yeaman and GTTA Development Officer Becks O’Keefe. The semi-final triumph for Chivers and Barker came against the dangerous youthful duo of Eldridge and Thea Cummins in straight sets, whilst Yeaman and O’Keefe were 5 set winners over Vikki Stacey and Isla Bretel in the other semi. The final event which saw success for Chivers was in the Women’s Veterans Singles. Chivers will face off against O’Keefe following her straight sets win over Yeaman. For O’Keefe, she overcame Maija Hansen in 5 sets.

Phil Ogier continued his dominant form in the Veterans categories, reaching another 3 finals. The first final reached was in the Over 50’s Open Singles, where he comfortably dispatched Ian Le Page in straight sets in the semi-final. He will meet the unseeded Jez Powell in the final, after Powell played some strong table tennis to oust 2nd seed Nye Matthew in 5 sets. Ogier’s route to the Over 40’s Open Singles Final was more challenging and saw him with a trio of tough matches to reach the final. He started with matching straight sets wins over Steve Ozanne and left-hander Andy Gill. His semi final was against 3rd seed Jamie Ferbrache and this close clash resulted in a 4-2 win for Ogier. In the final he will meet 2nd seed Matthew, who defeated Mark Pipet in 5 sets.

The Veterans Open Doubles saw the formidable new combination of Ogier and Matthew cruise to the final without dropping a set. This concluded with a semi-final win over the unseeded duo of Mark Fallaize and Rolands Tracums. 2nd seeds Jamie Ferbrache and Steve Ozanne will meet them in the final after they dispatched 3rd seeds Kay Chivers and Keith Opie in straight sets.

Mark Pipet will aim to make it 9 titles in the Over 60’s Open Singles after the top seed reached the final without dropping a set. Having defeated the dangerous 2nd Division player Andy Ferbrache in the opening round, he was a comfortable straight sets winner over Juliette Yeaman, who had in a preceding round earned an upset 4-1 win over Keith Opie. Pipet’s opponent in the final is 2nd seed Kay Chivers, after she earned a 4-1 win over Steve Martin the other semi-final. In the final Veterans Event, the Over 70’s Open Singles, top seed Terry Trustum will meet the unseeded Opie in the final. Trustum eased to a straight sets win over Rob Broad in the first semi-final, with Opie playing excellently to upset 2nd seed Brian Ferbrache in straight sets in the other.

The Restricted Singles saw some excellent action and upsets and will result in a new champion being crowned on Wednesday evening. Top seed Alex Robinson will meet 4th seed Matthew Casey in the final, after Robinson earned a comfortable 4-0 winner over Kennedy Chepkor in the semi-finals. Chepkor had earned the upset of the night in the prior round, as he edged out 3rd seed Robilliard over 7 sets, coming back from 3-2 down in the process. Casey’s semi-final with 2nd seeded defending champion Hainsworth was one of the closest matches of the tournament so far, with 5 of the 7 sets being settled by the minimum 2-point gap and 3 going beyond the regulation 11-point mark. Casey fought hard to win the opening and 3rd sets 13-11, 14-12, despite having trailed them 10-8 and 10-7 respectively and this gave him a good foothold in the encounter. Hainsworth rallied well to lead 3-2, after edging a tight 5th set 14-12, before Casey responded, winning the 6th comfortably. The deciding set ebbed and flowed with Hainsworth taking a narrow 5-4 lead into the change of ends. With the score tied at 9-9, Casey used his 2 service points to good effect, closing out the impressive affair 11-9 and ending the hopes of the 10-time champion of this event.

In the Junior Events, Luke Evans, Micah Cohen, and Keira Eldridge enjoyed the most success. Barnaby Groves enjoyed success in the Under 21 Open Singles. The 4th seed was due to meet top seed Oskar Cleal in the final, however other commitments forced the youngster to withdraw from all events, paving the way for Groves to earn a comfortable 5-set win over Xavier Ingrouille in the semi-finals. He will meet 2nd seed Evans in the final, after Evans impressively negotiated the tricky defensive style of 3rd seed Micah Cohen in straight sets in the other semi-final.

Evans reached his second final in the Under 18 Men’s Singles. He was in dominant form on his way to this final and did not drop a set. In the semis he defeated Ollie Sparkes in straight sets. He will meet Cohen in the final, after Cohen stopped the excellent run of the unseeded Albie Lihou in straight sets in the semi-final. Lihou had earlier caused one of the biggest upsets of the Championships, due to his excellent 6-set win over 2nd seed Groves. Evans made it an impressive 4 finals as he expectedly showed his dominance in the Under 13 Open and Under 15 Boys events. In the Under 13 Open, he was a comfortable straight sets winner over 5th seed Morgan Finn and he will meet 3rd seed Olivia Gilbert in the final, with the third seed earning a strong 4-1 win over 2nd seed Thea Cummins. Finn had done excellently to reach the semis, as he fought back from a 3-2 deficit to upset 4th seed Isla Bretel in the Quarters.

The Under 15 Boys Singles saw Evans cruise to a straight sets win over 3rd seed Louis Ma in the top half. He will meet 4th seed Keil Butt in the final, as he earned a straight sets win over the unseeded Connor Osbourne. Osbourne had earlier caused another big upset as he shocked 2nd seed Morgan Finn in the opening round, winning over 5 sets. Eldridge made her mark in the Under 15 Girls and Under 18 Women’s Singles events. In the Under 15 Girls event, she defeated Isabella De Carteret in straight sets. She will meet 2nd seed Cummins in the final, after she edged past fellow junior Olivia Gilbert in a 7-set classic that had it all. Having lost to Gilbert 4-1 in the Under 13 Open Singles event in the morning, Cummins reversed the outcome with some excellent table tennis, winning the deciding set of the clash 11-5.

In the Under 18 Women’s event, Eldridge was a 4-1 winner over Bretel, whilst Gilbert battled past Cummins in another 7-set thriller between the pair, Gilbert taking the deciding end of this clash 11-6. The Under 18 Open Doubles, will see the final contested between 2nd seeds Cameron Powell and Cohen and 4th seeds Lihou and Sparkes. Powell and Cohen were too strong for 3rd seeds Evans and Ingrouille and won in 6 sets, whilst Lihou and Sparkes defeated Groves and Jake Webb, standing in for Cleal, in straight sets.

The final Junior event will see 3rd seed Noah Finn compete against 2nd seed Perran Lomax in the final. Finn upset the odds when he defeated top seed Keil Butt in 5 sets, whilst Lomax was a comfortable straight sets winner over Wayne Zhang.

Island Championships Preview

The Guernsey Table Tennis Association is all set for an action-packed finale to the 2025/26 season, with the annual La Fratenelle Home Insurance sponsored Island Championships due to commence on Friday evening.

4 days of competition across 20 categories is followed by the Finals Night on Wednesday 22nd April, winners of which will compete at the GTTA centre against their visiting Caesarean counterparts just 2 evenings later. Action is then concluded on Saturday, where the Inter-Insular team events will be contested to see who can lift the coveted Horace Mallett Memorial Aggregate Trophy, as well as the blue Riband Green and Margaret trophies, from the concluding evening of action in the respective Men’s and Women’s clashes.

The leading player in the Channel Islands, Garry Dodd, returns to headline the showpiece events, in which he is attempting to retain the Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles crowns he won last year.

The most important item on the agenda is indeed the Men’s Singles event, as Dodd can draw level in 2nd position with the great Mark Pipet on 14 Island titles should he emerge victorious from the 36 strong field. This would then leave him just 2 shy of the record 16 Island titles held by Bert Brenton, who dominated the local game in the 1920’s and 1930’s, including an incredible run of 12 consecutive titles.

Dodd has however been handed a tough draw, with 5th seeded 7-time former winner Phil Ogier the likely opposition at the Quarter-Finals stage, with 2-time winner Joshua Stacey the player seeded to meet the winner in the Semi-Finals. 7th seed Liam Robilliard is also in this half of the draw and has been in good form during the season. On the opposite side of the draw, Alex Robinson is seeded to meet Dodd in the final following a superb first season back in local action, which culminated in him topping the Doric Insurance sponsored senior leagues averages in the top-flight. Also in the bottom half is 4th seed Lawrence Stacey, the recent winner of the Division 1 Championships, along with 6th seeded Jack Carrington winner Paul Hainsworth and 8th seeded Ryan Bichard, who competed in the Green the prior two seasons.

There is however all change in the Doubles, with Dodd competing with different players in the Men’s and Mixed competitions. With Josh Butler absent, Dodd is unable to defend the title they have won for the past three seasons. He is however competing with Robinson, and the top seeds are likely to be very difficult to beat. Their main challenge is expected to come from 2nd seeded twins Joshua and Lawrence Stacey, who won this title in 4 consecutive years, albeit 3rd seeds Ben Foss and Bichard are the likely opposition in the semi-finals, with 4th seeds Hainsworth and Robilliard the duo expected to meet Joshua and Lawrence in the other.

In the Mixed Doubles, Dodd retains his top seeding alongside Juliette Yeaman. Yeaman is yet to win the Mixed Island Crown, however alongside Dodd the Ravenscroft Panthers player will be confident of success. Robinson is combining with the champion from last year, Marli Barker and they are seeded to meet Dodd and Yeaman in the final. Doubles specialist and left-hander Andy Gill and Paula Le Ber are seeded 3rd and due to meet Dodd and Yeaman in the semi-finals, with 4th seeds Lawrence and Vikki Stacey due to meet Robinson and Barker in the other. Another notable entry in the event is 7-time former winner Alice Edwards, who is competing with her father Chris Loveridge.

Kay Chivers is a strong favourite to add to her vast collection of Island titles, with a potential 19th Island Women’s Singles crown on the line. Her likely opposition on her path culminates with 3rd seed Marli Barker and 2nd seed Paula Le Ber, although notably 4th seeded form player Keira Eldridge is due to meet Le Ber in what could be a tough semi-final in the bottom half of the draw.

In the Women’s Doubles, Chivers is looking to obtain an incredible 30th title. Already the significant record holder in this event, she is teaming with Barker to attempt to defend their crown. Yeaman and GTTA Development Officer Becks O’Keefe are seeded to meet them in the final.

In the Veterans Events, Ogier is favourite to pick up 3 titles he has had almost perfect success in. In the Over 40’s Open Singles, he has never lost and is looking to make it 13 straight titles. He is likely to need to overcome 3rd seed Jamie Ferbrache in the semi-finals, with either 2nd seed Nye Matthew, or 4th seed Jez Powell in the final.

In the Over 40’s Open Doubles, Ogier has won the event on 11 occasions alongside Powell since 2014, just a single blemish on the record from 2024 when Gill and Ferbrache took a super title. There is however a change here as he is pairing with Matthew for the first time. The top seeds are due to play 4th seeds Andy and Brian Ferbrache in the semi finals, with 2nd seeds Jamie Ferbrache and Steve Ozanne expected in the final.

In the Over 50’s Open Singles, Ogier is looking for his 3rd straight title. He is scheduled to meet 2nd seed Matthew in the final.

Chivers can add a further title to her resume in the Women’s Veterans Singles. She is looking to make it title number 14, with O’Keefe seeded to meet her in the final.

Mark Pipet is the favourite to retain his Over 60’s Open Singles crown. Seeded 1, he is aiming to make it 9 titles in this event and his 7th consecutive. His toughest test is expected to come from 2nd seed Kay Chivers, the winner of the event in 2019.

In the final Veterans Event, 3-time former winner Terry Trustum is seeded first, with Brian Ferbrache seeded to meet Trustum in the final.

In the Restricted Singles, an event open to players aged between 21-40 that have not played in the Green Trophy the prior season, nor current Men’s or Women’s Singles Champions, Robinson is top seed and set to meet 10-time former winner and defending champion Hainsworth in the final. In a tough compact draw containing several strong top-flight players, Robinson is likely to meet 3rd seed Robilliard in the semi-final, whilst Hainsworth has 4th seed Matthew Casey in his half, as well as the dangerous Dan Collenette, the winner of the Under 21 Channel Island title just 3 years back.

From a Junior perspective, Oskar Cleal, Luke Evans, and Keira Eldridge are favourites to bring home most titles.

Cleal is top seed in the Under 18 Open Singles, the Under 18 Open Doubles alongside Barnaby Groves and the Under 18 Open Singles. In the singles events he is likely to need to defeat Groves in both to emerge victorious, with Evans the player seeded to meet him in the final of the Under 21 event. In the doubles event, Cameron Powell and Micah Cohen are seeded to reach the final to compete against Cleal and Groves.

Evans is the clear favourite in both the Under 13 Open and Under 15 Boys events. In the Under 13 category, he is due to meet 2nd seed Thea Cummins in the final, whilst in the Under 15 Boys, last years Under 11 Open Singles champion Morgan Finn is the likely opposition.

Eldridge on the other hand is favourite for both the Under 15 Girls and Under 18 Ladies events. In both she is due to meet 2nd seed Cummins in the final.

The final event to be contested is the Under 11 Open Singles, where some of the most promising young players are looking to obtain their first ever Island crowns. Keil Butt is top seed in this category, and he is due to meet 2nd seed Perran Lomax in the final.