🏅 U15 Mixed Doubles
🥇 Angel Han / Eli Ho
🥈 Yelena Yi / August Xiao
🥉 Karen Looi / Lucas Alexandre
Team NZ Won 21 Medals at ITTF-Oceania Youth Championships
New Zealand's young table tennis players enjoyed a successful campaign at the 2026 ITTF-Oceania Youth Championships in Ballarat, Australia, winning 21 medals across the team, singles, doubles and mixed doubles events.
Held from 26 August to 5 September 2026, the championships brought together the top U15 and U19 players from across Oceania, with Team NZ producing strong results throughout the tournament
New Zealand players enjoyed a strong showing in the U15 events overall, claiming gold, silver and bronze in the U15 Boys' Singles and U15 Mixed Doubles events. A major highlight was August Xiao's victory in the U15 Boys' Singles. The gold medal was August's third consecutive Oceania U15 Boys' Singles title, having also won the event in 2024 and 2025.
Ballarat also marked the first ITTF-Oceania Youth Championships for Lucas Alexandre, Jayden Lu, Karen Looi, Katie Chen, Abigail Tao, Ethan Yin and Tushan Engineer. The group made a promising start to their Oceania youth careers, with several contributing to New Zealand's medal tally across the singles, doubles and mixed doubles events.
NZ Results
🏅 Team Events
U15 Girls' Team
🥈 Silver: New Zealand: Angel Han, Yelena Yi, Karen Looi and Katie Chen.
U15 Boys' Team
🥇 Silver: New Zealand: August Xiao, Eli Ho, Lucas Alexandre and Jayden Lu
U19 Girls' Team
🥈 Silver: New Zealand: Tracey Hsia, Anya Chen, Su Kiki and Abigail Tao.
U19 Boys' Team
🥈 Silver: New Zealand: Tushan Engineer, Jajal Payas, Oscar Du and Ethan Yin
🏅 Singles Medallists
U15 Boys' Singles
🥇 Gold: August Xiao
🥉 Bronze: Eli Ho
🥉 Bronze: Lucas Alexandre
U15 Girls' Singles
🥉 Silver: Angel Han
U19 Boys' Singles
🥉 Bronze: Oscar Du
U19 Girls' Singles
🥉 Bronze: Tracey Hsia
🥉 Bronze: Anya Chen
🏅 Doubles Medallists
U15 Boys' Doubles
🥇 Gold: August Xiao / Eli Ho
🥈 Silver: Lucas Alexandre / Jayden Lu
U15 Girls' Doubles
🥉 Bronze: Yelena Yi / Angel Han
🥉 Bronze: Karen Looi / Katie Chen
U19 Girls' Doubles
🥈 Silver: Anya Chen / Tracey Hsia
🥉 Bronze: Yiqi Su / Abigail Tao
U19 Boys' Doubles
🥉 Bronze: Oscar Du / Ethan Yin
🥉 Bronze: Payas Jajal / Tushan Engineer
🏅 U15 Mixed Doubles
🥇 Gold: Angel Han / Eli Ho
🥈 Silver: Yelena Yi / August Xiao
🥉 Bronze: Karen Looi / Lucas Alexandre
U15 Boys' Singles
🥇 Gold: August Xiao
🥉 Bronze: Eli Ho
🥉 Bronze: Lucas Alexandre
By the end of the championships, Team NZ had collected:
🥇 Gold: 4
🥈 Silver: 6
🥉 Bronze: 11
Congratulations to all athletes, coaches, team managers and officials on their performances in Ballarat. The results were a positive reward for the hard work put in by the players and demonstrated the talent of New Zealand's next generation of table tennis athletes.