Wayne Green, the New Namibian Table Tennis Champion

Father and Daughter combination of Rudi & Reese Saunderson (Hochland Acers) defeated Kaitlyn Beukes & Heiko Fleidl (SKW) 4-1 in the Mixed Doubles section final to take the gold medal.

In the Mens Doubles category, the combination of Heiko Fleidl & Johann Malan (SKW) defeated Singles Champion, Wayne Green and South African, Cleef Bailey 4-3, in a nail-biting affair to take the famous Sigrid Göbel Cup. The final score was 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 4-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5 in the favour of Fleidl/Malan.

The women’s draw accommodated eight (8) and the men’s draw eighteen (18) players. The next upcoming tournament is the Namibian Nationals scheduled for Saturday, 23 July 2016.

The complete results are as follows:

Mens Singles Open:

1. Wayne Green (SKW)

2. Fabian Tait (HA)

3. Heiko Fleidl (SWK) & Cleef Bailey (RSA)

Mens Doubles:

1. Heiko Fleidl & Johann Malan (SKW)

2. Wayne Green & Cleef Bailey

3. Rudi Saunderson & Christa Mrozek

Ladies Open:

1. Christa Mrozek (SKW)

2. Khutsafalo Sekolokwane (HA)

3. Reese Saunderson & Kaitlyn Beukes

Mixed Doubles:

1. Reese & Rudi Saunderson (HA)

2. Kaitlyn Beukes & Heiko Fleidl (SKW)

3. Christa Mrozek & Johann Malan (SKW)

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