IT WAS seventh heaven for Australian table tennis star William Henzel in Bendigo on Sunday.
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Henzell powered to his seventh ITTF Oceania Cup after seeing off compatriot David Powell 4-0 at Bendigo Stadium.
He again showed his class in the impressive 11-5, 12-10, 11-7, 12-10 victory.
The win meant Henzell booked his spot at the ITTF World Cup later this year.
Australian star Jian Fang Lay also defended her crown from last year, winning the women’s singles final against New Zealand player Chunli Li.
Lay had some nervous moments at match point, but was able to stay calm and win the match.
The final score was 11-5, 12-10, 11-6, 12-10.
“She is a very good player, it wasn’t easy,” Lay said after the match.
Ornella Bouteille from New Caledonia defeated Melveen Richmond from French Polynesia, 11-7, 11-6, 1-9, 11-7 in the Pacific Cup women’s final.
New Caledonia’s Laurent Sens fought back from two sets down to become the men’s Pacific Cup champion.
Laurent defeated Vanuatu’s Yoshua Shing in the epic match.
The final score was 11-6, 11-9, 10-12, 8-11, 6-11, 11-7, 8-11.
It was the first time Laurent had defeated Shing in four years.
Australian star Barak Mirzachi continued his run of good form when he won the Oceania Para Table Tennis title.
He won the championship by the narrowest of margins, beating his compatriot Joel Coughlan 5-11, 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 16-13.
Australia’s Lisa Daniels Di Toro was the winner of the women’s singles class 3-5, finishing ahead of Fiji’s Merewalesi Roden.
Australia had a podium finish in the class 6-10 category.
Melissa Tapper was first, Andrea McDonnell second and Rebecca Julian third.
The silver medallist in Canberra two years earlier, Australian star Mark Harris was this time crowned the champion in the men’s singles class 3-5.