(by Steve Hopkins)

Richmond’s Olympic Oval in British Columbia was host to the 2025 Canadian Senior Table Tennis Championships.  Canada’s premier national event had elite athletes from eight provinces and one territory with a full slate of singles and doubles matches across open and age-specific categories. The tournament was organized by Table Tennis Canada in partnership with the British Columbia Table Tennis Association.

The Men’s Singles title went to Edward Ly in a battle between Canada’s 22-year-old young star and 39-year-old veteran Eugene Wang. Wang entered the event as the top seed, and dominated his half of the draw – winning 3-0 in all three of his matches.  Edward Ly did the same in the bottom half of the draw, winning three straight with relative ease to reach the Final.  But it was Edward Ly that came out on top in the Final.  The Semifinalists were Simeon Martin and Zexuan Wang (with Edward defeating Martin, and Eugene Wang defeating Zexuan Wang).

In Women’s Singles the script was reversed with 36-year-old veteran Mo Zhang winning over rising teenage star Sunny Zhang.  Mo Zhang has long been the best female player in Canada, and this year was no exception.  She did not lose a game in the event, winning each round 3-0 and ultimately winning the Final 3-0 as well.  Sunny Zhang upset the second seed, Kathering Morin, in a five-game thriller in the Semifinals.  The other Semifinalist was Natalie Chan.

In Men’s Doubles Edward Ly teamed up with Kenny Ly to take the title.  Mo Zhang repeated the same feat in Women’s Doubles, teaming with Cindy Wang to claim her second title.  And in Mixed Doubles, it was a pair of third place finishers in the singles events who teamed up – as Simeon Martin and Katherine Morin claimed the title.

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