THE ACT’s leading table tennis player, Rohan Dooria, is now the country’s No 1 under-15 player as a rersult of a stellar performance at the National Junior Championships in Sydney.
Up from No 9 in April, he beat another fast-rising player, Richard Wang, in straight sets in the final.
Dhooria, after months of intensive training under two coaches, stunned several more highly favoured opponents on his way to the final. He has a bright and promising future in table tennis.
He also is the current Victorian State and Sydney Metro champion in his age division and reached the semi-finals in under-18 division of Sydney Metro in April.
He has been playing for only three years but has has not lost a match in ACT Division 1 in the past eight months, playing as the only junior in the pennant competition.
He rises at 5am most days, training against a table tennis robot, lifting weights and mastering his footwork, before attending Marist College.
ACT competitions, for players ranging from school age to old age and including athletes with a disability, are held at the Table Tennis Centre on weekdays and weeknights. The centre is open seven days a week.
There also is a part-time centre in Tuggeranong.
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