The team finals were contested in a round-robin format with three classifications of disability grouped together into a single competition.

Mark Harris and James Kwon emerged victorious in the Class 2-5 event for athletes with a sitting disability after they won an all-Australian final against Christopher Addis and Andrew Browning.

Rory Carroll and Sam Von Einem enjoyed similar success In the Class 9-11 competition for athletes with a less inhibiting standing impairment as they won all three of their matches.

Jackson Meyn and Ashley Parrott took silver and Andrea McDonnell and Kate Juiillerat bronze to complete an all-Australian podium.

There was more international completion however in the other standing Class 6-8 event for the three man team of Trevor Hirth, Nathan Pellissier and Kylie Loveless.

Nathan Pellisier competing in Canberra on the way to class 6-8 team gold © Jeff Crow


They overcame the New Caledonian and New Zealand pairing of Avelino Monteiro and Ayush Bhatnagar in the final but only after a stern examination.

Australian head coach Roger Massie said the results showed his team were moving in the right direction as attention now turns to upcoming major tournaments, including next year's Para-Table Tennis World Championships in Beijing.

"I'm ecstatic with the way our athletes have performed this week," Massie said.

"Generally speaking, we got the results we were expecting and I think this tournament augurs well for what lies ahead."

He admitted that Australia were a step ahead of their rivals but also said that the number of international players giving his squad a stern test is a "strong sign" for the Oceania region.

"New Zealand won gold in the singles and earlier in the week and the international teams pushed Australia for medals in the teams event, and that level of competition can only mean good things," he said.

"I have no doubt that the visiting nations will now go home and build on what they have learned here.

"We want to grow the game in the region and I think these Championships have helped enormously.

"The other Oceania nations will come back bigger and stronger next time which is exactly what we want."

Earlier in the week Australia also enjoyed considerable singles success and qualified three athletes - Melissa Tapper, James Kwon and Nathan Pellissier - for the World Championships next September after winning their classes.

Australia won six singles titles overall with New Zealander Victor Kamizona the only exception when he claimed the Class 9-10 event.

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