Melissa Tapper nearly pulled off the upset of her career in her final Olympic table tennis match, fighting to the very last point against an opponent ranked nearly 200 spots higher than her in Paris.
Table Tennis
Between You & Me: Nick Lum and Finn Luu
From childhood rivals at eight years old to Australian top-ranked table tennis players and best friends. Nick Lum and Finn Luu are dominating the table tennis scene together.
Finn Luu | Australian by birth, European by trade
VIS scholarship holders, Finn Luu and Nick Lum, are living out their table tennis dreams in Germany’s state of the art table tennis epicentre, Liebherr Masters College. The exclusivity of the academy speaks for the type of talent it attracts. It’s fast becoming the preferred place to be for any young table tennis star striving for the professional arena.
Resilience and Perseverance: Lina Lei’s Journey to Paralympic Table Tennis Success
VIS Para table tennis scholarship holder, Lina Lei’s story is one of dedication to a single sport and two countries. Lei has lived in Australia for seven years, after migrating from China, but 2023 is her 29th year as a professional table tennis athlete.