Vale Dot Sanders

Dot Sanders, one of Victoria's champion Veterans players, sadly passed away last week.

Dot was a top ranked player throughout her many years of playing table tennis, from the Open Age level in the mid 1960's through to Veterans through the 1980's to 2010, where she was forced to retire from table tennis due to health reasons.

Dot represented Victoria for many years in Veterans, having played the inaugural National Veterans Championships in 1984. Her record at the National Veterans Championships was remarkable, winning almost 50 National Titles either individually or in a team.

Over 60’s – 2 singles, 4 women’s doubles, 1 mixed doubles

Over 65’s – 3 women’s doubles, 1 mixed doubles

Over 70’s – 1 singles, 4 women’s doubles, 4 mixed doubles

Over 75’s – 4 singles, 4 women’s doubles, 2 mixed doubles

Over 80’s – 1 singles (her last ever match)

With regard to Teams National Titles, she was part of approximately 10-15 Gold Medal winning teams.

Dot won the TTV Ted Sokolowski Veteran Player of the Year on 4 occasions and was inducted into the Table Tennis Victoria Veterans Hall of Fame in 2015.

Dot also represented Australia many times in the Trans-Tasman New Zealand Test Match and played at several World Veteran Championships.

Dot will be sadly missed.