Trans Tasman 2026

Arbitres: Peter Beaumont, David Shaw, Geoff Shaw
Tournament Director: Roger Maddern

Format

Time Limits: Doubles & Triples - 60 minutes; Singles - 50 minutes. All games plus 1 end, tie-break if required.
Match points: Triples win 3 points, Doubles win 2 points, Singles win 1 point.

Open: Rounds 1 to 6 played on Saturday, rounds 7 to 12 played on Sunday;
Senior: Rounds 1 to 5 played on Saturday, rounds 6 to 10 played on Sunday.

Note: Australia names are first.

Open

Round 1: Triples

Sebastien Edouard/Denis Masson/Desire Vencatasamy 10, Allan Fletcher/Seyjay Harawira/Michael Rocks 3;
Christopher Boudan/Bronson Romani/Logan Romani 2, Neville Bensdorp/David Lippard/Tanel Vähk 11;
Sharleen Boudan/Meredith Clark/Khrishika Ramjuttun 10, Annick Le Guen/Joanne Lippard/Akaina Tuiono 8;
Selina Dally/Hina Ruduvo/Pacharapat (Sai) Tharerum 13, Debby Butler/Michelle Maxwell/Christine Strichen 4

Progress Score: Australia 9, New Zealand 3

Round 2: Singles

Bronson Romani 3, Allan Fletcher 9;
Christopher Boudan 13, David Lippard 5;
Denis Masson 13, Tanel Vähk 4;
Desire Vencatasamy 13, Michael Rocks 6;
Logan Romani 13, Seyjay Harawira 6;
Sebastien Edouard 13, Neville Bensdorp 3;
Selina Dally 8, Akaina Tuiono 13;
Hina Ruduvo 10, Annick Le Guen 13;
Sharleen Boudan 5, Michelle Maxwell 9;
Meredith Clark 8, Joanne Lippard 13;
Pacharapat (Sai) Tharerum 13, Debby Butler 7;
Khrishika Ramjuttun 13, Christine Strichen 6

Progress Score: Australia 16, New Zealand 8

Round 3: Triples

Sebastien Edouard/Denis Masson/Desire Vencatasamy 13, Neville Bensdorp/David Lippard/Tanel Vähk 3;
Christopher Boudan/Bronson Romani/Logan Romani 13, Allan Fletcher/Seyjay Harawira/Michael Rocks 7;
Sharleen Boudan/Meredith Clark/Khrishika Ramjuttun 5, Debby Butler/Michelle Maxwell/Christine Strichen 11;
Selina Dally/Hina Ruduvo/Pacharapat (Sai) Tharerum 9, Annick Le Guen/Joanne Lippard/Akaina Tuiono 5

Progress Score: Australia 25, New Zealand 11

Round 4: Doubles

Christopher Boudan/Desire Vencatasamy 13, Allan Fletcher/Michael Rocks 6;
Bronson Romani/Logan Romani 13, David Lippard/Tanel Vähk 10;
Sebastien Edouard/Denis Masson 10, Neville Bensdorp/Seyjay Harawira 3;
Selina Dally/Hina Ruduvo 13, Annick Le Guen/Michelle Maxwell 7;
Khrishika Ramjuttun/Pacharapat (Sai) Tharerum 13, Christine Strichen/Akaina Tuiono 11;
Sharleen Boudan/Meredith Clark 8, Debby Butler/Joanne Lippard 13

Progress Score: Australia 35, New Zealand 13

Round 5: Doubles

Christopher Boudan/Desire Vencatasamy 2, David Lippard/Tanel Vähk 13;
Bronson Romani/Logan Romani 12, Neville Bensdorp/Seyjay Harawira 7;
Sebastien Edouard/Denis Masson 10, Allan Fletcher/Michael Rocks 7;
Selina Dally/Hina Ruduvo 12, Christine Strichen/Akaina Tuiono 8;
Khrishika Ramjuttun/Pacharapat (Sai) Tharerum 4, Debby Butler/Joanne Lippard 13;
Sharleen Boudan/Meredith Clark 3, Annick Le Guen/Michelle Maxwell 13

Progress Score: Australia 41, New Zealand 19

Round 6: Doubles

Christopher Boudan/Desire Vencatasamy 13, Neville Bensdorp/Seyjay Harawira 0;
Bronson Romani/Logan Romani 11, Allan Fletcher/Michael Rocks 5;
Sebastien Edouard/Denis Masson 13, David Lippard/Tanel Vähk 6;
Selina Dally/Hina Ruduvo 13, Debby Butler/Joanne Lippard 6;
Khrishika Ramjuttun/Pacharapat (Sai) Tharerum 13, Annick Le Guen/Michelle Maxwell 6;
Sharleen Boudan/Meredith Clark 13, Christine Strichen/Akaina Tuiono 9

Progress Score: Australia 53, New Zealand 19

Round 7: Triples

Sebastien Edouard/Denis Masson/Desire Vencatasamy 13, Neville Bensdorp/David Lippard/Tanel Vähk 2;
Christopher Boudan/Bronson Romani/Logan Romani 11, Allan Fletcher/Seyjay Harawira/Michael Rocks 8;
Sharleen Boudan/Meredith Clark/Khrishika Ramjuttun 11, Debby Butler/Michelle Maxwell/Christine Strichen 5;
Selina Dally/Hina Ruduvo/Pacharapat (Sai) Tharerum 7, Annick Le Guen/Joanne Lippard/Akaina Tuiono 11

Progress Score: Australia 62, New Zealand 22

Round 8: Singles

Bronson Romani 13, David Lippard 3;
Christopher Boudan 8, Allan Fletcher 11;
Denis Masson 9, Michael Rocks 13;
Desire Vencatasamy 3, Tanel Vähk 13;
Logan Romani 13, Neville Bensdorp 2;
Sebastien Edouard 7, Seyjay Harawira 13;
Selina Dally 13, Annick Le Guen 8;
Hina Ruduvo 13, Akaina Tuiono 3;
Sharleen Boudan 13, Joanne Lippard 10;
Meredith Clark 11, Michelle Maxwell 13;
Pacharapat (Sai) Tharerum 5, Christine Strichen 13;
Khrishika Ramjuttun 13, Debby Butler 11

Progress Score: Australia 68, New Zealand 28

Round 9: Mixed Doubles

Sharleen Boudan/Bronson Romani 10, Joanne Lippard/Tanel Vähk 6;
Meredith Clark/Logan Romani 4, Michelle Maxwell/David Lippard 11;
Pacharapat (Sai) Tharerum/Desire Vencatasamy 8, Akaina Tuiono/Michael Rocks 13;
Khrishika Ramjuttun/Christopher Boudan 7, Annick Le Guen/Allan Fletcher 11;
Hina Ruduvo/Sebastien Edouard 10, Christine Strichen/Neville Bensdorp 9;
Selina Dally/Denis Masson 4, Debby Butler/Seyjay Harawira 11

Progress Score: Australia 72, New Zealand 36

Round 10: Mixed Doubles

Sharleen Boudan/Bronson Romani 8, Akaina Tuiono/Michael Rocks 6;
Meredith Clark/Logan Romani 6, Annick Le Guen/Allan Fletcher 7;
Pacharapat (Sai) Tharerum/Desire Vencatasamy 8, Christine Strichen/Neville Bensdorp 13;
Khrishika Ramjuttun/Christopher Boudan 13, Debby Butler/Seyjay Harawira 4;
Hina Ruduvo/Sebastien Edouard 13, Joanne Lippard/Tanel Vähk 2;
Selina Dally/Denis Masson 13, Michelle Maxwell/David Lippard 1

Progress Score: Australia 80, New Zealand 40

Round 11: Mixed Doubles

Sharleen Boudan/Bronson Romani 13, Christine Strichen/Neville Bensdorp 4;
Meredith Clark/Logan Romani 11, Debby Butler/Seyjay Harawira 2;
Pacharapat (Sai) Tharerum/Desire Vencatasamy 8, Joanne Lippard/Tanel Vähk 13;
Khrishika Ramjuttun/Christopher Boudan 13, Michelle Maxwell/David Lippard 6;
Hina Ruduvo/Sebastien Edouard 4, Akaina Tuiono/Michael Rocks 7;
Selina Dally/Denis Masson 7, Annick Le Guen/Allan Fletcher 8

Progress Score: Australia 86, New Zealand 46

Round 12: Triples

Sebastien Edouard/Denis Masson/Desire Vencatasamy 13, Allan Fletcher/Seyjay Harawira/Michael Rocks 5;
Christopher Boudan/Bronson Romani/Logan Romani 13, Neville Bensdorp/David Lippard/Tanel Vähk 0;
Sharleen Boudan/Meredith Clark/Khrishika Ramjuttun 13, Annick Le Guen/Joanne Lippard/Akaina Tuiono 2;
Selina Dally/Hina Ruduvo/Pacharapat (Sai) Tharerum 12, Debby Butler/Michelle Maxwell/Christine Strichen 5

Final Score: Australia 98, New Zealand 46

Match Statistics

Key: Games Won/Games Played

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Senior

Round 1: Triples

Pierrot Lubin/Christian Lucette/Richard Robinson 9, Bruno Falco/Thierry Pannetier/Paul Tamagushiku 10;
Ned Dally/Trevor Keilar/Tim Shaw 8, Stephen Fitzgerald/James Nicholson-Plank/Richard Swaney 7;
Medgee Lebrasse/Kerrie Maddern/Rhonda Shears 10, Sharon Cannon/Yasmine George/Barb Parnell 11;
Roslyn Allen/Deb Coleman/Liliane O'Connell 5, Christine Dixon/Jay Newton/Laurell Priestley 7

Round 2: Triples

Pierrot Lubin/Christian Lucette/Richard Robinson 13, Stephen Fitzgerald/James Nicholson-Plank/Richard Swaney 8;
Ned Dally/Trevor Keilar/Tim Shaw 4, Bruno Falco/Thierry Pannetier/Paul Tamagushiku 13;
Medgee Lebrasse/Kerrie Maddern/Rhonda Shears 13, Christine Dixon/Jay Newton/Laurell Priestley 6;
Roslyn Allen/Deb Coleman/Liliane O'Connell 13, Sharon Cannon/Yasmine George/Barb Parnell 3

Round 3: Doubles

Pierrot Lubin/Christian Lucette 7, Bruno Falco/Thierry Pannetier 11;
Trevor Keilar/Tim Shaw 9, Stephen Fitzgerald/James Nicholson-Plank 10;
Ned Dally/Richard Robinson 10, Richard Swaney/Paul Tamagushiku 8;
Medgee Lebrasse/Kerrie Maddern 13, Jay Newton/Laurell Priestley 2;
Liliane O'Connell/Rhonda Shears 5, Sharon Cannon/Barb Parnell 9;
Roslyn Allen/Deb Coleman 6, Christine Dixon/Yasmine George 9

Progress Score: Australia 16, New Zealand 20

Round 4: Doubles

Pierrot Lubin/Christian Lucette 2, Stephen Fitzgerald/James Nicholson-Plank 13;
Trevor Keilar/Tim Shaw 12, Richard Swaney/Paul Tamagushiku 7;
Ned Dally/Richard Robinson 10, Bruno Falco/Thierry Pannetier 7;
Medgee Lebrasse/Kerrie Maddern 12, Sharon Cannon/Barb Parnell 8;
Liliane O'Connell/Rhonda Shears 4, Christine Dixon/Yasmine George 13;
Roslyn Allen/Deb Coleman 3, Jay Newton/Laurell Priestley 13

Progress Score: Australia 22, New Zealand 26

Round 5: Doubles

Pierrot Lubin/Christian Lucette 13, Richard Swaney/Paul Tamagushiku 12;
Trevor Keilar/Tim Shaw 9, Bruno Falco/Thierry Pannetier 0;
Ned Dally/Richard Robinson 7, Stephen Fitzgerald/James Nicholson-Plank 6;
Medgee Lebrasse/Kerrie Maddern 13, Christine Dixon/Yasmine George 8;
Liliane O'Connell/Rhonda Shears 10, Jay Newton/Laurell Priestley 9;
Roslyn Allen/Deb Coleman 8, Sharon Cannon/Barb Parnell 7

Progress Score: Australia 34, New Zealand 26

Round 6: Mixed Triples

Medgee Lebrasse/Kerrie Maddern/Christian Lucette 13, Jay Newton/Barb Parnell/Thierry Pannetier 7;
Deb Coleman/Liliane O'Connell/Pierrot Lubin 8, Christine Dixon/Yasmine George/Bruno Falco 13;
Roslyn Allen/Ned Dally/Richard Robinson 2, Sharon Cannon/Stephen Fitzgerald/James Nicholson-Plank 11;
Rhonda Shears/Trevor Keilar/Tim Shaw 12, Laurell Priestley/Richard Swaney/Paul Tamagushiku 10

Progress Score: Australia 40, New Zealand 32

Round 7: Mixed Triples

Medgee Lebrasse/Kerrie Maddern/Christian Lucette 9, Christine Dixon/Yasmine George/Bruno Falco 8;
Deb Coleman/Liliane O'Connell/Pierrot Lubin 13, Jay Newton/Barb Parnell/Thierry Pannetier 7;
Roslyn Allen/Ned Dally/Richard Robinson 13, Laurell Priestley/Richard Swaney/Paul Tamagushiku 2;
Rhonda Shears/Trevor Keilar/Tim Shaw 9, Sharon Cannon/Stephen Fitzgerald/James Nicholson-Plank 3

Progress Score: Australia 52, New Zealand 32

Round 8: Mixed Doubles

Medgee Lebrasse/Christian Lucette 10, Barb Parnell/Thierry Pannetier 7;
Rhonda Shears/Trevor Keilar 13, Laurell Priestley/Richard Swaney 2;
Roslyn Allen/Richard Robinson 7, Sharon Cannon/Stephen Fitzgerald 6;
Liliane O'Connell/Tim Shaw 7, Yasmine George/Paul Tamagushiku 6;
Kerrie Maddern/Ned Dally 8, Jay Newton/James Nicholson-Plank 2;
Deb Coleman/Pierrot Lubin 10, Christine Dixon/Bruno Falco 11

Progress Score: Australia 62, New Zealand 34

Round 9: Mixed Doubles

Medgee Lebrasse/Christian Lucette 13, Sharon Cannon/Stephen Fitzgerald 11;
Rhonda Shears/Trevor Keilar 6, Yasmine George/Paul Tamagushiku 7;
Roslyn Allen/Richard Robinson 8, Jay Newton/James Nicholson-Plank 5;
Liliane O'Connell/Tim Shaw 9, Christine Dixon/Bruno Falco 8;
Kerrie Maddern/Ned Dally 13, Barb Parnell/Thierry Pannetier 6;
Deb Coleman/Pierrot Lubin 13, Laurell Priestley/Richard Swaney 6

Progress Score: Australia 72, New Zealand 36

Round 10: Mixed Doubles

Medgee Lebrasse/Christian Lucette 3, Jay Newton/James Nicholson-Plank 7;
Rhonda Shears/Trevor Keilar 0, Christine Dixon/Bruno Falco 13;
Roslyn Allen/Richard Robinson 4, Barb Parnell/Thierry Pannetier 13;
Liliane O'Connell/Tim Shaw 5, Laurell Priestley/Richard Swaney 11;
Kerrie Maddern/Ned Dally 3, Sharon Cannon/Stephen Fitzgerald 11;
Deb Coleman/Pierrot Lubin 11, Yasmine George/Paul Tamagushiku 10

Final Score: Australia 74, New Zealand 46

Key: Games Won/Games Played

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Teams

Australia Open

Christopher Boudan, Sharleen Boudan, Meredith Clark, Selina Dally, Sebastien Edouard, Denis Masson, Khrishika Ramjuttun, Bronson Romani, Logan Romani, Hina Ruduvo, Pacharapat (Sai) Tharerum, Desire Vencatasamy

Coach: Michael Lacase

Australia Senior

Roslyn Allen, Deb Coleman, Ned Dally, Trevor Keilar, Medgee Lebrasse, Pierrot Lubin, Christian Lucette, Kerrie Maddern, Liliane O'Connell, Richard Robinson, Tim Shaw, Rhonda Shears

Coach: Neil Brown

Team Manager: Ross Coleman

New Zealand Open

Neville Bensdorp, Debby Butler, Allan Fletcher, Seyjay Harawira, Annick Le Guen, David Lippard, Joanne Lippard, Michelle Maxwell, Michael Rocks, Christine Strichen, Akaina Tuiono, Tanel Vähk

Manager: Claire Wilson.

New Zealand Senior

Sharon Cannon, Christine Dixon, Bruno Falco, Stephen Fitzgerald, Yasmine George, Jay Newton, James Nicholson-Plank, Thierry Pannetier, Barb Parnell, Laurell Priestley, Richard Swaney, Paul Tamagushiku

Manager: Murray Porter.

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