The King family at today’s match, supporting The Kingsmen in their quest for gold. Photo: Georgia Schampers
Sunday 4 November
By Georgia Schampers
Brisbane father and son Trevor King, 72, and Andrew King, 44, are competing in this year’s Pan Pacific Masters Games for the first time.
The men, who play under the The Kingsmen monika, started playing competitively when they were 10 and share their love for the game with the whole family.
“We have always had a table tennis game going in the house,” Trevor said.
Both Trevor and Andrew share a passion for this fast-paced game and believe that it keeps the mind and body young.
Andrew King, 44 and Trevor King, 72 competing in the first game of the four day competition. Photo: Georgia Schampers
“It’s a great game to keep your mind intact, especially as you get older, plus it’s a good game for the young’uns too. I’ve now taught my grandsons to play!” he said.
After regularly competing in New Farm, Maryborough and Harvey Bay, Andrew decided to nominate his father to play in this year’s masters games and now the men are competing in three divisions.
“I actually nominated Dad without him knowing and when I told him, he was really excited!,” Andrew said.
While The Kingsmen are here for fun, they’re quietly hoping for some medals too.
“We’d like to see how good we go against other people, and hope to get some more wins,” Trevor said.
“We are at the games for fun, if we win that’s a bonus,” Andrew said.
The table tennis competition continues until Tuesday at the Gold Coast Table Tennis Association in Molendinar.
