12th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships 1995
(Singapore)

The 12th Championships returned to Singapore Badminton Hall where it had all started in 1971. Hong Kong women had been dominant since 1989 and continued to be so in Singapore; in addition their men won the Team event and the Men's Singles. Of the seven titles at stake, only the Men's Doubles, won by England, eluded them.

England's Alan Cooke reserves his best form for the Commonwealth — champion in 1989, and finalist in 1985 and 1994 — Cooke reached the Men's Singles final once again, but not before an epic semi-final win over Lo Chuen Tsung (HKG) 3-2.

Chan Kong Wah, finalist as long ago as 1983 in Kuala Lumpur, undefeated in the team event was taken to 21-19 in the 5th by Sule Olaleye (NGR) in the quarter-finals. He also dropped a game in the semi-finals to Carl Prean (ENG), and the first game in the final against Cooke, but came back to win the title 3-1.

Chai Po Wa (HKG) defeated Singapore's Jing Junhong 3-0 to win the title for a record fourth successive time, and together with Chan Tan Lui won the Women's Doubles for the fourth successive time.

Men's Doubles was won by Carl Prean and Andrew Eden (ENG) from Fatai Adeyemo and Segun Toriola (NGR). Nigeria had arrived, without entering, too late for the Team events, but competed in the individual events.

The very high humidity and lack of air conditioning in the Badminton Hall necessitated a relaxation of ITTF rules concerning toweling and drinking during the matches.

Results at a Glance:

Men's Team Champion - Hong Kong
Women's Team Champion - Hong Kong
Men's Singles Champion - Chan Kong Wah (Hong Kong)
Women's Singles Champion - Chai Po Wa (Hong Kong)
Men's Doubles Champion - Carl Prean / Andrew Eden (England)
Women's Doubles Champion - Chai Po Wa / Chan Tan Lui (Hong Kong)
Mixed Doubles Champion - Lo Chuen Tsung / Chai Po Wa (Hong Kong)

Hong Kong - 6 titles
England - 1 title

Chai Po Wa (Hong Kong) - 4 titles (Women's Team, Women's Singles, Women's Doubles, Mixed Doubles)
Chan Kong Wah (Hong Kong) - 2 titles (Men's Team, Men's Singles)
Chan Tan Lui (Hong Kong) - 2 titles (Women's Team, Women's Doubles)
Lo Chuen Tsung (Hong Kong) - 2 titles (Men's Team, Mixed Doubles)