--- title: South Island Pickleball Champs 2026 โ€“ Full Results & Recap | Southern Slammers description: Full results from the inaugural South Island Pickleball Champs 2026 at ILT Stadium Southland, Invercargill. Triple crown winner Netty Dennis, all division results, and what's next for Southland pickleball. image: https://southernslammers.kiwi/hubfs/SIC%202026%20-%20Sponsor%20Thanks.png --- [Skip to content](https://southernslammers.kiwi/southern-slammers-blog/south-island-pickleball-champs-2026-results-recap#main-content) [![Southern slammers pickleball in southland](https://southernslammers.kiwi/hs-fs/hubfs/logo%20option%207.png?width=1024&height=1024&name=logo%20option%207.png)Homepage](https://southernslammers.kiwi) - [News](https://southernslammers.kiwi/southern-slammers-blog) - [Locations](https://southernslammers.kiwi/locations) - [Current Sessions](https://southernslammers.kiwi/sessions) - [Join Community](https://southernslammers.kiwi/community) [When & Where To Play](https://southernslammers.kiwi/sessions) - [News](https://southernslammers.kiwi/southern-slammers-blog) - [Locations](https://southernslammers.kiwi/locations) - [Current Sessions](https://southernslammers.kiwi/sessions) - [Join Community](https://southernslammers.kiwi/community) [When & Where To Play](https://southernslammers.kiwi/sessions) ![](https://southernslammers.kiwi/hs-fs/hubfs/SIC%202026%20-%20Sponsor%20Thanks.png?width=2000&height=1414&name=SIC%202026%20-%20Sponsor%20Thanks.png) # South Island Pickleball Champs 2026 โ€“ Full Results & Recap ![Marcin Lipski](https://7528315.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/7528315/hubfs/raw_assets/public/mV0_d-cms-elevate-theme_hubspot/elevate/images/avatar-placeholder.jpg?width=48&height=48&name=avatar-placeholder.jpg) Marcin Lipski October 13, 2026 The inaugural **South Island Pickleball Champs 2026**, presented by **Team James & Hannah of Ray White Invercargill**, have wrapped up, and what a milestone for pickleball across Te Waipounamu! This was a massive effort to launch a South Island-wide championship title for the first time, and we couldn't be prouder of how it came together here in Invercargill. Huge shoutout to the whole team at **ILT Stadium Southland** for hosting and organising this inaugural event. Special thanks to co-event directors **Michelle Cottage** (ILT Stadium Southland) and **Scott Patterson** (Tennis Southland), and for trusting me with the tournament format. The goal was simple: maximise court time and give every participant as many meaningful games as possible. Even in the smaller divisions, players got 6+ games per day, and we were able to fully rank every division at the end of each day. That's something we're really proud of. --- ### Thank You to Our Sponsors Local events don't happen without local support โ€” and we were incredibly fortunate to have backing from both local and national brands: ๐Ÿฅ‡ **Gold & Title Sponsor:** Team James & Hannah, Ray White Invercargill ๐ŸŽพ **Ball Sponsor:** Pickleball Stuff NZ ๐Ÿฅ‰ **Bronze Sponsors:** Mend Physio & Pickleball Essentials ๐Ÿ“ **Local Nets Support:** Pickleball Gore A massive shoutout also to **Dan**, a volunteer from the **Insert Coin To Play Charitable Trust**, who took ownership of photography for most of the event. First time behind a proper camera โ€” and he delivered some stunning shots. Huge kudos, Dan! --- ### ๐Ÿ‘‘ Triple Crown Winner โ€“ A Historic First On the very first South Island Champs, we witnessed something special. **Netty Dennis** claimed gold in Singles, Doubles AND Mixed โ€” a triple crown on the biggest stage Southland pickleball has ever seen. Incredible. --- ### Full Results โ€“ South Island Pickleball Champs 2026 #### Singles **Skinny Singles โ€“ Women** 1st: Netty Dennis 2nd: Colleen Ebron 3rd: Mary Marshall 4th: Sharon Johnston **Full Court Singles โ€“ Men** 1st: Joel Smith 2nd: Anthony O'Connell 3rd: Marcin Lipski 4th: Zhao Koo 5th: Mark Smith **Skinny Singles โ€“ Men** 1st: Reuben Turipa 2nd: Nigel Lock 3rd: Jono Hill 4th: Shane Unahi 5th: Aaron Gill 6th: John Murphy --- #### Doubles **3.0+ Women** 1st: Netty Dennis & Colleen Ebron 2nd: Mary Brittain & Robyn Millar 3rd: Kerrie Galbraith & Nicole Hedges 4th: Martina Toman & Libby Meriel 5th: Sionelle Williams & Lois Heads 6th: Nicola Bulling & Sharon Shand 7th: Cora O'Rourke & Sofia Campbell-Wall **Social Women** 1st: Martina Toman & Libby Meriel 2nd: Nicola Bulling & Sharon Shand **Platinum Women** 1st: Karen Buchanan & Janine Ross 2nd: Kirstie Brustad & Jaqui Cotteril 3rd: Sharon Johnston & Mary Marshall 4th: Heather Skeggs & Liz Michel **4.0+ Men** 1st: Anthony O'Connell & Mark Smith 2nd: Micah Salter & Marcin Lipski 3rd: Shane Unahi & Joel Smith 4th: Jono Hill & Glen Payne 5th: Zol Lim & Zhao Koo 6th: Scott Patterson & Aaron Gill **3.0+ Men** 1st: Louis Hawkins & Myles Herdman 2nd: Reuben Turipa & Finn Pannchaud 3rd: Lokesh Nagaraj & Nigel Lock 4th: Brad Davis & Rob Bannister 5th: Jeremy Raines & Fynn Raines 6th: Matthew King & Ben Lemin 7th: James Haggerty & Chris Kelliher 8th: Adam Vosloo & Stephen Rees **Platinum & Social Men** 1st: Daryll King & John Murphy 2nd: Blaze Ridder & Aaron Russell 3rd: Aaron Kurian & Darren Chen --- #### Mixed Doubles โ€“ Overall & Division 1st: Netty Dennis & Marcin Lipski (1st 4.0+) 2nd: Karen Buchanan & Zol Lim (2nd 4.0+) 3rd: Janine Ross & Mark Smith (1st Platinum) 4th: Sheree Johnstone & Reuben Turipa (1st 3.0+) 5th: Mary Brittan & Jono Hill (3rd 4.0+) 6th: Robyn Millar & Glenn Payne (2nd 3.0+) 7th: Libby Byars & Rod Bannister (3rd 3.0+) 8th: Sionelle Williams & Shane Unahi (4th 3.0+) 9th: Lisa Cochrane & Rob Light (5th 3.0+) 10th: Martina Toman & Myles Herdman (6th 3.0+) 11th: Nicole Hedges & Nigel Lock (7th 3.0+) 12th: Louise McIntyre & Lokesh Nagaraj (1st Social) 13th: Sharon Johnston & Matthew King (2nd Social) 14th: Zhao Koo & Trish Mitchell (8th 3.0+) 15th: Mary Marshall & Daryll King (2nd Platinum) 16th: Brad Davis & Pam Johnston (9th 3.0+) 17th: Sofia Campbell-Wall & Lucas Wieczorek (3rd Social) --- ### What's Next โ€“ Southern Slam 2027 ๐Ÿ“ The South Island Champs may be done, but the Southland pickleball calendar rolls on. Next up is the **Southern Slam** โ€” the longest-running tournament in the Southern region. If you're keen to keep competing, get your name down early: ๐Ÿ‘‰ [https://pickleballtournaments.com/tournaments/southern-slam-2026](https://pickleballtournaments.com/tournaments/southern-slam-2026) And if you're interested in **hosting the South Island Champs in 2027**, keep an eye out for an email from Michelle or myself โ€” we'd love to grow this event across the region. --- The Southern Slammers promote all things pickleball across Southland Murihiku. 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