2025 WA State 35+ (Masters) Titles

The WA State Masters tournament was held at the State Centre in Belmont on 18 and 19 July 2025.

This prestigious tournament has been running since 1982, a wonderful 44 years of history to date, with many notable winners. The tournament is unique in that players are age based rather than ability based, which means you may get to play anyone! This only occurs in Masters and Juniors on a yearly basis so is a truly special tournament.

2025 Tournament Summary

We had 96 entries – 70 men / 26 women
Titles were awarded for 19 of the possible 20 age divisions
First time winners:
- Paula Thomson, Jo Hitch, Jo-Anna Ward, Terry Brookes, and Christine Reston
- Tom Jacobs, Phil Bradshaw, and George Fiorentino
Notable milestones
- Ray Villarroya – 27th title, since 1995, so 27 out of 31 years!
- Sue Hiller – 14th title, but 11th title in a row (2015-2025)
- Khris Wiacek – 11th title
- Pam Butler – 10th title (welcome to the 10+ club!)
- Christine Reston – 5th title

Fun facts on the history of tournament

There have been 135 individual winners and 331 titles won in the Men’s competition.
There have been 93 individual winners and 260 titles won in the Women’s competition.
Ray Villarroya holds the record for the most titles (Men’s and all time) with 27.
Joyce Barnett holds the record for the most titles (Women’s) with 17.

Only 13 players (4 men, 9 women) have won 10 or more titles in the 44 year history:

Mens: Ray Villarroya 27 (last 2025)
Womens: Joyce Barnett 17 (last 2023)
Womens: Sue Voltzke 15 (last 2017)
Mens: Danny Zande 15 (last 2024)
Womens: Sue Hillier 14 (last 2025)
Mens: Chas Renner 12 (last 2018)
Womens: Khris Wiacek 11 (last 2025)
Womens: Anne Richards 11 (last 2019)
Womens: S McBride 11 (last 1995)
Womens: Pam Butler 10 (last 2025)
Womens: Yvonne Trotter 10 (last 2016)
Womens: Joan Dreghorn 10 (last 2017)
Mens: Dan Mossenson 10 (last 2018)

Only two players (1 men, 1 woman) have successfully dominated their age bracket, ie. won 5 years in a row:

Mens: Ray Villarroya 2005 to 2014 (65-69 years / 70-74 years) – 10 years in a row! 2020 to 2024 (80+ years)
Womens: Sue Hiller 2018 to 2022 (55-59 years)

Results

Men’s – 70 entries, 10 titles

Age Group	Winner (titles)	Runner up	Third place
35-39	Tim Cowell (2)	David Ilich	Brenton White
40-44	Dan Jones (2)	Stuart Wilkinson	Jonathan Kennedy
45-49	Francois Vorster (5)	Domi Diaz	Brendan Marsh
50-54	Greg Laurence (4)	Leon Holnes	Chris Chan
55-59	Thomas Jacobs (1)	Edward Gatti	Steven Jones
60-64	Phil Bradshaw (1)	Craig Tamlin	Simon Tulip
65-69	Andy Robert (2)	Jeff Beale	Graham Follington
70-74	George Fiorentino (1)	Ray Bell	Greg Mills
75-79	Murad Mukadam (4)	Mike Millington	Denis Hughes
80+	Ray Villarroya (26)	Martin Kenny	Ray Edkins

Women’s – 26 entries, 9 titles

Age Group	Winner (titles)	Runner up	Third place
35-39	Paula Thompson (1)	Roisin Brennan	Doina Webster
40-44	No players
45-49	Jo Hitch (1)	Janine Mullay	Lisa Christou
50-54	Jo-Anna Ward (1)	Paige Jones	Michelle Doyle
55-59	Fiona Whooley (2)	Michelle Hodge
60-64	Sue Hillier (14)	Cindy Parsley	Theresa Wilkes
65-69	Terry Brookes (1)	Susan Campbell	Anna Bowen
70-74	Khris Wiacek (11)	Therese Kenny
75-79	Christine Reston (5)	Quita Cass	Sharon Gilgallon
80+	Pam Butler (10)