TABLE TENNIS: Aaron Payne has overcome brain surgery in 2012 to be unbeaten in singles to win his first state championship in table tennis at the Gold Coast.

His unbeaten run of six victories earnt him selection in the Queensland AWD (athletes with disabilities) team to compete in the Pacific School Games in Adelaide in November.

His only loss at the Gold Coast was in doubles.

Aaron has earnt selection in the Queensland team only seven months after first playing the sport.

There will be 600 athletes from Queensland at the games and athletes from all states as well as China, Mongolia, Cambodia, Cook Islands and Singapore.

The 17-year-old Warwick State High School student hails from Freestone and plays the sport he loves at the family home at Freestone, in a group of 40 who play the sport in breaks from school at Warwick High and in Toowoomba every second Friday night.

More than two years ago, he had major brain surgery in Sydney when the left hemisphere of his brain was removed.

He was right handed but the operation to prevent seizures resulted in some paralysis on his right side.

Now he does everything with his left hand, including table tennis.

He plays every fortnight at the Toowoomba club and regularly at Warwick High.

His mother Kathy Payne said the family was grateful to Peter Ferdinand and PE staff at Warwick High who have started table tennis in class breaks.

"Warwick High staff has been very supportive of the sport in the school," she said.

While the only table tennis group actively involved in Warwick is the over 50s which plays at the St Mary's Squash Pavilion each Monday, the group has welcomed Aaron for a game when he was on school holidays.

Anyone with a sporting dream needs competition and playing with experienced players has helped him develop as a player.

Aaron said he would love to make it into the Australian team for the Paralympics one day.

"It would be fun to go to the Paralympics," he said.

As for his first major tournament at the games in Adelaide, he isn't worried about his placing at the end of five days of table tennis competition.

"I just want to enjoy the week," he said.

Away from table tennis, he plays pool and swims.

He said table tennis helped in his recovery from the surgery.

"I am still improving," he said.