2025 IBF World Championships – Team Australia: Morning Brief Day 2

By Matt Stevens
November 26, 2025

2025 IBF World Championships – Top Bowl, Kowloon, Hong Kong – Day 2

Day 2 dawns at the 2025 IBF World Championships in Hong Kong, and Team Australia enters the new day with momentum after a strong showing from the men in yesterday’s Singles qualification. The highlight came from Blake Walsh, who delivered a composed late surge to secure Australia’s first Top 32 berth of the tournament.

With the men’s opening event now complete and the stage set for the next wave of competition, today’s focus shifts to the Women’s Singles, and another opportunity for Australia to push deeper into the Championship rounds.

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What Happened – Men’s Singles Day 1 Recap

The first event of the tournament delivered exactly what you’d expect from a 168-bowler world-class field: high scoring, tight margins, and cut-line drama right to the final frames.

With every athlete placing 107th or better averaging over 200, it was a brutal scoring pace from the opening squad. All six Australian athletes held their own, with every member finishing inside the top 76.

🇦🇺 Blake Walsh Advances to Round 2

Blake Walsh was the standout, qualifying 28th overall and booking Australia’s first spot in the Top 32. After a slow start, Blake surged home with a brilliant final three games of 234, 245, 247, showcasing the composure that has defined his young career.

Squad 1 – Julian Dinham and Jackson Buckingham

Julian Dinham – 38th Overall

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  • Total: 1,305
  • Average: 217.5
  • Squad Position: 11th
  • Pins behind the Squad Leader: -125
  • Right in the hunt all day – agonizingly close to progressing, missing by 6 pins

Jackson Buckingham – 39th Overall

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  • Total: 1,303
  • Average: 217.17
  • Squad Position: 12th
  • Pins behind the Squad Leader: -127
  • A fantastic block, cruelly just outside the cut, missing by 8 pins
SQUAD 1 FULL RESULTS

Squad 2 – Jordan Dinham and Blake Walsh

Jordan Dinham – 72nd Overall

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  • Total: 1,248
  • Average: 208
  • Squad Position: 23rd
  • Pins behind the Squad Leader: -194
  • Consistent scoring across the block

Blake Walsh – 28th Overall (Qualified)

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  • Total: 1,320
  • Average: 220
  • Squad Position: 8th
  • Pins behind the Squad Leader: -122
  • A superb late charge that locked in a top-32 place
SQUAD 2 FULL RESULTS

Squad 3 – Luke Doyle and Jesse Ellis

Luke Doyle – 47th Overall

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  • Total: 1,288
  • Average: 214.67
  • Squad Position: 22nd
  • Pins behind the Squad Leader: -209
  • A brilliant block – just 25 pins shy of the Top 32

Jesse Ellis – 76th Overall

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  • Total: 1,243
  • Average: 207.17
  • Squad Position: 33rd
  • Pins behind the Squad Leader: – 254
  • A rollercoaster block featuring two huge 250+ games

Summary

  • Field – 168 men
  • Cut Line: Top 32
  • Australia’s Best: Blake Walsh (Qualified – 28th)
  • Smallest miss: 6 pins – Julian Dinham
  • All Aussies averaged 207+

A highly competitive start and a strong foundation for the week ahead.

SQUAD 3 FULL RESULTS
COMBINED FULL RESULTS

🎳 Women’s Singles Preview – Day 2

The Women’s Singles event gets underway today, bringing another strong field to the lanes at Top Bowl. Just like the men, each athlete will complete a six-game block across shifting pairs, with the goal of breaking into the Top 32 and advancing to Round 2.

With momentum already building in the Australian camp after Blake Walsh’s qualification yesterday, the women now have the chance to follow suit and push deeper into the Championship rounds.

The Women’s division will bowl across two qualifying squads, with two Australians in Squad 1 and the remaining four in Squad 2.

🗓️Wednesday 26 November 2025 – Day Schedule (AEST)

(The times below are AEST e.g. Brisbane. Hong Kong is 2 hours behind Brisbane)

  • 09:30-11:00 – Lane Maintenance
  • 11:00-11:10 – Warm Up
  • 11:10-14:30 – Women Singles Qualifying Squad 1 (6 Games)
  • 14:30-15:30 – Lane Maintenance
  • 15:30-15:40 – Warm Up
  • 15:40-19:00 – Women Singles Qualifying Squad 2 (6 Games)

🇦🇺 Australian Schedule – Women’s Singles (AEST)

Women Singles Qualifying Squad 1
Dena Buxton & Bec Whiting
Lanes 21, 17, 7, 35, 33, 25
Women Singles Qualifying Squad 2
Jamie Phelan and Rebekah Martin
Lanes 14, 18, 28, 4, 6, 12
Women Singles Qualifying Squad 2
Siarn Ottaviano & Samantha Clifton
Lanes 28, 32, 10, 18, 20, 26

🎳Singles Event – Format Overview

Round 1- Qualification

  • All six athletes in each team will bowl six games in one block across 12 lanes. Each game shall be played on a different pair of lanes.

Round 2 – Top 32

  • The Top 32 athletes in the final standing after round 1 will qualify for the second round. They will be divided into 4 groups of 8 athletes by seeding and evenly.
  • Athletes will bowl 7 games round robin and will be awarded 3 points for a win, and 1 point for a draw

Semi-Finals

  • The winner of each group will proceed to the semi-finals, they will be seeded according to their points in Round 2.
  • SF1 – 1v4
  • SF2 – 2v3
  • Best of three games. The winners will proceed to the finals.
  • The losers of the semi-finals will each be awarded bronze medals

Finals

  • Winner from each semi-final will proceed to the finals
  • Final: Winner of SF1 vs Winner of SF2
  • Best of three games.

📲 How to Follow

Stay connected with the latest results, recaps, previews, schedules through the Team Australia Hub on the TBA website.

We will now provide a Morning Brief in the morning each day of the Championships.

💚💛 Let’s Go Aussies! 💚💛 Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! 💚💛

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