2025 IBF World Championships – Team Australia: Morning Brief Day 6
By Matt Stevens
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2025 IBF World Championships – Top Bowl, Kowloon, Hong Kong – Day 6
Day 6 begins with Australia carrying real momentum into the next phase of the World Championships. Yesterday delivered one of the moments of the tournament, with Julian Dinham and Luke Doyle producing a spectacular back-to-back 299 and 300 on their way to finishing 3rd overall and booking their place in the Top 24 of the Men’s Doubles. They’ll be joined in Round 2 by #BecSquared – Bec Whiting and Bek Martin – whose strong Squad 1 performance held firm across the field to place 22nd and secure Australia’s second qualifying spot.
But as inspiring as those highlights were, today begins with a clean slate. The World Championships format resets all 24 teams to level ground, and only one team per group will advance to the medal rounds. Five opponents. Five matchplay battles. Three points for every win.
It’s a simple equation:
Win. Accumulate points. Survive the group.
With the semi-finals and finals to be contested in best-of three Baker battles later tonight, the path to the podium tightens sharply – and Australia has two teams right in the fight.
The jobs not finished.
What Happened – Men’s Doubles Qualification
Day 5 brought all three Australian men’s pairs to the lanes for their seven-game Baker format qualification in the Doubles event. With 84 teams contesting the discipline and only the Top 24 advancing to Round 2, the goal was simple: post a number big enough to join #BecSquared in Sunday’s Matchplay stage.
Australia delivered a day of outstanding highlights, including one of the most remarkable stretches of bowling seen so far at these Championships.
Julian and Luke were tasked with setting the tone for the day – and they produced an extraordinary performance that electrified the venue and fans back home. The pair delivered six 200+ games, including a stunning back-to-back 299 and 300 in Games 4 and 5, an unbelievable Baker sequence at World Championship level.
Their total of 1,651 (average 235.86) not only won Squad 1 by a comfortable margin but placed them 3rd overall out of 84 pairs in the combined standings. A truly world-class result from the 17-year-old New South Welshman and the 22 year old talent from Mackay in North Queensland, who carved their names into the event’s story on 29 November 2025 – a magical block and of Australia’s best performances of the Championships so far.
Jordan Dinham and Jesse Ellis were next on the lanes, fighting through a mixed scoring pace across their seven games. They produced several solid moments, including a 225 in Game 4 but couldn’t consistently match the higher pace required to challenge the advancing line. They finished with a 1,354 total (193.43 avg), placing 23rd in the squad and 67th overall.
The final Aussie pair of the day, Jackson Buckingham and Blake Walsh, put together a competitive and controlled block highlighted by strong back-to-back 216’s in Games 5 and 6. Their consistency kept them in the mix for much of the squad, but the scoring pace of the global field pushed the cutline out of reach.
They finished with a 1,419 total (202.71 avg), placing 17th in the squad and 45th overall.
Squad 1 – Julian Dinham and Luke Doyle – 3rd Overall (QUALIFIED)
| 236 |
| 190 |
| 200 |
| 225 |
| 299 |
| 300 |
| 201 |
| Total – 1,651 |
| Average- 235.86 |
| Squad Position – 1 |
Squad 2 – Jordan Dinham and Jesse Ellis – 67th Overall
| 182 |
| 186 |
| 207 |
| 225 |
| 190 |
| 186 |
| 178 |
| Total – 1,354 |
| Average- 193.43 |
| Squad Position -23rd |
| Pins behind the Leader – 345 |
Squad 3 – Jackson Buckingham and Blake Walsh – 45th Overall
| 237 |
| 189 |
| 176 |
| 194 |
| 216 |
| 216 |
| 191 |
| Total – 1,419 |
| Average-202.71 |
| Squad Position – 17th |
| Pins behind the Leader – 216 |
Summary
- Julian Dinham and Luke Doyle delivered a spectacular 1st place squad win, finishing 3rd overall and qualifying for Round 2.
- Jordan Dinham and Jesse Ellis finished 67th overall.
- Jackson Buckingham and Blake Walsh finished 45th overall
- Australia will have two Doubles teams in Round 2:
- #BecSquared (Bec Whiting and Bek Martin) – 22nd overall
- Julian Dinham and Luke Doyle – 3rd overall
- Day 5 produced one of Australia’s biggest highlights so far – a 299-300 Backer back-to-back from Julian and Luke
🎳 Day 6 Preview – Women’s & Men’s Doubles Round 2 & Finals
Following Australia’s incredible first squad performance yesterday, a moment on social media from Luke Doyle perfectly captured the mood heading into Round 2. Luke posted a clip of the late, great Kobe Bryant from the 2009 NBA Playoffs, where Kobe was asked whether he felt any sense of satisfaction being so close to the championship. Kobe wasn’t smiling. He wasn’t celebrating. Instead, he delivered one of the most cold-blooded answers in sports history:
“What’s there to be happy about? The jobs not finished. Jobs not finished.”
That famous Mamba Mentality fits perfectly here in Hong Kong.
A back-to-back 299 and 300 in qualification was a special moment – one of the highlights of the Championships so far, but in the cut-throat World Championships format, it doesn’t carry forward. Once the Top 24 is set, every team resets to zero, and only one team per group of the four survives to advance to the medal rounds.
Today, both #BecSquared and the dynamic men’s duo of Julian Dinham and Luke Doyle enter the Top 24 phase, each placed in a group of six opponents. Five matchplay battles await. The mission simple:
- Win the match. Earn 3 points.
- Most points after Five games = advance to the semi-finals.
From there, the medal rounds begin – with both the semi-finals and finals contested in a best-of-three Baker showdown.
Two Australian doubles teams are still in the hunt.
The jobs not finished. The women are in Group C and the Men in Group C.
Women Doubles Round 2- #BecSquared – Bec Whiting and Bek Martin
| Bec Whiting & Bek Martin (AUS) |
| Jillian Martin & Julia Bond (USA) |
| Lauren Russo & Breanna Clemmer (USA) |
| So Cheng Lam & Wong Son Ian (MAC) |
| Kim Bo Ah & Shin Hye Bin (KOR) |
| Wang Ya Ting & Teng Jo Yu (TPE) |
Men Doubles Round 2- Julian Dinham and Luke Doyle – Group C
| Julian Dinham & Luke Doyle (AUS) |
| Zhang Min & Du Jian Chao (CHN) |
| Tim Stampe & Carsten W.Hansen (DEN) |
| Muhammad Syazirol Shamsudin (MAS) |
| James Blomgren & Jesper Svensson (SWE) |
| Mohamed Ismail Al Zarooni & Nayef Eqab Al Obeidli (UAE) |
🗓️Sunday 30 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
- 11:10-12:45 – Women Doubles Round 2 (Round Robin – 5 Games)
- 12:45-13:45 – Lane Maintenance
- 13:45-13:55 – Warm Up
- 13:55-15:30 – Men Doubles Round 2 (Round Robin – 5 Games)
- 15:30-16:00 – Lane Maintenance
- 16:00-16:05 – Warm Up
- 16:05-17:00 – Men & Women Doubles Semi-Finals (Best of 3 Games)
- 17:00-17:05 – Warm Up
- 17:05-18:00 – Women Doubles Finals (Best of 3 Games)
- 18:00-18:05 – Warm Up
- 18:05-19:00 – Men Doubles Finals (Best of 3 Games)
- 19:00 – Medal Ceremony
🇦🇺 Australian Schedule – Doubles (AEST)
| 11:10-12:45 – Women’s Doubles Round 2 (5 Games) |
| Bec Whiting & Bek Martin |
| Lanes 26, 24, 25, 22, 21 |
| 13:55-15:30 – Men’s Doubles Round 2 (5 Games) |
| Julian Dinham & Luke Doyle |
| Lanes 24, 22, 26, 23, 24 |
| 16:05-17:00 – Men and Women Doubles Semi-Finals (Best of 3 Games) |
| TBD |
| 17:05-18:00 – Women Doubles Finals (Best of 3 Games) |
| TBD |
| 18:05-19:00 – Men Doubles Finals (Best of 3 Games) |
| TBD |
🎳Doubles Event – Format Overview
All games will be bowled in Baker Format.
Round 1 – Qualification – Maximum Three doubles teams per federation. All teams will bowl seven games baker format in one block.
Round 2 – The Top 24 teams in the final qualification standings will qualify for round 2. They will then be divided into 4 groups of 6 teams evenly based on the rankings from qualification.
Teams will bowl 5 games round robin and be awarded 3 points for a win, and 1 point for a tie. The team with the most points at the end of round two in each group will then advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-Finals
- SF1 – 1v4
- SF2 – 2v3
Best of three games. Winners advance to Grand Final, losers to be awarded Bronze medals.
Grand Final
The winner of each semi-final will advance to the Grand Final.
- Final – Winner of SF1 vs Winner of SF2
Best of three games.
📲 How to Follow
Stay connected with the latest stream links, results, briefs, 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.
💚💛 Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! 💚💛
