Nightly Preview – Night Six- 2025 IBF Youth World Cup
By Matt Stevens
It all comes down to this!
Tonight, our two Aussies hit the Olympia Bowl lanes for the final time as the 2025 IBF Youth World Cup wraps up in Helsingborg, Sweden.
Both Samantha Clifton and Blake Walsh have done Australia proud, qualifying for Stage 2 and delivering big performances in their opening eight matchplay games.
📖 Catch up on how they went here.
Tonight, they’ll complete the final 7 games of Stage 2 — first Blake, then Samantha — before the Top 8 bowlers in each division move on to the finals bracket.
Schedule – AEST (24hr)
| 17:00-19:00 | Stage 2- Men- Blake Walsh- Games 9-15 |
| 19:00-19:30 | Lane Maintenance |
| 19:30-21:30 | Stage 2 – Women- Samantha Clifton – Games 9-15 |
| 21:30-22:00 | Lane Maintenance |
| 22:00-22:45 | Stage 3 – Women and Men Top 8 (Quarter Finals) |
| 22:45-23:15 | Lane Maintenance |
| 23:15 | Stage 4 – Women and Men Semi-Finals |
| Stage 5 – Finals | |
| Women and Men Bronze Medal Match | |
| Women Final | |
| Men Final | |
| Sunday 3:00 | Medal Presentation |
| Victory Celebration |
STAGE 2, NIGHT 2 LANE DRAWS
Blake Walsh
| vs Qasem (KUW) – Lanes 3 & 4 |
| vs D otting (NOR) – Lanes 9 & 10 |
| vs Williams (IRL) – Lanes 7 & 8 |
| vs Vilhelmsson (ISL) – Lanes 5 & 6 |
| vs Saar (EST) – Lanes 13 & 14 |
| vs Muscat (MLT) – Lanes 15 & 16 |
| vs Abu Samah (MAS) – Lanes 11 & 12 |
Samantha Clifton
| vs Duque (COL) – Lanes 15 & 16 |
| vs Lindemann (GER) – Lanes 7 & 8 |
| vs Lȍkfors (FIN) – Lanes 9 & 10 |
| vs Weinstok (CRC) – Lanes 17 & 18 |
| vs Banjac (CRO) – Lanes 3 & 4 |
| vs Sillis (ENG) – Lanes 11 & 12 |
| vs Engberg (SWE) – Lanes 5 & 6 |
What Happens Next
The Top 8 in each division at the end of Stage 2 will progress to Stage 3 — the Quarter Finals, contested over the best of 3 games:
- QF1: 1 vs 8
- QF2: 2 vs 7
- QF3: 3 vs 6
- QF4: 4 vs 5
Winners move on to the Semi-Finals, then onto the Bronze Medal Match and the Championship Final, both best of 3 games played matchplay style.
💚💛 One Last Push!
We wish Samantha and Blake the very best of luck and high scoring tonight — you have already done Australia proud. Give it your all, bowl your hearts out, and know the whole country is right behind you!
Let’s go Aussies! 🇦🇺
