2026 Australian Open: Day 13 wrap
It was wild Wednesday by name and nature at the 2026 Australian Open with more finals decided ahead of the conclusion of this year’s festival of bowls.
Men’s singles
Eleven years after his maiden singles crown, Aaron Teys finds himself back in the gold medal match where he will meet his fellow New South Welshman in Tyson Wilson.
Teys’ was in fine form, making it through to the final thanks to two bruising performances against Joshua Ingram and Shannon McIlroy.
Ingram, the man who ended the 51-match winning streak of Aron Sherriff, started convincingly against the Jackaroo, but Teys was able to run away with the back end of the contest 21-8.
It meant that he would meet McIlroy who was fresh off a 21-10 victory against two-time champion in Aaron Wilson for a place in the decider.
With early lead changes, the match looked like it would go down to the wire but the Warilla product’s relentless pressure allowed him to break the game open to record a 21-10 victory.
Wilson on the other hand endured a pair of topsy turvy encounters, leading for the majority of his quarterfinal before withstanding a mini charge from Mark Armstrong to take the clash 21-15.
His semifinal against home club hero Isaac Maughan saw a plethora of momentum shifts, but from 13-all, Wilson stormed home to record a 21-14 victory to continue his unforgettable run.
View the draw and results HERE
Women’s pairs
Defending champions Selina Goddard and Chloe Stewart have kept the dream of back-to-back titles alive thanks to two classics on the greens of Helensvale, with Western Australia’s Lisa Brannan and Leeane Gale standing in their way of defending their crown.
Goddard and Stewart opened their morning against Emerging Jackaroo Samantha Noronha and Jackaroo Jamie-Lee Worsnop and despite trailing for the middle portion of the contest, the 2025 winners were able to rally and gain a lead late in the piece.
However, with a lead of two heading into the 18th and final end, a well constructed exchange saw Worsnop with a chance to make a three to send the challengers into the semi.
She could only manage a two but send it to an extra end, which Goddard and Stewart claimed to etch their names into the semifinal against eleven-time Australian Open champions in Lynsey Clarke and Kelsey Cottrell.
With a place in the decider on the line, both teams were desperate to gain the upper hand but were unsuccessful, with Clarke and Cottrell managing to gain a 14-13 buffer with two ends left.
Goddard and Stewart would level proceedings going into the last before holding on for another close win, setting up their meeting with the Western Australians.
Brannan and Gale were brilliant, winning thei way through to their maiden Australian Open final by a combined margin of 19 shots across their two games.
View the draw and results HERE
Men’s fours
The powerhouse team of Corey Wedlock, Nathan Black, Jay Bye-Norris and Teys have concluded a sensational day to set up a clash with Tyler Pettigrew, Jacob Aitken, Harvey McAlister and Hayden Oster in the decider.
The Teys skipped combination over came that of Aiden Takarua 16-10 in the quarterfinals to book their place in the semifinal before overcoming the 2024 champions in Ray Pearse, Peter Taylor, Gary Kelly and Carl Healey 17-8 in the semi.
Oster’s quartet were able to knock off the star-studded group of Cameron Keenan, Kevin Anderson, Ryan Burnett and Aron Sherriff 10-9 in a thriller to reach the semis, where they were able to overcome the squad of Ingram, Jordan Mullaney, Rick Lucey and Cory Daley in the semis.
View the draw and results HERE
Women’s fours
One of the most tantalising deciders of the Australian Open will be that of the women’s fours, with Gracie Retallick, Taiia Devlin, Olivia Slade and Emma Simmonds set to meet Malaysia’s Aleena Ahmad Nawawi, Syafiqa Haidar Afif Abdul Rahman, Nurul Alyani Jamil and Emma Firyana Saroji for gold.
The Simmonds squad were in brilliant form throughout the day, overcoming the quartet skipped by Noelene Dutton in the elite eight before defeating that of Erin Swatridge, Tayla Bruce, Kay Moran and Jessie Cottell in the semi.
The Malaysians were brilliant in their quarterfinal against the powerhouse Samantha Noronha, Rebecca Van Asch, Lynsey Clarke and Kelsey Cottrell, winning a 15-13 thriller, before overcoming Serena Matthews’ team to reach the final.
View the draw and results HERE
Men’s Over 60’s pairs
The round of 16 has been set in the Men’s Over-60’s pairs with two-time champions Rowan Brassey and Sammy Laguzza making their way through to the pointy end once more.
2024 conquerors Terry Warder and Stephen Ashdown have also gone through as they look to add to their title collection, as have last year’s runners up in Tony Hinton and Warren Shipley.
View the draw and results HERE
Women’s Over 60’s pairs
2021 winners in Maree Gibbs and Sue Brady have made their way into the round of 16, as have the in-form Queenslanders in Brenda Thompson and Debbie Logan.
The biggest upsets of the day came in the early rounds as 2025 winners Tracey Foster and Adele Pershouse were eliminated by New South Wales’ Leanne Kerby and Susie Simmons 18-13.
Kerby and Simmons then doubled down by taking a thrilling 20-19 victory against 2025 silver medallists and the mightily strong Western Australians of Linda Warburton and Lisa Featherby to book their place in the final 16.
View the draw and results HERE
Under-18 boys singles
The big names all commenced their campaigns for one of the biggest national junior titles in the sport and without the over-18 Travis Moran in the field it was seen as a chance for a new name to clinch gold.
Victorian prospects Harry Coleman and Jacob Brighton went unblemished across their section, while young Queensland stars Ben Harrison and Cooper Sutton topped their groups.
Western Australia’s Callum Alberti ensured his progression, as did his men’s pairs partner in South Australia’s Charlie Hicks.
The ACT’s Jordan Sturgiss safely made it through, with some big names earning their way through as next-best qualifiers including Queensland’s Levi Rice, Victoria’s Charlie Boswood and South Australia’s Koby Jarman.
View the results HERE
View the knockout draw HERE
Under-18 girls singles
Like the boys draw, the girls event will be without its defending champion in Anda Panchawat, with a plethora of the next generation of stars looking to make a name for themselves at the tournament.
Club Tweed’s Lilly Vardy went unbeaten in her section, as did New South Wales’ Annebelle Teague and Zoe Davies.
Davies was the one to emerge from the group of death that consisted of Addy Ryan, 2025 runner-up Tahlia Kennedy and New South Wales’ Shae Fuller.
Moama’s Mackenzie Parsons also made it through to the quarterfinals.
The final section will be decided on Thursday morning with Gracie Retallik involved in a scheduling clash. She will face Lacey Gerick to decide the final knockout position.
View the results HERE
Multi Disability Open Pairs
2022 champions Cooper Whitestyles and Damien Delgado headline the semifinalists as they look to add more silverware to their trophy cabinets.
They will meet New South Wales Mick Daly and Michael Vassallo for a place in the decider.
The other semi will see Para Jackaroo and 2021 winner Serena Bonnell and New Zealand’s Mark Noble take on 2022 multi-disability singles champion David Minns and Para Jackaroo Brett Sellars.
View the draw and results HERE
The 2026 Australian Open runs from June 5-19, 2026, on Australia’s Gold Coast. Live streaming will run from 9am AEST each day on Bowls Australia’s YouTube channel.
