2026 Australian Open: Day 15 wrap
The 2026 Australian Open is in the books after a thrilling day of finals action at Club Broadbeach.
Men’s Singles Final:
Aaron Teys has won the blue-ribbon Men’s Singles event at the 2026 Australian Open after a high-quality final against Tyson Wilson.
Eleven years after he won his first and only Australian Open singles title in 2015, Teys showed why he is considered one of the world’s finest bowlers with a magnificent performance.
It was a quick start for the Jackaroo, who raced out to a 6-0 lead before Wilson recorded his first shot.
Teys was unrelenting and continuously heaped the pressure on Wilson with his first bowl.
Despite this, Wilson remained tenacious throughout the match, pushing Teys right to the end with a number of vital conversion shots.
However, a four to Teys that put him seven shots in front gave the former winner the confidence to continue on to a 21-17 victory.
It is the seventh straight Aaron/Aron singles title, with Aron Sherriff and Aaron Wilson having claimed five and one of the titles respectively since 2019.
Women’s Pairs Final:
Selina Goddard and Chloe Stewart have recorded back-to-back Australian Open Women’s Pairs championships after holding off the determined Western Australian duo of Lisa Brannan and Leanne Gale.
Securing singles on the first four ends, the Western Australians seemed like they were going to pull off a remarkable victory as they led 11-6 after 13 ends.
A four from the Goddard and Stewart combination, as well as two singles, brought them back into the game, and with one end to go, scores were equal.
At the crossover of the final end, Brannan held shot, but a fantastic conversion shot from Stewart saw last year’s champions once again lift the trophy after a 13-12 win.
On their way to the title, Goddard and Stewart won their last four games by a measly overall margin of six shots.
Under-18 Boys Singles Final:
Victoria’s Harry Coleman was able to conquer the boys singles crown with a 21-14 victory over his state compatriot Charlie Boswood.
Coleman continued his solid run of form as the 15-year-old managed to flick the switch half-way through the contest to take control.
In a match where momentum was difficult to harness, the Deer Park product was the only one to win consecutive ends throughout the clash to clinch the victory.
Under-18 Girls Singles Final:
New South Wales’ Annabelle Teague was able to win an engrossing girls final thanks to a 21-20 victory over Moama’s Mackenzie Parsons.
Gaining the momentum early, Teague raced out to a 15-6 lead and looked seemingly on track to cruise to the win.
Enter Parsons, who had recovered from 11-20 to win her semifinal, to create one of the classics of the Australian Open in 2026.
Having not led at all, the Victorian levelled it at 20-20 before Teague played a brilliant last end to take the title.
Men’s Over 60’s Pairs Final:
After suffering heartbreak in last year’s final, Tony Hinton and Warren Shipley have raised the 2026 Australian Open Men’s Over 60’s Pairs trophy, following an emotional win over Gary Rom and Michael Herbert.
The Soldiers Point duo won the first three ends to race out to a 6-0 lead before Rom and Herbert staged a mini resistance to bring the scores back to a two-shot margin after 13 ends.
However, Tony and Warren steadied the ship to hold on to a very well-deserved 17-9 victory.
Women’s Over 60’s Pairs Final:
In an all-Queensland final in the Women’s Over 60’s Pairs, it was Dianne Reed and Faye Clarke that claimed bragging rights after a wild finish in their encounter with Broadbeach’s Vikki Grenot and Liz Walton.
With Clarke playing brilliant, the victorious duo looked like they would have an early finish after leading by 10 shots with two ends to play.
However, a five on the second last end to the Broadbeach pair kept things alive.
Chaos ensued on the final end, with Walton drawing with her last bowl to hold four shots and nearly send the game to an extra end, but it was not enough, as Clarke boldly played her last bowl to cut the count to two and win 21-18.
Vision-Impaired Open Paris Final:
Dallas Harding and Jake Fehlberg have emerged victorious in the Vision-Impaired Open Pairs final against Helen Boardman and Calvin Rodgers after winning 11 of the 15 ends that were played in the match.
Harding and Fehlberg started the game on fire to win nine of the first 10 ends and lead 13-1.
However, two threes and a two gave the Boardman and Rodgers combination a glimmer of hope leading into the penultimate end.
Harding and Fehlberg steadied to claim the last two ends and win 17-9.
It was Fehlberg’s 11th Australian Open title, putting him in the top echelon of players to have graced the greens at the tournament.
Physical Disability Open Men’s Singles Final:
New Zealand representative Mark Noble has recorded a remarkable come from behind victory to secure the Physical Disability Open Men’s Singles title over Josh Barry 21-13.
Barry started strong to lead 11-6, but a run of nine ends, eight of which were singles, gave Noble a 16-11 lead.
The New Zealander continued this momentum to win 21-13 and top off a successful Australian Open.
Player of the Tournament:
Corey Wedlock has been crowned the Australian Open Player of the Tournament after a sensational fortnight on the Gold Coast.
Wedlock claimed the Men’s Open Pairs and Mixed Open Pairs title, while he was part of the runners-up fours team.
