Online entry

2025 AO manual entries are open. Entries close April 3, 2025 (unless before due to capacity reached).

How to enter

At the 2025 Australian Open, all entrants will be required to use their BowlsLink account for the entries process. International entrants will need to sign up to BowlsLink.

Note: If you have multiple admin rights in Bowlslink, ensure your personal/club profile is selected rather than an admin role.

Australian Bowlers do not need to Sign Up to BowlsLink – you will already have an account registered via your club.

Take some time to watch the short video below explaining how to enter, and the benefits of login entry.

If you have any questions, please email bowlslink@bowls.com.au

International entrants

International entrants, you will need to head to https://bowlslink.com.au/signup

For the club section, you should search for your country of residence by typing and select, then you can follow the prompts to create an account with a password to login and enter the same as an Australian bowler would.

Note: Your BowlsLink club will be your country of residence.

Please follow the link above and enter your email and click SIGN-UP. This will email you a link to complete the sign-up process, just remember to check your junk or spam folder as sometimes these automated messages can go there depending on your email service settings. The link will then ask for your contact information, make sure you complete all the mandatory field marked with an asterisk and hit confirm.

You will now be able to enter the Australian Open using your BowlsLink registered email address and Password via the Entry Links.  

If you are having trouble signing up please contact bowlslink@bowls.com.au

2025 Australian Open Online Entry forms – open December 13, 2024

Open Men’s

Singles

Pairs

Fours

Open Women’s

Singles

Pairs

Fours

Over-60s

Men’s pairs

Women’s pairs

Under-18s

Boys’ singles

Girls’ singles

Multi-disability & vision-impaired

Multi-disability men’s singles

Multi-disability women’s singles

Multi-disability open pairs

Vision-impaired open singles

Vision-impaired open pairs

Mixed Pairs support event entry – Format: 3 games of 15 ends – NOW FULL

Mixed pairs (Musgrave) – FULL

Mixed Pairs (Robina) – FULL

All players who are eligible for prize money must complete an online claim form.

All prize-money not claimed within six (6) months of the final day of competition of this event will be donated to the Bowls Australia Disaster Relief fund.

Entry Fees

  • Online Entry – Singles: $99
  • Online Entry – Pairs: $170
  • Online Entry – Fours: $340
  • Online Entry – Para & Under-18 Singles: $85
  • Online Entry – Mixed Pairs Supporter event: $85
  • Manual Entry – Singles: $108.90 (All manual entries will incur a 10% surcharge)
  • Manual Entry – Pairs: $187
  • Manual Entry – Fours: $374
  • Manual Entry – Para & Under-18 Singles: $93.50