National Disability Championship 2022 Recap

By Tenpin Bowling Australia
June 20, 2022

A total of 285 bowlers took part in the 33rd National Disability Championship at Oz Tenpin Epping in Victoria in June with plenty of achievements to be proud of.

The National Disability Championship is one of Australia’s largest single sporting events for people with an intellectual or physical disability. The 10-day festival of bowling saw a whopping 1641 entries in the Championships along with two state team challenge champions and three masters crowned. A total of 2301 total series and 6,903 games were bowled.

A successful event can’t happen without several stakeholders working as one to ensure it runs as smoothly as possible. Tenpin Bowling Australia would like to thank several people for their support this year.

We want to thank the Victorian Government for supporting this year’s event and Oz Tenpin Epping for hosting the Championships.

A big shout out to our long-term partners, the Australian Disabilities Tenpin, for organising and running the event with us this year. Thank you to the Joint Management Committee members in Louise Cooke, Jenny Tiernan, Beth Boyd, Kaye Talbot and Rohan O’Neill for their collaboration in preparation for this year’s event.

We would also like to thank MySportLive.tv for streaming the State Team challenge day and Mike Griffith for providing commentary on the day. Thank you to the ever-present Barry Davies for providing photo services throughout the event.

Tenpin Bowling Australia would like to acknowledge the parents and carers who attended with the athletes throughout the event. Finally, we would like to thank the bowlers! Thank you to everyone who came and made this year’s event a success by having a bowl and we cant wait to see you at next year’s event!

The 33rd National Disability Championship

The Championships has bowlers compete in Singles, Doubles and Trios (3 bowlers per team) events. Entrants competing in the events bowled a three-game series with the highest series in each Grade and Event deemed champions. An All Events entry is when participants compete and provide scores in all three events – Trios, Doubles and Singles.

Below are the top three place getters for each event. Please click the down arrow for each event to view the top 3 placegetters. For the full results of the championship, click here.

All Events

Open

Female – 8 entrants

  1. Amanda Threlfall – (172) – 466, 640, 512 – 1618
  2. Dianne Demello – (160) – 480, 523, 512 – 1515
  3. Veronica Joseph (157) – 474, 458, 489 – 1421

Male –  8 entrants

  1. Kallan Strong- (207) – 664, 665, 698 – 2027
  2. Adam Sutherland (194) – 641, 621, 715 – 1977
  3. Mitchell Meares- (202) – 475, 577, 659 – 1711

Classic

Male – 23 entrants

  1. Corey Hanson- (170) 593, 570, 588 [1751]
  2. James Sitters- (175) 531, 597, 572 [1700]
  3. Nicholas Jefferson- (167) 508, 566, 537 [1611]

A Grade

Female- 18 entrants

  1. Erica Woodward (143) 480, 489, 491 [1460]
  2. Kelly Magee (147) 421, 502, 519 [1442]
  3. Kate Juillerat (144) 454, 463, 478 [1395]

Male- 36 entrants

  1. Peter Duffin (155) 472, 516, 616 [1604]
  2. Danny Sogal (149) 543, 461, 572 [1576]
  3. Kevin Leeming (147) 461, 547, 560 [1568]

B Grade

Female- 27 entrants

  1. Haylee Richards (119) 410, 440, 515 [1365]
  2. Anne-Marie Foster (127) 378, 478, 508 [1364]
  3. Anne-Marie Foster (127) 378, 478, 508 [1364]

Male- 43 entrants

  1. Tim St Clair (139) 543, 542, 546 [1631]
  2. Peter Smith (127) 487, 460, 446 [1393]
  3. Jon King (132) 471, 438, 430 [1339]

C Grade

Female – 20 entrants

  1. Kate Copley (105) 366, 363, 404 [1133]
  2. Michelle Cook (103) 378, 376, 323 [1077]
  3. Wendy Brown (108) 402, 354, 320 [1076]

Male- 36 entrants

  1. Ronan Oxley (118) 474, 388, 445 [1307]
  2. Kai Jenkins (117) 495, 373, 426 [1294]
  3. Hayden Bridgeland (117) 400, 452, 408 [1260]

D Grade

Female- 5 entrants

  1. Correne Iudica (83) 323, 319, 277 [919]
  2. Ivy Larkin (86) 307, 323, 288 [918]
  3. Aimee Smith (81) 275, 297, 306 [878]

Male- 14 entrants

  1. Mathew Midgley (97) 347, 368, 385 [1100]
  2. Luke Gorman (91) 320, 367, 386 [1073]
  3. Paul O’donnell (99) 404, 360, 307 [1071]

E Grade

Female- 4 entrants

  1. Johana Pino (56) 243, 231, 269 [743]
  2. Suzanne Brown (36) 218, 140, 244 [602]
  3. Aisha Peck (60) 172, 181, 166 [519]

Male- 8 entrants

  1. Ken Wickham (73) 270, 441, 270 [981]
  2. Pierre Munk (79) 267, 262, 187 [716]
  3. Tony Perrin (63) 314, 160, 224 [698]

Singles

Open

Female- 28 entries

  1. Amanda Threlfall (172) 178, 215, 191 [584]
  2. Janell Neville (159) 187, 204, 158 [549]
  3. Dianne Demello (160) 210, 154, 181 [545]

Male- 28 entries

  1. Kallan Strong (207) 255, 299, 233 [787]
  2. Adam Sutherland (194) 286, 224, 216 [726]
  3. Kallan Strong (207) 202, 234, 257 [693]

Classic

Male- 78 entries

  1. Jason Threlfall (179) 218, 178, 268 [664]
  2. Stephen Bennett (170) 238, 187, 205 [630]
  3. Jason Threlfall (179) 194, 209, 192 [595]

A Grade

Female- 57 entries

  1. Cherie Messenger (147) 182, 202, 209 [593]
  2. Erica Woodward (143) 190, 191, 163 [544]
  3. Kim Harvey (137) 193, 135, 184 [512]

Male- 122 entries

  1. Arlyn Payne-Charleston (153) 234, 172, 183 [589]
  2. Danny Sogal (149) 228, 169, 152 [549]
  3. Raymond Edge (157) 166, 204, 177 [547]

B Grade

Female- 91 entries

  1. Kyra Corsini (126) 158, 162, 203 [523]
  2. Caitlin Smith (122) 137, 155, 187 [479]
  3. Kyra Corsini (126) 126, 158, 191 [475]

Male- 146 entries

  1. Tim St Clair (139) 166, 198, 179 [543]
  2. Harry Woodhouse (130) 177, 149, 179 [505]
  3. Natham Constable (137) 155, 156, 192 [503]

C Grade

Female- 60 entries

  1. Jacqui Thomas (107) 139, 133, 145 [417]
  2. Kate Copley (105) 150, 139, 116 [405]
  3. Wendy Brown (108) 103, 124, 175 [402]

Male- 113 entries

  1. Scott Stevenson (114) 163, 182, 159 [504]
  2. Kai Jenkins (117) 203, 151, 141 [495]
  3. Ronan Oxley (118) 141, 150, 183 [474]

D Grade

Female- 15 entries

  1. Aimee Smith (81) 101, 101, 103 [305]
  2. Ivy Larkin (86) 104, 94, 130 [328]
  3. Ellie Leechman (70) 104, 95, 126 [325]

Male- 38 entries

  1. Paul O’donnell (99) 136, 145, 123 [404]
  2. Paul O’donnell (99) 122, 97, 175 [394]
  3. Hayden Black (93) 150, 138, 104 [392]

E Grade

Female- 11 entries

  1. Aisha Peck (60) 93, 100, 80 [273]
  2. Johana Pino (56) 79, 92, 84 [255]
  3. Johana Pino (56) 93, 79, 71 [243]

Male- 15 entries

  1. Richard Aouchan (64) 124, 134, 140 [398]
  2. Mark Thompson (44) 93, 110, 125 [328]
  3. Tony Perrin (63) 127, 81, 106 [314]

Mixed Doubles

Open- 8 entries

  1. 1,242 Ashley Poelstra (182) 190, 155, 191 [536] Adam Sutherland (194) 215, 224, 267 [706]
  2. 1,242 Kallan Strong (207) 174, 265, 226 [665] Mitchell Meares (202) 162, 186, 229 [577]
  3. 1,162 Mitchell Meares (202) 184, 205, 202 [591] Stephen Bennett (170) 176, 193, 202 [571]
  4. 1,155 Corey Hanson (170) 181, 178, 211 [570] Ashley Poelstra (182) 153, 202, 230 [585]

Classic- 34 entries

  1. 1,153 David Riddle (166) 179, 181, 164 [524] Ashley Poelstra (182) 225, 180, 224 [629]
  2. 1,106 Adam Sutherland (194) 183, 256, 193 [632] Rebecca Triffett (129) 136, 178, 160 [474]
  3. 1,072 Nicholas Jefferson (167) 160, 173, 233 [566] Nathan Curd (168) 149, 169, 188 [506]

A Grade- 89 entries

  1. 1,052 Kevin Leeming (147) 179, 180, 188 [547] Raymond Edge (157) 168, 199, 138 [505]
  2. 1,048 Danny Sogal (149) 179, 201, 165 [545] Tim St Clair (139) 179, 166, 158 [503]
  3. 1,046 Kevin Leeming (147) 189, 170, 160 [519] Cherie Messenger (147) 147, 191, 189 [527]

B Grade- 137 entries

  1. 1,000 Simone Brady (113) 138, 111, 117 [366] Peter Duffin (155) 224, 167, 243 [634]
  2. 987 Tim St Clair (139) 168, 189, 208 [565] Peter Smith (127) 142, 157, 123 [422]
  3. 952 Tania Svensson (121) 163, 133, 199 [495] Samantha Grady (127) 160, 154, 143 [457]

C Grade- 82 entries

  1. 869 Emma Crompton (112) 157, 145, 156 [458] Candice Lundie (107) 132, 158, 121 [411]
  2. 869 Melissa Thurlow (104) 159, 111, 160 [430] Allison Puckett (123) 152, 146, 141 [439]
  3. 840 Ian Aubeck (136) 139, 132, 164 [435] David Mccabe (78) 127, 121, 157 [405]
  4. 818 Emma Matthews (115) 144, 131, 158 [433] Candice Lundie (107) 114, 136, 135 [385]

D Grade- 28 entries

  1. 734 Ian Rosenbaum (93) 118, 126, 155 [399] Hayley Flanigan (96) 113, 102, 120 [335]
  2. 687 Ellie Leechman (70) 94, 74, 79 [247] Haylee Richards (119) 162, 138, 140 [440]
  3. 684 Ellie Leechman (70) 104, 92, 84 [280] Heather Saunders (117) 143, 113, 148 [404]

E Grade- 10 entries

  1. 587 Suzanne Brown (36) 59, 43, 38 [140] Patrick Ryan (108) 134, 144, 169 [447]
  2. 538 Suzanne Brown (36) 67, 60, 58 [185] Dez Nettleton (103) 128, 100, 125 [353]
  3. 522 Johana Pino (56) 69, 70, 56 [195] Steven Papps (90) 105, 112, 110 [327]

Trios

Open- 3 entries

  1. 1,860 Kallan Strong (207) 192, 208, 298 [698] Stephen Bennett (170) 175, 150, 178 [503] Mitchell Meares (202) 215, 219, 225 [659]
  2. 1,789 Corey Hanson (170) 197, 190, 165 [552] Ashley Poelstra (182) 194, 194, 179 [567] Adam Sutherland (194) 224, 214, 232 [670]
  3. 1,568 David Riddle (166) 213, 164, 156 [533] Nicholas Jefferson (167) 178, 170, 183 [531] Adam Sutherland (194) 141, 180, 183 [504]

Classic- 23 entries

  1. 1,568 David Riddle (166) 213, 164, 156 [533] Nicholas Jefferson (167) 178, 170, 183 [531] Adam Sutherland (194) 141, 180, 183 [504]
  2. 1,633 Adam Sutherland (194) 189, 204, 264 [657] Allan Bakes (164) 159, 188, 204 [551] Ron Brown (155) 139, 142, 144 [425]
  3. 1,626 Will Mison (164) 200, 224, 146 [570] David Riddle (166) 199, 149, 178 [526] Nathan Curd (168) 176, 161, 193 [530]

A Grade- 69 entries

  1. 1,564 Peter Smith (127) 146, 169, 131 [446] Tim St Clair (139) 196, 180, 170 [546] Danny Sogal (149) 184, 178, 210 [572]
  2. 1,517 Daniel Thomson (140) 153, 151, 198 [502] Erin Huxley (161) 138, 191, 184 [513] Tom Brown (159) 137, 206, 159 [502]
  3. 1,495 Kevin Leeming (147) 152, 236, 172 [560] Cherie Messenger (147) 173, 138, 119 [430] Zac Marshall (166) 152, 212, 141 [505]

B Grade- 77 entries

  1. 1,394 Haylee Richards (119) 150, 144, 232 [526] Natasha Wilson (137) 142, 129, 140 [411] Rebecca Parker (145) 162, 146, 149 [457]
  2. 1,375 Pat Madden (117) 110, 119, 151 [380] Robert Clark (130) 159, 202, 145 [506] Kate Juillerat (144) 193, 151, 145 [489]
  3. 1,359 Anne-Marie Foster (127) 190, 152, 166 [508] Tina Festegiante (130) 105, 165, 160 [430] Geoff Holloway (130) 163, 143, 115 [421]

C Grade- 64 entries

  1. 1,443 Correne Iudica (83) 119, 102, 98 [319] Chris Smith (115) 122, 96, 151 [369] Luke Gorman (91) 111, 132, 143 [386]
  2. 1,221 Luke Power (105) 126, 172, 127 [425] Heather Saunders (117) 122, 150, 99 [371] Rodney Pearson (121) 143, 127, 155 [425]
  3. 1,219 Warren White (95) 81, 95, 99 [275] Katelyn Smith (117) 114, 131, 183 [428] Harry Woodhouse (130) 181, 165, 170 [516]

D Grade- 20 entries

  1. 1,097 Suzanne Brown (36) 93, 64, 87 [244] Dez Nettleton (103) 166, 97, 126 [389] Alf Vernon (130) 186, 151, 127 [464]
  2. 1,009 Johana Pino (56) 82, 102, 76 [260] Dean Forbes (108) 103, 96, 139 [338] Haylee Richards (119) 115, 136, 160 [411]
  3. 993 Johana Pino (56) 67, 81, 121 [269] Leita Neuhaus (77) 64, 81, 85 [230] Jessica Sayer (134) 161, 159, 174 [494]

E Grade- 5 entries

  1. 822 Johana Pino (56) 78, 74, 92 [244] Ellie Leechman (70) 98, 86, 90 [274] Leita Neuhaus (77) 111, 97, 96 [304]
  2. 748 Michael Obrien (94) 83, 110, 101 [294] Steven Floyd (60) 61, 94, 102 [257] Richard Aouchan (64) 64, 54, 79 [197]
  3. 714 David Oreilly (90) 111, 81, 89 [281] Mark Thompson (44) 126, 89, 72 [287] Simon Sydo (59) 48, 29, 69 [146]

State Team Challenge Day

The prestigious State v State challenge is held on the second Wednesday of the Championships to determine the best State/Territory representative team of tenpin bowlers and to foster, develop and advance a spirit of good sportsmanship, fellowship and a good relationship amongst the representative teams and to advance their mutual interest in relation to bowling generally.

Both the Cole Cup (Restricted ) and the Michael Cooke Memorial Shield (open) teams consist of eight (8) players.  The actual playing strength of any team will be five(5) players.

Cole Cup Challenge

There were seven games in this year’s Cole Cup with seven teams and a bye in the eight-team draw. The seven games included one game against the other teams (six) and one against the bye (having to bowl better than their average for points).

A maximum of 7 points per game was up for grabs per game. The five player team bowlers within the teams would receive a point for a win against their direct opponent and 2 bonus points if the team’s pinfall was greater than their opponents.

After narrowly missing out on the title in 2021, New South Wales would return with vengeance in 2022 and claim the crown as 2022 Cole Cup champions. The sky blues would end the event with 37 points ahead of Victoria in second on 33 points and the Australian Capital Territory taking the bronze with 32.5 points.

Final Standings

Top 5 All-Stars

  1. Ronan Oxley (QLD) – Pinfall w/handicap- 1,430, High Game- 190, 3 wins/3 losses
  2. Simone Brady (VIC)- Pinfall w/handicap- 1,179, High Game- 172, 5 wins/ 0 losses
  3. Harry Woodhouse (NSW) – Pinfall w/handicap – 1,175, High Game- 203, 4 wins/1 loss
  4. Tim St Clair (NSW) – Pinfall w/handicap – 1,409, High Game-210, 4 wins/2 losses
  5. Nathaniel Button (ACT) – Pinfall w/handicap- 1,158, High Game-175, 5 wins/0 losses

Full Individual Standings – Download Here

Full Team Scores – Download Here

Michael Cooke Memorial Shield

For the third year in a row, New South Wales is the Open State champions and winners of the inaugural Michael Cooke Memorial Shield!

Like the Cole Cup, there were seven teams participating in the event on an eight team draw. The seven games included one game against the other team (six) and one against the bye (having to bowl better than your average for points).

A maximum of 7 points per game was up for grabs per game. The five player team bowlers within the teams would receive a point for a win against their direct opponent and 2 bonus points if the team’s pinfall was greater than their opponents.

As has been the case for a few years, traditional rivals of New South Wales and Queensland went down to the wire in the race for this year’s title. The sky blues would take the crown with 37.5 points from Queensland in second on 35 points and the Northern Territory claiming bronze on 28.5 points.

Final Standings

Top 5 All-Stars

  1. Adam Sutherland (TAS) – Pinfall- 1500, High Game – 259, 6 wins/1 loss
  2. Kallan Strong (NSW) – Pinfall – 1466, High Game- 235, 6 wins/1 loss
  3. Bradley Aranda (NSW)- Pinfall- 1,166, High Game- 255, 6 wins/0 losses
  4. Mitchell Meares (NSW) Pinfall – 1,186, High Game – 237, 5 wins/1 loss
  5. Jason Threfall – Pinfall – 1,138, High Game-235, 4 wins/2 losses

Full Individual Standings – Download Here

Full Team Scores – Download Here

Thanks to MySportLive.tv the action from the State Team Challenge Day was streamed. To catch up with all the action, please click here

Masters

The three master events returned this year and ran at the same time – Restricted, Classic and Open.

Throughout the Championship, bowlers would strive to qualify for one of the three Master events with the top 16 qualifiers advancing to the finals (including defending national master champions and state master champions).

Open Masters

  • 24 bowlers attempted to qualify

This is a scratch event open to male and female bowlers whose entering averages for the championships is 160 and above.

Open Masters Qualifiers who participated in finals

  1. Zac Marshall (WA masters rep)
  2. Adam Sutherland (TAS masters rep)
  3. Leigh Polan (VIC masters rep)
  4. Kallan Strong
  5. Jason Threlfall
  6. Mitchell Meares
  7. Stephen Bennett
  8. Ashley Poelstra
  9. Amanda Threlfall
  10. Pino Mascetti
  11. James Sitters
  12. Corey Hanson
  13. Howard Goss
  14. Anthony Myers
  15. Nicholas Jefferson
  16. Will Mison

Congratulations to James Sitters who bowled a 296 game in his fourth game in the Open Master’s Finals.

Open Masters Final Standings

  1. Kallan Strong
  2. Jason Threlfall
  3. Will Mison

Classic Masters

  • 66 bowlers attempted to qualify

This is a handicapped event based on 100% of 200 open to male and female bowlers whose entering averages for the championships is between 120 and 159.

Classic Masters Qualifiers who participated in finals

  1. Raymond Edge (WA masters champion)
  2. Steven Wheeler (VIC masters champion)
  3. Danny Sogal (NSW masters champion)
  4. Cherie Messenger
  5. Tim St Clair
  6. Matt Bryant
  7. Harry Woodhouse
  8. Kaeden Negrin
  9. Alysia Maloney
  10. Kevin Leeming
  11. Nathaniel Button
  12. Peter Smith
  13. Anne-Marie Foster
  14. Jyrah Sammut
  15. Kelly Preer
  16. Beau Gruen

Classic Masters Final Standings

  1. Nathanial Button
  2. Daniel Sogal
  3. Cherie Messenger

Restricted Masters

  • 47 bowlers attempted to qualify

This is a handicap event based on 100% of 200. Open to all male and female bowlers whose average is 119 and below. Top 17 Qualifiers who participated in finals

Restricted Masters Qualifiers who participated in finals

  1. Katelyn Smith (Defending champion)
  2. Luke Gorman (NSW masters champion)
  3. Michelle Heald (TAS masters champion)
  4. Chris Smith (VIC masters champion)
  5. Mark Thompson
  6. Jenifer Kupiers
  7. Ronan Oxley
  8. Hayden Black
  9. Steven Floyd
  10. Michael Wade
  11. Pat Madden
  12. Hayden Bridgeland
  13. Russell Whit
  14. Kate Copley
  15. Joshua Smith
  16. Wendy Brown
  17. Graham Mcgee

Restricted Masters Final Standings

  1. Katelyn Smith
  2. Ronan Oxley
  3. Hayden Black
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