Pocket Preview: 2023 Australian Tenpin Bowling Open
By Tenpin Bowling Australia
In a jam-packed Easter weekend, the Australian Tenpin Bowling Open will commence on Friday at Zone Bowling Frankston in Victoria.
In the 47th running of the prestigious event, the Australian Tenpin Bowling Open will run in conjunction with the Vic150.
One of the more grueling formats on the calendar, the Australian Tenpin Bowling Open will see bowlers complete a total of 16 games of qualifying to finalise the top 24 bowlers to advance to stage 1 of the finals.
The top 24 bowlers will then complete six games (3×2 game blocks) before the top 12 moves onto the final stage. Action will then continue with the top 12 completing 11 games of match play with bonus pins of 20 for a win, and 10 for a tie activated.
Pinfall carries all the way through the event, with the top 12 bowlers completing a total of 33 games before a champion is crowned.
Defending champion and local Frankston bowler Adam Hayes will return to defend his crown after his spectacular win in 2022.
Tenpin Bowling Australia wishes all bowlers the best of luck and high scoring over the long weekend.
Please note the recap of the event will be released on Tuesday following the Easter holiday break
- What? Nationally Ranked Open event – A23/0020
- Where? Zone Bowling Frankston, Victoria
- When? 7-9 April 2023
- Entry Form – View here
- Oil Pattern – View here
- Squad List – View here
- Results – View here as tournament organisers enter scores
- Facebook – Click here
| Year | Winner |
| 1972 | Ken Sheehan (Qld) |
| 1973 | Steve Mackie (NSW) |
| 1974 | Joe Velo (NSW) |
| 1975 | Joe Velo (NSW) |
| 1976 | Vic Bubniw (Vic) |
| 1977 | Eric Thompson (Vic) |
| 1978 | Not Contested |
| 1979 | Not Contested |
| 1980 | Not Contested |
| 1981 | Not Contested |
| 1982 | Ken Watson (NSW) |
| 1983 | John Sullivan (Vic) |
| 1984 | Steve Lovell (NSW) |
| 1985 | Len Hogg (Vic) |
| 1986 | Steve Lovell (NSW) |
| 1987 | Len Hogg (Vic) |
| 1988 | John Sullivan (Vic) |
| 1989 | Sam Romeo (NSW) |
| 1990 | Brenton Davy (SA) |
| 1991 | Mark Ramsay (Qld) |
| 1992 | Terry Wenban (NSW) |
| 1993 | Ian Bradford (Vic) |
| 1994 | Sam Romeo (NSW) |
| 1995 | Paulo Valdez (Philippines) |
| 1996 | Carl Bottomley (Qld) |
| 1997 | Frank Ryan (Vic) |
| 1998 | Anthony Flynn (Vic) |
| 1999 | Carl Bottomley (Qld) |
| 2000 | Matthew Riley (Tas) |
| 2001 | Cara Honeychurch (Vic) |
| 2002 | Cara Honeychurch (Vic) |
| 2003 | Cara Honeychurch (Vic) |
| 2004 | Brandon Qualischefski (Qld) |
| 2005 | Michael Little (NSW) |
| 2006 | David Porto (Vic) |
| 2007 | George Frilingos (Qld) |
| 2008 | Matt Riley (NSW) |
| 2009 | Dominic Barrett (England) |
| 2010 | Paul Trotter (Vic) |
| 2011 | Jason Belmonte (NSW) |
| 2012 | Ben Coupland (NSW) |
| 2013 | David Porto (Vic) |
| 2014 | Glen Loader (NSW) |
| 2015 | Michael Little (NSW) |
| 2016 | Sam Cooley (NSW) |
| 2017 | Jarrod Langford (QLD) |
| 2018 | Sam Cooley (NSW) |
| 2019 | Sam Cooley (NSW) |
| 2020 | Not Contested |
| 2021 | David Porto (Vic) |
| 2022 | Adam Hayes (Vic) |
| Australian Open Multiple Winners |
| Joe Velo (NSW) – 1974 & 1975 |
| John Sullivan (Vic) – 1983 & 1988 |
| Steve Lovell (NSW) – 1984 & 1986 |
| Len Hogg (Vic) – 1985 & 1987 |
| Sam Romeo (NSW) – 1989 & 1994 |
| Carl Bottomley (Qld) – 1996 & 1999 |
| Matt Riley (NSW) – 2000 & 2008 |
| David Porto (Vic) – 2006,2013 and 2021 |
| Cara Honeychurch (Vic) – 2001, 2002 & 2003 |
| Sam Cooley (NSW) – 2016, 2018, 2019 |
| Michael Little (NSW) – 2005, 2015 |
All bowlers wishing to have ranking points applied to their performances must have a silver upgrade registration attached to their TenpinResults profile before 11.59 pm on Thursday 6 April 2023. This can be actioned online on TenpinResults and more information can be found here
All competing bowlers must be a 2023 League Member to participate.
