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Team Australia Nabs Bronze Medal in Sweden, Competes in Tasmania

The Australian Tenpin Bowling team, with Oxley talent Jamie Robinson, competes in Tasmania after winning the bronze medal at the men’s event of the International Bowling Federation (IBF) Under 21 World Championships in Helsingborg, Sweden in June 2022.

Robinson will be heading to Tasmania with team Australia for the Australian Open. The Oxley lad will also bowl at the South Australia and then Toowoomba for the East Coast Challenge Cup (ECCC) in September.

In the semi-finals, Team Australia gave Team USA some competition but it was the latter who ranked second after the Czech Republic. Nonetheless, Australia’s bronze medal win is still a major feat considering 46 countries competed for the top prize.

The team from down under is made up of Robinson, Bernie Grueso Jr (Victoria), Cameron Stein (Queensland), and Nixon Chan (New South Wales).

“I am very honoured to represent Australia in my first international tournament. The team of Australia did amazing and fought some tough games but we did it and came home with bronze,” Robinson said.

“I would like to thank Geoff Bowness, our team coach, for all his hard work, Peter and Rosalee also, for all their hard work, and to my boss, Sue Long, at Zone Bowling for her support on and off the lanes.”

“To my parents, thanks for everything they do but also my community who helped with fundraising and awesome support,” Robinson said.

The IBF Under 21 World Championships was the first international bowling sports event since 2019. At the start of the game, Team Australia qualified at the 13th spot among the competing nations but the men’s team progressed all the way to the semi-finals.

Jamie Robinson: Oxley Talent Wins Sydney Youth Cup, Prepares for World Championships in Sweden

Oxley talent Jamie Robinson, 20, nabs his first major victory in a top TBA event, the 2022 Sydney Youth Cup, and will soon head to Sweden to compete in the World Championships.

Jamie’s win to represent Queensland was a nail-biter as he was in the third or fourth position before overtaking the lead in the finals.

“I am very happy at winning the Sydney Youth Cup, it was a tough weekend for everyone bowling, I’m so glad I was able to come home to Queensland with the win,” Jamie said.

Jamie Robinson Sydney Youth Cup — Photo Credit: Supplied

Following his stunning performance, Jamie has also earned a spot in the National Training Squash and will be part of TBA’s Team Australia as they will compete in the World Championships in Sweden in June 2022.

“I’m so proud to be able to wear the green and gold of Australia for the first time in Sweden at the under 21 world championships, I’m practicing nearly every day, working on my spares, and different shots.

“I’m thrilled to be able to represent my country at this amazing sport.”

TBA Team Australia — Photo Credit: Tenpin Bowling Australia

NTS 21 head coach Geoff Bowness said that Jamie is part of a very eager team, some of whom will be playing for the first time internationally. There hasn’t been an international Tenpin Bowling competition for two years thus this trip will also be an unforgettable experience.

When he returns home from Sweden, Jamie will head to the south next for the South Australian Classic, to potentially claim another milestone.

Jamie started bowling at the tender age of eight, after his mother, Sheena, took him to Zone Bowling in Richlands. He has been a part of the facility from the beginning of his competitive career as a bowler.

QLD Tenpin Bowling Youth Champion, Jamie Robinson, Continues to Strike it Big in National Competitions

Jamie Robinson, Queensland’s current Youth Tenpin Bowling Champion with back-to-back wins, has dreamt of striking it big at national competitions since he was a young boy. This Oxley local recently represented QLD at the Australian championships in Tasmania, where he displayed championship caliber skills and bagged 5th place.

The young Oxley local, who is a league member of Zone Bowling Richlands, performed impressively well at the national competition. Jamie immediately ranked in the top 20 after playing three games on the first day of the tournament held in August 2021. On the second day of the tough competition, Jamie played eight games and was in the Top 15. He made it to the final cut of 12 players, where he nabbed 5th place.

“As much as he would loved to be higher, 5th place was awesome,” mum Sheen Robinson said. “And he’s still Queensland state youth champion, so [that’s] something to be proud of.”

During the state championship in March 2021, Jamie finished with the highest record of the day at 248 and averaged 207. Since joining tournaments in 2012, Jamie has won the following titles:

2019 South East QLD All-Star Champion
2019 East Coast Challenge Under 21’s Masters Champion
2019 World Plate Runner Up
2019 Queensland State Youth champion
2020 National Youth Masters Challenge Winners
2020 South Queensland Zone Masters Winner
2021 South East QLD All-Star Champion and South East QLD Team Winners
2021 East Coast Challenge 1st place with a perfect 300 game and East Coast Challenge Captain
2021 Queensland State Youth Champion with back to back wins

His mum said his love for tenpin bowling started in 2008 after the mother and son went to a pop-up stand in Mount Ommaney offering a tenpin bowling trial in Richlands. Jamie loved the trial and joined the league the following week.

“At the moment I consider myself a decent bowler with a few titles to my name. I have 10 perfect games of 300 so far and hope to achieve more,” Jamie said.

“There is always much more to learn and room for improvement in my game. I’m lucky that I also work at Zone Nowling Richlands so I also learn about the oil patterns and how they affect the ball when playing.”

“In the coming years I would like to represent Australia and long term travel to America and compete on the professional tour with the world number one bowler, Jason Belmonte, from Orange, New South Wales, who I have met and hope to one day play against.”

“Jamie has done amazing in his chosen sport of tenpin bowling,” his mother said. “He has great support not only from his family but his manager Sue Long, and the whole team at Zone Bowling Richlands.”

“With all the tournament wins and achievements to date, I’m sure before long Jamie Robinson will get to represent Australia alongside others who have worked so hard to get there.”