Ben Robinson won the Irish Open 2026, beating William Clasborn of Sweden 279 to 215 in the stepladder final at Dundonald International Ice Bowl in Belfast.
Robinson finished the Top 8 round robin in first place, and earned the No. 1 seed for the stepladder. He ended on 4,884 pinfall including bonus pins, ahead of Erik Larsson of Sweden on 4,830 and Clasborn on 4,715.
Robinson bowled 300 in each of his last two round robin matches, against Christopher Sloan and Kevin Westin.
In the stepladder, Clasborn, as seed 3, beat seed 2 Larsson 216 to 193 in a one-game semi-final. He then met Robinson in the final.
Qualifying was bowled over eight games, with unlimited four-game re-entries, between 18 and 24 October. The top 36 carried 50% of their qualifying pinfall into four more games. The top 18 then bowled four more, and the top 8 played a seven-game round robin with 30 bonus pins for a win and 15 for a draw. The top three went to the stepladder.
Top 8 Standings
Total Pinfall Standings
Rankings based on total pinfall including bonus pins:
Places 1 to 3 were decided by the stepladder. Totals are after the round robin. Places 4 to 8 follow the round robin order. Full results are on the Tenpin Ireland website.
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