Hosted by Tenpin Ireland · 17–20 September 2026

Adult Triple Crown
2026

Five nations and 54 athletes came to A.L.S.A.A Bowl, Dublin for four days of singles, doubles, trios, team and mixed doubles. England took the overall title with 687.5 points, ahead of Scotland and Iceland. Thank you to every federation, athlete, official and volunteer who made it happen.

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Final Standings

Overall
  1. 🥇 England 687.5 pts
  2. 🥈 Scotland 493.5 pts
  3. 🥉 Iceland 483 pts
  4. 4 Ireland 467 pts
  5. 5 Wales 254 pts
Men's
  1. 🥇 England 375 pts
  2. 🥈 Iceland 320 pts
  3. 🥉 Wales 254 pts
  4. 4 Scotland 239 pts
  5. 5 Ireland 237 pts
Ladies'
  1. 🥇 England 312.5 pts
  2. 🥈 Scotland 254.5 pts
  3. 🥉 Ireland 230 pts
  4. 4 Iceland 163 pts
Team Ireland — athletes and team management — at the Adult Triple Crown 2026, ALSAA Bowl, Dublin

Photos from the medal presentation are in the official gallery by Jay Byrnes Photography.

🇮🇪 Ireland at the Triple Crown

Ireland finished 4th overall (467 points), 3rd in the ladies' tally (230) and 5th in the men's (237).

Ladies' Trios — Bronze

Donna Brady, Lauren Dugan, Aimee Kellegher — 1729

Ladies' Team — Bronze

Aoife Chandler, Lauren Dugan, Abby McKeever, Donna Brady, Aimee Kellegher — 2605

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Highest men's game of the week

Sean Dempsey — 270 (Trios)

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Highest ladies' game of the week

Aimee Kellegher — 257 (Trios)

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Top Irish All Events

Taylor Williams — 14th, 3224 (201.50 avg)
Aimee Kellegher — 7th, 3082 (192.63 avg)

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Best Irish Singles

Matthew Kestell — 8th, 1066
Abby McKeever — 6th, 955

Medal Winners

Medals per event and for All Events, decided on total pinfall.

Medal Table
Nation 🥇 🥈 🥉 Total
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England 7 5 4 16
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland 2 3 3 8
🇮🇸 Iceland 1 3 1 5
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales 1 0 1 2
🇮🇪 Ireland 0 0 2 2

Men's Singles

  1. Mike McCartney (Wales) · 1165
  2. Brian Gillespie (Scotland) · 1160
  3. Glenn Robson (Wales) · 1160

Ladies' Singles

  1. Ashleigh Gill (Scotland) · 1039
  2. Rachel Cox (England) · 1034
  3. Nicola Day (England) · 1020

Men's Doubles

  1. England A — Rob Thurlby / Hadley Morgan · 2082
  2. Iceland C — Hafthor Hardarson / Arnar David Jonsson · 2061
  3. England C — Chris Oates / Daniel Harding · 2056

Ladies' Doubles

  1. Scotland B — Sarah Scott / Ashleigh Gill · 2014
  2. Scotland A — Isla Claxton / Rebecca Daniels · 2010
  3. England A — Louise Gray / Katie Jowsey · 2002

Men's Trios

  1. England A — Chris Oates / Tom Langley / Daniel Harding · 1965
  2. England B — Rob Thurlby / Greg Stretton / Hadley Morgan · 1949
  3. Iceland A — Mikael Aron Vilhelmsson / Hafthor Hardarson / Arnar David Jonsson · 1943

Ladies' Trios

  1. England B — Faye Elkington-Theaker / Joanna Marshall / Katie Jowsey · 1839
  2. England A — Rachel Cox / Louise Gray / Nicola Day · 1819
  3. Ireland A — Donna Brady / Lauren Dugan / Aimee Kellegher · 1729

Men's Team

  1. England · 3257
  2. Iceland · 3088
  3. Scotland · 2997

Ladies' Team

  1. England · 3051
  2. Scotland · 2888
  3. Ireland · 2605

Mixed Doubles

  1. England — Joanna Marshall / Tom Langley · 1161
  2. Iceland — Saeros Erla Johonnudottir / Hinrik Oli Gunnarsson · 1160
  3. Scotland — Dan McKay / Amy Addison · 1068

Men's All Events

  1. Arnar David Jonsson (Iceland) · 3511
  2. Rob Thurlby (England) · 3449
  3. Hadley Morgan (England) · 3410

Ladies' All Events

  1. Faye Elkington-Theaker (England) · 3291
  2. Katie Jowsey (England) · 3291
  3. Ashleigh Gill (Scotland) · 3224
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About the Event

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Dates
Thursday 17 – Sunday 20 September 2026
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Venue
A.L.S.A.A Bowl, Old Airport Road, Dublin (10 lanes)
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Nations
5 — Ireland (host), England, Scotland, Wales, Iceland (guest)
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Athletes
54 — 30 men, 24 women
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Hosted by
Tenpin Ireland

Format

16 games per athlete — Singles (5), Doubles (5), Trios (3), Team or Mixed Doubles (3). Medals on total pinfall per event and for All Events.

Points

5–4–3–2–1 per game against the other federations; Singles ×1, Doubles ×2, Trios ×3, Team ×5. Mixed Doubles scored 5–1 to both the men's and ladies' tallies. Triple Crown Rules, Sept 2025.

Lane Pattern

ATC 2026 ALSAA Bowl (Kegel) — length 43 ft, total oil volume 27.7 mL, forward 18.95 mL, reverse 8.75 mL, reverse brush drop 31 ft.

Partners

The Adult Triple Crown was supported by Tenpin Ireland's partners. See all our partners.

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Past Triple Crowns

See previous years' results and champions in the archive.

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