Peter Gilchrist defeated Michael Pearson 899-709 at the Yarraville Club in Melbourne to win the 2026 Walter Lindrum Australian Open.
Gilchrist, who represents Singapore, lost out to Dhvaj Haria in the final of the event last year but successfully overcame Pearson by a 190 point winning margin to regain the title.
The World Billiards level five ranking event is named in honour of Australian former World Billiards Championship winner Walter Lindrum and saw 36 cueists competing for glory.
A dominant group stage performance saw Gilchrist beat Stephen Carmichael, David Collins, Craig Bennett and Ian Dale before downing Graeme Wright 875-413 to reach the quarter-finals.
The tournament high break of 597 helped the Singapore representative to a comfortable 1,304-256 win against Simon Scerri before a defeat of former snooker professional Steve Mifsud earned him a return to the final in Melbourne.
His title match opponent was Pearson, from Australia, who had last beaten England’s Robert Hall 548-443 to set up a meeting with Gilchrist.
The 180-minute final was a close fought affair and it was Pearson who scored the highest break of the match with a contribution of 170. Ultimately, however, six separate century breaks across the three hours was enough to give Gilchrist the victory to regain the title he last won in 2024.
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Gilchrist, who represents Singapore, lost out to Dhvaj Haria in the final of the event last year but successfully overcame Pearson by a 190 point winning margin to regain the title.
The World Billiards level five ranking event is named in honour of Australian former World Billiards Championship winner Walter Lindrum and saw 36 cueists competing for glory.
A dominant group stage performance saw Gilchrist beat Stephen Carmichael, David Collins, Craig Bennett and Ian Dale before downing Graeme Wright 875-413 to reach the quarter-finals.
The tournament high break of 597 helped the Singapore representative to a comfortable 1,304-256 win against Simon Scerri before a defeat of former snooker professional Steve Mifsud earned him a return to the final in Melbourne.
His title match opponent was Pearson, from Australia, who had last beaten England’s Robert Hall 548-443 to set up a meeting with Gilchrist.
The 180-minute final was a close fought affair and it was Pearson who scored the highest break of the match with a contribution of 170. Ultimately, however, six separate century breaks across the three hours was enough to give Gilchrist the victory to regain the title he last won in 2024.
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