{{Short description|Australian lawn bowler}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Ben Twist | image = | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = | nationality = Australian | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|6|1|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | club = St Johns Park BC | highestranking = '''14''' (September 2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldbowlsseries.com/male-rankings/ |title=Male rankings |publisher=World Bowls Series |access-date=20 October 2024}}</ref> | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}} {{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }} {{MedalSilver | 2022 Birmingham|triples}} }}
'''Ben Twist''' (born 1 June 1990) is an Australian international lawn bowler.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bowlstawa.nz/titles/players/titles/4287 |title=Ben Twist |publisher=Bowls Tawa |access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref> He reached a career high ranking of world number 14 in September 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldbowlsseries.com/male-rankings/ |title=Male rankings |publisher=World Bowls Series |access-date=9 March 2025 }}</ref>
== Bowls career == He started bowling in 2003 and his first success was the Queensland state triples in 2007. He won the Australian Open triples in 2010 and made his international debut in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bowls.com.au/jackaroos/ben-twist/ |title=Ben Twist Profile |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref>
Twist became the Australian national champion after winning the 2019 Australian National Bowls Championships triples title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bowls.com.au/2019-australian-championships-qld-nsw-dominate-opening-day/ |title=2019 Australian Championships Men's triples |publisher=Bowls Australia}}</ref>
In 2018, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title, having previously won the pairs with Jesse Noronha in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bowls.com.au/hong-kong-gold-for-ben-twist-and-aussie-pair/ |title=HONG KONG GOLD FOR BEN TWIST AND AUSSIE PAIR |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref> In 2021, he won his second Australian Open crown, this time in the fours.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://australianopen.bowls.com.au/honour-roll-2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203173634/http://australianopen.bowls.com.au/honour-roll-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2020 |title=Honour Roll |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=26 July 2021 }}</ref>
In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/51194 |title=Official Games profile |publisher=2022 Commonwealth Games |access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref> Twist, along with Carl Healey and Barrie Lester won the silver medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/62382397 |title=Commonwealth Games: England's men take gold in lawn bowls triples |publisher=BBC |access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref> Later in 2022, he won a third Australian Open.
In 2023, he won his fourth Australian Open, after a second successive pairs win with Aaron Wilson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianopen.bowls.com.au/honour-roll-by-year/ |title=Honour Roll |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=13 September 2023}}</ref> Later in October, Twist won the Australian Nationals fours title with Craig Donaldson, Mathew Pietersen and David Ferguson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowls.com.au/2023-nationals-day-13-recap/ |title=Day 13 recap |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=28 June 2024}}</ref>
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