Australia’s top dodgeball teams gather in Brisbane for national title race

Brisbane turned the Australian Dodgeball Championships States into a national viewing event at Nissan Arena, where the July 4-5 tournament in Nathan paired a deep field with live scores and livestream coverage. The setup gave the sport something bigger than a weekend title race: a showcase built to be followed in real time.

Dodgeball Australia describes the Australian Dodgeball Championships, previously known as the Australian Dodgeball League, as the country’s inaugural elite event for finding its top teams and players. This year’s field included more than 200 athletes from top-ranked programs in Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland, with Mixed, Men’s and Women’s divisions contested across both Foam and Cloth formats.

That breadth is what made Brisbane matter. A state championship with that many teams and divisions is no longer just a provincial stop on the calendar. It is the clearest measuring stick Australia has for where the strongest state systems sit, and which athletes are forcing selection conversations as the national standard gets sharper from one event to the next.

Nissan Arena framed the meet as “the pinnacle of elite dodgeball in Australia,” and the venue’s pitch matched the event design. Months of state-league work had fed into a single title race, with clubs getting their chance to prove they were the best of the best in front of a broader audience than a typical local competition draws.

The event’s presentation also pointed to where the sport is heading. Dodgeball Hub listed the championships with live scores and a livestream option, making the tournament accessible to fans who were not in the building and giving players another layer of visibility beyond the court. For a sport still building its footprint, that matters as much as any scoreline.

The championships also sat inside a longer competitive history. Dodgeball Australia’s results archive stretches back to 2016, including the early clubs format, while the World Dodgeball Federation included the 2026 event in its July calendar. Brisbane did not just host another state meet. It staged one of the clearest snapshots yet of Australian dodgeball’s top end, and the sport had the broadcast package to match it.