Bowls competition
The 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship is the 14th edition of the World Bowls Championship , held on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia from 29 August to 10 September.[ 1] [ 2]
The event was long-awaited by the sport because the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ,[ 3] resulting in a seven-year wait since the last championships in 2016 . Consequently, the Championships will now be held every two years.[ 4]
There are five venues; the Broadbeach Bowls Club , Musgrave Hill Bowls Club, Club Helensvale, Paradise Point Club and Mudgeraba Club.
There are eight events that determine the 2023 world champions, the men's singles, doubles, triples and fours and the women's singles, doubles, triples and fours and in addition there are two overall team winners, who receive the Leonard and Taylor trophies respectively.[ 5] The finals were broadcast live on Fox Sports (Australia) , Kayo Sports and Sky Sport (New Zealand) .
Participating teams [ edit ]
There were 43 nations/associations competing at 2023 Championships, although only eight countries are represented in all of the events and Kenya pulled out before the tournament started.[ 6] [ 5] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Member nations
Australia (hosts)
Argentina
Botswana
Brazil
Canada
Cook Islands
Cyprus
Czech Republic
England
Falkland Islands
Fiji
France
Guernsey
Hong Kong, China
India
Ireland
Israel
Japan
Jersey
Kenya
Macao, China
Malaysia
Malta
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Niue
Norfolk Island
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Samoa
Scotland
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Turkey
United States
Wales
Zimbabwe
Men's team (W.M.Leonard Trophy)[ edit ]
Team
Singles
Pairs
Triples
Fours
Total
1
Australia
20+2
18+4
18+6
20+6
94
2
Ireland
20+4
20+6
18+2
20+2
92
3
Scotland
18+2
20
20+4
20+4
88
4
Malaysia
20
18+2
20
14
74 (+333)
5
England
20
16
20+2
16
74 (+298)
6
Canada
18+6
20+2
16
12
74 (+228)
7
New Zealand
18
18
14
20+2
72
8
Wales
16
20
16
18
70
9
India
16
18
16
14
64 (+204)
10
Hong Kong China
18
16
12
18
64 (+145)
11
United States
12
12
20
18
62 (+195)
12
Cook Islands
14
16
14
18
62 (+96)
13
South Africa
14
14
16
16
60 (+170)
14
Jersey
16
16
14
14
60 (+13)
15
Thailand
10
14
18
14
56
16
Israel
12
12
12
16
52
17
Fiji
14
8
14
12
48
18
Zimbabwe
10
14
12
8
44
19
Philippines
12
12
10
8
42 (+0)
20
Singapore
12
14
6
10
42 (-40)
21
Japan
16
4
18
4
42 (-59)
22
Norfolk Island
10
10
10
10
40
23
Namibia
8
6
8
16
38
24
Malta
4
8
12
12
36
25
Botswana
8
8
10
8
34 (-139)
26
Macao China
4
10
8
12
34 (-150)
27
Papua New Guinea
6
10
8
6
30 (-169)
28
Argentina
8
6
6
10
30 (-276)
29
France
6
6
10
6
28 (-243)
30
Turkey
4
10
4
10
28 (-438)
31
Switzerland
6
8
6
6
26
32
Samoa
4
4
8
8
24
33
Netherlands
10
12
0
0
22
34
Niue
4
4
6
6
20
35
Czech Republic
14
0
0
0
14
36
Sweden
4
6
0
0
10 (-97)
37
Spain
6
4
0
0
10 (-199)
38
Guernsey
8
0
0
0
8 (-1)
39
Falkland Islands
4
4
0
0
8 (-276)
40
Cyprus
4
0
0
0
4 (-65)
41
Sri Lanka
4
0
0
0
4 (-123)
42
Brazil
4
0
0
0
4 (-149)
Women's team (Taylor Trophy)[ edit ]
Team
Singles
Pairs
Triples
Fours
Total
1
New Zealand
20+6
20
20+4
20+2
92
2
England
20+2
20+2
20
20+6
90
3
Australia
20+2
16
20+6
20+4
88
4
Canada
20+4
12
18+2
18
74 (+207)
5
Malaysia
14
20+6
18
16
74 (+157)
6
Scotland
16
18+2
16
20+2
74 (+145)
7
South Africa
18
16
18
18
70
8
Hong Kong China
18
12
16
18
64
9
Wales
12
18
14
18
62
10
Philippines
14
16
12
16
58 (+119)
11
India
6
16
20
16
58 (+85)
12
Norfolk Island
10
20
14
12
56 (+89)
13
Ireland
4
18
18+2
14
56 (+52)
14
Malta
4
18+4
14
16
56 (+27)
15
United States
16
14
16
10
56 (+22)
16
Cook Islands
14
14
12
12
52
17
Thailand
12
12
12
14
50 (+28)
18
Jersey
12
8
16
14
50 (+10)
19
Fiji
16
10
12
12
50 (-33)
20
Zimbabwe
16
14
8
6
44
21
Singapore
10
10
10
10
40 (-37)
22
Japan
12
4
10
14
40 (-82)
23
Switzerland
18
6
6
10
40 (-145)
24
Argentina
4
10
8
12
34 (-257)
25
Turkey
8
8
10
8
34 (-416)
26
Botswana
4
10
10
8
32 (-237)
27
Papua New Guinea
8
8
8
8
32 (-248
28
Niue
8
6
6
10
30
29
Guernsey
14
14
0
0
28
30
Israel
6
0
14
0
20
31
Sri Lanka
18
0
0
0
18
32
Netherlands
8
8
0
0
16 (-63)
33
Namibia
4
12
0
0
16 (-84)
34
France
10
6
0
0
16 (-104)
35
Macao China
6
6
0
0
12
36
Cyprus
10
0
0
0
10
37
Spain
6
0
0
0
6
38
Falkland Islands
4
0
0
0
4 (-62)
39
Brazil
4
0
0
0
4 (-90)
40
Samoa
4
0
0
0
4 (-123)
Para overall team (inaugural title)[ edit ]
Team
Men's Pairs
Women's Pairs
Mixed VI Pairs
Total
1
Australia
20+6
18+2
18+6
70
2
Scotland
16
16+4
16+2
54
3
New Zealand
14
20+6
12
52
4
South Africa
20+4
0
20+4
48
5
England
16
10+2
14+2
44
6
Hong Kong China
18+2
12
10
42
7
Thailand
14
14
0
28
8
Singapore
18+2
0
0
20
9
South Korea
12
0
0
12 (-30)
10
Wales
12
0
0
12 (-45)
11
Japan
10
0
0
10
Medal tally (no trophy/medals awarded) (excluding team medals)[ edit ]
Team
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
Australia
5
2
3
10
2
New Zealand
2
1
2
5
3
Ireland
1
1
3
5
4
Canada
1
1
2
4
5
England
1
0
4
5
6
Malaysia
1
0
1
2
7
Scotland
0
3
4
7
8
South Africa
0
2
0
2
9
Malta
0
1
0
1
10
Hong Kong China
0
0
1
1
Singapore
0
0
1
1
Thailand
0
0
1
1
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