2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship

Bowls competition

2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championships

14th World Outdoor Bowls Championships
Location|  Gold Coast, Australia
Date(s)| 29 August to 10 September
Website
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Category| World Bowls Championship

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Events at the 2023
World Bowls Championship

Singles| men| women
Pairs| men| women
Triples| men| women
Fours| men| women

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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

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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

## Medallists

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Bronze

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Men's singles
details |
Ryan Bester |
Gary Kelly |
Iain McLean |
Aaron Wilson
Men's pairs
details |
Gary Kelly
Adam McKeown |
Aaron Wilson
Aaron Teys |
John Bezear
Ryan Bester |
Idham Amin Ramlan
Izzat Dzulkeple
Men's triples
details |
Corey Wedlock
Aron Sherriff
Carl Healey |
Paul Foster
Derek Oliver
Alex Marshall |
Louis Ridout
Nick Brett
Jamie Walker |
Stuart Bennett
Ian McClure
Martin McHugh
Men's fours
details |
Corey Wedlock
Aaron Teys
Carl Healey
Aron Sherriff |
Jason Banks
Derek Oliver
Paul Foster
Alex Marshall |
Stuart Bennett
Adam McKeown
Ian McClure
Martin McHugh |
Tony Grantham
Chris Le Lievre
Lance Pascoe
Sheldon Bagrie-Howley
Men's team  |  Australia  |  Ireland  |  Scotland  |  N/A
Women's singles
details |
Tayla Bruce |
Kelly McKerihen |
Katherine Rednall |
Ellen Ryan
Women's pairs
details |
Nur Ain Nabilah Tarmizi
Aleena Nawawi |
Rebecca Rixon
Connie-Leigh Rixon |
Sophie Tolchard
Amy Pharaoh |
Emma McIntyre
Claire Anderson
Women's triples
details |
Dawn Hayman
Lynsey Clarke
Kelsey Cottrell |
Tayla Bruce
Val Smith
Leeane Poulson |
Joanna Cooper
Baylee van Steijn
Emma Boyd |
Sophie McIntyre
Shauna O'Neill
Chloe Wilson
Women's fours
details |
Sophie Tolchard
Jamie-Lea Marshall
Lorraine Kuhler
Amy Pharaoh |
Kristina Krstic
Dawn Hayman
Lynsey Clarke
Kelsey Cottrell |
Carla Banks
Claire Anderson
Stacey McDougall
Caroline Brown |
Leeane Poulson
Selina Goddard
Val Smith
Katelyn Inch
Women's team  |  New Zealand  |  England  |  Australia  |  N/A

## Results

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### Men's team (W.M.Leonard Trophy)

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| Team  | Singles  | Pairs  | Triples  | Fours  | Total

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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)

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| Team  | Singles  | Pairs  | Triples  | Fours  | Total

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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)

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| Team  | Men's Pairs  | Women's Pairs  | Mixed VI Pairs  | Total

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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)

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| Team  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total

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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

## References

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1. ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
2. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
3. ^ "2020 World Bowls Championships to be postponed indefinitely". Bowls Australia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
4. ^ "2021 World Bowls Championships Gold Coast & Future World Championships" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
5. ^ a b "2023 World Bowls Championships Preview". Inside Bowls. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
6. ^ "Competing countries". World Bowls official site. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
7. ^ "2023 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS SQUAD ANNOUNCED". Bowls Australia. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
8. ^ "BIRMINGHAM 2022 STARS LEAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BID". Bowls England. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
9. ^ "TEAM FOR WORLD BOWLS ANNOUNCED". irish Bowls Association. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
10. ^ "Blackjacks announced for World Champs". Bowls New Zealand. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

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