# 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship

The 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Burnside Bowling Club in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 12 to 24 January 2008. Safuan Said won the men's singles Gold. New Zealand won the pairs, fours and Leonard Trophy with only Scotland preventing a clean sweep by claiming the triples.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's singles details | Safuan Said | Aron Sherriff | Ryan Bester | Ali Forsyth |
| Men's pairs details | Russell Meyer Gary Lawson | Darren Burnett Billy Mellors | Safuan Said Fairul Izwan Abd Muin | Aron Sherriff Nathan Rice |
| Men's triples details | Wayne Hogg Willie Wood David Peacock | Samuela Tuikiligana Curtis Mar Keshwa Goundar | Keith Roney Chris Stadnyk Hiren Bhartu | Azim Azami Ariffin Azwan Shuhaimi Mohd Amir Mohd Yusof |
| Men's fours details | Andrew Todd Richard Girvan Russell Meyer Gary Lawson | Nathan Rice Bill Cornehls Wayne Turley Mark Casey | Mark Bantock Stephen Farish Robert Newman Graham Shadwell | Wayne Perry Clinton Roets Billy Radloff Brian Dixon |
| Men's team | New Zealand | Australia | Malaysia | N/A |
| Women's singles details | Val Smith | Ellen Falkner | Siti Zalina Ahmad | Kelsey Cottrell |
| Women's pairs details | Jo Edwards Val Smith | Wendy King Ellen Falkner | Bernie O’Neill Margaret Johnston | Lynsey Armitage Karen Murphy |
| Women's triples details | Sylvia Burns Loraine Victor Lorna Trigwell | Claire Duke Julie Keegan Kelsey Cottrell | Marina Khan Jan Khan Sharon Sims | Hannah Smith Anwen Butten Kathy Pearce |
| Women's fours details | Lynsey Armitage Claire Duke Julie Keegan Karen Murphy | Hannah Smith Anwen Butten Isabel Jones Wendy Price | Alison Bell Donna McNally Bernie O’Neill Jennifer Dowds | Nor Shafeeqah Yahya Nur Fidrah Noh Azlina Arshad Nor Hashimah Ismail |
| Women's team | Australia | New Zealand | Malaysia | N/A |

## Results
### W. M. Leonard Trophy

| Pos | Team | Singles | Pairs | Triples | Fours | Total |
| 1 | New Zealand | 21 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 83 |
| 2 | Australia | 22 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 82 |
| 3 | Malaysia | 23 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 81 |
| 4 | Scotland | 17 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 80 |
| 5 | Canada | 21 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 75 |
| 6 | England | 15 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 70 |
| 7 | South Africa | 19 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 69 |
| 8 | Ireland | 16 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 65 |
| 9 | Fiji | 13 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 63 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 9 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 44 |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 7 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 44 |
| 12 | Namibia | 8 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 42 |
| 13 | Wales | 10 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 41 |
| 14 | Jersey | 11 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 40 |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea | 14 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 40 |
| 16 | Spain | 12 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 37 |
| 17 | Guernsey | 18 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 33 |
| 18 | Brunei | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 28 |
| 19 | Israel | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
| 20 | Norfolk Island | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 25 |
| 21 | Cook Islands | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 22 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 23 | Argentina | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |

### Taylor Trophy

| Pos | Player | Singles | Pairs | Triples | Fours | Total |
| 1 | Australia | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 91 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 89 |
| 3 | Malaysia | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 81 |
| 4 | England | 23 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 80 |
| 5 | Scotland | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 75 |
| 6 | Wales | 13 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 72 |
| 7 | South Africa | 15 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 72 |
| 8 | Philippines | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 65 |
| 9 | Ireland | 12 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 65 |
| 10 | Canada | 20 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 65 |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 8 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 50 |
| 12 | Jersey | 11 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 46 |
| 13 | Norfolk Island | 14 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 43 |
| 14 | Fiji | 18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 41 |
| 15 | Israel | 9 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 35 |
| 16 | Namibia | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| 17 | Brunei | 4 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 32 |
| 18 | Spain | 2 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 31 |
| 19 | Zambia | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 30 |
| 20 | Swaziland | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 28 |
| 21 | Botswana | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 25 |
| 22 | Cook Islands | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 |
| 23 | Samoa | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 24 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 |