# 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship

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.
The event was long-awaited by the sport because the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a seven-year wait since the last championships in 2016. Consequently, the Championships will now be held every two years.
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. The finals were broadcast live on Fox Sports (Australia), Kayo Sports and Sky Sport (New Zealand).

## Participating teams

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.
* 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

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 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
### Men's team (W.M.Leonard Trophy)

| | 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)

| | 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)

| | 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)

| | 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 |