# 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship

The 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Burnside Bowling Club in Avonhead, Christchurch, New Zealand, from 29 November to 11 December 2016.
There were eight events that determined the 2016 world champions, the men's singles, doubles, triples and fours and the women's singles, doubles, triples and fours.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's singles details | Shannon McIlroy | Ryan Bester | Darren Burnett | Aron Sherriff |
| Men's pairs details | Aaron Wilson Brett Wilkie | Ireland Gary Kelly Ian McClure | Alex Marshall Paul Foster | Mike Kernaghan Shannon McIlroy |
| Men's triples details | Andrew Knapper Jamie Walker Robert Paxton | Aron Sherriff Barrie Lester Mark Casey | Kenta Hasebe Hisaharu Satoh Kenichi Emura | Blake Signal Mike Nagy Ali Forsyth |
| Men's fours details | Blake Signal Mike Kernaghan Mike Nagy Ali Forsyth | Aaron Wilson Barrie Lester Mark Casey Brett Wilkie | Ireland Martin McHugh Neil Mulholland Simon Martin Ian McClure | Iain McLean Paul Foster Ronnie Duncan Alex Marshall |
| Men's team | New Zealand | Australia | Scotland | N/A |
| Women's singles details | Karen Murphy | Lesley Doig | Kelly McKerihen | Jo Edwards |
| Women's pairs details | Laura Daniels Jess Sims | Angela Boyd Jo Edwards | Lauren Baillie Lesley Doig | Sophie Tolchard Ellen Falkner |
| Women's triples details | Natasha Scott Rebecca Van Asch Carla Krizanic | Anwen Butten Kathy Pearce Emma Woodcock | Elma Davis Susan Nel Sylvia Burns | Nor Hashimah Ismail Nur Fidrah Noh Azlina Arshad |
| Women's fours details | Natasha Scott Rebecca Van Asch Carla Krizanic Kelsey Cottrell | Rebecca Wigfield Wendy King Jamie-Lea Winch Ellen Falkner | Hazel Jagonoy Rosita Bradborn Ronalyn Greenlees Sonia Bruce | Kirsten Edwards Val Smith Angela Boyd Katelyn Inch |
| Women's team | Australia | Wales | New Zealand | N/A |

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

| | Team | Singles | Pairs | Triples | Fours | Total |
| 1 | New Zealand | 20+3 | 18+1 | 18+1 | 20+3 | 84 |
| 2 | Australia | 17+1 | 20+3 | 19+2 | 19+2 | 83 |
| 3 | Scotland | 18+1 | 17+1 | 16 | 17+1 | 71 |
| 4 | Ireland | 13 | 19+2 | 15 | 18+1 | 68 |
| 5 | England | 11 | 15 | 20+3 | 16 | 65 |
| 6 | Wales | 16 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 48 |
| 7 | Malaysia | 15 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 48 |
| 8 | Canada | 19+2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 46 |
| 9 | Jersey | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 43 |
| 10 | United States | 0 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 35 |
| 11 | Spain | 8 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 12 | Japan | 14 | 0 | 17+1 | 1 | 33 |
| 13 | South Africa | 5 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 33 |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 9 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 32 |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 16 | Brunei | 7 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 17 | Namibia | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 18 | Norfolk Island | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 19 | Fiji | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 20 | India | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 21 | Israel | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 22 | Guernsey | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | Singapore | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | Cyprus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Samoa | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Macao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Niue | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Women's team (Taylor Trophy)

| | Team | Singles | Pairs | Triples | Fours | Total |
| 1 | Australia | 20+3 | 16 | 20+3 | 20+3 | 85 |
| 2 | Wales | 14 | 20+3 | 19+2 | 15 | 73 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 17+1 | 19+2 | 14 | 18+1 | 72 |
| 4 | Scotland | 19+2 | 18+1 | 15 | 16 | 71 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 16 | 15 | 18+1 | 11 | 61 |
| 6 | England | 5 | 17+1 | 16 | 19+2 | 60 |
| 7 | Philippines | 13 | 14 | 10 | 17+1 | 55 |
| 8 | South Africa | 10 | 12 | 17+1 | 14 | 54 |
| 9 | Canada | 18+1 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 40 |
| 10 | Norfolk Island | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 37 |
| 11 | Ireland | 11 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 37 |
| 12 | United States | 9 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 0 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 26 |
| 14 | Fiji | 6 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 23 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 | Spain | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 17 | Brunei | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 18 | Namibia | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 19 | Cyprus | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 20 | Israel | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 21 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | Singapore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 24 | Kenya | 7 | | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 25 | Cook Islands | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | China | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Guernsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Isle of Man | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |