# 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship

The 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Lockleys Bowling Club in Adelaide, Australia, from 24 November to 9 December 2012.
Some of the qualifying rounds were held at the nearby Holdfast Bowling Club in Glenelg North.
Leif Selby won the men's singles Gold and the pairing of Alex Marshall and Paul Foster took the pairs Gold. Scotland also won the triples but Australia struck Gold in the fours and Leonard Trophy.
In the women's events Australia were dominant winning the singles won by Karen Murphy, pairs, triples and Taylor Trophy. Only the Scotland team managed to stop a complete clean sweep after claiming the fours.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's singles details | Leif Selby | Ryan Bester | Shannon McIlroy | Gerry Baker |
| Men's pairs details | Alex Marshall Paul Foster | Aron Sherriff Leif Selby | Ryan Bester John Bezear | Jamie Chestney Graham Shadwell |
| Men's triples details | Graeme Archer Darren Burnett David Peacock | Mark Casey Brett Wilkie Wayne Ruediger | Neil Booth James Talbot Paul Daly | Ali Forsyth Matt Gallop Tony Grantham |
| Men's fours details | Mark Casey Brett Wilkie Wayne Ruediger Aron Sherriff | Gidion Vermeulen Bobby Donnelly Clinton Roets Petrus Breitenbach | Alex Marshall Graeme Archer Darren Burnett David Peacock | Neil Booth James Talbot Paul Daly Ian McClure |
| Men's Team | Australia | Scotland | South Africa | N/A |
| Women's singles details | Karen Murphy | Val Smith | Kelly McKerihen | Natalie Melmore |
| Women's pairs details | Rebecca Quail Kelsey Cottrell | Jo Edwards Val Smith | Ainie Knight Milagros Witheridge | Margaret Letham Claire Johnston |
| Women's triples details | Karen Murphy Lynsey Armitage Natasha Van Eldik | Mandy Boyd Jan Khan Lisa White | Lynn Stein Caroline Brown Michelle Cooper | Kathy Pearce Caroline Taylor Lisa Forey |
| Women's fours details | Margaret Letham Caroline Brown Lynn Stein Michelle Cooper | Auni Fathiah Kamis Nur Fidrah Noh Zuraini Khalid Azlina Arshad | Anwen Butten Kathy Pearce Hannah Smith Lisa Forey | Colleen Piketh Susan Nel Santjie Steyn Esme Steyn |
| Women's Team | Australia | New Zealand | Scotland | N/A |

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

| Pos | Team | singles | pairs | triples | fours | Total |
| 1 | Australia | 24+3 | 23+2 | 23+2 | 24+3 | 104 |
| 2 | Scotland | 20 | 24+3 | 24+3 | 21+1 | 96 |
| 3 | South Africa | 21+1 | 16 | 18 | 23+2 | 81 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 22+1 | 17 | 22+1 | 17 | 80 |
| 5 | Canada | 23+2 | 22+1 | 11 | 18 | 77 |
| 6 | Ireland | 12 | 19 | 21+1 | 22+1 | 76 |
| 7 | Wales | 16 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 70 |
| 8 | England | 15 | 21+1 | 12 | 19 | 68 |
| 9 | Jersey | 19 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 63 |
| 10 | Malaysia | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 62 |
| 11 | Namibia | 6 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 51 |
| 12 | China | 8 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 49 |
| 13 | Japan | 18 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 45 |
| 14 | Philippines | 10 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 43 |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 13 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 40 |
| 16 | Fiji | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 38 |
| 17 | United States | 7 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 37 |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| 19 | Spain | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 26 |
| 20 | Israel | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 21 | Brazil | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 22 | Botswana | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 23 | Thailand | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 24 | Brunei | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 |

### Taylor Trophy

| Pos | Player | singles | pairs | triples | fours | Total |
| 1 | Australia | 24+3 | 24+3 | 24+3 | 16 | 97 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 23+2 | 23+2 | 23+2 | 18 | 93 |
| 3 | Scotland | 14 | 21+1 | 22+1 | 24+3 | 86 |
| 4 | England | 22+1 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 81 |
| 5 | South Africa | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21+1 | 79 |
| 6 | Wales | 13 | 19 | 21+1 | 22+1 | 77 |
| 7 | Malaysia | 12 | 14 | 16 | 23+2 | 67 |
| 8 | Philippines | 7 | 22+1 | 15 | 19 | 64 |
| 9 | Israel | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 55 |
| 10 | Hong Kong China | 17 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 54 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 10 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 49 |
| 12 | Canada | 21+1 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 48 |
| 13 | Ireland | 19 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 46 |
| 14 | Spain | 5 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 42 |
| 15 | Jersey | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 42 |
| 16 | Fiji | 2 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 38 |
| 17 | Cyprus | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 36 |
| 18 | Norfolk Island | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 34 |
| 19 | Brunei | 16 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 34 |
| 20 | Thailand | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 21 | United States | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 22 | Japan | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 23 | China | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 24 | Botswana | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 |