# 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's singles

The 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship men's singles 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.
Bizarrely, there is confusion as to the actual Brunei team that competed. Although HJ Brahim Naim is listed as competing in the singles and pairs he publicly announced that he was not there after missing his flight.

## Section tables
### Section A

| Pos | Player | P | W | L | F | A | Pts | Shots |
| 1 | Safuan Said | 10 | 9 | 1 | 198 | 147 | 18 | +51 |
| 2 | Aron Sherriff | 10 | 8 | 2 | 206 | 118 | 16 | +88 |
| 3 | Ryan Bester | 10 | 8 | 2 | 182 | 113 | 16 | +69 |
| 4 | Ali Forsyth | 10 | 7 | 3 | 192 | 128 | 14 | +64 |
| 5 | Peter Juni | 10 | 6 | 4 | 185 | 171 | 12 | +14 |
| 6 | Nick Cole | 10 | 4 | 5 | 172 | 158 | 10 | +14 |
| 7 | Mike Prosser | 10 | 4 | 6 | 150 | 165 | 8 | -15 |
| 8 | Roy Garden | 10 | 4 | 6 | 156 | 195 | 8 | -39 |
| 9 | Neil Tall | 10 | 2 | 8 | 129 | 196 | 4 | -67 |
| 10 | Haji J Brahim Naim+ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 109 | 191 | 4 | -82 |
| 11 | Danny Keet | 10 | 0 | 10 | 113 | 210 | 0 | -97 |

### Section B

| Pos | Player | P | W | L | F | A | Pts | Shots |
| 1 | Gerry Baker | 11 | 10 | 1 | 228 | 142 | 20 | +86 |
| 2 | Darren Burnett | 11 | 9 | 2 | 214 | 132 | 18 | +82 |
| 3 | Gary Pitschou | 11 | 8 | 3 | 201 | 151 | 16 | +50 |
| 4 | Martin McHugh | 11 | 7 | 4 | 205 | 163 | 14 | +42 |
| 5 | Mark Walton | 11 | 7 | 4 | 202 | 169 | 14 | +33 |
| 6 | Ratish Lal | 11 | 7 | 4 | 202 | 189 | 14 | +13 |
| 7 | Jamie Macdonald | 11 | 5 | 6 | 203 | 181 | 10 | +22 |
| 8 | Douw Calitz | 11 | 4 | 7 | 177 | 215 | 8 | -38 |
| 9 | Ken Chan | 11 | 4 | 7 | 153 | 206 | 6 | -53 |
| 10 | Munokoa Totoo | 11 | 3 | 8 | 168 | 211 | 6 | -43 |
| 11 | Surasek Phonghanyudh | 11 | 2 | 9 | 160 | 221 | 4 | -61 |
| 12 | Juan Garcia Cabello | 11 | 0 | 11 | 98 | 231 | 0 | -133 |

## Finals

| Play Offs | Play Offs | Play Offs | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| Said | Said | 21 | | | | | | |
| McHugh | McHugh | 11 | | | | | | |
| McHugh | McHugh | 11 | Said | Said | 21 | | | |
| | | | Bester | Bester | 20 | | | |
| Bester | Bester | 21 | Bester | Bester | 20 | | | |
| Burnett | Burnett | 12 | | | | | | |
| Burnett | Burnett | 12 | | | | Said | Said | 21 |
| | | | | | | Sherriff | Sherriff | 10 |
| Sherriff | Sherriff | 21 | | | | | | | Sherriff | Sherriff | 10 |
| Pitschou | Pitschou | 17 | | | | | | |
| Pitschou | Pitschou | 17 | Sherriff | Sherriff | 21 | | | |
| | | | Forsyth | Forsyth | 20 | | | |
| Forsyth | Forsyth | 21 | Forsyth | Forsyth | 20 | | | |
| Baker | Baker | 18 | | | | | | |

## Results

Men's singles section 1 :
| Round 1 – Jan 20 | | |
| Australia | Zimbabwe | 21–11 |
| New Zealand | Norfolk Island | 21–7 |
| Spain | Israel | 21–0 |
| Canada | Wales | 21–3 |
| Malaysia | Papua New Guinea | 21–20 |
| Round 2 – Jan 20 | | |
| Australia | Papua New Guinea | 21–15 |
| Canada | New Zealand | 21–16 |
| Zimbabwe | Spain | 21–18 |
| Malaysia | Israel | 21–5 |
| Brunei | Norfolk Island | 21–7 |
| Round 3 – Jan 20 | | |
| Australia | Israel | 21–10 |
| Wales | Norfolk Island | 21–11 |
| Canada | Brunei | 21–6 |
| Malaysia | Zimbabwe | 21–12 |
| Papua New Guinea | Spain | 21–18 |
| Round 4 – Jan 21 | | |
| Australia | Wales | 21–11 |
| Canada | Papua New Guinea | 21–5 |
| Spain | Brunei | 21–3 |
| Malaysia | New Zealand | 21–17 |
| Norfolk Island | Israel | 21–19 |
| Round 5 – Jan 21 | | |
| Australia | Norfolk Island | 21–14 |
| New Zealand | Wales | 21–7 |
| Zimbabwe | Israel | 21–17 |
| Malaysia | Spain | 21–16 |
| Papua New Guinea | Brunei | 21–18 |
| Round 6 – Jan 22 | | |
| New Zealand | Zimbabwe | 21–7 |
| Wales | Brunei | 21–8 |
| Canada | Norfolk Island | 21–12 |
| Spain | Australia | 21–18 |
| Papua New Guinea | Israel | 21–18 |
| Round 7 – Jan 22 | | |
| Australia | Brunei | 21–1 |
| New Zealand | Spain | 21–8 |
| Canada | Zimbabwe | 21–15 |
| Malaysia | Wales | 21–17 |
| Papua New Guinea | Norfolk Island | 21–6 |
| Round 8 – Jan 23 | | |
| New Zealand | Brunei | 21–7 |
| Wales | Israel | 21–13 |
| Spain | Canada | 21–12 |
| Malaysia | Australia | 21–20 |
| Papua New Guinea | Zimbabwe | 21–18 |
| Round 9 – Jan 23 | | |
| Australia | New Zealand | 21–12 |
| Wales | Spain | 21–7 |
| Canada | Israel | 21–5 |
| Malaysia | Brunei | 21–9 |
| Norfolk Island | Zimbabwe | 21–9 |
| Round 10 – Jan 24 | | |
| Australia | Canada | 21–2 |
| New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | 21–19 |
| Zimbabwe | Wales | 21–19 |
| Malaysia | Norfolk Island | 21–10 |
| Brunei | Israel | 21–16 |
| Round 11 – Jan 24 | | |
| New Zealand | Israel | 21–10 |
| Canada | Malaysia | 21–9 |
| Zimbabwe | Brunei | 21–15 |
| Spain | Norfolk Island | 21–20 |
| Papua New Guinea | Wales | 21–9 |
Men's singles section 2 :
| Round 1 – Jan 20 | | |
| England | Scotland | 21–7 |
| South Africa | Cook Islands | 21–7 |
| Ireland | Hong Kong | 21–7 |
| Guernsey | Jersey | 21–12 |
| Thailand | Argentina | 21–17 |
| Fiji | Namibia | 21–13 |
| Round 2 – Jan 20 | | |
| Scotland | South Africa | 21–18 |
| Jersey | Argentina | 21–9 |
| Namibia | Thailand | 21–19 |
| Ireland | Cook Islands | 21–11 |
| Guernsey | Fiji | 21–15 |
| Hong Kong | England | 21–18 |
| Round 3 – Jan 20 | | |
| Scotland | Ireland | 21–9 |
| England | Cook Islands | 21–18 |
| South Africa | Hong Kong | 21–13 |
| Jersey | Namibia | 21–12 |
| Guernsey | Thailand | 21–16 |
| Fiji | Argentina | 21–5 |
| Round 4 – Jan 21 | | |
| Scotland | Argentina | 21–17 |
| England | Jersey | 21–15 |
| South Africa | Thailand | 21–12 |
| Namibia | Cook Islands | 21–15 |
| Guernsey | Hong Kong | 21–9 |
| Fiji | Ireland | 21–15 |
| Round 5 – Jan 21 | | |
| Scotland | Hong Kong | 21–1 |
| South Africa | England | 21–9 |
| Jersey | Cook Islands | 21–14 |
| Ireland | Argentina | 21–6 |
| Guernsey | Namibia | 21–15 |
| Fiji | Thailand | 21–19 |
| Round 6 – Jan 22 | | |
| South Africa | Guernsey | 21–4 |
| Namibia | Argentina | 21–14 |
| Ireland | England | 21–8 |
| Thailand | Hong Kong | 21–15 |
| Fiji | Jersey | 21–20 |
| Cook Islands | Scotland | 21–18 |
| Round 7 – Jan 22 | | |
| Scotland | Guernsey | 21–14 |
| England | Thailand | 21–10 |
| South Africa | Fiji | 21–14 |
| Ireland | Jersey | 21–19 |
| Cook Islands | Argentina | 21–6 |
| Hong Kong | Namibia | 21–16 |
| Round 8 – Jan 23 | | |
| Scotland | Fiji | 21–7 |
| South Africa | Ireland | 21–20 |
| Jersey | Thailand | 21–10 |
| Namibia | England | 21–20 |
| Guernsey | Argentina | 21–10 |
| Hong Kong | Cook Islands | 21–14 |
| Round 9 – Jan 23 | | |
| Scotland | Namibia | 21–10 |
| England | Fiji | 21–19 |
| South Africa | Jersey | 21–17 |
| Ireland | Thailand | 21–14 |
| Guernsey | Cook Islands | 21–7 |
| Hong Kong | Argentina | 21–11 |
| Round 10 – Jan 24 | | |
| Scotland | Thailand | 21–9 |
| England | Argentina | 21–1 |
| South Africa | Namibia | 21–13 |
| Jersey | Hong Kong | 21–10 |
| Guernsey | Ireland | 21–14 |
| Fiji | Cook Islands | 21–19 |
| Round 11 – Jan 24 | | |
| Scotland | Jersey | 21–15 |
| England | Guernsey | 21–15 |
| South Africa | Argentina | 21–12 |
| Ireland | Namibia | 21–14 |
| Fiji | Hong Kong | 21–14 |
| Cook Islands | Thailand | 21–19 |