# 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Women's singles

The 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship women's singles was held at the Burnside Bowling Club in Avonhead, Christchurch, New Zealand, from 29 November to 4 December 2016.
The women's singles gold medal went to Karen Murphy of Australia. It was her second consecutive singles title after having won in 2012 as well.

## Section tables
### Section 1

| Team | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts | Shots |
| 1 | Kelly McKerihen | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | +63 |
| 2 | Karen Murphy | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | +68 |
| 2 | Jo Edwards | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | +68 |
| 4 | Saskia Schaft | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | +30 |
| 4 | Laura Daniels | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | +30 |
| 6 | Kim Heiser | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −17 |
| 7 | Susan Kariuki | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −48 |
| 8 | Sainiana Walker | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −55 |
| 9 | Fran Davis | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | −47 |
| 10 | Jacqueline Nicolle | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | −92 |

### Section 2

| Team | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts | shots |
| 1 | Lesley Doig | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | +64 |
| 2 | Siti Zalina Ahmad | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | +50 |
| 3 | Carmen Anderson | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | +23 |
| 4 | Ainie Knight | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | +18 |
| 5 | Catherine Beattie | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | +16 |
| 6 | Colleen Piketh | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | +6 |
| 7 | Nurul Chuchu | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | −6 |
| 8 | Sophie Tolchard | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | −12 |
| 9 | Debbie Robertson | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | −84 |
| 10 | Teokotai Jim | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | −75 |

## Finals

| Play Offs | Play Offs | Play Offs | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| McKerihen | McKerihen | bye | | | | | | |
| | | | McKerihen | McKerihen | 20 | | | |
| | | | Murphy | Murphy | 21 | | | |
| Zalina Ahmad | Zalina Ahmad | 14 | Murphy | Murphy | 21 | | | |
| Murphy | Murphy | 21 | | | | | | |
| Murphy | Murphy | 21 | | | | Murphy | Murphy | 21 |
| | | | | | | Doig | Doig | 13 |
| Doig | Doig | bye | | | | | | | Doig | Doig | 13 |
| | | | Doig | Doig | 21 | | | |
| | | | Edwards | Edwards | 18 | | | |
| Edwards | Edwards | 21 | Edwards | Edwards | 18 | | | |
| Anderson | Anderson | 20 | | | | | | |

## Results

Women's singles section 1 :
| Round 1 – 29 Nov | | |
| Netherlands | Fiji | 21–9 |
| United States | Guernsey | 21–5 |
| Australia | Cyprus | 21–7 |
| New Zealand | Kenya | 21–8 |
| Canada | Wales | 21–16 |
| Round 2 – 29 Nov | | |
| Fiji | Kenya | 21–12 |
| Wales | Netherlands | 21–17 |
| Cyprus | Guernsey | 21–20 |
| Australia | United States | 21–14 |
| Canada | New Zealand | 21–16 |
| Round 3 – 29 Nov | | |
| New Zealand | Wales | 21–12 |
| Fiji | Cyprus | 21–18 |
| Netherlands | United States | 21–9 |
| Canada | Guernsey | 21–15 |
| Kenya | Australia | 21–16 |
| Round 4 – 30 Nov | | |
| Canada | Cyprus | 21–13 |
| Australia | Fiji | 21–3 |
| Netherlands | Kenya | 21–10 |
| New Zealand | United States | 21–10 |
| Wales | Guernsey | 21–6 |
| Round 5 – 30 Nov | | |
| Netherlands | Guernsey | 21–12 |
| Australia | Canada | 21–19 |
| Kenya | United States | 21–14 |
| New Zealand | Cyprus | 21–12 |
| Wales | Fiji | 21–12 |
| Round 6 – 30 Nov | | |
| Cyprus | Kenya | 21–12 |
| New Zealand | Guernsey | 21–1 |
| Australia | Wales | 21–9 |
| United States | Fiji | 21–15 |
| Canada | Netherlands | 21–11 |
| Round 7 – 1 Dec | | |
| Australia | Guernsey | 21–9 |
| Canada | Fiji | 21–5 |
| Netherlands | New Zealand | 21–16 |
| Wales | Kenya | 21–8 |
| United States | Cyprus | 21–14 |
| Round 8 – 1 Dec | | |
| Canada | Kenya | 21–12 |
| New Zealand | Australia | 21–20 |
| Netherlands | Cyprus | 21–17 |
| Wales | United States | 21–18 |
| Fiji | Guernsey | 21–12 |
| Round 9 – 1 Dec | | |
| Canada | United States | 21–15 |
| Australia | Netherlands | 21–12 |
| New Zealand | Fiji | 21–6 |
| Wales | Cyprus | 21–9 |
| Kenya | Guernsey | 21–17 |
Women's singles section 2 :
| Round 1 – 29 Nov | | |
| Norfolk Island | Zimbabwe | 21–5 |
| Scotland | Malaysia | 21–16 |
| Ireland | Cook Islands | 21–13 |
| England | Philippines | 21–20 |
| Brunei | South Africa | 21–13 |
| Round 2 – 29 Nov | | |
| Philippines | Zimbabwe | 21–10 |
| Norfolk Island | Brunei | 21–17 |
| Malaysia | Cook Islands | 21–17 |
| Scotland | Ireland | 21–18 |
| South Africa | England | 21–16 |
| Round 3 – 29 Nov | | |
| Brunei | England | 21–16 |
| Zimbabwe | Cook Islands | 21–18 |
| Scotland | Norfolk Island | 21–11 |
| South Africa | Malaysia | 21–17 |
| Philippines | Ireland | 21–15 |
| Round 4 – 30 Nov | | |
| Philippines | Norfolk Island | 21–19 |
| Scotland | England | 21–19 |
| South Africa | Cook Islands | 21–9 |
| Ireland | Zimbabwe | 21–8 |
| Malaysia | Brunei | 21–5 |
| Round 5 – 30 Nov | | |
| England | Cook Islands | 21–11 |
| Brunei | Zimbabwe | 21–12 |
| Norfolk Island | Malaysia | 21–18 |
| Ireland | South Africa | 21–14 |
| Philippines | Scotland | 21–17 |
| Round 6 – 30 Nov | | |
| Philippines | Cook Islands | 21–11 |
| Ireland | Brunei | 21–19 |
| Malaysia | England | 21–20 |
| Scotland | Zimbabwe | 21–5 |
| Norfolk Island | South Africa | 21–16 |
| Round 7 – 1 Dec | | |
| Scotland | Cook Islands | 21–6 |
| Brunei | Philippines | 21–20 |
| Malaysia | Ireland | 21–9 |
| South Africa | Zimbabwe | 21–11 |
| England | Norfolk Island | 21–12 |
| Round 8 – 1 Dec | | |
| Scotland | Brunei | 21–10 |
| Malaysia | Zimbabwe | 21–6 |
| Norfolk Island | Cook Islands | 21–12 |
| Ireland | England | 21–7 |
| South Africa | Philippines | 21–20 |
| Round 9 – 1 Dec | | |
| Scotland | South Africa | 21–15 |
| Malaysia | Philippines | 21–7 |
| Norfolk Island | Ireland | 21–14 |
| Brunei | Cook Islands | 21–17 |
| Zimbabwe | England | 21–18 |