# 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's singles

The 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's singles will be the 14th edition of the World Championships to be held on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia from 29 August to 10 September. There will be five venues; the Broadbeach Bowls Club, Musgrave Hill Bowls Club, Club Helensvale, Paradise Point Club and Mudgeraba Club.
The men's singles is one of eight events that will determine the 2023 world champions.

## Section tables
### Section 1

| Team | Player | P | W | L | Shots | Pts |
| 1 | Gary Kelly | 10 | 10 | 0 | 134 | 30 |
| 2 | Andrew Kelly | 10 | 9 | 1 | 95 | 27 |
| 3 | Putul Sonowal | 10 | 8 | 2 | 56 | 24 |
| 4 | Craig Hurry | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Rodel Labayo | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 15 |
| 6 | Trevor Gow | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Matt Solway | 10 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 8 | Amaury Dumont | 10 | 4 | 6 | -43 | 12 |
| 9 | Peter Tonna | 10 | 3 | 7 | -37 | 9 |
| 10 | Avala Savaiinaea | 10 | 1 | 9 | -97 | 3 |
| 11 | Renan Evangelisti | 10 | 0 | 10 | -149 | 0 |

### Section 2

| Team | Player | P | W | L | Shots | Pts |
| 1 | Sam Tolchard | 10 | 10 | 0 | 110 | 30 |
| 2 | Ryan Bester | 10 | 9 | 1 | 107 | 27 |
| 3 | Kenta Hasebe | 10 | 8 | 2 | 69 | 24 |
| 4 | Wayne Rittmuller | 10 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 21 |
| 5 | Anthony Loh Kee Sin | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Lionel Coventry | 10 | 5 | 5 | -26 | 15 |
| 7 | Baven Balendra | 10 | 4 | ^ | -7 | 12 |
| 8 | Manu Walo | 10 | 3 | 7 | -52 | 9 |
| 9 | Olle Backgren | 10 | 2 | 8 | -63 | 6 |
| 10 | Loukas Paraskeva | 10 | 1 | 9 | -65 | 3 |
| 11 | Errol Mark Johnson | 10 | 0 | 10 | -123 | 0 |

### Section 3

| Team | Player | P | W | D | L | Shots | Pts |
| 1 | Izzat Dzulkeple | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 27 |
| 2 | Iain McLean | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 24 |
| 3 | Malcolm De Sousa | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Royden Aperau | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Charlie Herbert | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| 6 | Uthen Ontong | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 12 |
| 7 | Schalk Van Wyk | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -26 | 10 |
| 8 | Markus Merz | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -17 | 9 |
| 9 | Lam Su Hong | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -45 | 7 |
| 10 | Gary Tyrrell | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -97 | 3 |
| 11 | Cephas Kimwaki Kimani | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |

### Section 4

| Team | Player | P | W | L | Shots | Pts |
| 1 | Aaron Wilson | 9 | 9 | 0 | 111 | 27 |
| 2 | Tony Cheung | 9 | 8 | 1 | 66 | 24 |
| 3 | Daniel Salmon | 9 | 7 | 2 | 67 | 21 |
| 4 | Kushal Pillay | 9 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 18 |
| 5 | Tzvika Hadar | 9 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 |
| 6 | Frank De Vries | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Ricardo Rubinat | 9 | 2 | 7 | -58 | 6 |
| 8 | Terry Morgan | 9 | 2 | 7 | -60 | 6 |
| 9 | Stanley Tafatu | 9 | 1 | 8 | -69 | 3 |
| 10 | Zafer Yaman | 9 | 1 | 8 | -111 | 3 |

## Finals

| Play Offs | Play Offs | Play Offs | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| { Ireland | { Ireland | 21 | | | | | | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 8 | | | | | | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 8 | { Ireland | { Ireland | 21 | | | |
| | | | Australia | Australia | 6 | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 21 | Australia | Australia | 6 | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 16 | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 16 | | | | { Ireland | { Ireland | 16 |
| | | | | | | Canada | Canada | 21 |
| England | England | 16 | | | | | | | Canada | Canada | 21 |
| Scotland | Scotland | 21 | | | | | | |
| Scotland | Scotland | 21 | Scotland | Scotland | 14 | | | |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 21 | | | |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 14 | Canada | Canada | 21 | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 21 | | | | | | |

## Results

Men's singles section 1 :
| Round 1 (4 Sep) | | |
| New Zealand | Philippines | 21–17 |
| Ireland | Czech Republic | 21–8 |
| Brazil | India | 2–21 |
| Norfolk Island | France | 21–13 |
| Samoa | Guernsey | 3–21 |
| Round 2 (5 Sep) | | |
| Norfolk Island | Samoa | 21–11 |
| France | India | 5–21 |
| Ireland | Brazil | 21–2 |
| New Zealand | Czech Republic | 21–14 |
| Philippines | Malta | 21–8 |
| Round 3 (5 Sep) | | |
| Malta | Ireland | 2–21 |
| India | Philippines | 21–18 |
| Czech Republic | Norfolk Island | 21–7 |
| Guernsey | Brazil | 21–7 |
| France | Samoa | 21–11 |
| Round 4 (5 Sep) | | |
| France | Guernsey | 21–20 |
| Brazil | Norfolk Island | 5–21 |
| India | Czech Republic | 21–14 |
| Philippines | Ireland | 16–21 |
| New Zealand | Malta | 21–8 |
| Round 5 (6 Sep) | | |
| New Zealand | India | 21–4 |
| Norfolk Island | Malta | 21–20 |
| Philippines | Guernsey | 10–21 |
| Czech Republic | Samoa | 21–16 |
| Brazil | France | 8–21 |
| Round 6 (6 Sep) | | |
| Samoa | Brazil | 21–12 |
| Czech Republic | Guernsey | 31–21 |
| Norfolk Island | Philippines | 16–21 |
| Malta | India | 31–21 |
| Ireland | New Zealand | 21–14 |
| Round 7 (6 Sep) | | |
| Ireland | Norfolk Island | 21–16 |
| Guernsey | New Zealand | 18–21 |
| Samoa | Malta | 12–21 |
| France | Philippines | 7–21 |
| Czech Republic | Brazil | 21–9 |
| Round 8 (7 Sep) | | |
| France | Czech Republic | 20–21 |
| Samoa | Philippines | 7–21 |
| Malta | Guernsey | 21–17 |
| Norfolk Island | New Zealand | 8–21 |
| India | Ireland | 11–21 |
| Round 9 (7 Sep) | | |
| Guernsey | India | 10–21 |
| Samoa | Ireland | 4–21 |
| New Zealand | France | 21–8 |
| Malta | Brazil | 21–9 |
| Philippines | Czech Republic | 15–21 |
| Round 10 (7 Sep) | | |
| Brazil | Philippines | 4–21 |
| France | Malta | 21–17 |
| New Zealand | Samoa | 21–7 |
| Guernsey | Ireland | 1–21 |
| Norfolk Island | India | 11–21 |
| Round 11 (8 Sep) | | |
| Malta | Czech Republic | 17–21 |
| New Zealand | Brazil | 21–3 |
| Ireland | France | 21–2 |
| Samoa | India | 12–21 |
| Guernsey | Norfolk Island | 8–21 |
Men's singles section 2 :
| Round 1 (4 Sep) | | |
| Canada | Sweden | 21–6 |
| Japan | Papua New Guinea | 21–6 |
| England | Singapore | 21–10 |
| South Africa | Botswana | 21–16 |
| Zimbabwe | Cyprus | 21–16 |
| Round 2 – 5 Sep) | | |
| South Africa | Zimbabwe | 21–13 |
| Botswana | England | 3–21 |
| Japan | Singapore | 21–8 |
| Canada | Papua New Guinea | 21–14 |
| Sweden | Sri Lanka | 21–8 |
| Round 3 (5 Sep) | | |
| Sri Lanka | Japan | 7–21 |
| England | Sweden | 21–11 |
| Papua New Guinea | South Africa | 7–21 |
| Cyprus | Singapore | 18–21 |
| Botswana | Zimbabwe | 19–21 |
| Round 4 (5 Sep) | | |
| Botswana | Cyprus | 21–13 |
| Singapore | South Africa | 14–21 |
| England | Papua New Guinea | 21–14 |
| Sweden | Japan | 4–21 |
| Canada | Sri Lanka | 21–2 |
| Round 5 (6 Sep) | | |
| Canada | England | 17–21 |
| South Africa | Sri Lanka | 21–5 |
| Sweden | Cyprus | 21–18 |
| Papua New Guinea | Zimbabwe | 10–21 |
| Singapore | Botswana | 21–11 |
| Round 6 (6 Sep) | | |
| Zimbabwe | Singapore | 9–21 |
| Papua New Guinea | Cyprus | 21–16 |
| South Africa | Sweden | 21–12 |
| Sri Lanka | England | 8–21 |
| Japan | Canada | 13–21 |
| Round 7 (6 Sep) | | |
| Japan | South Africa | 21–14 |
| Cyprus | Canada | 3–21 |
| Zimbabwe | Sri Lanka | 21–12 |
| Botswana | Sweden | 21–7 |
| Papua New Guinea | Singapore | 19–21 |
| Round 8 (7 Sep) | | |
| Botswana | Papua New Guinea | 21–11 |
| Zimbabwe | Sweden | 20–16 |
| Sri Lanka | Cyprus | 12–21 |
| South Africa | Canada | 17–21 |
| England | Japan | 21–8 |
| Round 9 (7 Sep) | | |
| Cyprus | England | 8–21 |
| Zimbabwe | Japan | 10–21 |
| Canada | Botswana | 21–5 |
| Sri Lanka | Singapore | 14–21 |
| Sweden | Papua New Guinea | 20–21 |
| Round 10 (7 Sep) | | |
| Singapore | Sweden | 21–12 |
| Botswana | Sri Lanka | 21–6 |
| Canada | Zimbabwe | 21–9 |
| Cyprus | Japan | 11–21 |
| South Africa | England | 14–21 |
| Round 11 (8 Sep) | | |
| Sri Lanka | Papua New Guinea | 13–21 |
| Canada | Singapore | 21–9 |
| Japan | Botswana | 21–18 |
| Zimbabwe | England | 7–21 |
| Cyprus | South Africa | 12–21 |
Men's singles section 3 :
| Round 1 (4 Sep) | | |
| Scotland | Thailand | 21–7 |
| Malaysia | Falkland Islands | 21–7 |
| United States | Jersey | 12–21 |
| Namibia | Switzerland | 21–16 |
| Cook Islands | Macau | 21–8 |
| Round 2 (5 Sep) | | |
| Namibia | Cook Islands | 12–21 |
| Switzerland | Jersey | 12–21 |
| Malaysia | United States | 21–11 |
| Scotland | Falkland Islands | 21–11 |
| Thailand | Kenya | + |
| Round 3 (5 Sep) | | |
| Kenya | Malaysia | + |
| Jersey | Thailand | 21–19 |
| Falkland Islands | Namibia | 21–18 |
| Macau | United States | 15–21 |
| Switzerland | Cook Islands | 21–13 |
| Round 4 (5 Sep) | | |
| Switzerland | Macau | 17–21 |
| United States | Namibia | 14–21 |
| Jersey | Falkland Islands | 21–8 |
| Thailand | Malaysia | 9–21 |
| Scotland | Kenya | + |
| 'Round 5 (6 Sep) | | |
| Scotland | Jersey | 21–12 |
| Namibia | Kenya | + |
| Thailand | Macau | 21–17 |
| Falkland Islands | Cook Islands | 8–21 |
| United States | Switzerland | 21–11 |
| Round 6 (6 Sep) | | |
| Cook Islands | United States | 7–21 |
| Falkland Islands | Macau | 11–21 |
| Namibia | Thailand | 9–21 |
| Kenya | Jersey | + |
| Malaysia | Scotland | 21–18 |
| Round 7 (6 Sep) | | |
| Malaysia | Namibia | 21–12 |
| Macau | Scotland | 6–21 |
| Cook Islands | Kenya | + |
| Switzerland | Thailand | 21–16 |
| Falkland Islands | United States | 7–21 |
| Round 8 (7 Sep) | | |
| Switzerland | Falkland Islands | 21–7 |
| Cook Islands | Thailand | 21–20 |
| Kenya | Macau | + |
| Namibia | Scotland | 12–21 |
| Jersey | Malaysia | 12–21 |
| Round 9 (7 Sep) | | |
| Macau | Jersey | 17–21 |
| Cook Islands | Malaysia | 15–21 |
| Scotland | Switzerland | 21–15 |
| Kenya | United States | + |
| Thailand | Falkland Islands | 21–9 |
| Round 10 (7 Sep) | | |
| United States | Thailand | 19–20 |
| Switzerland | Kenya | + |
| Scotland | Cook Islands | 21–8 |
| Macau | Malaysia | 4–21 |
| Namibia | Jersey | 21–17 |
| Round 11 (8 Sep) | | |
| Kenya | Falkland Islands | + |
| Scotland | United States | 21–14 |
| Malaysia | Switzerland | 21–11 |
| Cook Islands | Jersey | 21–12 |
| Macau | Namibia | 20–20 |
Men's singles section 4 :
| Round 1 (4 Sep) | | |
| Australia | Turkey | 21–4 |
| Wales | Niue | 21–10 |
| Netherlands | Hong Kong | 15–21 |
| Spain | Argentina | 11–21 |
| Fiji | Israel | 21–11 |
| Round 2 (5 Sep) | | |
| Argentina | Hong Kong | 11–21 |
| Wales | Netherlands | 21–17 |
| Niue | Australia | 5–21 |
| Turkey | Israel | 5–21 |
| Spain | Fiji | 11–21 |
| Round 3 (5 Sep) | | |
| Israel | Wales | 15–21 |
| Hong Kong | Turkey | 21–2 |
| Niue | Spain | 20–21 |
| Argentina | Netherlands | 20–21 |
| Australia | Fiji | 21–8 |
| Round 4 (5 Sep) | | |
| Netherlands | Spain | 21–9 |
| Hong Kong | Niue | 21–7 |
| Turkey | Wales | 4–21 |
| Australia | Israel | 21–6 |
| Fiji | Argentina | 21–11 |
| Round 5 (6 Sep) | | |
| Australia | Hong Kong | 21–19 |
| Spain | Israel | 20–21 |
| Turkey | Argentina | 19–21 |
| Netherlands | Niue | 21–15 |
| Fiji | Wales | 7–21 |
| Round 6 (6 Sep) | | |
| Argentina | Niue | 16–21 |
| Spain | Turkey | 21–6 |
| Israel | Hong Kong | 16–21 |
| Wales | Australia | 12–21 |
| Fiji | Netherlands | 21–8 |
| Round 7 (6 Sep) | | |
| Wales | Spain | 21–9 |
| Argentina | Australia | 3–21 |
| Netherlands | Israel | 12–21 |
| Niue | Turkey | 16–21 |
| Hong Kong | Fiji | 21–19 |
| Round 8 (7 Sep) | | |
| Netherlands | Turkey | 21–7 |
| Israel | Argentina | 21–8 |
| Spain | Australia | 1–21 |
| Hong Kong | Wales | 21–20 |
| Niue | Fiji | 13–21 |
| Round 9 (7 Sep) | | |
| Israel | Niue | 21–8 |
| Australia | Netherlands | 21–20 |
| Argentina | Wales | 8–21 |
| Spain | Hong Kong | 0–11 |
| Fiji | Turkey | 21–5 |
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