# 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's Pairs

The 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's pairs 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 pairs is one of eight events that will determine the 2023 world champions.

## Section tables
### Section 1

| Team | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts | Shots |
| 1 | Daniel Salmon & Jarrad Breen | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 102 |
| 2 | Aaron Wilson & Aaron Teys | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 99 |
| 3 | Malcolm De Sousa & Derek Boswell | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| 4 | Anthony Loh Lee Kee Sin & Deepan Ramachandra | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 |
| 5 | Elmer Abatayo & Rodel Labayo | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| 6 | Trevor Gow & Matt Bigg | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | -18 |
| 7 | Peter Tonna & Wesley Hedges | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -39 |
| 8 | Ricardo Rubinat & Raul Pollet | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -86 |
| 9 | Avala Savaiinaea & Tasesa Tafeaga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -94 |

### Section 2

| Team | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts | Shots |
| 1 | Gary Kelly & Adam McKeown | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 90 |
| 2 | Putul Sonowal & Sunil Bahadur | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 56 |
| 3 | Tony Cheung & Lee Ka Ho | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 48 |
| 4 | Myles Hooper & Clive Robertson | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 25 |
| 5 | Bob Schneider & Charlie Herbert | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 60 |
| 6 | Wong Chi Hong & Cheong Pak Keong | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | -16 |
| 7 | Michael Gabobewe & George Kieni | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -39 |
| 8 | Dorian Dumont & Guillaume Hertzog | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -85 |
| 9 | Terry Morgan & John Pooley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | -139 |

### Section 3

| Team | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts | Shots |
| 1 | John Bezear & Ryan Bester | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 87 |
| 2 | Tony Grantham & Andrew Kelly | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 79 |
| 3 | Ed Morris & Sam Tolchard | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 73 |
| 4 | Uthen Ontong & Wattana Kadkhunthod | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 59 |
| 5 | Maus Van Tol & Frank De Vries | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | -48 |
| 6 | Serkan Akar & Ozkan Akar | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 90 | -82 |
| 7 | Lal Chand Prasad & Munesh Kumar | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Christo Steenkamp & Schalk Van Wyk | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -48 |
| 9 | Takashi Ohira & Tetsuya Hirouchi | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | -126 |
| 10 | Benson Kariuki Wambugu & Cephas Kimwaki Kimani | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |

### Section 4

| Team | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts | Shots |
| 1 | Jason Banks & Iain McLean | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 88 |
| 2 | Izzat Dzulkeple & Soufi Rusli | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 99 |
| 3 | Aidan Zittersteijn & Taiki Paniani | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 53 |
| 4 | Wayne Rittmuller & Niksa Benguric | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 45 |
| 5 | Danny Alonim & Dani Slodownik | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 44 |
| 6 | Manu Walo & Fred Koisen | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| 7 | Markus Merz & Beat Matti | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | -17 |
| 8 | Olle Bäckgren & Pontus Palmkvist | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | -34 |
| 9 | Keith Papani & Gregory Funaki | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | -103 |
| 10 | Garry Tyrrell & Christopher Locke | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | -179 |

## Finals

| Play Offs | Play Offs | Play Offs | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| Wales | Wales | 14 | | | | | | |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 15 | | | | | | |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 15 | Malaysia | Malaysia | 12 | | | |
| | | | Australia | Australia | 23 | | | |
| Scotland | Scotland | 2 | Australia | Australia | 23 | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 19 | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 19 | | | | Australia | Australia | 11 |
| | | | | | | Ireland | Ireland | 19 |
| Ireland | Ireland | 16 | | | | | | | Ireland | Ireland | 19 |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 13 | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 13 | Ireland | Ireland | 22 | | | |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 6 | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 23 | Canada | Canada | 6 | | | |
| India | India | 7 | | | | | | |

## Results

Men's pairs section 1 :
| Round 1 (28 Aug) | | |
| Australia | Argentina | 26–7 |
| Wales | Philippines | 15–10 |
| Malta | Jersey | 17–17 |
| Singapore | Norfolk Island | 21–10 |
| Round 2 (29 Aug) | | |
| Singapore | Jersey | 16–18 |
| Wales | Malta | 29–6 |
| Australia | Philippines | 27–9 |
| Samoa | Argentina | 13–21 |
| Round 3 (29 Aug) | | |
| Samoa | Wales | 8–23 |
| Argentina | Jersey | 1–32 |
| Philippines | Norfolk Island | 21–10 |
| Malta | Singapore | 15–9 |
| Round 4 (30 Aug) | | |
| Norfolk Island | Malta | 20–17 |
| Jersey | Philippines | 23–10 |
| Argentina | Wales | 4–26 |
| Australia | Samoa | 36–6 |
| Round 5 (30 Aug) | | |
| Jersey | Australia | 10–24 |
| Norfolk Island | Samoa | 25–6 |
| Singapore | Argentina | 20–14 |
| Philippines | Malta | 15–11 |
| Round 6 (30 Aug) | | |
| Philippines | Singapore | 15–16 |
| Argentina | Norfolk Island | 15–16 |
| Samoa | Jersey | 15–19 |
| Wales | Australia | 15–13 |
| Round 7 (31 Aug) | | |
| Wales | Norfolk Island | 23–8 |
| Australia | Singapore | 19–13 |
| Malta | Samoa | 10–18 |
| Argentina | Philippines | 11–26 |
| Round 8 (31 Aug) | | |
| Malta | Argentina | 18–18 |
| Singapore | Samoa | 28–13 |
| Australia | Norfolk Island | 19–12 |
| Wales | Jersey | 19–8 |
| Round 9 (31 Aug) | | |
| Samoa | Philippines | 8–19 |
| Malta | Australia | 12–19 |
| Singapore | Wales | 15–24 |
| Norfolk Island | Jersey | 17–14 |
Men's pairs section 2 :
| Round 1 (28 Aug) | | |
| Ireland | Macau | 22–6 |
| Hong Kong | France | 22–6 |
| Zimbabwe | United States | 14–12 |
| India | Spain | 29–14 |
| Round 2 (29 Aug) | | |
| India | United States | 16–15 |
| Hong Kong | Zimbabwe | 18–11 |
| Ireland | France | 29–11 |
| Botswana | Macau | 17–19 |
| Round 3 (29 Aug) | | |
| Botswana | Hong Kong | 12–15 |
| Macau | United States | 8–30 |
| France | Spain | 12–0 |
| Zimbabwe | India | 9–22 |
| Round 4 (30 Aug) | | |
| Spain | Zimbabwe | 5–35 |
| United States | France | 20–9 |
| Macau | Hong Kong | 13–18 |
| Ireland | Botswana | 27–12 |
| Round 5 (30 Aug) | | |
| United States | Ireland | 10–17 |
| Spain | Botswana | 9–31 |
| India | Macau | 25–15 |
| France | Zimbabwe | 13–20 |
| Round 6 (30 Aug) | | |
| France | India | 16–25 |
| Macau | Spain | 21–11 |
| Botswana | United States | 8–41 |
| Hong Kong | Ireland | 14–11 |
| Round 7 (31 Aug) | | |
| Hong Kong | Spain | 33–12 |
| Ireland | India | 14–12 |
| Zimbabwe | Botswana | 22–9 |
| Macau | France | 32–4 |
| Round 8 (31 Aug) | | |
| Zimbabwe | Macau | 17–14 |
| India | Botswana | 17–14 |
| Ireland | Spain | 32–7 |
| Hong Kong | United States | 14–14 |
| Round 9 (31 Aug) | | |
| Botswana | France | 19–11 |
| Zimbabwe | Ireland | 14–24 |
| India | Hong Kong | 17–10 |
| Spain | United States | 9–13 |
Men's pairs section 3 :
| Round 1 (28 Aug) | | |
| New Zealand | Kenya | + |
| England | Netherlands | 30–8 |
| Japan | Canada | 9–32 |
| Fiji | Namibia | 15–16 |
| Thailand | Turkey | 31–11 |
| Round 2 (29 Aug) | | |
| Namibia | Canada | 16–24 |
| England | Japan | 20–8 |
| Netherlands | New Zealand | 14–18 |
| Kenya | Turkey | + |
| Fiji | Thailand | 15–18 |
| Round 3 (29 Aug) | | |
| Turkey | England | 10–25 |
| Canada | Kenya | + |
| Netherlands | Fiji | 8–27 |
| Namibia | Japan | 20–11 |
| New Zealand | Thailand | 12–18 |
| Round 4 (30 Aug) | | |
| Japan | Fiji | 8–29 |
| Canada | Netherlands | 29–7 |
| Kenya | England | + |
| New Zealand | Turkey | 32–5 |
| Thailand | Namibia | 24–15 |
| Round 5 (30 Aug) | | |
| New Zealand | Canada | 16–16 |
| Fiji | Turkey | 10–15 |
| Kenya | Namibia | + |
| Japan | Netherlands | 10–33 |
| Thailand | England | 10–20 |
| Round 6 (30 Aug) | | |
| Namibia | Netherlands | 13–17 |
| Fiji | Kenya | + |
| Turkey | Canada | 6–32 |
| England | New Zealand | 9–17 |
| Thailand | Japan | 25–5 |
| Round 7 (31 Aug) | | |
| England | Fiji | 21–14 |
| Namibia | New Zealand | 10–28 |
| Japan | Turkey | 14–19 |
| Netherlands | Kenya | + |
| Canada | Thailand | 18–13 |
| Round 8 (31 Aug) | | |
| Japan | Kenya | + |
| Turkey | Namibia | 20–16 |
| Fiji | New Zealand | 8–23 |
| Canada | England | 17–17 |
| Netherlands | Thailand | 10–26 |
| Round 9 (31 Aug) | | |
| Turkey | Netherlands | 14–22 |
| New Zealand | Japan | 23–10 |
| Namibia | England | 10–25 |
| Fiji | Canada | 11–14 |
| Thailand | Kenya | + |
Men's pairs section 4 :
| Round 1 (28 Aug) | | |
| Scotland | Sweden | 18–12 |
| Malaysia | Cook Islands | 19–14 |
| Niue | South Africa | 11–32 |
| Israel | Falkland Islands | 33–3 |
| Switzerland | Papua New Guinea | 13–22 |
| Round 2 (29 Aug) | | |
| Falkland Islands | South Africa | 7–29 |
| Malaysia | Niue | 35–8 |
| Cook Islands | Scotland | 13–24 |
| Sweden | Papua New Guinea | 9–29 |
| Israel | Switzerland | 26–7 |
| Round 3 (29 Aug) | | |
| Papua New Guinea | Malaysia | 6–21 |
| South Africa | Sweden | 17–14 |
| Cook Islands | Israel | 16–12 |
| Falkland Islands | Niue | 12–17 |
| Scotland | Switzerland | 19–12 |
| Round 4 (30 Aug) | | |
| Niue | Israel | 9–32 |
| South Africa | Cook Islands | 16–12 |
| Sweden | Malaysia | 9–28 |
| Scotland | Papua New Guinea | 21–15 |
| Switzerland | Falkland Islands | 31–3 |
| Round 5 (30 Aug) | | |
| Scotland | South Africa | 16–11 |
| Israel | Papua New Guinea | 20–12 |
| Sweden | Falkland Islands | 29–8 |
| Niue | Cook Islands | 11–23 |
| Switzerland | Malaysia | 11–24 |
| Round 6 (30 Aug) | | |
| Falkland Islands | Cook Islands | 10–25 |
| Israel | Sweden | 14–20 |
| Papua New Guinea | South Africa | 12–18 |
| Malaysia | Scotland | 15–19 |
| Switzerland | Niue | 19–8 |
| Round 7 (31 Aug) | | |
| Malaysia | Israel | 22–13 |
| Falkland Islands | Scotland | 11–39 |
| Niue | Papua New Guinea | 11–16 |
| Cook Islands | Sweden | 26–5 |
| South Africa | Switzerland | 9–17 |
| Round 8 (31 Aug) | | |
| Niue | Sweden | 20–19 |
| Papua New Guinea | Falkland Islands | 28–9 |
| Israel | Scotland | 12–23 |
| South Africa | Malaysia | 13–17 |
| Cook Islands | Switzerland | 18–11 |
| Round 9 (31 Aug) | | |
| Papua New Guinea | Cook Islands | 5–19 |
| Scotland | Niue | 22–12 |
| Falkland Islands | Malaysia | 8–19 |
| Israel | South Africa | 12–18 |
| Switzerland | Sweden | 8–17 |
+ Kenya forfeited