# 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's Fours

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

## Section tables
### Section 1

| Team | Player | P | W | D | L | Shots | Pts |
| 1 | Tony Grantham, Chris Le Lievre, Lance Pascoe, Sheldon Bagrie-Howley | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 18 |
| 2 | Aidan Zittersteijn, Adoni Wichman Rairoa, Taiki Paniani, Teora Turua | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 3 | Bradley Robinson, Victor Siphali, Niksa Benguric, Jason Evans | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 13 |
| 4 | Sunil Bahadur, Navneet Singh, Chandan Kumar Singh, Dinesh Kumar | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Lal Chand Prasad, Munesh Kumar, Semesa Naiseruvati, Rejnesh Prasad | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 |
| 6 | Harriman Yuen, Deepan Ramachandran, Thomas Leong Khim Hoong, Matthew Ngui Ming Fook | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -19 | 9 |
| 7 | Grant Clift, Bryan Ray, Myles Hooper, Clive Roberston | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -32 | 9 |
| 8 | Christian Haldimann, Thomas Schneiter, Thomas Walti, Beat Matti | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -73 | 0 |
| 9 | Kjellan Awour, Anwar Mbarak Hamanda, Benson Kariuki Wambugu, Joseph Kitosi Muta | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |

### Section 2

| Team | Player | P | W | D | L | Shots | Pts |
| 1 | Corey Wedlock, Aaron Teys, Carl Healey, Aron Sherriff | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 24 |
| 2 | Owain Dando, Chris Klefenz, Ross Owen, Jarrad Breen | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 19 |
| 3 | Christo Steenkamp, Andre Campbell, Colin Peake, Johan Jacobs | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 13 |
| 4 | Haiqal Azami, Idham Amin Ramlan, Hizlee Abdul Rais, Soufi Rusli | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 12 |
| 5 | Peter Ellul, Wesley Hedges, Jason Borg, Troy Lorimer | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -37 | 12 |
| 6 | Tony Scicluna, Matt Bigg, Teddy Evans, Ryan Dixon | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 7 | Elmer Abatayo, Hommer Mercado, Leoncio Carreon Jr., Ronald Lising | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -19 | 9 |
| 8 | Takashi Ohira, Tetsuya Hirouchi, Hisaharu Sato, Kenichi Emura | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -49 | 6 |
| 9 | J Walsh, K Walsh, Kenneth Ikirima, Fred Koisen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -72 | 3 |

### Section 3

| Team | Player | P | W | D | L | Shots | Pts |
| 1 | Stuart Bennett, Adam McKeown, Ian McClure, Martin McHugh | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 19 |
| 2 | Bob Schneider, Bill Brault, Loren Dion, Aaron Zangl | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 15 |
| 3 | Danny Alonim, Selwyn Hare, Dani Slodownik, Allan Saitowitz | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 12 |
| 4 | Derek Boswell, Taylor Greechan, Kevin Le Long, Greg Davis | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 12 |
| 5 | Chan Kim Meng, Leong Sio Kei, Wong Chi Hong, Cheong Pak Keong | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -29 | 10 |
| 6 | Baris Islam Bolat, Ege Guzelocak, Serkan Akar Ozkan Akar | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -47 | 6 |
| 7 | Michael Gabobewe, Diane Nixon Senna, Andre van de Walt, Binesh Desai | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -50 | 6 |
| 8 | Tifaga Tuipuiliu Lologa, Tukala Tagelagi, Keith Papani, Gregory Funaki | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | -57 | 3 |

### Section 4

| Team | Player | P | W | D | L | Shots | Pts |
| 1 | Jason Banks, Derek Oliver, Paul Foster MBE, Alex Marshall MBE | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 19 |
| 2 | Imen Tang, Stephen Sy, James Po, Lee Ka Ho | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 |
| 3 | Louis Ridout, Ed Morris, Nick Brett, Jamie Walker | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 15 |
| 4 | Patawee Montien, Naret Aiangetuen, Wattana Kadkhunthod, Thanakrit Thammasarn | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 15 |
| 5 | Owen Kirby, Rob Law, John Bezear, Cameron Lefresne | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 |
| 6 | Daniel Saint Genez, Javier Llauro, Jorge Barreto, Raul Pollet | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -21 | 6 |
| 7 | Tasesa Tafeaga, Edward Pio Bell, Lafaele Lotomau, Asuao Manu Faauma | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -74 | 3 |
| 8 | Dorian Dumont, Maxime Faure, Guillaume Hertzog, David Ducote | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -116 | 0 |

## Finals

| Play Offs | Play Offs | Play Offs | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 14 | | | | | | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 12 | | | | | | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 12 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 8 | | | |
| | | | Scotland | Scotland | 18 | | | |
| Scotland | Scotland | 20 | Scotland | Scotland | 18 | | | |
| Cook Islands | Cook Islands | 12 | | | | | | |
| Cook Islands | Cook Islands | 12 | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 10 |
| | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 12 |
| Australia | Australia | 15 | | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 12 |
| United States | United States | 11 | | | | | | |
| United States | United States | 11 | Australia | Australia | 17 | | | |
| | | | Ireland | Ireland | 9 | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 16 | Ireland | Ireland | 9 | | | |
| Wales | Wales | 10 | | | | | | |

## Results

Men's fours section 1 :
| Round 1 (4 Sep) | | |
| New Zealand | Switzerland | 21–6 |
| South Africa | Cook Islands | 10–13 |
| India | Zimbabwe | 20–11 |
| Singapore | Fiji | 12–8 |
| Round 2 (5 Sep) | | |
| Singapore | Zimbabwe | 11–20 |
| South Africa | India | 11–11 |
| New Zealand | Cook Islands | 17–9 |
| Kenya | Switzerland | + |
| Round 3 (5 Sep) | | |
| Kenya | South Africa | + |
| Switzerland | Zimbabwe | 14–20 |
| Cook Islands | Fiji | 14–11 |
| India | Singapore | 12–17 |
| Round 4 (5 Sep) | | |
| Fiji | India | 25–11 |
| Zimbabwe | Cook Islands | 15–13 |
| Switzerland | South Africa | 17–19 |
| New Zealand | Kenya | + |
| Round 5 (6 Sep) | | |
| Zimbabwe | New Zealand | 9–25 |
| Fiji | Kenya | + |
| Singapore | Switzerland | 17–10 |
| Cook Islands | India | 12–10 |
| Round 6 (6 Sep) | | |
| Cook Islands | Singapore | 16–8 |
| Switzerland | Fiji | 7–21 |
| Kenya | Zimbabwe | + |
| South Africa | New Zealand | 12–13 |
| Round 7 (7 Sep) | | |
| South Africa | Fiji | 21–3 |
| New Zealand | Singapore | 18–12 |
| India | Kenya | + |
| Switzerland | Cook Islands | 10–17 |
| Round 8 (7 Sep) | | |
| India | Switzerland | 26–10 |
| Singapore | Kenya | + |
| New Zealand | Fiji | 15–6 |
| South Africa | Fiji | 19–8 |
| Round 9 (7 Sep) | | |
| Kenya | Cook Islands | + |
| India | New Zealand | 13–12 |
| Singapore | South Africa | 11–23 |
| Fiji | Zimbabwe | 19–6 |
Men's fours section 2 :
| Round 1 (4 Sep) | | |
| Australia | Philippines | 22–5 |
| Malaysia | Malta | 11–13 |
| Namibia | Wales | 12–12 |
| Japan | Norfolk Island | 4–16 |
| Round 2 (5 Sep) | | |
| Japan | Wales | 8–26 |
| Malaysia | Namibia | 11–13 |
| Australia | Malta | 21–5 |
| Papua New Guinea | Philippines | 7–14 |
| Round 3 (5 Sep) | | |
| Papua New Guinea | Malaysia | 8–16 |
| Philippines | Wales | 8–13 |
| Malta | Norfolk Island | 6–20 |
| Namibia | Japan | 22–12 |
| Round 4 (5 Sep) | | |
| Norfolk Island | Namibia | 18–13 |
| Wales | Malta | 18–6 |
| Philippines | Malaysia | 9–15 |
| Australia | Papua New Guinea | 35–6 |
| Round 5 (6 Sep) | | |
| Wales | Australia | 14–16 |
| Norfolk Island | Papua New Guinea | 8–18 |
| Japan | Philippines | 15–10 |
| Malta | Namibia | 9–16 |
| Round 6 (6 Sep) | | |
| Malta | Japan | 16–14 |
| Philippines | Norfolk Island | 15–8 |
| Papua New Guinea | Wales | 8–21 |
| Malaysia | Australia | 14–16 |
| Round 7 (7 Sep) | | |
| Malaysia | Norfolk Island | 15–11 |
| Australia | Japan | 23–8 |
| Namibia | Papua New Guinea | 14–11 |
| Philippines | Malta | 14–19 |
| Round 8 (7 Sep) | | |
| Namibia | Philippines | 9–14 |
| Japan | Papua New Guinea | 11–15 |
| Australia | Norfolk Island | 11–9 |
| Malaysia | Wales | 12–13 |
| Round 9 (7 Sep) | | |
| Papua New Guinea | Malta | 10–13 |
| Namibia | Australia | 4–21 |
| Japan | Malaysia | 5–21 |
| Norfolk Island | Wales | 13–23 |
Men's fours section 3 :
| Round 1 (4 Sep) | | |
| Ireland | Macau | 13–13 |
| United States | Botswana | 12–6 |
| Turkey | Jersey | 17–13 |
| Niue | Israel | 0–3 |
| Round 2 (5 Sep) | | |
| Ireland | Jersey | 18–4 |
| United States | Macau | 23–7 |
| Israel | Botswana | 18–9 |
| Niue | Turkey | 13–10 |
| Round 3 (5 Sep) | | |
| Jersey | Macau | 17–10 |
| United States | Israel | 15–9 |
| Ireland | Niue | 23–7 |
| Botswana | Turkey | 14–8 |
| Round 4 (5 Sep) | | |
| Macau | Israel | 4–19 |
| Jersey | Niue | 17–9 |
| United States | Turkey | 11–12 |
| Ireland | Botswana | 40–6 |
| Round 5 (6 Sep) | | |
| Macau | Niue} | 13–11 |
| Israel | Turkey | 28–9 |
| Jersey | Botswana | 16–13 |
| Ireland | United States | 19–10 |
| Round 6 (6 Sep) | | |
| Turkey | Macau | 10–12 |
| Niue | Botswana | 14–15 |
| Israel | Ireland | 10–14 |
| Jersey | United States | 11–21 |
| Round 7 (7 Sep) | | |
| Botswana | Macau | 9–14 |
| Turkey | Ireland | 8–30 |
| Niue | United States | 3–33 |
| Israel | Jersey | 14–15 |
Men's fours section 4 :
| Round 1 (4 Sep) | | |
| Scotland | Argentina | 19–9 |
| England | Samoa | 24–4 |
| France | Hong Kong | 9–19 |
| Thailand | Canada | 23–7 |
| Round 2 (5 Sep) | | |
| Scotland | Hong Kong | 13–13 |
| England | Argentina | 23–12 |
| Canada | Samoa | 23–5 |
| Thailand | France | 27–4 |
| Round 3 (5 Sep) | | |
| Hong Kong | Argentina | 18–7 |
| England | Canada | 19–11 |
| Scotland | Thailand | 16–11 |
| Samoa | France | 19–7 |
| Round 4 (5 Sep) | | |
| Argentina | Canada | 6–18 |
| Hong Kong | Thailand | 11–17 |
| England | France | 22–6 |
| Scotland | Samoa | 33–4 |
| Round 5 (6 Sep) | | |
| Argentina | Thailand | 9–12 |
| Canada | France | 20–6 |
| Hong Kong | Samoa | 19–15 |
| Scotland | England | 14–10 |
| Round 6 (6 Sep) | | |
| France | Argentina | 3–24 |
| Thailand | Samoa | 18–8 |
| Canada | Scotland | 10–16 |
| Hong Kong | England | 13–11 |
| Round 7 (7 Sep) | | |
| Samoa | Argentina | 10–15 |
| France | Scotland | 6–26 |
| Thailand | England | 9–14 |
| Canada | Hong Kong | 16–19 |
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