2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's Pairs

The 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship - Men's Pairs was held at the Burnside Bowling Club in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 12–24 January 2008.[1]

World Outdoor Bowls Championships 2008 - Men's Pairs
11th World Outdoor Bowls Championships
Location Christchurch, New Zealand
Date(s)12–24 January 2008.
CategoryWorld Bowls Championship

Russell Meyer and Gary Lawson of New Zealand won the gold medal.[2]

+ Bizarrely there is confusion as to the actual Brunei team that competed. Although HJ Brahim Naim is listed as competing in the singles & pairs he publicly announced that he was not there after missing his flight.[3]


Section tables

Section A

Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots
1 Darren Burnett & Billy Mellors1090124711918+128
2 Mark Bantock & Robert Newman1090121210618+106
3 Mark Sandford & Ryan Bester1080220611916+87
4 Gerry Baker & Wayne Perry1060419514712+48
5 Heron Lau & Robin Chok1060415516912-14
6 Peter Juni & Pomat Topal104061561798-23
7 Neil Tall & Phil Jones104061401968-56
8 Vaine Henry & Munokoa Totoo103071451976-52
9 David Hakak & Danny Keet102081381954-57
10 Martin Selway & Robert Horgan102081292034-74
11 Mac Timms & Ian Merrien102081202134-93

Section B

Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots
1 Russell Meyer & Gary Lawson11100125812020+138
2 Safuan Said & Fairul Izwan Abd Muin11100125114520+106
3 Aron Sherriff & Nathan Rice1180324112916+112
4 Arun Kumar & Ratish Lal1180322114616+75
5 Sandy Joubert & Graham Snyman1160519217312+19
6 Roy Garden & Bryan Ray1151518519111-6
7 Jim Baker & Martin McHugh1150616116410-3
8 Jamie Macdonald & Lee Nixon113171761997-23
9 Haji J Brahim Naim+ & Lockman Salleh113081822146-32
10 Nick Cole & Barry Latham113081662086-42
11 Clemente Bausili & Rafael Goodliffe112091212704-149
12 Michael Liu & Thira Maithai112091273224-195

Finals

Play Offs Semifinals Gold medal
         
Scotland 20
Fiji 9
Scotland 17
Malaysia 16
Malaysia 20
Canada 8
Scotland 13
New Zealand 18
New Zealand 19
South Africa 14
New Zealand 19
Australia 12
Australia 20
England 10

Results

References

  1. "2008 Results". Burnside Bowling Club.
  2. "Bowls: Kiwis take hard-fought world title". New Zealand Herald.
  3. "Naim was only there in name". Brunei Times. Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
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