2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's Fours Explained

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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The Men's fours is one of eight events that will determine the 2023 world champions.^[4]

Results

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Section tables

Section 1

width=20	Team	width=600	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	Shots	width=20	Pts
1		7	6	0	1	60	18
2		7	5	0	2	13	15
3		7	4	1	2	35	13
4		7	3	1	3	5	10
5		7	3	0	4	11	9
6		7	3	0	4	-19	9
7		7	3	0	4	-32	9
8		7	0	0	7	-73	0
9	Kjellan Awour, Anwar Mbarak Hamanda, Benson Kariuki Wambugu, Joseph Kitosi Muta	withdrew

Section 2

width=20	Team	width=600	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	Shots	width=20	Pts
1		8	8	0	0	100	24
2		8	6	1	1	57	19
3		8	4	1	3	-5	13
4		8	4	0	4	27	12
5		8	4	0	4	-37	12
6		8	3	0	5	-2	9
7		8	3	0	5	-19	9
8		8	2	0	6	-49	6
9		8	1	0	7	-72	3

Section 3

width=20	Team	width=600	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	Shots	width=20	Pts
1		7	6	1	0	99	19
2		7	5	0	2	58	15
3		7	4	0	3	35	12
4		7	4	0	3	-9	12
5		7	3	1	3	-29	10
6	Baris Islam Bolat, Ege Guzelocak, Serkan Akar Ozkan Akar	7	2	0	5	-47	6
7		7	2	0	5	-50	6
8		7	6	0	1	-57	3

Section 4

width=20	Team	width=600	Player	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	Shots	width=20	Pts
1	Jason Banks, Derek Oliver, Paul Foster MBE, Alex Marshall MBE	7	6	0	1	74	19
2		7	5	1	1	24	16
3		7	5	0	2	54	15
4		7	5	0	2	48	15
5		7	3	0	4	11	9
6		7	2	0	5	-21	6
7		7	1	0	6	-74	3
8		7	0	0	7	-116	0

Results

Men's fours section 1
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Round 1 (4 Sep)
		21–6
		10–13
		20–11
		12–8
Round 2 (5 Sep)
		11–20
		11–11
		17–9
		+
Round 3 (5 Sep)
		+
		14–20
		14–11
		12–17
Round 4 (5 Sep)
		25–11
		15–13
		17–19
		+
Round 5 (6 Sep)
		9–25
		+
		17–10
		12–10
Round 6 (6 Sep)
		16–8
		7–21
		+
		12–13
Round 7 (7 Sep)
		21–3
		18–12
		+
		10–17
Round 8 (7 Sep)
		26–10
		+
		15–6
		19–8
Round 9 (7 Sep)
		+
		13–12
		11–23
		19–6

Men's fours section 2
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Round 1 (4 Sep)
		22–5
		11–13
		12–12
		4–16
Round 2 (5 Sep)
		8–26
		11–13
		21–5
		7–14
Round 3 (5 Sep)
		8–16
		8–13
		6–20
		22–12
Round 4 (5 Sep)
		18–13
		18–6
		9–15
		35–6
Round 5 (6 Sep)
		14–16
		8–18
		15–10
		9–16
Round 6 (6 Sep)
		16–14
		15–8
		8–21
		14–16
Round 7 (7 Sep)
		15–11
		23–8
		14–11
		14–19
Round 8 (7 Sep)
		9–14
		11–15
		11–9
		12–13
Round 9 (7 Sep)
		10–13
		4–21
		5–21
		13–23

Men's fours section 3
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Round 1 (4 Sep)
		13–13
		12–6
		17–13
Niue		0–3
Round 2 (5 Sep)
		18–4
		23–7
		18–9
Niue		13–10
Round 3 (5 Sep)
		17–10
		15–9
	Niue	23–7
		14–8
Round 4 (5 Sep)
		4–19
	Niue	17–9
		11–12
		40–6
Round 5 (6 Sep)
	Niue

||13–11|-|||||28–9|-|||||16–13|-| Ireland ||||19–10|-|Round 6 (6 Sep)|| |||-|||||10–12|-| Niue||||14–15|-||| Ireland ||10–14|-|||||11–21|-|Round 7 (7 Sep)|| |||-|||||9–14|-||| Ireland ||8–30|-| Niue||||3–33|-|||||14–15|}

Men's fours section 4
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Round 1 (4 Sep)
		19–9
		24–4
		9–19
		23–7
Round 2 (5 Sep)
		13–13
		23–12
		23–5
		27–4
Round 3 (5 Sep)
		18–7
		19–11
		16–11
		19–7
Round 4 (5 Sep)
		6–18
		11–17
		22–6
		33–4
Round 5 (6 Sep)
		9–12
		20–6
		19–15
		14–10
Round 6 (6 Sep)
		3–24
		18–8
		10–16
		13–11
Round 7 (7 Sep)
		10–15
		6–26
		9–14
		16–19

+forfeited

Notes and References

1. Web site: Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia . World Bowls . 25 March 2023.
2. Web site: 2020 World Bowls Championships to be postponed indefinitely . Bowls Australia . 23 March 2023.
3. Web site: 2021 World Bowls Championships Gold Coast & Future World Championships . World Bowls . 15 May 2021.
4. Web site: 2023 World Bowls Championships Preview . Inside Bowls . 25 March 2023.
5. Web site: 2023 World Bowls Championships men's fours results . Bowls Australia . 21 July 2023.