The 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship men's pairs was held at the Burnside Bowling Club in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 12 to 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. |
| Category | World 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 edit
Section A edit
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Darren Burnett & Billy Mellors |
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 247 | 119 | 18 | +128 |
| 2 |  Mark Bantock & Robert Newman |
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 212 | 106 | 18 | +106 |
| 3 |  Mark Sandford & Ryan Bester |
10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 206 | 119 | 16 | +87 |
| 4 |  Gerry Baker & Wayne Perry |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 195 | 147 | 12 | +48 |
| 5 |  Heron Lau & Robin Chok |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 155 | 169 | 12 | -14 |
| 6 |  Peter Juni & Pomat Topal |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 156 | 179 | 8 | -23 |
| 7 |  Neil Tall & Phil Jones |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 140 | 196 | 8 | -56 |
| 8 |  Vaine Henry & Munokoa Totoo |
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 145 | 197 | 6 | -52 |
| 9 |  David Hakak & Danny Keet |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 138 | 195 | 4 | -57 |
| 10 |  Martin Selway & Robert Horgan |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 129 | 203 | 4 | -74 |
| 11 |  Mac Timms & Ian Merrien |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 120 | 213 | 4 | -93 |
Section B edit
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Meyer & Gary Lawson |
11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 258 | 120 | 20 | +138 |
| 2 |  Safuan Said & Fairul Izwan Abd Muin |
11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 251 | 145 | 20 | +106 |
| 3 |  Aron Sherriff & Nathan Rice |
11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 241 | 129 | 16 | +112 |
| 4 |  Arun Kumar & Ratish Lal |
11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 221 | 146 | 16 | +75 |
| 5 |  Sandy Joubert & Graham Snyman |
11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 192 | 173 | 12 | +19 |
| 6 |  Roy Garden & Bryan Ray |
11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 185 | 191 | 11 | -6 |
| 7 |  Jim Baker & Martin McHugh |
11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 161 | 164 | 10 | -3 |
| 8 |  Jamie Macdonald & Lee Nixon |
11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 176 | 199 | 7 | -23 |
| 9 |  Haji J Brahim Naim+ & Lockman Salleh |
11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 182 | 214 | 6 | -32 |
| 10 |  Nick Cole & Barry Latham |
11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 166 | 208 | 6 | -42 |
| 11 |  Clemente Bausili & Rafael Goodliffe |
11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 121 | 270 | 4 | -149 |
| 12 |  Michael Liu & Thira Maithai |
11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 127 | 322 | 4 | -195 |
Finals edit
| 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "2008 Results". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ "Bowls: Kiwis take hard-fought world title". New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "Naim was only there in name". Brunei Times. Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2016-12-09.