The 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at the Northfield Bowls Complex in Ayr, Scotland, from 23 July to 7 August 2004 and Victoria Park, Leamington Spa in England one month later.
| World Outdoor Championships 2004 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th World Outdoor Bowls Championships | |||
| Location |  Ayr, Scotland, (Men's) Leamington Spa, England, (Women's) | ||
| Date(s) | 23 July - 07 August, 2004 (Men's) 03 September-17 September 2004 (Women's) | ||
| Category | World Bowls Championship | ||
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Steve Glasson won the men's singles Gold defeating Alex Marshall in the final.[2] Canada claimed the pairs, Scotland took the triples and Ireland won the fours. The Leonard Trophy was won by Scotland for the fifth time extending their impressive record.
Originally the women's championships were going to take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during 2003 but due to political reasons it was moved to England the following year.[3] Margaret Johnston won her third singles crown setting a new record. New Zealand won the pairs, South Africa the triples and England the fours. The Taylor Trophy was won by England for the fourth time.
Medallists
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Results
editW.M.Leonard Trophy
edit| Pos | Team | Singles | Pairs | Triples | Fours | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland |
23 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 87+ |
| 2 |  New Zealand |
22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 87 |
| 3 |  Ireland |
9 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 77 |
| 4 | England |
20 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 76 |
| 5 |  Australia |
24 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 75 |
| 6 |  South Africa |
18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 74 |
| 7 |  Wales |
17 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 68 |
| 8 |  Zimbabwe |
10 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 58 |
| 9 |  Israel |
19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 56 |
| 10 |  Jersey |
14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 54 |
| 11 |  Canada |
7 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 53 |
| 12 |  Namibia |
11 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 51 |
| 13 |  Philippines |
4 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 49 |
| 14 |  Hong Kong |
8 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 47 |
| 15 |  Malaysia |
16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 41 |
| 16 |  Swaziland |
13 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 41 |
| 17 |  Brazil |
12 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 38 |
| 18 |  United States |
15 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 37 |
| 19 |  Fiji |
21 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 34 |
| 20 |  Spain |
2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 31 |
| 21 |  Kenya |
6 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| 22 |  Samoa |
5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 23 |  Japan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 24 |  Norfolk Island |
1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
+ Scotland won on points difference +135 to +121
Taylor Trophy
edit| Pos | Player | Singles | Pairs | Triples | Fours | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
22 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 99+ |
| 2 | Australia |
25 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 99 |
| 3 | Wales |
26 | 28 | 19 | 26 | 99 |
| 4 | South Africa |
28 | 17 | 28 | 23 | 96 |
| 5 | Scotland |
27 | 23 | 18 | 25 | 93 |
| 6 | New Zealand |
13 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 92 |
| 7 | Jersey |
9 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 79 |
+ Won by virtue of having more shots
References
edit- ^ "2004 World Championships". World Bowls 2004. Archived from the original on 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
- ^ "Glasson takes world crown". smh.com.au.
- ^ "10th women's world championships". pitchcare.com.
- ^ "2004 Results". Lawn Bowls International. Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-02-15.