2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's fours

The 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship men's fours was held at the Northfield Bowls Complex in Ayr, Scotland, from 23 July – 7 August 2004.

World Bowls Championship 2004 men's fours
10th World Outdoor Bowls Championships
Location	Ayr, Scotland
Date(s)	23 July – 7 August, 2004
Category	World Bowls Championship

Jonathan Ross, Noel Graham, Neil Booth and Jim Baker of Ireland won the gold medal.

Qualifying round

Four sections, three teams from each section qualify for championship round.

Section 1

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Jonathan Ross, Noel Graham, Neil Booth, Jim Baker	5	4	0	1	105	65	8
2	Matt Tew, Russell Marks, Stephen McManus, John Sullivan	5	4	0	1	82	93	8
3	Neil Rees, Dai Wilkins, Robert Weale, Jason Greenslade	5	3	0	2	113	62	6
4	Adrien Mellows, Roy Garden, Chinky Marillier & Richard Hayden	5	3	0	2	90	69	6
5	David Bramley, Mark Svenningsen, Louis Erasmus & Derek James	5	1	0	4	63	98	2
6	Hiroyuki Oda, Daisuke Takimura, Stephen Wedge & Makoto Yamada	5	0	0	5	49	117	0

Section 2

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	John Rednall, Mervyn King, Robert Newman, Andy Thomson	5	4	0	1	99	65	8
2	Eric Johannes, Michael Steyn, Neil Burkett, Gerry Baker	5	3	0	2	113	77	6
3	Sandy Joubert, John Shelley, Ewald Vermeulen, Graham Snyman	5	3	0	2	89	80	6
4	Hugh Finlay, Richard Broad, Jack Behling & Neil Furman	5	3	0	2	83	85	6
5	Safuan Said, Ramble Dallan Rice-Oxley, Fairul Izwan Abd Muin & Mohamed Aziz Maswadi	5	1	0	4	70	99	2
6	Warren Cranston, Ian Webb, Philip Billman & Noel Rawlinson	5	1	0	4	58	106	2

Section 3

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Jim McIntyre, Willie Wood, David Peacock, George Sneddon	5	5	0	0	112	58	10
2	Damien Allison, Angelo Morales, Peter O'Donnell, Harry Anderson	5	3	0	2	96	85	6
3	Ascendino Melo, Fabo Melo, Mercantonio Fabra, Gary Oughton	5	2	1	2	78	86	5
4	Adam Poynton, Robin Chok, Jimmy Chiu & Loy D'Souza	5	2	0	3	68	90	4
5	Aryeh Ben Dor, Tzvika Hadar, Colin Silberstein & Raymond Sher	5	1	1	3	81	84	3
6	Semesa Naiseruvati, Shushil Deo Sharma, Rajnish Lal & Keshwa Goundar	5	0	0	5	71	103	0

Section 4

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Brett Duprez, Kelvin Kerkow, Kevin Walsh, Michael Wilks	5	5	0	0	101	61	10
2	Keith Roney, Lyall Adams, Wayne Wright, Ryan Bester	5	4	0	1	101	62	8
3	Rowan Brassey, Sean Johnson, Gary Lawson, Paul Girdler	5	2	0	3	115	62	4
4	Andrew Jones, Allan Gilham, Kiernan Day & Ian Stamp	5	2	0	3	85	97	4
5	Talaimanu Keti, Harry Porter, John Silva & Namulauulu Letufaga	5	2	0	3	52	132	4
6	Alan Shaw, Derek Boswell, David Le Marquand & Lee Nixon	5	0	0	5	66	106	0

Championship round

Section 1

Pos	Player	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Australia	5	5	0	118	66	10
2	England	5	3	2	98	710	6
3	Spain	5	2	3	77	80	4
4	Wales	5	2	3	76	90	4
5	Namibia	5	2	3	65	101	4
6	Philippines	5	1	4	81	104	2

Section 2

Pos	Player	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Ireland	5	5	0	102	54	10
2	New Zealand	5	4	1	97	78	8
3	Scotland	5	2	3	86	81	4
4	South Africa	5	2	3	92	92	4
5	Canada	5	2	3	78	82	4
6	Brazil	5	0	5	495	117	0

Bronze medal match

England beat New Zealand 18–17.

Gold medal match

Combined Ireland beat Australia 19–18.

Results

Men's fours section 1
Round 1 – Aug 1
Ireland	Zimbabwe	17–16
Spain	Swaziland	19–18
Wales	Japan	32–4
Round 2 – Aug 1
Ireland	Swaziland	23–8
Spain	Wales	18–17
Zimbabwe	Japan	24–7
Round 3 – Aug 2
Ireland	Japan	22–12
Wales	Swaziland	29–7
Spain	Zimbabwe	19–15
Round 4 – Aug 2
Ireland	Spain	28–6
Swaziland	Japan	19–11
Zimbabwe	Wales	19–14
Round 5 – Aug 3
Spain	Japan	20–15
Wales	Ireland	21–14
Zimbabwe	Swaziland	16–11

Men's fours section 2
Round 1 – Aug 1
England	Malaysia	17–14
South Africa	Norfolk Island	29–5
United States	Namibia	14–13
Round 2 – Aug 1
England	United States	22–11
Norfolk Island	Malaysia	19–10
South Africa	Namibia	29–15
Round 3 – Aug 2
England	Norfolk Island	28–11
Namibia	Malaysia	24–11
South Africa	United States	26–17
Round 4 – Aug 2
Namibia	England	19–14
Malaysia	South Africa	22–19
United States	Norfolk Island	21–11
Round 5 – Aug 3
United States	Malaysia	20–13
Namibia	Norfolk Island	18–12
England	South Africa	18–10

Men's fours section 3
Round 1 – Aug 1
Brazil	Fiji	17–14
Scotland	Philippines	15–11
Hong Kong	Israel	15–14
Round 2 – Aug 1
Philippines	Israel	23–17
Scotland	Brazil	28–9
Fiji	Hong Kong	14–13
Round 3 – Aug 2
Hong Kong	Philippines	18–16
Israel	Brazil	15–15
Scotland	Fiji	21–16
Round 4 – Aug 2
Philippines	Fiji	28–19
Brazil	Hong Kong	21–11
Scotland	Israel	23–11
Round 5 – Aug 3
Philippines	Brazil	18–16
Israel	Fiji	24–8
Scotland	Hong Kong	25–11

Men's fours section 4
Round 1 – Aug 1
Australia	Canada	16–11
Jersey	Kenya	15–11
New Zealand	Samoa	42–2
Round 2 – Aug 1
Australia	Jersey	23–18
Canada	Samoa	21–11
Kenya	New Zealand	21–20
Round 3 – Aug 2
Australia	Samoa	21–10
Canada	Kenya	26–13
New Zealand	Jersey	27–7
Round 4 – Aug 2
Australia	Kenya	26–12
Jersey	Samoa	20–19
Canada	New Zealand	17–16
Round 5 – Aug 3
Canada	Jersey	26–6
Australia	New Zealand	15–11
Kenya	Samoa	28–10

Men's singles championship section A
Round 1 – Aug 3
Australia	England	21–9
Spain	Philippines	24–15
Wales	Namibia	15–13
Round 2 – Aug 4
Australia	Namibia	32–10
Spain	England	18–13
Philippines	Wales	24–13
Round 3 – Aug 4
England	Philippines	28–7
Namibia	Spain	16–10
Australia	Wales	22–14
Round 4 – Aug 5
England	Namibia	30–10
Wales	Spain	19–13
Australia	Philippines	26–21
Round 5 – Aug 5
Namibia	Philippines	16–14
Australia	Spain	17–12
England	Wales	18–15

Men's singles championship section B
Round 1 – Aug 3
Ireland	Scotland	14–12
South Africa	Canada	23–17
New Zealand	Brazil	15–13
Round 2 – Aug 4
Ireland	South Africa	20–14
New Zealand	Canada	19–15
Scotland	Brazil	27–7
Round 3 – Aug 4
South Africa	Brazil	22–11
New Zealand	Scotland	27–15
Ireland	Canada	16–10
Round 4 – Aug 5
Ireland	Brazil	33–7
New Zealand	South Africa	25–16
Canada	Scotland	16–13
Round 5 – Aug 5
Ireland	New Zealand	19–11
Scotland	South Africa	19–17
Canada	Brazil	20–11