title: 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Women's singles
text: # 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Women's singles
  
  The 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship women's singles was held at the Burnside Bowling Club in Avonhead, Christchurch, New Zealand, from 29 November to 4 December 2016.
  
  The women's singles gold medal went to Karen Murphy of Australia. It was her second consecutive singles title after having won in 2012 as well.
  
  ## Section tables
  
  ### Section 1
  
  | Team | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts | Shots |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kelly McKerihen | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | +63 |
  | 2 | Karen Murphy | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | +68 |
  | 2 | Jo Edwards | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | +68 |
  | 4 | Saskia Schaft | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | +30 |
  | 4 | Laura Daniels | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | +30 |
  | 6 | Kim Heiser | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −17 |
  | 7 | Susan Kariuki | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −48 |
  | 8 | Sainiana Walker | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −55 |
  | 9 | Fran Davis | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | −47 |
  | 10 | Jacqueline Nicolle | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | −92 |
  
  ### Section 2
  
  | Team | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts | shots |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lesley Doig | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | +64 |
  | 2 | Siti Zalina Ahmad | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | +50 |
  | 3 | Carmen Anderson | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | +23 |
  | 4 | Ainie Knight | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | +18 |
  | 5 | Catherine Beattie | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | +16 |
  | 6 | Colleen Piketh | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | +6 |
  | 7 | Nurul Chuchu | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | −6 |
  | 8 | Sophie Tolchard | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | −12 |
  | 9 | Debbie Robertson | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | −84 |
  | 10 | Teokotai Jim | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | −75 |
  
  ## Finals
  
  | Play Offs | Play Offs | Play Offs | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | Gold medal | Gold medal |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | McKerihen | McKerihen | bye | | | | | | |
  | | | | McKerihen | McKerihen | 20 | | | |
  | | | | Murphy | Murphy | 21 | | | |
  | Zalina Ahmad | Zalina Ahmad | 14 | Murphy | Murphy | 21 | | | |
  | Murphy | Murphy | 21 | | | | | | |
  | Murphy | Murphy | 21 | | | | Murphy | Murphy | 21 |
  | | | | | | | Doig | Doig | 13 |
  | Doig | Doig | bye | | | | | | | Doig | Doig | 13 |
  | | | | Doig | Doig | 21 | | | |
  | | | | Edwards | Edwards | 18 | | | |
  | Edwards | Edwards | 21 | Edwards | Edwards | 18 | | | |
  | Anderson | Anderson | 20 | | | | | | |
  
  ## Results
  
  Women's singles section 1 :
  
  | Round 1 – 29 Nov | | |
  | - | - | - |
  | Netherlands | Fiji | 21–9 |
  | United States | Guernsey | 21–5 |
  | Australia | Cyprus | 21–7 |
  | New Zealand | Kenya | 21–8 |
  | Canada | Wales | 21–16 |
  | Round 2 – 29 Nov | | |
  | Fiji | Kenya | 21–12 |
  | Wales | Netherlands | 21–17 |
  | Cyprus | Guernsey | 21–20 |
  | Australia | United States | 21–14 |
  | Canada | New Zealand | 21–16 |
  | Round 3 – 29 Nov | | |
  | New Zealand | Wales | 21–12 |
  | Fiji | Cyprus | 21–18 |
  | Netherlands | United States | 21–9 |
  | Canada | Guernsey | 21–15 |
  | Kenya | Australia | 21–16 |
  | Round 4 – 30 Nov | | |
  | Canada | Cyprus | 21–13 |
  | Australia | Fiji | 21–3 |
  | Netherlands | Kenya | 21–10 |
  | New Zealand | United States | 21–10 |
  | Wales | Guernsey | 21–6 |
  | Round 5 – 30 Nov | | |
  | Netherlands | Guernsey | 21–12 |
  | Australia | Canada | 21–19 |
  | Kenya | United States | 21–14 |
  | New Zealand | Cyprus | 21–12 |
  | Wales | Fiji | 21–12 |
  | Round 6 – 30 Nov | | |
  | Cyprus | Kenya | 21–12 |
  | New Zealand | Guernsey | 21–1 |
  | Australia | Wales | 21–9 |
  | United States | Fiji | 21–15 |
  | Canada | Netherlands | 21–11 |
  | Round 7 – 1 Dec | | |
  | Australia | Guernsey | 21–9 |
  | Canada | Fiji | 21–5 |
  | Netherlands | New Zealand | 21–16 |
  | Wales | Kenya | 21–8 |
  | United States | Cyprus | 21–14 |
  | Round 8 – 1 Dec | | |
  | Canada | Kenya | 21–12 |
  | New Zealand | Australia | 21–20 |
  | Netherlands | Cyprus | 21–17 |
  | Wales | United States | 21–18 |
  | Fiji | Guernsey | 21–12 |
  | Round 9 – 1 Dec | | |
  | Canada | United States | 21–15 |
  | Australia | Netherlands | 21–12 |
  | New Zealand | Fiji | 21–6 |
  | Wales | Cyprus | 21–9 |
  | Kenya | Guernsey | 21–17 |
  
  Women's singles section 2 :
  
  | Round 1 – 29 Nov | | |
  | - | - | - |
  | Norfolk Island | Zimbabwe | 21–5 |
  | Scotland | Malaysia | 21–16 |
  | Ireland | Cook Islands | 21–13 |
  | England | Philippines | 21–20 |
  | Brunei | South Africa | 21–13 |
  | Round 2 – 29 Nov | | |
  | Philippines | Zimbabwe | 21–10 |
  | Norfolk Island | Brunei | 21–17 |
  | Malaysia | Cook Islands | 21–17 |
  | Scotland | Ireland | 21–18 |
  | South Africa | England | 21–16 |
  | Round 3 – 29 Nov | | |
  | Brunei | England | 21–16 |
  | Zimbabwe | Cook Islands | 21–18 |
  | Scotland | Norfolk Island | 21–11 |
  | South Africa | Malaysia | 21–17 |
  | Philippines | Ireland | 21–15 |
  | Round 4 – 30 Nov | | |
  | Philippines | Norfolk Island | 21–19 |
  | Scotland | England | 21–19 |
  | South Africa | Cook Islands | 21–9 |
  | Ireland | Zimbabwe | 21–8 |
  | Malaysia | Brunei | 21–5 |
  | Round 5 – 30 Nov | | |
  | England | Cook Islands | 21–11 |
  | Brunei | Zimbabwe | 21–12 |
  | Norfolk Island | Malaysia | 21–18 |
  | Ireland | South Africa | 21–14 |
  | Philippines | Scotland | 21–17 |
  | Round 6 – 30 Nov | | |
  | Philippines | Cook Islands | 21–11 |
  | Ireland | Brunei | 21–19 |
  | Malaysia | England | 21–20 |
  | Scotland | Zimbabwe | 21–5 |
  | Norfolk Island | South Africa | 21–16 |
  | Round 7 – 1 Dec | | |
  | Scotland | Cook Islands | 21–6 |
  | Brunei | Philippines | 21–20 |
  | Malaysia | Ireland | 21–9 |
  | South Africa | Zimbabwe | 21–11 |
  | England | Norfolk Island | 21–12 |
  | Round 8 – 1 Dec | | |
  | Scotland | Brunei | 21–10 |
  | Malaysia | Zimbabwe | 21–6 |
  | Norfolk Island | Cook Islands | 21–12 |
  | Ireland | England | 21–7 |
  | South Africa | Philippines | 21–20 |
  | Round 9 – 1 Dec | | |
  | Scotland | South Africa | 21–15 |
  | Malaysia | Philippines | 21–7 |
  | Norfolk Island | Ireland | 21–14 |
  | Brunei | Cook Islands | 21–17 |
  | Zimbabwe | England | 21–18 |
  