title: 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's triples
text: # 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's triples
  
  The 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship men's triples was held at the Burnside Bowling Club in Avonhead, Christchurch, New Zealand, from 29 November to 4 December 2016.
  
  The men's triples gold medal went to Andrew Knapper, Jamie Walker and Robert Paxton of England.
  
  ## Section tables
  
  ### Section 1
  
  | Team | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts | Shots |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Blake Signal, Mike Nagy, Ali Forsyth | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | +54 |
  | 2 | Aron Sherriff, Barrie Lester, Mark Casey | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | +85 |
  | 3 | Martin McHugh, Neil Mulholland, Simon Martin | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | +32 |
  | 4 | Douw Calitz, Graham Snyman, Willem Esterhuizen | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | +9 |
  | 5 | John Lowery, Michael Rive, Greg Davis | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | −8 |
  | 6 | James Flower, Phil Dunn, Scott Roberts | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | −48 |
  | 7 | Steve Harris, Robert Weale, Ross Owen | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | +18 |
  | 8 | Ryan Stadnyk, Steve McKerihen, Cam Lefresne | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −47 |
  | 9 | Fairus Jabal, Syamil Syazwan Ramli, Zulhilmie Redzuan | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | −42 |
  | 10 | Ieremia Salesa, Ioane Petelo, Arthur Bell | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | −53 |
  
  ### Section 2
  
  | Team | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts | Shots |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Andrew Knapper, Jamie Walker, Robert Paxton | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | +65 |
  | 2 | Darren Burnett, Iain McLean, Ronnie Duncan | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | +95 |
  | 3 | Kenta Hasebe, Hisaharu Satoh, Kenichi Emura | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | +26 |
  | 4 | Peter Bonsor, Graham Cathcart, Nick Cole | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | +35 |
  | 5 | Abdul Rahman bin Haji Omar, Haji Naim Brahim, Md Ali Hj Bujang | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | −15 |
  | 6 | Tom Craven, Denis Streak, Terry Bowes | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | −39 |
  | 7 | Thinus Oelofse, Petrus Breitenbach, Rudi Jacobs | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −24 |
  | 8 | Rajnesh Prasad, Semesa Naiseruvati, Arun Kumar | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −23 |
  | 9 | Brent Pauling, Mitchell Graham, Tim Sheridan | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −24 |
  | 10 | Koloni Polima, Dalton Tagelagi, John Kumitau | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | −96 |
  
  ## Finals
  
  | Play Offs | Play Offs | Play Offs | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | Gold medal | Gold medal |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | England | England | bye | | | | | | |
  | | | | England | England | 18 | | | |
  | | | | Japan | Japan | 9 | | | |
  | Japan | Japan | 16 | Japan | Japan | 9 | | | |
  | Ireland | Ireland | 15 | | | | | | |
  | Ireland | Ireland | 15 | | | | England | England | 15 |
  | | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 14 |
  | New Zealand | New Zealand | bye | | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 14 |
  | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 10 | | | |
  | | | | Australia | Australia | 18 | | | |
  | Australia | Australia | 16 | Australia | Australia | 18 | | | |
  | Scotland | Scotland | 13 | | | | | | |
  
  ## Results
  
  men's triples Section 1 :
  
  | Round 1 – 29 Nov | | |
  | - | - | - |
  | Canada | United States | 22–14 |
  | New Zealand | Jersey | 16–13 |
  | Australia | Wales | 20–20 |
  | Ireland | Samoa | 19–8 |
  | Malaysia | Namibia | 14–14 |
  | Round 2 – 29 Nov | | |
  | United States | Samoa | 16–9 |
  | Namibia | Canada | 19–11 |
  | Jersey | Wales | 15–12 |
  | Australia | New Zealand | 19–9 |
  | Malaysia | Ireland | 14–12 |
  | Round 3 – 29 Nov | | |
  | Ireland | Namibia | 20–13 |
  | Wales | United States | 26–7 |
  | New Zealand | Canada | 23–8 |
  | Jersey | Malaysia | 27–5 |
  | Australia | Samoa | 15–14 |
  | Round 4 – 30 Nov | | |
  | Australia | United States | 29–10 |
  | Jersey | Namibia | 24–23 |
  | New Zealand | Ireland | 17–9 |
  | Wales | Malaysia | 16–15 |
  | Canada | Samoa | 15–11 |
  | Round 5 – 30 Nov | | |
  | Jersey | Canada | 20–10 |
  | Australia | Malaysia | 21–10 |
  | New Zealand | Samoa | 27–8 |
  | Ireland | Wales | 17–13 |
  | United States | Namibia | 17–15 |
  | Round 6 – 30 Nov | | |
  | Wales | Samoa | 21–5 |
  | Ireland | Jersey | 23–12 |
  | Namibia | Australia | 12–9 |
  | New Zealand | United States | 23–16 |
  | Malaysia | Canada | 16–10 |
  | Round 7 – 1 Dec | | |
  | New Zealand | Wales | 17–13 |
  | Australia | Jersey | 28–4 |
  | Ireland | Canada | 20–11 |
  | Namibia | Samoa | 19–12 |
  | United States | Malaysia | 17–14 |
  | Round 8 – 1 Dec | | |
  | New Zealand | Namibia | 18–16 |
  | Australia | Ireland | 19–11 |
  | United States | Jersey | 13–12 |
  | Canada | Wales | 17–13 |
  | Samoa | Malaysia | 23–16 |
  | Round 9 – 1 Dec | | |
  | New Zealand | Malaysia | 19–13 |
  | Australia | Canada | 21–6 |
  | Ireland | United States | 19–11 |
  | Namibia | Wales | 19–16 |
  | Samoa | Jersey | 18–13 |
  
  men's triples Section 2 :
  
  | Round 1 – 29 Nov | | |
  | - | - | - |
  | England | Spain | 14–11 |
  | Scotland | Japan | 23–19 |
  | Brunei | Zimbabwe | 22–11 |
  | South Africa | Fiji | 25–10 |
  | Norfolk Island | Niue | 17–12 |
  | Round 2 – 29 Nov | | |
  | South Africa | Spain | 15–12 |
  | England | Norfolk Island | 23–13 |
  | Japan | Zimbabwe | 18–10 |
  | Scotland | Brunei | 21–9 |
  | Fiji | Niue | 20–12 |
  | Round 3 – 29 Nov | | |
  | Fiji | Norfolk Island | 15–14 |
  | Zimbabwe | Spain | 20–13 |
  | England | Scotland | 18–13 |
  | Japan | Niue | 22–12 |
  | Brunei | South Africa | 18–14 |
  | Round 4 – 30 Nov | | |
  | England | South Africa | 21–10 |
  | Japan | Norfolk Island | 17–16 |
  | Scotland | Fiji | 19–16 |
  | Spain | Brunei | 19–11 |
  | Zimbabwe | Niue | 16–11 |
  | Round 5 – 30 Nov | | |
  | England | Japan | 19–10 |
  | Brunei | Niue | 23–14 |
  | Scotland | South Africa | 28–8 |
  | Zimbabwe | Fiji | 16–11 |
  | Spain | Norfolk Island | 10–8 |
  | Round 6 – 30 Nov | | |
  | Zimbabwe | South Africa | 16–14 |
  | Norfolk Island | Brunei | 21–12 |
  | England | Niue | 31–8 |
  | Spain | Scotland | 22–13 |
  | Japan | Fiji | 16–11 |
  | Round 7 – 1 Dec | | |
  | England | Fiji | 16–13 |
  | Scotland | Zimbabwe | 32–8 |
  | Japan | Brunei | 28–11 |
  | Spain | Niue | 20–10 |
  | South Africa | Norfolk Island | 15–12 |
  | Round 8 – 1 Dec | | |
  | England | Zimbabwe | 21–15 |
  | Scotland | Norfolk Island | 27–7 |
  | Spain | Japan | 19–9 |
  | Brunei | Fiji | 17–15 |
  | South Africa | Niue | 15–15 |
  | Round 9 – 1 Dec | | |
  | Scotland | Niue | 34–8 |
  | Japan | South Africa | 23–15 |
  | Brunei | England | 18–13 |
  | Fiji | Spain | 18–17 |
  | Norfolk Island | Zimbabwe | 22–13 |
  