2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
The 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Burnside Bowling Club in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 12–24 January 2008. Safuan Said won the men's singles Gold. New Zealand won the pairs, fours and Leonard Trophy with only Scotland preventing a clean sweep by claiming the triples.
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's Singles |  Safuan Said |  Aron Sherriff |  Ryan Bester |  Ali Forsyth |
| Men's Pairs | Russell Meyer Gary Lawson |  Darren Burnett Billy Mellors | Safuan Said Fairul Izwan Abd Muin | Aron Sherriff Nathan Rice |
| Men's Triples | Wayne Hogg Willie Wood David Peacock |  Samuela TuikiliganaCurtis Mar Keshwa Goundar | Keith Roney Chris Stadnyk Hiren Bhartu | Azim Azami Ariffin Azwan Shuhaimi Mohd Amir Mohd Yusof |
| Men's Fours | Andrew Todd Richard Girvan Russell Meyer Gary Lawson | Nathan Rice Bill Cornehls Wayne Turley Mark Casey |  Mark Bantock Stephen Farish Robert Newman Graham Shadwell |  Wayne PerryClinton Roets Billy Radloff Brian Dixon |
| Men's Team | New Zealand | Australia | Malaysia | N/A |
| Women's Singles | Val Smith | Ellen Falkner | Siti Zalina Ahmad | Kelsey Cottrell |
| Women's Pairs | Jo Edwards Val Smith | Wendy King Ellen Falkner | Bernie O’Neill Margaret Johnston | Lynsey Armitage Karen Murphy |
| Women's Triples | Sylvia Burns Loraine Victor Lorna Trigwell | Claire Duke Julie Keegan Kelsey Cottrell | Marina Khan Jan Khan Sharon Sims |  Hannah Smith Anwen Butten Kathy Pearce |
| Women's Fours | Lynsey Armitage Claire Duke Julie Keegan Karen Murphy | Hannah Smith Anwen Butten Isabel Jones Wendy Price | Alison Bell Donna McNally Bernie O’Neill Jennifer Dowds | Nor Shafeeqah Yahya Nur Fidrah Noh Azlina Arshad Nor Hashimah Ismail |
| Women's Team | Australia | New Zealand | Malaysia | N/A |