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Ross Owen starts Team Wales campaign with singles victory

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 23, 2026, 12:24 PM

Last updated Jul 23, 2026

Ross Owen starts Team Wales campaign with singles victory
Summary

Bowler Ross Owen commenced the Team Wales campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games with a 2-0 victory in men's singles against Pakistan's Mohammed Ayub Qureshi. Owen won the sets with scores of 12-5 and 17-0. This match marked Owen's first competition in Glasgow as the opening event before the evening ceremony. Owen, a 32-year-old from Merthyr Tydfil, previously claimed a bronze medal in the men's triples during the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He will next face England's Sam Tolchard on Friday.

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  • •Owen won the first two sets 12-5 and 17-0.
  • •He competes next against England's Sam Tolchard on Friday.
  • •This is Owen's third Commonwealth Games appearance.
  • •His previous medal was a bronze in Birmingham 2022.
  • •Welsh bowlers were the first athletes to compete in Glasgow.
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  • 12:24 PMYahoo Sports — Bowler Owen kicks off Wales campaign with victory
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Bowler Ross Owen kicked off the Team Wales campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games with a comfortable 2-0 men's singles victory against Mohammed Ayub Qureshi from Pakistan. Owen, 32 from Merthyr Tydfil, won the two sets 12-5 and 17-0 and is next in action against England's Sam Tolchard on Friday. This is Owen's third Games having won a bronze medal as part of the men's triples in Birmingham in 2022.

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