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.
"Thankfully I settled in quite well and made a good start," said Owen.
"Hopefully there are good things to come from Team Wales from now on."
The bowlers were the first Welsh competitors in action in Glasgow as they competed on Thursday before the evening's opening ceremony at the Hydro.
Amy Williams and Lauren Gowen will compete in the women's pairs against Canada pair Emma Boyd and Kelly McKerihen at 15:10 BST on Thursday.
