| Lawn bowls at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Singles | men | women |
| Pairs | men | women |
| Triples | men | women |
The men's singles competition began on October 9, 2010. [1] and finished on October 13, 2010.
| Lawn bowls at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Singles | men | women |
| Pairs | men | women |
| Triples | men | women |
The men's singles competition began on October 9, 2010. [1] and finished on October 13, 2010.
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | F | A | Pts | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gary Kelly | 9 | 7 | 2 | 154 | 108 | 14 | +10 |
| 2 |  Leif Selby | 9 | 6 | 3 | 161 | 116 | 12 | +7 |
| 3 |  Paul Foster | 9 | 6 | 3 | 155 | 107 | 12 | +4 |
| 4 |  Bobby Donnelly | 9 | 6 | 3 | 147 | 137 | 12 | +1 |
| 5 |  Ryan Bester | 9 | 4 | 5 | 146 | 120 | 8 | +2 |
| 6 |  Peter Juni | 9 | 4 | 5 | 146 | 127 | 8 | +2 |
| 7 |  Safuan Said | 9 | 4 | 5 | 142 | 138 | 8 | -1 |
| 8 |  Matt Le Ber | 9 | 3 | 6 | 94 | 154 | 6 | -8 |
| 9 |  Mohammad Raja | 9 | 3 | 6 | 101 | 178 | 6 | -8 |
| 10 |  Valovale Pritchard | 9 | 2 | 7 | 99 | 160 | 4 | -11 |
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | F | A | Pts | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sam Tolchard | 8 | 7 | 1 | 157 | 86 | 14 | +11 |
| 2 |  Ali Forsyth | 8 | 7 | 1 | 150 | 92 | 14 | +8 |
| 3 |  Robert Weale | 8 | 5 | 3 | 164 | 98 | 10 | +6 |
| 4 |  Munokokura Pita | 8 | 4 | 4 | 114 | 129 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 |  Michael Rive | 8 | 4 | 4 | 109 | 125 | 8 | -2 |
| 6 |  Raymond Mascarenhas | 8 | 3 | 5 | 133 | 110 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 |  Shaun Parnis | 8 | 3 | 5 | 112 | 134 | 6 | -3 |
| 8 |  Leslie Lagatule | 8 | 2 | 6 | 80 | 169 | 4 | -8 |
| 9 |  Kassim Ampuan | 8 | 1 | 7 | 81 | 157 | 2 | -13 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal Match | ||||||||||||||||||
 Gary Kelly (NIR) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gary Kelly (NIR) | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Leif Selby (AUS) | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ali Forsyth (NZL) | 11 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leif Selby (AUS) | 2 | 13 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leif Selby (AUS) | 3 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Robert Weale (WAL) | 8 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Sam Tolchard (ENG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Tolchard (ENG) | 9 | 3 | 0 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||||||||||
| Robert Weale (WAL) | 5 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert Weale (WAL) | 8 | 8 | Gary Kelly (NIR) | 6 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Paul Foster (SCO) | 8 | 5 | Sam Tolchard (ENG) | 11 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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