Shootout win for Kelly to maintain unbeaten start in men’s singles

Nigel Ringland - BBC Sport NI Senior Journalist in GlasgowSat, July 25, 2026 at 8:44 AM UTC

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Gary Kelly

Gary Kelly came from behind in dramatic style to beat 17 year-old Liam Hill from Tonga and make it three wins to start his campaign for a third Commonwealth Games medal.

Hill’s aggressive style saw him cruise to 9-6 win in the opening set against an out of sorts Kelly but the Ballymoney man found his form to open up a 5-0 lead in the second set.

However, Hill would mount a comeback closing to within a shot heading to the final end.

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Holding shot, that would have given him the game, Hill made a tactical error with his final bowl as he committed a 30 second shot clock violation.

It opened the door for Kelly but he still had a difficult shot to walk through it but he produced a superb bowl to trail the jack into the ditch, to take the set 7-4 and set up a one-end decider.

Kelly opened up with a pair of excellent bowls that forced Hill into having to play some difficult shots, which he couldn’t quite manage.

Kelly will again be in action later on Saturday against Harriman Yuen from Singapore.

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