# Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles

Lawn bowls men's singles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Broadbeach Bowls Club in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 9 to 13. A total of 24 athletes from 24 associations participated in the event.

## Sectional play

The top two from each section advance to the knockout stage.

### Section A

| Rank | Athlete | MP | MW | MT | ML | FR | AG | PD | PTS |
| 1 | Shannon McIlroy (NZL) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 46 | 56 | 12 |
| 2 | Robert Paxton (ENG) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 85 | 15 | 12 |
| 3 | Arun Kumar (FIJ) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 71 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Krishna Xalxo (IND) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 86 | -7 | 6 |
| 5 | Andrew Newell (JAM) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 97 | -50 | 6 |
| 6 | Cephas Kimani (KEN) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 86 | -24 | 3 |
| | New Zealand | England | Fiji | India | Jamaica | Kenya |
| New Zealand | — | 18–21 | 21–15 | 21–0 | 21–0 | 21–10 |
| England | 21–18 | — | 21–13 | 21–19 | 16–21 | 21–14 |
| Fiji | 15–21 | 13–21 | — | 11–21 | 21–3 | 21–5 |
| India | 0–21 | 19–21 | 21–11 | — | 18–21 | 21–12 |
| Jamaica | 0–21 | 21–16 | 3–21 | 21–18 | — | 2–21 |
| Kenya | 10–21 | 14–21 | 5–21 | 12–21 | 21–2 | — |

### Section B

| Rank | Athlete | MP | MW | MT | ML | FR | AG | PD | PTS |
| 1 | Ryan Bester (CAN) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 57 | 48 | 15 |
| 2 | Gary Kelly (NIR) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 65 | 31 | 12 |
| 3 | Matu Bazo (PNG) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 94 | -14 | 9 |
| 4 | Malcolm De Sousa (JER) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 77 | 21 | 6 |
| 5 | Kenneth McGreal (IOM) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 97 | -35 | 3 |
| 6 | John Gaborutwe (BOT) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 105 | -51 | 0 |
| | Canada | Northern Ireland | Papua New Guinea | Jersey | Isle of Man | Botswana |
| Canada | — | 21–12 | 21–13 | 21–20 | 21–8 | 21–4 |
| Northern Ireland | 12–21 | — | 21–4 | 21–20 | 21–7 | 21–13 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13–21 | 4–21 | — | 21–16 | 21–18 | 21–18 |
| Jersey | 20–21 | 20–21 | 16–21 | — | 21–8 | 21–6 |
| Isle of Man | 8–21 | 7–21 | 18–21 | 8–21 | — | 21–13 |
| Botswana | 4–21 | 13–21 | 18–21 | 6–21 | 13–21 | — |

### Section C

| Rank | Athlete | MP | MW | MT | ML | FR | AG | PD | PTS |
| 1 | Darren Burnett (SCO) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 45 | 60 | 15 |
| 2 | Soufi Rusli (MAS) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 62 | 41 | 12 |
| 3 | Todd Priaulx (GUE) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 72 | 15 | 9 |
| 4 | Abdul Rahman bin Haji Omar (BRU) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 89 | -6 | 6 |
| 5 | Edward Bell (SAM) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 99 | -49 | 3 |
| 6 | Dalton Tagelagi (NIU) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 105 | -61 | 0 |
| | Scotland | Malaysia | Guernsey | Brunei | Samoa | Niue |
| Scotland | — | 21–19 | 21–13 | 21–8 | 21–2 | 21–3 |
| Malaysia | 19–21 | — | 21–11 | 21–13 | 21–12 | 21–5 |
| Guernsey | 13–21 | 11–21 | — | 21–20 | 21–3 | 21–7 |
| Brunei | 8–21 | 13–21 | 20–21 | — | 21–12 | 21–14 |
| Samoa | 2–21 | 12–21 | 3–21 | 12–21 | — | 21–15 |
| Niue | 3–21 | 5–21 | 7–21 | 14–21 | 15–21 | — |

### Section D

| Rank | Athlete | MP | MW | MT | ML | FR | AG | PD | PTS |
| 1 | Aaron Wilson (AUS) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 63 | 42 | 15 |
| 2 | Petrus Breitenbach (RSA) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 85 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Daniel Salmon (WAL) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 90 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Brendan Aquilina (MLT) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 95 | -1 | 6 |
| 5 | Phil Jones (NFI) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 89 | -9 | 3 |
| 6 | Taiki Paniani (COK) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 105 | -41 | 0 |
| | Australia | South Africa | Wales | Malta | Norfolk Island | Cook Islands |
| Australia | — | 21–6 | 21–16 | 21–17 | 21–18 | 21–6 |
| South Africa | 6–21 | — | 21–15 | 21–17 | 21–13 | 21–19 |
| Wales | 16–21 | 15–21 | — | 21–18 | 21–13 | 21–17 |
| Malta | 17–21 | 17–21 | 18–21 | — | 21–15 | 21–17 |
| Norfolk Island | 18–21 | 13–21 | 13–21 | 15–21 | — | 21–5 |
| Cook Islands | 6–21 | 19–21 | 17–21 | 17–21 | 5–21 | — |

## Knockout stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Shannon McIlroy (NZL) | 16 | | | | | | |
| A2 | Robert Paxton (ENG) | 21 | | | | | | |
| A2 | Robert Paxton (ENG) | 21 | A1 | Robert Paxton (ENG) | 16 | | | |
| | | | D1 | Aaron Wilson (AUS) | 21 | | | |
| D1 | Aaron Wilson (AUS) | 21 | D1 | Aaron Wilson (AUS) | 21 | | | |
| B2 | Gary Kelly (NIR) | 9 | | | | | | |
| B2 | Gary Kelly (NIR) | 9 | | | | D1 | Aaron Wilson (AUS) | 21 |
| | | | | | | B1 | Ryan Bester (CAN) | 14 |
| B1 | Ryan Bester (CAN) | 21 | | | | | | | B1 | Ryan Bester (CAN) | 14 |
| D2 | Petrus Breitenbach (RSA) | 9 | | | |
| D2 | Petrus Breitenbach (RSA) | 9 | B1 | Ryan Bester (CAN) | 21 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | C1 | Darren Burnett (SCO) | 19 |
| C1 | Darren Burnett (SCO) | 21 | C1 | Darren Burnett (SCO) | 19 | A1 | Robert Paxton (ENG) | 21 |
| C2 | Soufi Rusli (MAS) | 13 | | | | C1 | Darren Burnett (SCO) | 14 |