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It was 2008 when I was the winner here. I had been close to twice

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since then but I would really like to win for a second time. Coming in

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to the tournament, I'm happy with my form. You have still got to produce

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on the ring. So far it is pretty much where I wanted to be. I just

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did enough of the crucial times to beat my opponent. I lost my way in

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the second set against Jonathan Ross. He stepped up his game. Then I

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had a good drive in the first hybrid grain. -- game. It was two -nil at

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the tie-break. I do feel as I progressed through tournaments I get

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better or should I say, more consistent. I feel each round I have

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touch more consistency. And you want them to be playing the big shots

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because the difficult. So the more consistent you can play, the more

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questions you're asking. My form has been the best it has been since

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2004. In 2015 I'm older, wiser. And I think a bit more calm as well. I

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have been listening to a song. Running, it is called. Far beyond

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say. And ever since last Thursday it is being my theme song. The song is

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about being away from home and looking forward to running back

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home. So I'm looking forward to the final. But also looking forward to

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travelling home as well to see my parents and my wife. Going into the

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last end I was excited. I had lost a game then and managed to get two out

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of it. So surprising. I had been playing against Greg all year. He is

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the player who is the most on form. He has been doing really well. I

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would say he's the most consistent player of 2015. I suppose I am

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expecting another tough game. Hello and a warm welcome to the

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final of the Co-Operative Funeral Care Scottish International Open

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2015 between Jason Greenslade and Greg Harlow. Last Saturday the two

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of the top bowlers in the world representing 11 nations came here to

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the Dewars Centre trying to be Scottish international open

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champion. And what we could have been.

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One of the heavyweights of the sport going toe to toe with one of the

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true fighters of the game. Looking so sharp out there. Delivering the

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knockout blow. He is up for it. You can see it in

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his eyes. This afternoon the final act of the

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Scottish International Open takes place. If the past six days is

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anything to go by you can expect the unexpected. The past six days, there

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has been a feeling that something is brewing.

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Round one at the typical upset. King, and the champion all accounted

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for by qualifiers. But the storm had yet to hit. Entering round to the

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four seeds and three previous winners remained. By Wednesday

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evening they had all been eliminated. If the defeat of Alex

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Marshall on Tuesday was a surprise then that consecutive elimination of

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the three previous Scottish international winners on Wednesday

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was astonishing. As good an afternoon of entertainment as we

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have seen here. And the form book in tatters. Never has the open more

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aptly named. Thursday morning the title was there for the taking. Time

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to focus the mind. Execute the plans.

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This window for virginity was too good to miss. Quarterfinal victories

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were Jason Greenslade, Stewart Anderson, Greg Harlow and Darren

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Burnett set to scintillating semifinal. The action on Friday

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morning fast and furious. Jason Greenslade showed nerves of steel to

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book his place in the final. This for the final. Will he get the edge?

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Yes! 11 years after he last was the winner here the Welshman won game

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away from repeating that feat. And to all champions, Greg Harlow

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besting Darren Burnett bit of risk. Can he make it through? The match to

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Greg Harlow! Greg Harlow Texas place in the final. 32 made the trip to

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Paris and now just to remain. One final chapter in what has been a

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dramatic week of bowls. This is the 2015 Scottish International Open

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final. The best two players all week in the

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final this afternoon and we cannot wait to see it. David Corkill has

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been in the commentary box all week. These two have been in sensational

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form. They have. We get to the last four and with could not pick the

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winner. It was so close between the semifinalists. It has been an

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unusual week. The form book was ripped off early on. Once we got rid

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of Nicky Brett and Paul Foster who featured heavily in the past few

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years, you thought where is it going to go. Then a lot of great names

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came through after that. David Gurley disappeared, he does not say

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much any more. We had some of the greats of the game. And Greg Harlow

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a previous winner as is Jason Greenslade. Absolutely, I'm

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impressed with the way Jason has come through. Greg is

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ultra-consistent and you expect him to be one of the favourites at any

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tournament. But Jason has done really well to get to this stage.

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Greg of course knocked out Alex Marshall who's desperate to do well

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in Perth but has still not managed it. I would not mind having that

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blip on a CD, he is the winner in everything else. I do believe that

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he will win but probably at the stage when he not worried about this

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his CV. So today we have the 2004 champion against the 2008 champion.

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Both guys have been playing so well. How do you see the final going,

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remembering that they will be able to see you in the commentary box!

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Well it is over 11 ends and that makes a difference. What will

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happen, whoever gets a bit of luck and whoever gets a bit of bad luck,

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we'll win this match. They're so close that you could not call it.

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I'm hoping for a tie-break to be honest, we all my close! Well the

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players do not like them much! Let's get them out now. Greg Harlow

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against Jason Greenslade. Quiet and unassuming but deadly,

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Jason has been in sparkling form or week. Two knockout Les Gillett and

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Stuart Anderson is no mean feat and the Welsh wizard has managed that

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and more. He did not expect to get too far in the competition and had

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to cancel plans to play in Australia on Monday. A win for him today would

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more than make up for that. It is seven years since Greg Harlow tasted

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success here in Perth and five since he stood on top of the world. But he

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has been impressive this week, knocking Alex Marshall out of the

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tournament. He likes to toast his success with champagne and fish and

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chips. Will he be sampling that gastronomic delights later this

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afternoon question mark ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm

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welcome to the finalists at the Scottish International Open 2015,

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Wales against England. Jason Greenslade against Greg Harlow!

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I thought they would both break into Highland Jake! Led by pipe major gym

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forms. It is going to be a brilliant final.

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Good afternoon everyone. One of these players will be doing a jig

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come the end of the final but which would it be, we do not know. The

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unpredictable Jason Greenslade against the steady play of Greg

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Harlow. Finals can just come down to one or two shots that make the

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difference. I think it will come down to that, one or two lucky bowls

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or some but just do not provide. Greg Harlow had good results. But he

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put a bowl in the perfect addition to win the match. That will all come

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through. I just could not separate these players. If they play at 90%

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of what they do in the semifinals we are in for a cracking final.

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A very good opener. Both players are playing in the

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opposite colours to which they won the semifinals. A change of bowls

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for each. But their favourite sets all the same.

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They are in a situation where it does not really matter too much to

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them. Both are experienced, have been around a long time, these

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players. Different coloured bowls will not make any odds. But they

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still had to go out and practice with them to make sure they are

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comfortable. They are precisely the same size and weight and design,

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manufacture and model. But just occasionally the green bowls do not

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play the same as the red bowls. That looks better. There is the

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shot. That looks better. There is the

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keep it to a single. A longer final of course, 11 ends.

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to use them a lot against Jason. Again on his favourite forehand.

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There is always a good crowd inside the Dewars Centre for the final of

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the Scottish International Open. After a quiet start to the week

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crowds have been very good. And they have been well entertained.

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Both players finding their line and wait. Jason will be tempted with

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this on the forehand. Early days of the touching his own ball would

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almost secure the shot. They do not want to go chasing it.

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He would have liked that to be three feet less weight. Good shot but a

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danger for Jason, he has to get close to his own.

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Greg Harlow tempted. His natural style of play is as an attacking

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player. A little running shot. Needs to start to come back.

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Might have brought it down to one. Those bowls being moved about. Jason

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could not afford to go narrow. Not sure that has made it. Just the

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one. The red ball looking very lonely.

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He is not bad with this! He wants it to stay up and it has. Young bowlers

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there from the junior bowling association. This ball coming in,

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Greg is good at looking at measures. He is spending a bit of time on

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this. He has got a good eye, so he knows. Just had to make sure.

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Both players will be happy with this start. Both players influence the

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end of the last ball. Little runners as well on target. Good to see.

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They just have been clever shots. If it is a preview of what is to come,

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stay with us for a great game between the Welshman and Jason

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Greenslade. The game has seen some of the best

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bowling this week than there has been for a long time. Consistently

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from the second round onwards. The development of the game is very

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important as we look to bring younger players through. That is the

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Grampian junior Bowling Association. And we can mention the

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secretary Annie Philip. Their mascot was Jack Green! I had to mention

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that, the dealers we got the Grampian junior bowling association

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a mention. And they've brought us some tablet. We have got a shoe box

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full of the stuff! Fabulous! Great to see the kids being brought on

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like that. That is where the development of the sport really

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takes place. And is good for Scotland in the future when they are

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able to do that. He is trying to encourage that but

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just dropping a little bit on the line. The line looked absolutely

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perfect. Greg Harlow knows what it is like to

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win this competition. And what does like to go out in the first round.

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-- what it is like. He does not like losing in the semifinal. He is

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safely through. His fourth final. It is horrible to lose in the

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semifinals. You miss out on the whole excitement of the date of the

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final. They say that about the FA Cup as well. It is just another

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match, but it is the build-up to the final. Jason trying to draw his way

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out of trouble. He needs good weight. If he drops he

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will get number one. That is close! Might just not have made it. 40 was

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closer than that. One green. There is a shot for Greg Harlow through

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the gap between the Reds. It is difficult. Although it is fairly

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safe. He is trying to come between the gap

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with the front red balls. Now it becomes dangerous. He is OK, he is

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fine. Made it even closer. Both players with the final ball of

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the end, there or thereabouts. Over the years both players have had

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to temper the game quite a bit. To the company successful on the

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professional tour. Greg used to be very aggressive, he has brought that

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element back again and is good at it but he does not play as heavy. He

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plays controlled weight and does it very well. And Jason also enjoying

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it more than he used to. And that is the key to success for both these

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players. Both players starting well. There

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was a minute of silence here in respect for the events that

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happened, horrendous events that happened in Paris overnight. And the

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Dewars Centre as many sporting venues across the country lowering

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their flag. Good again. Just in behind. Cannot

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afford to have a loose end for either player. With that you could

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potentially lose two, three, four shots. That is where the calibre of

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this is. This is different from Jason. Definitely on a narrow line.

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If the weight is right he is in. You expect red to follow that. That is

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something we're working on, seeing those younger players working hard

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and trying to develop younger players back home. A lot of young

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teenagers playing the game and being brought through now for the outdoor

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in the summertime. It is an area where we are very lacking. That is

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close, the line is perfect. Just a bit of extra weight. You want it to

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be on the inside line. It was the weight that was the problem.

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Jason has to be careful so he doesn't go back to the jack. Might

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have to take a wider line. He would change his hand. Can't blame him.

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Much safer. Could easily change the jack. It isn't a special

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opportunity, this one. Worried about the green balls there. Safety first.

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Nothing to choose between the two players so far after four ends.

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There is the marker, her final season on the professional circuit.

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She's retiring from umpiring and marking. She has been a very good

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contributor and has had success with television bowls, and she has been a

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very good player in her own right. Highly respected by players, which

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is the key, really for Sandra. I'll tell you what, there's no hiding

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place from the players when you're out there, and it is good to have

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someone you have absolute confidence in.

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I was chatting with some markers. Anybody can put the jack on the spot

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but it is the way they communicate and the way they can see the shots,

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that is the key to it all. They have to read the game. That is the

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important bit. You don't have time to dance around the jack. They have

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to make decisions. He's sticking with the draw to get

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another one close, and if he doesn't be this red bowl, he will be tempted

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to have a pop at it. Now, Greg, will it get back? MARKER: One read.

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Slightly further to the side than he wanted.

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That is a shot on his favourite forehand runner, which has become so

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effective. It changes things rather. Just one to red.

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Jason is still working in a government job, so he has to work

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around leave and all sorts of things. Greg, of course, working in

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the bowls environment for a long time.

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He needs the back front. He's got it. That's good. He still leaving

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Greg with the best back bowl, but it does change things rather.

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He is trying to draw this. Can he get inside his own green bull-mac?

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Good effort. Nice weight for it. Well, the series of singles

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continues. 3-2 to the Welshman. It is a canny game, as they say up

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here. Everything is very tight. They're not taking risks or chances.

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They are playing the weight shots when the percentages are worth the

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risk. Jason Greenslade, he didn't drop a

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set in his opening three matches. He dropped the opening set to Stewart

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Anderson, bounced back to take the second.

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Both of these players conquer is of the Scots in the semifinal.

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Didn't look like it was good out of the hand. The problem for Jason is

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he had to slow it down before target. Jason will stick to the

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draw. Goodness me. This one is worse.

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Jason, what are you doing? While. By he would have dropped over flat.

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That would have been very close to the number one.

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Greg has a choice to play. There is a great forehand shot on if he wants

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to play it, taking the red bull-mac out and leave him with four. The

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alternative is to draw on the backhand and touch the jack the

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three. He's very to this. -- he's very

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close to this. Greg thought he was lying two shots. If it was one shot,

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he would have played slightly differently. It is two and a

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measure. Definitely. Any touch was worth three. But it is hard to tell

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with the bull-mac in there. Now they can see it better. -- bull-mac.

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They are sorting out the calipers. The players are very happy with

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this. The calipers are so accurate, there is no room for any

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misjudgement on that. That is close! I would be favouring red. MARKER:

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Two shots, Greg Harlow. That is the double. And you see there was

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millimetres in it. Just getting it measured. Take away any doubts.

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So, Greg Harlow, who has had his adventures this week, with a

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quarterfinal against Jonathan Ross, powered through the first, lost the

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second, took the tie-break. What a game yesterday against Darren

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Burnett. He got through it. Darren Burnett nearly won it.

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These two players have kept up their performances, they haven't dropped

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off, which is something we can see. He thought about going to have a

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look but Jason Greenslade is quite happy from the angle.

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Here he comes! He got a little touch on the jack sideways. He wants to

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get behind it and drop back on it. Certainly a couple of options for

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Jason Greenslade. If he gets the jack absolutely

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right, he could get two or three. It is difficult to pick out the line.

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Oh, he knew he was close. Thin edge took him away. MARKER: One shot,

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Greg Harlow. He was close, took the neck of the

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front bowl. That was enough to divert him. He had the safety of the

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second shot behind. He is certainly reaching with this

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one. That is where the first one needs to be so he can move back from

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their rather than go chasing up all the time and dropping three feet

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short. He knows that why the shake of the head is coming from.

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Greg is not going to let him away with it. The pressure builds.

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I'm not sure about this. He's very close to the jack. He wasn't sure

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about that at all. You couldn't see it but I could from the commentary

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position. His body language just wasn't right. And he's concerned

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because you usually know when you are absolutely bang on.

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Greg will go looking for the jack in the ditch. A little bit of weight.

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Got it. Andrew Wright beside it! Could have gone out to the re-spot.

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But bang on target on the inside of the jack. And managed to get the

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beautiful bounce which put him be sided. That is not possible to beat

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that. Watch the way the red bowl sends the jack back towards the

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green bowl. You don't pay for it, either. The jack in the ditch and

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the bowl following is natural but there is no way on earth you can

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anticipate that sort of bounce. Bang on target, got the result. Take the

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one shot. For Jason, that is a practice on, not much you can do

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about it. That is a useful practice shot. They will learn from that.

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Just getting enough in front at the moment, Greg Harlow. There are the

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flags of England and Wales, flying proudly in the jewellers centre. --

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last three years, finals between Paul Foster and Nicky Brecht, they

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have been thrilling. Paul Foster winning in 2012, Nick Brett in 2014.

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First bowl is short. This is the opportunity you're always looking

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for. Good move, forehand. A lot of players have been using the

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forehand. It seems to run on smoother. That is

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what he needs to do. If he can do that the next time in the other

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direction, get away from the backhand, which is causing him

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problems... The crowd are being very fair to

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both players, as you'd expect. Anything through the jack is good.

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Greg isn't giving him time to settle.

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Can he gather this up? Well, half jack, followed through with it. Just

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the one. It doesn't make any difference if it is not as heavy as

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that. A lot of bowls have been falling

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short in this backhand. Let's see if he can push this through. Just

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struggling. He was slightly under the line as well. He wanted to come

:55:16.:55:19.

in on the wide side. Jason really needs to score here.

:55:20.:55:46.

That is the re-spot position, that is the 1 I thought he had to come in

:55:47.:55:48.

over. It might be a double. This will influence the shot

:55:49.:56:07.

direction. MARKER: Very close. Jason will come down and have a look at

:56:08.:56:13.

this. If it was one, he could run the jack. If it is two, that is a

:56:14.:56:18.

different complex. That is the issue. He needs to see where he is

:56:19.:56:24.

going. Now, there is a 2 shot available. If he wants to play it,

:56:25.:56:28.

he can play slightly inside the red ball to make it double, which you

:56:29.:56:32.

really needs. The alternative is just draw it. And that is to play on

:56:33.:56:38.

the white side and tried to miss the green bowl and coming on the high

:56:39.:56:42.

side of the jack. Either way, it's good. He could drive the forehand

:56:43.:56:46.

green jack but that is a tough target.

:56:47.:56:55.

He's got it all wrong, that'll make a double, I am certain of it. The

:56:56.:57:15.

way his opponent moved away, he knows. He leaves it for Jason to see

:57:16.:57:21.

for himself. It might be the odd bowl that makes

:57:22.:57:39.

the difference overall. And that one gives Greg Harlow a 5 shot lead with

:57:40.:57:43.

two to play. Greg Harlow dancing up at the

:57:44.:58:23.

scoreboard above him. It is a nice picture for him. He can afford to

:58:24.:58:24.

lose one here. Making a bit more effort with the

:58:25.:58:37.

first bowl, but dropping short, which has been a feature of this

:58:38.:58:39.

first set. That won't look too clever from the

:58:40.:58:45.

mat. It is a narrow target. Jason has to have the weight to

:58:46.:59:22.

carry the bowl. It's better this time but it is struggling. You can

:59:23.:59:30.

see the brakes going on. It is going to be all over.

:59:31.:59:38.

Greg Harlow knows he has got his opponent exactly where he wants him

:59:39.:59:48.

at the moment - in deep trouble. They will come around. Just touching

:59:49.:59:57.

it, but he will be more than happy. Still draw on for Jason if you wants

:59:58.:00:04.

to play it, but Greg is getting far too much room.

:00:05.:00:10.

Jason is playing the odd good bowl, but they are recovery bowls. He is

:00:11.:00:16.

struggling for weight. Not bad. It might change things for

:00:17.:00:31.

his next shot. A little smile, he realises it is not going well.

:00:32.:00:51.

I would not be surprised to see Greg Harlow going deep with this. An

:00:52.:00:56.

attacking shot for Jason on the forehand. Anything deep past the

:00:57.:01:07.

jack is good. Even the running bowl horrible now. It leaves you very

:01:08.:01:17.

little to do. His best result is the jack bouncing back off the back

:01:18.:01:24.

green. The draw shot, guaranteed to get to single. It is like trying to

:01:25.:01:31.

colouring with just a black pen available. He has given this a

:01:32.:01:46.

better chance. A great ball. But it is a recovery and is just not

:01:47.:01:53.

enough. It ensures we will pave the 11th end

:01:54.:02:11.

of the opening set. -- we'll play. A chance now

:02:12.:02:46.

of the opening set. -- we'll play. A with both the jack and the first

:02:47.:02:57.

ball. Just smiling to himself and shaking

:02:58.:02:58.

his head thinking, what am I Just smiling to himself and shaking

:02:59.:03:02.

The opposition Just smiling to himself and shaking

:03:03.:04:44.

Jason will not waste any time. Greg may not even bother playing his

:04:45.:04:55.

last. Jason carrying red down. -- it down. A good opening set for Greg

:04:56.:05:04.

Harlow. He just got himself away, winning five of the last six ends.

:05:05.:05:13.

The jack in the ditch was very important. It was not a key moment

:05:14.:05:22.

in the game but you noticed there was a slight break in where the

:05:23.:05:29.

scoreline was going. I think 11-4 is a bit unfair as the scoreline, it

:05:30.:05:36.

was a better game than that. At the moment Greg doing everything

:05:37.:05:44.

he has to do. Drawing well. Playing the conversion shots very well.

:05:45.:05:54.

The last two Scottish international open final appearance for Greg

:05:55.:06:08.

Harlow. He went on to win the second comfortably. And in 2011 Greg Harlow

:06:09.:06:14.

took the first six games against Robert Paxton to win 11-2.

:06:15.:06:36.

He knows that he has won and lost this title.

:06:37.:06:50.

Jason has played a super first bowl right there on the jack. He will be

:06:51.:06:55.

delighted to get that all the way up to the teeth. -- the tea.

:06:56.:07:08.

An opportunity to change onto the forehand, I thought he might have

:07:09.:07:24.

started with that. That is useful. A couple of good

:07:25.:07:32.

bowls, green and red. A little tap on the red and he will balance the

:07:33.:07:42.

jack to his own. Any heavier, just a tiny nudge, and the jack will go all

:07:43.:07:58.

the breakthrough to the red. Another receiver. That's the target

:07:59.:08:09.

for Jason. It trots down the 30 metres. Not a problem when you're to

:08:10.:08:15.

running eight miles in a day when you go out to clear your head. I

:08:16.:08:24.

find it difficult to do in terms of concentration, trying to clear the

:08:25.:08:30.

mind. He has made great strides in the last year or two. He has not

:08:31.:08:39.

made it. Could have done with that running a little bit more. That is a

:08:40.:08:48.

little tap. He gets it absolutely right, the jack will move to hear

:08:49.:08:54.

and be absolutely perfect. If he plays a different type of shot,

:08:55.:09:02.

well... He is on the forehand. Did not want to bring the jack out.

:09:03.:09:16.

Looking for his own ball. Could not see him getting the angle right.

:09:17.:09:25.

Surprised he did not play the backhand on that.

:09:26.:09:33.

Maybe he thought his last was good and did not make it, try something

:09:34.:09:46.

different. Perfect draw required. Just going to

:09:47.:10:01.

fall short. Not far away but far enough.

:10:02.:10:15.

This will be interesting to see what Jason Dodds. The last time he played

:10:16.:10:20.

this way he left it fairly short and did not have a good end at all. This

:10:21.:10:29.

one a bit longer. And also brought the mat up a metre or two. Adjusted

:10:30.:10:49.

the line. Up a couple of metres. He is trying to encourage this up as

:10:50.:10:54.

well. He's not going to make it, some distance now. You put yourself

:10:55.:11:02.

in a heap of trouble when you do that.

:11:03.:11:16.

The bowling brain is working, moving the mat up and moving the jack to

:11:17.:11:21.

find the links for himself. Greg has missed it. Given Jason a second bite

:11:22.:11:34.

at this. Does not have to be right on the

:11:35.:11:39.

jack, just there or thereabouts to put pressure on your opponent. That

:11:40.:11:52.

is like the opening bowl he never had.

:11:53.:12:17.

Greg knows he missed with his first. Good correction.

:12:18.:12:34.

The level these guys pay act, they might miss once, they rarely miss

:12:35.:12:46.

twice. That is good from Jason. Stops Greg attacking it very heavy.

:12:47.:12:54.

The way Greg is playing, happy to try to draw this.

:12:55.:13:10.

You start to plate searching shots when you're struggling with the

:13:11.:13:17.

weight. -- to play. Good line, it is just getting back in time. Might

:13:18.:13:23.

change things with the next delivery.

:13:24.:13:55.

This needs to run a bit to get to the green. Good effort. He did not

:13:56.:14:12.

miss by much. Any tap on the jack is good. He is going for it. There is

:14:13.:14:26.

the back position he was looking for. If the jack has stayed in that

:14:27.:14:36.

is profitable. It has stayed in. It just depends on how it looks. Jason

:14:37.:14:44.

Greenslade just hold on. If the jack had been slightly further to the

:14:45.:14:56.

right, he would have got there. That red bowl just hangs on. The two

:14:57.:15:02.

Greens went off to the right of the big cheer instead of going through

:15:03.:15:07.

straight. Greg knew that as soon as it hit, it was not right. -- the

:15:08.:15:12.

right of the picture. Second consecutive good opening bowl

:15:13.:16:03.

coming down to the commentary box end.

:16:04.:16:21.

A very good reply. Always happy to see one going in close.

:16:22.:17:03.

Definitely much more like Jason. Great hit and good result. Once

:17:04.:17:22.

you're in that target area anything can happen. The Jack ended up in

:17:23.:17:32.

quite a nice position. Plenty of room. But you still have to play the

:17:33.:17:37.

ball to get it. That's the ball. He has missed that and has given

:17:38.:18:58.

Greg a great opportunity. Any touch on the jack is worth four. Just

:18:59.:19:07.

needs to nudge of an inch. And a bonus if you get a touch on the

:19:08.:19:29.

jack. Missed the opportunity for the four.

:19:30.:19:34.

Will he drop back for two? It will be close to the second. It would

:19:35.:19:47.

have needed something to stop upon. Interesting the way this match has

:19:48.:19:55.

been going. Greg using his draw very well and the weight shot on

:19:56.:19:59.

location. Anything he used for the weight shot has turned to gold. That

:20:00.:20:02.

is an indication that you are playing well and you're in the area

:20:03.:20:10.

for those hit shots. And once you're in the area it is just a matter of

:20:11.:20:15.

whether you can get something out of it or not. Having a chat while this

:20:16.:20:24.

is measured. Greg Harlow by a whisker. That is close. It has, as

:20:25.:20:47.

two shots. -- it has come out as two shots. Those young players there in

:20:48.:21:00.

the purple. A busy day for them. They're going to Forfar bowling club

:21:01.:21:07.

for tea on the way home and they are off again tomorrow. A busy weekend.

:21:08.:21:16.

Watching how it should be done at the moment. Jason Greenslade a

:21:17.:21:35.

former winner here. Both players about roll call of

:21:36.:21:44.

domestic titles. -- a great roll call.

:21:45.:21:53.

You have the reputation within the professional ranks, but to have that

:21:54.:22:02.

history in the game when you start to lift those national titles and

:22:03.:22:06.

British titles as well that these guys have got. They're not just

:22:07.:22:13.

interested in the professional side of the game but they contribute by

:22:14.:22:18.

playing in national championships. And they are very time-consuming.

:22:19.:22:38.

Jason having to play the recovery once again. Some ends he is right on

:22:39.:22:52.

it, others three, four, five feet away. Just too easy for the

:22:53.:22:58.

opposition when that happens. He needs to get into the second set by

:22:59.:23:12.

building a few heads. Is he playing forehand again?

:23:13.:23:22.

Forcing himself here to play outside on the white line and hoping to get

:23:23.:23:27.

perfect weight. Almost no margin of error. -- wide line. The jack also

:23:28.:23:48.

available on the backhand. I am sure Greg was delighted to see that

:23:49.:24:09.

coming down on the forehand. Greg playing that on a safe line.

:24:10.:24:15.

Did not want to get into the red so he pushed it out very wide. Surely

:24:16.:24:23.

now the backhand. He was waving his arm across. Just asked his opponent

:24:24.:24:34.

to change hands! Probably getting him to play the right shot I am sure

:24:35.:24:42.

he is thinking! Unintentional help. That was unusual for Jason. But he

:24:43.:24:52.

is on a good line. As long as he has the weight he has got a chance. That

:24:53.:24:57.

was on the delivery, that is where the problem was.

:24:58.:25:06.

Jason has one of the smoothest deliveries in the game. Just watch

:25:07.:25:20.

this, that just does not happen. That is not Jason Greenslade. A

:25:21.:25:26.

little grimace as well. He knew that was not right. I have a feeling

:25:27.:25:33.

Jason Greenslade has a slight problem. I think his right leg has a

:25:34.:25:45.

slight tendon problem. I watched Tim exercise it in the first set. He

:25:46.:25:50.

will not use it as an excuse. -- I watched him. Just keeping an eye on

:25:51.:26:02.

that. Let's see if he is back again with that smooth delivery. Almost

:26:03.:26:11.

like it touches the ground and he pushes it away. Once again dropping

:26:12.:26:19.

short. He needs to change to the forehand in this direction. Just too

:26:20.:26:27.

inconsistent. He played a couple of good balls in the last two ends

:26:28.:26:31.

coming towards the commentary box. But he has not followed them up.

:26:32.:26:39.

Greg will pop these in all day. comes back in from a wide angle. He

:26:40.:27:28.

is experiencing a pretty tough time out there on the backhand playing

:27:29.:27:32.

recovery bowls. out there on the backhand playing

:27:33.:29:32.

Jason would have been in a heap of trouble. Did not miss it by much.

:29:33.:29:45.

Come on, Jason. Can you do it again? Smoothly away.

:29:46.:30:00.

This one toiling again. But he is going to get the shot out of it.

:30:01.:30:06.

If you want an example of getting away with it, that was it.

:30:07.:30:14.

Absolutely, Greg will know that, too, smiling to himself and

:30:15.:30:19.

thinking, good grief, half a yard! His weight was perfect, he was a

:30:20.:30:24.

fraction off the line. He will be very happy if that is the situation.

:30:25.:30:30.

It is a tight game, 3-3. At some stage, he will make the connection

:30:31.:30:31.

and bring the bowl or jack back. Much better first bowl. Gives you a

:30:32.:31:03.

better chance. Greg is getting a lovely time at the

:31:04.:31:43.

moment. He's playing well, drawing well. The odd good run in shot in

:31:44.:31:55.

the area every single time. It is short, but it is good.

:31:56.:32:14.

Greg will know he is not being overworked here.

:32:15.:32:50.

That is a cracking bowl France Jason Greenslade. That is probably his

:32:51.:33:00.

best end in terms of the position he has left himself in. Forcing Greg to

:33:01.:33:06.

play a weight shot. Greg sticking with the draw, an

:33:07.:33:18.

indication of the confidence he has at the moment.

:33:19.:33:22.

Has he got enough? No. Even that little touch moved the jack out.

:33:23.:33:33.

That target is nearly two bowls wide now. Some days you have to do it

:33:34.:33:41.

before your opponent does it to you. Now, was the time-out called in

:33:42.:34:07.

time? No, it wasn't. He can't afford to do that. He can't afford to think

:34:08.:34:13.

too much. He has got loads of time and loads of times out. He must have

:34:14.:34:20.

at least four left. If you're not familiar, you get 32nds. If the

:34:21.:34:29.

hooter goes, you've used them up. He was down to one second, he was too

:34:30.:34:34.

late to react. Thing is, that wasn't complicated. Over the re-spot, it

:34:35.:34:41.

wasn't a complicated decision. Loads of time to take it and Jason, he

:34:42.:34:46.

completely forgot. He nearly did this in a previous match. He made it

:34:47.:34:52.

with one second to spare. He just forgot. Greg, there is a little

:34:53.:34:59.

smile, thinking, I've given myself plenty of time. And this is worth

:35:00.:35:05.

him playing for the weight. It really years. He will be reaching

:35:06.:35:08.

into this. A little running bowl. Three against

:35:09.:35:23.

him. Good connection, on target. I think he is just one down. He has

:35:24.:35:28.

cut it down to the single shot. It should have been two. Because

:35:29.:35:38.

Jason... If Jason would've played that bowl deep, the way he should

:35:39.:35:45.

have done, I would suggest that Greg would have hit it, probably

:35:46.:35:48.

expecting to lose the double. So he has lost a shot, really.

:35:49.:35:55.

Concentrating so much on the shot, he forgot about the shot clock.

:35:56.:36:05.

A little shape up the Welshman's head. He's having a word with

:36:06.:36:11.

himself. Could have been worse, could have been three down. Yes, if

:36:12.:36:15.

you are going to make a mistake... Still talking about it! What he's

:36:16.:36:31.

saying is there was three things he was considering to do, and it went

:36:32.:36:38.

from him. Only one thing to do - hit the bowl deep.

:36:39.:36:44.

It's the first time we have seen a player loser bull-mac in the

:36:45.:36:54.

televised part of the Championship. -- player lose a bowl.

:36:55.:37:11.

Every time Greg plays in a running bowl, he's either within target or

:37:12.:37:30.

on target. And he always get something, which is critical.

:37:31.:37:33.

There's no point in playing lots of heavy weight and missing them by a

:37:34.:37:38.

fraction. Greg makes sure he hits the target. That is how Jason should

:37:39.:37:45.

be playing all the time! . The temperature is rising nicely in

:37:46.:37:55.

this final. Greg Harlow, he's going to fall

:37:56.:38:10.

short. Don't mess about going onto the backhand. Oh, there he goes. I

:38:11.:38:16.

expect him to get close. Again, he is encouraging it. And,

:38:17.:38:31.

again, you're thinking, you draw one on the forehand, 4 inches in front

:38:32.:38:38.

of the jack, then move onto the backhand, which you have been

:38:39.:38:43.

dropping short on all day... And it happens again! If you do something

:38:44.:38:50.

well, do it again. But he has been sticking doggedly to that backhand.

:38:51.:38:58.

Just having a word with Alan Thornhill. The umpire. I might enjoy

:38:59.:39:09.

analysing stuff after the match with Jason because he's very honest. He

:39:10.:39:14.

will be thinking, oh, what am I doing? Greg, he has a smile, he

:39:15.:39:20.

enjoys the game, but he has very good powers of concentration. The

:39:21.:39:25.

game phase comes on, he will be down to draw this shot.

:39:26.:39:46.

Now there is a chance, and Jason surely cannot play the backhand.

:39:47.:39:58.

Just make sure that you are up. That is all he has to to do. He's down on

:39:59.:40:09.

his haunches while Greg Harlow was preparing to play. Refocusing

:40:10.:40:11.

himself. Again, plays the backhand. He hopes for it to come around. He's

:40:12.:40:26.

making life hard for himself, trying to play that shot. If you have to go

:40:27.:40:32.

out wide, it is safe in terms of the blindside, so if he does get in, it

:40:33.:40:39.

is not a shoulder, but to miss a shot, that is to opportunities.

:40:40.:40:59.

Greg has already called it turns one. -- called it as one. That was

:41:00.:41:11.

strange. Jason Greenslade has won five of the seven ends, all single

:41:12.:41:17.

shots, and Jason Greenslade is yet to score more than a single in this

:41:18.:41:25.

final. He has had an opportunity a few times, but a couple of other

:41:26.:41:30.

singles have been recovery shots when it has been against him. But he

:41:31.:41:38.

is a tenacious player, Jason, fighting all the way. I like the way

:41:39.:41:43.

he plays the game, in terms of not giving up. He doesn't roll over and

:41:44.:41:47.

say, you can have that, thank you very much.

:41:48.:41:56.

That's better. In behind it, first bull-mac. -- first bowl.

:41:57.:42:17.

Greg, he was the runner-up here in 2011.

:42:18.:42:42.

He is pushing that up, and he was trying to push that up from a long

:42:43.:42:48.

way out, suggesting it is going to be short, not by much. Not much but

:42:49.:42:53.

it isn't good either because it is covering up the shot bowl.

:42:54.:43:10.

Let's see what Greg does. He should be looking for the back red one. He

:43:11.:43:24.

could easily have stayed up and the target would have been covered.

:43:25.:43:31.

He wanted to hide it around the corner. Jason might be tempted to

:43:32.:43:41.

have a run at this. If not, controlled weight would be good.

:43:42.:43:46.

MARKER: Time-out called. APPLAUSE.

:43:47.:43:50.

Making no mistake. He enjoyed that. He was not going to lose it this

:43:51.:44:01.

time. It has lightened the mood of little

:44:02.:44:09.

bit but his game faces back on. Here it comes, will he get back in

:44:10.:44:38.

time? It is in a good place. But it wasn't a very good percentage shot.

:44:39.:44:44.

He could have given himself a chance.

:44:45.:44:54.

There were a number of different options therefore Jason.

:44:55.:45:03.

That has given Greg a chance to position his bowl in. Now he is in

:45:04.:45:11.

trouble. That was a very good bowl from Greg Harlow. That causes

:45:12.:45:20.

problems. He will take the runner at it. Yes,

:45:21.:45:40.

good a chance with this! Where is the jack going? That isn't a touch

:45:41.:45:45.

in the ditch. There it goes. And Greg Harlow gets the single. That is

:45:46.:45:51.

what I thought he should have done with the third bowl. Well, Greg

:45:52.:45:59.

Harlow will draw this. The red bowl took a hit of the green. The jack

:46:00.:46:05.

moving was not part of the plan. He will be losing the double. So,

:46:06.:46:35.

this is a must win set to force the tie-break. Greg Harlow ties things

:46:36.:46:47.

up five apiece. Winners many ends as you like but if your opponent is

:46:48.:46:49.

winning doubles, it doesn't matter. Tie-breaks in the last two years,

:46:50.:47:08.

three of the last four... Greg Harlow was taken into a tie-break in

:47:09.:47:13.

2011 and lost to Robert Paxton, who picked up the title.

:47:14.:47:23.

Greg won the title here in 2008. Yes, John Price did great to get to

:47:24.:47:36.

the final, it didn't happen to him, but he was delighted. The run for

:47:37.:47:44.

home, Greg has been very consistent in this match. There has not been a

:47:45.:47:49.

weakness. He has barely played a bad end. Any time he has had a bowl that

:47:50.:47:58.

has been slightly away, in terms of three or four feet, he has adjusted

:47:59.:48:02.

every time. This is better from Jason. Jason is a fighter, as we

:48:03.:48:11.

have said, and he wants to get this second set. In terms of the crowd,

:48:12.:48:17.

they will be happy to see either player win it because there isn't a

:48:18.:48:22.

favourite between the two. And they would like the tie-break. Everyone

:48:23.:48:33.

is enjoying this game of bowls, they wanted to go on for as as possible.

:48:34.:48:42.

He was just trying to encourage that one, going across. It is standing

:48:43.:48:48.

up. Normally, Jason would be playing into this with the weight shot.

:48:49.:48:51.

Let's see what he does. His own bowl is vulnerable on the

:48:52.:49:01.

forehand. Not the best result. He was slightly off target. He

:49:02.:49:23.

wanted to split. Having said that, managed to remove one.

:49:24.:49:41.

Not a good bowl. He's making sure he is reaching behind the jack, which

:49:42.:49:52.

is the right thing to do. Jason will be tempted with this again come but

:49:53.:49:58.

he needs another bowl in before he can hit it.

:49:59.:50:03.

Had to play the forehand. Backhand simply wasn't on. He has drawn well

:50:04.:50:11.

off this hand. Just going to come across. He will be looking at that

:50:12.:50:24.

plant... An inch or two more, that would have been very handy.

:50:25.:50:47.

Let's see if there is a connection. No. Jason, very dangerous for him to

:50:48.:51:00.

go looking for this. Goes after the green bowl and the jack goes, he

:51:01.:51:07.

could end up losing more than one. He can't play himself out of this

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final. He's very straight on the mat.

:51:10.:51:15.

Controlled weight. first, lost the second but took the

:51:16.:52:03.

tie-break. Jason Greenslade would be delighted to force a tie-break here.

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Greg has been much more consistent in this final, and Jason is doing

:52:13.:52:18.

what he does best - hanging in there, making things happen.

:52:19.:54:15.

what he does best - hanging in not the time for short bowls.

:54:16.:54:27.

Didn't nail it with his last one. It is coming round. Even if he pumps

:54:28.:54:34.

his own bowl in, it'll do. It is the chance he had, was not

:54:35.:54:50.

going to miss the second time. It is actually a decent bowl because

:54:51.:54:53.

anything closer to the jack, Jason would have been running after it.

:54:54.:55:05.

It needs to run, though, and it is struggling again. Well, certainly a

:55:06.:55:22.

lot better. It'll be very close for the shot. The red at the front

:55:23.:55:30.

adjusted enough. A clean road would've been, and if he had a clean

:55:31.:55:36.

road, he would have been 34 inches clean of the jack. It is in a safer

:55:37.:55:43.

position where it is. Greg might be tempted to take this. So, Greg

:55:44.:55:50.

Harlow, time-out called. Well, there is a shot on here for Greg. He can

:55:51.:55:57.

draw on the forehand, which is available, and a shot on the

:55:58.:56:02.

backhand, which is very difficult to play. Really hard. If he misses the

:56:03.:56:08.

line, he pumps do red bowl in, which he will not want to do. I think you

:56:09.:56:14.

will bet on himself to draw this. If he misses, he has the last bowl

:56:15.:56:16.

going into the last end. Around he comes... He's just going

:56:17.:56:31.

to come through. He realised it was too quick. Well, Jason... This

:56:32.:56:43.

doesn't really matter. It is academic because if it is 6-6 to

:56:44.:56:48.

Jason Greenslade, Greg Harlow has to score to win the match. Jason must

:56:49.:57:00.

win the next end. Almost like a practice bowl, this one. He is

:57:01.:57:05.

looking at it but it doesn't really matter. He knows himself.

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MARKER: One shot, Jason Greenslade. All credit to him for getting into

:57:18.:57:27.

this position. He has scrapped and scraped, he hasn't been at his best,

:57:28.:57:32.

no doubt about that. Greg Harlow certainly with the percentage of

:57:33.:57:36.

bowls around the jack, he has the higher percentage. It is the final

:57:37.:57:41.

end to play and Greg Harlow is happy he has the last bowl to play.

:57:42.:57:48.

Interesting to see Greg, he is practising his delivery there

:57:49.:57:50.

behind. You'd think you wouldn't worry at this stage but he knows

:57:51.:57:55.

this will probably be a long jack length-mac and a lot of bowls have

:57:56.:57:59.

been dropping short, so he's keeping his concentration. I like to see

:58:00.:58:01.

that, that is good. No matter who wins this, they will

:58:02.:58:18.

become the fourth player to win the Scottish international open for a

:58:19.:58:20.

second time. I would love to see Jason play this

:58:21.:58:30.

on the forehand, I was just about to say! No chance of that happening!

:58:31.:58:35.

Although he is looking good with this.

:58:36.:58:42.

Greg does not play outdoor bowls. Quite a few players do that now.

:58:43.:59:00.

Jason is the all-round player, the outdoor and indoor player. Greg

:59:01.:59:11.

Harlow, has he touched it? Jason might be tempted now to reach this

:59:12.:59:18.

slightly inside the line. Difficult to play all year round, there's a

:59:19.:59:21.

lot of pressure for players to do that. Big time commitment. He is on

:59:22.:59:29.

a nice line with this. As long as he has the run in, he has the chance.

:59:30.:59:31.

No. Greg Harlow, two bowls to alter his

:59:32.:00:03.

front touch, he knows that is to happen from Jason. Gently, gently!

:00:04.:00:09.

Well, not bad, but to be honest with you, that isn't the best result he

:00:10.:00:13.

could have managed out of that bowl. Done a little bit of Jason's

:00:14.:00:25.

work for him. Still difficult to beat, but he got it wrong side. A

:00:26.:00:32.

little edge of the front bowl would have got offered. But it is another

:00:33.:00:39.

touch and another bowl in the area. Jason will just be playing off his

:00:40.:00:44.

own bowl. Trying to get to the jack on the backhand.

:00:45.:01:01.

Down on the inside line that is available. His weight is better this

:01:02.:01:10.

time, he has got the chance. All the way in. Just enough to hold on. Did

:01:11.:01:21.

not get it full. He will be pleased he did not get a full.

:01:22.:01:31.

Quarter Jack. Half Jack, Paul Jack would have been better but still

:01:32.:01:36.

good. Greg may be tempted to run this. He is and on his favourite

:01:37.:01:45.

forehand. He gets it into the ditch and would win the match. That is

:01:46.:01:54.

close. He played it the right way. Slightly inside to get the plant

:01:55.:02:01.

that was available. The plant looked good.

:02:02.:02:10.

That is what he was looking at, just get the plant right and do not punch

:02:11.:02:19.

over too much. What is Jason doing now? The forehand either way, no

:02:20.:02:36.

matter what way you look at it the draw on the forehand gives him the

:02:37.:02:41.

green ball to rest on. If he misses he has at least a chance with the

:02:42.:02:50.

jack or going slightly deep. Greg Harlow has right of reply. What can

:02:51.:02:58.

Jason Greenslade do? Out very wide. He's calling it. He once in front of

:02:59.:03:09.

the jack. That is good. Given himself a chance.

:03:10.:03:23.

A great ball. Did not want to be right against the jack. Greg Harlow

:03:24.:03:33.

will call time out. The best result was the front torture. It would have

:03:34.:03:42.

been very difficult. -- front touch. Greg will go for the two bowls. He's

:03:43.:03:50.

good this. Only slightly worried! His wife on the balcony. He does not

:03:51.:04:01.

really have the angle from his own bowl. Barring the jack could be good

:04:02.:04:12.

as well. -- bowling the jack. Looks like he is coming down on the

:04:13.:04:16.

backhand. Trying to draw this. That is really confident to try to draw

:04:17.:04:23.

this off the back bowl. Hard shot after running role, really

:04:24.:04:36.

difficult. -- running bowl. All credit to Jason Greenslade. He

:04:37.:04:43.

has played the bowls when it has mattered.

:04:44.:05:00.

Another final to a tie-break. Nice little double at the end for Jason.

:05:01.:05:05.

He has been the streetfighter out there today. The player that has

:05:06.:05:14.

been forcing issues on. Greg has been very confident and playing a

:05:15.:05:20.

very consistent game. We have had eight tie-breaks in the Scottish

:05:21.:05:26.

International Open four 2015. Four have been won by the player who got

:05:27.:05:31.

the first set. Four have been won by the player who got the second set.

:05:32.:05:38.

These guys are used to this. They are very much a matter of putting

:05:39.:05:44.

themselves into a position of let's win this match in the three and is

:05:45.:05:52.

available. But also an element of thinking, how am I in this

:05:53.:06:02.

position! -- three ends. Jason is a streetfighter as I said before. He

:06:03.:06:37.

can scrap his way through. This tie-break, a single shot per

:06:38.:06:43.

end will come. Both players get an extra time out. It is about winning

:06:44.:06:57.

the end once again. Not about accumulated shots as it is in some

:06:58.:07:05.

events. It brings a different this. -- a

:07:06.:07:12.

different perspective to the tie-break.

:07:13.:07:27.

This has a bit of work to do. Good enough.

:07:28.:07:46.

Relatively loose opening bowls. Greg Harlow has been playing. He has good

:07:47.:07:51.

weight and a chance for this. Coming inside. Jason should think seriously

:07:52.:08:00.

about this. He does like the forehand but misses a line by just

:08:01.:08:03.

an inch and he will fit in that green. That is sensible, go

:08:04.:08:10.

backhand. Just cannot afford a mistake. A bit of work to do again

:08:11.:08:26.

on this. It looks a bit heavy. Greg has walked away very confident,

:08:27.:08:32.

made up his mind what to do. Slight adjustment on his last bowl, he will

:08:33.:08:46.

draw it. He got that away beautifully.

:08:47.:08:54.

A slight correction on the weight because his line was more than good

:08:55.:09:00.

enough. The jack touch might make a

:09:01.:09:07.

difference. It is the back green you have got to look at now. He was

:09:08.:09:16.

going through the gap. Good sportsmanship. He knew that it was

:09:17.:09:24.

against him. He saw Jason walking down and just kicked it away. Jason

:09:25.:09:32.

Greenslade potentially one end away from his third singles title. It is

:09:33.:09:45.

a funny old game. He has stuck in superbly well. His

:09:46.:09:55.

perseverance has been immense. I'm sure they have been times for Jason,

:09:56.:09:59.

no matter how positive you are and how much you dig in, there will be

:10:00.:10:04.

times in the win he will think I have just outplayed. -- times when

:10:05.:10:24.

he will think. Four of the last final tie-breaks

:10:25.:10:37.

have been to have nil. The last time he played a brilliant last bowl,

:10:38.:10:45.

forehand. Do it again! That horse has bolted on the backhand, along

:10:46.:10:52.

time ago! The voice is now back at the Staples! It has gone all the way

:10:53.:10:58.

round. He is fortunate, Greg dropped a short one. Back on level pegging

:10:59.:11:07.

again with three goals each. -- bowls.

:11:08.:11:26.

Giving a little ways. -- wave. Not bad. Good adjustment. Greg already

:11:27.:11:36.

has the line and just needs to adjust the weight. Jason had to

:11:37.:11:44.

adjust both. Number one. Here it comes.

:11:45.:12:09.

No time to be short, you have to be up to give it a chance. It must be

:12:10.:12:17.

reaching. The Jack is not going to go forward. Oh, dear. Even if he had

:12:18.:12:25.

been able to give himself a shoulder. The shake of the head. He

:12:26.:12:37.

scolds himself. Greg not far away but it was still a good chance. You

:12:38.:12:44.

must have something to work with. Greg will be conscious of the fact

:12:45.:12:47.

that he needs another one close. Jason will be looking for the green.

:12:48.:12:53.

If it goes through too far I would not be surprised if Jason plays for

:12:54.:13:03.

the ball. There is a degree of pressure with the championship

:13:04.:13:06.

against you. I think Jason would be better playing narrow and give

:13:07.:13:18.

himself a chance with this. He is going for the draw.

:13:19.:13:27.

Three short. Has he given this chance? It is certainly better. But

:13:28.:13:33.

it needs to bend a lot. Good effort, big effort. Back into the

:13:34.:13:49.

last end of the tie-break. 62 set of balls have come and gone

:13:50.:13:54.

in the Scottish international this year but it comes down to this, the

:13:55.:14:00.

final. Last end of the championship. The tie-break. Very

:14:01.:14:09.

normal to do that. Greg has brought up the mat for the first time. He

:14:10.:14:17.

changed his mind! Only pretending! That would have been talked about

:14:18.:14:23.

for a while! That is not what you do against Jason Greenslade, bring up

:14:24.:14:27.

the mat on a tie-break end. He will just ditch the jack on you. If he

:14:28.:14:36.

had kept it there and would not have been surprised in some ways, not the

:14:37.:14:42.

time to it. It all comes down to this. First up the English man.

:14:43.:15:07.

Desperate for your first to go in in this situation. And that is pretty

:15:08.:15:18.

good. Right in front of the jack. Greg trying to hold himself up so it

:15:19.:15:24.

would not drop away. Just try to draw this. Anything short here,

:15:25.:15:37.

Jason, you just, it just cannot be short. Greg will be thinking, that

:15:38.:15:48.

is great. Just gets in the way as well, if he starts to need to attack

:15:49.:15:57.

the ball. A third into the tie-break you are allowed to destroy and

:15:58.:16:03.

replayed but you cannot do that with short bowls on the way.

:16:04.:16:05.

for Jason. He has done all the hard work to get back into this match.

:16:06.:16:47.

Those will make it difficult. work to get back into this match.

:16:48.:18:29.

has to beat. Anything up to within five feet of the jack is what he's

:18:30.:18:38.

looking for. You see that red that he has to beat

:18:39.:18:50.

but he has not. He has to hope, that is all. It is a mistake. He just has

:18:51.:18:56.

to hope, nothing more. A little grimace. The problem he did not want

:18:57.:19:01.

to get close to his green, that just put off. He had to beat that red.

:19:02.:19:12.

And now it comes down to this. He knows! It is a drive all, take it

:19:13.:19:19.

off, because it is a drive ball they will know within a few yards of

:19:20.:19:23.

delivery whether it is right or not. If he gets this he will fly all the

:19:24.:19:29.

way home to Wales without the aid of an aircraft! Did not get it away

:19:30.:19:37.

very well. I think it is too wide. Champagne for Greg Harlow!

:19:38.:19:49.

What a game. What an effort from Jason Greenslade. What a week it has

:19:50.:20:00.

been. It is Greg Harlow's title. All the way to the final ball of the

:20:01.:20:10.

final tie-break N. -- end. What an afternoon for Greg Harlow, the

:20:11.:20:15.

fourth player to win the title twice. Greg Harlow defeats Jason

:20:16.:20:22.

Greenslade and is the champion of the Scottish International Open

:20:23.:20:43.

2015. MUSIC.

:20:44.:20:56.

The draw from Greg Harlow. A fascinating game, no doubt about

:20:57.:22:41.

that. Very little in it. Really to do with the first set when Greg

:22:42.:22:46.

Harlow was in total control. After that Jason Greenslade came back all

:22:47.:22:49.

the way as he often does, fighting his way through to the tie-break.

:22:50.:22:55.

What a tie-break it was. Greg Harlow overall just got over the line and

:22:56.:23:02.

well done. Well done indeed. What an absolutely

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incredible final week all coming down to the very last bowl.

:23:06.:23:11.

Extraordinary stuff from two wonderful bowlers. Once again our

:23:12.:23:15.

finalists, Jason Greenslade and Greg Harlow!

:23:16.:23:27.

And to present the prizes this afternoon, from the competition

:23:28.:23:33.

sponsors, cooperative funeral care, John Taylor and Andrew Brown.

:23:34.:23:46.

We thought he was going to do it but just was unable to write at the

:23:47.:23:51.

end. He has been an incredible performer all week here at the

:23:52.:23:57.

Dewars Centre. The runner-up 2015, Jason Greenslade!

:23:58.:24:21.

A man who is played wonderfully well all week. He knocked out six times

:24:22.:24:26.

world champion Alex Marshall earlier on. He was the winner here back in

:24:27.:24:31.

2008 and is now the champion of 2050 team. Greg Harlow!

:24:32.:25:25.

Come over and have a quick chat. Fantastic stuff and congratulations

:25:26.:25:29.

to you and TU Jason as well. A wonderful final. It was nice to see

:25:30.:25:35.

you doing a card will again! I promised my wife I was too old to do

:25:36.:25:40.

a card Bill. But I promised some of the guys in the crowd all week, at

:25:41.:25:45.

any practice, they said if you are the winner we want a cartwheel! You

:25:46.:25:51.

have been stretching all week! I have been panicking! A fantastic

:25:52.:25:55.

final. Jason, we almost thought you were going to do it at the end. A

:25:56.:26:02.

mass of role to play at the end. A great performance from you all week.

:26:03.:26:08.

It is a struggle in the final. I almost did it. Absolutely. What a

:26:09.:26:14.

guy, and incredibly tough guy to play against. Absolutely. A slightly

:26:15.:26:21.

longer format, so you have got to pace yourself a bit. Try not to play

:26:22.:26:25.

too much risky stuff early on and just keep drawing. But there was

:26:26.:26:30.

nothing between us. I just got a break in the first set which gave me

:26:31.:26:34.

a cushion to win the first. The second, nothing in there. And I know

:26:35.:26:40.

how badly he is in the tie-break so wanted to be 2- yl. It was relief

:26:41.:26:47.

when I saw it just slipped past wide. Absolute relief and delight.

:26:48.:26:56.

You mentioned you got a break in some of those ends in the first set.

:26:57.:27:02.

You had a drive that turned out very well for you. Pretty important in

:27:03.:27:07.

terms of winning the first set. All the ends rolled into one, I cannot

:27:08.:27:13.

remember which. If I can watch I can perhaps... Yes, I got two good

:27:14.:27:25.

shots. And just nicked the jack. So very pleased to score that. You got

:27:26.:27:31.

through and not doubt Alex Marshall swell, the six times world champion.

:27:32.:27:34.

That gave you a lot of confidence going into this. You said you did

:27:35.:27:39.

not want to get into a tie-break against this fellow because he is so

:27:40.:27:44.

deadly. You had to play some big shots yourself. When you beat

:27:45.:27:48.

someone like Alex Marshall you have big confidence. So confidence was

:27:49.:27:53.

high but I knew Jason was playing well all week. The game went as I

:27:54.:27:57.

pretty much thought, with both draw and convert well. It was going to be

:27:58.:28:03.

down to the last ball and the last end. One of us would be happy and

:28:04.:28:07.

the other scratching your head. We have joined in the time-out club!

:28:08.:28:21.

We're not going to mention that again! Both of you, getting to the

:28:22.:28:31.

final, Jason you were supposed to be playing in Australia on Monday.

:28:32.:28:34.

We're glad you're here and played as well as you did. But now both

:28:35.:28:38.

heading to the World Championships full of confidence. I will be

:28:39.:28:44.

enjoying this one little bit first! Before I concentrate on the World

:28:45.:28:48.

Championships. But for us both it will give us a lot of confidence

:28:49.:28:51.

going into those championships. Hard to start all over again but on the

:28:52.:28:54.

other hand the conference will be there and hopefully we will get

:28:55.:28:59.

through to the last stages. Commiserations once again Jason.

:29:00.:29:06.

Once again get that trophy in your hand and left it high. Greg Harlow!

:29:07.:29:10.

-- lift. We could not have wished for a

:29:11.:29:31.

better final between two fantastic players. Two great friends as well

:29:32.:29:36.

and played in tremendous spirit. Greg Harlow, champion once again.

:29:37.:29:41.

David Corkill has been in commentary all week watching these guys come

:29:42.:29:44.

through their rounds and destroy their opponents. What a final but

:29:45.:29:45.

was. The second set was fantastic, full

:29:46.:29:55.

of drama. And the tie-break we thought with Greg's last bowl

:29:56.:30:01.

dropping short, we thought Jason would get in. I give credit to Jason

:30:02.:30:07.

from really making a massive fight out of that. He played well to bring

:30:08.:30:10.

it through to the tie-break. It's quite hard when on the first set he

:30:11.:30:17.

was scratching around for your first bowls. It shows you what kind of a

:30:18.:30:22.

competitor he is. That is why he is number 1 in Wales. He is a fighter,

:30:23.:30:25.

he is a player that the people in Wales know he can play great walls

:30:26.:30:34.

Mac. He should be playing in almost everything, if they have the

:30:35.:30:37.

opportunity to select him for that. They've gone off the rink here, but

:30:38.:30:44.

he's joined the time-out club, Jason, alongside Greg Harlow as

:30:45.:30:48.

well. It is disappointing when that happens, but when that happens, it's

:30:49.:30:52.

important that you are on the bowl all the time. It is only difficult

:30:53.:30:56.

when you are three shots down at the time. He was in deep concentration.

:30:57.:31:02.

The decision he had to make wasn't difficult, he knows that. State away

:31:03.:31:08.

from it, don't go near it. He was so deep and concentration, but the

:31:09.:31:19.

damage wasn't great. He carried on. The thing that really interests

:31:20.:31:24.

Smee, there is a guy who won in 2004, another fella that one in

:31:25.:31:30.

2008. My goodness, they are still playing on top of their game. There

:31:31.:31:34.

is longevity in these players. We bandy about legends and all sorts of

:31:35.:31:41.

these names, but these are the players that deserve these names

:31:42.:31:44.

because they've been around for 20 years. Jason was an international at

:31:45.:31:48.

17! That is the sort of history he has. Greg has been on top the 22

:31:49.:31:53.

years now so he is a superb player which makes it important. This game

:31:54.:31:58.

offers up the opportunity to bring in all of that experience to the top

:31:59.:32:03.

level. We will talk later in the programme about how fantastic these

:32:04.:32:06.

guys have placed during the week but there have been some incredible

:32:07.:32:09.

games and one thing we like to do, we like to choose a shot of the day.

:32:10.:32:14.

We would like you to choose her game of the week. It has been

:32:15.:32:20.

extraordinary, some of the play we have had. It has been extraordinary.

:32:21.:32:26.

Absolutely. To be honest with you, I think... I was thinking earlier

:32:27.:32:31.

about this. Can I pick one game? I think both semifinals to me were the

:32:32.:32:37.

greatest games of this tournament. Stewart Anderson was superb, Darren

:32:38.:32:43.

Burnett, exceptional, and if either of those went through to the final,

:32:44.:32:48.

nobody would have not complained. The players, if they had lost to

:32:49.:32:54.

them, they would have said the same thing. It was that close. There was

:32:55.:33:02.

one again in the second round, defending champion going for the

:33:03.:33:05.

third win in a row, nobody has done it. What a battle that was. Yes.

:33:06.:33:11.

That was one prior to the semifinals. Again, Stewart Anderson

:33:12.:33:17.

featured in it, and, again, Nick Brett was great. The semifinal had

:33:18.:33:21.

four players in top form which was brilliant. So, let's have a look at

:33:22.:33:33.

that game between Nick Brett and Stewart Anderson. This is set end

:33:34.:33:45.

five. I've been asked to give the prediction for the Scottish Open

:33:46.:33:49.

winner. It does say the person is asking me rather than Dougie

:33:50.:33:58.

Vipond. They say he couldn't tip a waiter. That is harsh! He can sing

:33:59.:34:06.

better than us, though. And play the drums.

:34:07.:34:13.

If I am going to make a pick, I've been very impressed with Darren

:34:14.:34:21.

Burnett so far. Too many good players in there.

:34:22.:34:28.

Seven not eight, really. -- seven or eight, really, you wouldn't be

:34:29.:34:37.

surprised to see their names on the trophy. Well, we should see if Andy

:34:38.:34:48.

Thomson is about, and get him off the strong perch of predictions he

:34:49.:34:49.

sits on. He needs this one. Struggling to get

:34:50.:35:19.

back. Here it comes now. Oh, yes. Gentle, gentle! O. Horrible when the

:35:20.:35:28.

jack really moves. Unlucky, very unlucky.

:35:29.:35:42.

Stewart Anderson looking to turn the jack, and he has got it! That is top

:35:43.:35:56.

class from a man in great form. He saw what his opponents did, he

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followed him down. That was a brilliant bowl. Looking for the

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split, red bowl, then the jack. That is a touching bowl in front, so that

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is helpful. Two down. Will he be any worse off? He could be, as it turns

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out because there is another green one to come. If he hits this

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wrong... He could easily lose three. He's got himself into the lead. He's

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very controlled. He's hoping to get a good result. He wanted the first

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one... That is as good as he could hope for. Played it well. He's

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saying, you can from there, but I have played that shot. What a great

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end of bowls from these two. One end and the measure. That was a

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brilliant conversion shot. He was in so much trouble there. Unbelievable.

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Stewart Anderson, would not surprise you if he popped that straight on

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it. He comes. Stewart Anderson went on to win the

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match in the tie-break. I guess the reason you pick that is because it

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was almost like a boxing match. They were flying in the punches. It was

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like one of those bare knuckle scraps you see going on for end

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after end. It was one of those situationss, where the pressure of

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winning the tournament had not come on, which is I like the semifinals

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where there is pressure. I will watch it again because technically

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it was a brilliant game. It was, and it reflects the quality across the

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week because early on we lost some of the big names but it doesn't mean

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we lost the quality, did we? Now, we didn't, and you wouldn't with the

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people around you. When you talk about the first top 15 players, the

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ones who have drop down a little bit, they've all been top players.

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The ones that have fought their way through, you're never to lose there.

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Great stuff all week. Greg Harlow is the Scottish International open

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champion, and hopefully he will join us up here reasonably soon, but the

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next life bowls you'll see is the world championships, and just to get

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you in the mood, we will play a bit of this year's world Championships

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where Alex Marshall was up against Andy Thomson. Andy, it was a

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fantastic match. Marshall won the first set, 11-9. We rejoin it in the

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second set. David Corkill was in the commentary box alongside John Price.

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Well, losing a single there, Alex. Putting it back to 6-4. Four in

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front with three ends to go. Before, he was seven in front with three

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front with three ends to go. Before, ends to go, so he knows this is not

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over yet. That is a great start. MARKER: 1.5

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inches. The marker indicates whether the bowl has fallen. He has been

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getting the first bowl in, Alex, at exactly the right time. And he's

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keeping the pressure on Andy. Yes, going again, and he must be

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wide! This is getting away from them. If Alex terms this jack around

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the corner, he's making three. If it goes further, he could make four.

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Three shots would be enough to get him over the line at this stage.

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Just slipped away from Andy Thomson. I think Alex might cover the spot,

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myself. No reason why not. Andy has gone with two bowls, nothing to

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suggest he would go with a third. I can only see him scoring from that

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white spot. Has to draw now. Looking for the

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draw. If he goes for the kit, the re-spot is over on the far side.

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That is the 1 they heed of been looking for before. Just get the

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jack into that. But, unfortunately for him, Alex has covered it. So,

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just to try to draw the jack off. No, he isn't going to get back for

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this. In fact, he isn't even saving. Alex knows this is going to be all

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over. It is going to be all over the next end, I would suggest, unless

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Andy Thomson can pick up a big black four. And, even then, he needs a

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three to follow, and that is just not going to happen. Start the car.

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Andy doesn't have to far to go to go to London again. Just one of those

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things. It hasn't happened for him in this match.

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Alex Marshall's been playing very well and very consistently, and a

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very professional job in this match. And he is going to get that break,

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by the looks of it, of two world titles in front of his friend, Paul

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Foster. Six professional singles titles, I

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don't think anybody is going to do that again. Increasingly difficult.

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Standards are improving every year. Paul is the only other player, isn't

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he, that could achieve six titles. Yes. He's 41 now, Paul, but, apart

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from that, he won't worry about it. It is not something in the back of

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his head. I'm sure Paul will be first on the phone to congratulate

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Alex. Well, Andy Thomson needs three this

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end. Otherwise it'll be over, and they will be shaking hands.

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Andy, still battling away. That's two. I think Alex will follow that

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bowl. Well, now. He has dropped this one.

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Let's see if Andy can slot another one in.

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Is there going to be a twist? We've just been talking about Alex winning

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the six title! This one isn't going to reach. Mr chance. Difficult.

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Popped that one in, Alex might think, I will lose four here.

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Personally, it should've dropped onto the green and back in, and that

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is it. If he drops into this bowl, it's all over, there's no way to get

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that out. Definitely. Forehand raw-mac. -- forehand draw.

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He has played it! That should be the shot to win the title. Certainly is.

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Does not look any shot on for Andy to score at least three. I can't see

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a shot. Can you? It's difficult. I can see something backhand over

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weight, although he'd need to get everything right. I can't even see

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it on the back and myself. I think the short bowl is blocking him

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anyway. It is going to be forehand, there is no way around it. He's on

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the backhand, doesn't matter, he still has to play into it. Very

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controlled weight to get the split. It is all over, Alex is going to

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take the sixth title with a single. Well, Alex Marshall put him under

:50:14.:50:18.

pressure in the first set. Even more pressure on the second set. Andy,

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unfortunately, didn't have the luck today but Alex Marshall played very

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well, very professional job. 11-9, 10-3 in the second set, and he lifts

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his sixth professional indoor title, and he deserves it. Take it

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easy jumping the barrier. Another title for the big man. There it is,

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number six. And I cannot see anybody matching it. The only man to do it

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would be his best friend Paul Foster. There has been a great year

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-- it has been a great year for Alex Marshall. Commonwealth games gold in

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the pairs and fours, and now his six world title. Yes, that was Alex

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Marshall picking up the title in January. Coverage begins of this

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year's world indoor Bowls Championships on Monday 18th

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January, live on the BBC. Can he make it seven? Tune in to find out.

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One fellow trying to seek something about it is the Scottish

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international open champion, Greg Harlow. Congratulations, you are

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hanging onto that, and direct and you'll be hanging onto it for quite

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some time. I haven't stopped grinning, I am sure at some point I

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will. It was a great final against Jason, the two of you are playing

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some fantastic stuff and there was a tremendous amount of drama played in

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brilliant spirit. Yes, and when you play the match, you get tied up and

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you forget how it goes. Towards the end of each set, you could feel

:52:10.:52:15.

there was a bit of drama there. There were some good shots, probably

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one or two Mrs Reid both regret, but I'm happy but he's thinking about

:52:22.:52:26.

the 1 that got away. It is lovely to see the cartwheel once again. I

:52:27.:52:29.

promised I wouldn't do it ever again. Nearly... I'm 47, shouldn't

:52:30.:52:38.

be doing that. I made a promise earlier in the week to some of the

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guys. And no change in your pockets! Well talking about the

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world championship. You must be confident going ahead. Yes,

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obviously, a big win like this gives you that confidence. It is quite

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nice that there is a gap between now and January, so you can settle back

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down, but, obviously, the confidence level is there, and it will be a

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case of trying to reproduce my form. This, it has been absolutely

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fantastic and it is a joy to see pick up the trophy once again. 2008

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was a last time, 2015 this time. It has been an amazing championship,

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and an amazing final, reflective of a wonderful week and a wonderful

:53:29.:53:31.

tournament. Thank you for your company. Goodbye for now.

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To be the best, you've got to beat the best.

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