Ladies' semi-finals, World Singles second round Bowls Extra

Hello, everyone, and welcome to highlights from the World Indoor

Championship in Potters. We start with action from the second round

of the men's tournament, and the match featuring two players from

very different generations. Today at Potters, it is youth

versus experience, an intriguing match for a place in the World

Indoor quarterfinals. Former champion John Price was

competing in this tournament before Ross Owen was born. It was Ross,

who, on Monday morning - that was before the teenager qaufr took down

So it is 51-year-old former champion John Price against 18-

year-old student Ross Owen. Price took the first set before the

youngster roared back into the second. It is the best of threeends.

Commentary comes from Greg Harlow the game. Now it is entering a tie

break. Does it swap rounds? I think it is fair to say that John

has been lying shots, Ross had a couple of big balls to get out of

Looked like it was going away, and his own balls followed through.

Well, I have to say, it was a very tight line bowl he played - but

what a remarkable result! That could be good enough to win

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fraction of green, a fraction of white. I back him to get this. The

line is certainly berpt. -- better. How is the pace?

Oh, he is certainly on the right line. It needs to hurry!

JUST not there. Oh, and that is the one he wanted

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one though - oh, it is just on the wrong side. Will he drop? Oh, the

wrong way. You just feel that things are starting to change the

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is it for No. 1! That wasn't what me was playing for.

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the quarterfinals for world singles against Gourlay. He has a choice,

he could draw it on the forehand, but had a drive with the third,

which would probably suggest that it would drive. Half the green ball,

and he is into the quarterfinals. Waiting for David Gourlay. He likes

it! Has he got half the green?! Oh! Who has the spot? Oh, I think

it is a green ball that has the spot.

He has ball and jack and it will be one to John Price. Oh, so close!

What a great effort! I thought he had it, Greg. Well, he

had bowl and jack. He got the bowl, but not enough of the bowl.

Just got a feather. A fraction more, and the bowl would

have been away and the jack would have stayed.

What a fantastic match this is! Tensions, pressure, biggest game of

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all on pace. Well, a bit of a nervey one, Greg. Yeah. It

certainly was. It looked to me like he needs a

repeat in the second bowl, and even the rest this time to win. But I

think now forehand is the only shot for both players.

And I feel if John doesn't get closer, I think Ross will do it

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seed survives a great game with Ross Owen. A wonderful game! And

Price enjoyed that - he enjoyed the challenge. He is into the

quarterfinals yet again of the world Championships to meet David

Gourlay. A wonderful game from Price, and a wonderful game for

Price, and a wonderful game for Ross Owen.

John Price is into the quarterfinals against the

bookmaker's favourite in the final, John Price is 9-1, and Mark Royal

is 10. Two players slightly bigger odds

were in action this evening. Skelton against Weale. They met in

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the same stage of the tournament Gabrielle. That is Skelton's

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daughter. She is keeping an eye on there - protect the green bowl.

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that Robert might have been a wonderful shot by Robert Weale. A

fantastic bowl to take the green one out, to secure the second set.

He takes it with a double. That was an amazing bowl by Robert

Weale. Wins the second set, the match and goes into the

quarterfinals. Two sets to nil for Robert Weale.

Two sets to nil for Robert Weale. An amazing bowl.

So confirmation that Commonwealth Games gold medallist Rob Weale is

the fifth man through to the quarterfinals, and the second round

of the men's competition continues at 10am on the the red button.

Switching our attention to the lady's competition. Two semifinals

featuring two former champions, last year's runner-up and a

newcomer to Potters. SONG: # Girls, girls, girl # Yellow,

Karen Murphy, last year's runner-up, against Rebecca Field, coming up

later. First, a repeat of the 2009 and 2010 final between Merrien and

Debbie Stefan Savic. Debbie won both those encounters. Debbie Sarey

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took the first set and leads in the Debbie again. This is a big end,

this one. Just filled the gap. If she could play the same, she

would arrest it for sure. Big the scores with two ends to go,

this is a real lifeline for Alison Merrien. Shench has been playing

forehands all the way. After the first bowl, changed to the backhand.

It looks like it will cost her. I can understand why, Greg. But when

you have been hammering one side of the ring, stick with it, even if a

ball looks in the way. Still, it is Her pace suggested she didn't like

it overly. It may just drop back in. No, she didn't like that. Oh...

Oh, it is OK. I thought for a minute it might have turned, a

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think, in this direction, the first up a single or two here - she still

needs to win the last end. Sets up a nice target, though for

Debbie now, doesn't it? Get green on to red to take out or jack into

the ditch. It is a great bowl from Debbie,

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sets herself up in the end. Debbie plays here - it is a better

forehand shot. It targets much wider on the

forehand. It just seems to be more confident

on the backhand. I agree with it, but it looks a

forehand shot, but she seems to be more confident with backhand. No,

shot. Now we have an interesting situation. We fall into the last

end, a one-end shoot-out. Debbie Stavrou takes the single,

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she wins the match. Alison takes a Now, that forehand has been the key

to her success today. APPLAUSE

Well, fantastic point here. That played, Debbie!

It left it on Debbie's favourite forehand, where she has been doing

a lot of damage. So what does she do, Greg? Go for

the bowl? This is personal choice.

She can draw or she can take out - both shots are correct. It is

whatever the player feels they need to do at the time.

Obviously the danger is losing the last delivery! APPLAUSE

Alison Merrien. Stavrou - good value for the win.

She played really well today. Wins the first set 9-3, second, 9-8.

Excellent game of bowls. But the English international lady

did play very, very well. No doubt about that today. She was just on

top of Alison Merrien, most of the top of Alison Merrien, most of the

time. Stavrou is back in the final, after

missing out last year, and the defending champion is out. Who will

Debbie play? Australian Karen Murphy or local girl Field? Murphy

won the tie break. Field won the second.

Murphy has won the first set of the tie break.

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I i. A nice target to hit. Two green bowls come in.

Looking very close to something. Red Bull clean would do.

Didn't have the pace, Greg. Surprised at that - she played it

on the backhand. There is no real shot for Rebecca.

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Stay away from it. Karen Murphy will have the last

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the jack! Well, that is certainly It is! Well...

It is so typical of Karen Murphy, isn't it?!

Too many chances. Great bowl. That will be very hard to beat,

Greg, it really is. That is the winner. Well, I just wonder - will

Rebecca remember she can kill this end?

Go for the ball or the jack. She can't kill it if she nominates it.

She has no back position. Goodness - is she trying to draw

this? Oh, that is gone. There is no way

that is going to make it. It is gone.

APPLAUSE Well, that was a great effort by

Rebecca Field, the 22-year-old from Norwich.

But Karen Murphy has given too many chances on the last end of the tie

break. She takes it on the third one to win the match, two sets to

one. 8-6, 10-4, 2-1. The Australian through to the final of the Ladies

Match Play for the second year Match Play for the second year

running. Ladies singles match play final

2012 will be a battle between Debbie Stavrou and last year's