:00:36. > :00:41.Hello and a very warm welcome to the Dewars Centre. Their day in
:00:41. > :00:47.which two superstars of Scottish bowls went for a place in the
:00:47. > :00:52.second round. Today's action featured three
:00:52. > :00:59.matches and first up in the rink was if Robert Paxton and verse
:00:59. > :01:04.Markus. Paul Foster took on 74 year-old
:01:04. > :01:14.Willie wood for the second match of the day. And there was a Scot in
:01:14. > :01:16.
:01:16. > :01:21.Of the competition got under way on Saturday and there are already some
:01:21. > :01:25.big names that have left the building.
:01:25. > :01:35.If Stewart and ascends, done -- Jonathan Ross and Stewart Anderson
:01:35. > :01:35.
:01:35. > :01:41.safely through. Disappointment for Nick Brett and David Gourlay.
:01:41. > :01:46.Tim Stone beat Simon Skelton. Jason Greenslade and Jamie Chestney is in
:01:46. > :01:49.the second round as well. Let's look at the most anticipated
:01:49. > :01:54.Let's look at the most anticipated which was Willie wood against Paul
:01:54. > :01:59.Foster. Described as the best there is on the carpet, Paul Foster is a
:01:59. > :02:06.giant of the indoor game. World champion on four occasions and
:02:06. > :02:10.winner of the Scottish Open in 2009. He is very difficult to beat. But
:02:10. > :02:16.Willie wood knows how to do it after overcoming Port earlier this
:02:16. > :02:20.year. He is one of the most consistent and decorated bowlers in
:02:21. > :02:26.Scotland. Recognise more for the outdoor game. For his achievement,
:02:26. > :02:30.he was inducted into the Scottish port Hall of fame if in 2007.
:02:30. > :02:35.He it was Paul Foster who started He it was Paul Foster who started
:02:35. > :02:45.the much stronger. He won the first set if 10-3. If we join it at the
:02:45. > :02:51.
:02:51. > :02:59.champions playing in this tournament. If his first bowl at
:02:59. > :03:04.each end has been terrific. If there he goes again.
:03:04. > :03:13.Yes, we were interested to see how Willie wood would settle into this
:03:13. > :03:17.match. To be truthful, he has not played badly. The score does not
:03:17. > :03:22.reflect the game, but it does reflect how well Paul Foster has
:03:23. > :03:32.been playing. Fief he has definitely been exceptional.
:03:33. > :03:43.
:03:43. > :03:53.Putting pressure on to win the ward he has been doing. Every time we
:03:53. > :03:55.
:03:55. > :04:05.eat get close, he replies with the that Willie wood would match them
:04:05. > :04:18.
:04:18. > :04:25.1982. The runner up in 1989 and came back to the World Bowls Tour
:04:26. > :04:34.events after an 11 year absence. Paul Foster comes in here. Paul
:04:34. > :04:38.Foster was to play one wild card, Stewart Anderson the other. Stewart
:04:38. > :04:48.Anderson first question was which wild card was Willie wood, he did
:04:48. > :04:48.
:04:48. > :04:55.not fancy playing him. His record is exceptional. In many
:04:55. > :05:01.ways, he really is unique because I can't remember any one, even the
:05:01. > :05:07.great David Brand, playing a career path into his seventies. It just
:05:07. > :05:11.doesn't happen. If they still play, but not at this level. If you look
:05:11. > :05:21.and talk to him, you certainly would not think he was in his mid-
:05:21. > :05:25.
:05:25. > :05:35.first set knows that Willie wood has played well. He can't take
:05:35. > :05:40.
:05:40. > :05:45.on the height into nothing if being a favourite appear in Perth. If the
:05:45. > :05:50.legend of the sport and you are thinking to yourself, I am four-
:05:50. > :05:57.times world champion, you know, I should put this man away if, but
:05:57. > :06:07.you give him the respect he deserves. MARKER: One shot to Paul
:06:07. > :06:08.
:06:08. > :06:13.Foster. Paul Foster takes the first end. Envy even this year we have a
:06:13. > :06:17.shot clock. Players will get 30 seconds to play
:06:17. > :06:25.them all when the previous bowl comes to a stop. That is what they
:06:25. > :06:29.have to keep their eye on. If failed to deliver in 32nd they have
:06:29. > :06:34.the availability of time-outs which they can call three times during
:06:34. > :06:38.the match. It gives them an additional 60 seconds, but again,
:06:38. > :06:46.if they don't deliver the bowls in that time, the buzzer will go and
:06:46. > :06:51.the bowl will be lifted off the rink. Certainly in the first couple
:06:51. > :07:01.of bowls we don't see too much of the difference, but it is also
:07:01. > :07:15.
:07:15. > :07:25.three and four where players have that Willie wood is playing good
:07:25. > :07:51.
:07:51. > :08:01.stuff. But on the other end of the lose too many bowls like that. Two
:08:01. > :08:33.
:08:33. > :08:40.of Scotland's finest head-to-head wood gets ready to play. We have
:08:40. > :08:50.mentioned in H Gav, when he won a bronze medal in 1974, Paul Foster
:08:50. > :08:51.
:08:51. > :09:01.was just starting school. No, he just has to be a little bit careful
:09:01. > :09:05.
:09:05. > :09:15.saw that all passing through that shot clock started. He was already
:09:15. > :09:25.halfway down the rink. Bowl in hand, 18 seconds to play it, plenty of
:09:25. > :09:29.
:09:29. > :09:36.end up with four seconds if he decides to play this. Depending on
:09:36. > :09:43.who is lining the shot. That clock will start now and Willie wood has
:09:43. > :09:51.to get down there to play the bowl. Just fell over. You can see the
:09:51. > :09:56.clock there. This is going to be just close enough. If he is not the
:09:56. > :10:06.quickest on the map, and I'm not sure if he will even bother playing
:10:06. > :10:08.
:10:08. > :10:13.it. Though, he is definitely quicker on the match this time. The
:10:13. > :10:23.shot clock in evidence for you. Five seconds to spare, just to get
:10:23. > :10:50.
:10:50. > :10:56.be interesting to see what he does with the match here. Well it it
:10:56. > :11:06.there for just a little bit. Trying to find if the length he is looking
:11:06. > :11:06.
:11:06. > :11:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds
:11:57. > :12:07.He was in primary school when Willie wood won the gold medal. In
:12:07. > :12:10.
:12:10. > :12:14.1982. I remember playing a against him in that event. Of the very fast
:12:14. > :12:20.outdoor ring. Australians were quite surprised to see his little
:12:20. > :12:25.jerky delivery. He arrived and no one paid him a lot of notice and he
:12:25. > :12:34.walked out with the gold medal. We all knew what to expect. If I was
:12:34. > :12:44.very young and have time for star of Paul Foster, and wide. Food
:12:44. > :12:48.
:12:48. > :12:58.event, good players in that event as well. They were all there.
:12:58. > :13:05.
:13:05. > :13:14.Afford it out. Of Willie wood tour that. Can I have just finished my
:13:14. > :13:21.O-levels. Paul Foster goes again. Same idea, different results. An
:13:21. > :13:31.anthem perfect result. Jeff and fall in the ditch. Beautifully
:13:31. > :13:45.
:13:45. > :13:55.controlled way. None that wasn't that pace. The best result possible.
:13:55. > :14:13.
:14:13. > :14:23.Willie Wood is basically bowling to the fact that Paul Foster was
:14:23. > :14:42.
:14:42. > :14:52.was an important end. It gives Paul Foster that of the bed of comfort.
:14:52. > :14:54.
:14:54. > :15:03.-- that little bit of comfort. that little ball on delivery by
:15:03. > :15:09.Willie. Paul is quite smooth. Willie has always had that. It
:15:09. > :15:13.might be a little pronounced now that he is in his Seventies. It has
:15:14. > :15:23.not always been the smoothest delivery, but my goodness it has
:15:24. > :15:24.
:15:24. > :16:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds
:16:38. > :16:48.had the match has been going. -- have the match has been going.
:16:48. > :16:57.
:16:57. > :17:07.messing about from Willie. Could shot. -- good shot. The shot Clarke
:17:07. > :17:09.
:17:09. > :17:17.will not start -- clock. The rink has to be ready to be played.
:17:17. > :17:27.Sandra McLeish clearing balls, setting the jack. When she is happy,
:17:27. > :17:28.
:17:28. > :17:33.the shot clock will start. Paul Foster, an average of four to five
:17:33. > :17:43.seconds at the most. He has always been a quick player. The shot clock
:17:43. > :18:07.
:18:07. > :18:15.will not have a any effect on him matter. Right on the front edge. He
:18:15. > :18:25.is playing deep into the draw. He is right on the edge. The bowl
:18:25. > :18:41.
:18:41. > :18:51.start to come back. Just dropping went any further out. Willie also
:18:51. > :19:18.
:19:18. > :19:26.going all the way out. He has just two players know each other very
:19:26. > :19:33.well from the Scottish international team. Paul said one,
:19:33. > :19:42.Willie nodded the head. He was more than happy to take Paul's word for
:19:42. > :19:52.it. Always good to see that in sport. Two ends to play. Willie
:19:52. > :20:21.
:20:21. > :20:26.members of the professional bowls Association. Will got together 20
:20:26. > :20:36.years ago and paid a percentage of our winnings from the word
:20:36. > :20:36.
:20:36. > :20:46.Championship at Preston Guild Hall. -- world Championship. Such a
:20:46. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :21:01.stalwart of the sport. President of East Lothian. Worked hard to get
:21:01. > :21:07.
:21:07. > :21:17.that club up and running. This looks better from Paul. Just
:21:17. > :21:27.drifted past the jack. If Paul Foster scores here, the match is
:21:27. > :21:27.
:21:27. > :22:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds
:22:08. > :22:18.Paul trying to keep it close, to Willie moving to the forehand.
:22:18. > :22:22.
:22:23. > :22:32.Trying to use that read bowl has a shoulder. -- red. He has got a
:22:33. > :22:33.
:22:33. > :22:43.chance with this. Perfect. A good example of how to use a shoulder
:22:43. > :22:46.
:22:46. > :22:56.bowl. Applauded by Paul Foster. As it stands it would be 6-5 with one
:22:56. > :23:03.
:23:03. > :23:13.end to play. If Paul Foster draws the shot, he wins the match. What a
:23:13. > :23:14.
:23:14. > :23:22.bowl! What a shot. Paul Foster, the former champion, takes care of
:23:22. > :23:28.Willie Wood, the 74 year-old, was terrific. Paul Foster showing his
:23:28. > :23:33.class with the final red Bull, right out of the top draw. The
:23:33. > :23:41.first set was comfortable for Paul Foster. The second set was a lot
:23:41. > :23:47.You must be happy with how you started? I cannot do better than
:23:47. > :23:53.that. I have been playing well at home. If I can carry it into this
:23:53. > :23:59.tournament, I have got a chance. Willie, you said Paul is the best
:23:59. > :24:08.on the carpet. He showed that today? Fantastic bowling. I never
:24:08. > :24:13.had a chance. He was kneeling at all the time. You saw that last end.
:24:13. > :24:23.I was quite competent to get two a shot there. He was unbelievable.
:24:23. > :24:25.
:24:25. > :24:35.You played well. This is the second end. It was happy with that. But
:24:35. > :24:37.
:24:37. > :24:46.Paul came down and nailed it again! Unbelievable. This is the 6th end.
:24:46. > :24:52.Willie did not play bad. I just found my game today. Willie, you
:24:52. > :24:58.were quite confident at the end of the match. Here is the saw one.
:24:58. > :25:06.the label was shot. Absolutely perfect. -- unbelievable shot. I
:25:06. > :25:14.cannot take away from him. 74 years old and you're playing absolutely
:25:14. > :25:21.brilliant bowls. Were you ever retire? Probably not! It is
:25:21. > :25:27.fantastic the way he is playing at that age. The man keeps himself fit
:25:27. > :25:33.and he still plays brilliant bowls. Willie Wood looks like a slip of a
:25:33. > :25:37.lad. One lad who entertained us last year was Robert Paxton. Today
:25:37. > :25:43.he faced Boaz Markus. Currently Number 10 in the world rankings,
:25:43. > :25:49.Robert Paxton has never been higher. A great win here 12 months ago was
:25:49. > :25:54.a perfect promotion of his career path. He relishes being in with the
:25:54. > :26:04.big boys. Andy has the game to match his ambitions. -- and he has
:26:04. > :26:09.the game. Boaz Markus has qualified for the Scottish Open before. He
:26:09. > :26:19.failed to progress beyond the first round. It was the defending
:26:19. > :26:29.champion who started well, winning the first set by 11-5. We join it
:26:29. > :26:29.
:26:29. > :27:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds
:27:09. > :27:19.in the second set. Boaz Markus is the first bowls. Boaz Markus needs
:27:19. > :27:19.
:27:19. > :28:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds
:28:34. > :28:44.struggling for pace. That was the jack lengthy selected for himself.
:28:44. > :29:19.
:29:19. > :29:24.the map. On his back for on the inside of the match with that one.
:29:24. > :29:34.Of all would hang of, if he was on the other side of the match, the
:29:34. > :29:43.
:29:43. > :29:48.help the bowl back around the short bowls. That was lying three, he is
:29:48. > :29:58.looking for his second full set of the match. If he has it with a pick
:29:58. > :29:58.
:29:58. > :30:02.of the bunch. This is where Boaz Markus is making mistakes. Not
:30:02. > :30:07.using the match properly. If you can see with Robert he is on the
:30:07. > :30:12.outside edge of the backhand on the map. If it allows the bowl to go in
:30:12. > :30:20.deep at the end of its travel, the swing on the bias for staff it
:30:20. > :30:28.actually came inside the centre line with plenty to spare. None
:30:28. > :30:38.Willie Wood -- Boaz Markus was on the other side of the match.
:30:38. > :30:38.
:30:38. > :31:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds
:31:36. > :31:45.Robert Paxton lost the first end on the map. Yes, he is a quick
:31:45. > :31:54.player. Even he bowled within three seconds and Boaz Markus took 13
:31:54. > :32:04.seconds to get onto the match. Markus is a little more measured,
:32:04. > :32:12.
:32:12. > :32:21.match already. You can see at the top of the picture as the bowl
:32:21. > :32:27.travels in towards the jack. If very, very good. Well, Robert has
:32:27. > :32:35.had enough of this behaviour. A little runner. Two bowls gone.
:32:35. > :32:39.Perfect. That is the first time he has played with the weight in the
:32:39. > :32:49.match. If and I think he will suffer for it. It week of the
:32:49. > :33:15.
:33:15. > :33:25.he is slipping through it again. After playing a good couple of
:33:25. > :34:04.
:34:04. > :34:13.bowls he could be looking at three this. It is not going to run too
:34:14. > :34:18.far. Given all the room he had to draw second shot, that is loose and
:34:18. > :34:28.he knew it if the second he played it. Pick Of the mat and threw it
:34:28. > :34:28.
:34:28. > :35:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds
:35:11. > :35:20.Scotland. It is a struggle for Boaz Markus. He is up against it now.
:35:20. > :35:24.MARKER: Three shots to Robert Paxton. He has not wanted to play
:35:24. > :35:28.with weight because he has a problem with a know if, that if you
:35:28. > :35:36.are going to play it, play it properly. He did not follow through,
:35:36. > :35:40.that is what I noticed. If the jack was a bonus. He was on target, two
:35:40. > :35:50.bowls Miss -- disappear. If he'd definitely hurt his shoulder after
:35:50. > :35:53.it. Robert Paxton has been under no pressure in this match, that is
:35:53. > :36:01.normal extended follow-through has not been there. He has been pulling
:36:01. > :36:11.his hand back a little bit. Maybe get a chance to see it on the next
:36:11. > :36:24.
:36:24. > :36:32.down this way towards the commentary box this time round. So
:36:32. > :36:37.he has changed his round. That is better. He is just holding it back
:36:37. > :36:47.just very slightly before he extends. Definitely not the same as
:36:47. > :36:47.
:36:47. > :37:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds
:37:38. > :37:43.Paxton continues to play the way he has earned, or maybe Boaz Markus
:37:43. > :37:53.could help him out, he is a masseur as the trade. Could do a bit of
:37:53. > :38:04.
:38:04. > :38:10.than I do. He played at York club and I did what all good
:38:10. > :38:16.commentators with dear and I giggled him. He is the only player
:38:16. > :38:21.that you can buy both of his names as an item in Ikea. I would be very
:38:21. > :38:28.surprised if Boaz Markus had even walked through the doors of an Ikea
:38:28. > :38:38.shot. In case you are wondering, a television unit and a chair.
:38:38. > :38:52.
:38:52. > :38:57.that is good stuff! Tremendous. He good strikes. I think he has been
:38:57. > :39:03.unlucky. He hit that head pretty well and is still losing three by
:39:04. > :39:09.the looks of it. He couldn't have place that in a worse position.
:39:09. > :39:14.That is unbelievable. They say fortune favours the brave, he was
:39:14. > :39:24.brave, the fortune does Nov favour the Israeli here. Slightly off-
:39:24. > :39:31.
:39:31. > :39:35.and the second set, a 12-to for a comfortable if 2-0 Mail. If the
:39:35. > :39:39.seedings in to work out today with Paxton and fast stir through to the
:39:39. > :39:45.second round if, that could Alex Marshall joined them. If he faced
:39:45. > :39:49.Kenny Wong. The most successful player, Alex Marshall has won the
:39:49. > :39:55.world title five times. If he now finds himself in the end no world
:39:55. > :40:01.ranking of 13. If the first round exit last season made if one to
:40:01. > :40:04.forget, that he still remains one of the toughest players on the ring.
:40:04. > :40:09.Have a thing against an unknown wanted tea in Kenny Wong.
:40:09. > :40:13.If the qualifier from Hong Kong has never featured in the Scottish Open
:40:13. > :40:20.the 4th of, that he plays her the indoor greens club and was a winner
:40:20. > :40:30.in Hong Kong in 2010. Marshall dominated the first set winning 17-
:40:30. > :40:30.
:40:30. > :42:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds
:42:06. > :42:16.1. If we join in the second end of Can't afford to be complacent, Alex
:42:16. > :42:16.
:42:16. > :43:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds
:43:23. > :43:33.around the back just in case his The best shot of the match by
:43:33. > :43:38.
:43:38. > :43:48.Kenneth Wong. 6 or 7 of these over the next few ends would be useful.
:43:48. > :43:49.
:43:49. > :43:57.They it was a terrific shot. -- that was. Alex could see that Paul
:43:57. > :44:07.was dropping into the jack all the way. -- bowl. Just a little foams
:44:07. > :44:07.
:44:07. > :44:17.up. His wife is here. Alice. Brought a couple of friends over
:44:17. > :44:17.
:44:17. > :46:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds
:46:40. > :46:50.That must look extremely difficult allow Alex to play up to the ball
:46:50. > :47:16.
:47:16. > :47:26.if he wishes. -- 2 a half inches. - The premature shot Clarke. That
:47:26. > :47:50.
:47:50. > :48:00.would be reset. -- a premature shot end, Kenneth one has been unable to
:48:00. > :48:39.
:48:39. > :48:49.replicate it. -- Kenneth wall. - watching, as she always does, these
:48:49. > :48:49.
:48:49. > :49:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds
:49:31. > :49:40.events. Suitably tanned as well. and Diane spend the winter in
:49:40. > :49:50.Australia and came back with tans that we did not get in our summer.
:49:50. > :49:51.
:49:51. > :50:01.Alex trying to drop more bowls around the jack. He wants to gather
:50:01. > :50:22.
:50:22. > :50:29.enough point to secure the set. -- think that is what has been
:50:29. > :50:37.surprising. The first bowl has been invariably through. The second bowl
:50:37. > :50:47.was -- has been heavier. Yes, he just has not got the touch at the
:50:47. > :51:06.
:51:06. > :51:16.moment. He is running out of time like it will be the furthest back
:51:16. > :51:25.
:51:25. > :51:33.to court that out of someone. It is quite as straightforward process. -
:51:33. > :51:39.- to coach that. The way he is holding the bowl, the pendulum of
:51:39. > :51:49.the hand is too far back. Just lower your hand. Make sure the with
:51:49. > :51:50.
:51:50. > :52:00.comes down even more. There is the backswing and the push. He has to
:52:00. > :52:00.
:52:00. > :54:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds
:54:22. > :54:31.it left his hand. -- heavy. Just second round match Alex Marshall
:54:31. > :54:41.will phase will be a very different affair. Andy Thomson wait for him.
:54:41. > :54:41.
:54:41. > :55:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds
:55:27. > :55:35.Alex Marshall either, going into a game against Andy Thomson. He would
:55:35. > :55:41.like to be pushed a little bit. Andy Thomson had a battle with
:55:41. > :55:51.Ronnie Duncan. He was pushed all the way. This has been a fairly
:55:51. > :56:28.
:56:28. > :56:36.like it may be another full house. Alex Marshall has taken one macro
:56:36. > :56:42.or wait to leave the three. -- one aware. From there, Marshall made
:56:42. > :56:47.absolutely sure. He enjoyed a comfortable win. There have been
:56:47. > :56:55.some marvellous shots from the top players this afternoon. Which was
:56:55. > :56:59.the best? I have no idea. I know a man who does. My shot of the day
:56:59. > :57:05.comes from the match between Willie Wood and Paul Foster. It was a
:57:05. > :57:10.fascinating game. Paul Foster took the first set comfortably. The
:57:11. > :57:19.second set was different as Willie Wood or put his game. The score is
:57:19. > :57:28.now 6-3. Paul Foster is left with one bowl to save the set. On the
:57:28. > :57:37.forehand, pushed out really wide. Here it comes. Paul Foster did not
:57:37. > :57:44.want to lose these two shot. -- shots. He played it to absolute
:57:44. > :57:49.perfection. Drops on the green bowl. Stays up. Takes a single. That is
:57:50. > :57:59.why Paul Foster is so good and that is why it is my shot of the day.
:58:00. > :58:25.
:58:25. > :58:28.fantastic shot. Paul Foster is into That is almost it. We start