:00:32. > :00:36.Hello and very warm welcome to the Dewars Centre in Perth at the ebbed
:00:36. > :00:40.end of a mariton day covering the Co-operative Funeralcare Scottish
:00:40. > :00:46.International Open. A day in which the action could be described as
:00:46. > :00:55.just champion. There is a former champion in all three of our
:00:55. > :01:01.featured matches on tonight's show. Current World Champion Andy Thomson
:01:01. > :01:07.lifted the trophy here he faces Alex Marshall. David Gourlay won
:01:07. > :01:12.the title in 2002 his opponent is Nick Brett who is looking to cement
:01:12. > :01:18.his position this season. And, Darren Burnett was 25 when he won
:01:18. > :01:22.the title 11 years ago. Jonathan Ross stands in the way of the man
:01:22. > :01:26.from Arbroath. There were some fantastic bowls played in all the
:01:26. > :01:36.matches today. I urge you to stick around. Here is what the draw
:01:36. > :01:51.
:01:51. > :01:58.looked like 14 hours ago when the We will start with the match which
:01:58. > :02:05.promised lots and certainly didn't disappoint. It was Andy Thomas
:02:05. > :02:15.disappoint. It was Andy Thomas against Alex Marshall. He has never
:02:15. > :02:24.
:02:25. > :02:28.performed to his best here in Perth. Andy Thomson is playing with lots
:02:28. > :02:35.of confidence and was looking forward to locking horns with his
:02:35. > :02:43.forward to locking horns with his old pal Thomson won the first set
:02:43. > :02:53.8-2. We join the match at the start of the tie-break. Commentary from
:02:53. > :02:59.
:02:59. > :03:08.David Corkill and Paul Mitchell. COMMENTATOR: Lots of ones and twos.
:03:08. > :03:18.No twos or threes or fours bouncing about in this match. It's the
:03:18. > :03:28.eighth tie-break of the Scottish International Open. Three ends, one
:03:28. > :03:56.
:03:56. > :04:05.shot per end available. No matter about tie breaks. You only have to
:04:05. > :04:09.score one shot of course, it's not accumulated shots. A bit of
:04:09. > :04:13.disturbance there for Andy. That came from outside the venue as
:04:13. > :04:22.opposed to inside, it the noise. the third end of the tie-break, of
:04:22. > :04:29.course, you can actually declare to make a no end. It's the only time
:04:29. > :04:39.in the match that you can do it. You must nominate. If you fail to
:04:39. > :04:43.
:04:43. > :04:47.nominate, it comes back to the respot. That was interesting. Your
:04:48. > :04:55.timeouts you get three for the whole match, including the tie-
:04:55. > :05:05.break. Both players have two timeouts remaining. Not far away.
:05:05. > :05:12.
:05:12. > :05:20.He's the wrong side. Just the wrong so much to remember that you forget
:05:20. > :05:29.to play bowls. Between the timeouts, burning and respots. There is a lot
:05:29. > :05:39.going on. Andy Thomson checking how many timeouts he has left. This is
:05:39. > :05:48.
:05:48. > :05:57.better. Two bowls left. Lovely ball from Andy Thomson. He checked about
:05:57. > :06:07.the timeouts and delighted to see that nuzle into his other front. --
:06:07. > :06:23.
:06:23. > :06:27.He had to make something happen, he did so. Anything into the two
:06:27. > :06:32.greens was going to be useful. Interesting to see if he plays
:06:32. > :06:36.across the line here. You see the jack going out to the side. Now,
:06:36. > :06:42.this isn't easy because you are going into new land. You would
:06:42. > :06:50.never play this line a normal process of the end. I think he's
:06:50. > :07:00.pretty decent with it. Oh, yes, that's very good. That really is.
:07:00. > :07:18.
:07:18. > :07:23.What Alex is looking at here, he is trying to see if he gets the jack
:07:23. > :07:28.off, who will win on the respot position. I'm not sure. It's very,
:07:28. > :07:33.very difficult to tell. He could play a double-type shot. He could
:07:33. > :07:36.play on to the bowl and try and stop, if he kfplt the alternative
:07:36. > :07:41.is, if he can play through to the jack. If he take it is off, who
:07:41. > :07:46.will get it on the respot? It's very hard to tell. Respot just out
:07:46. > :07:51.of your picture, down at the bottom right. Well, if he's on the
:07:51. > :07:57.backhand, he must be playing for the ball then. He must feel he will
:07:57. > :08:02.get it on the respot, to play this shot. Here he goes. He's watching
:08:02. > :08:06.it. And, he's got it. That is a brilliant shot from Alex Marshall.
:08:06. > :08:13.Well, I have a feeling, not only is he going to get the respot, it's a
:08:13. > :08:17.touch nert ditch. That will make a definite -- toucher in the ditch.
:08:17. > :08:27.That will make a definite for him. He didn't want the ball, he needed
:08:27. > :08:32.
:08:32. > :08:42.the jack. It is the ball that wins it for him. He nicks it to the side.
:08:42. > :08:43.
:08:43. > :08:46.Touches it. That stays in play. A toucher. Off the respot. That was
:08:46. > :08:56.brilliant. It really was because any touch on the ball was useless
:08:56. > :08:59.
:08:59. > :09:09.to him. Well if yesterday's match with Kenneth Wong disappointed, and
:09:09. > :09:20.
:09:20. > :09:25.to be fair it did, this has made up gone to tie breaks. The man who won
:09:26. > :09:35.the first set has got through, which is unusual. It's usual that
:09:35. > :09:39.the man who has the second set has momentum. That was interesting the
:09:39. > :09:49.last end in so some respects. They played on the backhand. It was a
:09:49. > :10:27.
:10:27. > :10:33.Yes. Outside the players control. Nothing he could do. That might
:10:33. > :10:43.come from one of the lights. I tell you what, he would take that noise
:10:43. > :10:53.
:10:53. > :10:57.going to have to take a timeout here. He gets it absolutely clear
:10:57. > :11:05.clean. That was the important bit. He didn't get the jack and the ball.
:11:05. > :11:15.He just missed the bowl. Well, had to be for Andy. Andy has one
:11:15. > :11:19.
:11:20. > :11:23.timeout remaining. Tremendous bowls from both players. Eight World
:11:23. > :11:27.championship wins between them. think he's trying to work out what
:11:27. > :11:32.weight to use because, if he gets the jack absolutely clean, he wants
:11:32. > :11:35.to carry it into the ditch. He will have to control the weight to do
:11:36. > :11:45.that. The alternative is to go quick and try and clean everything
:11:46. > :12:14.
:12:14. > :12:24.trying to help it, almost trying to steer it around. He wasn't too far
:12:24. > :12:44.
:12:44. > :12:54.away. He will try to get to the again? The match is against him, as
:12:54. > :12:57.
:12:57. > :13:01.weight or line, either way he needs to try and get it. Oh, different
:13:01. > :13:06.altogether. Completely different with this one. It's drawing weight
:13:06. > :13:13.almost. That's hard to do that. He's going to turn the jack around
:13:13. > :13:17.the corner to his own green ball. It's slightly over. One red. I had
:13:17. > :13:27.a feeling he would have a little pop at that. The bowl will go
:13:27. > :13:32.
:13:32. > :13:42.this year, Alex Marshall took the tie-break 2-0. He's sitting pretty
:13:42. > :13:51.
:13:51. > :13:58.at the moment. He doesn't want to done all I possibly can, the way it
:13:58. > :14:06.sits. It's up to you Andy. Has he lost it? He has. It's done in the
:14:06. > :14:12.ditch. That was a mistake. I think he will go back with pace here
:14:12. > :14:22.because it's so hard to trail a jack in that forehand. He has one
:14:22. > :14:22.
:14:22. > :14:29.timeout left, he may call it. should call it. Time out call. Andy
:14:29. > :14:39.has no timeouts remaining. If he misses this, he won't need them.
:14:39. > :14:50.
:14:50. > :14:54.may as well use it and worry about everything out. He's tight. Alex
:14:55. > :14:58.Marshall, he has never had a great relationship with the Scottish
:14:58. > :15:02.International Open for a number of years, he has won back-to-back
:15:02. > :15:06.matches in the last two-days and takes his place in the quarter-
:15:06. > :15:10.final. He wins on the tie-break. It was an exciting and interesting
:15:10. > :15:14.match. It's Alex Marshall who goes match. It's Alex Marshall who goes
:15:14. > :15:19.through. I would say Andy was the more consistent player over the two
:15:19. > :15:22.sets, without a doubt. I struggled. Happy to get through. That was a
:15:22. > :15:27.battling performance from Alex Marshall taking the World champion
:15:27. > :15:33.out of the competition. Now, there was the last first round match
:15:33. > :15:37.played today, it was Greg Harlow played today, it was Greg Harlow
:15:37. > :15:40.against Charlie Slavich. COMMENTATOR: Greg Harlow looked
:15:40. > :15:47.comfortable two ahead and lying three up in the second. Charlie
:15:47. > :15:57.Slavich likes a drive. This shot turned the second end to leave him
:15:57. > :16:10.
:16:10. > :16:14.4-2 ahead. that, Harlow upped the pressure and
:16:14. > :16:23.took control. This shot helped him to score four in the fifth end as
:16:24. > :16:29.Slavich kept missing with drives. COMMENTATOR: Reasonable to say he's
:16:29. > :16:32.in a heap of trouble. The World Number 1 won the set, with this
:16:32. > :16:37.shot making sure of things in the ninth end.
:16:37. > :16:42.COMMENTATOR: That's a beauty. Oh, that really is a beauty there.
:16:42. > :16:47.After the big scores of the first set, the second was a much tighter
:16:47. > :16:52.affair. Two down from the first end, Harlow sneaked a point back with
:16:53. > :16:55.this draw in the second. Both players were on top form, it took
:16:55. > :17:03.all of Greg Harlow's skill to gain the upper hand.
:17:03. > :17:08.COMMENTATOR: It's a beater. Once he had it, he didn't let go. This draw
:17:08. > :17:10.for four points, in the sixth end, helping him to take the second set
:17:10. > :17:17.by 12-3. COMMENTATOR: Closing the door a
:17:18. > :17:26.little bit more. And win the match by 2-0. There is confirmation of
:17:26. > :17:31.by 2-0. There is confirmation of the final score: the World No 1
:17:31. > :17:36.playing well, Greg Harlow, he is one to watch. We turn our attention
:17:36. > :17:46.one to watch. We turn our attention to the match between Darren Burnett
:17:46. > :17:57.
:17:57. > :18:01.Born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, now resident in Paisley: He hasn't
:18:01. > :18:05.won a tournament on the World Bowls Tour. He has the experience to do
:18:05. > :18:12.Tour. He has the experience to do some damage here this week. Darren
:18:12. > :18:18.Burnett started very well taking the first set 9-6. We join the
:18:18. > :18:27.match in Set 2, Ross is 5-2 ahead. COMMENTATOR: Having seen Darren
:18:27. > :18:31.Burnett nick his ball out, to replace it, like this. That was a
:18:31. > :18:41.massive bowl because Darren Burnett lying one with a chance of another,
:18:41. > :18:41.
:18:41. > :20:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds
:20:24. > :20:33.he could have leveled it, as it is. the jack. Has to be careful that he
:20:33. > :20:39.doesn't drop it and move it. That is unlucky. That is very unlucky.
:20:39. > :20:44.Very little he could do about that. There is such a thing as too
:20:44. > :20:51.perfect, that was it He had to drop back to the jack. He had to drop
:20:51. > :21:01.back into the front of the jack. He got behind it. In the rink it just
:21:01. > :21:06.
:21:06. > :21:13.moves so easily. Darren Burnett's for Jonathan here but to play the
:21:13. > :21:18.forehand. A good chance in the forehand with the way it's sitting.
:21:18. > :21:28.A little tap on the bowl will move the jack. He can play it as heavy
:21:28. > :21:39.
:21:39. > :21:45.as it wishes. A little tap on it area. A big moment in the match.
:21:45. > :21:51.was in the area. Great effort. Lovely weight. It wouldn't have
:21:51. > :21:57.sealed the set. It would have given him a massive advantage if Darren
:21:57. > :22:07.Burnett had been unable to reply. Beautiful weight for the job. Solid
:22:07. > :22:20.
:22:20. > :22:25.with this because really any tap on his front one he has a chance of
:22:25. > :22:33.making a double. Oh, it's close. Two shots out of a head that just
:22:33. > :22:40.was not in his favour. Well, you could argue that Jonathan Ross
:22:40. > :22:46.played four really, really good bowls, top quality, within a foot,
:22:46. > :22:51.yet he's dropped two shots. Well, always a good chance of getting on
:22:51. > :23:01.to his own bowl, that is what he was playing for. That really is
:23:01. > :23:26.
:23:26. > :23:36.Darren Burnett -- lost four straight ends, Darren Burnett. He
:23:36. > :23:36.
:23:36. > :24:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds
:24:45. > :24:55.trails now by a single shot. Three Darren, but he doesn't look happy
:24:55. > :25:14.
:25:14. > :25:24.with this. Struggling for pace, the fact that a longer jack length
:25:24. > :25:48.
:25:48. > :25:58.of the jack's good. That's helped a lot. That could have turned one
:25:58. > :26:09.
:26:09. > :26:18.the jack coming towards the back red bowl. Two and a measure, the
:26:18. > :26:22.opinion of the marker. His forehand has been very good hand for
:26:22. > :26:27.Jonathan for recovery bowls. There is a deep whip on it towards the
:26:28. > :26:37.end of the travel of the bowl. It's all about weight. Oh, just a little
:26:38. > :26:52.
:26:52. > :27:00.of ends for Jonathan Ross. Two at the side, the red bowls, and the
:27:00. > :27:05.third you will see, that will be measured, against. The players have
:27:05. > :27:10.to agree for the bowls to be taken away from the head. Jonathan Ross
:27:10. > :27:16.has decided he will get both the green bowls measured. In for a
:27:16. > :27:19.penny and in for a pound. I'm in the surprised. He really is
:27:19. > :27:29.shocking looking at measures, he always has been. Some players can
:27:29. > :27:29.
:27:29. > :27:35.tell, some others can't. If you are in doubt, get it strung. They will
:27:35. > :27:42.measure the one red bowl against the two green. We know the players
:27:42. > :27:48.who aren't very good at looking at measures, Andy Thomson is a shocker.
:27:48. > :27:53.He could measure everything. He can play a bit to be fair. That's an
:27:53. > :28:03.important bit. The umpire's markers are out there to sort out the rest.
:28:03. > :28:16.
:28:16. > :28:26.I think this is going to be three. to pull or rubber out of the hat.
:28:26. > :28:29.
:28:29. > :28:37.He has to win this said. -- set. Those by shots are absolutely vital
:28:37. > :28:47.to Darren Burnett. He has never passed round two in the last seven
:28:47. > :28:47.
:28:47. > :30:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds
:30:53. > :31:03.played. There is a shot here for Darren Burnett to seal the match.
:31:03. > :31:03.
:31:03. > :31:10.Dangerous. What do you do? Do you go on the attack or do you defend?
:31:10. > :31:20.Darren Burnett, thicker bowl out or take a Jak. His time is running
:31:20. > :31:38.
:31:38. > :31:47.very low. He has cold time out. -- Both of them have an element of
:31:47. > :31:57.risk about them. The big shot, the courageous shot is to run the jack
:31:57. > :32:01.
:32:01. > :32:11.through to the back position. going for glory? He is close.
:32:11. > :32:11.
:32:11. > :32:21.unlucky. That jack has gone out to play and has gone to the respot.
:32:21. > :32:22.
:32:22. > :32:32.Jonathan Ross still has a ball to play. -- a bowl. He went for the
:32:32. > :32:56.
:32:56. > :33:06.job and that is what he got. -- Ross. Today, the standard of play
:33:06. > :33:31.
:33:31. > :33:41.himself in the Scottish himself in the Championship. Forces
:33:41. > :33:52.
:33:52. > :34:02.quarter-final. Jonathan Ross was unable on that occasion to force
:34:02. > :34:02.
:34:02. > :35:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds
:35:10. > :35:16.drawing so well coming in this direction. The second ball was good
:35:16. > :35:25.enough. Just looking at this to see that is good to come off the back
:35:25. > :35:35.bowl. Jonathan has one time out left. That is his second time out
:35:35. > :35:40.in the match. Sometimes players will call the time out just to look
:35:40. > :35:50.at the head, then they realise they are going to run out of time in the
:35:50. > :36:13.
:36:13. > :36:23.short clock so the call a time-out. a clever bowl. I think he has made
:36:23. > :36:25.
:36:25. > :36:35.a third one out of it. This will be courageous to go again. That is the
:36:35. > :36:45.advantage of the last bowl. If Darren Burnett goes again, there
:36:45. > :37:23.
:37:23. > :37:31.will be a further bowl. He does not -- has called. I think it was very
:37:31. > :37:41.sensible. I think he needs to go deep just in case Darren Burnett
:37:41. > :37:43.
:37:43. > :37:53.does decide to have a go at it. I would just cover that red ball. One
:37:53. > :38:16.
:38:16. > :38:24.Good ball. I think he would be far better just to draw this shot. It
:38:24. > :38:34.is available to him on the back hand. Just a yard of us last bowl
:38:34. > :38:35.
:38:35. > :38:44.will be close. He is going again. - - off his last bowl. He is not far
:38:44. > :38:54.away. Editor will come off the side -- it did not come off the side as
:38:54. > :39:02.I thought it would do. What a terrific match between these two.
:39:02. > :39:08.But Darren Burnett wins. He goes into the quarter-finals. I thought
:39:08. > :39:14.it was very even. I could not it was very even. I could not
:39:14. > :39:24.complain. That was a very tight match. But Darren Burnett are just
:39:24. > :39:31.
:39:31. > :39:38.This was a dominant display by Mark Royal in his second round match. He
:39:38. > :39:48.took the first set comfortably. Kevin Jones got into his stride in
:39:48. > :39:52.
:39:52. > :40:01.the second set. This shot put him in a strong position. But even then,
:40:01. > :40:11.in a strong position. But even then, Mark Royal was giving nothing away.
:40:11. > :40:14.
:40:14. > :40:24.Then he really turned the screw. Perfect. The Englishman have
:40:24. > :40:34.
:40:35. > :40:40.finished things off in at the 7th finals where he faced the winner of
:40:40. > :40:50.this match. Perhaps the best of the day. David Gourlay against a Nikki
:40:50. > :40:50.
:40:50. > :41:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds
:41:41. > :41:51.David Gourlay started very well. ends. You just have to win at the
:41:51. > :41:51.
:41:51. > :42:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds
:42:59. > :43:09.That is a good line. How is the from David Gourlay on that one.
:43:09. > :43:42.
:43:43. > :43:52.knows that was potentially a got every chance. Not so easy on
:43:53. > :43:57.the rink. Slightly less weight. has got a lot of work to do. That
:43:57. > :44:07.is not far away. He has left himself a nice shoulder for the
:44:07. > :44:31.
:44:31. > :44:37.closer one. He does not want to turn the green one over. Reasonably
:44:37. > :44:46.good, but just on the wrong side. This gives David Gourlay an
:44:46. > :44:56.opportunity to come off his last one. Something in a similar vein,
:44:56. > :45:15.
:45:15. > :45:25.likes it. This has got a great chance. Perfect. Solid! It gives
:45:25. > :45:29.
:45:29. > :45:39.nick Brett a chance as well. That was a great bowl from David Gourlay.
:45:39. > :45:45.
:45:45. > :45:55.Perfect bowl from David Gourlay. came back outside on to the red
:45:55. > :46:28.
:46:29. > :46:38.That was a great shot. Jack in the ditch was the way to play it, he
:46:39. > :46:53.
:46:53. > :46:58.had every chance. Once he had got the jack, he needed to stay in the
:46:58. > :47:08.rink. If it went off, he would lose on the respot. It stayed just in
:47:08. > :47:16.the corner. That was a great strike. Two great bowls by two great
:47:16. > :47:26.players. Nick Brett is in front after the first round of the tie-
:47:26. > :47:44.
:47:44. > :47:52.game with these two players. David Gourlay world ranked No. 3, Nikki
:47:52. > :48:02.Brent -- nick Brett ranked No. 16. Giving David Gourlay a difficult
:48:02. > :48:06.
:48:06. > :48:16.tie-break, you are definitely the favourite. But it still has to be
:48:16. > :48:40.
:48:40. > :48:50.David normally draws the short, nine times out of 10. -- draws the
:48:50. > :49:01.
:49:01. > :49:11.holding a little bit there. That is why he has moved to the forehand.
:49:11. > :49:22.
:49:22. > :49:32.The pieces good. -- the pace is good. It would be a good shot for
:49:32. > :50:01.
:50:01. > :50:11.should be a draw at either way. David has got last bowl. Nikki
:50:11. > :50:13.
:50:13. > :50:23.likes to attack. He must be going for the draw if he is playing this.
:50:23. > :50:24.
:50:24. > :50:34.Interesting. Not an easy shot by any means. This is close. Here it
:50:34. > :50:44.
:50:44. > :50:52.comes. Not quite. David Gourlay has levelled the match. Nick Brett is
:50:52. > :51:02.annoyed with himself. Yes, I think so. Annoyed that he did not good
:51:02. > :51:03.
:51:03. > :51:07.one closer earlier in the end. is hard on himself. Incredibly hard
:51:07. > :51:17.on himself. I play with him a lot and he is incredibly hard on
:51:17. > :51:45.
:51:45. > :51:55.himself. But this is what we man will win this match. Which one
:51:55. > :51:56.
:51:57. > :52:06.will it be? David Gourlay it never liked to see his bowl drop short.
:52:07. > :52:33.
:52:33. > :52:43.Nick Brett is in on the jack. trying to reach up to the jack of a
:52:43. > :52:43.
:52:43. > :52:50.little bit of weight. Just hold off. Very difficult. Mick has to make
:52:50. > :52:59.the decision, draw another one or try and cover? -- nick Brett has to
:52:59. > :53:09.make the decision. He likes it. He is very interested in it. Can he
:53:09. > :53:11.
:53:11. > :53:21.get a touch on the jack? Perfect. David is in a heap of trouble here.
:53:21. > :53:49.
:53:50. > :53:59.Yes, I think he will take a time gives him a chance. To draw this
:54:00. > :54:09.
:54:09. > :54:19.would be the bowl of the tournament A little bit more space on the back
:54:19. > :54:23.
:54:23. > :54:33.hand. Looks a little bit narrow. Gives himself a clear target with
:54:33. > :54:46.
:54:46. > :54:56.try and draw? There is a bowl right in the corner of the brink. They
:54:56. > :55:04.are checking weather it is still in play or not. -- of the rink. He
:55:04. > :55:14.will sort this out quickly. Using the telescopic sight. From this
:55:14. > :55:15.
:55:15. > :55:24.angle, it looks out. Any part of the bowl touches the line, it is in.
:55:24. > :55:34.Mickey has gone deep and wide. -- Nick has gone deep and wide. That
:55:34. > :55:54.
:55:54. > :56:03.nominate to push at the jack of the rink -- push the jack off the rink.
:56:03. > :56:13.He has not called it. I do not believe he is playing this shot. He
:56:13. > :56:14.
:56:14. > :56:24.will never get back. I think he forgot that he could tell the end.
:56:24. > :56:26.
:56:26. > :56:36.Nick Brett takes the world No. 3, Nick Brett takes the world No. 3,
:56:36. > :56:38.
:56:38. > :56:43.That was a great them for you. -- a great win for you. I played David
:56:43. > :56:53.quite a lot and he never gives you a break. I had to play as well as I
:56:53. > :56:54.
:56:54. > :56:59.could. I am quite pleased with the way I played. You had a couple of
:56:59. > :57:07.runners towards the end there were almost like David Gourlay shots.
:57:07. > :57:11.Yes. It could have gone a lot worse than that. David, at the end of the
:57:11. > :57:21.tie-break, the commentary team have thought you could have killed at
:57:21. > :57:21.
:57:21. > :57:31.the end. I just felt I had played such a good tie-break, I felt very
:57:31. > :57:32.
:57:32. > :57:42.confident. An incredible day of bowls.
:57:42. > :57:42.
:57:42. > :57:46.My short of the day comes between Darren Burnett and Jonathan Ross.
:57:46. > :57:56.There is only one shot between the two players when it goes into the
:57:56. > :58:07.
:58:07. > :58:13.end. He has to make this one count. Here letters. -- Your it is. He