:00:33. > :00:42.When you are standing there and you get the trophy, it is -- when you do
:00:43. > :00:47.not get the trophy, it is not the best feeling in the world. I am not
:00:48. > :00:53.that tall but I would love to even the score. It is easier said than
:00:54. > :00:57.done. Revenge, possibly, I am looking at that. I understand what
:00:58. > :01:01.he must feel like to be in the losing final. This is my 10th final
:01:02. > :01:06.and I have 18. I lost at Potters last year and it is not a nice
:01:07. > :01:10.feeling to see someone else get the trophy. To win my first World Bowls
:01:11. > :01:15.Tour event would be near everything to me. I do not want to be in the
:01:16. > :01:21.top 16 for a period of time and not win a World Bowls Tour event. To win
:01:22. > :01:27.today would be a dream come true, not just to be the first person to
:01:28. > :01:31.defend the Scottish title but I have never defended an event that I have
:01:32. > :01:37.one which is a disappointment. You have to take into account the field
:01:38. > :01:43.and the class. The guys are playing the best they can. If I could defend
:01:44. > :01:47.the title today it would mean an awful lot to me. Every year, as
:01:48. > :01:53.autumn turns to winter, the best bowlers in the world come to Perth
:01:54. > :01:56.to do battle for the Scottish International Open title. This time
:01:57. > :02:04.around the quality of players and matches has been incredible. For
:02:05. > :02:13.some they were silenced and others had their reputations enhanced. It
:02:14. > :02:18.is now come down to the last two. They came from all corners of the
:02:19. > :02:31.land and beyond, former champions... Familiar foes... New faces... And
:02:32. > :02:36.the postman. The greats of Scottish Bowling took
:02:37. > :02:42.centre stage at the start of the week. Paul Foster, Alex Marshall,
:02:43. > :02:47.David Gourlay ex-macro in round two it was the time of the new
:02:48. > :03:00.home-grown stars. That is a great victory for the young Scot. Graeme
:03:01. > :03:04.Hogg toppled one of the top seeds. -- Wayne Hogg. On Wednesday there
:03:05. > :03:17.was an epic, a repeat of the world final. This is difficult. He mixed
:03:18. > :03:22.it! He is throwing everything here. Two fantastic bowls separate tape --
:03:23. > :03:26.two fantastic bowlers separated only by a tie-break. On Thursday was the
:03:27. > :03:38.quarterfinals and the champion was pushed all the way. It looks pretty
:03:39. > :03:42.good. He is well War one for a reason, Paul Foster. It is a hard
:03:43. > :03:54.way for Wayne Hogg to finish. Paul Foster beats Wayne Hogg. He is
:03:55. > :04:03.chasing it. He has got it. What a way to get into a semifinal and that
:04:04. > :04:18.is a stunning one. The match goes to Greg Harlow. There was more Perth
:04:19. > :04:23.agony for Tattie. Nicky Brett finds himself in the semifinal. And then
:04:24. > :04:35.there were four. There is nothing like Scotland/England game to stir
:04:36. > :04:45.the soul. World-class bowlers and world-class player. What a contest!
:04:46. > :04:55.And battling with red and green, Brett and Greenslade. He has got an
:04:56. > :05:01.edge to the jack. Yes, yes, yes! That is the way to play that sort of
:05:02. > :05:08.game. It will be a repeat of the 2012 final as Nicky Brett will go
:05:09. > :05:12.head-to-head with Paul Foster. In a few hours time one will be on the
:05:13. > :05:23.crest of a wave while the other's dreams will simply be swept away.
:05:24. > :05:28.But, who will it be? Nicky Brett or Paul Foster? Is good, better, best
:05:29. > :05:32.is a good way to describe the progression of Paul Foster through
:05:33. > :05:36.this tournament. The semifinal against Greg Harlow was one of the
:05:37. > :05:41.best matches ever seen here in Perth and he never looked in trouble. He
:05:42. > :05:46.could be the first man to retain the title. But just look at the names
:05:47. > :05:49.that Nicky Brett has sent home. World number two David Gourlay and
:05:50. > :05:54.five-time champion Alex Marshall have both fallen victim to his
:05:55. > :05:58.relentless, ruthless bowls. He has been the hammer of the Scots this
:05:59. > :06:03.week and if he gets past Paul Foster he will pick up his first ever
:06:04. > :06:06.single stroke the on the World Bowls Tour.
:06:07. > :06:18.It is a mouth watering prospect. The replay of last year's final between
:06:19. > :06:21.two men who have been playing the best bowls of the week, there is no
:06:22. > :06:23.doubt about it. Let us get straight to it and introduced the players.
:06:24. > :07:14.Led on by a piper, please welcome Nicky Brett and Paul Foster.
:07:15. > :07:21.It is good to see you. That walk was slow and it felt like a long way. It
:07:22. > :07:25.is good to see you back for another title. You are looking to retain the
:07:26. > :07:29.title and you want to win your first ever. The prospect is fantastic. It
:07:30. > :07:33.certainly is but I think we should just play last year 's final and I
:07:34. > :07:38.will win it! Nikki has been playing fantastic bowls and I hope we can
:07:39. > :07:50.put a show on for the crowd as well. I am sure you can. You talked in the
:07:51. > :07:53.opening about how painful it was when he got the trophy last year but
:07:54. > :07:55.you have been on sensational form this week. Yes, it was a little bit
:07:56. > :07:59.difficult standing there last year but hopefully that will spur me on
:08:00. > :08:05.to play better than I did last time. Paul, you have been playing very
:08:06. > :08:10.well this week. You will clearly be wanting to carry that on but you are
:08:11. > :08:13.up against a tough guy. Yes, the last few games I have played Harry
:08:14. > :08:19.have played really well but I have to carry it on into this final and
:08:20. > :08:23.it will not be easy. This man is looking for his first title and if
:08:24. > :08:30.he does not get it today than I am sure it is not far away but it will
:08:31. > :08:35.be a great game. Nicky, you will notice that St George 's crosses and
:08:36. > :08:42.soul tyres were handed out before the match and there are a good half
:08:43. > :08:49.a dozen St George 's crosses! It is a small but perfectly formed crowd
:08:50. > :08:53.supporting you today! To be fair, the Perth people have been fantastic
:08:54. > :08:58.to me this day and wishing me well and say well played so hopefully I
:08:59. > :09:01.will give them something to clap today. You have been playing
:09:02. > :09:10.wonderfully well and in great spirit. Let us do the coin toss. Who
:09:11. > :09:17.will call? Heads. Heads says Paul Foster, defending champion. It is in
:09:18. > :09:22.fact ads. Or, it is your shout, what would you like? Have a guess. Pass
:09:23. > :09:26.it on. He will pass the jack to Nicky Brett. Gentlemen, good luck.
:09:27. > :09:41.Two wonderful players, Nicky Brett and Paul Foster. This really should
:09:42. > :09:48.be a tense encounter between two wonderful players. Enjoy it in the
:09:49. > :09:51.company of our commentary team. Good afternoon everyone. Paul Foster
:09:52. > :09:54.really got out of the traps against Nicky Brett last year and swept
:09:55. > :10:00.aside. What will Nicky Brett do differently this year? I think he
:10:01. > :10:04.has the extra confidence this year because he has played against Alex
:10:05. > :10:08.Marshall and for me that match was a superb game. Alex was playing well
:10:09. > :10:09.and Nicky has got over that and he knows he has been
:10:10. > :10:12.and Nicky has got over that and he knows he has good enough to take out
:10:13. > :10:41.someone who has won multiple world titles.
:10:42. > :10:58.Different hands but similar results. Not too far away.
:10:59. > :11:02.He is good again. Right in front of the jack. He will be happy with
:11:03. > :11:13.that. Later in the match Paul Foster might
:11:14. > :11:18.be tempted to have a go at that but first end, you tried very hard to
:11:19. > :11:27.just play your first few bowls with good draw wait to try and get into
:11:28. > :11:32.the rhythm. A backbone fallback. -- back bowl. That was an excellent
:11:33. > :11:53.bowl there. Gently, Nicky, you don't want the
:11:54. > :11:55.jack when you are lying two. That is tricky. What do you do? Give a shot
:11:56. > :12:18.away? It was unlucky but also unnecessary.
:12:19. > :12:26.Paul Foster. He is starting to play a little conversion shot. He will
:12:27. > :12:33.try and tuck this around the corner to its own. It is just going to drop
:12:34. > :12:43.to the side and it might fall. That is not going to help.
:12:44. > :12:53.Nicky Brett actually started with a winning end in last year's final.
:12:54. > :12:59.This is to go to the way to lock. I am surprised that with one shot
:13:00. > :13:02.against him he is going to this one. If he is going to play that I
:13:03. > :13:12.thought he might have played it on the backhand. There was a chance of
:13:13. > :13:37.getting red on red on the back. One red.
:13:38. > :13:48.Looking to make this count but just going to be a little short.
:13:49. > :13:55.Well, some days you have to work hard to get the shot and other times
:13:56. > :13:59.your opponent with a touch of misjudgement will help you out. He
:14:00. > :14:04.was unlucky here. He was looking to Mr jack and drop onto the red bowls
:14:05. > :14:11.but you don't want to do that because it was a hard shot for Paul
:14:12. > :14:49.Foster as well. However... It is only one shot.
:14:50. > :15:29.It is exactly jack high to. --height.
:15:30. > :15:35.Nicky decided to play the forehand to try and get to that last red
:15:36. > :15:43.Bull, if he can. He just needs to hurry a little bit. It is not a
:15:44. > :16:00.protector, Paul can come around that.
:16:01. > :16:14.He needs this one in here, Nicky Brett, there is a lot of danger. A
:16:15. > :16:27.back bowl is required with some urgency. He needs to break inside
:16:28. > :16:31.the red. I thought Paul would change onto the forehand to play with a
:16:32. > :16:32.little bit extra but obviously he prefers the comfort of the backhand
:16:33. > :16:49.that he is so good at. It just slips by. He wonders if he
:16:50. > :17:18.has made that a double but I don't think so.
:17:19. > :17:27.Gently now. That arrived a little bit quick. But it has made another.
:17:28. > :17:33.There was a little flutter therefore Nicky Brett and he will get the
:17:34. > :17:37.other one checked just to make sure. I think there will be a difference
:17:38. > :17:42.with Nick Brett here because he has been to a final and he knows what it
:17:43. > :17:47.is all about now. That win over Alex Marshall will have a fantastic
:17:48. > :17:51.affect on his confidence. He does not lack confidence, don't get me
:17:52. > :17:59.wrong, nor should he. He is a very experienced international.
:18:00. > :18:13.He looks comfortable on red there. Two shots to Nicky Brett.
:18:14. > :18:22.I thought he would have been fairly gentle with this but he decided to
:18:23. > :18:27.make sure he was reaching here. The red bowled was the target, just to
:18:28. > :18:31.cut inside and he was doing that with a little neck of his own. Just
:18:32. > :19:37.resting back for two. Dutifully up again. -- beautifully
:19:38. > :19:57.up again. Paul Foster a little runner. He will
:19:58. > :20:00.be happy enough with that result. There is always a chance it can stun
:20:01. > :20:04.and come back with but it does not happen often. It is wide open. It is
:20:05. > :20:17.also quite short. Nowhere near the minimum, though.
:20:18. > :20:31.That is a great bowl playing across the ring. -- rink.
:20:32. > :20:45.It is just going to dip under but the wait is pretty decent. The wait
:20:46. > :20:51.was perfect. --weight. Nick is deciding to go across the bowl on
:20:52. > :21:00.the forehand. It is not easy to pick the line out there. It is just a
:21:01. > :21:09.little narrow this time. Now, who is on second shot? That is the key to
:21:10. > :21:14.this one? It is close for two. Close, but no definitive answer.
:21:15. > :21:24.That is damage limitation now with Paul, take one out or the jack
:21:25. > :21:34.straight through. One to Nicky Brett. Well, you do not see it often
:21:35. > :21:39.with the jack coming back but Paul Foster but plenty of pace on this.
:21:40. > :21:45.Absolutely, not so much in singles but in four player you see a lot
:21:46. > :21:50.more. He hits it and it goes up against the green and comes back
:21:51. > :21:51.again. It is a totally new game when that happens. He would have been
:21:52. > :22:50.delighted with the result though. Well, Nicky Brett was jokingly
:22:51. > :22:53.called the hammer of the Scots after taking out Alex Marshall and David
:22:54. > :22:55.Gourlay but Paul Foster took out three Scots on the way to this
:22:56. > :23:09.final. A classy array of names. Incredible
:23:10. > :23:16.stuff. He had a semifinal against Greg Harlow that was one of the
:23:17. > :23:18.memorable games. Now he just needs a little edge to get past but not
:23:19. > :23:31.quite. He hasn't done it the easy way. He
:23:32. > 1:36:08has earned his place in this final more than anyone with the list of
1:36:09 > 1:36:08names that he is beaten. -- the list of names that he has beaten.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08A man who really likes this backhand. He plays it very well.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08This has to be a heavy shot. Oh, there was a little disturbance
1:36:09 > 1:36:08there. Reset. He thinks he can remove something.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08What is he taking with him? Oh, that was unlucky. He wanted a little edge
1:36:09 > 1:36:08of the jack. Two red. Two red which will shortly,
1:36:09 > 1:36:08and surely, become three. If it stays up, it might count and
1:36:09 > 1:36:08it has stayed up. The bowl is just being propped up
1:36:09 > 1:36:08and the umpires called on. It looks like a sure thing that he was going
1:36:09 > 1:36:08to do it and he knows himself that it struggles. -- struggled.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08The measure is just being taken by Sandra McLeish. It is Paul Foster 's
1:36:09 > 1:36:08bowl first. I think that is a missed chance from Paul Foster. Two shots
1:36:09 > 1:36:08to Paul Foster. It is the first time he has been in
1:36:09 > 1:36:08trouble. He was looking for the jack but he missed it by a whisker.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08He took one out and expected it to be replaced and it was not. So it is
1:36:09 > 1:36:083-3 after four. Nick could be tempted here by a
1:36:09 > 1:36:08little bit on the backhand. Anything narrow is good. He was a little bit
1:36:09 > 1:36:08wide of the target which has made it somewhat harder for his next
1:36:09 > 1:36:08delivery. Now, that changes things. He has to
1:36:09 > 1:36:08be careful now and try and draw this, I think.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08That is a great shot. That was a really good ball after a
1:36:09 > 1:36:08runner. We have seen players drop a yard or two short playing that hand.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Never any danger this was short. You just don't want to drop at that
1:36:09 > 1:36:08stage as the jack would have rolled to read. No waiting for Paul Foster
1:36:09 > 1:36:08for the ball to drop. There was certainly a future going
1:36:09 > 1:36:08off with that sneeze. -- a hooter. He has turned his back on that very
1:36:09 > 1:36:08early. He has not played many bad wall -- balls this week, Paul
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Foster. He is being very aggressive. I am
1:36:09 > 1:36:08surprised at that shot. I thought he might have been tempted to play
1:36:09 > 1:36:08inside the red one. Perfect. He is away again. Barely
1:36:09 > 1:36:08had the applause died down... It will not cost him any more. That was
1:36:09 > 1:36:08just a little bit too quick. Two quick players. The first set last
1:36:09 > 1:36:08year was under half an hour long. The shot clock of 30 seconds is
1:36:09 > 1:36:08barely ticking over two or three. Two shots to Paul Foster. A big
1:36:09 > 1:36:08crowd inside the Dewar's Centre enjoying what they are seeing.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08He went for his last ball very quickly. He had the back position
1:36:09 > 1:36:08and the jack was what he was after. Driving with one ball in the head is
1:36:09 > 1:36:08always a bit dangerous. I have two say, though, it is a
1:36:09 > 1:36:08great game, it really is. Chasing the jack, that is what is
1:36:09 > 1:36:08going to happen. He wasn't too far-away though.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08It is just an arriving drawer, that is what we would say. In this case,
1:36:09 > 1:36:08just a bit too much. It is normally within two feet of the jack.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08He will be at this like a train down a tunnel. Got it this time! Paul
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Foster would have expected that. Paul Foster knew what he had done
1:36:09 > 1:36:08even before the ball had finished. The ball and the jack are also
1:36:09 > 1:36:08marked to help the players. I thought he was dropping shorter
1:36:09 > 1:36:08than that. Nikki, can you get to that? -- Nicky
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Brett. Time-out was called. He was trying to get through the gap
1:36:09 > 1:36:08of the two red ones, would you believe? Almost impossible.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Two ends to play. Five each. Paul Foster very much an upright
1:36:09 > 1:36:08delivery. Paul is more of a push delivery. Nicky is all the way back
1:36:09 > 1:36:08behind the body. Paul takes a big step forward. Both players using the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08arm to extend through the line. Nobody has been able to get away and
1:36:09 > 1:36:08establish themselves in this set so far.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Paul is not wasting any time on the attacking shot and he has got it as
1:36:09 > 1:36:08well. He has not played too many runners this week but when he has he
1:36:09 > 1:36:08has made them count. That is the earliest we have seen him go. The
1:36:09 > 1:36:08yellow disc is where the jack is residing.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08The jack is in a difficult position. He is trying to use the mat, front
1:36:09 > 1:36:08inside edge. Flirting with the side. It is quite deliberate as he
1:36:09 > 1:36:08wants to hold the ball up. And he has made it. That is world-class. I
1:36:09 > 1:36:08often talk about the use of the matter and that is precisely what
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Paul Foster was doing their dash front inside edge.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08That is a good effort. Watch where he is standing, Paul Foster. He
1:36:09 > 1:36:08always plays on the outside of the mat but he is right on the inside
1:36:09 > 1:36:08front edge allowing you to play across the line. I think he has lost
1:36:09 > 1:36:08it. He bumped the BBC on that occasion.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08The time before was a wonder shot. This is exceptionally difficult.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08That was called artificially affecting the draw line. He played a
1:36:09 > 1:36:08late draw on the ball to hold it up all the way. Beware, master at work!
1:36:09 > 1:36:08But it doesn't always work. No, but he wouldn't have been this wide if
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the shot hadn't been lying. He almost got away with it. What a
1:36:09 > 1:36:08first set! But the Englishman is hanging on.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Nick Brett is playing very well here, he really is.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08That is good. It is virtually a tie-break end for Nick Brett so he
1:36:09 > 1:36:08is going early. Unlucky. I thought he had the jack.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08I am sure he did. He has gone for the re-spot. That is
1:36:09 > 1:36:08what I would say is pretty close. The gap is two inches. Very sloppy,
1:36:09 > 1:36:08he says! Nick has to go again. He is just moving to use the jack a foot
1:36:09 > 1:36:08or two. -- to move the jack a foot or two.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08He has got the re-spot covered on one side but he might just go for
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the other side. I can't see his ball going out without taking the red
1:36:09 > 1:36:08ball. Default shot. If you are not sure what is going to happen, go
1:36:09 > 1:36:08deep. We had a tide set in the first
1:36:09 > 1:36:08semifinal. It would be remarkable if we had a tide set in the final. He
1:36:09 > 1:36:08is trying the trail shot again. Very hard.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08It is Paul Foster who takes the shot and the opening set. Very little
1:36:09 > 1:36:08between them. Paul Foster takes the first set by 7-5 and never more than
1:36:09 > 1:36:08a double score. It was an interesting set but two singles
1:36:09 > 1:36:08enough for Paul Foster. It is interesting that we have not
1:36:09 > 1:36:08seen any short jacks. That is his specialism, Paul Foster's.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08If he gets into trouble, he'll go short.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Gentle, gentle on the jack. It will bounce. That is good. Change of shot
1:36:09 > 1:36:08for Nicky Brett. He is going searching a little bit.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08It is hard to pick the line-out with that sort of weight on it.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Paul Foster has done an enormous amount of damage. It is time to
1:36:09 > 1:36:08change. An enormous amount of damage on the backhand.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08That is a rare mistake. It is a hard shot for Nicky Brett. A touch of a
1:36:09 > 1:36:08trail. It is just not coming back. He took
1:36:09 > 1:36:08a bit of weight off. He is getting plenty of support here
1:36:09 > 1:36:08from the crowd which is great from Nicky Brett's point of view. He
1:36:09 > 1:36:08doesn't have with bun and dad here this week. They will be watching and
1:36:09 > 1:36:08supporting from home. It is a sell-out for the final at the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Scottish International Open. The crowds from Wednesday onwards have
1:36:09 > 1:36:08been superb. They have been treated to a really good spectacle.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08The shot clock is barely getting time to be reset. These players are
1:36:09 > 1:36:08so fast. The standard of play has been
1:36:09 > 1:36:08superb. Paul will be quite happy where the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08jack has ended up. It gives him a bigger target. Nick, you need to get
1:36:09 > 1:36:08something back there. Three time-outs left for Nicky
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Brett. He has to come in in front of the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08jack because he has not made it deep. To red.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Time-out called. Paul has three time-outs remaining. Paul is looking
1:36:09 > 1:36:08at the angles here just to make sure it is right. He is too down. It is
1:36:09 > 1:36:08probably worth having a go at it. Sometimes you are never quite sure
1:36:09 > 1:36:08how it will finish but you have to be there. When you are playing
1:36:09 > 1:36:08really well and you hit things like that you are going to get a really
1:36:09 > 1:36:08good result. He was bang on it and Nick has to do the same.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08One shot to Nicky Brett. It is a great conversion.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08-- it is a great conversion. This was hard for Paul Foster. A
1:36:09 > 1:36:08little margin of error and he wanted to get into the green but look at
1:36:09 > 1:36:08that split. Without touching the jack. If anything, you'd have
1:36:09 > 1:36:08thought it would be out into the open. A good response though. As
1:36:09 > 1:36:08long as he didn't take his own ball, he was good. That was a good
1:36:09 > 1:36:08strike. It looks like he pushed it a bit but
1:36:09 > 1:36:08it is still coming into a good position. One of the oldest adages
1:36:09 > 1:36:08is if you play Abe bad ball, play it around the back. -- a bad ball.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08We'll Nick be tempted with this on the forehand. It is hard to get
1:36:09 > 1:36:08centre rink, though. If you hit the jack when you have
1:36:09 > 1:36:08tried to draw the shot, it is a bonus. I think it has drifted too
1:36:09 > 1:36:08far. Spare shot chance. And the chance
1:36:09 > 1:36:08taken. A superb goal from Paul Foster. -- super ball. The standards
1:36:09 > 1:36:08of this game... There was a bit of a loose end but Paul Foster made no
1:36:09 > 1:36:08mistake with the last ball. He could have wrested the green but he didn't
1:36:09 > 1:36:08need to. He just wanted to drop in on it and the spare shots are so
1:36:09 > 1:36:08important. When you have an opportunity to add to the count and
1:36:09 > 1:36:08there is no reply. It looks shorter than what he has been playing too.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08The crowd were encouraging that bowl forward and they have been very fair
1:36:09 > 1:36:08to Nicky Brett but not surprisingly they are behind Paul Foster. Yes,
1:36:09 > 1:36:08their true colours are shining through.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08That was a missed chance by Nick. Paul Foster dropped too short and
1:36:09 > 1:36:08you really want to be in there by the jack.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08This one has a bit of work to do to come back. Here it comes. One green.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Green. He initially didn't like it. A touch
1:36:09 > 1:36:08on its own would be good for a shot. He is certainly on a narrow line,
1:36:09 > 1:36:08more narrow than normal. Here is the bowl. He had lovely wait for the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08job. Beautiful weight. One shot to Nicky Brett. Such are the margins
1:36:09 > 1:36:08that sometimes you want a little touch sometimes you don't. He
1:36:09 > 1:36:08could've done with a little graze against that one that would have
1:36:09 > 1:36:08dropped him down for two. A similar pattern to the first set,
1:36:09 > 1:36:08singles and the occasional double. Nick will attack this now for the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08two bowls. Waste no time. Here he comes. Jack bowl, or both! Hitting
1:36:09 > 1:36:08him both, the problem is that he is going away now and it has gone off.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08He is of the rink that bowl will not count and it will be lifted up and
1:36:09 > 1:36:08on the bank. He knew out of hand that he just was not happy and he
1:36:09 > 1:36:08knew he was closer to the jack and to the two bowls. -- van to the two
1:36:09 > 1:36:08bowls. Paul is trying to hold this one
1:36:09 > 1:36:08back. He knows he is close to the edge but there is plenty of space
1:36:09 > 1:36:08there now. He has been good at that. When we see players draw to the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08ditch normally six feet or under will not get you the shot. This has
1:36:09 > 1:36:08to hurry now unroll a little bit further. It will not make it but it
1:36:09 > 1:36:08is a really good second. It is not a given but we half expect
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Paul Foster to draw this. I said before this week I love to watch
1:36:09 > 1:36:08players draw to the ditch. There is something magical about it, seeing
1:36:09 > 1:36:08them stopping it short. C what he does. It certainly looks a bit
1:36:09 > 1:36:08weightier than the last bowl. I am not sure if it will stop in time.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Not that time. He will be disappointed with that after drawing
1:36:09 > 1:36:08with the third one. It would not have surprised me much
1:36:09 > 1:36:08of this had been the last bowl and the first time he tried to get to
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the ditch but he had done it with the last one. It is never easy go.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08The margin of error is very small. Just winning the majority of ends,
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Paul Foster. His reputation with short jacks is
1:36:09 > 1:36:08legendary and the fact he has been playing a lot of full lengths here
1:36:09 > 1:36:08in Perth and simply out drawing his opponent has been a feature of his
1:36:09 > 1:36:08play. Again he is wasting no time, going
1:36:09 > 1:36:08for the two bowls. He is in the area. And it is on the respot. He is
1:36:09 > 1:36:08missing out on the respot when the jack it in the ditch. He is not
1:36:09 > 1:36:08winning those ends, but he is making a lot of disturbances, a lot of
1:36:09 > 1:36:08changes only. -- early. Paul is right out on the edge again
1:36:09 > 1:36:08because of those very strong bias bowls ratty users. -- that he uses.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08It is right in front of the jack. In many ways that is even harder to
1:36:09 > 1:36:08beat if you are just two inches behind it. Nick was just a little
1:36:09 > 1:36:08bit inside Paul's line so he will drop a little bit lower. He has but
1:36:09 > 1:36:08not much. He goes wide again. Yes, he cannot
1:36:09 > 1:36:08go any wider or he will lose it. He is out very wide again. A little bit
1:36:09 > 1:36:08of extra weight to carry it, maybe. Yes, indeed. That is brilliant and
1:36:09 > 1:36:08that is the problem for Nicky Brett. He will lose them on the respot. Two
1:36:09 > 1:36:08red. Beautifully out and all the way in. From the mat, that is an
1:36:09 > 1:36:08absolute nightmare. He had no choice but to draw it. He only has the one
1:36:09 > 1:36:08bowl in there. He is on a very good line with this one, a really good
1:36:09 > 1:36:08line. He just needs to pick it up, it needs to get back. Oh, so close.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Nicky Brett is finding out today exactly how Greg Harlow, Wayne
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Hogg, Stuart Anderson and Colin Walker have felt this week. Paul
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Foster is just staying that half step ahead of them. A great effort.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08A super effort and to be fair to Nikki, he had to arrive at it, you
1:36:09 > 1:36:08couldn't afford to be short. The problem is the herd of losing the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08double. -- the hurt. This is a repeat of last year's
1:36:09 > 1:36:08final but with the colours reversed. Paul Foster was in green and Nicky
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Brett was in red last year. Paul Foster is getting a sniff of
1:36:09 > 1:36:08this now, real sniff of the winners post. He is turning it on with every
1:36:09 > 1:36:08delivery. Nicky is a fighter, there is no doubt about that. Just the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08over correction. It is. Two red. At this stage last year Nicky Brett had
1:36:09 > 1:36:08dropped the first set and was trailing with eight with three to
1:36:09 > 1:36:08play and he won three ends to nearly make it up. He needs this end. Paul
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Foster at the moment is simply unrelenting. He may have been better
1:36:09 > 1:36:08missing that bowl. That is going to offer up a pretty wide shoulder.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08This looks as though he is on a good line. He has much better weight with
1:36:09 > 1:36:08this one. Much better. Paul Foster knew it from three yards away. A
1:36:09 > 1:36:08super shot from Nicky. One green. Well, nothing is safe. He is after
1:36:09 > 1:36:08it. Has he got the jack? Oh, that was almost the bowl for the match.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08One green. A nice, one green, and the whole crowd groaned.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Nicky Brett needs to go for it. Even with the red one for inches away he
1:36:09 > 1:36:08has to take the risk. He is close again. Back bowl first this time.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Back bowl first. I'll, I don't believe it, he has gone through the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08gap! That is brilliant bowling from Nicky Brett. The scoreline dictated
1:36:09 > 1:36:08he had to go for it. He just found the little gap. Well, this was
1:36:09 > 1:36:08cruel, I have to say. I give him 100% for a really making the effort
1:36:09 > 1:36:08to be there with four red ones close. He missed the jack and I
1:36:09 > 1:36:08thought he got the back bowl but he slipped through the hole. In fact he
1:36:09 > 1:36:08had to make the whole to slip through it. We had to lift the bowl
1:36:09 > 1:36:08up a little bit. Oh, dear me, that was cruel. He has had a couple of
1:36:09 > 1:36:08those moments so far in the match, but crucially he needed a shot and
1:36:09 > 1:36:08he has picked it up. He needs for shots in the next two ends to force
1:36:09 > 1:36:08a tie-break. He is only going to get them against
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the current number one and defending champion. Darren Burnett is the only
1:36:09 > 1:36:08previous winner of the tournament to reach the final the following year.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08It has been a brilliant final. Last year was good but this has been so
1:36:09 > 1:36:08much better. Full credit to Nicky Brett. He is fighting his way
1:36:09 > 1:36:08against Paul Foster who is on top form. He takes out the two, how
1:36:09 > 1:36:08about that? That is championship bowls staff. -- stuff. That is the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08way to deal with danger, isn't it? It should be going back in again and
1:36:09 > 1:36:08it is. Well played. And it has fallen down as well. Paul will want
1:36:09 > 1:36:08to draw this now. He will try to draw it close. Just keep it nice and
1:36:09 > 1:36:08tight so he doesn't lose any more than a single.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08The way he is playing he is likely to draw the shot with the next bowl.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08While his wife, Samantha, and his daughters Lauren and Chloe are
1:36:09 > 1:36:08urging him on here. He has got a chance with this. Oh, he has got it.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08It is remarkable to think that this man has been playing for England
1:36:09 > 1:36:08outdoors but he did not get picked this year. It is a mystery.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Paul Foster will take time out in a moment but he has one shot to win
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the championship. A single for Paul Foster would see
1:36:09 > 1:36:08him over the line. He can afford to reach this because he has two thirds
1:36:09 > 1:36:08shots. He is still drawing it, he has such confidence in his drawing
1:36:09 > 1:36:08ability that he will try to draw this to win the championship but I
1:36:09 > 1:36:08think he has missed it. Yes, he knew only that he was passed. Two shots
1:36:09 > 1:36:08to Nicky Brett. Full credit to Nicky Brett, he really has fought so hard
1:36:09 > 1:36:08in this match. The same scoreline as it was in the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08first set after eight ends. Paul Foster advantage by a single shot
1:36:09 > 1:36:08and still no more than a double scored in any of the ends so far.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08This is the first set scoreline, and as you can see they are almost
1:36:09 > 1:36:08identical. They are certainly identical at
1:36:09 > 1:36:08eight ends, there is no doubt about that. Nicky Brett will be fighting
1:36:09 > 1:36:08hard now. There is confirmation there that it was Paul Foster that
1:36:09 > 1:36:08nicked the last two ends of the first set with singles. What effect
1:36:09 > 1:36:08that was. The second has not disappointed. Paul Foster can afford
1:36:09 > 1:36:08to lose a single here and still win the title. You can feel the tension
1:36:09 > 1:36:08now, it is great. Oh, look at this. When you need two.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Paul Foster might be tempted to run at this. He could play a run and
1:36:09 > 1:36:08take the danger away. --a runner. He is never over aggressive with his
1:36:09 > 1:36:08weight. He always tries to take it and time it. That is unlucky. I
1:36:09 > 1:36:08think he would have loved to see that jack out on the respot. That
1:36:09 > 1:36:08would have been his ideal. A deep breath for Nicky Brett. Pop
1:36:09 > 1:36:08one back on top. Nicky has been brilliant in this
1:36:09 > 1:36:08final. He has pushed Paul Foster all the way. Now he is in with a chance
1:36:09 > 1:36:08of a tie-break. Paul again will draw. It is a backhand draw. This
1:36:09 > 1:36:08has been his best shot all week coming in this direction. But is he
1:36:09 > 1:36:08narrow? It looks narrow. Well, he has won to come. No matter
1:36:09 > 1:36:08what happens here is get -- he is going to be in a position of having
1:36:09 > 1:36:08to face a set lie against. The problem for Nicky Brett is that he
1:36:09 > 1:36:08doesn't want to leave anything in this sort of area because that will
1:36:09 > 1:36:08ruin the gap. What he would ideally like is to get one in there so that
1:36:09 > 1:36:08if Paul Foster takes one away, he still manages to win the set.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Yes, he is trying to draw it in because he knows it is not close
1:36:09 > 1:36:08enough. Well, I am not sure if he has secured a third or not. Brian
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Daley will tell us. Paul Foster has two time-outs left. Remember he does
1:36:09 > 1:36:08have a bowl in the ditch that is live. He has the back bowl as well.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08I think if he is going to play this he has to get into the green bowls
1:36:09 > 1:36:08and if he gets into them right, everything will go, that will go and
1:36:09 > 1:36:08that will go and that one will disappear to the side. He is staying
1:36:09 > 1:36:08to the draw. I have to say I am a little bit surprised with the width
1:36:09 > 1:36:08of the target that he is drawing this. He is going for it and he has
1:36:09 > 1:36:08dropped it short. He came across and it looked short for a moment. Second
1:36:09 > 1:36:08set to Nicky Brett. Credit to the Englishman, he came from behind. He
1:36:09 > 1:36:08rounds off the final three ends and wins the set. What a sensational
1:36:09 > 1:36:08ending to the second set. I must admit I am surprised at Paul there.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08That has been his best shot, the backhand draw comedy is so confident
1:36:09 > 1:36:08with it and so consistent but the drive just looked good, the way
1:36:09 > 1:36:08those bowls were bunched together. He is one of the best drivers in the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08world. Well, he will be playing Monday morning quarterback with this
1:36:09 > 1:36:08one, second guessing himself. Just moving away.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08That was for the title. He played to his strength but it just did not
1:36:09 > 1:36:08work this time. Now it will all get a bit nervy. If
1:36:09 > 1:36:08it wasn't before! Nerve. Paul is not wasting his time.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08A clean jack would be good. That was very accurate. That has almost
1:36:09 > 1:36:08guaranteed it. Well, the red disc will go above and the yellow disc
1:36:09 > 1:36:08for the back -- the jack. That will be no comfort to Nicky Brett when he
1:36:09 > 1:36:08sees them so close together. I have seen -- I have seen many time the --
1:36:09 > 1:36:08I have not seen many tie-breaks in this tournament will stop if that
1:36:09 > 1:36:08there were more in the first round of 2012 than there have been in the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08whole of 2013. Nicky Brett really does not want to be a metre short.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08He wants a chance for it to be right up to the edge of the ditch. He is
1:36:09 > 1:36:08even shorter than that. Paul, by lying the shot, can afford
1:36:09 > 1:36:08to reach it, even if it drops into the ditch. Getting there a bit
1:36:09 > 1:36:08quick. Four feet. Just slightly over four feet? So what you do is you put
1:36:09 > 1:36:08a yard on and you cross your fingers.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Yes, he will have more behind this one. He has to give it a chance. He
1:36:09 > 1:36:08is certainly on a good line for it. He has put it out well. It is all
1:36:09 > 1:36:08down to the weight, will it stop in time? This is great stuff. What a
1:36:09 > 1:36:08bowl by Nick Brett! Surely that is a number one. It looks sure from here.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08One green. I cannot see Paul even trying to
1:36:09 > 1:36:08attempt to draw this. He will try and drive it bowled on to bowl. That
1:36:09 > 1:36:08is if he can see it clean. He has taken time out to consider. He must
1:36:09 > 1:36:08have thought he had this first end one. -- he must have thought he had
1:36:09 > 1:36:08this first end won. He is giving it a good look so it must be close. Can
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Paul Foster take it out? Inches away.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08First end to Nicky Brett. Nicky Brett will take the first end of the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08tie-break. He takes it against the first bowl so he will want the last
1:36:09 > 1:36:08bowl this time. That is always wear a player wants to be. He played this
1:36:09 > 1:36:08well. He dropped short and decided to give it that extra yard and pray
1:36:09 > 1:36:08it would stay on and he also hid it behind his own green bowl. Look at
1:36:09 > 1:36:08that. It does not get any better. That is the first time for a short
1:36:09 > 1:36:08jack length. Slightly favoured green. Onto the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08open hand. This is struggling. Anything through
1:36:09 > 1:36:08would have been good. A quick jump out of the way of Paul Foster's ball
1:36:09 > 1:36:08and onto a seat. He didn't want to stand in the way of his opponent
1:36:09 > 1:36:08there. Very nimble. It is probably better to stop their then come
1:36:09 > 1:36:08around and hang even further. Not bad. There is a gap, but there is
1:36:09 > 1:36:08also a shoulder and I think you will find that Nick Brett will play a bit
1:36:09 > 1:36:08more positively this time and use the shoulder to get to the jack.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Not quite enough to get past the red. But he will still have one to
1:36:09 > 1:36:08play. He is just going to take time out.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Good move. No time-outs remaining. This was a great shot. All the way
1:36:09 > 1:36:08in and almost got ahead of the red ball. If he plays this backhand he
1:36:09 > 1:36:08has to be very careful it doesn't fall back on the jack. He has played
1:36:09 > 1:36:08deep on it and cleared it. Nick Brett will have one to play here and
1:36:09 > 1:36:08he can afford to play it with a bit of weight. Time out called. He has
1:36:09 > 1:36:08two time-outs remaining. This is a big opportunity. It is a chance for
1:36:09 > 1:36:08his first world Bowls tour title. Oh, it is the wrong side and Paul
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Foster will get the single. What a tie-break. It will go all the way to
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the final end. Nicky Brett was just a little correction away from being
1:36:09 > 1:36:08crowned here in Perth. I thought he had this because it was going bowl
1:36:09 > 1:36:08on the jack but for some reason, his own bowl did not go with it. That
1:36:09 > 1:36:08result will haunt him if he loses this match. If it had fallen the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08other side of the red ball, he would have been in. In the end it went
1:36:09 > 1:36:08wrong. Paul Foster will now have the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08advantage of last ball. The gap is five inches. Anything
1:36:09 > 1:36:08better than that is a front touch. -- toucher.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08He is short. This is the one end that you are allowed to destroy it
1:36:09 > 1:36:08and replay the end. So you want to leave the tracks open to be able to
1:36:09 > 1:36:08get to it. He wanted that around the corner.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08This is not an easy shot to draw on the forehand.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08He doesn't want a repeat of his second and that is what it is
1:36:09 > 1:36:08looking like. He is looking for absolutely perfect
1:36:09 > 1:36:08weight and then you are more likely to drop a bit short. He knows if he
1:36:09 > 1:36:08is over the weight, there is no chance. One to go. Stay away from
1:36:09 > 1:36:08it, Paul. He is giving Nicky a chance because
1:36:09 > 1:36:08there is a shot on the backhand for him to split the two reds, they
1:36:09 > 1:36:08disappear and then the other one goes. If he gets it the wrong way,
1:36:09 > 1:36:08but gets the jack, it is going back to that ball. That wasn't there
1:36:09 > 1:36:08before Paul Foster's last ball. This is a ball to save the match.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Unbelievable! I think he has made it and that plant is the one he was
1:36:09 > 1:36:08playing for and he got it. One green. Paul Foster should have been
1:36:09 > 1:36:08near row with his last ball but that plant was always going in. Look at
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the drop on the green. A stylish pirouette and then the fall. This is
1:36:09 > 1:36:08difficult for Paul, a defending champion for the title. No one has
1:36:09 > 1:36:08ever done that in Perth. And no one will for now unless it comes in.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08It is not enough. What a wonderful game by the Englishman. The Scottish
1:36:09 > 1:36:08International Open champion for 2013 has seen the Englishman defeat Paul
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Foster. He has done so in style. The champion, Nicky Brett. A fantastic
1:36:09 > 1:36:08final all the way down to the last ball. I have to say, Nick Brett,
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Noel number ten really fought back in this match and he was on top
1:36:09 > 1:36:08form. No doubt a worthy champion, but what a match.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the story of this match is that the ends one R 11 for Nick Brett.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Nick Brett fought all the way and was a deserved winner. A fantastic
1:36:09 > 1:36:08match for the Englishman. They said they hoped they would entertain the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08crowd and they certainly have managed that. Ladies and gentlemen,
1:36:09 > 1:36:08once again, your finalists, Nicky Brett and Paul Foster.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08APPLAUSE To present the checks and trophy,
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1:36:09 > 1:36:08They started so well in the match but Paul Foster unusually let his
1:36:09 > 1:36:08opponent in. Runner-up, 2013, Paul Foster.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08APPLAUSE If you are going to beat the world
1:36:09 > 1:36:08number one you have to be pretty good and he certainly was. Winning
1:36:09 > 1:36:08his first ever world Bowls title, the Scottish International Open
1:36:09 > 1:36:08champion 2013, Nicky Brett. Nicolas, how did that sound?
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Champion 2013. A bit better than last time. It was an incredible
1:36:09 > 1:36:08fight. You talked about standing here having lost a ball a year ago
1:36:09 > 1:36:08and you had to really battle today? It is never going to be easy beating
1:36:09 > 1:36:08someone of Paul's class. Hundreds of millions of titles, but I had to
1:36:09 > 1:36:08hang on on the way up. We both missed a couple of first Bowls and
1:36:09 > 1:36:08convergence and stuff and it was just a case of hanging in. I managed
1:36:09 > 1:36:08to get a couple at the end. Paul, you got off to a very good start
1:36:09 > 1:36:08with the first set and we thought, we have seen this before. We thought
1:36:09 > 1:36:08you would start banging away and get the second set. You hang in there?
1:36:09 > 1:36:08I'm just disappointed. I didn't turn up today. A performance like that
1:36:09 > 1:36:08was disappointing, the way I played all week. I felt I threw away when I
1:36:09 > 1:36:08was 6-2 up and coasting. He played brilliantly to get back into the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08match and that why -- that's why he is the champion. That is Bowls for
1:36:09 > 1:36:08you. He hung in well and he deserved it to win the match.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Nicky, on that point, he was ahead and so far ahead in the second set.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08It was all about winning the last couple of ends and you had to play
1:36:09 > 1:36:08some big shots. I can't remember how far behind I was, to be honest. You
1:36:09 > 1:36:08have to win every end and I just tried to concentrate harder and try
1:36:09 > 1:36:08and get my first bowl close rather than search with the second and
1:36:09 > 1:36:08third and luckily I managed to find a couple of first ones and begin the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08end rather than chasing it. Let us have a look at the last eight of the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08second set. We will see it on the big screen. One wasn't a lot of good
1:36:09 > 1:36:08and I think Paul had taken two of my bowls out. This must be pretty hard
1:36:09 > 1:36:08because you had played some good bowls and played it out for him. I
1:36:09 > 1:36:08was hoping he would fail with his last ball. It is hard but I hope --
1:36:09 > 1:36:08I hoped he would fail but he didn't but that is pressure at the top end.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08The last end, I was two feet short on my third. You play the shot you
1:36:09 > 1:36:08think is right at the time. You can't win everything. It is more my
1:36:09 > 1:36:08performance I am disappointing -- disappointed in. To win this
1:36:09 > 1:36:08championship, he probably does deserve it. He was in the final last
1:36:09 > 1:36:08year and it was his turn this year and I really wish him all the best.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Well done. Let us look at the winning bowl. I'm
1:36:09 > 1:36:08sure it is something you will watch quite a lot over the next couple of
1:36:09 > 1:36:08months. Here it is again. I was in all sorts of trouble. On the way
1:36:09 > 1:36:08back, I spotted a plant to get into the split. If it is your day, it is
1:36:09 > 1:36:08your day and I managed to get one going my way. That is the break
1:36:09 > 1:36:08sometimes. It must have taken about three years to drop! I have aged a
1:36:09 > 1:36:08bit since it has fallen over, yes. As a result of this, you are
1:36:09 > 1:36:08provisional world number two and you were ten when you started this
1:36:09 > 1:36:08afternoon. Not bad! APPLAUSE
1:36:09 > 1:36:08It helps keeping the others below you, below you. You stay in the top
1:36:09 > 1:36:0816 and play at these great events in front of the TV and the crowd and
1:36:09 > 1:36:08people watching at home. It is the best paid -- place to play. You have
1:36:09 > 1:36:08won a title now and now you will have to do the same every time you
1:36:09 > 1:36:08win. The cartwheel, what is going on? A very good friend of mine, Mr
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Harlow, my daughters persuaded him to do a cartwheel. So I thought,
1:36:09 > 1:36:08oh, God! Luckily, I managed to pull it off, just about. I am sure you
1:36:09 > 1:36:08will compare both to see who had the straight legs and who landed it
1:36:09 > 1:36:08better. The Commonwealth games for the Bowls and the gymnastics as
1:36:09 > 1:36:08well, yeah? Well with the English selectors I have got more chance in
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the gymnastics. Let us not go down that road. It was a wonderful final.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08You have entertained us all week Paul Foster, but I champion 2013 is
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Nicky Brett. -- are champion for 2013.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08I am really pleased for him as he is such a nice man. In last years
1:36:09 > 1:36:08final, he didn't have the best day and has been playing so well this
1:36:09 > 1:36:08week and has made so many friends and I am delighted for him.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Congratulations to him. Earlier, we the Scottish indoor bowlers
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Association between Mike Stepney and Willie Wood MBE. One of the most
1:36:09 > 1:36:08recognisable faces of world Bowls, if he won his first singles gold
1:36:09 > 1:36:08medal in South Africa and 73 and has picked up title after tripe -- title
1:36:09 > 1:36:08ever think. -- ever since. He was given the honour of carrying the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Scottish flag in Delhi three years ago. At 32, Mike Stepney wasn't born
1:36:09 > 1:36:08when Willie picked up his first gold but he is a very impressive player.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08On the way to the final couple of years ago, he knocked out the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08champion of champion in the semis. Mike Stepney won the first set 10-7.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Willie Wood is 2- -- two up. One green. Just watch really
1:36:09 > 1:36:08would's delivery here. It hasn't changed over the years. Very simple
1:36:09 > 1:36:08and easy. -- really would's. That is the end result. He arrived
1:36:09 > 1:36:08in Brisbane in 1982 with the delivery and the Australians didn't
1:36:09 > 1:36:08know what to make of it because they are so clinical in the way they
1:36:09 > 1:36:08claim. Two weeks later, he walked away with the gold medal. -- in the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08way they play. Add 127 international appearances
1:36:09 > 1:36:08for Scotland and seven Commonwealth games. The last of which was 2010 in
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Delhi. He was 71. It was tough for him. The heat and humidity. It was
1:36:09 > 1:36:08very tough out there. It was tough for people one third of his age.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08I enjoy playing against him. He is a very traditional player and is not
1:36:09 > 1:36:08unpredictable. Unfortunately, he has cost me a few medals at major
1:36:09 > 1:36:08championships. A great admiration for him.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08He has played it. One shot Michael Stepney. I don't know what happened
1:36:09 > 1:36:08with his third ball, but, my goodness! He has made up for it with
1:36:09 > 1:36:08this one. Swapping singles at the start of the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08second set. Michael Stepney has taken a few notable scalps to get
1:36:09 > 1:36:08here. Colin Walker played in the Scottish International Open this
1:36:09 > 1:36:08year. It was a tidy win to beat Colin.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08He was a tempting target. You can understand the shot. It is twice
1:36:09 > 1:36:08that forehand has just held off. He is hoping to pass it. That was
1:36:09 > 1:36:08good. He didn't miss the second time. It
1:36:09 > 1:36:08was important that the green ball dropped in. Neither of those two
1:36:09 > 1:36:08were a touch. So they are removed. The disc will be placed just above
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the jack to indicate where it is in the ditch. That was a good strike by
1:36:09 > 1:36:08really. Not an easy one by any means.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08That is good. He couldn't afford to dice with the ditch too much.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Getting within three feet is good. The problem Willie has is that he
1:36:09 > 1:36:08can't afford to go searching for this. If he drops in, he's going to
1:36:09 > 1:36:08lose a three. You won't see any red ones because
1:36:09 > 1:36:08there aren't any there. He has to be careful not to lose this ball in the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08ditch and I think it is a bit heavy. It's going in with a bit of pace.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Well, in a match like this, that is what you don't want to do. A second
1:36:09 > 1:36:08shot would have been good. He knew it from a fair distance adds that he
1:36:09 > 1:36:08had pushed it too far. He did the hard work to open it up. Two drives
1:36:09 > 1:36:08and trying to get back down to draw weight but the short green balls
1:36:09 > 1:36:08were really the target. You have to accept the fact you are going to
1:36:09 > 1:36:08lose a single. That went in with a bit of pace.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08He would have known that out of the hand. It is a set that Willie Wood
1:36:09 > 1:36:08hast to win, having lost the first. Two drives, long end and he banks
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the next bowl on the end. One red. In 1984 Willie Wood lost
1:36:09 > 1:36:08out in the World Championships single final. He was lying match and
1:36:09 > 1:36:08championship and then there was a big drive from his opponent and when
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the dust settles been lost out. Most thought he was a bit robbed on that
1:36:09 > 1:36:08one. He lost to one of the only two
1:36:09 > 1:36:08bowlers in the Scottish sports Hall of Fame. But I can think of a few
1:36:09 > 1:36:08will join him. Yes, I don't think it will be too long before Alex
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Marshall and Paul Foster join that elite group. This is good stuff. He
1:36:09 > 1:36:08doesn't want to bunch the jack too much. He has got a good second in
1:36:09 > 1:36:08there. One green. He has held onto it. I thought he had bounced it to
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the red. That was beautifully played. Around he came.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08The 84 World Championships in Aberdeen was a great event for
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Scotland. I had just lost out 21-22 David Bryant and Willie Wood --
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Willie Wood beat me in the next match so it was the end of that
1:36:09 > 1:36:08campaign and you could not lose too to greater bowlers, could you? What
1:36:09 > 1:36:08can he do with this one? A chance of the jack if he carries. He needs an
1:36:09 > 1:36:08edge. Always a chance of getting an edge when you're coming in like
1:36:09 > 1:36:08that. That could have given him a double.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08A good exchange between the two players about this. He just borrowed
1:36:09 > 1:36:08but you still have to be there. One green. I don't believe it! One shots
1:36:09 > 1:36:08to green still. To have two bowls that close and not relying the shot,
1:36:09 > 1:36:08that is hard to believe. But the market is right there. -- marker
1:36:09 > 1:36:08will stop there is no way he is going anywhere near this. He has got
1:36:09 > 1:36:08to hit the red bowl. It has got to be read to now. That will slide on
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the carpet. That was a mystery to me as to why he was going close. If
1:36:09 > 1:36:08that is one red, Willie will not even bother. One shot, Willie Wood.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08That is what you don't do with the last bowl, give the shot away. He
1:36:09 > 1:36:08was in front and lying a single. You just do not do it. I was just so
1:36:09 > 1:36:08surprised to see him go anywhere near that. Well, you said he should
1:36:09 > 1:36:08not be anywhere near it and he should be going deep. You can see
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the red bowled move. There is the slide on the ring. I cannot even see
1:36:09 > 1:36:08what he was trying to achieve with that. Even if he had played
1:36:09 > 1:36:08perfectly what he was looking to achieve. There was just too much
1:36:09 > 1:36:08danger for me. I could see what he was trying to do but it is history
1:36:09 > 1:36:08now. Now, these two players are
1:36:09 > 1:36:08entertaining everybody. The crowd here in the Dewars Centre is fair
1:36:09 > 1:36:08and reasonably impartial but you just get the feeling that they have
1:36:09 > 1:36:08got a hankering towards a Willie Wood win in this set to force it to
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the tie-break. He needs the jack with this. It was
1:36:09 > 1:36:08just running a little bit. Both players are favouring the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08backhand. It is close this time. Very close to
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the jack and this time. You can certainly understand why Willie Wood
1:36:09 > 1:36:08is in this final. He has played some really good stuff.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08This is a touristy bowl again. -- this is a tour effect bowl again.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Michael Stepney might be tempted to drive this but it is not a big
1:36:09 > 1:36:08target. Here he goes. That is a good fit.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08That is a really good hit, that was not easy to hit by any matter of
1:36:09 > 1:36:08means. A beautifully executed strike. So, the jack has gone off
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the ditch, off to the side ditch. It will be picked out and placed on the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08respot. There should be one red but that is
1:36:09 > 1:36:08almost inconsequential and the two players will have to just draw to
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the respot. This is definitely number one but it
1:36:09 > 1:36:08is going to be sufficiently far enough away. Michael Stepney will
1:36:09 > 1:36:08fancy his chances to draw this. It is a strong position for Michael
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Stepney. No mistake in terms of the drawing of the shot. It was a good
1:36:09 > 1:36:08strike. Willie Wood was looking very, very good with the two bowls
1:36:09 > 1:36:08he had on the jack before they were hurt away. -- it away. That puts the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08man from Albion in a very strong position, three up with two ends to
1:36:09 > 1:36:08go. Single shots except for the three
1:36:09 > 1:36:08from Michael Stepney which was a mistake when Willie Wood's bowl
1:36:09 > 1:36:08dropped into the ditch. Just tracking that extra yard or two and
1:36:09 > 1:36:08it is proving to be costly at the moment.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Willie Wood would have been skipping for East Lothian today against
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Lanarkshire. Here he is in the Champion of champions and that is
1:36:09 > 1:36:08why there are not many of his team-mates here to support him
1:36:09 > 1:36:08because they are busy on domestic business.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08It is simple now for Michael Stepney. If he takes the shot, he
1:36:09 > 1:36:08takes the title. That is a handy board. All he needs
1:36:09 > 1:36:08is a double to give him a realistic chance of getting another double in
1:36:09 > 1:36:08the last end to win the set. Has he given this a little bit of
1:36:09 > 1:36:08extra push? A little bit but not enough. Still, he has two seconds so
1:36:09 > 1:36:08it is important for Michael Stepney to get into this.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08At the moment Willie Wood -- Willie Wood is a step -- shopped for three
1:36:09 > 1:36:08macro. Oh, he has dropped it. Now then,
1:36:09 > 1:36:08interesting times. We would would not have expected to have this
1:36:09 > 1:36:08opportunity -- Willie Wood. If he brings in these bowls they will
1:36:09 > 1:36:08count as a double and they will stay and count as three. This has to go
1:36:09 > 1:36:08down as a big chance. Michael Stepney lies the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08championship. What does Willie Wood do about it? He looks narrow. He
1:36:09 > 1:36:08needs a bit of luck and a bit of fortune and he does not get it.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08One-shot, the second set and the match to Michael Stepney. He played
1:36:09 > 1:36:08so consistently throughout. His first bowl got the better of Willie
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Wood on so many occasions and that is why he is Scotland's Champion of
1:36:09 > 1:36:08champions for 2013. Yes, at 32, S lip of a lad, against 75-year-old
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Willie Wood, Michael Stepney picks up the Champion of Champions/ the
1:36:09 > 1:36:082013, a fine win from him and a big smile and very well deserved
1:36:09 > 1:36:08indeed. Well done Michael Stepney. Here this afternoon at the Dewar 's
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Centre in Perth we had the final of the International Open, it was
1:36:09 > 1:36:08amazing. Paul Foster against Nicky Brett and it was Nicky Brett, the
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Englishman, head over heels about winning this title, the first time
1:36:09 > 1:36:08he has ever won a title Bowls Tour. A replay of last year's final and it
1:36:09 > 1:36:08was the Englishman who picked it up. A little kiss as well and he will be
1:36:09 > 1:36:08in the world indoor championship as will Michael Stepney and also Paul
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Foster, world number one. Our coverage starts on the 20th of
1:36:09 > 1:36:08January on BBC. I really hope you have enjoyed the coverage here this
1:36:09 > 1:36:08week and I have enjoyed bringing it to you. 32 players started and one
1:36:09 > 1:36:08man finished as the champion, Nicky Brett in seventh heaven.
1:36:09 > 1:36:08Here he comes. He has got it this time.
1:36:09 > 1:36:09He is flirting with the side and he has made. That is world-class.