:00:30. > :00:35.Hello and a very warm welcome to the Dewars Centre in Perth, the second
:00:36. > :00:41.day of our courage of the co-operative funeral care
:00:42. > :00:46.International open. The quality was simply champion.
:00:47. > :00:51.Four world champions past and present on display today. Darren
:00:52. > :01:00.Burnett, champion 201420 total toe with David Holt. David Holt is a
:01:01. > :01:05.really quality player. And three times world indoor champion Andy
:01:06. > :01:12.Thomson faced England's David Richardson. He is a good player, and
:01:13. > :01:17.anybody who can beat a seeded player is a talent. It will be a hard game.
:01:18. > :01:21.Alex Marshall has no fewer than six world titles to his name, it is that
:01:22. > :01:27.elusive first Scottish title that he is focused on this week. It would
:01:28. > :01:33.mean so much to win here in Scotland, and it is a great venue.
:01:34. > :01:39.It is one that is not on my CV. If that he was going to triumph in
:01:40. > :01:43.2015, he would need to get past Greg Harlow first in the tie of the
:01:44. > :01:49.round. And this is the way the draw looked
:01:50. > :01:51.at the start of play this morning. Jonathan Ross was facing Jamie
:01:52. > :01:57.Chestney, Darren Burnett against David Holt, Alex Marshall and Greg
:01:58. > :02:01.Harlow, and David Richardson and Andy Thompson as well. The bottom
:02:02. > :02:05.half of the draw will be sorted out tomorrow morning. So let's get to
:02:06. > :02:10.the one we thought would be the pick of the matches, and it didn't
:02:11. > :02:16.disappoint. Greg Harlow versus Alex Marshall. Quite simply the best
:02:17. > :02:22.there has ever been, Tattie Marshall. Not even his best friend
:02:23. > :02:27.Paul Foster comes close to his six world titles. He is such a dominant
:02:28. > :02:32.force, both inside and out, but as yet, hasn't won here in Perth. And
:02:33. > :02:36.this is a fellow who likes the carpet at the Dewars Centre, won
:02:37. > :02:39.this title a few years back, and then came a run of International
:02:40. > :02:44.open titles, and in 2010, stood on top of the world. While the six time
:02:45. > :02:49.world champion started like a runaway train, winning the first set
:02:50. > :02:53.8-3, we join the match in the second set, Marshall is 5-4 ahead. David
:02:54. > :02:57.Kirkhill and Paul Mitchell have the commentary.
:02:58. > :03:09.COMMENTATOR: 5-4, three ends to go. A lot to fight for, a tough one.
:03:10. > :04:12.He is looking to the forehand, he can use the green bowl to rest upon.
:04:13. > :04:25.Greg will settle for that. He will try and drop another one in, a
:04:26. > :04:28.little touch judge on the jack would be good, the pressure on Alex to
:04:29. > :04:31.play the shot here. And that is good.
:04:32. > :04:44.APPLAUSE UMPIRE: Jack level.
:04:45. > :05:00.Alex checking that the Jack was level.
:05:01. > :05:14.Jacques Harvey is the common term. -- jack.
:05:15. > :05:57.APPLAUSE And that has just gone and insured
:05:58. > :06:03.-- one inch or two too far. He could have to re-spot position,
:06:04. > :06:08.and he can't afford to take his own bowl out on the runner, he would
:06:09. > :06:18.definitely be three down. He might be better to just take someone down.
:06:19. > :06:25.UMPIRE: Time-out called. Alex has three time-outs remaining.
:06:26. > :06:34.It is over in this direction. Going off to the right-hand side. The
:06:35. > :06:46.white mark on the right-hand side of your picture.
:06:47. > :06:53.Greg apparently does have the bowl to play.
:06:54. > :07:00.By slitting, just to try to rest up for the green bowl, rest off for the
:07:01. > :07:11.single. That looks like it is worse. That
:07:12. > :07:23.was unlucky. He wanted the bowl, not the jack. He has plenty of
:07:24. > :07:26.time-outs, he doesn't have to worry. He was absolutely perfect, because
:07:27. > :07:31.he didn't have enough weight to carry the jack through.
:07:32. > :07:37.Disappointment, that bowl just dropped away. We don't know what the
:07:38. > :07:46.position is, but it is at least one. At least one, it does look like two.
:07:47. > :07:50.So Greg Harlow does... I think the reaction from Alex could be an
:07:51. > :07:57.indication that it is more than one. But Greg trying to play into his own
:07:58. > :08:05.bowl if he can. Drop inside to the Reds even better. And what a shot
:08:06. > :08:07.that is! I think he thought, if I get a shot in the jack.
:08:08. > :08:24.UMPIRE: Two shots, Greg Harlow. He was hoping here just to get the
:08:25. > :08:27.edge of the red, and drop back on the jack, where he would have made
:08:28. > :08:33.four. Two it is. STUDIO: Great save, but in the
:08:34. > :08:38.following end, Alex Marshall squared the match at 6-6 in the second set,
:08:39. > :08:44.where we pick up the action. COMMENTATOR: The three singles
:08:45. > :08:49.meetings between these gentlemen since 2006, two out of the three
:08:50. > :09:05.have gone to tie-break. UMPIRE: 28 metres.
:09:06. > :09:12.This is where a good first bowl can take the whole end.
:09:13. > :09:41.APPLAUSE Greg making absolutely sure he was
:09:42. > :09:49.behind it. In this situation, you are better to
:09:50. > :10:44.adjust back than just forward. He has adjusted well, and in he
:10:45. > :10:51.comes, Greg Harlow. It looked good! Alex looking to repeat his last
:10:52. > :10:57.bowl, drop on the red one, fallback. But he can't do any more than that.
:10:58. > :11:18.The shot against, you draw the shot, Sea watch or opponent does.
:11:19. > :11:24.Alex must like this, because he is right up beside it trying to
:11:25. > :11:32.encourage it forward. It's just didn't have the weight. Another foot
:11:33. > :11:41.also needed. He must have liked that, because he was right behind
:11:42. > :11:44.it. S however, Greg Harlow is lying the one, and he will try the
:11:45. > :11:48.backhand again to try to get a closer one.
:11:49. > :12:05.The time-out called, and I think that is his final time-out. If it
:12:06. > :12:11.goes to tie-break, he gets an extra one anyway, so it would be good for
:12:12. > :12:15.him. He might as well use them. This is an important bowl, if he plays
:12:16. > :12:18.this absolutely right, it will be very hard for Alex Marshall to do
:12:19. > :12:24.anything about it, just the way the bowls are sitting.
:12:25. > :12:30.It is not there. I tell you what, I reckon he thought that was closer,
:12:31. > :12:41.as well. He knows he has given Alex Marshall
:12:42. > :12:47.a chance here. Alex will use his time-out as well.
:12:48. > :12:59.Drop on the back red bowl, fall back. Shot, set, match. He is
:13:00. > :13:04.looking at the front bowl as well to try to take the green one out. I
:13:05. > :13:08.think the difficulty was that he probably thought his last bowl was
:13:09. > :13:15.right on it, and it's dropped short, and that is what is making him quite
:13:16. > :13:19.hesitant. If he knew he was half a yard short, he would just go
:13:20. > :13:23.straight in there and draw it, but because of that, he is thinking to
:13:24. > :13:30.himself, if I play this on the forehand, I can get bowl on bowl,
:13:31. > :13:38.and it doesn't matter. A big decision for Alex Marshall.
:13:39. > :13:49.He is going for the runner, bowl onto bowl. He is in the area, if he
:13:50. > :13:54.is watching it. He has got contact on the red, but he doesn't take the
:13:55. > :13:56.green at! I get believe it. Goodness me, that looked so good.
:13:57. > :14:05.UMPIRE: Match tie-break. Split away from the green bowl.
:14:06. > :14:25.Couldn't get any closer. UMPIRE: First aid tie-break, Alex
:14:26. > :14:29.won the toss. Alex Marshall felt he had it there,
:14:30. > :14:35.but it wasn't to be, and for the third time in four meetings between
:14:36. > :14:55.these two great players, it is a tie-break. It has been good stuff.
:14:56. > :15:09.Alex won the toss, but gave the match to Greg Harlow. He is still
:15:10. > :15:12.shaking his head about that bowl. I was watching him, not the bowl,
:15:13. > :15:16.because the body language is usually telling you when he is right there,
:15:17. > :15:30.with any of these top players, in fact.
:15:31. > :15:39.Good all, it is good stuff. We have seen very few tie-breaks so far,
:15:40. > :15:43.certainly compared to last year. They seemed to be every other game.
:15:44. > :15:55.So many good players left in the event.
:15:56. > :16:03.We are going to see a lot of tie-breaks. Maximum of three ends,
:16:04. > :16:11.of course. If you are not familiar with the format, three ends maximum,
:16:12. > :16:14.single-shot counts at each. That is interesting, not hanging around. And
:16:15. > :16:24.he has opened it up. If you do get it clean and you run
:16:25. > :16:31.with it to the ditch, you are quids in. Absolutely. And if not, just
:16:32. > :16:36.open it up. It can be a valid tactic when you are this good. It is not
:16:37. > :16:42.when you are not that good! It's all right if you are Alex Marshall or
:16:43. > :16:48.Paul Foster or Greg Harlow or somebody, but it is a hard shot to
:16:49. > :16:52.play. Just replacing it with another, but Alex will be drawing
:16:53. > :17:04.this time, there is surely enough space.
:17:05. > :17:14.Now, can he get his weight right after playing the runner? It looks
:17:15. > :17:19.quick. And it is quick. It went very quick out of the hand, didn't it? We
:17:20. > :17:24.didn't expect it to be that far away, and I don't think he did,
:17:25. > :17:27.either. The thing with that was, he realised that Greg hadn't played a
:17:28. > :17:33.particularly good second bowl, and it was available to him. And Greg
:17:34. > :17:35.can now make the alteration is required.
:17:36. > :17:41.APPLAUSE So much better with this one. And
:17:42. > :17:46.that changes things, and I tell you what... Know, the angle is not
:17:47. > :17:52.right. I was just thinking, where is the jack going to go here, probably
:17:53. > :18:00.off the ring if he goes for it. He can't draw it, he might as well try
:18:01. > :18:10.to hit it. The jack will go on a wee spot if he does. He has missed it.
:18:11. > :18:14.Oh, no, not the back one. That was actually a valuable bowl for him,
:18:15. > :18:24.and it might just stay on. It is right on the edge of the rink.
:18:25. > :18:35.They have a look, and they are happy that it is in. Greg Harlow will
:18:36. > :18:40.leave it alone. He will just go to the re-spot, that is all he can do.
:18:41. > :18:43.He has played a really good end here. Alex missed the chance on the
:18:44. > :18:56.first draw, and Greg closed it down. It doesn't really matter if he gets
:18:57. > :19:02.very close to the re-spot, he just had to be closer than the red Hall.
:19:03. > :19:10.And it is two or three yards away, so here we go. That doesn't matter.
:19:11. > :19:14.More than good enough. Alex might have to play this on the forehand
:19:15. > :19:20.and just try to chop the bowl off and stay. That is a horrible shot,
:19:21. > :19:27.to be honest with you, in terms of difficulty it is almost full scale.
:19:28. > :19:40.There is no hit on now. UMPIRE: Time-out called.
:19:41. > :19:49.This is a tough one. Yes, on the forehand, just over the weight.
:19:50. > :19:59.It is hard to judge the line, never mind the weight of it. Just under.
:20:00. > :20:08.Didn't play through it. Couldn't afford to be too heavy.
:20:09. > :20:15.That was a difficult one. Greg Harlow takes the opening to this
:20:16. > :20:28.tie-break, and we will have last bowl, as well.
:20:29. > :20:39.It has been a fantastic game. Alex had the edge in the first set. Very
:20:40. > :20:49.little between them in the second. Greg just edging that one. And now
:20:50. > :21:00.the crowd are hoping to a -- for a third end to the tie-break.
:21:01. > :21:19.APPLAUSE UMPIRE: 12 inch gap.
:21:20. > :21:45.That is terrific. APPLAUSE
:21:46. > :21:49.He just needs to get down, that's all. The weight looks very close to
:21:50. > :21:54.me. That is an absolutely bowl.
:21:55. > :22:23.UMPIRE: One He has played its slightly onto the
:22:24. > :22:30.line, just didn't have enough weight to hold it. You can see the shot on
:22:31. > :22:34.the forehand, Alex has played a great bowl here, but the problem is
:22:35. > :22:39.he now can't really afford to go near it. That is the difficulty, and
:22:40. > :22:43.if he does go near it, it is just going to make it easier or possibly
:22:44. > :22:45.even give it away, and that would be giving the match away with one bowl
:22:46. > :24:09.to go. giving the match away with one bowl
:24:10. > :24:13.difficulty is that that plant is looking like it is taking the
:24:14. > :24:20.closest red bowl out, but he still has the front red one. He is looking
:24:21. > :24:24.at it, and I think he is going to have to play the run straight
:24:25. > :24:28.through onto the green bowl. It will take out, and this is where the
:24:29. > :24:32.problem is, it will take out this bowl, probably, I would imagine that
:24:33. > :24:38.will happen. But he still has the front one.
:24:39. > :24:47.Both players with one bowl to play. That complicates things as well. It
:24:48. > :24:51.does, it does. Because the difficulty is, he has to go pretty
:24:52. > :24:59.hard at it if it is on the forehand to make sure all of the bowls go.
:25:00. > :25:15.Talk about margins. In bowls at this level, and Greg Harlow snaps a
:25:16. > :25:22.three-game losing streak against Alex Marshall. What a game. We
:25:23. > :25:31.expected an epic match, and that is precisely what we got. Alex Marshall
:25:32. > :25:33.took the first set, Greg Harlow took the second, and he has the advantage
:25:34. > :25:41.in the quarterfinal. Greg, I spoke to you before the
:25:42. > :25:46.match, and we were expecting this to be an epic tussle. I wasn't too sure
:25:47. > :25:51.at half way that it was, but I'm glad it turned into that. And Alex,
:25:52. > :25:56.you got off to a great start, your line and length was very good, and
:25:57. > :26:00.it was looking promising. I was very happy, but I always know that Greg
:26:01. > :26:03.is going to come back at me. I dominated the first set really well
:26:04. > :26:08.and I was happy with the way things were going, but I expected him to
:26:09. > :26:12.come back strong, and he did. Yes, congratulations to Greg Harlow,
:26:13. > :26:17.some great bowls to knock out the six time world champion.
:26:18. > :26:21.Congratulations to him. Now let's focus on our second match, David
:26:22. > :26:26.Holt against big Darren Burnett. 2014 World Cup EF Darren. In the
:26:27. > :26:30.early months, he won the world singles title at Potters, and
:26:31. > :26:34.followed that with gold for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in
:26:35. > :26:39.Glasgow. Winning the Scottish International open title here in
:26:40. > :26:42.Perth would be a great way to finish up this year. The reborn Australian
:26:43. > :26:46.David Holt knocked out the world champion and now Scottish
:26:47. > :26:52.international coach John Price with a lovely display of precision bowls
:26:53. > :26:55.in the first round. Born in Eccles, he moved to Australia 12 years ago,
:26:56. > :27:01.but has won Commonwealth gold England. And it was the Scotsman who
:27:02. > :27:05.started the better of the two, Darren Burnett with his nose just in
:27:06. > :27:11.front at 6-5, and we will join the match.
:27:12. > :27:15.COMMENTATOR: Final end of the opening set, Darren Burnett leading
:27:16. > :27:46.by won. -- one. That is a good thing to do with your
:27:47. > :28:02.first one. UMPIRE: Seven inches.
:28:03. > :28:06.And Darren Burnett has to draw with this, because at worst, he doesn't
:28:07. > :28:16.want to lose a set. He has to go for a really good
:28:17. > :28:20.second, if not the shot. Try to get something out of the set when your
:28:21. > :28:25.opposition tries to put the first bowl down like that. He will be
:28:26. > :28:44.trying to sneak around the front one.
:28:45. > :28:55.Now, has he remembered the weight? No damage done. It wasn't far away,
:28:56. > :28:58.it needed another foot or so, but it gives Darren a close second. He will
:28:59. > :29:42.be just trying to put a foot on. Struggling. Oh, Darren... It was the
:29:43. > :29:50.one to get right into it. David Holt, two to play, Darren Burnett,
:29:51. > :30:05.just the one now. The third ball is so critical, really is. To save the
:30:06. > :30:15.set. It wide, David, keep it wide... Don't get caught on the short stuff.
:30:16. > :30:27.That was just in size it would those balls, big bias. A perfect weight.
:30:28. > :30:32.Just felt he was a quarter bowl inside the line. Darren cannot
:30:33. > :30:42.afford to play too much at this. That will take the time out to weigh
:30:43. > :30:47.up the situation. He is bothered with this, he really is. If he goes
:30:48. > :30:56.attacking you can see the red bowl going out of the head, he has to be
:30:57. > :31:01.very careful there. There is a very good shot available for him into the
:31:02. > :31:20.split. Now that forces the green bowl...
:31:21. > :31:31.He has gone to the open hand for the draw. His own red one will concern
:31:32. > :31:37.him, can he find a way past it? He has come inside. How is that.
:31:38. > :31:45.APPLAUSE. A brilliant ball. He didn't fancy the risk of the
:31:46. > :31:46.forehand in case you got the green ball onto the jack, so played the
:31:47. > :31:55.safe option but the more difficult option in many ways. You need so
:31:56. > :32:00.much faith in yourself as a player. And he did. David taps the leg
:32:01. > :32:08.there. A professional response to a brilliant ball.
:32:09. > :32:13.Now he is back to trying to lift one of his two green balls onto the
:32:14. > :32:35.jack. What can he mix-up? I think he has
:32:36. > :32:42.slightly after it is me, has he flipped it? He has indeed, it is a
:32:43. > :32:45.tight set. He would have looked at that and certainly would have
:32:46. > :32:53.thought the angle wasn't quite right. Thin edge, and he was in the
:32:54. > :33:04.area, he knew it was possible. STUDIO: A wonderful save by David
:33:05. > :33:07.Holt there, into the second set, the 2014 world champion again put the
:33:08. > :33:12.pressure on and we rejoin the match with Bernat 4-2 in front. -- Darren
:33:13. > :33:24.Burnett in front. COMMENTATOR: He has made the
:33:25. > :33:41.correction but it is still a distance away.
:33:42. > :33:54.Both players making questions of their deliveries, might force David
:33:55. > :33:59.Holt onto, see if he stays with it or not. -- force David Holt onto the
:34:00. > :34:10.backhand. That looks narrow, even at the short
:34:11. > :34:18.Jack Lang you still have to push the bowl out -- jack length. Especially
:34:19. > :34:22.with the swinging tiger bowl he is using. Shake of the head he knew it,
:34:23. > :34:27.the second it left his hand he could see it. You cannot go hunting out
:34:28. > :34:30.the short jack length and think it is shorter, I will go narrower. It
:34:31. > :34:55.will not happen on this rig. Finding a good line again. The cat
:34:56. > :34:56.is still there but it is keeping the pressure on David Holt with almost
:34:57. > :35:13.every last ball. He has to have faith, pushed the
:35:14. > :35:19.ball out. He's going for the runner. And narrow line, extra weight to try
:35:20. > :35:22.and make sure. He is in the area. Oh, yes. Did well. APPLAUSE. Really
:35:23. > :35:37.good ball. Beautifully judged, didn't overplay
:35:38. > :35:42.the wait. Perfect for the job. With the back position against him he
:35:43. > :35:46.didn't fancy the draw. He is very calm! LAUGHTER. All animation, isn't
:35:47. > :35:54.he? The little twitches and the jerks
:35:55. > :35:58.and everything else going on just to make sure the bowl gets there, as
:35:59. > :36:06.Darren Burnett lines up his little controlled runner. He looks in the
:36:07. > :36:08.area as well, bowl on the jack for the back position. Well played.
:36:09. > :36:13.APPLAUSE. Played it well, two really good
:36:14. > :36:25.bowls in the end. STUDIO: Well, that set the tone for
:36:26. > :36:34.the rest of the match, and Darren Burnett won it by one 1/2-2 and a
:36:35. > :36:37.half. Great game but that second set you played someone Dezful bowls.
:36:38. > :36:42.There were flashes through the game of what we can do, I was a bit too
:36:43. > :36:50.consistent at times but the first set was really tight, I dug deep and
:36:51. > :36:54.thought I just came on better in the second set. So the Commonwealth gold
:36:55. > :36:58.medallist Darren Burnett in the quarterfinals, doing very well
:36:59. > :37:02.indeed. Andy Thomson is a big favourite, he has wonderful world
:37:03. > :37:05.title three times. This afternoon he David Richardson.
:37:06. > :37:12.Thomson the Anglo Scot took the initiative in the first set and
:37:13. > :37:16.established a four shot lead at the conclusion. Mark Richards and hit
:37:17. > :37:23.back with a successful drive at end seven.
:37:24. > :37:31.And it is with some relief that Thomson close down the set 9-5.
:37:32. > :37:37.Thomson reached the world singles final at the age of 59 earlier this
:37:38. > :37:43.year, and his power showed no signs of waning. An effective strike early
:37:44. > :37:48.in the second set. There were sparkling bowls in end three, first
:37:49. > :37:52.the man from Sussex looked to have won the end with this final shot,
:37:53. > :37:59.but the response from Thomson was immaculate.
:38:00. > :38:09.Now this year's world singles finalist was really hitting his
:38:10. > :38:18.stride and he marched further ahead in end six. By the end it was a
:38:19. > :38:20.formality. A memorable shot but Richardson bowing out as the
:38:21. > :38:25.Scottish open champion went through 9-5.
:38:26. > :38:33.STUDIO: Andy Thomson who reached the final of the world singles this year
:38:34. > :38:36.now into the quarterfinals in Perth, congratulations to him. That's
:38:37. > :38:42.focused on our final match, Jamie chesty against Johnny Ross. The
:38:43. > :38:45.bowler from Northern Ireland to resides in Paisley and plays under
:38:46. > :38:48.the Scottish flag has never reached beyond the second round of the
:38:49. > :38:55.Scottish International open. He showed class in the opening round
:38:56. > :38:59.destroying Gary Pickering. He went into this in top form. It wasn't
:39:00. > :39:04.going to be plain sailing because Jamie Chesney was also in the mood
:39:05. > :39:07.on the opening day, the former world champion and local favourite David
:39:08. > :39:13.Goodwillie was the victim as Chesney found some fine form and ruthless
:39:14. > :39:18.accuracy to progress to round two. Jamie took the first set comfortably
:39:19. > :39:22.8-3, with a much tenths fare in the second set. We will join the action
:39:23. > :39:24.with the match ate a much tenths fare in the second set. We will join
:39:25. > :39:39.the action with the match eight apiece.
:39:40. > :40:09.Looking good, too. He will take that. Back to the longer jack length
:40:10. > :40:19.and both players reverted to their favourite backhand. That is a great
:40:20. > :40:20.ball to put in with your first delivery, isn't it? Jonathan Ross
:40:21. > :40:32.plays a brilliant ball. Now he has to decide, does he really
:40:33. > :40:39.want to get that close to... It is a good effort. Of the other hand.
:40:40. > :40:42.Going deep if he is going the other hand, doesn't want to be anywhere
:40:43. > :40:53.near the red one so he has to go deep. Needs to hurry a little bit.
:40:54. > :40:57.Yes, he didn't push through it. It's not a useless bowl by any means,
:40:58. > :41:04.there is value in it but it is four feet away from where he wanted it.
:41:05. > :41:09.Stubbed it slightly. I had a chat with -- chat with Jamie this morning
:41:10. > :41:15.before the match. He was relaxing and taking it easy and felt good. He
:41:16. > :41:20.said he was looking forward to it. He is in good form. He has played
:41:21. > :41:24.well in this match, I have to say. Forcing Jonathan into going looking
:41:25. > :41:33.now. Tap the ball down, that might just be enough. This is hard now for
:41:34. > :41:40.Jamie because if he puts another bowl in, he just could make it easy
:41:41. > :41:49.for Jonathan, or easier for Jonathan. If he stays away from it,
:41:50. > :41:54.Jonathan could flick the bowl out. So... I think he will probably just
:41:55. > :42:00.take a risk here and stay away from it, because it is not an easy shot
:42:01. > :42:07.for Jonathan. Having said that, if he wants to tap his own red bowl
:42:08. > :42:13.down it is good enough. There is the recent bot cover. Trying for the
:42:14. > :42:20.previous ball, little white spot. So, choices. A draw, tap the ball
:42:21. > :42:27.down, or four on the green one and tap the jack back. -- fall on the
:42:28. > :42:33.green one. If he is coming into that angle, Brett on Queen bowl,
:42:34. > :42:43.full-back with the jack to the red bowl -- get on the green bowl. The
:42:44. > :42:49.thing is, he has played twice to draw to that green bowl and been a
:42:50. > :42:54.bit short. Getting the right shot is to draw to be honest because that
:42:55. > :42:59.little tap on the bowl might be enough. It is a hard shot to play
:43:00. > :43:06.wait, I think that is probably sensible. Playing the drawer shot so
:43:07. > :43:20.well in this backhand. It is coming back, it is coming back. APPLAUSE.
:43:21. > :43:25.To be fair, Jamie could have done that as well if he had tried to draw
:43:26. > :43:30.so that is where the danger was for him, but it looked the right shot
:43:31. > :43:34.for me, the way he is playing. He has been struggling to hit a barn
:43:35. > :43:39.door with the weight shots so play to your strength and the strength
:43:40. > :43:46.has been drawing. Brilliant bowl. Jamie knew he had the last ball. He
:43:47. > :43:50.will come into this hippie can. Way high. Never get back, not a hope. It
:43:51. > :44:10.will go into a tie-break. All credit to Jonathan Ross, led
:44:11. > :44:18.7-0, then trailed 8-7, two singles in the last two ends. What an
:44:19. > :44:24.excellent end. To bring it through. Did what he had to do, you will take
:44:25. > :44:28.three at the end, how many didn't matter, they just needed to score.
:44:29. > :44:33.Indeed. It is always questionable what you try and do there, what has
:44:34. > :44:36.become more popular in recent years I have noticed if people playing
:44:37. > :44:41.very short on the line of the drawer just to make it a little more
:44:42. > :44:48.difficult, because he really had the re-spot covered with his third ball
:44:49. > :44:51.only four feet away. So there was a block on that and forced Jonathan to
:44:52. > :44:56.play the weight shot, which is the one he has been struggling with all
:44:57. > :45:03.match. Fize shots tend to haunt you, you think, what I have -- if I had
:45:04. > :45:07.done this or that but he threw the gauntlet down. And he did, that is
:45:08. > :45:15.what Jonathan has been doing on that backhand and a longer length. He has
:45:16. > :45:19.managed to play very well in the second set after going walkabout in
:45:20. > :45:28.the middle of it and losing 2-1, 3-2, and he has come back in the
:45:29. > :45:38.last two ends. You know, it's what... It's what Jonathan does. He
:45:39. > :45:41.fights his way through to the quarterfinals, tournament after
:45:42. > :45:48.tournament, winning one match two matches, rarely goes beyond that.
:45:49. > :45:53.Yes. He has had a poor record here in recent times. Just manages to
:45:54. > :46:03.stay in the top spot between ten and 16 most of his career. So the
:46:04. > :46:11.tie-break, maximum of three ends, one shot can be scored.
:46:12. > :46:27.Jonathan going along and Jimmy bringing the matter up. -- Jamie
:46:28. > :47:20.bringing the matter up. target, not much that time, only
:47:21. > :47:24.half a bowl, but about as close as he has been with the runners, and he
:47:25. > :47:29.has given himself a chance by pushing that off and running
:47:30. > :47:34.through. Bowl into the head now will take the two green away. Played it
:47:35. > :47:37.with a little less weight that time, looking for more accuracy,
:47:38. > :49:11.that was sensible. other shot available. Had after
:49:12. > :49:21.playing a short blocker. Giving it a go, though. He's got a chance!
:49:22. > :49:27.Interesting. Jonathan is very interested! I think you need the
:49:28. > :49:32.mark there because Jonathan cannot see measures to save his life.
:49:33. > :49:36.LAUGHTER. Not all players are the best at judging, he could have done
:49:37. > :49:47.with that turning over once more, it has held on the bias. Nearly dropped
:49:48. > :49:51.away. Jonathan can't tell without his glasses! Really a problem for
:49:52. > :49:57.Sandra, she cannot get very close to it because the green bowl will drop
:49:58. > :50:04.away. Red is favoured, I think, from the rings. A fairly safe shop for
:50:05. > :50:10.Jonathan on the backhand because bowl on the jack, if he turns it
:50:11. > :50:16.over once it is good. That is what he had been doing with his running
:50:17. > :50:22.bowls. He played one really good one this end and it might be enough to
:50:23. > :50:30.give him the shot. Just favouring red. Just supporting the bowl so
:50:31. > :50:48.when the measure comes... I have seen Jonathan measure things
:50:49. > :50:54.two inches away, he is not a judge, but this is close.
:50:55. > :51:08.It is worth pointing out that no shot can be given. If the umpire
:51:09. > :51:17.thinks they are equities to and. The red bowl is definitely sitting down
:51:18. > :51:24.as well. -- thinks they are equities to and. It is there. No problem with
:51:25. > :51:33.that, plenty in it. Jonathan Ross will take the opening end. APPLAUSE
:51:34. > :51:42.. He played one good bowl there in that end that got away with it. That
:51:43. > :51:44.is the nature of tie-breaks. Now he will go to his favourite long jack
:51:45. > :52:10.length. This match is running on this now
:52:11. > :52:17.towards the hour, just over an hour and 20 minutes. Normally we would
:52:18. > :52:20.say an hour half for a full tie-break, so it is bang on time.
:52:21. > :53:11.Hour and a half. A little noise in the crowd, they
:53:12. > :53:15.will reset. Jonathan Ross. Both players have played well this match,
:53:16. > :53:22.Jonathan has probably been a little more inconsistent than Janey, and
:53:23. > :53:25.Jamie has been the better player overall -- inconsistent than Janey.
:53:26. > :53:49.But sets are funny. APPLAUSE. I am not sure if Jamie is pensive
:53:50. > :53:56.but he is watching this. Reckoned he wasn't just reaching in, he was
:53:57. > :54:03.right, would like to have made it with the second bowl.
:54:04. > :54:25.Jonathan still has a couple of tie-breaks.
:54:26. > :54:37.He does like this backhand, just a little bit heavy this time. Rest the
:54:38. > :54:44.red ball, full-back, is what he is aiming for.
:54:45. > :54:51.We have had very few tie-breaks in the Scottish International open
:54:52. > :55:01.2015. Always exciting, always worth watching. APPLAUSE. Dropped away.
:55:02. > :55:05.Still one red, the ball just needed to stand up on that occasion and the
:55:06. > :55:16.red bowl is well in as you can see from our rings. I think he still
:55:17. > :55:20.going to draw into this. He could do what Jamie did last time, stay away
:55:21. > :55:31.from it and end up paying the penalty, so... Probably still
:55:32. > :55:33.reckons he needs a closer ball. The danger is if he drops on the jack he
:55:34. > :55:58.can give the shot away. Yes. Can't really blame him for
:55:59. > :56:01.this. He has been very tentative, taken away the heavy running ball to
:56:02. > :56:10.drive the red one out but still leaving the draw. Cannot blame him
:56:11. > :56:18.for that, there is pressure out there. Big bowl to stay in the
:56:19. > :56:23.competition. Jamie Chesney has three but they are not good enough, is
:56:24. > :56:28.this good enough, Jamie Chesney, to stay in the match, comes in, needs
:56:29. > :56:34.to put the brakes on, and he hasn't. APPLAUSE It has just gone across and
:56:35. > :56:39.Jamie's valiant effort at the Scottish International open comes to
:56:40. > :56:44.a close as the experience Jonathan Ross takes his place in the
:56:45. > :56:53.quarterfinals of the competition. APPLAUSE. A terrific match. Jamie
:56:54. > :56:58.taking the first set, Jonathan taking the second after squandering
:56:59. > :57:03.a big lead, but he did it all in the tie-break to win 2-0.
:57:04. > :57:10.STUDIO: Wonderful play from all the bowlers on display here at the
:57:11. > :57:12.Dewars Centre but what was the shot of the day? I have no idea but Corky
:57:13. > :57:21.does. My shot of the day comes from a
:57:22. > :57:25.match with Darren Burnett and David Holt from Australia, seventh end,
:57:26. > :57:29.David Holt in a lot of trouble, 52 down with two shots against him that
:57:30. > :57:33.more or less would secure the set for Darren Burnett, but he plays the
:57:34. > :57:39.most exquisite ball on the backhand, beautiful weight, and
:57:40. > :57:44.takes two bowls out. It was a dream shop. Here we see it, controlled
:57:45. > :57:49.weight, very difficult to play on the portable rink, hits the jack,
:57:50. > :57:53.two bowls disappear, all the power transferred through the jack to the
:57:54. > :57:58.two Red Bulls, there they go, and it leaves him with three shots. That
:57:59. > :58:04.levelled the score and put him in a situation where it was 5-5 with two
:58:05. > :58:05.ends to go. The set was drawn but it was a fantastic bowl and that is why
:58:06. > :58:14.it was my shot of the day. A wonderful shot from David Holt
:58:15. > :58:17.there but alas not good enough to be Darren Burnett. So now we know four
:58:18. > :58:22.of the quarter finalists. Tomorrow we will find out who the others are.
:58:23. > :58:27.Some great matches coming up tomorrow.
:58:28. > :58:34.Nicky Brett and Stewart Anderson should be a cracker. Mark Royal and
:58:35. > :58:40.Paul Foster should also be tested tasty as will Les Gillett and Robert
:58:41. > :58:44.Paxton. Join us for that tomorrow on. The action gets under way live
:58:45. > :58:48.at 1pm. It should be great, I wouldn't miss it, if today is
:58:49. > :58:51.anything to go by it will be absolutely glorious. And that's it
:58:52. > :58:54.for today's coverage, thank you thank you for you company, from all
:58:55. > :59:00.of us here at the Dewars Centre, sleep well, goodbye.