:00:30. > :00:37.Hello and a warm welcome to highlights of the Scottish
:00:38. > :00:38.International Open. Here at the Dewar's Centre, there were
:00:39. > :00:55.heavyweights of world Bowls. Stuart Anderson, champion of the
:00:56. > :01:12.world. The razor is looking so sharp. Toe
:01:13. > :01:24.to toe with one of the game is true fighters. Another brave battling
:01:25. > :01:30.performance. There is no one fine Defense of Marriage Act -- no one
:01:31. > :01:53.fine. This is what it looked Let's turn our attention to the one
:01:54. > :01:59.we were looking forward to, defending champion against Stuart
:02:00. > :02:05.Anderson. These two 41 years old, 30 for Anderson, first in the world
:02:06. > :02:10.against nine, runner-up in 2010 but world singles champion in 2013.
:02:11. > :02:16.Currently we have a defending champion in Brett in this match.
:02:17. > :03:59.Nicky Brett started the better of the two in this match.
:04:00. > :04:08.I cannot see Nicky resisting this. Stewart Anderson knows it.
:04:09. > :04:20.He is in the area again. Perfect result. Perfect result, good hit.
:04:21. > :04:31.Defending champion is in pretty good form. He played that well. Such a
:04:32. > :04:37.difficult shot. It wasn't a full outdrive. Controlled weight.
:04:38. > :04:47.Stewart going for the two bowls or the jack. He is close, too. He got
:04:48. > :04:52.them. Super. You will not see any better than this in this tournament.
:04:53. > :05:02.I don't care who is out there! This is absolutely brilliant.
:05:03. > :05:10.Calling the ball to get down under the jack. No matter where Nicky puts
:05:11. > :05:17.this, Stewart will be after it if it is a shot.
:05:18. > :05:26.He is close. Wants to be behind. It comes across. It needs to stop and
:05:27. > :05:36.it hasn't. It looked like the brakes would go
:05:37. > :05:49.on. A chance here for Stewart Anderson.
:05:50. > :05:55.You might wonder why Stewart is playing the backhand, it is safer.
:05:56. > :06:03.He did not want to have any touch on the jack. Space on the backhand to
:06:04. > :06:14.draw another shot. Job done. APPLAUSE
:06:15. > :06:21.There is going to be one man in the audience watching carefully. I can
:06:22. > :06:26.tell you that. John Price. The manager of the Scottish elite squad.
:06:27. > :07:01.He will be keeping a very close eye on how Stewart Anderson is playing.
:07:02. > :07:18.It is known as price's corner and you know he is there. He is writing
:07:19. > :07:21.his notes and taking advice stop his wife is on the stock market is
:07:22. > :07:32.checking to see where all the money is going! How the investments are
:07:33. > :07:53.working. Port Talbot's best, John Price.
:07:54. > :08:13.Just outside. You are almost looking this is a loose head.
:08:14. > :08:26.Just going to fall behind. Sometimes dropping a little bit.
:08:27. > :08:36.A slight inconsistency on the pace. I was chatting earlier to Paul
:08:37. > :08:42.Foster and he felt the same. Yesterday's match, they were chasing
:08:43. > :08:45.up after the bowls and players of that calibre do not do that unless
:08:46. > :08:48.they know they are close and dropping a couple of feet. They must
:08:49. > :09:07.be some inconsistencies there. APPLAUSE
:09:08. > :09:11.It wasn't exactly root a but he will take it. You don't always have to
:09:12. > :09:17.use the front door, sometimes you climb through a window. I don't
:09:18. > :09:22.think Nicky will attempt to draw this.
:09:23. > :09:30.Well, he is and I am a bit surprised because... Two green
:09:31. > :09:37.he has another bowl left but the greens were available. He needs an
:09:38. > :09:46.edge here. Got it. He got the edge but did not drop back. Looks like
:09:47. > :09:55.second shot. Good bowl. I fully expected him to play the runner. He
:09:56. > :10:16.has one bowl left. Giving Stewart a good target to aim for.
:10:17. > :10:25.Just needs to run... Needs to hurry. I think that has dropped short. It
:10:26. > :10:39.is going to be close for the second. The marker is having a look. That
:10:40. > :10:45.doesn't help the forehand draw so Nick might be tempted to run into
:10:46. > :10:49.this. The way it is sitting. If he is two down he would be lucky to be
:10:50. > :11:04.more than that if he hits it. He said everything he has aimed for
:11:05. > :11:19.so far... Respot position. Oh, dear. That will not work out well. A
:11:20. > :11:25.horrible results. A spot on drive. That is not a good result.
:11:26. > :11:35.The bowls will be propped up, long measure required. A bit of a shake
:11:36. > :11:42.of the head and I can understand why. The jack bounced off. It was
:11:43. > :11:49.his own back bowl. He wanted it to go to the ditch. If that happened he
:11:50. > :11:54.would be scoring a double. His own two bowls stayed on at the back. As
:11:55. > :12:03.soon as it went off the side he was always in trouble. Very unlucky.
:12:04. > :12:25.Yes, a really great turnaround for Stewart Anderson. Let's rejoin for
:12:26. > :13:06.the final end of set one. Just not mailing the jack in this
:13:07. > :13:17.direction on the forehand. Nick Brett, more to come from him.
:13:18. > :13:23.He has been relentless, dropped only two sets of reaching the final, and
:13:24. > :13:30.each of the last Scottish International Opens. Three final
:13:31. > :13:36.appearances, he has been deadly through the rounds.
:13:37. > :13:40.APPLAUSE Stewart Anderson has the advantage.
:13:41. > :13:54.Touching the jack making the double. Just hold off a little bit, this
:13:55. > :14:02.forehand, the shorter jack length over the weight, struggles to get
:14:03. > :14:07.back in time. I think he has no choice, he had to make another shot.
:14:08. > :14:09.He cannot afford to leave it to his last ball so he must pop this one
:14:10. > :14:25.in. He wants to avoid the jack because
:14:26. > :14:34.it brings it towards the green bowl. Gentle gentle. Gentle, gentle! Just
:14:35. > :15:00.running. Well... I fancy Stewart Anderson will close this down now.
:15:01. > :15:13.Should be better with this one... In it comes. Stewart Anderson...
:15:14. > :15:18.APPLAUSE Well, it is a beauty. It really is.
:15:19. > :15:23.I thought he was made the adjustment, she had the line.
:15:24. > :15:34.It will leave a tricky shot for Nick Brett trying to wrest into the green
:15:35. > :15:39.bowl and fall over. Well, he decided to go for the edge of it. That is
:15:40. > :15:49.tough. It is coming across. What will it punch? Well... He will lie
:15:50. > :15:54.one shot but the red is so far away, it makes no difference. It wasn't
:15:55. > :16:00.what he was after. As soon as the jack moved he knew he was in
:16:01. > :16:05.trouble. I know one or two people in our technical crew that could draw
:16:06. > :16:08.this second shot. It might be a stretch for one or two of them
:16:09. > :16:18.but... You did not mention your
:16:19. > :16:25.co-commentator. This is academic... Stewart Anderson, ...
:16:26. > :16:41.APPLAUSE Stewart Anderson battling his way to
:16:42. > :16:49.the first set. Let us ahead back into round five.
:16:50. > :16:54.I have been asked to give a prediction for the 2015 Scottish
:16:55. > :17:00.title winner. Good luck!
:17:01. > :17:05.It says the person is asking me rather than to give iPod suggesting
:17:06. > :17:14.he could not tip a waiter. That is unkind. That is harsh. -- Doug Juve
:17:15. > :17:32.pond. -- Dougie Vipond. I have been
:17:33. > :17:34.impressed with Darren Burnett so far.
:17:35. > :17:42.There are too many good players in there.
:17:43. > :18:04.You would not be surprised to see the name on the trophy.
:18:05. > :18:35.Well, he needs this one. Struggling to get back. Here it comes now.
:18:36. > :18:54.Gentle, gentle. The jack really moves. Unlucky. A very unlucky.
:18:55. > :19:02.Stewart looking to play the same bowl. He has got it.
:19:03. > :19:13.APPLAUSE Top class.
:19:14. > :19:27.A brilliant bowl. Looking for the split. Read bowl first then the
:19:28. > :19:31.jack. The touching ball was helpful. Two down. Again, will he be any
:19:32. > :19:39.worse off? He could be because there is another green one to come. Two
:19:40. > :19:46.touches against him. If he hits this wrong, he could easily lose a three.
:19:47. > :19:53.He probably has no choice. He has got himself into the lead. Playing
:19:54. > :19:54.very controlled. Trying to make a disturbance and hope he gets a good
:19:55. > :20:07.result. That is good. That is as good as he
:20:08. > :20:11.could hope for. Played it well. He will say to his opponent you can
:20:12. > :20:18.draw it from there. What a great end of bowls.
:20:19. > :20:29.That was a brilliant conversion shot. He was in so much trouble
:20:30. > :20:35.there. Unbelievable. Stewart Anderson... It would not surprise
:20:36. > :20:39.you if you pop this straight on it. Then it comes.
:20:40. > :20:50.APPLAUSE Arguably the best end of the
:20:51. > :21:00.tournament so far. By the time they reach the eighth end, Brett was two
:21:01. > :21:10.shots ahead. Great respect out there between the two players.
:21:11. > :21:41.APPLAUSE That is a bowl that has been
:21:42. > :21:45.struggling with Nick on the forehand away from the commentary box, the
:21:46. > :21:50.first delivery. Mailed it with a second quite often. The first one
:21:51. > :22:17.puts pressure on. What a couple of ends these could
:22:18. > :22:21.prove to be. Stewart is all ready up there and Nick is following this
:22:22. > :22:24.one. It must be close. He wants to get the green bowl and dropped
:22:25. > :22:34.back. Unlucky. That is really unlucky. Well, that is an unlucky
:22:35. > :22:42.result which could cost him this match.
:22:43. > :22:50.Horrible result, green bowl dropping back, prime position, the jack in
:22:51. > :22:55.the open, give the shot away, but if Stewart Anderson Trail is this
:22:56. > :22:58.jack... Nick Brett is in a heap of trouble.
:22:59. > :23:08.He has not pushed it. Well, he is coming now. The weight wasn't bad.
:23:09. > :23:20.It needed to be further out. Two more.
:23:21. > :23:32.Now, recovery time. There is a determination about Nick Brett,
:23:33. > :23:40.there really is. He is a very focused player, as you expect but he
:23:41. > :23:46.is close to this. Got it! Well done. Well done, Nicky. A bad position
:23:47. > :23:54.turned into a positive one. He knew he was close. A missed opportunity
:23:55. > :24:05.by Stewart Anderson. You cannot leave them lying around for Nicky
:24:06. > :24:08.Brett. Bowler jack Runner. Will it hold? Yes.
:24:09. > :24:23.APPLAUSE Beautiful wait for the shot. Exactly
:24:24. > :24:35.what he looked for. Read bowl to be dug out. He could play something
:24:36. > :24:39.similar and take the two green out. It is available on the forehand as
:24:40. > :24:48.well to come off the wall. It will not be easy to draw this.
:24:49. > :24:54.He is looking at the forehand. He has his own to pump in and the jack
:24:55. > :25:02.available. The backhand, well, he can take one green out on the
:25:03. > :25:05.backhand all the jack. Up off the backhand with weight. Nick Brett are
:25:06. > :25:18.looking for the ball. He played it well.
:25:19. > :25:25.APPLAUSE Two green would have been worth an
:25:26. > :25:29.extra shot. A great end of bowls. The defending champion Nicky Brett
:25:30. > :25:39.went on to win that set 9-5 which meant a tie-break.
:25:40. > :26:04.Three ends in a tie-break. Maximum score...
:26:05. > :26:14.Will it get back in time? Forced a way through the gap. It has opened
:26:15. > :26:19.the bowl up a little bit more. He may change his shot onto the
:26:20. > :26:42.backhand. Stewart will be aiming for the two Reds.
:26:43. > :26:48.This is the bowl you want to do it with. He has missed it under. A hard
:26:49. > :27:03.shot. Stewart Anderson lies short having
:27:04. > :27:10.played two. Nick Brett has played three. Trying to think what your
:27:11. > :27:16.opponent might do. He will not worry about the respot because respot, I
:27:17. > :27:19.do not think the red one is anyone near it. Drop in on the red, Nick
:27:20. > :29:01.will be attacking it. Stewart Anderson goes to try and
:29:02. > :29:08.lift out the red bowl. A brilliant reply by Stewart Anderson. Beautiful
:29:09. > :29:16.control. First set, Stewart Anderson. This is one heck of a
:29:17. > :29:23.shot. Clean, out it goes. Stewart Anderson, literally jumped for joy.
:29:24. > :29:36.You see his reaction, absolutely and so you should. That was a really
:29:37. > :29:44.top-class bowl. Anyone who wants to know how to play a singles game just
:29:45. > :29:52.watch this one. Jack Lang, 29 metres. -- length.
:29:53. > :30:01.Stewart Anderson, in recent times has lost some tie-breaks, Paul
:30:02. > :30:06.Foster, Alex Marshall, Andy Thomson and Darren Burnett. He has had some
:30:07. > :30:16.great games. That is a very good opening. He is not losing to anyone
:30:17. > :30:21.of bad quality is the? If you're going to lose, lose to those names!
:30:22. > :30:44.-- is he. This is the sort of match you want
:30:45. > :30:49.to see in the final. Not exactly what you would say a waste in the
:30:50. > :31:01.second round, but it has the quality of a final stage match.
:31:02. > :31:08.Given that neither player was severely tested in the round one
:31:09. > :31:15.games, they have matched each other right throughout this round to
:31:16. > :31:22.encounter. He needs to get his own bowl and rock back hard. That is
:31:23. > :31:24.close. That is the shot. He was making sure he was arriving so there
:31:25. > :31:56.was a chance of picking the jack up. Just overplayed it. Choice here for
:31:57. > :32:03.a neck whether he goes for cover or tries to draw it in a game. Stewart
:32:04. > :32:08.has only got one bowler left but is more than capable of drawing the
:32:09. > :32:12.shot. He is on a wider line, which is sensible but he does not want to
:32:13. > :32:23.get to the green bowl and that is why he is up. He was being careful.
:32:24. > :32:29.It is a backhand draw now for Stewart Anderson, if he wants to
:32:30. > :32:33.play at, the difficulty is if he plays weight and gets his own front
:32:34. > :32:41.bowl it will open things up very wide. Stewart Anderson will take the
:32:42. > :32:52.time out to consider and have a look. He has a look and thinks, I
:32:53. > :33:10.will take my shot. The shot has been decided.
:33:11. > :33:20.Needs to start to work now, Stewart Anderson, has he ran it out? Nicky
:33:21. > :33:25.Brett -- Nicky Brett was right but the champion is on the verge of
:33:26. > :33:30.going out. It was a brilliant bowl and that was the problem. The last
:33:31. > :33:34.bowl of Nicky Brett's he dropped short and did not take that shot
:33:35. > :33:38.away from Stewart Anderson and Stewart Anderson, that is what he
:33:39. > :33:45.does so well and now Nick Brett is left with one bowl to get within
:33:46. > :33:51.three inches to save his title. 11 straight wins in Scotland, final
:33:52. > :33:56.list the last three years. Is he going to get back in time? I think
:33:57. > :34:09.he is too heavy, he is close. Got the edge! What a game. Nicky
:34:10. > :34:15.Brett's romance: Comes to an end and Stewart Anderson out of the last
:34:16. > :34:20.four years in this stage will get through into the quarterfinal, what
:34:21. > :34:24.a match between Nicky Brett and Stewart Anderson, Stewart Anderson
:34:25. > :34:30.threw in the tie-break and takes it too - zero. What an extraordinary
:34:31. > :34:34.incredible game of bowls between two very fine players, Stewart Anderson
:34:35. > :34:38.and Nicky Brett, the defending champion is out of the competition,
:34:39. > :34:43.but if you're going to lose a match, lose a match, lose much of
:34:44. > :34:49.well. I know you will be disappointed, but you played very
:34:50. > :34:52.well. Obviously I am very disappointed, Stewart Anderson
:34:53. > :34:57.played well, he kept beating me on the first bowl because that is
:34:58. > :35:01.annoying, that happened last time. He beat me in first bowl and I was
:35:02. > :35:06.forced to play a few runs and some went right and some did not. You
:35:07. > :35:11.played incredibly well, it was a magic game from your point of view
:35:12. > :35:14.and we have seen you play here before, but I do not know if you
:35:15. > :35:19.played that well before, you were on fire today. Thank you. I knew coming
:35:20. > :35:24.into the event I was playing well this year and to be fair, the past
:35:25. > :35:31.couple of years have been very poor by my standard, but I am glad I got
:35:32. > :35:34.over the like. Wonderful performance from Stewart Anderson,
:35:35. > :35:39.congratulations, through to the quarterfinals. Let us see who else
:35:40. > :35:42.goes through between Robert Paxton and Les Gillett. Robert Paxton raced
:35:43. > :35:52.into an early lead, his final bowl on the third and put him 8-0 in
:35:53. > :35:56.front. That lead had been extended to nine when Les Gillett's drive at
:35:57. > :36:05.end five summed up how the early stages were going for him. While the
:36:06. > :36:12.2011 champion was relentless. Wrapping up the first set in less
:36:13. > :36:16.than 25 minutes. But the news that heralded a new lease of life for the
:36:17. > :36:24.experience Les Gillett starting with an eye-catching three at the first
:36:25. > :36:29.end. And the veteran from Leicester notched up another three at M2 in
:36:30. > :36:38.what was turning out to be a topsy-turvy contest. When Robert
:36:39. > :36:42.Paxton's drive backfired for another three, Les Gillett was 9-0 ahead and
:36:43. > :36:46.the match was heading for a tie-break which was confirmed after
:36:47. > :36:54.eight ends with Les Gillett ahead. An air by Robert Paxton handed the
:36:55. > :36:57.initiative to Les Gillett. He pressed home that advantage with his
:36:58. > :37:06.third shot of the second end -- mistake. Robert Paxton had a final
:37:07. > :37:10.chance to stay in the match but when he took out his own bowl, Les
:37:11. > :37:14.Gillett was through to the quarterfinal. And I'll come which
:37:15. > :37:20.looked rather unlike weight less than an hour before. -- an outcome.
:37:21. > :37:24.Les Gillett through to the quarterfinals by the skin of his
:37:25. > :37:31.teeth but through nonetheless. Congratulations to him. Next, Mark
:37:32. > :37:39.Royal and Paul Foster. Mark Royal only 40 years old, Paul Foster two
:37:40. > :37:45.years his senior, Paul Foster was the champion here twice with four
:37:46. > :37:50.world singles titles and four world pairs are just the Welsh Open
:37:51. > :37:55.Championship for Mark Royal. Paul Foster struggled for a line and
:37:56. > :38:01.length in the first set. He continued to pile on the pressure on
:38:02. > :38:03.the multiple world champion and Mark Royal was 5-2 ahead and we will join
:38:04. > :38:37.the match in the second set. He is out on a wide line. Paul
:38:38. > :38:44.Foster will never use anything other than those bowls. He is a wide base
:38:45. > :38:55.ballplayer. Shorter than what he would like.
:38:56. > :39:32.It is not there and he knew it, turned away.
:39:33. > :39:40.Just not working out for Paul Foster at the moment. He does not want to
:39:41. > :39:50.fall for macro shots down with three to play. That has been told to hurry
:39:51. > :39:59.as well. It is not bad, though. APPLAUSE. It is not like Paul Foster
:40:00. > :40:16.to offer as much room as this. To his opponent.
:40:17. > :40:24.Three short bowls, you do not see that very often. Not for Fozzie, you
:40:25. > :40:28.certainly do not. It is just not going right at the moment and the
:40:29. > :40:33.danger for him, apart from the fact he is down on the head, the back
:40:34. > :40:41.position is against him, he needs to push things through. He needs a
:40:42. > :40:48.really good draw shot. There is nothing there to hit anyway. Only
:40:49. > :40:56.one down. I expect this to make it a double. The signs are he is going to
:40:57. > :41:01.be two down. The danger is if he runs through it, he will take out
:41:02. > :41:09.his own bowl. Terrific stuff from Mark Royal. Said he was playing well
:41:10. > :41:12.coming into the tournament. His good run is continuing. Good bowling, no
:41:13. > :41:20.doubt, but he is being given the room to do it at the moment, three
:41:21. > :41:24.ends after this, Paul Foster, has a sharp available to come in for the
:41:25. > :41:28.two bowls on the backhand, the danger is he has his own bowl
:41:29. > :41:39.lurking and if he makes contact with that, he loses another shot. Some
:41:40. > :41:47.magic is required from Paul Foster. He is in the area. Oh yes, oh yes.
:41:48. > :41:55.All very much yes! That was brilliant. That was brilliant. As my
:41:56. > :42:02.letter from Paul Foster, that is the Fozzie we know. That is the rabbit
:42:03. > :42:13.out of the hat moment that he was desperate for -- a little smile
:42:14. > :42:18.there from Paul Forster. Liz two there, he was in so much trouble,
:42:19. > :42:31.five down with three to go, we did not fancy his chances --. Massive in
:42:32. > :42:33.the context of the confidence of Paul Foster. That was a very
:42:34. > :43:16.difficult shot. Decent opener as well, at full
:43:17. > :43:22.length. The sender is very important now for Mark Royal, he cannot afford
:43:23. > :43:28.to lose a shot here, thinking to himself, that was a brilliant bowl
:43:29. > :43:44.by Paul Foster, but I need to get back onto the card again.
:43:45. > :43:49.He stood up very quickly on Matt, I am getting the impression there is
:43:50. > :43:59.something not right about it. It looks quick. It is not that quick!
:44:00. > :44:03.That is a number of times he has played a bowl and has not looked as
:44:04. > :44:09.if he liked it, look at the reaction on his face. I called it as heavy,
:44:10. > :44:17.he thought it was heavy, it ends up a foot away.
:44:18. > :44:30.He has got a little bit of confidence back, Paul Foster.
:44:31. > :44:47.Unfazed. Mark Royal. Trying to follow that.
:44:48. > :44:50.He likes it, he is asking it to hold but it will drift in to green. He
:44:51. > :44:55.might have turned it over for another shot as well, yes, he has an
:44:56. > :45:00.that is exactly what he did not want to do. The cover shot for Paul is on
:45:01. > :45:08.the backhand. Anything past his own green bowls is
:45:09. > :45:22.good. Here he comes. That is a good place
:45:23. > :45:26.to be. Very nearly dropping in for another one and the danger here for
:45:27. > :45:30.Mark Royal is if he plays his own front green bowl onto the red one
:45:31. > :45:36.and that holds off, but if he gets this wrong, he is going to be four
:45:37. > :45:41.shots down. He has to think about this, do I really want to commit to
:45:42. > :45:57.it or am I happy enough to Liz two shots and go into the last two ends
:45:58. > :46:03.level? -- to Liz two shots. -- lose. He has gone for the rescue, has he
:46:04. > :46:06.got it right? He wants the jack. He has got a good one out of that, he
:46:07. > :46:11.hit it right on target, he called for the jack and that is what he was
:46:12. > :46:23.aiming for and he got it absolutely right. I think it has won the red.
:46:24. > :46:27.Big turnover, massive bowl. The last bowl is providing us with such great
:46:28. > :46:31.entertainment at the moment. He got the bounce but even without the
:46:32. > :46:35.fans, watch where the red bowl is going. His own Red Bull would have
:46:36. > :46:40.come through anyway, as soon as he got on to the jack, that was just
:46:41. > :46:45.more difficult than you would really think of, because of the danger
:46:46. > :46:49.involved -- red bowl. It was a massive bowl. Paul Foster has to
:46:50. > :47:11.score here. One shot for Mark Royal and he is
:47:12. > :47:15.through. After Alex Marshall going out and Nick Brett going out, if
:47:16. > :47:23.Paul Foster goes out, goodness me, this is opening wide open. It has
:47:24. > :47:36.been a big day is just a little bit of movement there. Paul Foster, just
:47:37. > :47:45.resets. Good opening bowl from Mark Royal, Paul Foster, needs to find a
:47:46. > :47:52.way. APPLAUSE.
:47:53. > :48:01.Did not put him off much, did it? It is one of the best bowls he has
:48:02. > :48:04.played in this length. Mark Royal stamping his foot there which gives
:48:05. > :48:09.me the impression there is something wrong with this. I think he has not
:48:10. > :48:19.pushed it, that is the problem, the line was good. How often do you see
:48:20. > :48:27.this happening? Within a grasp of a big win, and he drops two bowls
:48:28. > :48:34.short. Short bowls. No use to anyone. And the majority of
:48:35. > :48:44.situations, not close enough to hit with any great certainty. One bad
:48:45. > :48:52.end for Mark Royal and he is back in trouble for the last end. Two short
:48:53. > :48:58.bowls, this one has to reach, cannot afford to drop it short again. Has
:48:59. > :49:04.he over corrected? No, he has not, he has played one. He is sitting
:49:05. > :49:08.down as well, still a chance for Paul Foster to move on to the
:49:09. > :49:16.forehand to bring the jack back for three. Half inch short. Avenue in
:49:17. > :49:22.short, better on the other shied, run the jack through. -- half an
:49:23. > :49:26.instant short. -- better on the other side.
:49:27. > :49:33.Starting to work back now. He is close, Pettini is a little bit of
:49:34. > :49:41.extra. Mark Royal will be doing well. It would be best to go deep.
:49:42. > :49:47.The chance of the red bowl going out and he would get four shots, the
:49:48. > :49:50.angle is right. Even if he gets jack, it is worth three. I think
:49:51. > :49:56.Mark Royal has to take a chance here, put another one end.
:49:57. > :50:17.-- put another one in. I'm not sure about that, Paul Foster, you can
:50:18. > :50:23.feel you cannot take liberties. If he can sit in and gets it right, he
:50:24. > :50:29.will pick up three or four shots. This is the proverbial all or
:50:30. > :50:34.nothing. Paul Foster needs a result with this or else it is Mark
:50:35. > :50:40.Royal's match. He is watching it, he must think it is close if he is
:50:41. > :50:49.watching it. Here comes Paul Foster, if set, he has got it! Paul Foster
:50:50. > :50:55.at his absolute bears and Mark Royal, who was walking through the
:50:56. > :50:59.door, into the quarterfinal, has to haul himself back -- absolute best.
:51:00. > :51:05.You cannot leave those for Paul Foster, you really cannot. He is
:51:06. > :51:09.going to punish you. He wanted another turn on it, I think he felt
:51:10. > :51:16.he needed another one, but you just cannot leave those. I think you're
:51:17. > :51:19.right, he was an inch or show away from getting a third shot.
:51:20. > :51:21.right, he was an inch or show away Tactically, Bill, you cannot cover
:51:22. > :51:26.everything in life, but if Tactically, Bill, you cannot cover
:51:27. > :51:40.popped another bowl in with his Tactically, Bill, you cannot cover
:51:41. > :51:55.could have a tie-break. Paul Foster needs two to force the tie-break.
:51:56. > :51:59.Couple of feet through with that. He has put himself under a lot of
:52:00. > :52:11.pressure here, Mark Royal claim this last end. -- playing. He is getting
:52:12. > :52:16.there with that bit of pace. Yes. This is the kind of game, if you do
:52:17. > :52:18.not win, if you are Mark Royal, it will live with you for a little
:52:19. > :53:57.while. looks like it is there, it is. That
:53:58. > :54:01.is a much better shots. Going to make it very difficult for Paul
:54:02. > :54:05.Foster now, but he has to pull the jack back to his own green bowl,
:54:06. > :54:12.probably will have to move the backhand to do that, cannot see it
:54:13. > :54:20.on the forehand. Yes, he is on the back. Slightly inside the line, an
:54:21. > :54:24.extra two macro of weight. The sort of player who is more than capable,
:54:25. > :54:37.is getting back in time, here it comes. Does it get the jack? Mark
:54:38. > :54:42.Royal has defeated Paul Foster, a finalist here for the last three
:54:43. > :54:47.years. It is an unusual early exit for Paul Foster from the Scottish
:54:48. > :54:53.International Open but Mark Royal, played some great shots and he goes
:54:54. > :54:57.through by 2-0. Markey must be delighted, you are through to the
:54:58. > :55:01.quarterfinal and played a very fine game. I was very pleased with how I
:55:02. > :55:06.played. When you play Paul you do not book a hotel for the night, so I
:55:07. > :55:12.had better do that now. He has beaten me many times and it is nice
:55:13. > :55:17.to get one back. Paul you are staying at home this week. Is it
:55:18. > :55:22.heard to say, you were scratching around a little bit, hard to find
:55:23. > :55:27.your length? I will take anything away from Mark, his first bowl was
:55:28. > :55:32.deadly, he put me under pressure and I do not know what is wrong. My game
:55:33. > :55:35.has gone to pot. Very uncomfortable in the ring, did not know with the
:55:36. > :55:40.bowls were going, at times I thought it was good and it was not. A poorer
:55:41. > :55:45.performance, but I will not take it away from Mark, he deserved his
:55:46. > :55:47.victory. The four-time world champion out of the competition but
:55:48. > :55:52.Mark Royal did play the better bowls and he deserves to be in the
:55:53. > :55:58.quarterfinals. Jason Greenslade was also up against Graeme MacDougall.
:55:59. > :56:02.Jason took the first set but he had led 8-2 and it was a similar story
:56:03. > :56:12.at the start of the second, with the Welshman taken into early, and
:56:13. > :56:18.towards the ditch at end for. He was under pressure and miss the chance
:56:19. > :56:26.to pull shots back at air and five. Nothing was working for the former
:56:27. > :56:32.merchant Navy man. He was 9-2 down after this shot. An unusually loose
:56:33. > :56:37.end from Jason Greenslade opened a chink of light for the Scotsman but
:56:38. > :56:47.he failed to take full advantage, a loose final delivery for him but he
:56:48. > :56:52.needed a free -- three. Five shots down with two ends left, McDougall
:56:53. > :56:59.needed something special, his final bowl at end eight left him lying
:57:00. > :57:01.three. But Greenslade's Drive settled the match and he claimed his
:57:02. > :57:14.place in the quarterfinals with an end to spare. Some intriguing
:57:15. > :57:24.matters today, some wonderful shots, but which one is the best,
:57:25. > :57:32.Corky will tell us now. My shot of the day comes from Mark Royal. He is
:57:33. > :57:36.playing really well and he won the set, he is 5-2 up and Paul Foster
:57:37. > :57:44.has got to shots against him with his last bowl. Wait till you see the
:57:45. > :57:48.shot, it is perfection. Backhand very controlled, it did not look to
:57:49. > :57:53.me as if the head with the deeper the perfect split, there it goes,
:57:54. > :57:57.the bowl runs through, and that is so difficult to play on the portable
:57:58. > :58:01.rink. Takes the single and he is back in the frame and look at that,
:58:02. > :58:05.Paul Foster even smiled at that and that is unusual, he knew that was
:58:06. > :58:10.something special, but of the stay of execution for Paul Mark -- he did
:58:11. > :58:14.not win to go through to the tie-break but Mark Royal was superb,
:58:15. > :58:23.but in this match, it was my shot of the day. Really fine shot indeed
:58:24. > :58:31.from Paul Foster, but not enough to get through to the quarterfinals.
:58:32. > :58:41.This is the way that will tomorrow. -- they will line up tomorrow.
:58:42. > :58:43.Should be absolutely wonderful, some very good players, it is live on