0:00:31 > 0:00:35Hello and a warm welcome. Unless you watched our live coverage earlier,
0:00:35 > 0:00:41we will show you something I bet you have never seen before. More on that
0:00:41 > 0:00:51later plus we have highlights of four amazing matches coming up.
0:01:15 > 0:01:28This is the way the draw looked at the start of play.
0:01:31 > 0:01:38Let's go to the one eagerly anticipated, two very good friends
0:01:38 > 0:01:43of the ring, but fierce competitors on it. It is Greg Harlow against
0:01:43 > 0:01:48Mervyn King. Mervyn King is the master of the draw game but recent
0:01:48 > 0:01:53seasons have been barren by his standards. A drop in the rankings
0:01:53 > 0:02:02reflect that drop in form. Greg Harlow, he is the current Scottish
0:02:02 > 0:02:06International open champion and world number one. Mervyn King took
0:02:06 > 0:02:14the first two ends to build a two shot lead. But Greg Harlow had
0:02:14 > 0:02:17fought back and when we join the action he's leading 5-4 going into
0:02:17 > 0:02:27the seventh.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40APPLAUSE
0:02:51 > 0:02:55COMMENTATOR: A lot of players would have changed on to the forehand. Can
0:02:55 > 0:03:01see an edge of the jack and can get the shot but from Mervyn, it is more
0:03:01 > 0:03:05of I will stick with the hand I know I get a good second shot. Just not
0:03:05 > 0:03:12reaching. That is exactly what would be going through his mind.
0:03:38 > 0:03:48Just the one, 15 inch gap.Time to move now because any touch brings
0:03:48 > 0:03:56the black into play. Gentle, gentle to get back from there.
0:04:11 > 0:04:19Greg Harlow senses an opportunity. One shot up. Great opening bowl, if
0:04:19 > 0:04:31you can add to the pressure.Any touch on the forehand on the jack
0:04:31 > 0:04:40will bring it to that bowl. Mervyn is going to try and use it as a
0:04:40 > 0:04:45shoulder to drop off. Not even, going for the weight. This is a
0:04:45 > 0:04:53difficult shot. Holding on.Tell you what, he wasn't far away from
0:04:53 > 0:04:57getting what he wanted, but that movements of the jack is a major
0:04:57 > 0:05:05bonus for him.Also an inch or two from disaster. If it touched the red
0:05:05 > 0:05:12bowl, it was three against him. He can look to the heavens, but I think
0:05:12 > 0:05:16it has been kinder than he realised.
0:05:49 > 0:06:03Just missed the line slightly, the wait was bad.It is one and a
0:06:03 > 0:06:13measure. Maybe time-out is about to come.The forehand draw, the back
0:06:13 > 0:06:22and play, risky. Three different chances.I would fancy two from the
0:06:22 > 0:06:26indication of the rings.If it is two, I would contemplate playing
0:06:26 > 0:06:33through it. It might just stop on the green bowl. It is a hard effort
0:06:33 > 0:06:42to draw, this. Going for it again. Not surprised. Just needs to drop
0:06:42 > 0:06:50down on the inside. Run-through and it touched the jack, this might make
0:06:50 > 0:06:58the double. Goodness me.He held his hand up an apology, not sure he had
0:06:58 > 0:07:03to. He played the shot, got a fortunate result to a certain
0:07:03 > 0:07:07extent, but he was online to make something happen.I am with him on
0:07:07 > 0:07:15the apology. Any run-through bowl is very, very hard to judge. It really
0:07:15 > 0:07:22is. It's normally a bit of luck on a run-through bowl. He was just a
0:07:22 > 0:07:29quarter bowl of target. If he came of it and ran onto the jack, it was
0:07:29 > 0:07:37a perfect shot. He just cannot gauge run-through 's. They are lovely when
0:07:37 > 0:07:47they work for you, but they do hurt. That looks like it is a clear road.
0:07:47 > 0:07:53It is a big two.
0:07:58 > 0:08:04It is two, what a turnaround that is.
0:08:04 > 0:08:10STUDIO: With the lead retained, Mervyn King didn't look back as he
0:08:10 > 0:08:15took the next two ends and the first set. In the second set, rejoin it
0:08:15 > 0:08:21with Greg Harlow leading 3-1, going into the fourth end.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43COMMENTATOR: Strong, opening bowl.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57It is a good start, but in a match of this quality, you almost expect
0:08:57 > 0:09:07Greg to beat it.Making sure he was arriving. Didn't want to take any
0:09:07 > 0:09:15chances on that dropping short.He wasn't hanging back with that one.
0:09:36 > 0:09:42He doesn't like it, it represents a target that might not come into play
0:09:42 > 0:09:46immediately. Greg isn't hanging around. He's underneath. Just how
0:09:46 > 0:09:51much underneath with his own bowl. That is the one I was looking at, at
0:09:51 > 0:09:59the back. Goodness me.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16Greg's first two bowls, off the rink. Mervyn, dropping in for
0:10:16 > 0:10:20another. Doesn't want to leave a target, but he would love to turn
0:10:20 > 0:10:26that jack around the corner. He's not going to. That has made the
0:10:26 > 0:10:35target so much wider. Could end up with the jack in the ditch.Mervyn
0:10:35 > 0:10:43want that back, fair to say.Did he pull it again?He has come under.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48You have just witnessed something very rare. Wayward weight shots from
0:10:48 > 0:10:55Greg Harlow on the forearm.You would lose money all day long
0:10:55 > 0:11:03betting on that one. He did seem to go a little bit faster than normal.
0:11:03 > 0:11:11Greg is very dangers on that very controlled weight shots. I don't
0:11:11 > 0:11:23think he has a lot of choice, he may have to go again. Take the risk.He
0:11:23 > 0:11:28doesn't have a bowl on the rink. This is his final delivery and he
0:11:28 > 0:11:33will go for it.He is on the front inside edge of the matter. Which
0:11:33 > 0:11:40means he's going for it.He likes it.Didn't matter in some respects
0:11:40 > 0:11:48because unless he touched the jack, but bowl was taken.Three. Three
0:11:48 > 0:11:56shots, Mervyn King.Indeed he did. His bowl, not touching, is lifted
0:11:56 > 0:12:04out. He uses the end and he loses the lead.
0:12:04 > 0:12:10STUDIO: Be traded singles in the next two ends.
0:12:29 > 0:12:35APPLAUSE He has tidied up his opening bowl,
0:12:35 > 0:12:40Greg Harlow, after a few loose one.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54That is a better one again.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12That's not a very pretty target for Greg Harlow. Great picture from what
0:13:12 > 0:13:21he can see, effectively, from the mats. Single bowl target.
0:13:26 > 0:13:36That will not help Mervyn.Your bowl, there is an inch gap. You are
0:13:36 > 0:13:48about inches short of jack high. Interesting way to describe that.
0:13:48 > 0:13:55The closest edge to Mervyn is about six inches short. But the distance
0:13:55 > 0:14:06is only an inch. That is obviously enough for Mervyn.He liked what he
0:14:06 > 0:14:16heard. Beautifully played.
0:14:18 > 0:14:25This target is a horrible one. He has no choice. He doesn't want to
0:14:25 > 0:14:32lose it two or three. He has got to go for it. I think he knew that
0:14:32 > 0:14:37actually from a couple of yards away from Amat, the look on Greg's face
0:14:37 > 0:14:44was enough to tell me he realised he was getting half of his own. This is
0:14:44 > 0:14:51really difficult now because I don't think he can get the two bowls
0:14:51 > 0:14:59without the jack going.Both Greg Harlow's bowls have gone off the
0:14:59 > 0:15:08rink. The one you can see is the only one he has on the rink.
0:15:13 > 0:15:22That is a great place to put it.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37He doesn't even have the advantage of the last bowl, Greg Harlow. It is
0:15:37 > 0:15:42a horrible situation he finds himself in.It certainly is.
0:15:42 > 0:15:49Time-out called. He only has one bowl, if he takes that out he will
0:15:49 > 0:15:53be looking at losing four. What he is trying to work out is where he
0:15:53 > 0:15:59can put to help things. He's putting his foot around the jack for this
0:15:59 > 0:16:03sort of area. But if the jack goes into this area, he's going to lose
0:16:03 > 0:16:15three shots. I think he is in so much trouble here. He is a minimum
0:16:15 > 0:16:24two down. The third could be close. The best would be to draw the bowl
0:16:24 > 0:16:28of and lie in, but goodness me, that is hard.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41It is all about connections on the outside of the bowl, that is what he
0:16:41 > 0:16:46is looking for. If he wasn't going to make a connection, that is the
0:16:46 > 0:16:54best he can do. Guaranteed to take the back bowl out. He will be
0:16:54 > 0:17:03thinking if Mervyn makes a slip, I will only use two.Every chance he
0:17:03 > 0:17:09will be four down with two to play in a setting must win can Mervyn
0:17:09 > 0:17:11deliver here?
0:17:17 > 0:17:23This could change the whole complexion.He's playing wide just
0:17:23 > 0:17:30to try and get in jack high. Beautiful.He plays it so well
0:17:30 > 0:17:37whenever he has to go wide for a jack high bowl. Wide, drifting shots
0:17:37 > 0:17:41work because you don't have to get to the jack, you just have to get
0:17:41 > 0:17:47closer to the nearest one than the opposition. People become to jack
0:17:47 > 0:17:50focused and Mervyn is an expert in avoiding that.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54STUDIO: After that there was no way back for the two-time defending
0:17:54 > 0:17:58champion and with the writing on the wall in the last end, Greg Harlow
0:17:58 > 0:18:04conceded the match. Congratulations, that was some
0:18:04 > 0:18:08lovely stuff.Obviously I am delighted to win. I think we both
0:18:08 > 0:18:13could have played a bit better, but in and out, brilliant shots. But
0:18:13 > 0:18:19glad to get over the line yes.You seem to be struggling a bit for your
0:18:19 > 0:18:25line and length to be consistent?To be honest, I didn't get into my
0:18:25 > 0:18:30rhythm today, I didn't get going. Mervyn played well and he is a
0:18:30 > 0:18:35worthy winner, I hope he goes on to win the title, it will be nice. Some
0:18:35 > 0:18:40scrappy stuff but he played the better bowls, tight bowls on that
0:18:40 > 0:18:45was the difference. I couldn't find any answers to his close touches.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49The most important thing, if you can get your first bowl in, you will
0:18:49 > 0:18:57always put pressure on your opponent and you were doing that regularly?
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Yes, it is key to get your first bowl then, I did it most of the
0:19:00 > 0:19:05time.We know you as the master of the drawer shot, but you are playing
0:19:05 > 0:19:11with weight, and this is the second end of the first set, hugely
0:19:11 > 0:19:15important in turning things around? I play with more weight than I have
0:19:15 > 0:19:19done in the last 24 years. I wasn't drawing as well and thought I would
0:19:19 > 0:19:25just go for a few shots. I won one of, got one and I thought I would
0:19:25 > 0:19:32keep trying.Hard to sit and watch that, but he did well with them?I
0:19:32 > 0:19:36have played him hundreds of times and plays that shot all day long.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40But the some reason on the world Bowls tour, he has not played as
0:19:40 > 0:19:44many shots. But I am know he's capable of it so I wasn't surprised
0:19:44 > 0:19:49seeing them coming down. Quarterfinal Mervyn. You must be
0:19:49 > 0:19:54feeling pretty confident now? Reasonable, take each game as it
0:19:54 > 0:20:02comes and go out there and play as well as that, I have a chance.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Congratulations. Commiserations, Greg, always great to see you here.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10I'm sure you will be back picking up trophies on the tour.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15Mervyn King, through to the quarterfinals. Next up we have a
0:20:15 > 0:20:21firm favourite, Andy Thomson, the Anglo Scot, he was up against young
0:20:21 > 0:20:29Jamie Chestney. 30-year-old chess knee up against Thompson. Jamie
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Chestney one his first ranking event at the International open in
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Blackpool and it was the younger man who took the first set here. The key
0:20:37 > 0:20:40moment coming in the seventh end when the slightly fortunate weighted
0:20:40 > 0:20:46shot gave Jamie Chestney trouble to put him in control. It is 20 years
0:20:46 > 0:20:55since Andy won this event. His luck was going against him this year.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00This squeeze through and a possible gap to help Jamie Chestney get the
0:21:00 > 0:21:04advantage.
0:21:06 > 0:21:14There would be no way back that Andy Thomson in this match, by now Jamie
0:21:14 > 0:21:23Chestney was turning the screw. Andy Thomson couldn't respond to it, and
0:21:23 > 0:21:31Jamie Chestney into the quarters. He is a really impressive player, Jamie
0:21:31 > 0:21:38Chestney, I wonder how far he will go. Next we have a match covering
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Paul Foster against Mark Dawes. The bowler from Blackpool earned a
0:21:42 > 0:21:48place in the top 16 in 2016 and has moved up to 12th in the last couple
0:21:48 > 0:21:52of years. You are something special when your list of achievements
0:21:52 > 0:21:56spreads across three pages. Paul Foster has picked up trophies and
0:21:56 > 0:22:01gold medals across the globe. We join the action in the fourth end
0:22:01 > 0:22:09with Paul Foster leading 2-1. You have your commentators of Paul
0:22:09 > 0:22:14Mitchell and fresh from his match earlier in the day, Andy Thomson.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21COMMENTATOR: There is a big gap forcing yourself into the top eight.
0:22:21 > 0:22:27You have got to be the Paul Foster of this tournament to get into the
0:22:27 > 0:22:28top eight.
0:22:45 > 0:22:53Paul Foster, former world number one. Currently at number four.
0:23:35 > 0:23:42He has found his line, Paul Foster.
0:23:49 > 0:23:57I think Mark is contemplating running bowl. Easy, wide target, I
0:23:57 > 0:24:03think he likes it.He is unlucky. He was asking if the two bowls for
0:24:03 > 0:24:08touching?Yes, I think you probably thought if he could take one, he
0:24:08 > 0:24:18could take them both out. Unlucky result, he hit the target again. If
0:24:18 > 0:24:26he caught the other bowl, he could have removed two of them. As it is,
0:24:26 > 0:24:28there is room to draw another.
0:24:39 > 0:24:56Looks like he will put it back in. Exactly where it was.Will it be
0:24:56 > 0:25:02deja vu, knowing your opponent has right to reply. Mark will be
0:25:02 > 0:25:07feeling, what happens if I strike this? I cannot see him getting a bad
0:25:07 > 0:25:11result. I don't think any of Paul's bowls are touches. Looks like he is
0:25:11 > 0:25:21shaping up for the drawer. Playing the same bowl.Looked tight out of
0:25:21 > 0:25:27the hand. Held up with the weight. He was underneath, so he is still
0:25:27 > 0:25:39two down. You expect him to draw another.You expect him to put it on
0:25:39 > 0:25:44top, not just get it close.
0:25:58 > 0:26:08Number three. Brilliant bowls. Perfectly done. For bowls within a
0:26:08 > 0:26:12couple of inches, effectively. He had one lifted out.Three shots,
0:26:12 > 0:26:19Paul Foster.Final bowl coming in here. Plenty of room for Paul
0:26:19 > 0:26:30Foster, perfect start, great bowling. Paul Foster, bringing with
0:26:30 > 0:26:38him, appeared to Perth this year.It is the fashion these days. Your
0:26:38 > 0:26:43co-commentator has also got one, what do you think of that one?It is
0:26:43 > 0:26:55a nice shade of grey! Looking very smart.He suits the beard, I
0:26:55 > 0:27:00wouldn't admit that to him, but it does suit him. I did sport a beard
0:27:00 > 0:27:07for a little while, it was quickly removed after instructions from my
0:27:07 > 0:27:15good lady. To be fair, I also looked ridiculous.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28Good reply.
0:27:41 > 0:27:55Keeping a close eye on this one, Paul Foster. Has arguably improve
0:27:55 > 0:28:00things for his opponent.
0:28:14 > 0:28:24Beautifully played. Tempting target for Paul Foster. Good back and
0:28:24 > 0:28:29running here, wouldn't be surprised to see this one. Bowl or jack.
0:28:41 > 0:28:47It was out the side and that will go on the restart. Paul Foster's is a
0:28:47 > 0:28:54touch. It will turn into basically a drawing contest.Mark has the
0:28:54 > 0:29:06advantage, two bowls to Paul's one. I don't think any of these bowls
0:29:06 > 0:29:11will count, so I don't think it really matters.
0:29:18 > 0:29:31Judge to perfection.Better from Paul. Too much room for Mark to draw
0:29:31 > 0:29:32another.
0:29:43 > 0:29:52Suddenly a wider line. It is, a lot wider than Mark.-- certainly.
0:29:52 > 0:29:59You've not draw it, have you?!That is outrageous!Give us a chance!
0:29:59 > 0:30:07That is brilliant. Mark will be thinking, what's going on here. We
0:30:07 > 0:30:12thought he was too wide.He was right on the very edge of the ditch.
0:30:12 > 0:30:18But he knows his bowls and that is a work of art.It's brilliant.
0:30:18 > 0:30:25Time-out called. That is the first for Mark.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35I think Mark has probably got to take a chance on the backhand and
0:30:35 > 0:30:41try to run Paul's bowl off but the danger is removing your own but he
0:30:41 > 0:30:47has to take a chance and try to score.It is getting to that point
0:30:47 > 0:30:53in the set, four down, you don't really want to be five or six down.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58He is playing backhand across the head here. The line looks fair. He's
0:30:58 > 0:31:09having a look.He's given it every chance.Great bowl.No wonder he
0:31:09 > 0:31:15goes up the rink. That brings out the best in some players and we have
0:31:15 > 0:31:24just seen -- seen three exceptional bowls. STUDIO: Dawes was still
0:31:24 > 0:31:28trailing by two shots as we rejoin it for the last end of the first
0:31:28 > 0:31:29set.
0:31:49 > 0:31:54The percentage success rate of Paul Foster's opening bowl is
0:31:54 > 0:32:04astronomical.Yes, very good. Making it hard for Mark to score. Two is
0:32:04 > 0:32:07always gettable, though. You can't fault that, it might give him a
0:32:07 > 0:32:22chance later on.The ideal bowl for Paul Foster here is a foot or two
0:32:22 > 0:32:28behind.He has his hand to his face, he knew it wasn't a good one.It
0:32:28 > 0:32:31might act as a protector somewhere along the line.He is not happy with
0:32:31 > 0:32:34that.With every reason.
0:32:42 > 0:32:55Do you gamble and try to go for the jack?
0:32:55 > 0:33:02He is round it and again it might not be the shot but it is a useful
0:33:02 > 0:33:07bowl.Mark has to be careful. He has good position.
0:33:18 > 0:33:29He gathers the information and processes it.Trying to split the
0:33:29 > 0:33:33two red bowls, that will be the target. I don't think he will be
0:33:33 > 0:33:41happy with that, not at all. It gives Mark still a big chance here.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45Any movement of the jack, Paul realises this has given him a
0:33:45 > 0:33:54chance. He could be lying to all three.
0:33:58 > 0:34:08-- two or three. He is positive.It is a little under and a bad result
0:34:08 > 0:34:21from that point of view. He will have to try to find a drive.This is
0:34:21 > 0:34:28an awkward head for Paul. He cannot cover everything. Mark has three
0:34:28 > 0:34:40deep bowls.The bowl to the right of the picture is still in.Yes.And
0:34:40 > 0:34:44that is going to be awkward for him. He has called a time-out and you can
0:34:44 > 0:34:52see the position on the right-hand side. Paul Foster, it is difficult,
0:34:52 > 0:35:01because he will work out where he thinks it is likely to go.This will
0:35:01 > 0:35:05certainly be through but there might be a chance for Mark Dawes to score
0:35:05 > 0:35:16at least two. I think if he slices that jack on the other angle the
0:35:16 > 0:35:27score is two or three I think. The dot on the right-hand side of the
0:35:27 > 0:35:32screen, if he slices the jack into the area he will certainly score two
0:35:32 > 0:35:40and possibly three.Paul Foster watches his opponent. He has missed
0:35:40 > 0:35:45it.He doesn't like it. He never gave it a chance and Paul Foster
0:35:45 > 0:35:48will take the opening set.
0:35:51 > 0:35:57STUDIO: Foster continued with his brilliant bowls into the second set
0:35:57 > 0:36:05and we picked it up with him leading far one -- 5-1 after four ends.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13COMMENTATOR: Winner twice of this tournament, in 2009 against Ian Ward
0:36:13 > 0:36:17and Nicky Brett in 2012.
0:36:47 > 0:36:54He is hanging in.It is so difficult because look where Paul Foster is
0:36:54 > 0:37:05and he pulls out a great bowl.He is not far away and he starts to build
0:37:05 > 0:37:08the dangerous position. Mark Dawes has played exceptionally well no
0:37:08 > 0:37:14matter what happens but he needs to take that next level and the next
0:37:14 > 0:37:19few ends will be interesting. Stating the obvious but he has to
0:37:19 > 0:37:23score in this end.He has given himself an exceptional chance.Great
0:37:23 > 0:37:32bowl and we might see a drive from Paul. Two down, he has to hit this.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37He has not brought out the weight too often.Playing the running bowl
0:37:37 > 0:37:43as opposed to the very fast drive. Got it.50% happy with that, it
0:37:43 > 0:37:51takes one away.If he had nudged that jack out, his two green bowls
0:37:51 > 0:37:57were in good receiving positions and you're talking millimetres.It was
0:37:57 > 0:38:03only that. Mark will be trying to replace the last bowl. Trying to get
0:38:03 > 0:38:14a bit of pressure on Paul's final delivery.
0:38:18 > 0:38:30Paul is only one down, this will be back to the draw.
0:38:42 > 0:38:47A rare bowl not reaching from Paul Foster. Shall we be critical of
0:38:47 > 0:38:52him?!He knows where to find us! But he obviously didn't intend it. That
0:38:52 > 0:38:59is David Gourlay. He will be involved with Scotland for the
0:38:59 > 0:39:05Commonwealth games which we were talking about earlier.He will be
0:39:05 > 0:39:11happy that his player, Paul Foster, is playing well. A chance for Mark
0:39:11 > 0:39:17to score a double, this looks good and very well played by Mark Dawes.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20It is superb stuff.
0:39:23 > 0:39:29And having lost three straight ends, it gives him a chance to set the
0:39:29 > 0:39:34mat, although it is causing some discomfort at the moment!He is very
0:39:34 > 0:39:48undecided, really. Where do I put this to put him off?
0:40:01 > 0:40:06Always good when you change the length to get the opening bowl close
0:40:06 > 0:40:10but Mark probably realises that isn't going to be close enough.It
0:40:10 > 0:40:13does not look bad from that particular angle but you get the
0:40:13 > 0:40:24feeling it is just not good enough.
0:40:25 > 0:40:33It just puts added pressure on to your next bowl.
0:40:36 > 0:40:47And there is the improvement.
0:40:51 > 0:41:00He has turned his back already on that one. He missed the line.He
0:41:00 > 0:41:06knew it immediately.
0:41:09 > 0:41:16He is going to come the other way. Mark Dawes playing his fourth
0:41:16 > 0:41:22Scottish International Open having made his debut in 2014.Nudging the
0:41:22 > 0:41:31ball back, that is number two. This might force Paul into weight here.
0:41:35 > 0:41:44He doesn't hang about.Close. He likes it. Not a particularly kind
0:41:44 > 0:41:48result for him but it does open things up. And he still has a bowl
0:41:48 > 0:41:57to play.He hits the target. Two of the bowls stay in but still two down
0:41:57 > 0:42:00and Mark should draw a third shot here.
0:42:08 > 0:42:15In a way, he may be doesn't want this want to go to close because it
0:42:15 > 0:42:23gives him a target so interesting to see where it finishes.Very good.
0:42:23 > 0:42:30That's the way to do it. Paul Foster did have the best back bowl so if he
0:42:30 > 0:42:34had left it either side it might have been a tempting target.Paul is
0:42:34 > 0:42:40looking at a runner here, I think it is still a backhand draw. Difficult
0:42:40 > 0:42:46to get a shot but he should be able to get a second. The forehand,
0:42:46 > 0:42:53playing the drive. It is full-blooded.The jack has broken!I
0:42:53 > 0:42:59have never seen that before!That is coming out of his paycheque!What is
0:42:59 > 0:43:05the ruling?I don't think I have ever seen that! Part of the jack
0:43:05 > 0:43:10remained on the rink and another part of it is off the rink.That
0:43:10 > 0:43:18jack surely must go off and on to the spot.That is superb. He treated
0:43:18 > 0:43:26it like Play-Doh. That's unbelievable. I would have thought
0:43:26 > 0:43:32that the bigger half would have counted.Surely that goes on to the
0:43:32 > 0:43:41crease but I would think. Absolutely.-- onto the re-spot.
0:43:41 > 0:43:46They are going to put it on the re-spot and then it is going to have
0:43:46 > 0:43:52to be a measure.I think Paul will score two here on the re-spot.They
0:43:52 > 0:44:00are checking here.Paul is not happy with that. That's not right, surely?
0:44:00 > 0:44:07It is not a dead end.I think he is appealing it.I would agree. That
0:44:07 > 0:44:13jack was going off, surely it can't be...It is a conference of the
0:44:13 > 0:44:18officials here and they are going to have to I think consult the rule
0:44:18 > 0:44:25book as to what happens.He is arguing and he is right to argue as
0:44:25 > 0:44:32well that the jack was going off. I agree with that. It has to be the
0:44:32 > 0:44:42re-spot. He was not happy and right to not be happy.Two shots, Paul
0:44:42 > 0:44:51Foster.Paul Foster knows his bowls. And to be fair, the markers and
0:44:51 > 0:44:54umpires here are first class and they were happy to listen.That see
0:44:54 > 0:44:59this strike again.This is brilliant.It was definitely going
0:44:59 > 0:45:06off.And to meet the majority is in the ditch and therefore it has to go
0:45:06 > 0:45:10on the re-spot. STUDIO: Unprecedented scenes leaving foster
0:45:10 > 0:45:13with what was to prove an unassailable lead and he went on to
0:45:13 > 0:45:18win the second set for the victory which takes him safely into the
0:45:18 > 0:45:20quarterfinals.
0:45:20 > 0:45:23which takes him safely into the quarterfinals. Without doubt that
0:45:23 > 0:45:26was the best matchwinner seen here all week. Congratulations, well
0:45:26 > 0:45:33played.Once again, delighted with how I played but all credit to Mark
0:45:33 > 0:45:35Connolly stuck in there and I couldn't really played much better
0:45:35 > 0:45:41in the first set but it shows how good he is. I'm just delighted.It
0:45:41 > 0:45:45was incredible because you did play a wonderful match and many other
0:45:45 > 0:45:48players would be out and you would be standing next to me looking ahead
0:45:48 > 0:45:54to the quarterfinal.I'm a little disappointed to be honest, the first
0:45:54 > 0:45:58bowl, when Paul missed which was not often, I did not get in and you know
0:45:58 > 0:46:02he will play well. While I am reasonably happy, I know I can play
0:46:02 > 0:46:06better and you have do to beat Paul. He does put so much pressure on
0:46:06 > 0:46:11particularly with the first bowl. That was key and the two times the
0:46:11 > 0:46:16missed, it is like 18 inch and a foot off and he puts three inside
0:46:16 > 0:46:20and you can't leave that much.You certainly can't. Amazing stuff and
0:46:20 > 0:46:24we should talk about the controversial moment and the talking
0:46:24 > 0:46:30point which was this split jack. We will show you it but talk us through
0:46:30 > 0:46:38it.I knew I could run at it. I had a chance of getting it but I was not
0:46:38 > 0:46:43expecting the jack to crack! I was trying to take a couple out and I
0:46:43 > 0:46:47knew his bolt was in the ditch and I would count two but it's not often
0:46:47 > 0:46:52you see that.I think the first call was for the end to be played again
0:46:52 > 0:46:56but you agreed that was wrong?I genuinely don't know what the rule
0:46:56 > 0:47:00is and to be there to pull the jack looked like it was going out of this
0:47:00 > 0:47:05side. I was more disappointed that I was good to get back in the set and
0:47:05 > 0:47:09he hit the target and I was two down. I did not know the rule and I
0:47:09 > 0:47:13was happy to go with the umpire. Have you experienced that before?
0:47:13 > 0:47:18I've never seen it, I've never done it. I know that our a lot of hard
0:47:18 > 0:47:20hitters on the tour but you don't expect the jack to crack like that.
0:47:20 > 0:47:25I said I would never cheat in bowls with the jack was only going one
0:47:25 > 0:47:31way. You saw the look on my face, we are talking a turning point in the
0:47:31 > 0:47:35match. I know Mark is lane three but the re-spot and I get two and I
0:47:35 > 0:47:39think everybody thought it was going that way and I think it is only
0:47:39 > 0:47:44fair.And you agreed?Yes, it was going that way is up I genuinely
0:47:44 > 0:47:48didn't know the rule and it was fair enough. I probably would have said,
0:47:48 > 0:47:54if the rule is not clarified and we have to go with that, I would have
0:47:54 > 0:48:01said to Paul, you have the two.Have you ever seen a split jack?
0:48:01 > 0:48:05Unbelievable. Let's deal with the last match today which was Perry
0:48:05 > 0:48:11Martin against Michael Stepney. The joiner from Elgin is no stranger to
0:48:11 > 0:48:15this portable rink in that having played in the Champion of champions
0:48:15 > 0:48:19final on two separate occasions. It may have needed a tie-break but
0:48:19 > 0:48:23Perry Martin's victory over Jonathan Ross in the first round was
0:48:23 > 0:48:26extremely impressive. It was a cagey
0:48:26 > 0:48:27Ross in the first round was extremely impressive. It was a cagey
0:48:27 > 0:48:30start to this match with neither player able to exert control and we
0:48:30 > 0:48:36picked it up on the seventh end with Michael Stepney leaving 4-3.
0:48:38 > 0:48:42COMMENTATOR: Hopefully this jack will stay the distance in this
0:48:42 > 0:48:47match! Michael Stepney going for one of his big drives, we might see
0:48:47 > 0:48:53something happening to it.It's not often you see the jack... I have
0:48:53 > 0:48:57seen them split in half sometimes but not having the top sliced off
0:48:57 > 0:49:01like a boiled egg.I have seen them almost disintegrate believe it or
0:49:01 > 0:49:08not. But that would have been a much harder as Ishant to make, the fact
0:49:08 > 0:49:12that the jack was going off the rink at that angle made it an easy
0:49:12 > 0:49:19decision. The Paul Foster match with Mark Dawes... But we have plenty of
0:49:19 > 0:49:34jacks.Michael Stepney likes that one. And the jack split, it was
0:49:34 > 0:49:37probably one quarter and three quarters and the three quarters
0:49:37 > 0:49:41smashed its way into the side.It was definitely going in that
0:49:41 > 0:49:44direction but fortunately it was covered by television and we were
0:49:44 > 0:49:49able to analyse it. Good bowl, really good correction. The
0:49:49 > 0:49:55integrity of the jack is absolutely key when you think how much of a
0:49:55 > 0:50:02battering they take. They did try to drill them at one stage and put a
0:50:02 > 0:50:07camera into it but it wasn't really a bright idea! For lots of reasons.
0:50:07 > 0:50:13The fact that they lost a lot of cameras when the jacks were
0:50:13 > 0:50:18destroyed did not help but nobody had actually worked out that if you
0:50:18 > 0:50:21hit the jack the camera goes into the carpet. You're not going to get
0:50:21 > 0:50:27much out of that.And it needs to be in an almost perfect position, it's
0:50:27 > 0:50:34not always going to be facing front but worth a try. Here comes Perry
0:50:34 > 0:50:41Martin again. A little touch on that.Even better. He got around it
0:50:41 > 0:50:45nice and clean. I think he will look at this and say it has to be worth
0:50:45 > 0:50:53coming into, two down, seventh end. No waste of time with this one. It
0:50:53 > 0:51:01looks under. And the follow-through and shot draw. You were saying with
0:51:01 > 0:51:04the follow-through is before, you just can't gauge them but he put his
0:51:04 > 0:51:11hand up right away.We have seen a couple this week, the unexpected,
0:51:11 > 0:51:20seeing it stunned and then coming once more.That her! He played two
0:51:20 > 0:51:31beautiful bowls and got it on a fluke. Trying hard with this one.
0:51:31 > 0:51:43Very close to the jack. Just needed anything past that and he was there.
0:51:44 > 0:51:52So close. Past it and he was drawing the shot. Michael Stepney has given
0:51:52 > 0:52:01one away with the last bowl. He will have to be canny here.He will not
0:52:01 > 0:52:11give this work the way, I can tell you. Seventh end is a key end.
0:52:22 > 0:52:28STUDIO: Stepney went on to take the first set 8-3 and we will pick it up
0:52:28 > 0:52:34again in the fifth end of the second set with the Scot leading 5-2.
0:52:44 > 0:52:49COMMENTATOR: Full length jack.
0:52:57 > 0:53:01Perry Martin has talked about becoming less uptight on the rink.
0:53:01 > 0:53:06It is the complete opposite for Michael Stepney, is reputation is as
0:53:06 > 0:53:16laid-back as they come. Unfortunately, so is this bowl.
0:53:22 > 0:53:26I have seen Michael animated at international level, I know he knows
0:53:26 > 0:53:39how to get excited if he tries that singles is different.
0:53:50 > 0:53:55This one is struggling a little bit as well.It looked lazy and it is
0:53:55 > 0:54:09lazier.Not a time to go walkabout, not at 5-2 with five ends to go.
0:54:11 > 0:54:23He has a chance with this. It should come right into the jack.
0:54:37 > 0:54:40Two short bowls, you have to be a little bit careful not to over
0:54:40 > 0:54:46correct but this has to run all the way to the jack. He has got it. A
0:54:46 > 0:54:53big recovery bowl.He has played quite a few of those in the match to
0:54:53 > 0:55:02great effect. That was two, possibly three against him and now the
0:55:02 > 0:55:09pressure goes back on his opponent. He will play down the forehand and
0:55:09 > 0:55:15just try to move the red bowl in. This is a hard shot he is trying. I
0:55:15 > 0:55:18am surprised he played with that weight, I thought he would have
0:55:18 > 0:55:22played with a bit less. He was aiming for the right side that occur
0:55:22 > 0:55:27outside edge of the bowl but it would have been hard to have stayed
0:55:27 > 0:55:31in for any more than one with that sort of weight.
0:55:33 > 0:55:38Forehand runners, you are always conscious if you go wide that you
0:55:38 > 0:55:50are just go to hold off.The value of Michael Stepney's third bowl, it
0:55:50 > 0:55:53could have been 5-5 but instead he is looking to go 6-2 ahead and
0:55:53 > 0:56:00possibly more.I don't think there is enough room for that. It needed
0:56:00 > 0:56:05to go past it. Still a big recovery.
0:56:08 > 0:56:13STUDIO: And a double the next end meant the writing was on the wall
0:56:13 > 0:56:16for Perry Martin. It Michael Stepney who went through to the
0:56:16 > 0:56:22quarterfinals with a comfortable 8-3, 8-4 victory.
0:56:23 > 0:56:28very happy with how you played. I think David Corkill said that any
0:56:28 > 0:56:30aggressive play from your opponent and you have the answer.I was
0:56:30 > 0:56:35really happy, Perry had a very good start in the first set and I thought
0:56:35 > 0:56:40I had to stick in and I got one lucky result early on. It spurred me
0:56:40 > 0:56:46on to keep on sticking in and getting better.And I guess this
0:56:46 > 0:56:50portable rink is different from what you're used to but you are getting
0:56:50 > 0:56:54experience of playing on it on the World Bowls Tour.Definitely it is a
0:56:54 > 0:56:58lot different, I struggled on the pace massively in the second set, a
0:56:58 > 0:57:03lot of short bowls and Michael played really well. The first set,
0:57:03 > 0:57:07two ends stick out where I could have scored seven shots and ended up
0:57:07 > 0:57:11dropping two but that's how it goes and he played really well and had
0:57:11 > 0:57:15the answer to everything.We have completed half of the quarterfinal
0:57:15 > 0:57:20draw and we know that Jamie Chestney will be there with Mervyn King Paul
0:57:20 > 0:57:25Foster and Michael Stepney. We will deal with the bottom half tomorrow.
0:57:25 > 0:57:30It has been a great day, no doubt, but Corky saw some wonderful shots
0:57:30 > 0:57:33but which did he think was the best?
0:57:36 > 0:57:41My shot of the day comes from the match between Mark Dawes and Paul
0:57:41 > 0:57:47Foster, a brilliant game. Paul Foster had been fantastic in the
0:57:47 > 0:57:51first set, restricting Mark Dawes to three singles and in the second set
0:57:51 > 0:57:56and suddenly Mark Dawes is playing so much better. Foster is 5-3 in
0:57:56 > 0:58:00front but three down on the rink and the next shot is really important.
0:58:04 > 0:58:10Forehand drive, the jack split and it goes across, which is very rare
0:58:10 > 0:58:14but the important thing was that at that moment Paul Foster had to
0:58:14 > 0:58:20change the head and he was going to be one shot down at 6-5 if he did
0:58:20 > 0:58:25not strike but he did and got it perfect with the front bowl. Reece
0:58:25 > 0:58:30Burke position, picks up two and goes into a 3-7 positive position
0:58:30 > 0:58:36and cruise on to win the set and match -- re-spot position.That is
0:58:36 > 0:58:39almost it from us but our live coverage gets back under way
0:58:39 > 0:58:45tomorrow at 1pm on BBC Two Scotland. It had been a fantastic day here at
0:58:45 > 0:58:49the Dewars Centre in Perth, please join us tomorrow, it's going to be
0:58:49 > 0:58:52another cracker but from all of us here, goodbye for now.