0:00:07 > 0:00:18APPLAUSE MUSIC.
0:00:27 > 0:00:35Hello, a warm welcome to Perth. Today we had four matches and
0:00:35 > 0:00:38completed the quarterfinal line-up that three of those had extra spice
0:00:38 > 0:00:49because they were Scotland against England.
0:00:50 > 0:00:51MUSIC.
0:00:51 > 0:00:58MUSIC.
0:00:58 > 0:01:05# Is somebody getting the best of you?
0:01:16 > 0:01:20This is the way the draw looked at the start of play with Danny
0:01:20 > 0:01:27Dennison against Nicky Brett and Alex Marshall against Les Gillett
0:01:27 > 0:01:35and... Let's focus on one match everybody was looking forward to.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Alex Marshall against Les Gillett. We have to go back to 2000 to the
0:01:39 > 0:01:43last time Les Gillett picked up a singles win on the
0:01:43 > 0:01:47last time Les Gillett picked up a singles win on the world Tour. A few
0:01:47 > 0:01:51months ago he won the indoor pairs trophy with Jason Greenslade so he
0:01:51 > 0:01:56is here in Perth on top form. His good friend Paul Foster might be
0:01:56 > 0:02:02getting closer but in terms of indoor world titles nobody can live
0:02:02 > 0:02:08with Alex Marshall. Les Gillett fell behind early to find himself 7-2
0:02:08 > 0:02:13down with two ends remaining. We have this chance and narrowly missed
0:02:13 > 0:02:19but picked up three shots to go into the last end trailing by two.
0:02:39 > 0:02:46COMMENTATOR: I like a tight set because then you have a one set
0:02:46 > 0:02:47shoot out.
0:02:52 > 0:02:59He does not like it, looking at this, the way that bowl has stop
0:02:59 > 0:03:04there. You are told to play the open hand that they are so good, they can
0:03:04 > 0:03:08usually get past anything. He went with the open hand, not the
0:03:08 > 0:03:09favourite side for him.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18APPLAUSE
0:03:48 > 0:03:57Well, two short bowls when you aren't looking to pick up a double.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01He has found playing away from the commentary box, dramatic in terms of
0:04:01 > 0:04:08short bowls. -- problematic.
0:04:16 > 0:04:22He is still there but there is no chance now Les Gillett winning the
0:04:22 > 0:04:27set. He needs a really good bowl to set up a chance of getting a draw.
0:04:37 > 0:04:44Cannot afford to be behind the red bowl.That is just enough.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Absolutely. A fine effort.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Alex may have taken time out because this is an important bowl.
0:05:11 > 0:05:17Going down after it. Rarely does that unless he thinks it's very
0:05:17 > 0:05:30close. And he is. Close. Goodness me.He picked it up half jack and
0:05:30 > 0:05:40the set was over. Did not get enough to take it with him. Still going to
0:05:40 > 0:05:43take a pretty good draw.
0:05:50 > 0:05:55Final bowl from each player. Something is not right.
0:05:58 > 0:06:09Having said that, we said Paul Foster during the week... He knew it
0:06:09 > 0:06:14was slightly over the weight but it might be in for two.It came back
0:06:14 > 0:06:24better than he thought. Two green. It was the weight more than anything
0:06:24 > 0:06:31else. I bet he thought he was half a yard through.Alex will take a
0:06:31 > 0:06:35time-out.
0:06:46 > 0:06:52If he plays a weight shot he might get the outside green one if he
0:06:52 > 0:06:59stands up a little bit. The front bowl onto the green ball onto the
0:06:59 > 0:07:04jack will also do it. The other option is to draw the shot and that
0:07:04 > 0:07:05is not easy.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16He is going to disturb something. He needs a hit. Currently tied. Has he
0:07:16 > 0:07:26got the green bowl out?He has not. He will be so disappointed.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45APPLAUSE
0:08:30 > 0:08:34You can see how wide he is pushing that four out.
0:08:43 > 0:08:56-- that bowl.The gap? Three inches. Sometimes in other countries you see
0:08:56 > 0:09:01the tight lines in the southern hemisphere, going down with no more
0:09:01 > 0:09:12than two, three feet of width. Alex going early. Nice, really nice.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Whether bowl comes out, it did not touch the jack. Beautifully split.
0:09:27 > 0:09:36There is more art to bowling when the wide arc has to be used. It is a
0:09:36 > 0:09:41game of letting the bowl push out and coming back, the wide arc. It's
0:09:41 > 0:09:51a lot of people'sopinion, who do not like the straight bowls.I do not
0:09:51 > 0:10:02like tight bowls at all. Controversial. I'm with you. I do
0:10:02 > 0:10:09not like them. The fact these guys play with big wide bowls proves the
0:10:09 > 0:10:17point. Alex looking for across the rink. Enough weight to punch the
0:10:17 > 0:10:30bowl and stay or get the jack claim. He has got it.-- jack clean. That
0:10:30 > 0:10:32was brilliant.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45Les is to appreciate it. There is nothing you can do about that!
0:10:45 > 0:10:55Excellent stuff. Really good bowling. Les looking for his own
0:10:55 > 0:11:03toucher to try to push it in. So close. People might think that you
0:11:03 > 0:11:07should not allow these bowl to go in the ditch like that but it made no
0:11:07 > 0:11:12difference because the jack is gripped in the ditch by plastic
0:11:12 > 0:11:19prongs. That is the marker for the bowl and jack. You cannot beat it on
0:11:19 > 0:11:23the draw, but toucher could go in because it is alive. The jack cannot
0:11:23 > 0:11:30be taken out of the prongs once it is in there. A lot of normal clubs,
0:11:30 > 0:11:37if you let bowl go into the ditch and it hits the jack, it can move.
0:11:37 > 0:11:44Alex Marshall is going to try to draw to the edge of the ditch.He
0:11:44 > 0:11:57has done enough with the previous one! Pretty good effort. Good end.
0:11:57 > 0:12:06STUDIO: Marshall took singles in the next two ends, but he was able to
0:12:06 > 0:12:07claw his way back.
0:12:17 > 0:12:22COMMENTATOR: Leslie's wife might be watching. And the three girls, I
0:12:22 > 0:12:27imagine they are at school. But they will see their dad playing very good
0:12:27 > 0:12:34bowls again in Perth. Very much a family man, Les Gillett.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45A very small gap, Alex. He may decide to run this.
0:12:55 > 0:13:04Turned his back on it must be too wide.He knew immediately. When you
0:13:04 > 0:13:14get such a good opening bowl... He is closing his eyes and trying to
0:13:14 > 0:13:27refocus on what he needs to do. Les is coming round for the respot.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Going back to the draw. Prepare to have one go, but...
0:13:49 > 0:13:55Really good effort and did a very good place. That will be hard to
0:13:55 > 0:13:57cover because Les has to get close to his own bowl.
0:14:28 > 0:14:34Going for cover on the other side. That is the problem for Les, he
0:14:34 > 0:14:41knows he cannot get that close to cover the red bowl. And there is
0:14:41 > 0:14:44nothing he can do is Alex plays this perfectly.
0:14:49 > 0:14:56He is certainly the man I would not want to be out there against and
0:14:56 > 0:15:03relying on him missing.He is very close. He wanted to disturb the
0:15:03 > 0:15:13jack. Just to the side it goes. He obviously thought he was right on
0:15:13 > 0:15:24it.This is where the problem really is for Les. He has got things
0:15:24 > 0:15:28covered. The respot is not a particular issue, but he really
0:15:28 > 0:15:34wants to be this position. That is where he wants is bowl to be, but,
0:15:34 > 0:15:39the jack on the respot, he has got that covered. That is not a
0:15:39 > 0:15:41particular problem. The other spot is not a particular problem. The
0:15:41 > 0:15:48other spotters covered, as well. So again, that is covered. He knows
0:15:48 > 0:15:53Alex will play the forehand so we changed to Alex's bowl and he will
0:15:53 > 0:15:58look to draw in here and move the jack if he can into this position.
0:16:04 > 0:16:11Let's see what Les Gillett does. The match is in his hands at the moment.
0:16:19 > 0:16:27Ultimately, Alex needs only one shot to get the tie-break bowl. It is all
0:16:27 > 0:16:35or nothing. It is a match shot. That is why Les is trying to get to the
0:16:35 > 0:16:39red bowls but he is also trying to be careful.Almost there, but not
0:16:39 > 0:16:47quite. Pretty good effort. Yes.The angle is not right with the way the
0:16:47 > 0:16:52jack is sitting on the shot bowl. And Alex Marshall, well, over to you
0:16:52 > 0:17:00Paul.He has the reputation, rightly so, six time world champion. Can he
0:17:00 > 0:17:13find his way out of the hole?It is holding. It is not getting back.
0:17:13 > 0:17:23Almost the same bowl again. Great effort, but not there.It was not to
0:17:23 > 0:17:28be for Alex Marshall adds Les Gillett takes the scalp of the
0:17:28 > 0:17:33Scotsman in what was a cracking match.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37STUDIO: First blood to England this afternoon with Les Gillett through
0:17:37 > 0:17:37STUDIO: First blood to England this afternoon with Les Gillett through
0:17:37 > 0:17:42to the quarterfinals. Great game, well played.It was a fantastic
0:17:42 > 0:17:47game. Me and Alex always seem to have epic encounters. I would not
0:17:47 > 0:17:53say we both bowled to the full potential. It was tough at times but
0:17:53 > 0:17:59you do what you can and I hope we gave a good performance.You did. It
0:17:59 > 0:18:04was great to watch. Quite hard I think for both of you, struggling
0:18:04 > 0:18:11with line and length.There were some fantastic ends. But some loose
0:18:11 > 0:18:21ones. Kicking myself. I played two loose ends. But he put some good
0:18:21 > 0:18:31ends in. The last end, I drew 18 inches behind the white.You must of
0:18:31 > 0:18:35been thinking, let's get this over and done with and get the second set
0:18:35 > 0:18:41but great to get the half. Definitely. I consoled myself to
0:18:41 > 0:18:45losing the first, and probably relaxed because of that, and just
0:18:45 > 0:18:51about got back into it. But I had to bowl fantastic stuff just to get a
0:18:51 > 0:18:56tie. Where it came from, I don't know, but it did.At the start of
0:18:56 > 0:19:02the second set, we thought this was the way it was going to go. The jack
0:19:02 > 0:19:10had been moved and you drew to the bowl, a fantastic shot.I played two
0:19:10 > 0:19:16first good bowls and he smacked it out of the rink. I said to Alex,
0:19:16 > 0:19:22that is a lovely spot and I drew a fantastic bowl and I thought perhaps
0:19:22 > 0:19:28he will miss one. It was not to be. It was fantastic, he couldn't have
0:19:28 > 0:19:32done any better. I shook his hand after because it was such a great
0:19:32 > 0:19:37bowl.You did what he had to do? It was the only way I could get the
0:19:37 > 0:19:47shot. Set it and stay or hit the jack.Beating the six time world
0:19:47 > 0:19:53champion. Next, a former winner, Nicky Brett against Danny Dennison.
0:19:53 > 0:20:00Dennison came into the match having seen off Jason Greenslade but the
0:20:00 > 0:20:05world number two Nicky Brett was in no mood to allow another upset. He
0:20:05 > 0:20:05took
0:20:05 > 0:20:07no mood to allow another upset. He took the first 8-7 and got off to a
0:20:07 > 0:20:11great start in the second with singles in the first two ends
0:20:11 > 0:20:18followed by a double in the third courtesy of this nice draw. An
0:20:18 > 0:20:22English international with 35 caps, Dennison won his Tour card at the
0:20:22 > 0:20:26European Masters this year and got off the mark before putting himself
0:20:26 > 0:20:35in pole position in the fifth with this finely judged shot. But Brett
0:20:35 > 0:20:39produced a better response to convert another single and retain
0:20:39 > 0:20:45the advantage with four ends left to play. Although Dennison grabbed a
0:20:45 > 0:20:49double in the next, it was not enough to turn the tide, with Brett
0:20:49 > 0:20:56taking the next two and with that the match. The 43-year-old from
0:20:56 > 0:21:00Peter Brough was into the quarterfinals. Nicky Brett looking
0:21:00 > 0:21:05pretty good. I wonder if he will be here at the business end of the
0:21:05 > 0:21:12tournament. Now another England versus Scotland affair. Robert
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Paxton against Darren Burnett. Recently he has been nothing if not
0:21:15 > 0:21:22consistent, with Darren finishing four quarterfinal finishes last
0:21:22 > 0:21:26season. Robert Paxton is fond of Perth, the venue of his first
0:21:26 > 0:21:32singles title on the world Tour and he got the semifinals last year.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Darren Burnett took four of the first five ends.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Your commentators, David Corkill and Nicky Brett.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53COMMENTATOR: Difficult to have a career and played top-level bowls
0:21:53 > 0:21:58indoor and outdoor and you know all about it, Nick. It is a difficult
0:21:58 > 0:22:07mix. The family there, as well.It is very time-consuming, if you are
0:22:07 > 0:22:12going to hold a standard. Darren Byrne shifts, as well, it would be
0:22:12 > 0:22:22even harder.He is a policeman, of course. No 9-5 there.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33With Scotland's commitments in the World Championships, Commonwealth
0:22:33 > 0:22:42Games, Test matches,...Yes, it is very tough, no doubt about that. A
0:22:42 > 0:22:48lot of other sports at this level, you can make a comfortable living.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Sadly, not in the sport of bowls.
0:23:03 > 0:23:09Anyway, I think he likes being a policeman.I hope so, he has been
0:23:09 > 0:23:11doing it while!The house.
0:23:16 > 0:23:24-- he has. The only policeman in Scotland to get special leave during
0:23:24 > 0:23:30the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. What can I say? Everybody else was on
0:23:30 > 0:23:35duty and he was winning a gold medal!Well, you did what he was
0:23:35 > 0:23:39there to do.Absolutely.
0:23:46 > 0:23:52Robert needs to get hold of this jack and change the length.He has
0:23:52 > 0:23:54still got time.
0:23:58 > 0:24:07He cannot afford to lose any more shots. Five behind is doable, but...
0:24:07 > 0:24:13Any more than that, the ends start to run away.This is one of those
0:24:13 > 0:24:20that needs to be added, otherwise, I am sure Darren won't get that gap
0:24:20 > 0:24:21next time around.
0:24:32 > 0:24:38He needed a clear one and he got it. Good stuff. You might see a heavy
0:24:38 > 0:24:43shot coming out here.Darren Burnett trotting back. Yes, he is looking
0:24:43 > 0:24:53forward to this.Two bowls will go, the jack is good, as well. The two
0:24:53 > 0:25:00bowls will go out very clean.The way the angles are set, the bounces
0:25:00 > 0:25:07go that way, as well.Looking at two now. It goes off the rink on the
0:25:07 > 0:25:16respot.Very predictable. As we said at the top of the game, he has one
0:25:16 > 0:25:24of the best runners in the game. Two of the three times it has been on
0:25:24 > 0:25:32show, he has hit pretty much where he wanted to. Just enough to hold a
0:25:32 > 0:25:34nice line and he gets it away.
0:25:49 > 0:25:59He is looking for this to stop. It is running a shade. Well. It dropped
0:25:59 > 0:26:10back. It might just make it, but it is very close.It may be second but
0:26:10 > 0:26:19I favour at least one red, and so does Darren.Took one way, that is
0:26:19 > 0:26:24not counting. It is a measure for shot. Once again, it is an important
0:26:24 > 0:26:25measure.
0:26:34 > 0:26:57This is close. Equity -- equidistant would suit fine. Red bowl.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02Darren Burnett in control of the first set which he took 11-1 but
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Paxton fought back. When we pick it up he is leading 5-2.
0:27:19 > 0:27:27Once again, another good start. Has not been able to capitalise in terms
0:27:27 > 0:27:35of scoring shots with these.Not as yet.
0:28:12 > 0:28:23Well, a slight protector but he was after the red bowl.It is not easy.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27It is not a bad position, depending on whether Darren can find the
0:28:27 > 0:28:37winner here. And it is not far. Waiting for the green to fall but at
0:28:37 > 0:28:46the moment it is hanging on. It must move now, surely.Forcing Robert to
0:28:46 > 0:28:50change hands.
0:28:54 > 0:28:59I can see what he is worried about. People take a time-out here. If he
0:28:59 > 0:29:06the green bowl the jack could easily come out into the open and that is
0:29:06 > 0:29:14what he is worried about. It is understandable. If he gets any
0:29:14 > 0:29:18connection, the jack could easily just bounce out into this sort of
0:29:18 > 0:29:23position and then you are in trouble because then you are looking at a
0:29:23 > 0:29:30trail shot to red bowl.Ideally he would love to miss the green and sit
0:29:30 > 0:29:36passed between the jack and the red bowl. And, being greedy, he would
0:29:36 > 0:29:46like it to count, as well.The forehand is full of danger.Can he
0:29:46 > 0:29:58missed? -- miss.Oh, that is a brilliant shot. That really is a
0:29:58 > 0:30:03brilliant shot. Yes, he played it very well. He had to get so close.
0:30:03 > 0:30:14To the front red bowl. He missed by a fraction.He would have been
0:30:14 > 0:30:18quietly concerned from hand because it was not quite as wide as he would
0:30:18 > 0:30:28have liked.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31Forced into playing the green bowl onto the jack, which is very
0:30:31 > 0:30:48difficult. He will have to cover that.Without a doubt.
0:31:07 > 0:31:15Still need to stretch it a bit. That is good.He has covered the touch,
0:31:15 > 0:31:24but he is still down on the spot. He couldn't do both. The front green is
0:31:24 > 0:31:35bad for Darren.
0:31:46 > 0:31:52Good strike, and not easy. STUDIO: So, Paxton went on to take the
0:31:52 > 0:31:56second set and forced a tie-break. In the first end, Burnett had a wee
0:31:56 > 0:32:01slice of luck when this drive gave him an unlikely win. But Paxton took
0:32:01 > 0:32:14the neck end, so we join it for a sudden-death final end.
0:32:19 > 0:32:39Not a bad one.Good starter. Dropped onto Darren's favourite backhand.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03In the third end of a tie-break, you can nominate to destroy the end and
0:33:03 > 0:33:15play it over again in the same direction. Robert, that is the place
0:33:15 > 0:33:22you did not want to be.-Ness, that his position A of where you would
0:33:22 > 0:33:23not want to leave it.
0:33:41 > 0:33:52Bit quicker, this one.
0:33:52 > 0:34:01Still, better there. It will be interesting to see what Robert plays
0:34:01 > 0:34:12with this, because he really has to be there.
0:34:15 > 0:34:35Not bad.It looks good for so long. He has two or three seconds,
0:34:35 > 0:34:46depending on what Darren does.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57Definitely needs another one in. I don't think he can afford to leave
0:34:57 > 0:35:11that.He has two to come.
0:35:17 > 0:35:30It is merely a blocker.It wasn't meant to be a blocker. Perfect line.
0:35:30 > 0:35:38Big decision here.Narrow it down and go quicker. You can't afford to
0:35:38 > 0:35:48drift past it.
0:35:50 > 0:36:02It is definitely harder, the less pace you use.
0:36:02 > 0:36:16Goodness me, he is brave. He has dropped it. He went for the perfect
0:36:16 > 0:36:25draw. Didn't quite make it. Darren Burnett wins the match. Very good
0:36:25 > 0:36:34game. STUDIO: Yes, a fine win for Darren Burnett, but you have to work
0:36:34 > 0:36:38hard for that, Durham.You always work hard against Durham. Started
0:36:38 > 0:36:43well in the first set and then Robert came on the tie-break was
0:36:43 > 0:36:54anybody's.In that second set, you started to the jack.Yeah, Darren's
0:36:54 > 0:36:56first two bowls were immaculate and didn't give me a chance. You just
0:36:56 > 0:37:03have to take it on the chin. Toss of a coin, really.It was a real
0:37:03 > 0:37:08battle, because you lost your way, but that was down to the pressure he
0:37:08 > 0:37:15was putting you under.Absolutely. Within myself, I just didn't feel I
0:37:15 > 0:37:18was 100%. It is a strange thing to say because I played well. But I
0:37:18 > 0:37:23knew Robert would come back into it. You must be pleased with the way you
0:37:23 > 0:37:28played. You were able to get back into that second set.Disappointed
0:37:28 > 0:37:32with the result, but pleased with the way I played the second set. I
0:37:32 > 0:37:40fought well.Let's talk about the tie-break. It is fair to say in the
0:37:40 > 0:37:45first end of the tie-break, you had a bit of a break.Yeah, I had a bit
0:37:45 > 0:37:53of luck. The jack could have gone anywhere. You get some of these and
0:37:53 > 0:37:59you take them and run.Robert, what were you thinking at that point?I
0:37:59 > 0:38:05was hoping for a backhand draw, to be honest. No, there were loads of
0:38:05 > 0:38:08options and it jammed nicely for Darren. It was a great result for
0:38:08 > 0:38:15him.Darren Burnett got through, but by the skin of his teeth. Now the
0:38:15 > 0:38:20last match was former world champion David Gallie against Mark Royle.
0:38:20 > 0:38:30Illness and a drop in form has forced Mark Royal down, but now he
0:38:30 > 0:38:43is back in the running. The match got off to the worst possible start
0:38:43 > 0:38:47for Gourlay as he considered a full house when Mark Royal capitalised on
0:38:47 > 0:38:51some loose play. But the Scot fought back strongly and went on to take
0:38:51 > 0:38:58the first set 8-6. We are going to pick up the action in end six of the
0:38:58 > 0:39:03second set, with Royal leading 3-2.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06second set, with Royal leading 3-2.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15Very little to choose between them. It is not inconceivable that we
0:39:15 > 0:39:25could get a tide set here. Two of the last 12 sets played between
0:39:25 > 0:39:34these two players have ended tied. All three of Mark Royal's wins
0:39:34 > 0:39:42against David two have required tie-breaks. -- against David
0:39:42 > 0:39:51Gourlay.
0:40:31 > 0:40:40Just needs a dip in. The line he has got perfect, but it's another good
0:40:40 > 0:40:56head. It is quality stuff.It is hard even to get a double.
0:41:00 > 0:41:06That is good stuff, but I think the shot is against him. If it is, he is
0:41:06 > 0:41:17still in command of the head. For Mark Royal, this is a nightmare. I
0:41:17 > 0:41:20think Mark Royal is going to try and sneak around the back, keep as close
0:41:20 > 0:41:26to the red bowls as he can. So if David moves it a little bit too
0:41:26 > 0:41:36hard, he will be in the receiving position.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57It is available between the green bowl and the red bowl, but that is
0:41:57 > 0:42:10really hard.Time-out called. This is well worth taking time over.Is
0:42:10 > 0:42:18it going to hit the jack? If it hits the jack, he could end up two down.
0:42:18 > 0:42:24I think there is some confusion... Well, the time-out is now called
0:42:24 > 0:42:29with about three seconds left on the clock! I thought David Gourlay had
0:42:29 > 0:42:40already asked for it.
0:42:43 > 0:42:5640 seconds left on the shot clock, plenty of time.
0:43:25 > 0:43:31Oh, no. That is a horrible result. Dear, oh, dear. There might have
0:43:31 > 0:43:40only been the one shot in it, now there are three. STUDIO: Gourlay had
0:43:40 > 0:43:44a single in the next end. We head back for the eighth end of the
0:43:44 > 0:43:54second set.
0:43:59 > 0:44:03David Gourlay has not passed round two in the last five years in
0:44:03 > 0:44:14Scotland. He is pretty close now.
0:44:19 > 0:44:37Mark Royal has to score at this end. That was a terrific effort.
0:44:40 > 0:44:44On the red, but that will not matter to Mark Royal at this stage. It is
0:44:44 > 0:44:47more of a problem for David Gourlay, because he can't afford to go near
0:44:47 > 0:45:10it. David will certainly not want to lose a single.
0:45:25 > 0:45:29The movement from David Gourlay suggested that he knew that was
0:45:29 > 0:45:40going through.Something between the jack and the green bowl. Mark can
0:45:40 > 0:45:53take the red bowl out, there is nothing David can do about that.
0:46:01 > 0:46:14I think he would have preferred it closer to the green bowl.
0:46:21 > 0:46:37Closer and closer.I think David will play this a bit different.It
0:46:37 > 0:46:41is a match lie, and the pressure is always on the match lie.
0:46:48 > 0:46:59Take the time-out, seven seconds to go. If he is playing on the
0:46:59 > 0:47:04forehand, would he be playing a protector or blocker?Well, he has
0:47:04 > 0:47:07got one in terms of the back position. But a blocker is very
0:47:07 > 0:47:17hard.
0:47:20 > 0:47:34Well, that is not bad. A foot or so deeper would have been better.Just
0:47:34 > 0:47:41having a little check. It is a match lie for David Gourlay, and Mark
0:47:41 > 0:47:52Royal will take a time-out to consider his options.
0:47:55 > 0:47:59He is looking at coming down a bit narrow to make sure he has a chance
0:47:59 > 0:48:06to come off the short red bowl. Don't worry about the three bowls at
0:48:06 > 0:48:20the back, just get in to save the match. That is all he wants to do.
0:48:21 > 0:48:30He is trying that slightly inside line. Got a touch. It was enough.
0:48:30 > 0:48:42That was a work of art from Mark Royal.The first couple of balls
0:48:42 > 0:48:59will be critical of this end. -- couple of bowls.
0:49:07 > 0:49:12The opening bowl is not 1 million miles away, but not in a
0:49:12 > 0:49:22particularly useful place.
0:49:27 > 0:49:32All he can do is pop another one in and see what develops over the next
0:49:32 > 0:49:42couple of bowls.
0:49:49 > 0:50:00That was well played.
0:50:06 > 0:50:09David Gourlay looking for the one bowl that will secure his place in
0:50:09 > 0:50:17the quarterfinal.That is a problem. He will face three against him in a
0:50:17 > 0:50:26moment, or at least he should do. Mark Royal thinking to himself, no
0:50:26 > 0:50:45mistakes here.Oh, he is heavy. He need something. That is a mistake.
0:50:45 > 0:50:56Mark has got very little he can do about it. Still a chance of getting
0:50:56 > 0:51:02a three, forcing a tie-break. He has taken the pressure off David Gourlay
0:51:02 > 0:51:12to draw this. Goodness, you had the weight, he just didn't make the gap.
0:51:12 > 0:51:14He definitely had the wait to get there.
0:51:40 > 0:51:52It is all over. He can't believe it. A mistake from Mark Royal at the
0:51:52 > 0:51:55end, and David Gourlay finds himself through into the quarterfinal for
0:51:55 > 0:52:01the first time in six years. The set officially tied. It doesn't matter
0:52:01 > 0:52:06to David Gourlay. He did the job in the first set. David Gourlay is
0:52:06 > 0:52:10victorious in round two of the Scottish International Open,
0:52:10 > 0:52:13defeating Mark Royal. 'S STUDIO: The quarterfinal line-up is complete,
0:52:13 > 0:52:17and it looks like this.
0:52:24 > 0:52:29Some wonderful shots here at the Dewars Centre today, and I think I
0:52:29 > 0:52:38may know which one will be chosen as shot of the day.My shot of the day
0:52:38 > 0:52:42comes from the match with Alex Marshall and Les Gillett. It was
0:52:42 > 0:52:47brilliant in the first that, Les Gillett fighting back to draw at
0:52:47 > 0:52:527-7. Then in the first end, Alex Marshall played the most perfect
0:52:52 > 0:52:59shot you will probably ever see. Forehand, Les Gillett is only a few
0:52:59 > 0:53:03inches away from the jack, right on the edge of the ditch. He has to
0:53:03 > 0:53:08play across the line, something that no player really practices. The bowl
0:53:08 > 0:53:13bends all the way back, picked up the jack, into the ditch, and that
0:53:13 > 0:53:17cannot be beaten. You can see how much this bowl bends. Beautiful,
0:53:17 > 0:53:25controlled weight. Doesn't even touch the green bowl. Les Gillett
0:53:25 > 0:53:30has to clap that bowl. You don't often see players who can clap
0:53:30 > 0:53:33another player's bowls in that way, but it was such precision that it
0:53:33 > 0:53:39have to be my shot of the day. If you want to see shots like that
0:53:39 > 0:53:42or even better, join us for the quarterfinal coverage on BBC Two
0:53:42 > 0:53:48Scotland. In the meantime, from all of us here at the Dewars Centre in
0:53:48 > 0:53:55Perth, it's been a wonderful day. Sleep well.