Quarter-finals - Live Bowls: Scottish International Open

APPLAUSE

Hello and a very warm welcome to

Perth, the backdrop for the Scottish

International Open. Where the best

of the best are now in the

quarterfinals. In our first game

England's Les Gillett, the slayer of

six time world champion Alex

Marshall, would do battle with

Scotland's Commonwealth champion

Darren Burnett. There's lots of

familiar faces in the final eight

but there's new blood too. Jamie

Chestney has got the reigning world

champion Paul Foster in his wake.

Others will be looking to capture

former glory. Mervyn King knows a

thing or two about winning. It's

been awhile since he picked up any

titles. Michael Stepney is willing

to start his collection for his

trophy cabinet. It's all to play for

as we knocked up a gear in the race

to become Scottish International

Open champion 2017. The crowds here

at the Dewar's Centre are

anticipating a wonderful afternoon

of bowls. This is the line-up. David

Gourlay up against Nick Brett.

It's going to be wonderful, there's

no doubt about it. The best players

in the world playing the best bowls

of their lives. We are looking

forward to a wonderful afternoon.

There was a match on this morning

and it was Nick Brett who formally

won this competition against David

Gourlay. These two had met each

other nine times previously and well

timed events with Brett edging

head-to-head 5-4. Gourlay took a

tight first set. He grabbed singles

in the last two ends for an 8-6

margin. The bug number two came out

firing in the second set -- world

number two. It gave him an

advantage. Brett is a two-time

winner, first taking the title in

2013 and again the following year.

Gourlay's best result was back in

2006. Gourlay kept in touch with

this in the sixth end for the

crucial single. Six of the previous

eight meetings between these two had

gone to three sets and by now Brett

was full of confidence. In the

seventh end he took on this straw

with his final shot. Bagging a full

house and taking the match into a

tie-break. Gourlay took the first

end and with his last at the next he

played this runner, barely skimming

the jack but moving it enough to

have match live. It left Brett

needing something special with this

final bowls.

needing something special with this

final bowls. But it wasn't to be.

When the jack was re-spotted,

Gourlay had the shot and with it a

place in the semifinal. The furthest

he's made it since 2010. A very good

win of the David Gourlay but we've

been watching that and when Gourlay

through that last bowl and moved the

jack millimetres, he thought it

missed it, I thought it missed it

and you did as well.

Most

importantly Nick Brett thought it

missed it as well. The

importantly Nick Brett thought it

missed it as well. The jack solid

would have been perfect. The bowl

out would have been dead. It left

Nick in a lot of trouble.

Good win

the David Stockdale absolutely.

David played some big bowls. Nick

was lying multiples and would easily

have cruised through but David came

up with the goods and that's what

makes the big champions. Darren

Burnett is a big champion coming up

as well but he's facing Les Gillett.

You could argue ever so slightly

that Darren was a bit fortunate in

the first end of the tie-break in

the last round.

Well, you have to be

in the area to give it a chance now.

He got the bowl, got it half in the

inside. He was looking to come off

it and clean the jack through. If

you're not in the area to get that

result then you're not going to make

it. Darren very rarely misses those

sort of shots. He's always in the

area to get a result.

It was a good

shot. Let's talk about Les Gillett.

He's up against Darren today in the

first match, knocking out Alex

Marshall was an impressive thing to

do.

Yes, and he played very well. He

came out with the big bowls when the

opportunities were there. Alex met

someone who had that ability to

bring up the big bowl when required.

It wasn't his favour on this

occasion.

We're going to be in the

commentary box for the next five

hours. I'm sure you're looking

forward to it. In the meantime we

turn our attention to the first live

game. When you knock the six time

world champion out of the

competition you know you're doing

something right. Les Gillett kept

himself in a match against Alex

Marshall and delivered. Ladies and

gentlemen, please give a very warm

welcome to the current world pairs

champion, Les Gillett!

MUSIC.

One of the most consistent and

successful bowlers in the world

inside and out, Darren Burnett has

been growing in confidence all week.

Deadly with the draw but equally

incisive when weight is required,

Darren definitely has the game to go

all the way. Ladies and gentlemen

please give a very warm welcome from

Arbroath beat Commonwealth singles

champion, Darren Burnett!

MUSIC: "We Will Rock You".

COMMENTATOR: Joining David Corkhill

in the commentary box it's Paul

Mitchell. Good afternoon everyone, a

real sense of excitement around the

Dewar's Centre for these

quarterfinal matches. Full house

here in Perth for the first match of

the afternoon. Les Gillett the

Englishman, Darren Burnett the Scot.

Jack length, 26.5 metres.

Les

Gillett has already popped out a

couple of popular Scotsman, can he

add Darren Burnett to that list?

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Les one of the few left-handers in

the sport. Going early...

Sometimes

the angles look virtually impossible

and that one did.

At that sort of

weight it did. When you're running

bowl like that it's very narrow to

get through. The difficulty he has

with this third bowl, he'll have to

be very committed to go again. He

really should be drawing for second

now.

Back to the draw. Needs to run a

bit, get past the green one... Just

enough.

Two and a half feet.

Last bowl is ten inches short of

jack hi. -- high.

You miss the dry shot with the

second bowl and suddenly you're

restricted to playing the draws but

he's very close with this. The touch

was enough. As soon as he got the

edge it brought him straight onto

the jack. Even without that it would

have been very close to the shot. At

that angle he was coming into the

other green bowl. Very, very good

delivery.

Doesn't look too good Darren

Burnett.

If he can get the outside

edge of his own bowl it will popped

across the jack. Once again, he's in

the area. What a response. Didn't

even need the edge of the bowl.

Goodness me.

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Didn't think there was a gap there

are big enough!

Don't go anywhere,

this could be a cracker this

afternoon, as evidenced by Les

Gillett's bowl and the reply by

Darren Burnett.

Jack Lynx, 28.5 metres.

Darren

Burnett has travelled back down this

morning, Arbroath to Perth.

Yes,

it's very good when you have a hand

tournament -- home tournament where

you can stay with your family, just

makes it so much more comfortable.

If he's late he can always get a bit

of help, I'm sure.

I'm sure he'll

get a couple about riders. -- of

outriders.

Quite a number of players only play

indoors nowadays. But Darren Burnett

equally proficient on the grass as

he is indoors, as is Alex Marshall

and Paul Foster. Makes it very hard

for other people to get into the

major events.

Well played. Just drew up... I

thought it was going to sneak in

front of the green one. It drew up

very, very quickly. Les Gillett was

surprised at that as well.

Hmm.. The first one within a foot or

so, the next two short. It is

unusual.

Looking well, the tables

are all crowded, on quarter finals

day, it's always brilliant on

quarter day.

At the start of the

match, suggesting they went for a

good tussle. As he added the

weight... It comes. Just!

He would

have liked to have got to a green

ball, dropping it out for a double.

Only just making that.

A little bit

of sustenance! The last thing you

want to be doing is eating your

lunch before playing a match, so...

It's always useful to have something

there to nibble on.

Just added a little too much...

A good chance.

Just struggling. Les

would have thought he was on the

jack with that. He made it, but...

Two players who are just chatting

about it!

2-1 after two ends.

Les

Gillett picks up a double.

Jack Lang, 28.5 metres.

-- jack

length.

Did not like it immediately, let's

see where it lands because that will

tell us the problem.

Outside of the

line. All slightly outside of the

line. Still a useful ball, a good

first ball.

It's another good ball.

Your ball? Back bowl? The gap is

four inches.

Loads here, just cutting across.

It

is a small target, a single ball

target with about an inch of a jack.

A quarter inch gap.

Just on the

monitor there.

Going again, watching it this

time... A similar ball. The green

ball is there on his third shot, for

Les

ball is there on his third shot, for

Les, the two go out, but the jack to

move and go into a re-spot position.

You could pop another ball on the

re-spot and say, if you hit this,

you will still lose two, drop

another in, and if Darren Mrs, he

will lose three. Length

It is very

rare that you see Darren Miss three

running balls with an end. He has

got a clever ball.

Third time lucky... Slightly wider

line... Unfortunately, it's the same

result all on the inside... They

were all delivered perfectly, and

all with good speed.

5-1 after three

ends.

If you had with that one,

could lose two.

A good start for Les Gillett. The

fifth time he's reached the Scottish

international quarterfinal stages

come he has never progressed. This

could be a really good start for

him, and he will take a lot from it.

Playing well this week.

Ranking

points that are vital for players

like Les Gillett, he has been

consistent, managing to break back

into the top 16. Always looking to

add and add, at number 11 at the

moment. He wants to get into the top

eight. That gives you the

opportunity to have maybe one per

year and still survive.

Happy enough to change over and play

a very good bowl... No problem

whatsoever.

Short.

Weight off the legalese. -- off the

backhand he goes.

A quarter inch, does not matter, the

jack touches the green ball. Back to

the forehand again. If he sticks

with this, he's going to have to be

very, very careful. He really is.

The crowd may well club it but it

actually isn't a very good ball. He

will never make another shot at that

angle but he gave stirring the

opportunity to use that one, if you

want to on the weight shot cum

inside the front read. Yes, that is

what he is going for.

-- on the shot inside of the front

read.

Missing it altogether, once he

put it where he did, that is why he

shouldn't be playing beforehand. He

was clearly missing the short ball.

Potential insurance, having seen Les

play that.

Play in Les Gillett's

mind for a moment or two, you have

to be very aware of the danger, it

isn't at the shot level but beside

it. It is all about the weight here.

If it's heavy, he's got to get back

to the jack... Might just have

helped... But I'm not sure.

It still

looks like green from here.

Still

got two, Darren.

In the state,

that's not like Les

got two, Darren.

In the state,

that's not like Les, he is a good

thinker in the game. Three at the

last end, Darren Burnett's chance to

cancel it out. Struggling, very much

so. Oh, dear.

I think Les would be

wise to measure. A spare short

opportunity.

5-3 after four ends.

He

will be happy, in the end it was

only two. Darren Burnett were they

few drives, almost identical in the

way that they finished.

That is the

backhand as well, you go early and

you missed that. Go again and it

still looks like he's on the narrow

side by a bit of a distance.

The

third one looked like he caught it a

little more.

He only missed that one

by a whisker. On the next hand, he

goes tighter but Les offered that

shoulder to come off.

Having to

avoid running a further three times,

he will want something in here.

This is good, this one...

18 inch

gap... Going at it.

Take out shot

will be available later in the end,

if he needs it. Goodness me, he has

really put this on. A lot of work to

do on the backhand. Yes. On the

forehand, there was a chance of that

kicking back.

12 inches short of

jack Hyde. 12 inches.

A traditional delivery but he always

puts his head down, that jerk on his

hand, you are never quite sure

whether he likes it or not.

Disappointment is hard to gauge.

Around he comes... He's got one of

these deliveries. Almost like a

baseball bat where he goes through

the rituals of the gloves, the bat

and everything, you see it a a lot

in baseball. He has all of that

about him, he gets ready and he

goes...

That is what I was talking

about, he went right through the

gap! Clearing everything else. Now

he has got himself in a pretty good

position, as it turns out. Goodness

me, going through that gap. Anything

could have happened.

That would have

moved across to the red, but he

would be happy that he's got a ball

at the back of the rink as well.

Wants to throw a second shot here

but not to leave both bowls together

so they can be taken out.

Might be tempted to go again with

just the one in it because even if

he hits the front green he's got a

deep back red bowl right on the edge

of the ridge. That might come into

play. Very unlucky to take his own

bowl out.

Going back to the draw,

the harder the two shots.

Give it a

chance... Might just get held up by

his own.

I thought he might have

another pop at that. He was very

close with the first one.

5-4, 6-3, I know which one I would

have wanted. The percentages were in

his favour.

The way up the danger

and you see what the options are on

that occasion. He decided the draw

shot was the better option.

This time Darren just walking off to

the rink after the delivery. Needs a

clear road. APPLAUSE

You don't follow it up the green

unless you're sure you're good. He

knew that was good.

Look at this.

What a reply that was!

This is great stuff.

This is a hard

one. What a shot, just come in...

I

think he just got a touch of the

green bowl before he got the jack.

If it got the jack clean he'd be the

shot.

Darren Burnett walks up to

have a look saying he'd use the

first of five time-outs that he's

allowed. It's a tricky one. He can

come inside to his own again, if he

decides to do that. It's up to him

really. He can come into that bowl,

try and secure it through the red

one. But if he's not terribly

comfortable with it he can just pop

it round to here and see what Les

does. To me that would be the better

shot.

He's down a narrow line into his own

bowl.

Actually...

That's pretty

good!

He wasn't playing that. He

wouldn't have been looking to

deliberately push that particular

bowl. I think he'd have wanted a

short bowl, coming round it. It's

in... It's very handy. A tricky shot

the Les. He has to get back down

into the head, carrying that little

bit of weight. That's a hard shot.

But he's gone deep enough to give

himself a chance with the next one.

You want to see what your opponent

is going to do because you don't

want to do it for him.

Just kept

that out.

If he is one shot on this,

Les, just play a careful draw. If he

get this wrong he could lose

three... If he can get to the back

green bowl, if you can get to that

he can drop back on the jack.

Struggling for weight with this.

Short.

Had another look at it too.

Two

shots, Darren Burnett.

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A change in the set score.

Three to

play, one between them. Darren

Burnett watching the jack going up,

mid-length.

Jack length 26.5 metres.

We are getting to the business end

now and Darren has dropped that one

short. An opportunity for Les to put

a bit of pressure on against the

lead bowl. Doesn't look right

either.

Second chance the Darren Burnett

here. He watches this one up... It

looks better.

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Short drawn.

Well, this one is looking dangerous.

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Nicely in behind it.

Shot bowl gap,

three inches. Six inches.

This is great... Really is great

stuff. Les just waiting for the bowl

to drop away but standing up at the

moment.

Front toucher.

If Darren

Burnett doesn't hit this... Les will

not play his last bowl.

Well, he's playing a very delicate

shot. Obviously felt there was no

benefit coming in in the forehand.

That was always going to be hard.

Too much traffic, needed to come

round the other side.

The other side

offered a slight touch for the jack.

But I think Les will walk away.

1-shot, Les Gillett.

He lost three

straight ends, just wanted to get

back on the card.

Two ends to play, nothing to choose

between the players. Potential of

course for a typeset. Les Gillett

has been involved in two of them --

potential for a tied set. First set

finished 7-7.

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Neither player will be wanting to

take too many risks in this end.

Having said that, a jack high bowl,

it's tempting to Ron the bowl or run

the jack. He's watching it, he must

be close. Very nearly the maximum.

Toucher in the ditch, that will be

marked. That will stay live. Jack

will go on the re-spot.

Two red,

that's fairly inconsequential.

Interesting choice Darren to come

across it.

A lot of players have

played the opposite side.

I do think

Les will because he's playing his

backhand. It's a slightly longer

length but he can play across his

body slightly, and hold the bowl up

for a long time before the bias

takes effect.

Watching this before he starts to

break. It's only breaking now.

Secured the shot.

Looks a lot wider. I think it is

there to say that one came out the

wrong way... Didn't like it from the

second matter left his hand... He

does have the advantage of still

having a bow to play.

-- the second that it left his hand.

A simple draw, for two. Even wider

this time. Now it is going to break.

Good weight in behind the jack, a

perfect ball. That's really good. He

has a chance with two balls going

out. And a gap as well. He's got a

double shot available here but what

he is ready looking for, yeah, just

as he was putting his foot down,

he's obviously thinking, and that is

always a good sign! It comes onto

the ball. Taking it out and you end

up in a situation where this ball

here will come into play and also

won the other side as well. Over

here, that will come into play. He's

got a chance of getting two shots

out of it.

The angle is good,

though.

It's very much a Darren Burnett kind

of shot. He watches it all the way

and wants to get the ball on to

that... What a result!

He was on the

wrong side of the bowl. Oh dear!

The

crowd might be clapping, but...

From his opponent's point of view,

just one shot you go with in the

end.

Yes, but the thing is, when you

are lying two and you've got those,

you have a cushioning going into the

last end and now there is no cushion

and you've got to win. But Darren

Burnett will realise my goodness me,

that there was more than a bit of

luck there which got the result.

It's all to play for in this part of

the quarterfinal. As always, the

opening bowls set the tone and

dictate the tactics.

Darren Burnett

is looking heavenward, he doesn't

think that ball is heavenly.

I think

he got a bit of that last time. You

cannot go there all the time.

The

angel on the shoulder, took a break

for a moment! Les Gillett doesn't

like this one, either.

A little

over, still. But better there.

These players have such high

expectations of themselves, they

know what they are capable of.

Correction made...

Almost two feet

past jack high.

It looks like he has

half covered the jack.

Playing so well, nothing will faze

him. And why should it?

A super

shot, no doubt of that. Sitting on

the edge in terms of the backhand,

Darren can get to it. Just need to

solve it on the drop so that Darren

will be aiming for that.

He is watching this. He knows he is

close. It touched...

You almost feel

that it would not be a bad result to

draw in this set, they both really

contributed to a super game and

played great stuff. It would be

unfortunate if one of them lost it,

after all of their efforts.

Four

time-outs remaining.

Well, it still

looks difficult. Les would be doing

well to get back to jack high, maybe

two feet away. The time-out taken.

Weighing up his options. Going wide.

Rightly so... Still has a ball to

come.

It's always useful to have one

there. I cannot imagine Darren going

heavy at this. I think he will try

and draw it. He might try and slide

the ball across the rink, about one

inch or so. Maybe enough.

I do not

know about the heroics involved, he

could get that set away. On the

forehand, it didn't really matter

which side. Which shot to play.

Going to fall short.

An intriguing

situation for Les, it's very

dangerous, if he wants to add

another. Convincing the pair not to

go for it, that's how dangerous it

was.

Three singles, to finish. Tying

Darren Burnett, the opening set is

shared between these two fine

players. The next set to come.

I'm

in the player's balcony with David

Goodwillie, he will play the winner

of the match and it could not be

tighter.

It's a fair reflection,

there is nothing separating these

guys. They would both be happy that

it is a tight set.

Amazing bowls and

great conversion shots.

These two

players are some of the best in the

world. I think that Les has a game

plan and he will attack everything.

He's playing Darren at his own game.

He beat Alex Marshall yesterday, he

played a fantastic game to beat

Alex, he's obviously very confident.

If his confidence is high, he's

really difficult to beat. We've got

to get a good start against him.

Who

is going to win it?

I would go for

Darren. Not the tie-break, but

Darren.

Who do you fancy playing

tomorrow, Darren or Les?

They are

equally as good. It will be tough.

Thank you.

Headlines if the Scottish

coach had not picked a Scotsman, to

be perfectly honest!

Yes, ask him

who is going to win! He is in

Scotland, a Scottish coach has just

picked Darren Burnett for the

Commonwealth Games, he's a gold

medal winner and you'd think yes,

go, go for Les!

It's not going to

happen...! Les Gillett involved in

the third tight set that he has

played in in this competition. They

are read that he is collecting them

at the moment.

Interesting to see

that David Gourlay agreed with what

we were talking about, that there's

nothing between these players and

their tight set. He would try and

get another shot, had there been

more ring but he thought it was too

dangerous to go for it! -- more

room.

Almost three feet...

Left hand, backhand, see what lying

he can get in here.

Clapping that

from two or three yards away, they

have picked up the pace.

The last bowl, the gap is ten

inches.

That is one, certainly...

Possibly just one now...

How far is

that short?

15 inches from jack

high.

On the forehand, he's got to

push over his own ball, they are

running out of time. Four seconds.

I'm a little surprised he is playing

it here. The other side was

absolutely safe. He has to be

careful of the green ball.

He has

given Darren and shoulder to come

off, all it is doing is widening the

target. Darren will have looked at

the other side to see if the plant

takes three Red balls out of the

head but I do not think it is. Hard

to tell from this position but we

will see what he plays. Going for

the forehand, slightly inside of the

line. A chance to use Les's ball.

The jack inside would be good.

Better paced... There is the

borrower. Twice left to shoulder

that forehand and twice that Darren

has used it. If we watch it, he was

missing that green ball.

Such fine margins, you don't go to

leap shoulders and things. But they

are being exploited at the moment by

Darren Burnett. The margin of error

is a little bit greater. You just do

not do it. That's all there is to

it. Les will come back, he does

think about these games. The

backhand, for Les, and his forehand,

planting the turnover to make a

double. There was no danger there,

whatsoever. He will be kicking

himself for that one.

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Just enough pace, it ran on. A

couple of feet short.

I think he's

drawn this.

It needs to fall back...

Well, didn't make it but very close.

Gap on yours two inches, Gap and

Darren's three inches.

Once again, has to be careful.

Doesn't want to get his own bowl.

But if he can split the two of them,

it would be perfect. Goodness me.

I

think he was a bit concerned there

that that bowl would have dropped

out. Darren Burnett might be tempted

with a runner here.

If he's trying to draw, might just

be the single. Obviously didn't see

the benefit of running at it.

Happy

enough just to concede one.

Once

again, Les Gillett for the second

time in three ends hasn't played his

last bowl.

I think it was a good call.

Jack length 28 metres.

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In little puzzle as to why it didn't

bend back in. Played it outside the

line.

Just a half bowl probably.

Players generally know when they are

on the right line. He felt that was

better.

Mmm, struggling.

Dropped the wait.

He made a mistake with that one. I

guess there's too many chances the

Darren Burnett.

Can he find the line here, just

thread inside where he's previously

been? Certainly looks better.

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Might drop away, but the moment...

Just too many chances. The third

bowl is the key one there, just to

close the head one down. And fourth

Darren to try and play something. By

missing it they left him just draw

ring. The fourth bowl becomes the

rescue bowl. -- drawing.

Wants to

come inside the green bowl.

I think

he's inside it OK... That was the

problem. He was probably pretty good

or solid. He got a half of both.

Darren has got to decide here if

it's worth playing his final bowl.

He was a bit unlucky there, to be

fair.

He might have to take time out

of he's going to play it. He's

watching. Now, is it worth coming

in? That's what he's looking at.

This wouldn't be unusual to Darren

Burnett to play this sort of shot.

He's an attacking player, and he'll

look at the options and see what the

dangerous. But they get into there

and move the jack... If he's able to

move the jack back to this position,

his own bowl will follow through.

He's got a chance of picking up

three. But he has to be absolutely

sure he's lying the shot. If he's

absolutely sure he's lying the shot,

he might decide I'm not going to be

too anxious about it. He's obviously

not that keen on it so he's just

going to try a delicate draw and

keeping it out on the white side.

It's all a matter of getting back

now. -- wide side. A good effort. I

think later in the set if he was in

a position of needing shots he would

have played that, otherwise take the

one.

Darren Burnett who won in 2001 and

was the runner-up the following

year. He's been in the quarterfinals

in the following years.

2001, my

goodness. Kelvin Hall, where this

event was held. Darren beat me in

the second round. Nasty man!

16

years ago, but you've moved on!

Yes!

LAUGHTER

There's always a list of

the ones that got away.

It didn't

hurt that much at the time, I have

to say. APPLAUSE

I always remember the once you lose,

never remember the ones you won --

you always remember the ones you

lose, you never remember the ones

you won.

Good opening bowl from

Darren Burnett. I've not seen too

many of his openers ride on the

jack.

This is close as well.

In many ways, though, it just proves

the longevity of some of these

players. Darren winning back in two

dozen and one, he'd already been

around a long time. -- winning back

in 2001. To have the ability to win

back there. Les Gillett won the

International Open in 1997, 20 years

ago. And he's still about.

Is still

playing top-class bowls. He fell out

of the top 16, found his way back

in. What amazes me sometimes is the

hunger of these players, keeping it

up over such a long period of time.

Absolutely. Right on a fine line to

hold that... Should go underneath.

There it is now... Not much, just a

hairs breadth on the inside. Nice

weight to tap the red one, the green

would disappear.

Les, is that jack moving? If it does

and you've got a slight problem, if

it's a clean bowl past the jack then

it's just sitting perfect. Have you

got the weight this time, because

you're going to start to dive pretty

quickly. Lack of weight. I think the

line was better.

Kept it on a wide line.

A game,

Darren what doesn't want to hit his

own bowl too hard. The jack will

come out into the open.

He's

probably made one more shot but if

he's going to hit that he wanted to

hit it just a little bit further.

He's offered up a target now and Les

will come right at it.

Yeah, he

wanted a bit firmer to tap it right

across to leave the behind the two

green bowls. -- leave the jack

behind the two green bowls. That

just wasn't hard enough, and Les

will definitely come into this. He

really just can't... I do think he

can take his own bowl out without

taking others. Pick your hand, pick

your weight.

The odds are on the backhand.

Goodness me, that went fast! Wow!

Hard to believe he missed the

target.

If it caught the edge it

could have been an awful lot worse.

He was definitely done the wrong

side there. He wanted to be on the

high side. Look at the benefits on

the other side there, Paul. You had

that shot coming across to move the

jack on the plant.

That would have

been really beneficial. All one from

Les with that one. Every player in

the world, no matter what sport it

is, will miss a shot occasionally.

He's frustrated by that but he'll

let it go. It's been a good start to

the second set for the Scotsman. A

couple of quarterfinals last season

in the world and the International

Open. Negotiating his way past the

quarterfinal here. Starting to build

a tidy lead. APPLAUSE

Once again, another handy reply.

Within a foot.

Frothing short. -- dropping short.

Your bowl? 16 inches from jack high.

Just needed to run...

It's one green. Darren Burnett's

backhands are out of action now,

having to change the forehand. At

least if he comes the Red Bull

beforehand, it will hit the green

ball. -- Red ball.

ball. -- Red ball. No danger there.

Les has to play inside of the line

to pluck out the green ball, and if

he can, get it off his own ball yes.

Inside the line. Now, he has to use

his own ball, will he get it back in

time? I doubt it. A hard shot to

play, even for the top players.

Really difficult. The right shot to

play but it is just difficult.

No

change for Darren Burnett, coming

off beforehand. -- the forehand.

A chance with this... Going down...

It looks like it. He's going to play

the same thing, again. And hopes

that he will get that connection.

Coming into the perfect place, well

hidden on the blindside.

The

time-out is called.

Still down as a

forehand but a bit stronger this

time. Can ill afford to be 7-1 down.

He definitely needs the help of the

outside ball, going stronger...

Inside of the line, not much, a

ball. That was all. The last two

ends have been...

Darren Burnett

hardly needed to get past the green

on that one come onto his own.

Starting to get very difficult for

the Englishman. Semifinals of the

world back in January, he has

appeared at many of those events.

Jack length, 29.5 metres.

Les will

not let it go, he is a dogged

competitor. Dix really deep, he's

one of the best at that, around the

circuit. -- digging really deep.

Against Alex Marshall, he came back.

Tying the opening set.

7-2 behind, looking to level it.

2.5

feet, past jack high.

That

information gives what Darren what

he needs to know. He can come around

the short ball.

Just Quartet. When you need to be up

here, you get hold of this jack. It

must win this end. I do not think he

will get back at all.

Better there.

A snap of the fingers from Darren

Burnett. Not closing it down, that

will concern him.

Just needing to slip onto the green

one. He's got a chance with the

shot. Dropped, it will be close.

Fairly close for these shots.

They

are very close as well. The clock is

round and there, that was good from

Darren Burnett. Able to concede his

ball.

He has used his time which

quite a lot. Sitting close for the

shot, trying to draw it in and close

the head down.

If he's got the running, he has got

good line. Looked short, didn't he?

He made centreline, that is where

the problem was. Protecting Les's

front ball. Cannot really hit that

in so easily... Les playing the safe

way round, on his forehand, that

will dip hard.

Fighting its way

around. That is the shot drawn.

Exactly what he needed to do when,

in the end, it was one or two.

One

out. Should ask for the umpire.

Darren MacManus will come on... Yes,

we have the Dan team today!

Dan

McManus was undergoing training last

night for the final parts of his

exams. Under the watchful eyes of

the officials...

The international

technical officers. Shouldn't really

be a problem going to the world

level. They are very proficient.

A

single shot.

Darren Burnett in the driving seat.

But nothing is safe just yet.

He turned his back very early. A

glimmer of light for Les Gillett

here.

We are looking at two shots

here at this stage. One will keep

him in the hunt. Two would really

put him in with a chance.

Off the backhand, has he given it

enough? Ooh... Maybe just? My

goodness me! A little touch, Les has

to come to his own ball, the jack.

He comes across to the other side of

the match, almost to guarantee the

bend back in with the left-hand. He

will normally haul out just a little

bit. He didn't push through it,

that's the problem. He got the line

right.

The gap is ten inches.

He

needed that want to be right up to

his own ball. And now he is in

trouble. Desperately seeking these

shots. Past jack height. It is a

good ball.

It is, no doubt about that, it gives

less the opportunity to reach in

this time. -- it gets Les the

opportunity. Doesn't have to go too

heavy, at least make sure you are up

to the jack.

Now, will he get back

with the extra weight? Just over the

line. This is going to be very

costly indeed.

If he draws in here,

Les Gillett, nobody is going to take

back to back fours off Darren

Burnett.

The set has gone. 9-2, two

ends to go. Four and a three, Darren

doesn't lose those kinds of shots.

Not at this level.

Drawing for a

three. They begin to applaud... He

knew that it was there.

APPLAUSE

He was in the driving seat before.

That effectively throws Les out of

the vehicle.

Technically, they have

to keep going well there is still a

chance of Les gaining a draw in the

set. But the match should be over at

this end.

Need to have a final total at the

end, just to see what the shots are,

important for other reasons. But the

outcome of the match is pretty much

secured.

So this could really be classed as

academic. APPLAUSE

Les Gillett does the right thing.

Pops one in the ditch. APPLAUSE

All credit to Leslie doing that. He

knew there was no chance of getting

24s. He also knew he had to finish

the end. All credit to him to doing

that. Very sportsmanlike.

A good

wins the Darren, he played very

well. Darren Burnett finds himself

in the semifinal, having defeated a

very difficult opponent in Les

Gillett. Very tight first set but

Darren Burnett got away in the

second and he wins by 1.5- 0.5. The

expectations were high in this game,

as they are for all the

quarterfinals today. My goodness me,

they did not disappoint. Fantastic

bowls. Les had drawn the shot with a

previous bowl and Darren took it

away from him. Big crowd in here at

the Dewar's Centre and they were

seeing everything, including Darren

Burnett just missing the third time

in that end on the drive shots. But

this time he gets the target and he

gets a very good result. Les wasn't

to be outdone. He just kept plugging

away, keeping the pressure on. But

ultimately, it came down to the fact

of the first set which was always

going to be very, very tight. It was

a 7-7 draw. Darren Burnett just

pushed the jack out into the open.

Les missed it and lost a double.

That was followed up in the last

end. Les played his last bowl, came

over, well done Darren Burnett.

Played really well.

Such a tight

first set. But really 18 shots to

nine because of that second set.

Darren Burnett really taking it in

the end. They both played a similar

jack length but Darren Burnett is

the semifinalist in the Scottish

International Open.

Darren Burnett

is the root of the last four of the

Scottish International Open.

Congratulations, some great plague.

The first set was a bit scratchy

Congratulations, some great plague.

The first set was a bit scratchy

iPod. A draw was probably a fair

result. Kept us both in the match.

Just did enough in the second set I

think.

It was quite a game because

in that first set in particular you

were both playing some great shots

and then both you and the macro

losing your way a bit but it was

exciting to watch.

Definitely. It

could have gone either way. He made

it pretty impossible for me so I run

away and got a tie. In hindsight

should I have gone for a two? Maybe,

but hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Darren put me under a lot of

pressure. I tended to use the green

about a yard short every end, I

don't know why but Darren punished

me. All credit to him, the best man

won on the day.

When you get into

the second set, if you've got the

first bowl, if you stick it on the

jack, your opponent is always going

to be in trouble.

That's what

disappointed me in the first set.

Staked it up in the second and

that's probably the only pleasing

thing I can take out of the game.

Into the second set you through your

final bowl into the ditch, it was

very sporting as we expect from a

fellow like yourself.

I'd only

scored two shots all games so I

wasn't going to score eight in two

ends! It's wasting Darren's time,

wasting the crowd's time. I was

never going to score two fours. Like

I said, Darren was really good and I

wish all the best.

Excellent staff,

semifinal for you. You must be

fancying your chances because you've

been getting better better.

Yes,

swapping colours today makes it

difficult. I might go read now, I'm

not sure. It's always going to be

tough, semifinal is going to be

really hard. Everyone is probably

playing at their best now so just

got to hope tomorrow is my day.

You're playing David Gallie, the

Scotland international coach. You'll

be coaching you at the Commonwealth

Games. What if he beats you

tomorrow, how is the coach player

relationship going to work?

I'm glad

he selected his five before we play.

He's a class act.

It's going to be a

fantastic match. Thank you so much

once again for your performances

this week and your great

sportsmanship. Darren Burnett is

through to the semifinal. APPLAUSE

Let's have a look and see what the

semifinals look like. David Gourlay

got through against Nick Brett this

morning so he will face Darren

Burnett. And all Scotland affair in

the semifinal tomorrow.

Now it's time for a very tenuous

link. If you follow your football,

you may know that the local club

here in Perth is called St

Johnstone. You may or may not know

that they be any club in the

Scottish or the English Football

League with the J in the name. Still

got that? One of the boffins at the

Scottish International Open realised

unnoticed that Jamie Chestney is the

only player left with a J in his

name. We took him a across to where

St Johnstone play their football.

Enjoy! MUSIC

Playing up here in Perth, to be

honest the crowds are really fair.

So when you're actually on the rink

playing it doesn't feel like an

England Scotland battle. We have

matches all the time against each

other. Perhaps when we play the

national series you find it a bit

more one-sided or the other but to

be fed the crowd are always really

fair. It's nice to be able to play

in front of a good crowd. I've only

got in the top 16 a couple of years

ago so the last couple of years I've

only made the second round. This is

the furthest I've been in the

Scottish Open so far. Playing

against Paul Foster, both beat each

other in the past. I know it's

something that I can do, obviously.

I don't need to tell everyone how

good a player Paul is, everyone

knows that already. I'm just going

to have to be at the top of my form.

If I do that... I'm expecting Paul

will put close bowls so I'll have to

play a lot of converting shots

myself. Hopefully on the day. It's a

really nice venue to be at, to be

myself. Hopefully on the day. It's a

really nice venue to be at, to be

honest. We can stand up on the

balcony and watch the other games

and go through and watch the curling

next door, then think that looks

easy and in reality I can't imagine

I'd even be able to stand up on

there. It's a nice arena to be

around, always what's happening. The

longer you can stay there the

better.

Jamie Chesney is now a St Johnstone

fan. I'm dying to get the players

onto the rink here so let's do it,

it's Paul Foster against Jamie

Chestney. From the outside looking

in Jamie Chestney winning the

International Open with something of

a surprise. For those in the know it

was anything but. He's been a hugely

successful player on the

international circuit and his

inclusion in the pro tour is richly

deserved. Ladies and gentlemen,

please give a very warm welcome to

the International Open champion,

Jamie Chestney! MUSIC

While picking up trophies is

something Paul Foster does with

alarming regularity. 16 times he's

won on the world Bowls tour. When

you at the outdoor success including

multiple Commonwealth goals you have

the complete package. Please give a

very warm welcome to reigning

five-time world champion, Paul

Foster!

MUSIC: "Eye of the Tiger".

COMMENTATOR: So Jamie Chestney,

walking and, facing a Scottish crowd

and a Scottish legend in Paul

Foster. As you rightly said, he has

beaten him before, so he can go for

this. He is facing Paul Foster who

has arguably over rounds one and two

being the best player in the

tournament.

He is a quietly determined type of

player. Jamie Chestney has made his

way up the rankings. He's a big

improvements in the outdoor game as

well. He's got a super career there

too. All-round player, indoor and

outdoor. The early stages of his

world career, and a lot of people

think he's going to be about for a

long time,...

Come through break

these matches without dropping a set

so far. -- has come through both of

these matches without dropping a set

so far.

That mark on the bowl

indicates it's a toucher. If the

bowl goes in the ditch it stays

alive. Whereas if it goes in the

ditch without touching the jack it's

taken away. It has no further part

in the end.

Early attacking shot by Paul. Now

he's certainly got something. One

out. Damage limitation.

Always good

to get something with your first

heavier shots.

The thing about

something like that is it says to

your opponent, you put another one

in and leave the target, I'm going

to go again. If you don't go deep,

I'll go again. So that's where the

risk is. Well, he's left a big gap.

That's a good bowl, that's a clever

bowl. It counts but it's not going

to be lifted out. Here comes Paul

Foster, he's missed it, he thinks,

and he's absolutely right. We knew

that was through the gap.

Three

shots, Jamie Chestney.

You don't get

too many better start than that

against Paul Foster. Folks returning

to their seats after the last match.

They do so very quickly, which is

great.

Jack length 27 metres.

You

don't want to miss too much of this

one.

APPLAUSE

These are two players who don't hang

around on the mat. Yes, shot clock's

not going to be too much trouble to

these two.

APPLAUSE

Big backswing, very rarely you see

that in the indoor rinks, on the

fast indoor carpets.

Good line, just dropping in behind.

Hardly any backward movement of the

arm...

In a good place...

Jamie, your front

ball has now fallen over.

Watching this one come down...

Wondering if he overcooked it

slightly... He has.

Paul's chance to

get a three back...

Very slow on the way back, isn't it?

It didn't come... It might have

fallen down... It has.

He has made

it. He made the double, he wanted to

get to the jack and make three with

a little touch. Settling for two.

3-2 after two ends.

Plenty of singles picked up so far

today. A three and a two all ready

to open this game.

Well, a protector in there. It will

not make Jamie's life any easier. He

is going to play through this now.

An interesting one from the point of

view of moving the front ball and

getting the jack through.

Happy with

that... Initially felt Paul Foster's

ball, and the way he was lying, that

was the answer. But he does disrupt.

Taking the jack for on. Nestling in

beside him. He got the split.

Rolling into the ditch, effectively.

An interesting choice to go that

side, peeling away from the jack on

the backhand, coming in towards the

jack on the other side. You can see

from the last shot how far away the

ball in the ditch is.

Just needs to

sneak past the green.

It looked like

it was struggling but it's got

there. Both players with one to

play.

Two shots at the moment, if it

is, Chestney may be going looking

for Paul Foster's ball, if he draws

it. He is in with this one... Is it

hidden?

I think you can see it on

the forehand.

It certainly looks

like it can be picked out. Just a

question. Might just be one second

shot before it is going to be the

draw.

Too frisky.

There is something

not right about this one. -- too

risky. I thought there was something

not right because he was so narrow

but he has actually drawn the short,

it is unbelievable.

It looks like it

might get killed on the front one.

That looked so narrow in comparison

to his previous delivery.

It will be

the strings that come out, they go

up and down so easily.

I couldn't

see the ball getting past the front

two but it sneaked in. This has to

be very accurate, looking at a

straight line to the ball. Draw the

string in. Get a firm contact on

hold.

It's going to be red. That measure

is used, so it is up and over the

edge of the rink. The shot was

dropped.

One short, Jamie Chestney.

At a real push you could use a box

measure. It's better to play the

line-out.

These players have met several times

on the single since 2010. Jamie

Chestney leading 2-1. Paul Foster

was the winner of the most recent

meeting, back on the Worlds in 2017.

Paul Foster was always hard to beat

at the world singles, he loves the

venue.

Well played again. Paul Foster will

run this, he does not like it, he

turned his back on it. Takes one

outcome he knew he was missing what

he wanted. -- takes one out. Such

high standards that both of these

players have. In case that one was

going to be hit, back it comes.

Back to the draw.

Almost nonchalant, how he walks up

and down, Jamie Chestney, it gives

you the impression of not a care in

the world. He's very serious about

the sport, kicked it up and down if

you time is. He was not happy with

the ball -- a few times. Paul

Foster, touching the ball away.

He

has got the deepest ball, cannot

imagine playing that. Too much

danger. He is playing that. Trying

to use the ball on the jack, using

the green one to come into play.

Jamie Chestney, an indication of how

hard the forehand is to play.

A good

start for the Englishman. 30 years

old and from Exeter. Part of the

club there.

Jamie Chestney's family are appeal.

His mum, Tracy, and his stepfather.

He is married to Natalie no more, as

she was, and the winner of a

Commonwealth Games gold medal. See

what the team is going to be for the

Gold Coast. Monday is due, but

Natalie, it's hard to go past her.

Such a talent, others are there in

the hunt. For places.

A medallist in

Glasgow.

Sometimes all are seen within an

hour of each other. A wonderful

venue. Of course, great memories

from Glasgow as well.

Tempted to run

these balls. Deciding to draw, one

ball in the head, didn't want to

take it out. Got a chance with this,

surpassing its own, that little

touch. He may have managed to get to

the red ball... Jamie Chestney

started to go up the rink and

decided to look at the television, a

couple that are available. Just to

see how it is. Without the touch,

that shop ball would have been very

close. -- shot ball. A wise move. A

little tap on your own ball or a

runner on the forehand, to disturb

things. A little tap...

Watching the nudge on... And he has

got it! The edge of the jack. As he

made the shot. I think it is one

down. He made it.

I don't think

Jamie was expecting that is the ball

was tapped down. Jamie was running

away, down the rink.

It will be very difficult to tell.

But we cannot tell from that.

Beautifully scented, interestingly

said, that was hard. I would be

inclined to go with the player here.

They are just so good. They really

are. In looking at things...

He will

see the funny side of it later. It

was so funny to see him stop in his

tracks and turn back because they

definitely thought that he was

lying.

Now they don't want either

player to touch it. We want to know!

We want the measure! LAUGHTER

Just hear what Jamie is saying

there.

I'm not saying you're wrong,

but I think I'm right...!

LAUGHTER

It's just like their married!

We don't want any movement because

we want to see how this is going to

go.

Both players give their bowl a

chance. Maybe Paul isn't sure

either. He is very good, very good

at looking at measures.

Well, he

wandered away, Jamie Chestney.

Well,

he was right, measure her shot.

There are enough, it is a measure.

Didn't commit either way.

All we can

do is sit back and watch...

Big

difference, 6-2. That's big.

Can

also be declared a no shot as well

if the bowls are Ecuador distant. --

equidistant.

It's always the one

that is a favourite bowl.

Give

credit to ban McManus, he called it.

Darren is walking down with a stride

and a bounce. He got that one right.

But he was absolutely right, it was

a measure. Although Balk -- Paul's

last bowl was reaching a head.

Such

a difference. 6-2 it could have

been, 5-3 it is.

Another one in. That's the pressure

going on...

Jamie might have a

little pop at this. The two bowls

will go. Wait shots.

Now that's

going to make it interesting.

That

opens things up, doesn't it? Both

players will see a mark as to where

the jack is and that's where you

have to then go. Nice wide line.

Coming back, needs to stay on... A

perfect bowl.

What a shot from Paul

Foster! APPLAUSE

Jamie Chestney has got no choice but

to try and draw with this one. Can't

afford to try and rest that one.

There is another green bowl down the

rink. You can see it now. That's two

shots, that's been disposed of.

He's

not making it. Just a couple of

yards from where he wants to be.

It's such a hard shot, playing right

to the edge of the ditch.

He's also

marginally protected the green bowl.

This one really does look like it's

there.

Paul Foster needs to tap the

break...

And he has. Oh! Wow!

He

permits himself a little smile. That

is so difficult to do but that's a

man at the top of his form. He's

going to play them off, if he can.

It's a hard shot. Doesn't want a

lift his own out.

That's always the

problem, he's going to give Paul

Foster another shot.

It's going to

be a third shot because the green

bowl you see in your picture there

will count. Paul Foster hits three

shots and gets the lead in the set.

Credit to Jamie Chestney for

striking, putting the jack in the

ditch. Paul Foster, wonderful.

I was

tempted to say Paul Foster is one of

the best that drawing to the edge of

the jack but you really don't want

to say that!

Until he does it.

But

he is very good at it.

The first one

was impressive but the second one...

He was showing off here.

The second

one was important because he was

saying to Jamie, you can take my two

off and you'll score a single. But

hit your own bowl, I'm getting

three. He leapfrogs in front. That's

why it was so important to put

another one in.

Short length jack.

Really enjoyable game. Quality

all-rounder, as we expected.

Always a great feeling around the

Dewar's Centre and quarterfinal day.

The standard usually exceptional. No

different today.

Again, Jamie

tempted by this. He's going for it.

Coming across... Well played.

Played

it really well.

Well, he knows before anyone else,

Paul Foster.

Most of the time.

Usually he does know and that one

wasn't going to be any good to him.

Jamie, what do you have coming

round?

Just the one... The thing

with this football is, and what is

tempting him, is the fact that two

bowls out is whether the count but

there's still another bowl to come.

So I almost think he should draw it

in on the backhand. He's got his own

bowl to come. You can use the edge

of that, ten that side of it, turn

onto the jack. There a variety of

percentages available. He's got to

get awfully close to his own bowl.

That could be highly dangerous.

If

the jack squirts out to the side

there's a red bowl waiting to

receive it.

So many things that

could go wrong. He's actually

drawing on the forehand but it

doesn't really matter which side.

He's trying to get a close bowl and

position here because he doesn't

want Jamie to take the jack through.

A clever bowl by Paul because there

was a chance of Jamie running the

jack through the four on that side

of the rink. He's taken that away.

So he's more or less said I'm happy

to lose a single.

I'm not sure I

would trust the fact Jamie won't add

at least one more. Fighting to get

back, just drifting through it to

come on the other side of the green

bowl. APPLAUSE

Players really dislike having to

leave the opposition with a shot,

but didn't really have a lot of

choice there.

Two ends to play. It's hard to pick

a winner of this set given the way

they are both playing.

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I'm just thinking back to the last

end web Paul put a position bowl in,

he knows exactly the way Jamie

plays. He knew he would go for that,

even though it was dangerous, he

would still go for that. Trail shot

through the three or four. So he

covered it and was prepared to lose

one, maybe even two.

It's excellent again. Just widens

the target which might make Paul

Foster have a go.

Well, it's two

bowls wide but it's a distance away.

Two bowls will go, jack will go

anywhere. It's worth moving into it

now. A lot of drives have been

missed, though.

Paul Foster knew

when that was halfway down that that

wasn't going to do what he wanted.

A

lot of drives missed and a lot of

controlled weights missed, more than

I'd ever seen before. Some have been

off target and managed to get

results but... It's hard enough to

play that shot. Always committing

himself.

Trusting himself.

He's

going under again.

Well, Jamie is weighing this up. But

the logical shot would suggest he

comes and covers the green bowls

just in case.

I think you're going

re-spot, I really do. He can cover

green and the re-spot at the same

time. It's just whether he wants to

play it or not. He's certainly

wider. He's more or less putting the

bowl back again. Will he stop in

time? Three shots, he's not even

covering anything, really. He's

drawn another shot.

That's

interesting.

Barely covering the

re-spot. He's taken a risk in saying

you get it, you get it. This will be

quick.

Well, that's as fast as we

seen this week. Scatter is

absolutely everything, there's not a

bowl on the rink.

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Now, I can't remember that, I really

cannot remember that in all the

events where everything has gone.

Absolutely unique once more from

Paul Foster. He splits jacks, he

knocks things off rinks. That's the

first no score in that I can

remember. Both players smile but

what a shot for Paul Foster.

Well,

when he decides to drive on his

forehand he does go quick.

Watch

this, look at them all go. That

extra little not actually cost in

the shot. If it missed his green

bowl he was going to get one.

Got a

double touch on the green bowl. He

knew there were no touchers. But

that was as good as Paul Foster

could possibly have hoped for. Three

down.

Well, he saved the set.

There's no doubt about it, he saved

the set.

He does manage to create some very

interesting situations, Paul Foster.

Well played by Jamie Chestney. A

great opening ball.

A big end for both players. The set

is at stake. It will be played like

a tie-break end. That is basically

saying "Hit me".

It definitely is.

Jamie Chestney has put Paul Foster

under considerable pressure in the

set.

Fabulous, here is Paul Foster,

watching. He likes it, still

watching. It just went the wrong

side.

He's kept his own ball on the

rink, which is fine. He knows that

it is a 1-shot situation. So it does

not matter if he loses two or three

or four.

The trouble with someone like Paul

Foster is that he plays this shot, I

do not think he will because he has

got the last ball...

I think he

needs a bit more space, he wants to

open it up. He is very firm, he has

got something. It is stuck to the

ball. He has opened it up, that is

beatable on the draw.

That is what

he wanted to do, give himself a

chance with this last ball and he

has done so. Jamming the red ball

across.

This has been a great match.

Jamie is aware of the fact that he

needs a closer ball. He needs to

run... It is a bit closer. Trying to

draw this clean. Five balls in his

last seven. This is for the set. And

the crowd may well tell you first,

if he gets it...

Certainly out wide

enough. He has got good weight, if

he does, he will come back...

Foster

for the site... -- set, a stunning

set of balls Alex Mack with a

a draw. Paul Foster with the

narrowest of margins. Putting it out

beautifully and judging the weight,

taking the first set in this

quarterfinal tie.

Well, that was special. The key ball

in the set was Paul Foster's. The

previous end, the last ball on the

eighth end, losing three, the set

was gone. Clearing every single ball

off the rink for a low scoring end.

That was special.

In order for Paul Foster to play all

of these wonderful shots is the fact

that he has won it at the top of his

game.

Some brilliant balls in that

first set... An indication of both

players, playing great shots. Jack

was in the ditch, Jamie has been

playing good runners as well as

drawing. Very even.

The reply on that one...

Just over it. When you change onto

the other side and try and get to

the green ball...

Just need to hurry on the line to

get to the jack, not quite there.

Just over two feet.

Around it comes again. On the gap...

About one yard away, at the gap. It

was going to come into play that the

touching jack would have been enough

to hide it away. Jamie with a chance

to remove the green ball. Not sure

if he is going to hold this line, is

he?

Just looked out of the hand...

It isn't easy for Paul. They add

another. We would be thinking about

it.

On the backhand... It drifted in.

Not going to run out, though.

One

shot, Paul Foster.

Paul Foster,

started the tournament in the same

way as heeded in 2016, getting past

Chris Gayle and then Mark Dawes.

Different quarterfinal opponents.

Leading a much tighter game against

Thompson. It's understandable,

coming from Bell draws, the first

set he was really finding his way. A

lot more competitive in the second

set. Sometimes these players make

the surface looks so easy. But it is

far from it. Lightning fast. Compare

to many surfaces. -- compared to

many surfaces.

It's almost an expectation that

every ball will be on the jack. As

much as these players are playing

exceptional stuff, they do put the

odd 18 a few inches away. -- the odd

one a few inches away. Paul has a

looking the same hand.

Giving the shoulder.

It looked under.

It is a nasty place

for Paul Foster. Forcing him onto

the other side. His line is so good

here. At every chance, he comes...

No drop. Won't be walking too close

to that one.

Drawn, Jamie Caven play

in or tap it on the backhand. Either

way, he is available. -- JB could

play it in. He doesn't want the

jack. He has got the ball, he does

not want the jack... Ooh! That was a

well executed shot.

The green ball

was always the target, did not want

to move the jack. That would have

brought other balls into contention.

Done enough. Another good end of

balls. Still not picking out a win

on this one.

Certainly not!

Jack

length, 27.5 metres.

Jamie Chestney,

home of the Perth Saints, in Saint

Johnstone. He loves his football and

his rugby. The Exeter Chiefs.

Currently second in the English

premiership. A couple of points off

Saracens.

Exactly jack high, Paul.

At the

edge, jack high. Otherwise it is a

ball short. Depends on how you

interpret that. The rules have

changed over the terminology of jack

high, and other bits and pieces...

Ten seconds on the shot clock,

plenty of time.

You've got to come

into it, that is why he is taking

his time. A narrow target...

Striking the front green ball.

A

hard shot to play, that forehand

runner. It really is.

Really wanted to lift that onto the

shot bowl, perhaps move the jack.

The reason why he's so disappointed

is the shot has left himself so

difficult.

Careful... APPLAUSE

Mmm, well, he's opened the jack a

bit. There's two shots to green but

he's opened the jack a little bit

for the draw. Prior to that, I'm not

sure if the draw was just the best

shot for Jamie. So hard to get to

the jack but as soon as you do that

it's opened adopted three or four

inches and Paul knows that that's

exactly what he didn't want to do.

Not an easy shot.

Time-out called.

By Jamie Chestney.

Very close, can he make the running?

Well, I don't know for sure. Paul is

going to have a look.

He certainly had the run in to make

it, a clean road. But we don't move

ashore. -- but we don't know for

sure. Big wide arc for Paul Foster

because he has to make it past the

red one.

Just didn't run out. One

shot to Paul Foster.

A four just to

be cautious. He suspected that was

his shot.

Singles all the way again.

Jack Link

29.5 metres. -- jack links 29.5

metres.

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Again, a little touch.

Jamie

normally wouldn't...

It was exactly

jack high.

Normally run this off.

Firm, controlled weights. Likes it.

Goodness me, without a touch he was

taking one away. I can't believe the

touch putting through the gap! I

thought it had to get to the jack.

He's found his way through some

holes today.

Trying to reach up to

the jack and disturb it by trailing

it through. Touch it through to the

green one would be better.

It's a

bigger target. But he does have the

touchers, and that could be

important. The bowl to the left is a