0:00:28 > 0:00:39The Stone Of Scoon, Upon Which The Ancient Kings Of Scotland Were
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Crowned. But A Few Miles From Here Another King Of Scotland Will Be
0:00:42 > 0:00:52Crowned.Delighted to get to the semifinal. A great that you gain, I
0:00:52 > 0:01:02have a lot of us points from this. It isn't about being a bully and
0:01:02 > 0:01:10every single time. It's all about the battle.Tie-breaks and it is
0:01:10 > 0:01:16difficult and sometimes things fall for you.He is up at the top and is
0:01:16 > 0:01:22therefore a reason and here is hoping he has an off day and I have
0:01:22 > 0:01:30a good one.Top player. One of Scotland's best.Darren has the
0:01:30 > 0:01:35ability to win games even when he isn't playing well, but when he is
0:01:35 > 0:01:43playing the top of his game he is impossible.Every game is a final. I
0:01:43 > 0:01:51know everybody knows it if I play how I can play, I won't be beat.A
0:01:51 > 0:01:54lot of players go big and the semifinal is probably the hardest
0:01:54 > 0:02:00game to lose because you are one game away from the final.The
0:02:00 > 0:02:06Scottish semifinal, four men standing.Go hard or go home.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Semifinals day here in Perth.
0:02:20 > 0:02:27The action got underway a week ago, ten represented nations, one nation
0:02:27 > 0:02:31left, four men still standing. The first match, Paul Foster against
0:02:31 > 0:02:41Michael Stepney. Michael knocked other people out in the first round,
0:02:41 > 0:02:48we know how good this man is. When picking a shot of the day our
0:02:48 > 0:02:50commentator struggled to see beyond Paul Foster with his conversion sort
0:02:50 > 0:02:56this week nothing short of miraculous. Joining the match for
0:02:56 > 0:02:59the fourth set with foster leading 31.
0:03:19 > 0:03:27It is a good starter but he won't be happy with it.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31It is a good starter but he won't be happy with it.
0:03:39 > 0:03:55A long way round. He has got it.On two beforehand for Paul Foster. --
0:03:55 > 0:04:02the forehand. He has turned his back on it all
0:04:05 > 0:04:12the gap is half an inch.
0:04:28 > 0:04:34APPLAUSE
0:04:50 > 0:04:57Well, a chance here. Michael if you were very confident you could turn
0:04:57 > 0:05:04it around the corner, Paul wouldn't have a chance. If he leaves it, he
0:05:04 > 0:05:13is playing the backhand because he has put to good holes in. Leading a
0:05:13 > 0:05:23gain on the forehand. If he tops its down it will be better. Almost just
0:05:23 > 0:05:28as good, actually. Touching the back. Nothing here for Paul Foster
0:05:28 > 0:05:35to strike. He has gone for the timing shops, trying to get around
0:05:35 > 0:05:45his own ball. It looks very narrow. Best result may be the front bowl
0:05:45 > 0:06:00into yet.Two. Two read. Just move to the jack forward an inch or two
0:06:00 > 0:06:13on his last bowls.Any touch on the jack and he will make four. All Paul
0:06:13 > 0:06:19Foster can do is watch. Starting to come round now, has he enough there?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22He has.
0:06:26 > 0:06:40Set score four - three after four ends.
0:06:41 > 0:06:51APPLAUSE
0:07:04 > 0:07:11APPLAUSE
0:07:17 > 0:07:30Just enquiring to see if it was Jack high.
0:07:33 > 0:07:43That is very good, there.Beautiful receiving position offering
0:07:43 > 0:07:48opportunities to play either side, forehand or back
0:07:48 > 0:07:53opportunities to play either side, forehand or back. Backhand just
0:07:53 > 0:07:59struggles to get back. Michael might be tempted with this. I think it is
0:07:59 > 0:08:09only one, still.I think it is still only one.Backhand just looking to
0:08:09 > 0:08:20nibble into the jack. It is a hard shot. Dives away very quickly. And
0:08:20 > 0:08:27there it goes. Michael and I were talking about these shops over the
0:08:27 > 0:08:42last few days. They look the right shot, tempting but low percentage.
0:08:42 > 0:08:51Foster trying to come in a little more than the previous ones. Might
0:08:51 > 0:09:00help the second bowl.The difficulty Michael has is that he only has the
0:09:00 > 0:09:04one bowl in there against the three. Only one shot
0:09:04 > 0:09:10one bowl in there against the three. Only one shot. He will be unlucky to
0:09:10 > 0:09:20take his own bowl out and not come out into the jack.The sort of
0:09:20 > 0:09:26weight has to be very accurate to get into the jack. He might just nip
0:09:26 > 0:09:33in that way. APPLAUSE Beautifully played. Beautifully
0:09:33 > 0:09:49played.Two read.He deserved everything he got for that. Hard to
0:09:49 > 0:10:04play! He will be elated after that. He is close, just a matter of
0:10:04 > 0:10:09stopping in time to get second. He had the right line, just chucked
0:10:09 > 0:10:20through. Does look like two.Two shots, Michael Stepney.APPLAUSE
0:10:20 > 0:10:23So, five shots and two hands for Stepney, claiming singles in the
0:10:23 > 0:10:31next two ends his first set it was. We would join him in the second set,
0:10:31 > 0:10:39he Stander 5-4 advantage with three ends left the play.
0:11:16 > 0:11:26APPLAUSE
0:11:40 > 0:11:53One Red.It has been a great game of tactics as well, superb play. The
0:11:53 > 0:11:59Mac has been all over the place, Jack Short and long. A little bit on
0:11:59 > 0:12:08the quick side. Chance of turning the jack himself. That's what he's
0:12:08 > 0:12:20after. Bucking this one down.Just dipped away.One macro Red.
0:12:25 > 0:12:36He set up a delightful shot, he will play it.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49Long way back from there. Beautiful weight. Paul Foster realises he has
0:12:49 > 0:13:07no back position. He has at least three.Time-out. Paul has four
0:13:07 > 0:13:14time-outs remaining.What he is looking out is can he get the jack
0:13:14 > 0:13:20there on the backhand. If he doesn't like that there is a good shot on an
0:13:20 > 0:13:40beforehand. -- the forehand. Let's see what he wants to do. Forehand.
0:13:40 > 0:13:49He will play the other side.Doesn't matter which side. The thing about
0:13:49 > 0:13:55playing the backhand you can take the bowl out and run off the gap.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Forehand, you get the ball and run into the jack. That is why he played
0:13:58 > 0:14:03the backhand. Didn't matter, same shot that I had indicated but that
0:14:03 > 0:14:17is why he played it. The ball is going through nicely.
0:14:20 > 0:14:28APPLAUSE That isn't a spare shot opportunity,
0:14:28 > 0:14:33Paul, that is a tremendous ball. Makes a massive difference in the
0:14:33 > 0:14:38game.Two shots, Michael Stepney.
0:14:48 > 0:14:58Well this is interesting now. Stepney. Keeping himself focused on
0:14:58 > 0:15:05winning the end if he can get a single shot here they shake hands.
0:15:05 > 0:15:11Paul Foster realistically has TB two.Got to be a two. That isn't
0:15:11 > 0:15:23finishing off that hand, for him.
0:15:32 > 0:15:39That looks good. APPLAUSE
0:15:51 > 0:15:56Foster a five-time Scottish international finalist. Forced to
0:15:56 > 0:16:06work exceptionally hard here.One green. I expect that Jack would have
0:16:06 > 0:16:11moved to read.Gavin, your bowl, it is half an inch.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22Good old-fashioned stuff. None of this five millimetres or anything
0:16:22 > 0:16:32like that, Paul. Half an inch. That will do. It is close!He is closing
0:16:32 > 0:16:36this heads down, still has a shot to get the shot but outside green bowl,
0:16:36 > 0:16:43nudge it across. It is making Paul Foster's life really difficult to
0:16:43 > 0:16:58get more than one. He is going for the two halls, not surprised. He
0:16:58 > 0:17:14needs the two balls away. APPLAUSE Really good ball.Two green.In many
0:17:14 > 0:17:18ways the only shot he could play to develop the head to get two or
0:17:18 > 0:17:22three. That was a nod to Michael on the way past. Congratulations to him
0:17:22 > 0:17:24for that shop.
0:17:27 > 0:17:34Pressure on Michael to get close to hear. Can't afford to lose this. Has
0:17:34 > 0:17:42he got to wait to mark? He is therefore a second, well played,
0:17:42 > 0:17:51Michael Stepney. Well played Michael Stepney. A really good bowl.
0:17:51 > 0:17:59Questions asked, he is answering consistently. Paul Foster would love
0:17:59 > 0:18:13to take that TrackBack just a touch. -- Jack back just a touch.He played
0:18:13 > 0:18:24to extend it, played to get into the red ball and move. Well what an end!
0:18:24 > 0:18:28Paul Foster needs a three at final ends to force a tie-break. Michael
0:18:28 > 0:18:44Stepney would mean his first world Bowls tour singles final.
0:19:11 > 0:19:19Short bowls don't help you. Your opponent needs a three. Don't drop
0:19:19 > 0:19:29them short.
0:19:39 > 0:19:48Michael Stepney went into that for shocks up and nearly lost a count.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52Doesn't want that to happen again, doesn't want to give Paul Foster a
0:19:52 > 0:20:06chance for three. Here is the answer! Good placement. Good place
0:20:06 > 0:20:16but not safe.
0:20:19 > 0:20:29That is two.
0:20:37 > 0:20:49They goes a time-out, he hasn't used any so far.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Playing to that, if it comes across and misses the green bowl, if he
0:20:54 > 0:21:06gets a lock on the green bowl on that would be perfect.
0:21:17 > 0:21:27That is the one he wanted. APPLAUSE Locked that in and it will be now
0:21:27 > 0:21:34difficult for Paul Foster to develop three shots out of this. He will
0:21:34 > 0:21:38take a time-out, eight second or two.Paul has three time-outs
0:21:38 > 0:21:52remaining.What is he looking for here? This is the
0:21:52 > 0:22:03only way. He wants to progress it on, taking two balls out, both
0:22:03 > 0:22:17disappear, and you are looking and just wondering... Yes, that's what
0:22:17 > 0:22:22he's looking for, edged the red ball onto the other one. He has just done
0:22:22 > 0:22:31so much this week, is their magic left in it? Very nearly! Paul Foster
0:22:31 > 0:22:38six, Michael Stepney eight. -- seven. APPLAUSE
0:22:38 > 0:22:46A nice moment. And Michael Stepney, the wild card coming into the event
0:22:46 > 0:22:51finds himself into the final of the Scottish international open.Michael
0:22:51 > 0:22:57you have knocked a 510 bowl champion out of the event.Unbelievable. I
0:22:57 > 0:23:01have seen Paul play a lot better than that and I had just to keep on
0:23:01 > 0:23:06going and keep my game going and that was not the full Paul Foster
0:23:06 > 0:23:11out there today.We have seen the full capability you have, not your
0:23:11 > 0:23:17best game by any means but Michael was pressure you.I'm not going to
0:23:17 > 0:23:21stand here and criticise myself. Michael deserved the win, that was a
0:23:21 > 0:23:30poor performance from me, going away from the commentary box was fine but
0:23:30 > 0:23:36going towards it it was not working for me. Some days it just doesn't
0:23:36 > 0:23:40work. All praise is due Michael, he deserved this win, I have no
0:23:40 > 0:23:47complaints. Absolutely.You must be particularly pleased about the way
0:23:47 > 0:23:52you have gone through this week because you not Stuart Anderson out
0:23:52 > 0:23:55the first round, Mervyn has gone as well and you have knocked all manner
0:23:55 > 0:24:00of seeds out so far. I spoke to you but you came here with a good game
0:24:00 > 0:24:04and you seem to look like the occasion didn't get to you in the
0:24:04 > 0:24:08slightest. I had to stick to my game plan which was to try to get the
0:24:08 > 0:24:13bowl is as close to the jack and obviously it did work. It kept me in
0:24:13 > 0:24:22and kept me going so yes, delighted! This is the seventh end of the
0:24:22 > 0:24:25second set, yet was important for you to keep the pressure on Paul at
0:24:25 > 0:24:32that point, such a great shot.I was trying to get inside the green bowl
0:24:32 > 0:24:36and touch the jack and a boy three, but it just held off like it was
0:24:36 > 0:24:42doing to the game but it had a great way to that swung in and the end.
0:24:42 > 0:24:50Paul, and unusual situation, knocked out by wild card. The quality he has
0:24:50 > 0:24:55got, what is he like as a player, he's pretty good isn't it?I've
0:24:55 > 0:25:00known Mike for a number of years, he plays in the Scotland team and he is
0:25:00 > 0:25:03a class player. I didn't underestimate him at all in this
0:25:03 > 0:25:09game. Doesn't matter who's he's beat along the way, he can beat anyone on
0:25:09 > 0:25:14his day and he is a class act and I wish him all the best in the final.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Michael Stepney through to the final. Fantastic performance from
0:25:16 > 0:25:23him. Next April along with David Durie and Adam Burnett will be
0:25:23 > 0:25:26heading to the Commonwealth Games after that's great success in 2014
0:25:26 > 0:25:38in Glasgow.So many happy memories of the Glasgow I feel myself
0:25:38 > 0:25:43drifting back to some of them the mound at Kilburn Grove will last for
0:25:43 > 0:25:48ever.A beautiful event, to play in the Commonwealth Games. Something I
0:25:48 > 0:25:55will never forgetful Glasgow probably the best ever, not just
0:25:55 > 0:25:57because it was in Scotland but coming away with two medals in your
0:25:57 > 0:26:02own backyard you can't beat it! It will never happen again in my
0:26:02 > 0:26:06lifetime, common wealth games in Scotland and with the whole crowd
0:26:06 > 0:26:13and your family there... Dream come true.We are all looking forward to
0:26:13 > 0:26:17going to the Gold Coast. The team has been announced and been ratified
0:26:17 > 0:26:21by Commonwealth Games Scotland so put us in a good place stop it sends
0:26:21 > 0:26:24a message to say we are confident that that is our team and we have
0:26:24 > 0:26:28chosen quite early compares to some other countries but we are confident
0:26:28 > 0:26:31with the team that we have chosen and we can spend the next eight
0:26:31 > 0:26:37months reaffirming that.Getting back on that
0:26:37 > 0:26:41months reaffirming that.Getting back on that, its professional,
0:26:41 > 0:26:44everybody has been so professional looking after us very well. We will
0:26:44 > 0:26:48be well prepared and hopefully we can have another successful game.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52The games will be amazing, it there is an incredible place to play
0:26:52 > 0:27:00bowls. The venue is incredible, the Greens will be challenging and the
0:27:00 > 0:27:06Aussies will make sure the Bowls will be as quick as possible. Able
0:27:06 > 0:27:12maximise the advantage at home as we did in Glasgow. We have some of the
0:27:12 > 0:27:16best players in the world and we will be well prepared, and everybody
0:27:16 > 0:27:22is really up for it.It's not too long to you head off to the goal
0:27:22 > 0:27:27post, so it looks forward it will be difficult for Davis to pick the
0:27:27 > 0:27:31squad because there are so many class players up here. Some guys are
0:27:31 > 0:27:37going to be unfortunate and others very happy but the five dies going
0:27:37 > 0:27:46out there will be jubilant.Going out after Glasgow, it is just... It
0:27:46 > 0:27:51is five months down the line but I am so excited, I can't wait.The
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Commonwealth Games is a huge challenge for our sport. It is like
0:27:54 > 0:27:59the Olympics of our sport because there are no top teams are missing,
0:27:59 > 0:28:07there are no other sports where other teams are missing and we are
0:28:07 > 0:28:10playing the best countries in the world, it is going to be difficult
0:28:10 > 0:28:20and a challenge.We wish both teams a lot of success in the Commonwealth
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Games next year. Back here it is the semifinals.
0:28:28 > 0:28:33Four quarterfinal finishes last year, consistent but not spectacular
0:28:33 > 0:28:35from Darren Burnett, the former world champion used to get into the
0:28:35 > 0:28:48business end of tournaments. Despite David Gourlay's commitment to the
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Commonwealth team he remains one of the best players in the game.
0:29:06 > 0:29:15APPLAUSE
0:29:51 > 0:29:59APPLAUSE
0:29:59 > 0:30:02APPLAUSE.
0:30:08 > 0:30:15He is going early, inside his own ball. Jack. Perfect and he is in
0:30:15 > 0:30:20with that.He is right next door with it. That is the extra bonus,
0:30:20 > 0:30:32hit it right in the middle, no chance of beating it. Could not ask
0:30:32 > 0:30:45for anything better.The advantage of having the heavy shot available
0:30:45 > 0:30:55and in your armoury. The best he can do is try and trundle up beside it.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57That is a decent second. APPLAUSE.
0:31:10 > 0:31:18He has gone very close to the edge. You get to the stage for once you
0:31:18 > 0:31:27are ball away, it will drag you in. His eyes Jo Scott wider and wider
0:31:27 > 0:31:34there as he realised it was going. -- his eyes just got wider and
0:31:34 > 0:31:42wider. He has to do that to get the shot.The crowd joining in with that
0:31:42 > 0:31:45one. Another good ball.
0:31:54 > 0:32:01Does he draw them or try and plan them off?Even if you stun it, you
0:32:01 > 0:32:10will go yourself. He does not have another shot past them.No, he would
0:32:10 > 0:32:17need to be holding the fourth shot. He has had it again.Just had not
0:32:17 > 0:32:26pushed it. He will take it. Absolutely, big swinging balls, bad
0:32:26 > 0:32:31is the only time that a fixed running ball is a disadvantage. It
0:32:31 > 0:32:42is rare. Girl would go on to take a triple in the next end but burn-out
0:32:42 > 0:32:59fought back -- David Gourlay. -- but Burnett would.
0:33:34 > 0:33:44APPLAUSE.
0:34:00 > 0:34:17It is as good ball.Europol is five inches shorter. -- your ball.Not
0:34:17 > 0:34:22all of them have managed to meet jack hi.
0:34:41 > 0:34:46-- jack high. They are so good these guys and you sometimes wonder is the
0:34:46 > 0:34:51surface changing a little bit, it can do that, especially between
0:34:51 > 0:34:53matches.
0:34:59 > 0:35:04It is very warm out there, it was very warm yesterday and it is very
0:35:04 > 0:35:16warm again today. Just hanging off slightly.
0:35:17 > 0:35:24About 105. It is the warmest place in Perth.
0:35:34 > 0:35:40David on the wrong side, looking to turn that jack around the corner.
0:35:40 > 0:35:45All a bit strange at the moment as we get to the last few balls of this
0:35:45 > 0:35:47set.
0:35:52 > 0:36:01Darren Bernat needs to score at two. Plaintiffs to trying it back green
0:36:01 > 0:36:07ball off. He wants the green ball. A big chance of him getting his own
0:36:07 > 0:36:12ball and that is exactly what happened. He must've felt it was the
0:36:12 > 0:36:17only way he was going to achieve what he wanted to do.David Gourlay
0:36:17 > 0:36:26will pick up three, but it matters not. Any score was going to see him
0:36:26 > 0:36:32over the line. Into the second set and we rejoin it, it Gourlay is
0:36:32 > 0:36:35leading 3-2 going into the fourth end.
0:36:46 > 0:36:56This is a set that Darren Burnett house to win. -- Hass to win.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16APPLAUSE.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58Good opening bowls from David Gourlay. Everything is following
0:37:58 > 0:38:06across the head. This one is struggling.Some distance. It won't
0:38:06 > 0:38:13be in the way for the two players. Once again, that backhand takes its
0:38:13 > 0:38:19toll and I wonder if he does go slightly outside the line sometimes.
0:38:19 > 0:38:32Just a little bit slower. I'd even if he picks the jack up. Wasn't
0:38:32 > 0:38:44needed, though. -- it would be a deal if. Let us see what the angles
0:38:44 > 0:38:52are, it looks like it needs a little bit of weight into it. Let us see
0:38:52 > 0:39:03what Darren decides to do.The green bowl is the target and he would take
0:39:03 > 0:39:08the jack if he could. Alternatively he could go through two gaps and
0:39:08 > 0:39:17miss the lot.That is what happened next type shot.That gap and that
0:39:17 > 0:39:22gap.It wouldn't have made any difference if he had taken his own
0:39:22 > 0:39:27ball away because he is still three down anyway, but that little edge
0:39:27 > 0:39:38would have been enough to get the jack.
0:39:48 > 0:39:59APPLAUSE. That is different now if he takes his own ball away, it will
0:39:59 > 0:40:06cost another shot. At 3-2, that isn't never clever. For hands, he
0:40:06 > 0:40:09could take everything away in the forehand with regards to the green
0:40:09 > 0:40:21ones. Clean jack he is looking for. Goes again, plenty of weight, the
0:40:21 > 0:40:28strike is read out, it is going to be four.There was a danger. He knew
0:40:28 > 0:40:35the danger and is prepared to accept that that could happen.Four shots,
0:40:35 > 0:40:41David Gourlay. He picks up the jack, it is three apiece, he picks up his
0:40:41 > 0:40:49own ball and it is 7-2.Hammer blow therefor Burnett but he dug deep to
0:40:49 > 0:40:53take three shots from the next two Emnes and went into the eighth by
0:40:53 > 0:41:03two.
0:41:06 > 0:41:14-- from the next two ends. This is all about getting one shot for both
0:41:14 > 0:41:18players, Darren Burnett needs to score at least a single to give
0:41:18 > 0:41:24himself a chance for a double. David gets a single, Darren is looking for
0:41:24 > 0:41:34a four.
0:42:13 > 0:42:20Two feet past jack hi.
0:42:28 > 0:42:37-- jack high. One green.
0:42:53 > 0:43:00Has to correct with this one. He is in a good line.The pace looks
0:43:00 > 0:43:11better.Well played. The choices for David Gourlay... Three and a half
0:43:11 > 0:43:23inch gap. Understandably so.It is a shop that could win the match for
0:43:23 > 0:43:30him.The jack is through, it depends on the web really. It is good if he
0:43:30 > 0:43:38gets the jack, don't get me wrong. That jack into a back position, the
0:43:38 > 0:43:45best that Darren can do is a single and David has her last bowl as well.
0:43:45 > 0:43:50This is well worth a go. There is only one danger and that is getting
0:43:50 > 0:43:54through the gap and taking his own ball out, that is the only danger to
0:43:54 > 0:44:04it. He has angles for the draw, but let us just say. Very controlled
0:44:04 > 0:44:10weight, he is allowing the ball to bend. Now, has he got the jack or
0:44:10 > 0:44:16his own ball? A bit unlucky. Really unlucky. That should have been in
0:44:16 > 0:44:24the ditch.David Gourlay should have been in the final. If he picked that
0:44:24 > 0:44:28through, if that had gone in with him, that was game over.He knows
0:44:28 > 0:44:36that. That was game over if it had not hit the green. He is still
0:44:36 > 0:44:43holding the shot but he will expect Darren to draw it. The best he can
0:44:43 > 0:44:53do is get a single now. Interesting choice, Darren going across the
0:44:53 > 0:45:08head. He has picked up the lying anyway. Good ball. It varies with
0:45:08 > 0:45:17players, if they want to go down that open side. David quite often
0:45:17 > 0:45:21would go narrow side, I wonder if he would be tempted to go for it the
0:45:21 > 0:45:28jack or that all.If he takes the Jack and sneaks it across, he has
0:45:28 > 0:45:31got the bowl in the ditch and he could make it three and win the
0:45:31 > 0:45:38match. There is only one against him.It is going into the last end,
0:45:38 > 0:45:45your opponent needs two. Take the ball out claim and he gets a one.
0:45:45 > 0:45:57Choices, choices. He is thinking. That is what he is going for, bowl
0:45:57 > 0:46:04or jack.If he takes the jack here's the final, if he takes that, he has
0:46:04 > 0:46:13done himself a favour.No edges on that one, he hit it to the right.
0:46:13 > 0:46:17One shot, David Gourlay. He knew if he held it he can easily get the
0:46:17 > 0:46:27jack in the ditch.Brilliant by David Gourlay.Burnett needed to
0:46:27 > 0:46:30make a miraculous pinball runner if he was to grab the four shots
0:46:30 > 0:46:35required to take the match to a tie-break. He could not make it an
0:46:35 > 0:46:48David Gourlay was through to the final after a 2-0 win.
0:46:48 > 0:46:52Congratulations. We are delighted to be in the final in Perth. It has
0:46:52 > 0:46:58been a long time coming but I am really happy with the way I played.
0:46:58 > 0:47:03I put Darren under pressure. He was not getting the right connections. I
0:47:03 > 0:47:10don't think he missed a try.Maybe now and again to adjust a millimetre
0:47:10 > 0:47:17or two offside.I thought I ran pretty well today. I can't remember
0:47:17 > 0:47:24getting a decent results.Sometimes they do not come off. That is the
0:47:24 > 0:47:30thing, putting Darren under pressure, you know all about that. I
0:47:30 > 0:47:34knew that I had to play better today, get my first ball closer than
0:47:34 > 0:47:38I have been getting, to put Darren under pressure and thankfully that
0:47:38 > 0:47:42happened today. When you were driving and running quite well, it
0:47:42 > 0:47:46is so difficult when they are not coming off when you're getting the
0:47:46 > 0:47:50results you want. The pressure that you were under made you play them.
0:47:50 > 0:47:58As you look at the match, it was tight, and four in the second work I
0:47:58 > 0:48:02went through a gap, I did not think it was possible, they were big ends
0:48:02 > 0:48:07in such a tight game.David Gurley and Michael Stepney are in the final
0:48:07 > 0:48:13of the Scottish International Open. There was another final this
0:48:13 > 0:48:15afternoon, the ladies Masters final between Leanne Furia and Caroline
0:48:15 > 0:48:22Brown. Lady bowler of the year, Caroline is hugely talented
0:48:22 > 0:48:26competitors with a plethora of plaudits to their name a world
0:48:26 > 0:48:30indoor champion in 2010 followed by titles in the US and Australia she
0:48:30 > 0:48:35has experience to burn. Just a Mayor years ago, Leanne Thierry picked up
0:48:35 > 0:48:39the title here in Perth and knows all about playing under the glare
0:48:39 > 0:48:48off lights and cameras. The opening set was a tight affair and it with
0:48:48 > 0:48:59the scores are level with two Emnes to play.
0:49:00 > 0:49:04-- with two ends to play.
0:49:21 > 0:49:25Caroline will be very keen to recover from the last end, trying
0:49:25 > 0:49:32get something back. It has been a run of four singles. A very good
0:49:32 > 0:49:42starter.
0:50:06 > 0:50:16It is building up nicely.
0:50:25 > 0:50:36Furye is in a bit of trouble here, she needs a close second shot.
0:50:36 > 0:50:38Drifted away.
0:50:44 > 0:50:49Not seeing very many attacking balls. I was just thinking that,
0:50:49 > 0:50:56women play an entirely different game from men. They tried to out
0:50:56 > 0:51:13draw.It is almost a defensive sort of game in terms of that. They
0:51:13 > 0:51:18really do screen to be head. A single ball target, that is not
0:51:18 > 0:51:26easy. She misses it. The chances are she will lose a three. A good draw
0:51:26 > 0:51:32sharp-macro, even third shop that is close within a foot, that is doable,
0:51:32 > 0:51:37in terms of getting something out of it.
0:51:46 > 0:51:50The jack is locked in. In between the green balls but she is going for
0:51:50 > 0:51:56the runner and that is a hard shot. I understand why she is plain that,
0:51:56 > 0:52:02on the re-spot she was getting a single, but by missing that it is
0:52:02 > 0:52:12giving Caroline the opportunity to get a third. I promise she could not
0:52:12 > 0:52:22hear us.
0:52:25 > 0:52:29Pressure of Michael Caroline about now. It is a big bowl, going into
0:52:29 > 0:52:36the last end 3-0 up. Just needs to stop. She has made it.
0:52:36 > 0:52:40She has made it.
0:52:40 > 0:52:46Best end for Caroline Brown takes the benefit of it with a Them
0:52:46 > 0:53:00Changes. -- with a triple. Furye could not come back and Brown took
0:53:00 > 0:53:06the first set 9-4. In the second set, Furye had mounted a comeback
0:53:06 > 0:53:14and was leading 5-1 when we rejoin. Excellent staff, this final has been
0:53:14 > 0:53:20high quality. -- excellent staff.
0:53:27 > 0:53:38That is a rare loose ball in this set.
0:54:07 > 0:54:13Correction made but just sliding under. Just needed a little bit more
0:54:13 > 0:54:27on the width on the backhand. It does bend back.
0:54:46 > 0:54:52It is under, missed the line. That is a good sign in many ways, because
0:54:52 > 0:54:57if a player plays a bad ball, you do not want to see them following it up
0:54:57 > 0:55:04really. It is important that they recognise it early. Then dismiss it,
0:55:04 > 0:55:09forget about it and move on. Caroline will probably try and get
0:55:09 > 0:55:21another one in here, not worried about cover at the moment.
0:55:23 > 0:55:33Big ball, this one.
0:55:35 > 0:55:39Just needs to start in time, it is struggling through, they have not
0:55:39 > 0:55:48saved anything. The scoreline in this set is going to change quite
0:55:48 > 0:55:58dramatically after this end. Has not played a loose end in the set so
0:55:58 > 0:56:05far, Leanne Furye, but this one is going to hurt.It is kind of ball
0:56:05 > 0:56:17over the shop this time. -- it is kind of all over the shop this time.
0:56:17 > 0:56:27Perfect line. Good weight again. It is in. It is a good four. If your
0:56:27 > 0:56:38opponent has an end, you have to capitalise all of a sudden. It is
0:56:38 > 0:56:50all level after six ends. Leanne just needs to steady herself. The
0:56:50 > 0:56:54momentum is now firmly with Brown and Furye was not able to recover,
0:56:54 > 0:56:58Brown took the second set 9-5 to complete victory and make the trophy
0:56:58 > 0:57:08hers.Huge congratulations to Caroline Brown, your champion, 2017!
0:57:08 > 0:57:18APPLAUSE. Congratulations to Caroline Brown, winner of the
0:57:18 > 0:57:23Scottish Masters. Lots of brilliant shots throughout the day here at the
0:57:23 > 0:57:31Dewars Centre, Corky will tell you which one is the best.My shot of
0:57:31 > 0:57:36the day comes from Darren Burnett and the David Gourlay match. David
0:57:36 > 0:57:40double-macro the first set but played really well going into the
0:57:40 > 0:57:45second set, Darren started to take control but he fought back, 7-5 and
0:57:45 > 0:57:50Darren holds the shop but watch how David played this poll, it was
0:57:50 > 0:57:55absolute perfection. -- holes the sharp-macro. Back and coming across
0:57:55 > 0:58:01the head, very difficult to pick out the line, allowing the ball to bend,
0:58:01 > 0:58:07it goes between the gap. It does not get any better when it comes to take
0:58:07 > 0:58:12out shots than that and that meant that David Gourlay moved into the
0:58:12 > 0:58:17last end up with a very comfortable lead and Darren had to score four
0:58:17 > 0:58:21shots, the set was over and so was the match and David Gourlay was
0:58:21 > 0:58:28through to the final.Wonderful. We have a final in the Scottish
0:58:28 > 0:58:33International Open, it is Michael Stepney against David Gourlay. If I
0:58:33 > 0:58:40was you, I would want to watch that on television. We will be back on
0:58:40 > 0:58:46BBC Two Scotland from midday for all the action from that final. Join us
0:58:46 > 0:58:51if you can. It has been a truly amazing week, they are the Bears,
0:58:51 > 0:58:55who will be the top of the pile?