:00:43. > :00:47.Tuesday was Sunday at the Welsh Grand Prix. Young Damien Doubler
:00:47. > :00:55.showed of the future of Welsh bowls is in safe hands. John Price told
:00:55. > :01:02.us not to write off the past just yet. Today, it's a very big day.
:01:02. > :01:05.Macro to all-time greats fight for a place in the quarter-finals.
:01:05. > :01:10.Welcome to day three of our coverage from Llanelli. Three Welsh
:01:10. > :01:18.manner may have been blown away, but John Price is still breezing
:01:18. > :01:24.along. By the end of the day's play, we will know the full quarter-final
:01:24. > :01:29.line-up for 2012. Coming up tonight, new world champion Andy Thomson
:01:29. > :01:34.against Alex Marshall. Also 3 other Welsh champions and last year's
:01:34. > :01:40.Welsh Grand Prix winner. As well as it Welsh Ladies' Final, who will
:01:40. > :01:46.follow in the footsteps of Wales's bowling greens? Today was about
:01:46. > :01:52.completing the remaining matches. In a competition of such quality
:01:52. > :01:57.that, before play, it started with eight world champions. First up,
:01:57. > :02:02.the clash of the titans. Alex Marshall, fresh from winning the
:02:02. > :02:12.world pairs hadn't been beyond round one this year, until now. It
:02:12. > :02:20.
:02:20. > :02:27.was his birthday today. And the world crown for the third time in
:02:27. > :02:34.his career. 17 years after his last success. Marshall had the perfect
:02:34. > :02:40.start to his birthday, claiming the first set 11-7, but Andy Thomson
:02:40. > :02:50.took the second, 7-6. They had been playing for 90 minutes as they
:02:50. > :02:58.
:02:59. > :03:04.enter the tie-break of this epic in playing defensively in a tie-
:03:04. > :03:14.break because it doesn't matter whether you drop one, two or four
:03:14. > :03:14.
:03:14. > :03:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds
:03:55. > :04:05.shots. It is all the same. You need makes the distance. The line is
:04:05. > :04:44.
:04:44. > :04:52.good. Oh, he has got it back again. very close. Anchors out. Oh, it
:04:52. > :05:02.just keeps running. That is the speed of the green. He thought he
:05:02. > :05:02.
:05:02. > :06:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds
:06:09. > :06:15.far away from it. If he drops wait for Alex Marshall there. The weight
:06:15. > :06:24.was very good. It actually made second shot. That makes a
:06:24. > :06:28.difference. That means he has to get another bowl in. So, choices.
:06:28. > :06:33.He can drop in on the forehand or on the back hand if he wants to
:06:33. > :06:43.come around on the deep side and drop in there. He has played the
:06:43. > :06:54.
:06:54. > :07:03.last bowl in the four. Straight shot on the red ball and a drop
:07:03. > :07:11.back. That's good. He has left a gap. It is going to be hard to get
:07:11. > :07:14.the two green bowls on it. He will just try to draw this. He can make
:07:14. > :07:24.it through between the bowls through there and then draw back
:07:24. > :07:48.
:07:48. > :07:58.your man. Look at this. Oh, that's brilliant. That is absolutely
:07:58. > :08:21.
:08:21. > :08:31.merely has to win one of the next two ends. Is that all? Thomson Has
:08:31. > :08:36.
:08:36. > :08:46.to win both of them. That's a great take the jack in the ditch, and
:08:46. > :08:46.
:08:46. > :09:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds
:09:37. > :09:47.perfect split if Thomson wants to play it. There is Paul Foster, the
:09:47. > :09:54.pairs partner of Alex Marshall. He won the world title a couple of
:09:54. > :10:04.weeks ago, together. At the same event that Thomson won the world
:10:04. > :10:12.
:10:12. > :10:18.that first effort, Alex actually starts to disturb things. Both
:10:18. > :10:28.cover bowls him. Not by much. Disappointing. I think it was the
:10:28. > :10:40.
:10:40. > :10:47.right shot to play, but not quite Had Andy Thomson it got that, and
:10:48. > :10:53.split them up, he would say it was a wonderful shot. Well, it wasn't a
:10:53. > :10:59.mistake. It's the right shot to play, 100%, no question about it.
:10:59. > :11:04.In many ways, it's still the same shot to play. There's no reason why
:11:04. > :11:09.Andy can't adjust and make the split. If he gets it right and the
:11:09. > :11:19.two bowls it disappear, he could trundle the jack back to the red
:11:19. > :11:42.
:11:42. > :11:50.more bullet left. You can tell by the way he flicked his hand across
:11:50. > :11:55.at the end of its travel, you could see it on the delivery that he
:11:55. > :12:01.walked that. It's one of those things. He is thinking, I must not
:12:01. > :12:11.be wide again, and the result of that, he pulled it. Missed the
:12:11. > :12:21.target on the other side. Now then, Mr Marshall, what do you do here?
:12:21. > :12:27.
:12:27. > :12:32.That would be ideal. That would have probably be on the backhand,
:12:32. > :12:39.to try to drop into their, because he has the back position covered by
:12:39. > :12:44.this. The re-spotted is over here, covered, a big target. I think Andy
:12:44. > :12:51.will go again but he doesn't want to make the head much bigger, but
:12:51. > :12:57.he is conscious his two bowls can disappear. I don't think he can
:12:57. > :13:04.make the target much wider, really, under the circumstances. Even if he
:13:04. > :13:08.gets in his own two bowls, it would be good. Yes, he was trying to drop
:13:08. > :13:12.short of the split, and that's not going to help, and he knows it. I
:13:12. > :13:22.wouldn't be at all surprised if Andy plays this slightly
:13:22. > :13:27.
:13:27. > :13:31.this with less weight, not much, but still going for the split, but
:13:31. > :13:37.a man and the bowl to travel down a bit, more of a trial for shot. If
:13:37. > :13:47.he hits it hard, and the bowl and the jack goes in the ditch, he has
:13:47. > :14:01.
:14:01. > :14:06.for much better. I would have liked for him to go down to the wire, but
:14:06. > :14:16.it was 2-0 in a tie-break two Alex Marshall, so he goes through to the
:14:16. > :14:20.
:14:20. > :14:23.It would be a gym for me to win this. I've never won an event
:14:23. > :14:30.outside the world championships so if I win this week, I would be
:14:30. > :14:34.delighted. Alex Marshall against Andy Thomson. Well, it started well
:14:35. > :14:40.in this match. But, by the 7th, Thomson was playing some good
:14:40. > :14:47.drawing bowls. He took some of Marshall's best play in the first
:14:47. > :14:53.set. He found the answer and takes the first set. On the second set,
:14:53. > :14:56.Thomson forces' Marshall in to be a good deliveries. Andy Thomson
:14:56. > :15:00.showing world championship form. And his all-round game, he is
:15:00. > :15:05.hitting the strikes as well and takes the second set into the tie-
:15:05. > :15:10.break. In trouble, Marshall, but what a bowl on a tie-break.
:15:10. > :15:18.Brilliant. He is in control, and now Marshall is into the quarter-
:15:18. > :15:23.In the next round, Alex Marshall will play Paul Foster who came
:15:23. > :15:29.through another tie-breaker finale with Billy Jackson. Jackson took
:15:29. > :15:39.the first set, 10-8, but Foster took the tie break 2-0 to set up a
:15:39. > :15:39.
:15:39. > :15:44.match with his world pairs partner. A really good game. I knew that
:15:44. > :15:51.under should be a cracking quarter- final. The now the top half and the
:15:51. > :15:57.two remaining quarter-final places up for grabs. Two time as well to
:15:57. > :16:01.win a Mark Royal one or over South Africa's Greg Ingham and it is
:16:01. > :16:09.looking to become the first person to win the title in successive
:16:09. > :16:14.years since Australia in at 2004-5. Wayne Hogg has the better of
:16:14. > :16:22.Welshman Jason Greenslade, and could another upset be on the cards
:16:22. > :16:29.today? He started well. Taking the first set, 9-8. But Mark Royal took
:16:29. > :16:39.the second, 10-5. We were into a tie-break. We join it in the second
:16:39. > :16:54.
:16:54. > :17:00.the one bowl but he needs to hold in behind the jack. Here it comes.
:17:00. > :17:10.That's exactly what I thought he would do. Leaving a clear road.
:17:10. > :17:10.
:17:10. > :17:20.That's a beauty. Wayne has to attack this now. That the jack
:17:20. > :17:25.
:17:25. > :17:34.the way down and I think he realised that himself. It will be
:17:34. > :17:44.worth looking up at again, because coming off the wind, he missed the
:17:44. > :17:44.
:17:44. > :17:54.Jack by the smallest fraction. Look at this. Frightened it. You know
:17:54. > :18:08.
:18:08. > :18:18.by Mark Royal, simply because it is difficult not to put something in.
:18:18. > :18:23.
:18:23. > :18:28.He has got one side corridor. -- covered. This is on his natural
:18:28. > :18:33.forehand. It should be a very wide to try to hold the bowl up as far
:18:33. > :18:38.as possible for some skirting with either side of the rink. That is
:18:38. > :18:42.the problem with the fast drink, when you go too wide, it will just
:18:42. > :18:49.keep going and going before the bowl breaks and he has missed the
:18:49. > :18:54.opportunity to get the covering bowl in. He could not have a much
:18:54. > :18:58.better position than he has got but he wanted one in a position to
:18:59. > :19:08.cover the re-spot. It is going out and out and out, is she getting
:19:09. > :19:09.
:19:10. > :19:18.away with that? It gets to the edge. And just goes too far. The at
:19:18. > :19:28.travelled a long way, before it started to break back. -- that
:19:28. > :19:29.
:19:29. > :19:39.travelled. Difficult shot to control. He had no choice. He had
:19:39. > :19:51.
:19:51. > :20:01.Royal has, again, opted to take the jack and deliver the first bowl. He
:20:01. > :20:01.
:20:01. > :20:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds
:20:42. > :20:52.has given the last bowl to his Wayne Hogg, under any circumstances
:20:52. > :21:10.
:21:10. > :21:19.are, but when the match is against had far you. -- value. If he misses
:21:19. > :21:22.the jack it looks like he will come into a good position. Wayne Hogg
:21:22. > :21:32.showing his versatility. The backhand with his opening delivery,
:21:32. > :21:32.
:21:32. > :22:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds
:22:12. > :22:21.the forehand with the second, or cannot throw the end of by pushing
:22:21. > :22:26.the jack. He has to declare it. So, 1 bowl left forme Mark Royal to
:22:26. > :22:36.stay in this championship and I think the best shot 4 him is still
:22:36. > :22:42.
:22:42. > :22:47.the draw shot. -- for him. Drawing is his speciality. The holder,
:22:47. > :22:54.playing at top form, looks as if he might be going out of the
:22:54. > :23:04.championship to a young challenger. He he is chasing it, but has he
:23:04. > :23:15.
:23:15. > :23:19.frustration, Mark Royal helps the bowl on with his foot, but it is
:23:19. > :23:25.when all coups caused an exciting and well deserved victory over the
:23:25. > :23:30.defending champion Mark Royal, who is out of the Welsh Grand Prix.
:23:30. > :23:34.wanted to keep the jack because he was dominating the long Coldplay
:23:34. > :23:39.but I were struggling for my weight so the last bowl kind of help me
:23:39. > :23:47.and I had a chance to get out of jail and it seemed to help again.
:23:47. > :23:55.Next up, Greg Harlow against Peter -- Peter one, the, according to the
:23:55. > :23:59.form book, had his work cut out. World No. 2 Greg Harlow got to to
:23:59. > :24:09.the final of the Scottish Open but yesterday was pushed all the way by
:24:09. > :24:10.
:24:10. > :24:20.the new Welsh national champion, Damian Doubler. Peter Wong beat
:24:20. > :24:32.
:24:32. > :24:37.newly converted rules champion match. Greg Harlow was in a
:24:37. > :24:42.imperious form and Forster first set whitewash. The second set was
:24:42. > :24:50.equally one-sided. As we join it, Greg Harlow is in sight of the
:24:50. > :24:56.quarter finals and looking a good bet for the tournament. This could
:24:56. > :25:06.tarmac out to be the last end -- this took turn out to be the last
:25:06. > :25:27.
:25:27. > :25:37.shot is going to be hard. MARKER: the gap from the jack to the other
:25:37. > :26:06.
:26:06. > :26:13.red bowl is eight inches. Problems, he needs to finish the match and
:26:13. > :26:21.move into the quarter-finals, and now, surely, picking some sort of
:26:21. > :26:31.position. It looks as though he is trying to draw another shot back.
:26:31. > :26:47.
:26:47. > :26:51.That is different, with the jack on he would have been looking for is
:26:51. > :26:56.to hit this bowl. He needs to bring this jack out into the open, even
:26:56. > :27:01.if it goes out into the ditch, the short bowl will go with it and he
:27:01. > :27:08.has the chance of getting a second shot. You cannot help but feel
:27:08. > :27:16.sorry for Peter who has been on the wrong end of quite a massive score
:27:16. > :27:20.line, partly because he has not found his touch in this second
:27:20. > :27:26.round encounter, partly because Greg Harlow has simply played so
:27:26. > :27:36.well. That was the shot key was looking for, with his previous
:27:36. > :27:44.
:27:44. > :27:51.delivery. That is a good strike, once again. Always in the air rare
:27:51. > :27:58.-- area. And the jack stayed in Play which means it is going to be
:27:58. > :28:08.difficult. He has achieved his object, really, in the opening the
:28:08. > :28:10.
:28:10. > :28:14.bowl up. He has had a good strike. If you stay the side of the jack
:28:14. > :28:21.you are safe. What a beauty. You are not going to beat that, are
:28:21. > :28:25.you? It has been a master class, from Greg Harlow. It is difficult
:28:25. > :28:35.to keep your concentration in such a one-sided match, but he has done
:28:35. > :28:38.
:28:38. > :28:43.just that. Look at this. To a displaced jack, a toucher. He will
:28:43. > :28:53.be more than happy about the situation, with the single. He bit
:28:53. > :28:57.
:28:57. > :29:07.like to close the game down with a double, but... He should be trying
:29:07. > :29:24.
:29:24. > :29:30.matter. It will just go back on the be short -- the re-spot again.
:29:30. > :29:40.was all against Peter. The match was virtually over. It was a master
:29:40. > :29:40.
:29:40. > :29:45.class from Greg Harlow. He's got three shots to win 11-2. Greg
:29:46. > :29:53.Harlow is in good form. Let's take a look at his game against Peter
:29:53. > :29:59.Wong. He had no answer to the relentlessly -- Greg Harlow, one of
:29:59. > :30:04.the most consistent performers on the circuit. Loss of close bowls. A
:30:04. > :30:14.very professional performance by Greg Harlow, closing the match out
:30:14. > :30:17.
:30:17. > :30:23.and giving Peter warned no chance. -- Wong. The Welsh ladies' final is
:30:23. > :30:28.next. A big day for the Welsh Association. Barbara gritters is
:30:28. > :30:33.the association president. We have seen that the men's game is alive
:30:33. > :30:36.and well with new talent coming through in Damian Doubler. What
:30:36. > :30:42.through in Damian Doubler. What about the women's game? We have a
:30:42. > :30:49.lot of talent in the team. The undertakings, and the underwent --
:30:49. > :30:56.under-25s, or doing very well. you work with the youngsters as an
:30:56. > :31:04.organisation. The air is a lot of coaching for youngsters and they
:31:04. > :31:09.might get a lot of development and coaching. It is very good. As with
:31:09. > :31:16.the Men's final on Monday, the woman's is a case of youth against
:31:16. > :31:26.experience. Let's find out more about the Younger final list. Kerry
:31:26. > :31:26.
:31:26. > :31:36.Packwood has already had quite a In the last year, there have been a
:31:36. > :31:44.lot of big changes. I have had a baby. She is gorgeous horse Top
:31:45. > :31:54.she's very content and happy. She loves the attention. It is really
:31:55. > :31:57.
:31:57. > :32:06.good. He looks after her, and she just loves it. It is my second time
:32:06. > :32:13.in the final. I lost to Betty Morgan but I have not had a lot of
:32:13. > :32:23.practice. Now, this year, I am stronger. I think I have settled,
:32:23. > :32:23.
:32:23. > :32:33.Maia. -- now. I don't know much about Mali. I know that she plays
:32:33. > :32:39.
:32:39. > :32:49.Keller no bowls. I am going to make Over the last few years, experience
:32:49. > :32:51.
:32:51. > :32:59.has counted in the Welsh Ladies final. Would be the case this year
:32:59. > :33:09.Marlene Gamlin? I have been bowling for 20 years, but I have never
:33:09. > :33:09.
:33:09. > :33:17.quite got to the final. This year, I got to the final. There you go.
:33:17. > :33:24.We have an intriguing contest in store, in the Welsh Ladies final.
:33:24. > :33:29.Marlene was quickest off the blocks, taking two shots of the first end,
:33:29. > :33:34.then she was reined in by Kerry Packwood. But it did not impress
:33:34. > :33:42.her newborn daughter, too much! Marlene started to lose a radar,
:33:42. > :33:46.and Kerry took the first set 13-3, to the delight of her mother. We
:33:46. > :33:56.join it in the second set with Marlene facing a comprehensive
:33:56. > :34:09.
:34:09. > :34:19.forehand. Looking at it from a perspective of having to get down
:34:19. > :34:44.
:34:44. > :34:51.you think. Even if it does not come back all the way, it should come
:34:51. > :34:58.back, sufficiently. The line is certainly much better and that is
:34:58. > :35:08.making it inside the rink. You have to aim for a point that you think
:35:08. > :35:22.
:35:23. > :35:32.is too wide. This is looking good. Anderson, could do better than that,
:35:33. > :35:48.
:35:48. > :35:54.and he is a pretty nifty Claire. -- is frustrating. She is getting good
:35:54. > :36:04.weight, but when she pursues it wider and pushes it the bit further,
:36:04. > :36:05.
:36:05. > :36:15.as well... In the meantime, Carey is not making any mistakes. --
:36:15. > :36:21.
:36:21. > :36:30.Kerry. Look at this. Marlene seems to be in draw all were. -- a draw
:36:30. > :36:37.bowler. This one is on a good line if it comes back to the jack. Has
:36:37. > :36:47.she overplayed it? Just, trying to catch the bowl. This could be
:36:47. > :36:47.
:36:47. > :36:54.another full house for Kerry Packwood. Three of them already in,
:36:54. > :37:04.accounting. If this gets anywhere near the jack it will be a full
:37:04. > :37:06.
:37:06. > :37:16.house for Pat Wood. -- Packwood. is a good enough line, if the
:37:16. > :37:17.
:37:17. > :37:27.weight is there. She gets one, close. Very consistent player,
:37:27. > :37:27.
:37:27. > :37:35.Kerry Packwood. The 4th bowler owes of the game so far. -- the 4th full
:37:35. > :37:42.house. With an early end in sight, Marlene started to loser in
:37:42. > :37:51.additions and find her length, to win three consecutive ends. But it
:37:51. > :38:01.proved to be a false dawn, as youth triumphed over experience.
:38:01. > :38:02.
:38:02. > :38:12.concedes one shot, happy to do that. So that Kerry Packwood wins the
:38:12. > :38:15.
:38:15. > :38:25.title with a 13-3, 10-4 victory over Marlene Gamlin and has she
:38:25. > :38:25.
:38:25. > :38:35.done well? You must be very happy? Yes, it is a dream come true.
:38:35. > :38:37.
:38:37. > :38:43.new ladies' champion, Kerry play in the Welsh Grand Prix. This
:38:43. > :38:49.is the quarter final line-up. One unseeded player and six world
:38:49. > :38:54.unseeded player and six world champions. We are back tomorrow at