:00:44. > :00:54.Paul Foster - a three-times world champion. Mervyn King - World's
:00:54. > :01:04.best, 2006. David Gourlay - 2012 World Mixed pairs winner. Greg
:01:04. > :01:08.
:01:08. > :01:13.Harlow - champion of the world 2010. Welsh Grand Prix and winner 2012 -
:01:13. > :01:16.all will be revealed. At the end of the day, one of those four world
:01:16. > :01:21.champions will have lifted his trophy and left his mark on
:01:21. > :01:31.Llanelli. Today was the semi-finals and final, all in one fantastic
:01:31. > :01:38.Friday. Could the estate manager knocked out Scotland's Supreme
:01:38. > :01:43.though? Would it be cartwheels or a taxi to this year's final? Play
:01:43. > :01:49.started at 10 o'clock this morning and on the eve of the second
:01:49. > :01:55.weekend of the Six Nations, both our semi-finals were Calcutta Cup
:01:55. > :02:03.affairs. Mervyn King has had a straight forward competition Until
:02:03. > :02:09.yesterday when he survived a shoot- out against Wayne Hogg. David
:02:09. > :02:16.Gourlay's journey has been a mixed bag. He's the first round, a tough
:02:16. > :02:23.second. Yesterday, he spoiled home hopes by defeating Port Talbot's
:02:23. > :02:29.John Price. Gourlay started best, taking two shots at the 7th and 8th
:02:29. > :02:36.ends to take the first set 9-4. But King is a bachelor and took a shot
:02:36. > :02:46.at each of the last four ends to claim it 7-3. We were into another
:02:46. > :02:46.
:02:46. > :04:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:04:57. > :05:07.tie-break. We join it in the second bite of the cherry and expect him
:05:07. > :05:07.
:05:07. > :07:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:07:18. > :07:23.just needs to bend and drop. He is That is the best game I had played
:07:23. > :07:33.on this rink for a long time. In the second set, there was nothing
:07:33. > :07:42.
:07:42. > :07:51.You are having a great time and you are here to learn? Absolutely right.
:07:51. > :07:57.To see the differences and to enjoy ourselves. To see Greg Harlow,
:07:57. > :08:02.David Gourlay, it is great. there a crossover between the two
:08:02. > :08:09.games? A tremendous crossover. One of the things I would really love
:08:09. > :08:13.to see is some further crossover where maybe the crown green players
:08:13. > :08:18.pitched their skills against the law and green players. Thank you.
:08:18. > :08:23.It is quiet in here because they are all out there in join the
:08:23. > :08:30.second semi-final. Paul Foster has beaten two world champions.
:08:30. > :08:37.Yesterday he defeated his World pairs partner Alex Marshall. Greg
:08:37. > :08:42.Harlow has had two tie-break tussles to get to his second
:08:42. > :08:52.successive semi-final. This semi- final was a tight affair at the
:08:52. > :08:56.
:08:56. > :09:06.start until Harlow took two in the 7th end. Foster was suffering a
:09:06. > :09:06.
:09:06. > :10:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:10:55. > :11:01.disappointing exit. We join it in world No. 1. If Harlequins this
:11:02. > :11:10.semi-final, we are told he will overtake Foster and go back to the
:11:10. > :11:20.number-one position he occupied a couple of years ago. Not very happy
:11:20. > :11:41.
:11:41. > :11:51.with that. He has brought it out into the open. Very solid out into
:11:51. > :12:18.
:12:18. > :12:28.the open. He has given Foster a the open. He has given Foster a
:12:28. > :12:57.
:12:57. > :13:04.overtaking Paul. If he wins, that will further consolidate his
:13:04. > :13:14.position. He has been very consistent this year, and that is
:13:14. > :13:30.
:13:30. > :13:37.From then on there was only one we know. Harlow through to the final
:13:37. > :13:43.in straight sets. I watched Paul play yesterday and it was fantastic.
:13:43. > :13:50.I had a couple of plans and one of them was to get close. If he got in
:13:50. > :13:56.early, I was trying to disrupt his game. Everyone is looking forward
:13:56. > :14:00.to this final and I know you are as well. Who do you fancy? It is going
:14:00. > :14:04.to be a very close game. Both players have been playing
:14:04. > :14:14.exceptionally well all week. If I was a betting man, I would not put
:14:14. > :14:15.
:14:15. > :14:24.any money on. I don't know. It is going to be close. We you -- do you
:14:24. > :14:33.agree with that? Greg Harlow has won it three times in all. Is your
:14:33. > :14:40.favourite? Yes. Do you have a favourite? I should be retained for
:14:40. > :14:50.Harlow, but I have got a feeling call it will win. Our experts had
:14:50. > :15:00.been reading that brief in the case of Harlow against Gourlay, 2012.
:15:00. > :15:00.
:15:00. > :15:10.Caught in session. I thought I was going to be presenting a case here
:15:10. > :15:11.
:15:11. > :15:16.on my own. David Gourlay has progressed to the final. He is
:15:16. > :15:21.certainly playing well. He likes the fast greens in Australia and
:15:21. > :15:27.they do suit him. He has got all the shots, particularly the driver
:15:27. > :15:37.shot. I have got a feeling this could be his year to win in the
:15:37. > :15:38.
:15:38. > :15:44.Welsh Grand Prix. I present the case for Greg Harlow. He's
:15:44. > :15:48.confidence is going to be sky high. He always plays the forehand runner
:15:48. > :15:54.very well. There is no doubt about it, Greg Harlow is going to win
:15:55. > :16:01.this title. David Gourlay could be the man. He is hungry for success
:16:01. > :16:08.and wants another title. He is not a great man in the finals. My money
:16:08. > :16:14.is definitely on Harlow. David Gourlay has got the class. He is
:16:14. > :16:20.going on holiday on Tuesday and he wants this title. I think we should
:16:20. > :16:25.reconvene later for the verdict. Gourlay was first out of the blocks,
:16:25. > :16:35.claiming two in the first end. As we join it in the 4th, he has
:16:35. > :16:35.
:16:35. > :18:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:18:32. > :18:42.better player at the moment. -- the line, coming back at the end. It is
:18:42. > :18:46.dropping away now. He needs to run. Not quite what he wanted. No, I
:18:46. > :18:52.think it's two or three feet short from what he was looking for. It
:18:52. > :18:58.gives great a chance on the ball. The jack will move to these two.
:18:58. > :19:08.Not an easy shot, by any means, but world number one next year, so
:19:08. > :19:14.
:19:14. > :19:24.forehand side coming back into it. Very aggressive with this, though,
:19:24. > :19:31.
:19:31. > :19:39.on the forehand. I didn't expect his last delivery. He is good for
:19:39. > :19:46.line. Now he needs to run. That's a good bowl, and that covers that
:19:46. > :19:55.side. The problem is on the other side of the rink now. It could get
:19:55. > :20:05.him a four. He's going heavy, by the looks of it. An imitation job,
:20:05. > :20:14.
:20:14. > :20:20.here would have been good. He is looking for the side of the jack.
:20:20. > :20:28.Very close. Not a lot in that. ball was wobbling. He did not get
:20:28. > :20:33.it away clean, otherwise I think it might have dipped back. The two
:20:33. > :20:43.shots David Gourlay got in the first end, gave it to life and one.
:20:43. > :20:54.
:20:54. > :21:04.We join it in the 4th end, and time a David Gourlay not taking the
:21:04. > :21:19.
:21:19. > :21:24.trophy back with him. Playing very is in with this one. He has got the
:21:24. > :21:29.outside of the bowl. I thought he had its solid. He is not playing at
:21:29. > :21:39.his best, but he has had one or two Bad touchers. Swings and
:21:39. > :21:57.
:21:57. > :22:07.roundabouts. Sometimes you get them, brilliant. He can sense of victory
:22:07. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :23:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:23:34. > :23:40.at this. Here it comes. This time, two down, Greg Harlow, but he does
:23:40. > :23:49.have the last bowl. Yes, a good strike. He will be pleased he hit
:23:49. > :23:59.the target. Write down the centre. Good contact. Gets it out to the
:23:59. > :24:23.
:24:23. > :24:29.quickly. It's all about pace now. Here it comes. It's very good.
:24:29. > :24:35.That's a very good from David, because Greg or will realise that,
:24:35. > :24:42.if he goes at this, and misses, he is in a heap of trouble. The second
:24:42. > :24:47.shot is a gift, really. I don't imagine if he will play weight. I
:24:47. > :24:52.will be mortified if he does. He has to go for second. Anything from
:24:52. > :24:58.that distance there would be good. Go for second shot. If you get it,
:24:58. > :25:08.it will be a bonus. You would be suicidal to try to go for this. He
:25:08. > :25:12.
:25:12. > :25:17.work very hard to hold that 1 up. Here it goes. Oh, he has just
:25:17. > :25:23.missed the edge. Has he played it? It looks good. It looks good.
:25:23. > :25:31.Second bowl. I can't imagine many players taking the risk on the
:25:31. > :25:39.narrow side there. Brilliant bowl. Very unlucky not to get the shot.
:25:39. > :25:49.Using a slightly less buyer s than David. A brilliant effort by Greg.
:25:49. > :25:50.
:25:50. > :26:00.I think he will settle for that. -- bias. We are not sure what Greg can
:26:00. > :26:00.
:26:00. > :26:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:26:43. > :26:50.do because no matter where the jack many ways. When you look at the
:26:50. > :26:56.scorecard, 10-1, 6-1, yet it is engrossing. You would not rule Greg
:26:56. > :27:02.out if he can find some form. It's a problem. He has moved on to these
:27:02. > :27:06.green bowls, but does not look as comfortable with them. If you have
:27:06. > :27:10.not used Camelot, it is difficult to make that change. Even though
:27:10. > :27:14.David Gourlay has gone to the red, he has been practising with the red,
:27:14. > :27:19.playing with the red. He played against me in the quarter-finals
:27:19. > :27:29.with reds, so he looks more comfortable. He is finding the
:27:29. > :27:38.
:27:38. > :27:43.Greg it may be did overdo that attacking a bit. I know what worked
:27:43. > :27:53.well in the semi-final. I just think he hasn't really settled on a
:27:53. > :27:59.
:27:59. > :28:09.length since then. It has been hard Greg has had the advantage of using
:28:09. > :28:19.
:28:19. > :28:29.again here. Controlled weight. Got it. Where is the jack going to go.
:28:29. > :28:36.
:28:36. > :28:46.strikes. In the area again. Good hit. He moves to the red and leaves
:28:46. > :29:14.
:29:14. > :29:20.weight. He has missed a chance. I honestly believe that if David had
:29:20. > :29:25.put that in, that could easily have been Greg on the way out. As it is
:29:25. > :29:35.now, Greg has got an easy shot to make the double, and he is right
:29:35. > :29:54.
:29:54. > :29:58.for Greg and 6-3 after five. is so unlike Greg Harlow. Yes, he
:29:58. > :30:08.is suffering for weight at the moment. He knows it's a missed
:30:08. > :30:18.Was Harlow about to make an unlikely comeback? By the end of
:30:18. > :30:27.
:30:27. > :30:37.a few shot without playing really at his best. He has given himself
:30:37. > :31:08.
:31:08. > :31:18.an opportunity. It's a good start. finals over the years. He is in a
:31:18. > :31:18.
:31:18. > :32:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds
:32:04. > :32:14.wide and drop on to the green bowl and Greg will have to chase it. --
:32:14. > :32:18.
:32:18. > :32:25.the bowl, if he can, drop back to the jack. It was perfect.
:32:25. > :32:29.Absolutely perfect. Yes, wonderful delivery, that. He could not have
:32:29. > :32:38.played it better, if he had walked up and put that bowl there. Look at
:32:38. > :32:48.this. He would have visualise doing this. Coming in, wider line.
:32:48. > :33:02.
:33:02. > :33:12.Touched the greener. Drawback right the mat to hold the bowl apple. Oh,
:33:12. > :33:20.
:33:20. > :33:27.it looks under. Yes, it's gone. -- going as quickly as he did in the
:33:27. > :33:33.semi-final. He got a few away badly in the first set, but David Gourlay
:33:33. > :33:38.has got a problem because he has to try to get the re-spotted position.
:33:38. > :33:48.It's a problem I wouldn't mind having in the final. I would take
:33:48. > :33:57.
:33:57. > :34:04.nuzzle it towards the re-spotted position to cover it. Yes, that's
:34:04. > :34:14.good. The jack goes out. That will be number one, so this is literally
:34:14. > :34:17.
:34:17. > :34:24.straight through to there. The re- spotted is over in this position
:34:24. > :34:29.and that would be under David Gourlay's bowl, which is over there.
:34:29. > :34:33.Greg's best chance might be if he went back up the green. He has got
:34:33. > :34:43.to hit the target first of all. It is difficult enough to hit this.
:34:43. > :34:50.
:34:50. > :34:56.This could be all over in a few hasn't played it with a lot of
:34:56. > :35:05.weight. He knows the re-spotted are covered, that's a problem. He is
:35:05. > :35:14.very close. Has he got enough? No, it is going to be two to David
:35:14. > :35:18.Gourlay. He wins the Welsh Grand Prix 2012, over Greg Harlow. A
:35:18. > :35:22.wonderful, wonderful match for David Gourlay, dominated from the
:35:22. > :35:30.first end. He did not let go. Gave his opponent no chance at all and
:35:30. > :35:40.thoroughly deserves his wins. has been exceptional in the final
:35:40. > :35:43.
:35:43. > :35:53.and semi-final. A deserved win for You have been plenty of finals but,
:35:53. > :35:54.
:35:54. > :35:59.my goodness, you played well today. Thank you, thank you. It has been
:35:59. > :36:05.nine finals in a row I have lost. I'm so happy today and thankfully I
:36:05. > :36:08.started well and Greg was missing a few drives. Greg, you have the same
:36:08. > :36:14.game-plan because you knew David would be drawing very close but it
:36:14. > :36:18.didn't happen today for some reason. You seem to come off edges and
:36:18. > :36:23.slice things across. Firstly, I would like to apologise to this
:36:23. > :36:27.crowd because I think it was my worst performance of the week.
:36:27. > :36:32.Secondly, I would like to congratulate David because that is
:36:32. > :36:37.the best I have seen anybody play this week. He did not give me an
:36:37. > :36:41.inch and deserved the win. I would like to congratulate David. When
:36:41. > :36:48.you are chasing, you need a few results to go your way. I got what
:36:48. > :36:52.I deserve, to be honest. Nine finals and you got over the line.
:36:53. > :37:02.You can go on holiday a happy man. Yes, I would like to thank
:37:03. > :37:21.
:37:21. > :37:27.Ladies and gentlemen, the Welsh The final, we expected a close
:37:27. > :37:30.match but David Gourlay had other ideas. Both these players are so
:37:30. > :37:39.well matched but David Gourlay it was quickly out of the box, drawing
:37:39. > :37:44.well, Harlow not getting the striking results today. David
:37:44. > :37:50.Gourlay, so consistent, put in Harlow under pressure. Greg gets a
:37:50. > :37:54.result on this end but it was not enough. David Gourlay, the Master
:37:54. > :37:59.of the draw, brilliant bowling again, and he runs away with the
:37:59. > :38:06.first set. Here he is in the second, piling on the pressure. Now Harlow
:38:06. > :38:12.is in trouble. Fighting again. The match ebbing away. David Gourlay,
:38:12. > :38:20.in control. Rubbing salt in the rooms. A brilliant delivery again.
:38:20. > :38:25.Greg has no answer. He tries. No result today. David Gourlay takes
:38:25. > :38:32.the match. A brilliant winner for David Gourlay. Welsh Grand Prix