:00:45. > :00:49.Welcome to the Bowls: World Championship Highlights on BBC 2.
:00:49. > :00:55.This week we have seen shock after shock. The line-up does not contain
:00:55. > :01:01.the usual suspects. Some of Ball's most recognisable faces have left
:01:01. > :01:11.after a series of unexpected results. Paul Foster has been
:01:11. > :01:15.
:01:15. > :01:25.pulled out of the world singles championship. The champion has gone.
:01:25. > :01:28.
:01:28. > :01:37.It is unbelievable. We are all shocked here. The world number two
:01:37. > :01:47.is out of the championships. The jury is still out on the identity
:01:47. > :01:47.
:01:47. > :02:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds
:02:44. > :02:51.on the 2012 champion following World number 13 David Greenslade
:02:51. > :02:59.against world number eight David Gourlay. Top 16 for the last few
:02:59. > :03:05.years. He really needed to get ranking points in this event. Going
:03:05. > :03:15.to Wales for the Grand Prix in a week's time. He will be a relieved
:03:15. > :03:24.
:03:24. > :03:28.man. He has done so well in these World Championships. He has enough
:03:28. > :03:38.points to be safe in the top 16 so he will be concentrating on winning
:03:38. > :03:57.
:03:57. > :04:01.the event. A couple of interesting clashes. Regular names in the top
:04:01. > :04:11.players over the last five or six years are at risk of going out of
:04:11. > :04:32.
:04:32. > :04:42.playing for over two decades. His father won the Commonwealth gold
:04:42. > :04:46.
:04:46. > :04:52.medal in 1992. That was in Brisbane, Queensland. His mother, Sarah has
:04:52. > :05:02.lifted a number of medals after their championship and the
:05:02. > :05:08.
:05:08. > :05:15.Commonwealth Games. This is also from the same family. Evidently, it
:05:15. > :05:20.has been in his blood from a young age. It is a good start for Jason.
:05:20. > :05:28.This has to be a forehand runner doesn't it? It does now. They
:05:28. > :05:38.looked to be taking the green bowls out. They would take it to the
:05:38. > :05:39.
:05:39. > :05:49.first end. Lots of weight. Looking for a front bowl on to the jack.
:05:49. > :05:53.
:05:53. > :06:03.Looks good. That was quite good, actually. This was the depressed
:06:03. > :06:04.
:06:04. > :06:14.bowl. Two shuts out. David will have a good conversion shot
:06:14. > :06:23.
:06:23. > :06:27.available. Great open bowls. Great two shots. If David drives the jack
:06:27. > :06:35.into the ditch it will score three in the first bend. It certainly
:06:35. > :06:40.looks to have damaged it. Get a single or the jack through for
:06:40. > :06:50.three. The jack will be his target. Open's a slightly blocked for the
:06:50. > :07:21.
:07:21. > :07:27.draw shot. -- both hands are. pretty close. Just a fraction wide.
:07:27. > :07:37.It is rare that David Gourlay Mrs a running bowl. He takes a double. --
:07:37. > :07:54.
:07:54. > :08:04.he misses. Jason has come in with slightly different approach to his
:08:04. > :08:07.
:08:07. > :08:14.game. He has a lot more control, he is a bit aggressive player. He has
:08:14. > :08:17.been relying a lot more on his drawing ability. This is the
:08:17. > :08:27.championship for the first time that he has swapped to the Tiger
:08:27. > :08:33.
:08:33. > :08:43.bowl. This is different to what he traditionally uses. Because of that
:08:43. > :08:53.he has played shorter jacks. Normally he plays longer jacks.
:08:53. > :08:53.
:08:53. > :09:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds
:09:33. > :09:38.That is a good driver. Looks like it is one green from here. A
:09:38. > :09:48.backhand draw for David. Looking for a touch on the jack. He wants
:09:48. > :10:05.
:10:05. > :10:13.to make a double. The line is good. A forehand draw for Jason. Ideally
:10:13. > :10:20.to drop around his own green bowl. Count and cover. He would just miss
:10:20. > :10:30.his own. That is a great effort. He could run this down a little bit
:10:30. > :10:38.
:10:38. > :10:45.with pace. That was a heavy drop. Certainly a tighter line. That was
:10:45. > :10:49.the right idea. Surprisingly, it dropped short. It was mentioned to
:10:49. > :10:56.me that some people think that the inside line is moving a little bit
:10:56. > :11:03.heavier. That really should not have mattered to David. He could
:11:03. > :11:13.have reached that. It is one of the heads that he can afford to reach,
:11:13. > :11:15.
:11:15. > :11:22.he cannot afford two yards. It will be on his mind. If you draw another
:11:22. > :11:32.shot he will come back around for cover. Or you can tempt yourself
:11:32. > :11:34.
:11:34. > :11:44.with the back end. -- backhand. A four-shot ditties. He would try to
:11:44. > :11:44.
:11:44. > :11:51.drop round the green bowls. He will hope to count and cover. It is the
:11:51. > :12:01.grande bowl again. Not far away, but even half a yard on that last
:12:01. > :12:03.
:12:03. > :12:13.bowled would have been good. -- bowl. A positive draw for David.
:12:13. > :12:19.
:12:19. > :12:28.Looking for a little touch on the jack. To not know what she would do
:12:28. > :12:36.to get back from there? The only good thing for David Gourlay was
:12:36. > :12:46.that he was not punish finally putting a single in. He lost one. -
:12:46. > :13:23.
:13:23. > :13:33.- punished for. A good start for Jason, going in again. Going very
:13:33. > :13:42.
:13:42. > :13:52.strong. Certainly winning the drawing battle at the moment. A
:13:52. > :14:09.
:14:09. > :14:19.good sign for Jason. Scotland well represented in the semifinals,
:14:19. > :14:29.
:14:29. > :14:39.David Gourlay at the top of the least. -- least. That is a long way
:14:39. > :14:45.
:14:46. > :14:52.down from Inverness to get here. He four years. The wives like to
:14:52. > :14:59.support their man. Just a foot behind the jack. He would love to
:14:59. > :15:08.slot one in there. Mix it up a little bit. Will it be inside, or
:15:08. > :15:16.outside? No question it will be on the inside. What a perfect bowl.
:15:16. > :15:25.Very good bowling for Jason. David will be tempted to open this up. A
:15:25. > :15:30.forehand drive. Looking for the jack. A great hit. This will be a
:15:30. > :15:39.one bowl singles night. Just as well that David Gourlay has the
:15:39. > :15:46.last delivery. He will be four down when he plays his last bowl. It
:15:46. > :15:52.will be impossible to beat. They must be eight metres from the jack.
:15:52. > :15:59.Jason, not having a look at the head, having a look to see what is
:15:59. > :16:09.the best routs in. How can he get as close as possible to the jack.
:16:09. > :16:11.
:16:11. > :16:17.He may flutter round. -- float around. He would try to filter
:16:17. > :16:25.through a gap. There does not seem to be a route to get between a four
:16:25. > :16:29.to eight inches of the jack without flirting with the danger. I think
:16:29. > :16:35.he has decided to play a forehand so he can be as close to the rink
:16:35. > :16:42.edge as possible. Down the narrow side. He has not gone that wide
:16:42. > :16:50.actually. He is making sure that's all. David Gourlay also has that
:16:50. > :16:55.problem. He has a spin bowl. He will see Jason's line and see if
:16:55. > :17:05.Peking go a few inches wider. There is a good chance to win this shot.
:17:05. > :17:05.
:17:05. > :17:11.-- he will go. Jason may not be close enough though. Certainly it
:17:11. > :17:19.is wider, no doubt about that. A good pace on it. He certainly is
:17:19. > :17:26.reaching. He has to stop though. I'd not believe it. That went in.
:17:26. > :17:31.Quite a lot of pace. I cannot believe that bowl. I do not think
:17:31. > :17:38.that I have ever seen David make a mistake like that before. Yes, we
:17:38. > :17:44.know he's going for the shot, but Bay in mind that he was four down.
:17:44. > :17:51.That was a huge mistake. -- BAe in mind. David Gourlay was struggling
:17:51. > :18:01.to find his form. He lost the first set convincingly. As we joined them
:18:01. > :18:01.
:18:01. > :18:06.later, Jason is still in charge. Quarterfinals day on Friday.
:18:06. > :18:16.Semifinals on Saturday. Finals on Sunday. Always a great weekend to
:18:16. > :18:18.
:18:19. > :18:28.be here. Nearly as much fun in the box as on the rink. I can't say it
:18:28. > :18:38.is quite as much fun. A lot of pressure. A lot easier RPR. -- up
:18:38. > :18:41.
:18:41. > :18:45.here. It is unusual this year. It was not for a lack of trying.
:18:45. > :18:53.Probably the longest jack we have had in this direction. This should
:18:53. > :19:03.be interesting. He needs to pick the jack up a little bit. He picked
:19:03. > :19:06.
:19:06. > :19:16.it up on the way past. He has also moved away from the forehand a full
:19:16. > :19:26.length. He feels that the back end is a better side. -- backhand.
:19:26. > :19:29.
:19:29. > :19:35.David has over I just did here. -- over adjusted. Jason wraps the head
:19:35. > :19:45.around the bowl. A strange grip. I have never seen anybody else tried
:19:45. > :19:50.
:19:51. > :20:00.to copy Jason's delivery. It works for him. Timing in again. A touch
:20:01. > :20:12.
:20:13. > :20:22.short. The line is good enough, how is the pace? Is this the winner? It
:20:23. > :20:25.
:20:26. > :20:35.certainly is. David's reaction is that he does not think it is close
:20:36. > :20:49.
:20:49. > :20:59.enough. He is waiting for his semifinal. Well, Jason is pushing
:20:59. > :21:08.it forward. Has he got enough in him? You do not won the jack. That
:21:09. > :21:14.is good. That is very good. That puts the pressure back on David.
:21:15. > :21:24.Ideally, David would like to turn the jack for three. He probably
:21:25. > :21:27.
:21:27. > :21:32.feels that he can only draw for one. Yes, it is normally when you think
:21:32. > :21:41.that a heavy drop will arrive at the jack, his back and will hold
:21:41. > :21:46.off all day. A dead draw. The line is good. How is the pace? He is not
:21:46. > :21:56.happy with it. That is the problem. He is in between two minds. He
:21:56. > :21:57.
:21:57. > :22:02.really wanted the jack. I have done that myself. Jason is in a similar
:22:02. > :22:12.position, he knows if he turns the raid he was caught four shots. He
:22:12. > :22:24.
:22:24. > :22:31.cannot afford to turn the jack. -- turns the red he could make four
:22:31. > :22:38.shots. It will be a dead draw if he turns it. He's not going anywhere
:22:38. > :22:46.near that jack. He were not paid back in there. He does not have the
:22:46. > :22:56.pace. -- he will not head back in there. That is rather conservative
:22:56. > :23:02.
:23:02. > :23:12.for Jason. Absolutely the right tactics. David has to win every and
:23:12. > :23:14.
:23:14. > :23:24.from this time on. He has called on fire ants for so far -- he has
:23:24. > :23:35.
:23:35. > :23:45.scored five dance so far. He really has been scratching around. --
:23:45. > :24:08.
:24:08. > :24:18.scratching around four points in this match. It looks like a
:24:18. > :24:27.Dalmatian jacket today. It is almost like a puppy that flower on
:24:27. > :24:37.that woman's jacket. Judy does not miss any matches. That is her chair.
:24:37. > :24:49.
:24:49. > :24:59.That is where she likes to see it. David needs a clean road here. He
:24:59. > :25:05.
:25:05. > :25:10.needs to prop around the back end fall in with the shot. Jason may be
:25:10. > :25:15.tempted to swap to the back end here and drop in between the jack
:25:15. > :25:25.and the red bowl. He would try to counter and cover. He certainly has
:25:25. > :25:26.
:25:26. > :25:34.a bowl big enough for it. He must miss his own short bowl. It has
:25:34. > :25:39.finished good for him. It has finished good. It is finding the
:25:39. > :25:44.gaps. Things are just working out right for Jason. That's what
:25:44. > :25:52.happens when you're playing well. It must look like a cream brick
:25:52. > :25:57.wall for David. How can he get through this jack? He will have to
:25:57. > :26:03.be adventurous and play through the green bowls and pick up or at least
:26:03. > :26:09.replace them. If the place into the green bowl there, it could come off
:26:09. > :26:14.on to the other one. He has to disturb the head. It does not look
:26:14. > :26:20.a good drawing route for the jack. It needs a bit of fortune with his
:26:20. > :26:30.one. If he is on the back and he must be trying to draw it. He is
:26:30. > :26:32.
:26:32. > :26:38.going for the wide draw. -- the back end. -- backhand. The reason
:26:38. > :26:44.he cannot come around the short green bowl, he needs to miss it. He
:26:44. > :26:48.is struggling for pace. That was the wrong option. I know that there
:26:49. > :26:58.were is a bit of luck to be running bowl, but I thought that was the
:26:59. > :27:07.
:27:07. > :27:13.shot. I think it is making the gap. Irrespective, Jason's line three
:27:13. > :27:23.will cover the red bowl. Cover the red bowl, that would be my tactics.
:27:23. > :27:24.
:27:24. > :27:34.Drop two at the back of the rink. That is what he has gone for. He
:27:34. > :27:43.knows David is so good with the conversion shots. Sensible play.
:27:43. > :27:49.David is probably only got the draw available. He has left himself in a
:27:49. > :27:59.bit of a mess at the sand. He knows that he must make his shot to keep
:27:59. > :28:03.
:28:03. > :28:12.his chances alive in these what championships. This one must count.
:28:12. > :28:17.He looks like he has a better pace. Is he going in for number one?
:28:18. > :28:27.Great bowl if it runs. It was they, struggling. He is really in trouble
:28:28. > :28:30.
:28:30. > :28:40.now. It is all-over. David Gourlay deciding that the three shots was
:28:40. > :28:47.
:28:47. > :28:52.not for him. 9-4 Mac in the set. Jason was too strong and the 41-
:28:52. > :28:59.year-old Welshman, a civil servant, has gone through to the final of
:28:59. > :29:05.the indoor singles. A dominant display for a day such -- Jason. He
:29:05. > :29:15.is in the finals for the first time. Willett beat the two-time champion
:29:15. > :29:15.
:29:15. > :30:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds
:30:24. > :30:34.or the what number three? -- who He has to hurry. It is important
:30:34. > :30:34.
:30:34. > :30:44.for Andy Thomson now. He does not want to let Darren Burnett back in.
:30:44. > :30:58.
:30:58. > :31:06.It looks good. That was pretty good. The seventh end. That is a key end
:31:06. > :31:13.when it comes to singles. The player behind must score on this
:31:13. > :31:23.end, otherwise that are chasing the game. This is very good. That is a
:31:23. > :31:48.
:31:48. > :31:58.major help. He just needs to hang on now and swing away quickly.
:31:58. > :32:11.
:32:11. > :32:20.bowling by Andy Thomson. Good grouping. He has a problem. He does
:32:20. > :32:30.not want to go to close. He does not want to widen the target.
:32:30. > :32:35.
:32:35. > :32:41.Ideally, go underneath the jack and rest on the Greens. He put it in
:32:41. > :32:51.his hands out as if to say, what's going on? That Paul should have
:32:51. > :32:57.
:32:57. > :33:02.drifted inside. -- the bowl. could run for the bowl. He does not
:33:02. > :33:12.really want a connection on the jack. If he gets the joke and it
:33:12. > :33:18.
:33:18. > :33:27.pushes it over her, that's where his danger is. That's why he is
:33:28. > :33:37.paying a very conservative backhand draw. Now he drops back, that is
:33:38. > :33:41.
:33:41. > :33:51.quite solid. One shot to two Darren Burnett. He has to score the next
:33:51. > :33:57.
:33:57. > :34:07.one to get something out of this set. Andy Thomson was champion in
:34:07. > :34:08.
:34:08. > :34:14.1994 and 1995. I remember it well. One of the few players to hit back-
:34:14. > :34:24.to-back championships back in the day of the Preston Guild Hall,
:34:24. > :34:35.
:34:35. > :34:43.fondly remembered by many people I know. Just when Darren Burnett
:34:43. > :34:50.wanted a good start. It is important for him to keep the
:34:50. > :35:00.pressure on Andy Thomson. With a player of his calibre, you cannot
:35:00. > :35:18.
:35:18. > :35:28.do that. I just feel that Andy Thomson is a little more consistent.
:35:28. > :35:31.
:35:31. > :35:41.That is a better bowl. Andy Thomson for many years a plate with Gary
:35:41. > :35:44.
:35:44. > :35:54.Smith who has gone on to be in the hierarchy of bowls nowadays. Very
:35:54. > :36:00.
:36:00. > :36:05.much involved in the administration side. The chief executive now. Of
:36:05. > :36:15.world outdoor bowling. I am sure he will be tuning in to watch his old
:36:15. > :36:31.
:36:31. > :36:41.friend. A wide line from Andy Thomson. He just needs to bowl pass
:36:41. > :36:43.
:36:43. > :36:49.the front stuff. There is the thin edge. He did not have the pace. The
:36:49. > :36:59.shoulder is there. It is worth reaching. He has two seconds and he
:36:59. > :37:01.
:37:01. > :37:11.really has to score the cent. -- this end. He may try to keep the
:37:11. > :37:12.
:37:12. > :37:22.bowl clean, play this with a lot of weight. Try to take the bowl
:37:22. > :37:22.
:37:22. > :37:31.without any movement on the jack. think you are right, John.
:37:31. > :37:37.forehand that suggests he is going to attack. That looks narrow.
:37:37. > :37:46.could be interesting. Was that interesting, or what? He was on the
:37:46. > :37:50.right side, coming down the inside line. That was a very good result.
:37:50. > :38:00.Just a signal to Andy Thomson to say, sorry mate, that was off
:38:00. > :38:03.
:38:03. > :38:13.target. Really good etiquette, that. Swings and roundabouts. We all get
:38:13. > :38:20.
:38:20. > :38:30.them. Now Andy, a white line. If you have got good weight, this will
:38:30. > :38:34.
:38:34. > :38:44.sweep back. He has pushed through it. APPLAUSE. That is the
:38:44. > :38:47.
:38:47. > :38:53.difference going into the last line three shots up. East and the losers
:38:53. > :39:03.this said he will be extremely disappointed. He lost five shots in
:39:03. > :39:05.
:39:05. > :39:09.the last three ends. He is level in a shoot-out for the semifinal.
:39:09. > :39:18.characteristic as the tournament has gone on that that forehand has
:39:18. > :39:28.become more difficult to play in this direction. It is probably due
:39:28. > :39:33.
:39:33. > :39:38.to traffic on the rink. A lot of it bowls have been played. It is
:39:38. > :39:48.stretched tightly and during the tournament, obviously, it listens a
:39:48. > :39:52.
:39:52. > :39:58.little bit. -- becomes a little looser. A bit more testing on
:39:58. > :40:08.occasions. I would love to play on it every night, but it is a testing
:40:08. > :40:08.
:40:08. > :40:18.rink. He did not like that one at all. O'Dea, he turned his back on
:40:18. > :40:28.it immediately. -- oh dear. It does not look too bad from our
:40:28. > :40:42.
:40:42. > :40:52.perspective. Sticking with a backhand draw at the moment.
:40:52. > :41:09.
:41:09. > :41:16.knows he is very close. Very, very close. That has dropped away.
:41:16. > :41:22.final end. Darren Burnett is having a close inspection. This is tough,
:41:22. > :41:27.John, because there are two options. He can drop in on the backhand and
:41:28. > :41:33.tried to get something in front for the ultimate shot. He knows the Bat
:41:33. > :41:43.position is dodgy. The trouble is, if he does get something into the
:41:43. > :41:45.
:41:45. > :41:50.back position and slot something in, is bowl goes out and he is one down.
:41:50. > :42:00.Yes, he might go for the option just to cover the back position at
:42:00. > :42:10.this stage. Difficult for Andy. He would like to draw the shot. That
:42:10. > :42:11.
:42:11. > :42:16.is a good position. That is exactly where it was, that graphic. It is
:42:16. > :42:26.probably be safer way to play, but he has left it open for Andy to
:42:26. > :42:37.
:42:37. > :42:44.punch the bowl out. -- punched the bowling bowl out. More weight.
:42:44. > :42:54.Makes sense. Trying to disturb it. Oh deer, and be, that is the one
:42:54. > :42:56.
:42:56. > :43:06.you really did not want. You can see by his reaction. Yes, you can
:43:06. > :43:12.see that he is under the line. Now he is in big trouble. Well, he
:43:12. > :43:20.really knew that that was a problem. I think Darren Burnett will go on
:43:20. > :43:30.the respot position and try to beat the green bowl. -- the green
:43:30. > :43:38.
:43:38. > :43:43.bowling bowl. He has got the line to get that. Has he got the weight?
:43:43. > :43:53.He just wants to stop on the green one. That is very good. That is
:43:53. > :43:55.
:43:55. > :44:05.really, really good. A clever at end by Darren Burnett. I think he
:44:05. > :44:05.
:44:05. > :44:15.has left Andy Thomson just a draw now. It is not an easy bowl to play.
:44:15. > :44:15.
:44:15. > :44:21.Under the circumstances, but it is there, David. Sometimes being left
:44:21. > :44:30.with no choice is better. You just have to pay the one choice that is
:44:30. > :44:38.available. Andy Thomson will be the disappointed. The first set up to
:44:38. > :44:44.Darren Burnett. Somehow Andy Thomson conspired to lose the first
:44:44. > :44:54.set and Darren Burnett took it. Thomson needs to win the next set
:44:54. > :44:55.
:44:55. > :45:01.to force a tie-break. Eight very unique delivery there,
:45:01. > :45:11.Andy Thomson. His thumb is very high on the bowl. Not too many of
:45:11. > :45:32.
:45:32. > :45:42.the top players have that sort of grip. APPLAUSE. Seven inches short,
:45:42. > :45:49.
:45:49. > :45:59.jack high. It is hard to get round it. It is a
:45:59. > :46:00.
:46:00. > :46:10.good line. His weight is good. APPLAUSE. Encouraging the bowl
:46:10. > :46:12.
:46:13. > :46:21.forward. It is very close. As a semifinal this match has been very
:46:21. > :46:31.interesting. It has slowed down a lot in the second set. Looking more
:46:31. > :46:38.
:46:38. > :46:47.interested. That is not running, Darren, that is struggling. Still
:46:47. > :46:57.motoring along at a good pace. They could easily finish the two sets
:46:57. > :47:09.
:47:09. > :47:16.within the one that our range. We normally expect a very tight game.
:47:16. > :47:20.He is playing that same forehand High Line. A good weight. Ideally,
:47:20. > :47:27.he would want to get around the red and the green and go behind the
:47:27. > :47:37.chapel stomp he must be very close. Is got it all the way. That was a
:47:37. > :47:38.
:47:38. > :47:42.very good bowl. A big swing of the bowl. He has played it well.
:47:42. > :47:50.Ideally, he would have liked another six inches, just pass the
:47:50. > :47:55.jack. He is going to make Darren Burnett's mind up now. I think he
:47:55. > :48:00.will definitely run through this. perfect shot would have been just
:48:00. > :48:10.coming behind the jack, but I think Andy was relieved just to get
:48:10. > :48:14.
:48:14. > :48:18.another one in. Quiet at Potters resort for the semifinal day.
:48:18. > :48:24.would love this to go to a tie- break. Darren Burnett will have
:48:24. > :48:30.other ideas. That is very controlled. That is a hard shot to
:48:30. > :48:40.play on that they can. He played it well. He gets the jack. Just caught
:48:40. > :48:50.it. APPLAUSE. And are now he is three down. It is almost a set lie
:48:50. > :48:52.
:48:52. > :49:01.for Andy Thomson. That was very unlucky. He is in a worse position.
:49:01. > :49:08.I cannot believe it. He has got a big problem now. I expect Andy to
:49:08. > :49:18.bang this one close to the jack, tried to clear this and if he can.
:49:18. > :49:35.
:49:35. > :49:45.Win the set and move on to the tie- break. APPLAUSE. Looking good.
:49:45. > :49:48.
:49:48. > :49:54.Looking very good. The best Darren Burnett could do his second shot,
:49:54. > :49:58.and that would be a very good bowl. I think he will have to accept that
:49:58. > :50:08.he will not get the shot unless he gets a fluke results. He will just
:50:08. > :50:16.
:50:16. > :50:26.have to draw down for a second. Either way, it is not easy. It is a
:50:26. > :50:36.
:50:36. > :50:45.set lie against him. He is playing a runner. Goodness me. I cannot see
:50:45. > :50:55.him getting anything out of this. Well, he may have saved one, but
:50:55. > :50:59.
:50:59. > :51:09.that is more less the sector over anyway. -- the said over. Andy
:51:09. > :51:10.
:51:10. > :51:16.Thomson. APPLAUSE. Abe reaction from the crowd for Andy Thomson. --
:51:16. > :51:25.a big reaction. So Andy Thomson did take the second
:51:25. > :51:32.set and the best of two tie-breaker. It all came down to this.
:51:33. > :51:38.There are going down to the wire. There are certainly are. This is
:51:38. > :51:42.the only end of the match that can be declared it to be killed and
:51:42. > :51:52.replayed in the same direction. Both players have that option, of
:51:52. > :51:56.
:51:56. > :52:06.course. That is a good start for Darren Burnett. That was two inches.
:52:06. > :52:07.
:52:07. > :52:17.Both players will be disappointed in their first two ends. It is a
:52:17. > :52:19.
:52:19. > :52:29.one end shoot-out. Very close. First time. Eight Eva mac reaction
:52:29. > :52:33.
:52:33. > :52:40.from the grave. APPLAUSE. De -- a
:52:40. > :52:47.inch. This is not going to be easy, John. No, I think he is going to
:52:47. > :52:54.swap sides. He is not. He is continuing on the backhand. That is
:52:54. > :52:59.unusual. The difficulty is, like all of the hands, once you start
:52:59. > :53:09.going for something it is a struggle to get back in again. Has
:53:09. > :53:13.
:53:13. > :53:21.he done it? It is very close. Just cracked an egg on the green bowl.
:53:21. > :53:30.One green. A very confident call, that was. I think that both players
:53:30. > :53:34.will want to look at that. No, he is deciding against. I think that
:53:34. > :53:43.was the wrong chance where Darren Burnett could get the right shot.
:53:43. > :53:53.He has already played two beauties on the backhand. A very confident
:53:53. > :53:55.
:53:55. > :54:04.one to green. APPLAUSE. Gone for cover. Not perfect, but it is OK.
:54:04. > :54:12.Darren Burnett will have a close look, but we favour it is one-green.
:54:12. > :54:22.Perfectly centred. There are the Rings. Darren Burnett was very
:54:22. > :54:23.
:54:23. > :54:33.unlucky with that bowl because he looked to have the perfect weight.
:54:33. > :54:33.
:54:33. > :54:41.I think this is so difficult. shot of the other side now but he
:54:41. > :54:49.may be tempted to keep his back out. Yes, backhand it is. That is so
:54:49. > :54:59.hard to get backing to. Very precise. It is not going to come
:54:59. > :55:02.
:55:02. > :55:12.back. There it goes. A lovely weight, but. Darren Burnett will
:55:12. > :55:22.
:55:22. > :55:25.have one bowl left to stay in the Championship. To me it is still a
:55:25. > :55:32.forehand shot for Darren Burnett because he can see more of the
:55:32. > :55:42.target. I do not think it Andy Thomson than go close to this. He
:55:42. > :55:51.
:55:51. > :55:54.has just got to stay away and hope for the best. Just go in deep.
:55:54. > :56:00.more can and the do? He is one bowl away from getting into the world
:56:00. > :56:06.singles final. At a stage of his career when he thought it was never
:56:06. > :56:14.going to happen. This year has been wide open to the man from London,
:56:14. > :56:24.originally from St Andrews. Twice world champion. Just one bowl away
:56:24. > :56:32.
:56:32. > :56:36.from another place in the final. Who is she playing for? -- praying
:56:36. > :56:46.klezmer it is a tough call for Darren Burnett. If he plays a
:56:46. > :56:47.
:56:47. > :56:56.winner. Good on him for even trying it. This is a bowl which I feel is
:56:56. > :57:02.almost impossible to get. Certainly better for weight. He is very close.
:57:02. > :57:07.It did not trap. Andy Thomson thinks he has got it. He has. That
:57:07. > :57:14.was a magnificent effort. So please. Andy Thomson, look at that,
:57:14. > :57:24.absolutely elated. And why not? He is going to the world singles final.
:57:24. > :57:24.
:57:24. > :57:34.A great performance from the 6056 year-old. He has managed to get
:57:34. > :57:36.
:57:36. > :57:43.over the line and one a great victory. -- 56-year-old. He wins
:57:43. > :57:48.the tie-break 2-1. Darren Burnett was excited about it. The last bowl
:57:48. > :57:53.at the end, looked perfect. Just needed the bowl to break back an
:57:53. > :58:00.inch quicker. Normally that would have dropped back in, Batty did not
:58:00. > :58:07.on this occasion. And it is Andy Thomson through for the final.
:58:07. > :58:12.So, well done to 56-year-old Andy Thomson - 17 years since he last
:58:12. > :58:18.won the world title. He will face Jason Greenslade, appearing for the