:00:46. > :00:48.It's been a week of high drama at the Fred Olsen World bowls
:00:48. > :00:54.Championship. There have been several central characters that
:00:54. > :01:02.have been written out of the script. That is another one of the
:01:02. > :01:07.favourites out of the World Championships. Paul Foster and Alex
:01:07. > :01:12.Marshall regrouped in act two to regain their world pairs title.
:01:12. > :01:22.Recovered from fluffed lines and an early exit from the singles
:01:22. > :01:23.
:01:23. > :01:32.competition. Foster and Packwood could n't win the mixed pairs final.
:01:32. > :01:36.Potters has another packed house as the leading ladies take stage.
:01:36. > :01:40.Welcome to Potters. It has been a dramatic week and there is a
:01:40. > :01:50.promise of more drama and tension to come. The third trophy is on the
:01:50. > :01:51.
:01:51. > :02:00.line in the final of the ladies' singles. # Girls, girls, girls!
:02:00. > :02:06.Yellow, red, blackor white, add a bit of moonlight, this ain't a
:02:06. > :02:12.continental romance # Shy girls, sexy girls # Champagne, a gentle
:02:12. > :02:22.song and a slow dance # Who makes it fun to spend your money? Who
:02:22. > :02:28.
:02:28. > :02:34.calls you Honoryy day? Girls,, girls, girls! # Yes bowls' leading
:02:34. > :02:41.ladies take centre stage and what a final we have in prospect. Debbie
:02:42. > :02:48.Stavrou against Alison Merrien. Today she takes on Karen Murray,
:02:48. > :02:58.who edged out Rebecca Field. Can the girl from down under come out
:02:58. > :02:58.
:02:58. > :03:06.on top this time? So Debbie going for her third title in four year,
:03:06. > :03:12.Karen hoping to go one better than last year. Here is your MC, Richard
:03:12. > :03:16.Bear. Thank you. Well appearing in a second consecutive ladies World
:03:16. > :03:22.Match Play final and hoping to lift the trophy for the first time in
:03:22. > :03:32.her career. Ladies and gentlemen, Australia's queen of bowls, Karen
:03:32. > :03:54.
:03:54. > :03:58.APPLAUSE # You got to roll with it, And now ladies and gentlemen the
:03:59. > :04:08.2009, 2010 ladies World Match Play champion and hoping to go fr her
:04:09. > :04:46.
:04:47. > :04:50.interesting draw, these two were scheduled to play each other, the
:04:50. > :04:55.top and the BT Tom of the draw and we thought this will -- bottom of
:04:55. > :05:05.the draw and we thought this will be interesting, you have the
:05:05. > :05:07.
:05:07. > :05:17.aggressive play of Karen mur -- Murphy and the spri Kate stills of
:05:17. > :05:31.
:05:31. > :05:41.Debbie staph row. - Stavrou row. Karen Murphy and took her all the
:05:41. > :05:47.
:05:47. > :05:55.way. But just lost out on the tie- break. A good start by Karen. Where
:05:55. > :06:00.do you think the key to this game will be John? Well Karen has the
:06:00. > :06:10.all round game and I think Debbie will have to play well with her
:06:10. > :06:37.
:06:37. > :06:47.and has been the distance before. Karen Murphy is looking for her
:06:47. > :06:58.
:06:58. > :07:08.fiems and won more major titles than almost any woman in the world.
:07:08. > :07:47.
:07:47. > :07:52.in for second. That is useful. She end. You think you don't want to
:07:52. > :08:02.lose a three or a four. Yes this is the biggest Championship in the
:08:02. > :08:11.
:08:11. > :08:19.world, live on national television players, Karen has been around the
:08:19. > :08:25.world winning titles. I would expect a close match. Just needs to
:08:25. > :08:35.stop, drop through. Well that will be a single either way by the looks
:08:35. > :08:35.
:08:35. > :10:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 106 seconds
:10:21. > :10:31.has been a characteristic on the backhand in this direction, towards
:10:31. > :11:10.
:11:10. > :11:20.connection. Could have easily turned that in for a shot on that
:11:20. > :11:38.
:11:38. > :11:48.angle. Still an open draw here for bowl. That was a good efort -
:11:48. > :11:48.
:11:48. > :12:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 106 seconds
:12:30. > :12:36.that. It was a chance to pull the jack through and take a bit of
:12:36. > :12:43.danger away. I would expect Karen to be into this one. Karen can
:12:43. > :12:53.afford to reach, gets it off the green bowl, remove the red. Doesn't
:12:53. > :13:08.
:13:08. > :13:13.big chance with this one. Off the green bowl for a shot. Got it!
:13:13. > :13:19.Punched it all the way through to make it at least a double. She has
:13:19. > :13:24.left that chance on. Off the green was a good connection. But to play
:13:24. > :13:30.it was just with controlled weight. This is the class bowl from a class
:13:30. > :13:40.player. Using the green to play the red away. Great control. She
:13:40. > :13:40.
:13:40. > :13:45.enjoyed that. I think the Aussie term is stoked. Stoked by that bowl.
:13:45. > :13:51.That is just to help everyone that is watching down in Oz, make them
:13:51. > :13:57.feel part of it. Close with this, very close. Jack is the best result.
:13:57. > :14:07.Bowl and jack. Oh yes, what a turn around that is! Great result! At
:14:07. > :14:21.
:14:21. > :14:27.least two. Wonderful converse shot by Debbie. Beautiful controlled
:14:27. > :14:34.weigh, John. Well that's right, great conversion shot, three shots,
:14:34. > :14:39.second end. You mentioned Karen Murphy all round player, but didn't
:14:39. > :14:44.Debbie Stavrou show she can play all the shots as well. Certainly in
:14:44. > :14:49.the semi final, she played a couple of good backhand shots just like
:14:49. > :14:58.that. She doesn't have a heavy drive, has a controlled weight
:14:58. > :15:08.drive and that's good. That was a great turn over to get the
:15:08. > :15:08.
:15:08. > :16:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 106 seconds
:16:16. > :16:26.adrenaline under control for the to break back for Karen. Oh yes,
:16:26. > :16:26.
:16:26. > :17:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 106 seconds
:17:10. > :17:19.that's a beauty! It is a back Murphy. In the groove style. Very
:17:19. > :17:23.compact. Very much geared for the fast Aussie greens. So although
:17:23. > :17:28.Karen wouldn't have the indoor experience that a lot of players do
:17:28. > :17:34.have, although they do play indoor in Australia, she has won indoor
:17:34. > :17:39.titles five fiem u times. She is coming from the very fast outdoor
:17:39. > :17:44.greens, that are very similar to this indoor rink. So not a lot of
:17:44. > :17:54.practice required to catch the weight. But she is very
:17:54. > :18:05.
:18:05. > :18:14.own bowls, try and git to the -- get to the green bowl. This needs
:18:14. > :18:19.to hurry. The line was good. Just needed a bit more weight. A difrt
:18:19. > :18:24.shot on that hand to control -- difficult shot on that hand to
:18:24. > :18:34.control it. She didn't want to use too much weight. It is never easy
:18:34. > :19:08.
:19:08. > :19:14.easy spare shot, but you would expect her to get close. I would
:19:14. > :19:24.expect her to get better weight. She was certainly two metres over.
:19:24. > :19:24.
:19:24. > :20:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 106 seconds
:20:23. > :20:28.Murphy bringing the mat well up the her weight yet. Quite aggressive
:20:28. > :20:32.with her opening delivery. wasn't happy with her performance
:20:32. > :20:39.in the semi final. Rebecca was the same. But it was an interesting
:20:39. > :20:45.game. It was a tense game. Karen realised she had to step up a few
:20:45. > :20:55.gears to compete in this final. Whereas Rebecca thought she played
:20:55. > :21:04.
:21:04. > :21:14.to play some big bowls to stay with her. But that is what expect from
:21:14. > :21:42.
:21:42. > :21:47.That is the thing about matches like this, you just kiep putting
:21:47. > :21:57.the bowls in and an opportunity will arise to pick up a three or
:21:57. > :22:22.
:22:22. > :22:26.around. That's good. The perfect opportunity to attack this, Dave,
:22:26. > :22:36.forehand? Most of the men players would certainly look at this with
:22:36. > :22:37.
:22:37. > :22:41.the forehand weight. It looks like a good strike on the Forrer hand if
:22:41. > :22:45.she gets the bowl, there is a chance of taking the two out. If
:22:45. > :22:55.she gets the jack it could go anywhere. But better to open it up
:22:55. > :23:06.
:23:07. > :23:10.at this stage. She has another bowl The trouble with this backhand is,
:23:10. > :23:15.although it is a short length, if you play over the weight, it just
:23:15. > :23:21.doesn't get back. I think that was a tactical error, she should have
:23:21. > :23:31.hit that one to recover the last. It is probably the major difference
:23:31. > :23:55.
:23:55. > :24:01.between the male and female gale. green it is good. It is a good bowl.
:24:01. > :24:06.It is a very good bowl. That has narrowed the target. Not as
:24:06. > :24:10.appetising as it was a couple of minutes ago. It is a more difficult
:24:11. > :24:20.strike. May force Debbie to keep on the backhand and try and draw and
:24:21. > :24:43.
:24:43. > :24:49.draw the shot with a rally good bowl. Got a chance with this. Very
:24:49. > :24:59.close. Just needs to ease it out and stay in. Well third bowl...
:24:59. > :25:24.
:25:24. > :25:32.Very good effort. A really good Games gold in Melbourne. In fact
:25:32. > :25:37.her opponent on that occasion Kay Mo ran is here in the arena. She is
:25:37. > :25:44.as well living in Australia. Got down to Melbourne and enjoyed it so
:25:44. > :25:54.much, decided to move down to Australia and live in Sydney. A lot
:25:54. > :25:54.
:25:54. > :26:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 106 seconds
:26:48. > :26:56.of UK players have done that over green bowl. Doesn't want to widen
:26:56. > :27:06.the target. Just get behind it and count and it will be good. That is
:27:06. > :27:11.
:27:11. > :27:21.pretty good there. A very similar age these girls, Debbie Stavrou 37,
:27:21. > :28:00.
:28:00. > :28:10.opportunity to build ahead. Karen Murphy could have been looking at a
:28:10. > :28:19.
:28:19. > :28:29.she has a chance. Ore this is close. Got it! A good solid contact on the
:28:29. > :29:05.
:29:05. > :29:13.jack, side toucher. That is going the bowl out clean,, but she close
:29:13. > :29:23.to it. Oh it locked in, how on earth did that lock? Full solid
:29:23. > :29:23.
:29:23. > :29:30.contact and it didn't really move. You got thi, good strike, too solid
:29:30. > :29:35.really. Got it absolutely full into the back green and it spun and
:29:35. > :29:45.stayed there. A great strike. was a souper strike. But the bowl
:29:45. > :30:24.
:30:24. > :30:30.could conversions. Spare opportunities being taken. A large
:30:30. > :30:40.cloud -- large crowd here at Potters Leisure Resort. This one is
:30:40. > :31:16.
:31:16. > :31:26.2 1/2 weeks here. -- real carnival. Yes, if you are a fan, it is value
:31:26. > :31:28.
:31:28. > :31:32.for money. A number of residents are coming for the full duration.
:31:33. > :31:42.One or two have booked the penthouse in the hotel. Very nice.
:31:43. > :32:00.
:32:00. > :32:10.I do not get paid enough for that! football field. A nice walk to work
:32:10. > :32:29.
:32:29. > :32:39.in the morning. I am happy with backhand. It needs to get past the
:32:39. > :32:49.red bowl. It was a missed chance art. She has moved across to the
:32:49. > :32:59.other side. It is not an easy line. A chance for Debbie Stavrou to add
:32:59. > :33:08.
:33:08. > :33:18.was off. It is not going to make another. It can be drawn on the
:33:18. > :33:29.
:33:29. > :33:39.backhand. There is not a lot of have got good weight. It drops very
:33:39. > :33:51.
:33:51. > :34:01.quickly if you have got dead legs. aggressive, so Debbie Stavrou needs
:34:01. > :34:30.
:34:30. > :34:40.struggling to get down. Nearly. A relay. -- it turned a very late.
:34:40. > :34:40.
:34:40. > :34:48.was very close to touching the green one! If Karen Murphy has two
:34:48. > :34:55.second, she might have a go at this. She needs the edge of the bowl.
:34:55. > :35:03.she comes down on the backhand, she needs to hit either side, she does
:35:03. > :35:13.not want to hit it too solid. She is strong when it comes to playing
:35:13. > :35:37.
:35:37. > :35:47.a controlled weight or a drive. It -- she had to reach her. I think
:35:47. > :35:54.
:35:55. > :36:04.You have to play to your strengths. It is unusual for her not to have a
:36:05. > :36:13.
:36:13. > :36:21.go. But she missed it. Three ends the matchplay has been very
:36:21. > :36:31.impressive over the past few years. It is a limited high quality field,
:36:31. > :36:50.
:36:50. > :37:00.but every match will be difficult. from Debbie Stavrou. Putting the
:37:00. > :37:28.
:37:28. > :37:38.the groove yet. The control of weight is not great. It has been a
:37:38. > :37:49.
:37:49. > :37:57.putting good bowls in, and she is just losing one shot. The last two
:37:57. > :38:07.ends, she had three seconds, but she lost shots. Very disappointing
:38:07. > :38:14.
:38:14. > :38:24.controlled. She is trying to draw up under the backhand. She is not
:38:24. > :38:28.reaching the. That is hard, unless you play through it. She is a bit
:38:28. > :38:38.tentative, which is unusual. She is normally very aggressive, a good
:38:38. > :38:50.
:38:50. > :39:00.Stavrou. -- could again. It would have been better behind the jack,
:39:00. > :39:20.
:39:20. > :39:26.because it blocks the gap. That I thought she might have hit it off
:39:26. > :39:30.the backhand side. I thought she was on the backhand. If you play
:39:30. > :39:40.the backhand on the inside, you are aimed directly down the centre line.
:39:40. > :39:44.
:39:44. > :39:54.If it trips, -- e-fit drift, you come off the head. Do you go deep
:39:54. > :39:55.
:39:55. > :40:05.or do you draw them of the? -- dropped another? It is a run for
:40:05. > :40:09.
:40:09. > :40:19.home if she gets four here. It has run on a little bit. It is close
:40:19. > :40:24.for the four. Very close. There is a controlled weight shot underneath
:40:24. > :40:28.the green bowl, which would be very profitable, simply because she is
:40:28. > :40:38.playing the percentages. Yes, there is more chance of her keeping the
:40:38. > :40:45.
:40:45. > :40:50.bowl on the green. This is definitely damage limitation.
:40:50. > :40:57.Playing it very neat for weight. think she has played it the right
:40:57. > :41:07.way. Once she gets underneath her own, she is in for a chance. That
:41:07. > :41:07.
:41:07. > :41:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 106 seconds
:41:50. > :42:00.is a good bowl. She will lose two, going into the last two ends.
:42:00. > :42:10.scores one-shot, the SEC is over. - - set is over. You will take that
:42:10. > :42:27.
:42:27. > :42:37.closing the end down, for Debbie Stavrou. She does not have to do
:42:37. > :42:37.
:42:37. > :43:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 106 seconds
:43:17. > :43:23.backhand. She is getting very consistent, that is another good
:43:23. > :43:33.bowl. She is sending the message to Karen Murphy that she is going to
:43:33. > :44:00.
:44:00. > :44:04.have to work for it. There is disappointed with that. Yes, Karen
:44:04. > :44:14.Murphy is used to playing to a very high standard. She is not getting
:44:14. > :44:27.
:44:27. > :44:31.good effort. It is still there for Karen Murphy. A little touch on the
:44:31. > :44:41.green, that will make a double. If she takes a double, she will be
:44:41. > :44:51.
:44:51. > :45:00.very pleased. It would give her a disappointing for her. If there was
:45:00. > :45:10.any connection, it was the wrong way. Brian Potter, the chairman of
:45:10. > :45:47.
:45:47. > :45:52.Potters Leisure Resort. His wife is very difficult to beat. It is a
:45:52. > :46:00.great bowl. She played just about the perfect end. What will Karen
:46:00. > :46:10.Murphy do it? She just has to hit it. I would play off the backhand,
:46:10. > :46:10.
:46:10. > :46:20.because there is a chance of being a bit wide, and there to back bowls
:46:20. > :46:22.
:46:22. > :46:32.or sitting. -- two backed bowls of sitting. It looks like she is
:46:32. > :46:50.
:46:50. > :46:55.playing for hand. -- forehand. comfortable victory in the first
:46:55. > :47:05.set. Yes, she was the better player, and she got stronger. The warning
:47:05. > :47:05.
:47:05. > :48:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 106 seconds
:48:07. > :48:11.see this, you win the first set, perhaps uSwitch will fit it. That
:48:11. > :48:21.is what Debbie Stavrou does not want to do. She needs to keep
:48:21. > :48:32.
:48:32. > :48:42.Scottish international in the crowd. It played in the Commonwealth Games
:48:42. > :49:04.
:49:05. > :49:14.in Melbourne. Runner up to Karen Swindin hand. It is dropping back.
:49:15. > :49:15.
:49:15. > :50:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 106 seconds
:50:15. > :50:20.It is very good. That is what she protection by dropping off. It will
:50:20. > :50:30.make it very narrow on the forehand. Not a lot to play with on the
:50:30. > :50:34.backhand, either. That will not be easy to get a shot on the backhand.
:50:34. > :50:38.I would draw one of the close bowl. That would make it difficult for
:50:38. > :50:48.Karen Murphy to score a double. Sometimes, you have got to be
:50:48. > :51:00.
:51:00. > :51:07.patient. Losing one is not a the problem. The Queen bowl was
:51:08. > :51:13.just in the way. -- Queen bowl. I wonder if she will try to squeeze
:51:13. > :51:20.the jack through. There is a chance on the back and if she wants to
:51:20. > :51:25.play it. It looks to me that there is no danger. If there is a bit of
:51:25. > :51:31.movement, and the jack was to squeeze through, she could easily
:51:31. > :51:41.pick up two or three. The 400 so bit messy. -- beforehand it looks a
:51:41. > :51:41.
:51:41. > :52:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 106 seconds
:52:28. > :52:34.bit messy. It is still possible on again with the Australian selectors,
:52:34. > :52:41.having missed the Commonwealth Games in 2010. A lot of people
:52:41. > :52:46.disagreed with that. But like everything else, subjection --
:52:46. > :52:56.selection is subjective. The competition for places is always
:52:56. > :52:56.
:52:56. > :53:02.tough. She is backing to the elite squad. Not with the same selectors,
:53:02. > :53:12.they have been moved on to other things. They have been replaced by
:53:12. > :53:23.
:53:23. > :53:33.vast majority of the panel stay together. It just needed a bit of
:53:33. > :53:34.
:53:34. > :53:44.tweaking. I would expect Karen Murphy to feature in Adelaide in
:53:44. > :53:44.
:53:44. > :53:52.the world championships. That will be a nice event. Adelaide and doors,
:53:52. > :54:02.that will suit me lovely, a bit of sunshine. You will not be playing
:54:02. > :54:35.
:54:35. > :54:42.out there! No chance! Definitely It is a good effort. Debbie Stavrou
:54:42. > :54:48.has been doing this very well. If you miss with the second bowl,
:54:48. > :54:52.Karen Murphy has a chance, and she is getting a good second bowl in.
:54:53. > :55:02.Karen Murphy is only scoring the odd single, but Debbie Stavrou has
:55:03. > :55:23.
:55:23. > :55:33.scored in bunches. That is the chance. This needs to swing. She
:55:33. > :55:34.
:55:34. > :55:40.has just overplayed it. It is a good position. There is a chance
:55:40. > :55:44.here for Karen Murphy to slide another one in and get a double.
:55:44. > :55:54.Yes, if she wants to get back into the game, she needs to take this
:55:54. > :56:25.
:56:25. > :56:32.is blocking the way in. Debbie Stavrou has got the back of bowl.
:56:32. > :56:42.Will she be tempted? There is a slight danger of pushing in the
:56:42. > :56:45.
:56:45. > :56:55.Queen bowl. -- green bowl. short road one would not be a bad
:56:55. > :56:59.
:56:59. > :57:09.option. -- shortbread one. It is hard for Debbie Stavrou, she is so
:57:09. > :57:09.
:57:09. > :59:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 106 seconds
:59:42. > :59:52.but she followed threw herself. I just driving away at the last
:59:52. > :59:53.
:59:53. > :00:03.minute. She needed another half a yard. He could head is building up
:00:03. > :00:43.
:00:43. > :00:52.good effort again. Karen has her nip. Just needed a little nippen
:00:52. > :01:02.that jack. It is -- nip on that jack. It is like a submarine in an
:01:02. > :01:13.
:01:14. > :01:20.emergency, just dived under so is challenging and there are
:01:20. > :01:26.degrees of difficulty when it comes to certain shots. That is an
:01:26. > :01:36.intelligent bowl. Good cover. Karen's still got a chance with
:01:36. > :01:40.
:01:40. > :01:46.this. There is still that lovely conversion will work, but coming
:01:46. > :01:56.off the bowl on to red is good. But if she is wide, I wonder if she
:01:56. > :02:12.
:02:12. > :02:16.gets that connection will it take start to swing. There it goes. I
:02:16. > :02:26.think I would have been more aggressive with that one. Taken my
:02:26. > :03:01.
:03:01. > :03:10.bowl. That was a good effort. Very good effort. Debbie will be
:03:10. > :03:13.delighted to get the single on the card in the second set. A bit of
:03:13. > :03:18.doubt thrown into Karen Murphy's mind, having missed that shot a
:03:18. > :03:22.couple of times. She tried to play it with the same controlled weight.
:03:22. > :03:30.She should have been more aggressive to it. There wasn't a
:03:30. > :03:35.lot of danger of losing any more shots. Always easy in the
:03:35. > :03:39.commentary box though isn't it? Well it is. But it is not as if we
:03:39. > :03:45.haven't been out there. You're still going strong. That is the
:03:45. > :03:49.main thing. You're still in the quarter final and looking good.
:03:49. > :03:55.Playing some good stuff. I think sometimes on the rink you can get
:03:55. > :04:05.lulled into trying to play the perfect bowl. Karen did try to
:04:05. > :04:25.
:04:25. > :04:30.the bowl away very smooth. Very low. Debbie stands up a lot more and
:04:30. > :04:38.just bumps the ball a bit more. But she does it all the time, it is
:04:38. > :04:48.consistent, that is the main thing. Pops up very quickly after the bowl
:04:48. > :04:57.
:04:57. > :05:07.about the end result. Well a bit loose to start with. A chance for
:05:07. > :05:17.
:05:17. > :05:24.get a close bowl now. Well just running through again. Won't be
:05:24. > :05:34.good enough. No, that's loose. At this stage of the final, that is
:05:34. > :06:04.
:06:04. > :06:14.correction. Getting in behind the now. Will it get back? It needs to
:06:14. > :06:18.
:06:18. > :06:28.bend and run. Oh yes, very close. Amazing that we have four over a
:06:28. > :07:05.
:07:05. > :07:09.metre away and then one gets close. have been deliberate actually.
:07:09. > :07:16.Covers the spot any way if it goes dead. I think she realised that
:07:16. > :07:25.adding another was quite difficult. Karen can't afford to be aggressive
:07:25. > :07:35.at this, if she takes her own bowl out, she will be more down. Just
:07:35. > :08:02.
:08:02. > :08:12.she might have given it some sort of a chance. A scrappy end and
:08:12. > :08:12.
:08:12. > :09:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 106 seconds
:09:22. > :09:32.Debbie Stavrou will be happy she moiment, Karen. -- moment. All to
:09:32. > :09:42.
:09:42. > :09:52.play for in the second set at 2-2. here. This is brilliant. Oh that's
:09:52. > :10:04.
:10:04. > :10:09.a really good bowl. Top class. to make the target a bit bigger, or
:10:09. > :10:16.get something close. Well the front bowl's just dropped away. But that
:10:16. > :10:21.is a long way away. That was a draw. Tell you what, the strike isn't
:10:21. > :10:25.very good if you look at the Murphy bowl position down the rink, it is
:10:25. > :10:35.covering the two red shot bowls, that back bowl is not going to be
:10:35. > :10:42.
:10:42. > :10:48.disturb it. This is rally good. That is handy, because it is in
:10:48. > :10:58.line. Not often you get a bigger target. That distance behind would
:10:58. > :11:05.
:11:05. > :11:14.be good, because if Karen does get it is a matter of the connection on
:11:14. > :11:22.the front bowl. Well, may have made second. It is going to be close. If
:11:22. > :11:30.I was dby I would leave this. That is not east easy for Karen to get
:11:30. > :11:40.at. -- it notice easy for Karen to get at. I would be inclined to draw
:11:40. > :12:03.
:12:03. > :12:13.and go on the deep side. Not too overweight. Drift past and cover
:12:13. > :12:13.
:12:13. > :12:18.the green bowl. A sensible shot. That will do nicely. Does Karen
:12:18. > :12:28.have a strike on the green and hope to get a result. If it is three
:12:28. > :12:55.
:12:55. > :12:59.the short one. Just slightly off target. And it looks like it is
:12:59. > :13:04.going to be three shots. It is very close to it. That short bowl was
:13:04. > :13:10.always a bad one, David. As soon as she put that there with the first
:13:10. > :13:15.bowl it was covering the strike. She was right on target. But her
:13:15. > :13:20.own bowl stopped her. That is the disadvantage of having one up the
:13:20. > :13:24.centre. If you hate front bowl like that into head, it is more
:13:24. > :13:34.fortunate than anything else. You don't play for one that is four
:13:34. > :13:34.
:13:34. > :13:39.feet short. A lot of best players don't go for heavy drives and
:13:39. > :13:45.played a more controlled weight to make sure they're in the target.
:13:45. > :13:51.Accuracy is more important than pace on the portable rink.
:13:51. > :14:00.frustration for Karen is it was her own bowl stopping her. This could
:14:00. > :14:10.be three. Karen's looking concerned. No, it is just the two. No, three
:14:10. > :14:49.
:14:49. > :14:54.it is. Well it is a nice position Debbie. Trying to keep it
:14:54. > :15:04.controlled, because Karen will have to push hard now the next couple of
:15:04. > :15:07.
:15:07. > :15:17.ends. Karen needs to get the opening delivery going. Hasn't put
:15:17. > :15:19.
:15:19. > :15:24.a close bowl for a couple of ends now. Again she's overplayed this.
:15:24. > :15:34.It is not a bad bowl, but in her position she needs a good close
:15:34. > :15:53.
:15:53. > :16:03.much the better player. She is more consistent and even the all round
:16:03. > :16:07.
:16:07. > :16:13.game of Karen Murphy isleting her on the draw. It is just whether she
:16:13. > :16:18.could play well fluff to match Karen. -- enough to match Karen.
:16:18. > :16:23.She has played a couple of good conversion shots, Debbie Stavrou.
:16:23. > :16:33.She is talking to herself and trying to get herself going. Knows
:16:33. > :16:49.
:16:49. > :16:56.she's a lot better than what we're and keeping it tight. Bowls in a
:16:56. > :17:06.decent position there. Karen, you just need an inch or two on the
:17:06. > :17:15.
:17:15. > :17:20.let that go she didn't like it. She is not sure where the wol -- bowls
:17:20. > :17:25.are going. And that is always scary. Most players know it when they let
:17:25. > :17:35.a bowl go if it is going to be close or not. If you're not sure,
:17:35. > :18:03.
:18:04. > :18:12.think Dave, she is not drawing that well Karen. I would play for it.
:18:12. > :18:17.Got two seconds. Well I think I would definite - definitely play
:18:17. > :18:20.for this. She can't be much worse off the way it is sitting. A good
:18:20. > :18:29.solid, the red ball will pop out. There is another bowl over this
:18:29. > :18:33.side and that will come into play. There is no doubt about it. I don't
:18:33. > :18:38.fancy a draw shot on her current form at the moment. She hasn't
:18:38. > :18:48.really got her length at this stage of the game, you have got to start
:18:48. > :18:49.
:18:49. > :18:55.taking risks. Karen your back bowl just fell done. Markers are always
:18:55. > :19:03.advised to tell players that, and the players appreciate it. Rebecca
:19:03. > :19:13.Field is watching. She knows she is on camera. And she smiles. She is a
:19:13. > :19:25.
:19:25. > :19:29.lovely girl. What a smile. One bowl from her. Karen Murphy needs a big
:19:29. > :19:34.end. She just needs an end where she picks up two or three shot and
:19:34. > :19:40.needs a lift. Maybe a big conversion shot, something like
:19:40. > :19:46.that. She needs snog spark her into life. An -- she needs something to
:19:46. > :19:56.spark her into life. Her body language hasn't been good. The body
:19:56. > :19:57.
:19:57. > :20:01.language has been progressive. It is not her normal self. A lot of
:20:01. > :20:11.head shaking and can still turn it around though. She is running out
:20:11. > :20:20.
:20:20. > :20:24.Debbie Stavrou will be trying to just close this match out with a
:20:24. > :20:30.couple of singles, whereas Karen needs a couple of doubles to go
:20:30. > :20:40.into the last end level. This is an opportunity. You need to step up to
:20:40. > :20:40.
:20:40. > :21:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 106 seconds
:21:24. > :21:29.sign of weakness. First sign of nerves. The winning line is not too
:21:29. > :21:39.far away, it is not a time to go walk about. There is no point in
:21:39. > :21:47.
:21:47. > :21:51.at the end. Not quite close enough. It is another opportunity that you
:21:51. > :21:55.would expect her to close that end down. A good first bowl and you
:21:55. > :22:05.think you could repeat it with the second. The consistency is not
:22:05. > :22:06.
:22:06. > :22:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 106 seconds
:22:49. > :22:55.though. Over direction -- correction. She is struggling,
:22:55. > :23:05.there is no doubt about that. But we have seen it all before. Karen
:23:05. > :23:31.
:23:31. > :23:41.Murphy, she needs what to do to dig run the jack here. It is not easy
:23:41. > :23:42.
:23:42. > :23:48.though. Even a heavy draw to it where she can rest a bowl and drop
:23:48. > :23:58.off it for a shot. If she drops off and picks the jack up and gets a
:23:58. > :24:07.
:24:07. > :24:12.good line again. How's the weight, Karen? Starting to diver under now.
:24:12. > :24:17.It is very close to the jack. Pick it up for a double. She has got it.
:24:17. > :24:21.That's the way to play it. A reaching draw to pick up the jack.
:24:21. > :24:26.That is the lifeline that she needed. That has brought the
:24:26. > :24:31.Aussies to life in the stand. She found a big bowl then. She needed
:24:31. > :24:38.that. I would say this was a match- saver. A beautiful bowl, pulled the
:24:38. > :24:42.jack for two A sh''s -- and she's back with a fighting chance.
:24:42. > :24:47.needed a big bowl. She needed a big end to play something that would
:24:48. > :24:57.lift her body language, lift her mood, give her a bit of
:24:58. > :25:36.
:25:36. > :25:43.That is the question. She needs to the last end, get it under control.
:25:43. > :25:53.Just can't quite nail it with that opening delivery. Heaping pressure
:25:53. > :26:02.
:26:02. > :26:12.bowls and Karen's got the advantage, having the second bowl. She's got
:26:12. > :26:51.
:26:51. > :26:56.much better line and weight. Will it run though? Not quite. I think
:26:56. > :27:06.in many ways this end, John, one shot for either person makes a
:27:06. > :27:15.
:27:15. > :27:20.massive difference. That is why is slightly inside the line from
:27:20. > :27:24.the last delivery. She needs to pass the red. Will she run? She is
:27:24. > :27:30.right into the face of the red. But it is a nice weight, so no damage
:27:30. > :27:40.done. It is not easy for Debbie either, she has to try and draw
:27:40. > :27:49.
:27:49. > :27:59.looks good. Doesn't want to be too heavy. Well that is a bit far away
:27:59. > :28:27.
:28:27. > :28:31.to enable her to play the all about weight. A good weight and
:28:32. > :28:40.you get back from there. I think she is in with a chance there.
:28:40. > :28:46.is good. A rally good bowl this one. -- really good. Has it run off?
:28:46. > :28:51.Well one green, there noise conversion shot now, just a draw. -
:28:51. > :29:01.- there is no conversion shot now, just a draw. Too much danger of
:29:01. > :29:37.
:29:37. > :29:43.playing weight and planting her own Welfare enough, I can't blame her.
:29:43. > :29:47.She was trying to draw the shot. But that is OK, just the one does
:29:47. > :29:56.it and Debbie Stavrou will carry a one shot lead into the last end of
:29:56. > :30:01.the second set, which is still very good under the circumstances. She
:30:01. > :30:11.was 6-2 up. But Karen Murphy has to score double on the last end to
:30:11. > :30:48.
:30:48. > :30:58.force a tie-break. Which is very calm. She has got a job to do. She
:30:58. > :31:24.
:31:24. > :31:34.and he has to score a single here. to have to be a very good weight.
:31:34. > :31:49.
:31:49. > :31:59.but the crowd have taken to Karen Murphy, she is very popular. It is
:31:59. > :32:11.
:32:11. > :32:21.afford to lose a single. If she closes it down, she can draw the
:32:21. > :32:38.
:32:38. > :32:48.shot on the forehand. I would be Oh, dear. It did not want to drop
:32:48. > :33:00.
:33:00. > :33:10.short. That is a long way short. A she plays exactly the same bowl,
:33:10. > :33:12.
:33:12. > :33:22.she will draw another shot. The penny for your faults! -- penny for
:33:22. > :33:55.
:33:55. > :34:05.this one in, it will be tough to get out. It is a good line. She
:34:05. > :34:15.
:34:15. > :34:25.likes this. It is good. That will Karen Murphy did against Rebecca
:34:25. > :34:41.
:34:41. > :34:51.Field, she played the big bowls at enough? We do not know who has the
:34:51. > :34:51.
:34:51. > :34:59.shot. If it is one green, it is a draw for two, but it is one red, so
:34:59. > :35:04.Karen Murphy has to draw this and touch the jack. That was a good
:35:04. > :35:14.conversion, she was positive and she got the result. She was banned
:35:14. > :35:14.
:35:14. > :35:19.on target. It's very difficult shot to take. The crowd were bouncing in
:35:19. > :35:24.terms of the excitement. There is a lot of tension at the moment. With
:35:24. > :35:34.matches going down to the last bowl. She has got to draw this and with
:35:34. > :35:50.
:35:50. > :35:56.the jack. It is not easy. But at That is a brilliant bowl. She is so
:35:56. > :36:05.good at the big shots. She moved the jack three or four inches, but
:36:05. > :36:15.that is enough, she lies two. of drama now. This is not easy,
:36:15. > :36:38.
:36:38. > :36:48.with the pressure. The really high fast to me. Karen Murphy lifts the
:36:48. > :37:00.
:37:00. > :37:05.double. She has scratched her way now with the Australian. Very much
:37:05. > :37:09.show. Debbie Stavrou will have thought she had done enough. This
:37:09. > :37:15.is typical of Karen Murphy. I have seen her do this a couple of times
:37:15. > :37:22.this year, playing the big bowls at the death, to turn the games around.
:37:22. > :37:27.You cannot argue with the end she played, it was a good end. But the
:37:27. > :37:32.touch of the jack is so hard to play. You hope you get a little
:37:32. > :37:37.nudge. It rarely happens when you need it. When you need it, it does
:37:37. > :37:43.not happen, but that was brilliant. It is game on. The first end of the
:37:43. > :37:49.tie-break. All that has gone before does not matter. They have got to
:37:49. > :37:54.clear their mind. It does not matter if you were the more
:37:54. > :38:04.consistent player through the match, which Debbie Stavrou has been. If
:38:04. > :38:14.you win I said by one shot or 10, it does not matter. She is such a
:38:14. > :38:16.
:38:16. > :38:26.battler, Karen Murphy. Her whole life revolves around bowls. She is
:38:26. > :38:47.
:38:47. > :38:57.looking lively now. She has been played three ends ago. It was
:38:57. > :39:22.
:39:22. > :39:27.virtually a match lie against her, is in command of dissent. -- this
:39:27. > :39:37.end. She has survived the last few ends and forced this match through.
:39:37. > :39:46.
:39:46. > :39:56.watching this game. We say hello to you if you are watching it in
:39:56. > :39:57.
:39:57. > :40:07.Australia. It is a good effort. It is a matter of winning the end, not
:40:07. > :40:31.
:40:31. > :40:39.akin elated shots. -- accumulated she does not want to leave her a
:40:40. > :40:48.catch. It is on to the forehand line. She wants to get behind the
:40:48. > :40:56.jack. That is appreciated by the crowd. A very good Cava bowl. Will
:40:56. > :41:03.Debbie Stavrou play for the bowl? It is not a bid target. She was
:41:03. > :41:09.very close. It is possible to draw it. But if you get to the Queen
:41:09. > :41:19.bowl and fall off... It has to be perfect. She will have to cut it
:41:19. > :41:28.
:41:28. > :41:37.side, but I do not know if she will play that. She is sticking with the
:41:37. > :41:47.backhand. I think she is over weight. You cannot blame her, she
:41:47. > :42:22.
:42:22. > :42:32.is trying to make sure she is there. ends. It is nine ends each. Yes,
:42:32. > :42:32.
:42:32. > :43:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 106 seconds
:43:17. > :43:25.Karen Murphy was scoring early, but first bowl for large periods. But
:43:25. > :43:30.in the tie-break, she has got them right on the jack. It is the best
:43:30. > :43:35.she has played. She will be well pleased there. Debbie Stavrou needs
:43:36. > :43:41.to regroup. Five or six minutes ago, she was on the brink of winning it,
:43:41. > :43:46.now she is on the brink of defeat. Karen Murphy could easily take the
:43:46. > :43:49.championship. It is down to her ability to come out with the big
:43:49. > :43:57.bowl at the right time. For large periods, Debbie Stavrou has been
:43:57. > :44:06.the more consistent player. But that is what champions of all about.
:44:06. > :44:10.For Karen Murphy, being second is not an option. It must be in the
:44:10. > :44:20.blurred when they are born, the Australians. Very competitive. I
:44:20. > :44:28.
:44:28. > :44:38.like that. That is not bad. One of the problems of Debbie's. -- all of
:44:38. > :44:46.
:44:46. > :44:51.trying to draw her way out of trouble. Every time she has played
:44:51. > :45:00.with pace, she has played it very well. I am inclined to think this
:45:00. > :45:10.is definitely worth reaching. has got to decent bowls. -- two
:45:10. > :45:35.
:45:35. > :45:45.have the chance to defend it. make your mind up time. She has
:45:45. > :45:58.
:45:58. > :46:03.held on. She very nearly got a cut on it. I am sure Karen Murphy can't
:46:03. > :46:10.believe this. Half an hour ago, she looked down and out, the body
:46:10. > :46:20.language was poor, very inconsistent. And now, suddenly,
:46:20. > :46:33.
:46:33. > :46:42.she is two away from winning the going deeper. That is just to make
:46:42. > :46:52.sure. There is no point in doing much with that. That the needs to
:46:52. > :46:55.
:46:55. > :47:02.move the Queen away, clean. -- Debbie needs to move the green away.
:47:02. > :47:11.You have just got to hit the target and head for the best. -- hope for
:47:11. > :47:15.the best. The Australians do not want to look! They are nervous.
:47:15. > :47:25.They will be the first ones on their feet if this misses. This is
:47:25. > :47:30.
:47:30. > :47:36.a very hard shot to play, the last bowl. The line is wider. It is too
:47:36. > :47:43.wide. It will be a single to Karen Murphy. The Australian, the runner
:47:43. > :47:47.up last year, has come back from the dead. She lost the first set,
:47:47. > :47:56.but she won the second set, and got over the line with a tremendous
:47:56. > :48:00.bowl. She takes the tie-break, 2-0. What a great result for Karen
:48:00. > :48:10.Murphy. She is up with the Australian supporters, to say thank
:48:10. > :48:12.
:48:12. > :48:17.you. Wonderful stuff, she played really well. It is Karen Murphy who
:48:17. > :48:21.takes the Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Ladies Match Play Championship. The
:48:21. > :48:27.Lady From Sydney has lifted the title. When it comes to tackling
:48:27. > :48:31.and getting a win out of nothing, she is as good as anybody. Debbie
:48:31. > :48:37.Stavrou played well through the game, but Karen Murphy produced the
:48:37. > :48:42.big bowls when she needed to. Debbie Stavrou looking comfortable
:48:42. > :48:52.in the first set, 824 up. She did not need to worry about the last
:48:52. > :49:02.end. Her last delivery. That closed it down. She got a double. She won,
:49:02. > :49:02.
:49:02. > :49:07.10-4. Really, if you can think about this, the last bowl, the
:49:07. > :49:13.championship against Karen Murphy, looking to draw the shot. She just
:49:13. > :49:18.gets it. That is enough. She got the double, Debbie Stavrou missed,
:49:18. > :49:26.and we are into the tie-break. Debbie Stavrou had to make a
:49:26. > :49:36.correction. This is the last delivery, she passed it -- she
:49:36. > :49:38.
:49:38. > :49:44.pushed it too much, and Karen You must have felt in the second
:49:44. > :49:49.set that you had control of the match. Yes, I felt confident. But
:49:50. > :49:55.there were too many loose bowls. Was it just a question of nerves,
:49:55. > :50:01.losing focus? Or teach your opponent pick the game at? I lost
:50:01. > :50:07.the weight. The fact that you got back to the final, you will be
:50:07. > :50:14.pleased about that. I am pleased that I am in the final. She is a
:50:14. > :50:19.great bowler. She just had the edge today. You have gone when -- won
:50:19. > :50:26.better than last year. It feels fantastic on Australia Day! I felt
:50:26. > :50:29.like I was under the palm, all game. I feel like I stole it in a way. I
:50:29. > :50:36.missed the shot to touch the jack to win the set, and it would have
:50:36. > :50:41.been all over. We had some good ones and we had some scrappy
:50:41. > :50:46.ones,... When you played the semi- final, you found the big bowls, and
:50:46. > :50:52.you did that again today. I played a bit better in the final today. I
:50:52. > :50:58.had to, because Debbie Stavrou is a class opponent. I feel like I have
:50:58. > :51:04.stolen it a bit, to be fair. She played better than I did. You have
:51:04. > :51:09.got some support here, how does it feel to do it in front of them?
:51:09. > :51:14.Absolutely, they have got to go to Heathrow now. I want to say thank
:51:14. > :51:24.you to my sponsors. We go home tomorrow. I have got fond memories
:51:24. > :51:24.
:51:24. > :51:34.of this place. Ladies and gentlemen, the ladies' champion, Karen Murphy!
:51:34. > :51:37.
:51:37. > :51:43.It is presentation time. Please welcome the presentation party.
:51:43. > :51:53.Richard Madison and the man who brought bowls to Norfolk, Bryan
:51:53. > :51:54.
:51:54. > :52:01.Potter! Your appreciation, receiving the
:52:01. > :52:11.runners-up cheque, difficult for Debbie Stavrou! -- did it up for
:52:11. > :52:20.
:52:20. > :52:27.Debbie Stavrou! And now, to the winner. Receiving
:52:27. > :52:32.it a glass goblet, the Czech and the title of the 2012 Fred Olsen
:52:32. > :52:42.Cruise Lines Ladies' World Matchplay champion, the one, the
:52:42. > :52:59.
:52:59. > :53:05.only Karen Murphy! One More Time, ladies and gentlemen,
:53:05. > :53:15.she has done it on Australia Day, the 2012 Fred Olsen Cruise Lines
:53:15. > :53:38.
:53:38. > :53:48.Ladies' World Match Play champion, Everybody battling for a spot in
:53:48. > :53:51.
:53:51. > :53:55.the quarter-finals. One man already David Gourlay is enjoying every day
:53:55. > :54:00.songs in his career, and he is in position form. He has already
:54:00. > :54:04.secured one half of the mixed pairs title, and he bids for a semi-final
:54:04. > :54:08.place after a win over Jonathan Ross. We caught up with him ahead
:54:08. > :54:14.of his quarter-final to find out more about the Scottish master of
:54:14. > :54:21.the rink. I live in Glasgow. I am also a
:54:21. > :54:29.member of the Prestwick club. I grew up in a small mining village
:54:29. > :54:34.in Esher. The bowling green was a focal point. My parents were both
:54:34. > :54:41.Commonwealth Games gold medallists, my grandparents were good bowlers,
:54:41. > :54:47.so if you cannot beat them, join them! It has been my life, it is a
:54:47. > :54:51.major part of my life. I am employed as a head coach for the
:54:51. > :54:58.Scottish bowls organisation. This is leading up to the Commonwealth
:54:58. > :55:07.Games in Glasgow, preparing an elite squad for the Games.
:55:07. > :55:12.Previously, I owned and ran a bowls retail shot in Glasgow. My best
:55:12. > :55:17.achievement has got to be my world singles championship success in
:55:17. > :55:22.1996. I was thinking of giving up, I was struggling to break through
:55:22. > :55:29.at international level, I entered the competition as a wild card, and
:55:29. > :55:34.I won it. Last year, it was not a happy
:55:34. > :55:37.experience. He was a first-round loser to the local hero, but he
:55:38. > :55:42.recovered well, and he contested the final of the Welsh Open in the
:55:42. > :55:47.same year. His work ethic in preparing remains undiminished.
:55:47. > :55:53.This year, I have put a lot of work in, a lot of practice. I have not
:55:53. > :55:57.had a lot of match practice, my job has taken up a lot of time, but I
:55:57. > :56:04.have practised a lot on the green, so I am looking forward to it. The
:56:04. > :56:10.practice here has gone well, the green suits me. So far, so good.
:56:10. > :56:14.Another veteran stands in his way for a place in the semi-finals. The
:56:14. > :56:18.1990 winner, John Price. He beat Ross Owen in the last round, and
:56:18. > :56:23.there is no doubt that both believe they could have another title in
:56:23. > :56:27.them. It is 15 years since I won the
:56:27. > :56:37.world singles, and that seems like a long time. It would be nice to be
:56:37. > :56:39.
:56:39. > :56:45.He is already through to the quarter-finals. He will play John
:56:45. > :56:50.Price. I want to reflect on what we have seen today, it was a fantastic
:56:50. > :56:55.match. Amazing stuff from Karen Murphy to remain in it when she
:56:55. > :56:59.looked dead and buried. It was the same against Rebecca Field, she was
:56:59. > :57:02.struggling, and it looked like Rebecca Field would get there, but
:57:02. > :57:12.Karen Murphy is the best player in the world when it comes to playing
:57:12. > :57:14.
:57:14. > :57:22.She managed to pull it off. She had been struggling for most of the
:57:23. > :57:26.game. I expected her to draw the shot. It was a super bowl. How many
:57:26. > :57:32.times out of 10 would somebody pull off a shot like that under
:57:33. > :57:37.pressure? Probably two or three. If they are playing well, six or seven.
:57:37. > :57:44.But the degree of difficulty to turn the jacket, it is immeasurable.