:00:42. > :00:46.Welcome to porters, a little later than Scheduled. We're not the semi-
:00:46. > :00:56.finals of the World Indoor Bowls Championships. This afternoon we
:00:56. > :00:58.
:00:58. > :01:02.have a blockbuster in store for all World bowls old guard are rolling
:01:02. > :01:08.back the years. John Price still has a fire and the belly, despite
:01:09. > :01:15.the fact he was world champion two decades ago. It is a long time ago,
:01:15. > :01:20.1990. I was really pleased, I had a few big Mrs in tournaments. I was a
:01:20. > :01:26.nearly man, but I finally needed, and it was a great moment. -- I had
:01:26. > :01:31.a few big Mrs. David Gourlay has had a stellar career, but like him
:01:31. > :01:39.has always struck once at the World Championships, and that is when he
:01:39. > :01:43.was a fresh-faced newcomer. 1996 was the one and only time I won the
:01:43. > :01:47.world title. I entered the competition as a rank outsider. I
:01:47. > :01:53.was a wild card entry, was not expected to do well, but I went on
:01:53. > :01:58.to win the tournament, it was the most amazing experience of my life.
:01:58. > :02:04.Scotland's bowls coach has already claimed one half of the mixed pairs
:02:04. > :02:10.title this week. John prices also enjoying a resurgence. He stopped
:02:10. > :02:13.the clock against Ross Owen in the first round. It seems as if these
:02:13. > :02:17.two have known each other since time began. I have known him,
:02:17. > :02:20.played a couple of big games, and I managed to get over the line
:02:20. > :02:25.against him a couple of years ago in Scotland. I think it will be a
:02:25. > :02:29.good game, I have to play my best game but I have a good chance.
:02:29. > :02:33.Price and I have played a couple of times over the years. He is a tough
:02:33. > :02:39.competitor. He is deaf -- very difficult to beat so I am expecting
:02:39. > :02:42.a tough game. Which of these time travellers can turn back the clock
:02:42. > :02:52.travellers can turn back the clock and journey to the semi-finals?
:02:52. > :02:56.
:02:56. > :03:00.Here is the line-up for the quarter It is John Price and David Gourlay
:03:00. > :03:04.for us this afternoon, and the match is already under way. We are
:03:04. > :03:14.in the 9th of the first set, and David Gourlay has the advantage.
:03:14. > :03:28.
:03:28. > :03:38.Greg Harlow and David Corkill are wide of the target, and John Price
:03:38. > :03:47.
:03:47. > :03:54.sitting down and saying, I have had Price, sitting down on the brink. -
:03:54. > :04:02.- on the rink. To be fair, John has been dead unlucky with his last
:04:02. > :04:07.bowl. David has a reasonable target. Still, a lot of pressure. David
:04:07. > :04:17.Gourlay missed the drive with his third bowl. Most unlike him, he is
:04:17. > :04:22.
:04:22. > :04:32.normally very reliable. A lot of David Gourlay, he will reset
:04:32. > :04:43.
:04:43. > :04:50.That is a marvellous result for David Gourlay, are really good
:04:50. > :05:00.strike on his reliable forehand. He will take a double load of that. --
:05:00. > :05:21.
:05:21. > :05:31.a "of that. -- double out of that. unlucky to have opened ahead. 8-3
:05:31. > :05:36.
:05:36. > :05:43.does not really reflect matt said. after that first set, very
:05:43. > :05:51.interesting bowling, no doubt about it. David Gourlay was edging it all
:05:51. > :06:01.the way through to the last end. John Price played his best end of
:06:01. > :06:39.
:06:39. > :06:47.this match so far. Four actual -- very long time, John Price. David
:06:47. > :06:57.Gourlay not far behind him. 45, again has been at the top level for
:06:57. > :07:11.
:07:11. > :07:21.won his world title in 1990. It was just a matter of time, we knew it
:07:21. > :07:25.
:07:25. > :07:35.would happen. We just do not quite tournaments and that stages one of
:07:35. > :07:52.
:07:52. > :08:02.1 outsider. A very tough first- round match, he came through when
:08:02. > :08:08.
:08:08. > :08:13.think a few people had a couple of shekels on him at 100-1, but no one
:08:13. > :08:16.expected him to win it, Greg. It is very difficult in your first
:08:16. > :08:26.tournament to call the way through and win. It has not been done many
:08:26. > :08:47.
:08:47. > :08:57.relatively easy to draw the short. -- draw the shot. Always easier
:08:57. > :09:20.
:09:20. > :09:30.it would have helped their. Criminal. Any touch on the jack was
:09:30. > :09:39.
:09:39. > :09:49.for a touch for three, misses the touch and slips through the gap and
:09:49. > :10:17.
:10:17. > :10:27.it does not even count. The line is All about pace. I tell you, it
:10:27. > :10:32.
:10:32. > :10:42.needed to sit. Then the reaction along with his daughter are season-
:10:42. > :10:48.ticket holders for Swansea City. They are doing very well. Great
:10:48. > :10:58.football fans. His daughter has always enjoyed going to the
:10:58. > :10:58.
:10:58. > :13:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 145 seconds
:13:24. > :13:34.leaving an inch for John to try and opportunity for David known. -- for
:13:34. > :13:42.
:13:42. > :13:49.John is looking at the angles in case he wants to hit this. It looks
:13:49. > :13:53.to be sitting next, doesn't it? does, if you get it right, it all
:13:53. > :14:01.depends on the ankles. He is coming down for another look. Will he
:14:01. > :14:08.aimed for his own? Yes, I think he will aim for his middle read. --
:14:08. > :14:18.middle red. The Jack will almost certainly spring, when it goes, we
:14:18. > :14:22.
:14:22. > :14:32.two down, will it be risky to plough into his own two, or safer
:14:32. > :14:45.
:14:45. > :14:54.unlucky. Very unlucky, he hit the target area. You will be further
:14:54. > :14:59.away on occasions and get better results than that. I do think it
:14:59. > :15:03.was probably a forehand runner, but I know he prefers the backhand,
:15:03. > :15:13.that is probably why he chose the backhand. He hit the target well
:15:13. > :15:13.
:15:13. > :16:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 145 seconds
:16:41. > :16:51.shots in this. Four shots to David Gourlay. He has been punished
:16:51. > :16:51.
:16:51. > :18:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 145 seconds
:18:01. > :18:11.their first bowls. They will hope to make a correction with their
:18:11. > :18:27.
:18:27. > :18:34.well on this event so far. He is a happy boy, the way he has been
:18:34. > :18:44.playing. We will see him later again today against Jason
:18:44. > :18:51.
:18:51. > :18:54.Darren Burnett, another Scot who is going well. He put out to the
:18:54. > :19:01.Scottish champion last night. It was a very strange game, Robert
:19:01. > :19:08.Paxton. Robert Paxton from England, who won the Scottish-English
:19:08. > :19:14.International Open. He lost the second set 13-0, having not scored
:19:14. > :19:19.for 10 consecutive ends, then won the tie-break 2-0. It is a strange
:19:19. > :19:23.game, Greg. I had a chat with Darren, he said that last night. He
:19:24. > :19:29.is still having massive problems with his tooth. He said every time
:19:29. > :19:39.he bent forward massive pains. He just wanted to get rid of the bowl.
:19:39. > :19:39.
:19:39. > :20:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 145 seconds
:20:23. > :20:33.blue. Brian Porter beside her, the Great attempt. John is puffing his
:20:33. > :21:02.
:21:02. > :21:12.cheeks, and it looks like a strongly biased ball. -- biased
:21:12. > :21:38.
:21:38. > :21:41.bowl. He does not like St bowls. -- be too disappointed. David Gourlay
:21:41. > :21:51.wants to keep things nice and tight all the way through to the latter
:21:51. > :21:57.
:21:57. > :22:07.championship, with draws opening up as a lot of favourites drop by the
:22:07. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :23:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 145 seconds
:23:00. > :23:10.that hurt the opposition. It is very rare we get to a stage where
:23:10. > :23:10.
:23:10. > :23:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 145 seconds
:23:54. > :24:01.there are only three players and the jack was good. He has have
:24:01. > :24:06.covered the backhand shot for John Price. -- almost covered. He can
:24:07. > :24:16.still make it back, but not as easily. He may be forced on to the
:24:17. > :24:17.
:24:17. > :25:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 145 seconds
:25:10. > :25:16.forehand. Price gives a shake of John will be looking at all the
:25:16. > :25:20.angles to see if there is any murdered in attacking this. He has
:25:20. > :25:25.two bowls on the jack, but there does not seen anything set up to
:25:25. > :25:31.get the Jack going in that direction. It is not ideal, but it
:25:31. > :25:41.-- if it is only one shot, he might be tempted to aim for the green
:25:41. > :25:41.
:25:42. > :25:45.bowl. Yes, he might be able to hit the bowl away. Also, if he is a
:25:45. > :25:52.little wide he might be on his own bowl, he might get off the screen
:25:52. > :25:57.one, and come across. It is not ideal, it is not perfect. The ankle
:25:57. > :26:03.is still bringing him on to the jack. He has to be tempted. I think
:26:03. > :26:12.so. It -- even if he gets the green bowl solid, he will not be much
:26:12. > :26:22.worse. It is a tough call. Parents know clear cut shot available.
:26:22. > :26:40.
:26:40. > :26:50.think he has been pretty good with in the corner, unfortunately for
:26:50. > :26:51.
:26:51. > :26:58.him about three metres away. Not a toucher, both of those ended up in
:26:58. > :27:06.the ditch and were taken away. The jack is just in front of David
:27:07. > :27:11.Gourlay, as he stepped away. It is just inside the peg on the back.
:27:11. > :27:21.David is asking how many second bowls he has. He is thinking of
:27:21. > :27:29.driving the shot out. At 4-2 up, I thought you would just go down and
:27:29. > :27:37.draw the shot. I am very surprised at that. If he has three a seconds,
:27:37. > :27:47.he could take the bowl out. Really, that is a draw for one for me. I
:27:47. > :27:57.think he is shaping up for it. He is psyching himself up for it. I
:27:57. > :27:59.
:27:59. > :28:09.think his team manager would suggest his player draws the shot.
:28:09. > :28:21.
:28:21. > :28:31.It is such an easy draw. Don't look comes. That's the right play.
:28:31. > :28:33.
:28:33. > :28:38.Straight forward single. And that's the right shot. He's so attacked
:28:38. > :28:48.minded and he did fancy taking it out for three, but he knew if he
:28:48. > :29:26.
:29:26. > :29:36.missed he was gifting John a one think he can let this set drift any
:29:36. > :30:00.
:30:01. > :30:10.fantastic! A wonderful reply. Just remaineding David four lay that he
:30:11. > :30:20.
:30:20. > :30:30.is capable of causing him trouble. as his first and he will win the
:30:30. > :30:44.
:30:44. > :30:48.an edge? Just under. Just a few inches away, but a good bowl.
:30:48. > :30:57.had a smile on his face there, he knew he was just a couple of inches
:30:57. > :31:07.short. But he knows he's got great position. Any ideas John? He has no
:31:07. > :31:07.
:31:07. > :31:15.position at all. Possibly forehand and try and drop the foot past and
:31:16. > :31:25.get a position in. Very difficult for John this. Swapped to the
:31:26. > :31:38.
:31:38. > :31:43.is decent. That's not too bad. good. Perhaps gone a bit too much.
:31:43. > :31:50.I'm a bit surprised he was looking at this in the forehand, but it
:31:50. > :31:57.will work either side. If he wants to be tidy it is a backhand draw
:31:57. > :32:07.just to Nurdle it through. He was looking at the forehand drive.
:32:07. > :32:19.
:32:19. > :32:27.Looks like he is shaping up the red bowl away. Well he's still
:32:27. > :32:32.watching. A bit tentative for weight. I'm surprised at that.
:32:32. > :32:38.Thought he would have had another yard or two or that. John lays the
:32:38. > :32:48.shot, but it has nowhere to go. Can't afford to draw in himself,
:32:48. > :33:02.
:33:02. > :33:07.because any touch would give it time. John, what are you doing? Yes,
:33:07. > :33:16.he wanted a bit less than his second delivery and it is a bit of
:33:16. > :33:26.a wasted bowl for David Gourlay, he is good at these turn over shots.
:33:26. > :33:27.
:33:27. > :33:32.He has so many options, he is struggling to pick which one. He is
:33:32. > :33:42.going for the forehand again. Probably the same line as the last
:33:42. > :33:52.
:33:52. > :33:57.interested in this. Too solid a connection. Not sure if John will
:33:57. > :34:05.even bother with his last bowl. There is probably just room on the
:34:05. > :34:11.forehand. David said, do you want your bowl? He said yes. That is why,
:34:11. > :34:15.sometimes you have to walk away and say that is fair enough. I will
:34:15. > :34:22.take the single. There is Robert Weale watching. Before the match we
:34:22. > :34:28.had three players putting their stickers on, Jason Greenslade,
:34:28. > :34:35.Robert Weale and John Price. Those three have dominated Welsh bowls
:34:35. > :34:45.for 25 years. Young players coming through of course, but it has been
:34:45. > :34:52.the three of them. Slightly before that, well about that time as well
:34:52. > :34:58.was Steve Rees, who is John Price's old partner in the pairs. But
:34:58. > :35:07.Wealey will be happy. He is doing well. Another warm looking jacket.
:35:07. > :35:14.He has got the glasses on now. Looking very academic there.
:35:14. > :35:19.will not enjoy that. Checking the racing results! The old Silver Fox!
:35:20. > :35:29.Doesn't like to be seen with the glasses on, does he? Another bit of
:35:29. > :35:34.an opportunity to wind him up. The fourth person of the great Webb
:35:34. > :35:44.players over the last two or -- Welsh players over the last two or
:35:44. > :35:44.
:35:44. > :36:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 145 seconds
:36:55. > :37:05.bowl. That would put the pressure finding dead pace. Any weight on
:37:05. > :37:14.
:37:14. > :37:21.will drift past. Is he going to drop in? David's taking a moment.
:37:21. > :37:28.He will be happy with the answer. One to green. And he knows if he
:37:28. > :37:38.can just drop round his own bowl, certainly he will be in charge of
:37:38. > :37:44.
:37:44. > :37:52.made the gap. Oh! Well when you make a gap like that, you sort of
:37:52. > :38:01.think to yourself, just maybe, maybe this might be my day. A big
:38:01. > :38:06.moment in the match now. 5-3 down on the score board, two down on the
:38:06. > :38:11.end. He's looking at the runner again. There are some good
:38:11. > :38:20.connections this time. I can't glaim blame him. I think he thought
:38:20. > :38:24.he was close with the previous bowl. John's got all the position behind.
:38:24. > :38:34.Looking to run into the two greens and get a touch on to the jack.
:38:34. > :38:54.
:38:54. > :39:00.going to get the result? Oh that was unlucky. He has pushed his own
:39:00. > :39:10.bowls out of the head. That's made it worse. Still two green, but it's
:39:10. > :39:23.
:39:23. > :39:29.left David Gourlay a chance. treble. That is what you do when
:39:29. > :39:37.you put the pressure on - force opponents into making errors. David
:39:37. > :39:47.Gourlay's extremely good at that. Yes, that is No 3. That is the
:39:47. > :40:07.
:40:07. > :40:11.and co-ordinator for Bowls Scotland, following a bit of a disas aer the
:40:11. > :40:16.they had at Delhi in the common wealth games, where their team
:40:16. > :40:23.didn't do well. -- disaster. He has been appointed not only to help
:40:24. > :40:29.with a variety of coaching and mentoring roles, but to bring that
:40:29. > :40:33.element of credibility to the post and to the role. The confidence of
:40:33. > :40:39.knowing the players and their strengths and weaknesses and of
:40:39. > :40:45.course their all know David, which helps. -- they all know David,
:40:45. > :40:48.which helps. I expect them to do well in Glasgow at the next
:40:48. > :40:58.Commonwealth Games. John Price himself has a development role
:40:58. > :41:02.
:41:02. > :41:12.within Wales, a part-time role to qualified people for those
:41:12. > :41:12.
:41:12. > :42:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 145 seconds
:42:13. > :42:20.David. The road is fantastic. The weight looks pretty good. That's
:42:21. > :42:28.the winner. Yes that's a good one too. Couldn't have played that any
:42:28. > :42:34.better. Hid the jack, hid his bowl. John price in heaps of problems
:42:34. > :42:39.here now. He's so good at the recovery shot, David Gourlay. Plays
:42:39. > :42:47.the game really well. Good attacking bowler. His forehand in
:42:47. > :42:57.particular. I can only see one shot available for John, that is the
:42:57. > :43:22.
:43:22. > :43:28.forehand draw and try and move the Just over. Can't blame him wanting
:43:28. > :43:38.to reach of course. Fpblt great try. Now David Gourlay can add another
:43:38. > :44:13.
:44:13. > :44:16.on to the bottom red second shot straightened them up and possibly
:44:16. > :44:20.closed down the forehand and once again another bowl is in the way
:44:20. > :44:28.for John Price. He is looking at the forehand strike, which is a
:44:28. > :44:33.single bowl of his into the two green. The thing is now John price,
:44:33. > :44:37.strike the open red bowl, take the two reds away for one. Can I not
:44:38. > :44:47.see how he can get any more than one out of this end. But he must
:44:48. > :44:49.
:44:49. > :44:54.score this end to stand any chance. Got the deepest bowl as well. He
:44:54. > :45:04.needs a good strike and a good bit of fortune. This is a tough one I
:45:04. > :45:11.
:45:12. > :45:18.It wasn't too far away, but David Gourlay still scores a single. Took
:45:18. > :45:23.one away. It is a difficult challenge now for John Price, 9-3
:45:23. > :45:29.behind with two ends to go. David Gourlay has been very consistent in
:45:29. > :45:33.this second set. He's kept the pressure on John Price. To be
:45:33. > :45:38.honest if you would wave the white flag, John would be waving it.
:45:38. > :45:47.There is a few hits that haven't gone right, but that is inevitable
:45:47. > :45:57.when you're chasing the game. You sort of feel that it is sometimes
:45:57. > :46:33.
:46:33. > :46:38.John won't give up. It is still on Johnny, you have to go out
:46:38. > :46:45.fighting. A little shake of the head. But I have a lot of
:46:45. > :46:55.admiration for David Gourlay for the way he goes about his business.
:46:55. > :47:04.
:47:04. > :47:14.A very tough competitor, a thinker at this and move the jack back. He
:47:14. > :47:21.
:47:21. > :47:27.is not going to score a three where have liked. That was played with a
:47:27. > :47:37.view to keeping the bowl on the rink. Wouldn't afford to risk the
:47:37. > :47:54.
:47:54. > :47:59.bowl in the rink. David will just still available to John Price if he
:47:59. > :48:09.can make the gap between the two green balls. Yes that is all he has
:48:09. > :48:11.
:48:11. > :48:21.position, David would do well to match those two. He will split the
:48:21. > :48:28.
:48:28. > :48:35.back two and then John will have no soon as he splits them, it is all
:48:35. > :48:43.over. That is just about it. John Price has to manufacture a three
:48:43. > :48:53.out of this head. It is absolutely inch perfect, he could just get to
:48:53. > :48:58.
:48:58. > :49:04.get into the others. Well David Gourlay, no doubt deserved that win.
:49:04. > :49:10.He was just too strong on the day for John Price from Wales. The 45-
:49:10. > :49:13.year-old from Glasgow was very consistent. Took the first set 8-3,
:49:13. > :49:17.takes the second set very comfortably and it was one of those
:49:17. > :49:24.things for John Price, he happened to meet David Gourlay when he was
:49:24. > :49:34.playing some of his best stuff. Interesting game. Good to see
:49:34. > :49:46.
:49:46. > :49:56.Pricey get into the last eight. the first set. Three shots behind.
:49:56. > :50:03.
:50:03. > :50:11.there's the jack bouncing out and that saves the first set. Gets the
:50:11. > :50:18.double. And David Gourlay's got an opportunity for the big count on
:50:18. > :50:28.the second end. Here it comes. All the way down. For four shots.
:50:28. > :50:37.
:50:37. > :50:42.David gourlly was too consistent for John on the day. RISHI PERSAD:
:50:42. > :50:47.John, looking at those stats, they told the story, you only won a
:50:47. > :50:51.third of the ends that is because your opponent was on fire? Yes I
:50:51. > :50:56.thought David played better. I couldn't get in at the start and I
:50:56. > :50:59.couldn't get my first bowl. But he always had the edge. You must be
:50:59. > :51:05.pleased with what you have done this week? Yes my form has been
:51:05. > :51:09.good. I'm disappointed, but it is something to work on. Always
:51:09. > :51:14.looking ahead. David, back in the semi final here? How does that feel
:51:14. > :51:19.It is amazing. It has been a long time. I knew it was going to be a
:51:19. > :51:22.tough game. Maybe we didn't play as well as we could. But just happy to
:51:22. > :51:26.get through. I think you have come into this tournament saying you
:51:26. > :51:31.perhaps didn't have the ideal pripration. But your practice here
:51:31. > :51:36.has been getting better. -- preparation. Do you think you're
:51:36. > :51:41.playing better every round. Every game you play helps you. I have
:51:41. > :51:47.been here two weeks and been on almost every day. Having won the
:51:47. > :51:53.tournament now a long time ago, what chances of this long weight
:51:53. > :51:59.for another ending? I'm taking as they say, each game at a time. The
:51:59. > :52:02.guys who are left in, they're top class bowlers. So it will be
:52:02. > :52:06.difficult. Well done. Commiserations to John Price. Hs
:52:06. > :52:13.out, but David is through to the semi final. We have the next
:52:13. > :52:16.quarter final coming up on the red button at 10 past 3 this afternoon
:52:16. > :52:20.between Wayne hog and Jason Greenslade. But we have time for
:52:20. > :52:26.the first quarter final that took place earlier today. That was
:52:26. > :52:31.between the former champion Andy Thomson and the man who beat Greg
:52:31. > :52:40.Harlow and that was nbgy Brett. We pick this up after they shared the
:52:40. > :52:45.first two set and it goes to a tie- break. With commentators, John
:52:45. > :52:52.break. With commentators, John Price and Greg Harlow. GREG HARLOW:
:52:52. > :53:02.He has played a few better bowls, but Nicky Brett has gone off his
:53:02. > :53:37.
:53:37. > :53:47.first delivery, nicky Brett. His body language is lacking quite
:53:47. > :54:18.
:54:18. > :54:28.moved on to the forehand. He was disappointed with the first one,
:54:28. > :54:58.
:54:58. > :55:07.a matter of staying to the jack. Has he got enough pace to just hold
:55:07. > :55:12.on to it? Oh yes, he has indeed. That's the single he needs. That
:55:12. > :55:22.was a good adjustment, that's not easy to do. Weight and line on that
:55:22. > :55:46.
:55:47. > :55:56.sure if he has pushed it, though. I don't think it is going to make it.
:55:57. > :55:57.
:55:57. > :57:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 145 seconds
:57:05. > :57:14.It is dipping under. It has gone. blowing of the cheeks, he knows
:57:14. > :57:19.that is not good enough. It has been a scratchy game. I actually
:57:20. > :57:24.felt Nicky played very well in the first set, he dominated. The second
:57:24. > :57:31.set has been scratchy, as you say. It has brought Andy back into the
:57:31. > :57:39.game. The tie-breaks so far have been scratchy, as well, to be
:57:39. > :57:46.honest. Nicky had full command of the first set up to the sixth end,
:57:46. > :57:53.playing great bowls, then had a total walkabout and lost a four.
:57:54. > :58:03.get the feeling on these tie-break ends, the first player to play one
:58:04. > :58:04.
:58:04. > :58:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 145 seconds
:58:58. > :59:06.quite be enough to win the end. In could not possibly have thought he
:59:06. > :59:13.was going to come out like that. Of his own bowl, of the red, off to
:59:13. > :59:19.the jack. That is an unbelievable result. Fair play, he hit the
:59:19. > :59:29.target, he was catching the edge of the short bowl, but then the rest.
:59:29. > :59:35.And it is a toucher. I expected to be close with this one. Running the
:59:35. > :59:43.bowl at the jack. He has got it perfect. The reaction was very
:59:43. > :59:51.positive, as well. That will be the end of that particular game. There
:59:51. > :59:58.is a live bowl on the green, and I think he has forgotten that. He has
:59:58. > :00:04.conceded a shot forgetting he had a live bowl on the green. Having said
:00:04. > :00:11.that, it was a very, very slim chance. He has just seen an deeply
:00:11. > :00:21.a fantastic shot and said, that is good enough, well done. -- he has
:00:21. > :00:24.
:00:24. > :00:29.just seen it and deeply. -- Andy play. Great bowl. A especially
:00:29. > :00:38.after Mickey had the great result, he settled himself down, used all
:00:38. > :00:48.his experience and played a perfect running bowl. 1-1. Jack length, 29
:00:48. > :00:48.
:00:48. > :02:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 145 seconds
:02:03. > :02:08.Babak toucher, somewhat more difficult. Things change and the
:02:08. > :02:17.rules on a tie-break, you cannot kill the end. Yes, but I don't
:02:17. > :02:27.think he has dominated. That is good, but did he nominate the
:02:27. > :02:34.killed? I don't think he did. Price just keeping an eye on things
:02:35. > :02:44.before his quarter-final game. The jack has gone on to the re- spot
:02:45. > :02:45.
:02:45. > :03:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 145 seconds
:03:38. > :03:48.position. Bowls players, two bowls, Thomson, it really is. 12 inch gap.
:03:48. > :04:10.
:04:10. > :04:15.It is beatable. Nicky is thinking for second. It looks second on the
:04:15. > :04:22.screen, David. We cannot see from here, we're blinded in the corner,
:04:22. > :04:26.we cannot see, but it looks second on the screen. He needed a
:04:26. > :04:32.direction on the bowl or the jack to stop them. I think he thought he
:04:32. > :04:36.was getting the corner of the jack. One bowl to save this match. Andy
:04:36. > :04:42.Thomson will almost certainly try to put another one in so the ball
:04:42. > :04:49.Matt -- bowl cannot be driven off. But he does not want to put it
:04:49. > :04:59.alongside to give Nicky the target of the two bowls. We don't ask for
:04:59. > :05:20.
:05:20. > :05:30.Get that is not second bowl, Nick Brett will have the chance to drive
:05:30. > :05:39.
:05:39. > :05:49.the bowl off. It is two red. Andy thinks it is two, it must be.
:05:49. > :06:05.
:06:05. > :06:13.Draw within 12 inches for a place Brett, the man who put out Greg
:06:13. > :06:18.Harlow. All credit to Andy Thomson, the 56-year-old from London. He is
:06:18. > :06:28.really throwing back the years here, he is into the semi-final of the
:06:28. > :06:32.
:06:32. > :06:42.Fred Olsen World Bowls singles. He takes the match two sex to one. --
:06:42. > :06:48.
:06:48. > :06:51.two set to one. This is how the Of course, those semi-finals are on
:06:51. > :06:56.BBC Two, and that is coming up tomorrow afternoon. We look forward
:06:56. > :07:01.to seeing how those unfold, and that starts at 2:30pm on BBC Two.
:07:01. > :07:05.It has been an up-and-down week for former champions, we lost five by
:07:05. > :07:15.the time the second round was completed. Three still remain, one
:07:15. > :07:16.
:07:16. > :07:21.World No. 7 Robert Weale might be a dark horse for the tournament. He
:07:21. > :07:25.certainly has the pedigree to get past the winning post. So far, he
:07:25. > :07:30.has already made the pairs final with Jason Greenslade, but they
:07:30. > :07:35.were beaten in the final furlong by Scottish thoroughbreds Alex
:07:35. > :07:42.Marshall and Paul Foster. Robert Weale saw off Simon Skelton for the
:07:42. > :07:47.second year running. He is now into the semi-finals. I live in Hereford
:07:47. > :07:55.at the moment, due to work, but I play all my bowls in Wales. I
:07:55. > :07:59.travel back to Wales, that is my home. My passions outside of bowls
:07:59. > :08:04.would be football, I am a massive Wolverhampton supporters. I get up
:08:04. > :08:12.there when I can, when the bowls does not get in the way. I love
:08:12. > :08:17.watching the team. And would like to have a little flutter on the
:08:17. > :08:22.horses, as well. I go to the races when we have local meetings, I
:08:22. > :08:25.travel around a little, I watched other meetings when I can come at
:08:26. > :08:33.Chepstow and the Welsh National. I was lucky enough to pick the winner
:08:33. > :08:38.this year. Bowls is massive to me. I first got into the game because
:08:38. > :08:44.my father started playing. I actually started playing the same
:08:44. > :08:48.night as my father did, and it has rolled on from there. I have had
:08:48. > :08:58.good success. It is a massive part good success. It is a massive part
:08:58. > :09:05.of my life, without it I don't know My main achievements in the game
:09:05. > :09:11.would beat the world indoor singles championship. That was 2,000,
:09:11. > :09:18.definitely the pinnacle. Outdoors, I have probably had more success,
:09:18. > :09:23.at the Commonwealth Games I picked up a couple of gold medals. That is
:09:23. > :09:30.really important to me. It is important my family play bowls, as
:09:30. > :09:37.well. My brother has been fortunate enough to win 7 National fours with
:09:37. > :09:41.the boys in Wales. The man standing in his way is Darren Burnett. Last
:09:41. > :09:46.night he put out the Scottish Open champion, Robert Paxton. Robert
:09:46. > :09:50.Weale is in fine form himself and will be confident he can pick his
:09:50. > :09:55.spot in the semi-finals. ambition would be to go as far as I
:09:55. > :10:00.can. I goal in every year thinking I can go all the way. This year is
:10:00. > :10:10.no different. Touch wood, I can play my best bowls, put people
:10:10. > :10:11.
:10:11. > :10:18.And you can see how Robert Weale get on against Darren Burnett in
:10:18. > :10:20.the quarter-finals in our the quarter-finals in our
:10:20. > :10:26.highlights tonight at 1:20am. It we have action from the Europeans
:10:26. > :10:32.figure skating championships in Sheffield at BBC to -- on BBC Two
:10:32. > :10:34.on Sunday at 1pm. We have lost a lot of our professionals, we only
:10:34. > :10:38.lot of our professionals, we only have two in the semi-finals.
:10:38. > :10:43.have more or less wiped out the last decade, that is not a bad
:10:43. > :10:48.thing, it shows there is plenty of talent left. Form on this rink is
:10:48. > :10:51.extremely important when it comes to the pressure moments. Yes,
:10:51. > :10:56.especially when you think of people like Andy Thomson coming through.
:10:56. > :11:03.He was great today, but he was gritty. Robert Weale, a dark horse,
:11:03. > :11:08.maybe. Andy Thomson really got over the line when he maybe shouldn't
:11:08. > :11:13.have. Robert Weale is always a hard competitor. David Gourlay was
:11:13. > :11:16.playing very well and consistently and knocked out John Price and a
:11:16. > :11:20.consistent and did away in terms of the quality of play. David, thank
:11:20. > :11:25.you for your time. Another wonderful day of action here at