22/02/2012 Scottish Curling Championships

12 months ago it Tom Bristow shocked the monkey off his back and

won eight Scottish title. This was exactly the springboard the man

from Aberdeen needed. He went on to represent Scotland at the World

Championships. He just lost out to Canada in a nail-biting final. The

world silver medalists are back in Perth, determined to pick up

another Scottish title. It has been quite a yet for Tom pre-Easter and

quite a week here. -- Tom Brewster. Today, they are up against a brick

packed full of experience. -- rink. And match was not last until the

final encounter of the round robin. -- a match. The final table look

Edwards started the brighter, Ewen MacDonald battled his way

through the tie-break. There were some early points on the board. It

was Brewster who prevailed though. But the defending champion had to

overcome one further hurdle. In the second semi-final, it was an or

Aberdeen affair. Brewster got his nose in front. We had a great world

championships after the Scottish last year. It is great to get back

to this point. For we do, 10 championships. There are only a few

of you that have won 10. Still determined to make it 11?

Absolutely. We have had a great week. We have climbed the ladder

slowly and we are hoping for victory. Three Smiths, but none

related. Team Bruce that stick to the more conventional line-up. --

team Brewster. In the commentary box, Bob Kelly and Jackie Lockhart.

We joined the match in the third end. Michael Goodfellow with his

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game started. I could have said to They are having a discussion now.

If they had been a little further out, they could have thrown the

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Brewster at the moment. He is definitely mixing it up, putting

things on when they are not expected and hitting when it is not

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around it and take them on at their again. Didn't get enough for that

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heavy weight, even though it is his ever-so-slightly because these guys

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weight macro, or with the ice in too much panic, but they weren't

making sure it did not catch the top. -- were making sure it did not

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catch the top. Very difficult for The boys are working this very hard.

Smith. He is not happy with that at all. They gambled quite a bit,

leaving stones around. You are always assuming you are going to

make that last stone, but if things do not all well for you, it can go

very badly wrong. -- they do not go First blood do Brewster. The next

of three ends are were blank and teams Smith had to force the pace.

-- three ends were blank and team Smith. But they cleared stones when

necessary. To retain the hammer, Warwick Smith had to keep thanking

Ed -- ends. Plenty for David Smith to think about. We join the match

He was a little heavy with both where shots, but nothing wrong with

that at all. Things are back to normal -- both his shots. I think

they are being a little bit pernickety here. But back to make a

hanging on to that last own to try to make a two or more. -- last

barman. Single, if any Young ladies football and socialising with

friends. Don't handout the phone number. I will keep that one for me.

Another corner being asked of Ross Hepburn. Well played. Two my shots

from Ross Hepburn. As we said earlier, very important to you

leads to set you end up for him. Absolutely. Michael Goodfellow

plane two almost perfect shots the there. -- playing. Just a little

bit high. He has removed Michael's two lovely shots. Probably best not

to push of the Red back into the four. Before, they could drop round

about it, but there would still be two reds are lying. That was down

as a bit of a mistake. Not trying to draw just yet. Tom Brewster will

probably just appeal the guard -- peel the guard. And he has chosen

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does Smith go with this? Just going than he wanted. See what option

that now leaves. He cannot role of the shooter into the house. Three

is going to stay in the rings, I think. No it is not. A little

opportunity missed. But that was a pushed back -- that are read that

was pushed back by Scott Andrews' shot, they are trying to freeze up

to the back of it here. It is tight to the ring so. This is not

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finishing. The sweeper's jumped on little bit of time deciding. This

looks pretty good. Just takes two and the shooter comes back up the

took. If you leave anything, you are just creating a nest for their

Smith team. The corner guard him shot from David Smith. As we saw

there, you have to leave it to the very last minute, when the legs are

coming off it and slowing down, when it is taking his final poll, -

- its final curl. The boys have managed it really well this time.

That was a good call. It is probably odds on that Brewster is

going to lose two. He will try to kill that shot by David Smith. That

is a call of a confident man. Why Here it comes down. -- centre line.

That is exactly what it is. A super shot from Tom Brewster. That was a

great shot. Had a bit of a squeal are there with his calling. He has

been suffering from a man flu. But very well controlled by the

sweeper's. He could not afford any bounds whatsoever. -- supers. The

Colling and playing of a confident man. Not a bad position to be in.

Tom wants to force a Warwick Smith to take one here. What can Warwick

got to leave it high. That is a great shot. The red bounced back

him will -- back in though. That is unfortunate, because of Warwick

will Tom do? -- it is red. I don't think he can play the Guard because

of the yellow just short. That yellow just at the bottom of the

picture. Smith would have that one to run back onto. I think one's to

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stop that one back. He wants to likes to play the shots. It was do

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or die and they are back in the in there. Super shot from David

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is still a possibility for Greg the yellow could still be used by

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It could have cold just a little muscle did that. Fantastic shop for

Warwick Smith. Clears the house. -- fantastic shot. Certainly was

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throwing some granite at it. Well That will certainly raise the

team's spirits going into the 9th to make two out of nothing. Let us

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shot. Just when you want a couple of good froze. That is going to

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hurt. Well, there is no damage done a to prevent -- Tom Brewster does

not needed to score to prevent Smith. Coming round the corner. By

yellow is you losing -- that yellow is losing its line. It is available

for take out. But he will have to be careful. I do not think he would

be too bothered if the to go one of his back Reds with his yellow. --

if he took one. Greg Drummond now. He is throwing a controlled weight

done at this end. A little change in tactic here, trying to drop a

hinder the Yellowstone -- to drop live. The line looks good. That is

a lovely shot. Very well played indeed. He has played a few of them

today. They have to make use of every shot that they have got and

that is a great one from David Smith. That guard, that is the one

that is going to cost to get rid of it. Tom is not messing around. If

we go into extra time, Tom would have last stone, not the end of the

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That read it just at the back of the for that. -- the four foot.

is curling a long, long way. Far more than anticipated. I don't know

what went wrong there. I do not know what happened to that rock

there, but David is not happy at all. Certainly unlike them to get

the ice as badly wrong as that. You can see how far a way it is for

line and also for weight. Tom could have made a double, but I think he

is going to try to hit this one on the nose. That would give Warwick

Smith an awful lot of work to do if he is going to bring back yellow

going to roll? Just race for third shot. -- stays for a third shot.

play a draw, right down here. Hoping that if Tom Brewster plays

ahead on it, it will jam. Hoping to cajole the Tom Brewster into

playing a big hit and removing some of his own red stones. They are

having another look here. I wonder if they should try it this same

shot as they had with David Smith's shot. Centre read, have a chequered.

-- centre red, half-check it. They are looking to move some rockier. -

mind. Trying to bump this. Get this of bread want to come back a little

bit. -- red one. Big-shot hear for Warwick Smith. He has got to get

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this one. It has got their weight, Tom wants to get rid of this yellow.

It would be a tall order for Warwick Smith. He has just play the

outturn, but Tom says it to play head or ahead and roll. -- it knows

head. Not quite what he was after. He wanted it to lie, but it one of

his own out. A fine contact on the red stone. I think Tom would have

preferred not to have made that contact. This is very tough. A very

steep angle. If there is anybody who can do it, then a Warwick Smith

is your man. He has to get a few centimetres to the left of that red

stone. This will be a second title for Tom Brewster or an extra end.

It is a controlled weight. Too much. I can tell by the body-language.

is over the top, he has not Dannette. -- he has not done it.

Tom Brewster and his team have done it again. Tom has been trying for a

long time to get a Scottish title. And now they are coming one after

the other. He will be one happy man. They will be going to the world

championships in this city of Basel, Switzerland. Tom Brewster and his

there. Tom Brewster, Scottish champion for the second year in a

champion for the second year in a row. That sounds great. It has been

a lot of hard work. we have had a good season. You did not start

brilliantly this week, but you got better and better and made it all

the way to the final. Yes, it is all about getting to your best at

the right time. Renew if we went out and played our own stuff, we

would do well. -- we are new. are playing as a team and you

communicate very well. Definitely. We all judge the weight, and judge

the line, and communicate well. Since he became the Scottish

champions, the fact that you have been able to play regularly with

each other, and got a silver medal in the summer championships, you

must be looking to do even better this year? Yes, we would hope to go

for their gold medal this year. played exceptionally well today. He

played every shot when it mattered. Good luck to him in the worlds.

Brewster, Scottish champion for the second day your in a role. It has