:00:35. > :00:42.Hello everyone and welcome to highlights from the world's indoors
:00:43. > :00:47.championship. During the week, there are four trophy ones on the line and
:00:48. > :00:55.the best players in the world are here for the one tournament that
:00:56. > :01:01.matters most. The biggest was always the biggest champion was here at
:01:02. > :01:06.Potters. I still get butterflies. Just as soon as I walk in, I feel so
:01:07. > :01:12.relaxed. Yes, it's a place I've always loved. I have been very
:01:13. > :01:16.successful here. I use it as my second home. The crowd appreciate
:01:17. > :01:21.great bowls, also, it is a surface where you if are not on your game,
:01:22. > :01:24.it's a very lonely place to be. But it's a wonderful place to play and
:01:25. > :01:28.you just hope that everything goes right for you when you are out
:01:29. > :01:34.there. Very close. Got it! (APPLAUSE)
:01:35. > :01:41.. The world singles here is the biggest title you can win in bowls
:01:42. > :01:46.to be honest. I watch it every year on the telly, my dad has done it. I
:01:47. > :01:52.really wanted to be here. The first year to qualify and to win it was
:01:53. > :02:00.fantastic. We all play bowls for one thing to walk away at Koch. Potters
:02:01. > :02:11.is the best venue we play at. No chateau of a cloud. We have got the
:02:12. > :02:15.-- sho shadow of a doubt. The crowd Noah got should. You get boat ends
:02:16. > :02:22.of the coin, a little bit of interaction is fantastic. The 2016
:02:23. > :02:28.world indoors single champion, Nikki Brett. The first stpl The first
:02:29. > :02:40.final of the week comes in the pairs, Jason and les this is how the
:02:41. > :02:47.pairs got to the final. Less Gillett ---less es Gillett and Danielsome
:02:48. > :02:52.onhad to over couple Nikki Brett, Jamie and Mark Dows. The first set
:02:53. > :02:59.of the finals was hard fought and eventually shared. We are going to
:03:00. > :03:03.join the action in the second set with Greenslade and Gillett. In the
:03:04. > :03:19.second shot. Big run, JAson, hurry, hurry. I
:03:20. > :03:23.don't think this is running enough. He popped in for a fourth one. I
:03:24. > :03:32.think that's what he was looking for. He popped the red ball down and
:03:33. > :03:42.tapped the target away. He hit the target here. Good chance of getting
:03:43. > :03:51.a result as well. Oh, is he under? One away. That's just not as good
:03:52. > :04:02.now as it was. Live in the ditch, go again. It's almost a resignation of
:04:03. > :04:07.deer owe deer -- dear oh dear things have committed now. He has committed
:04:08. > :04:16.to playing the attacking shot with three against him. Play it again,
:04:17. > :04:21.Jays. It could be four. He looks good for four. He has to go for it.
:04:22. > :04:27.He has to gamble. He has only got one ball in there but he has to
:04:28. > :04:31.gamble in there four ready would say would probably be enough to get the
:04:32. > :04:38.guys over the line. Yes, I think it would. He cannot drop a four here.
:04:39. > :04:44.It's not a big drive, it's quite controlled. We can't see it on the
:04:45. > :04:49.screen but there is a back toucher in the ditch. Close.
:04:50. > :04:56.Well, oh, that's good. That's a good result. Very good result. I think he
:04:57. > :05:00.has got the shot. Great strike. He played that one well. He played it
:05:01. > :05:07.more aggressively with a little bit more green. He let the ball do the
:05:08. > :05:12.work. What are you doing? I think he is going to try and draw the closest
:05:13. > :05:17.ball, I think, David? There is at least five feet. There is, yeah. If
:05:18. > :05:24.it was closer to the ditch, he may be tempted to run the ball off but I
:05:25. > :05:30.think he can draw this. Good strike. Very good strike. Courageous bowl.
:05:31. > :05:34.He was four down. The thing about being four down, it makes your mind
:05:35. > :05:42.up, doesn't it? Yes, it does. He knew that he had to hit it. He hit
:05:43. > :05:49.it perfectly. We didn't see the over -- now we can see the overhead shot
:05:50. > :05:54.of the jack on the screen. Touch it with the red ball is in the ditch.
:05:55. > :06:20.The umpire has slightly indicated green. Steady, steady. Steady. It
:06:21. > :06:30.looks pretty good to me. (APPLAUSE) . Great ball from Jason. It didn't
:06:31. > :06:39.look as if it was heavy. I am not sure whether this is two shots or
:06:40. > :06:48.not. I wasn't worried. Of course you weren't worried, lads. You were just
:06:49. > :06:51.shut shouting "Steady." If it's one shot, he will have to drop the
:06:52. > :06:56.second shot. I think most people have suggested it's only one. So I
:06:57. > :07:02.think it's probably worth a run, take the ball out. Well, will he
:07:03. > :07:09.play the courageous shot, Andy? Two yards running. Punch the ball and
:07:10. > :07:18.stay? I think he would go faster. He will try and take the ball out.
:07:19. > :07:28.As you can see, he is a quietly determined type of player. You can
:07:29. > :07:35.see that in his eyes. Too wide. Yep, too wide. It looked wider. It's very
:07:36. > :07:44.important that this is only one shot for the Welsh pair. One shot against
:07:45. > :07:56.them. Two shots down with two ends to go is very doable. Oh yes. Three
:07:57. > :08:03.is hard. There is a little bit of the bowls kit.
:08:04. > :08:10.It's the angle of the jack coming down. It's not a bad angle. The
:08:11. > :08:17.ditches aren't really deep. No, they are not too deep, David He will get
:08:18. > :08:28.that absolutely right and lock it off. Very accurate.
:08:29. > :08:40.It's not in. It's only, just the one. I think everybody was right. We
:08:41. > :08:47.hadn't counted on this one. I don't think it's in. No, I don't think so.
:08:48. > :08:51.One to red. Yep. Which he will be quite relieved about, to be fair to
:08:52. > :08:56.Jason and les, they don't need it at that end. They dominated the last
:08:57. > :09:00.two or three ends, haven't they? Absolutely. Those two ends really in
:09:01. > :09:05.particular. People may be thinking why they haven't got a Sonic measure
:09:06. > :09:09.there to sort things out when the jack is in the ditch, you can't see
:09:10. > :09:13.it. That would be useful to have a Sonic measure in that situation. But
:09:14. > :09:17.we have tried them. They don't work. I was going to say, they have been
:09:18. > :09:21.discarded quite quickly, haven't they Absolutely. Very rapidly they
:09:22. > :09:25.were put away. But there is a lot of people who thought they would work.
:09:26. > :09:32.That's OK. Nothing wrong with that opinion at all. I've got two of them
:09:33. > :09:42.lying in my store at home. They will be antique some time! Right, Les,
:09:43. > :10:06.all we need is one good bowl. Favourites of the scoreless end.
:10:07. > :10:15.(APPLAUSE). Some of us do get a good look at a
:10:16. > :10:19.umpire's kit. Some of the stuff in there is quite Rye markable. Little
:10:20. > :10:24.cap pers and other things, ultimately when you really study it,
:10:25. > :10:28.a lot of the stuff is based on the beginning. Of when they were
:10:29. > :10:35.developed. Yes, yes. We got it right at the start. Callipers have been
:10:36. > :10:45.around for a Elong Elong time. -- a long time. The box was invented in
:10:46. > :10:50.the early 1900s. It hasn't improved anything from the umpires point of
:10:51. > :10:56.view. So it reverts back to what it was like. Exactly. You will not find
:10:57. > :11:08.a battery-operated anything in there. There won't be a microchip
:11:09. > :11:19.insight! He did exactly the same the last end. He played a good bowl.
:11:20. > :11:22.Give us a chance. He has just won the Leeds battle and that has given
:11:23. > :11:53.them the control I think you are right, Jason. You
:11:54. > :11:59.can't improve. Absolutely. I think, Jason is the solution is this:. Just
:12:00. > :12:10.do what you want. Do what you want to do, Les. I think Jason is right.
:12:11. > :12:17.Don't worry about me. It is hard work at times. He is entertaining is
:12:18. > :12:24.Les. He funny at times. He really sis. I think Jason has called it
:12:25. > :12:29.correctly. They don't need to hold the head up any more. Wow, he sneaks
:12:30. > :12:34.around the green ball. That's not bad. It's probably more of a reflex,
:12:35. > :12:40.he doesn't get a word in with the four girls at home. That's what it
:12:41. > :12:44.is. Damon, this is going to be a good call. What are you going to ask
:12:45. > :12:51.him to play? He is still asking for the draw. He needs to win this end.
:12:52. > :13:03.Yes, they do. They can't afford to go chasing. They need to score even
:13:04. > :13:09.the one. They need to score. 5/0 down, 6-0 up to down. It's just a
:13:10. > :13:13.problem. He feels it sliding away. All of a sudden, that has made the
:13:14. > :13:19.head bigger. This may help Damien. I think if I was Jason, I would be
:13:20. > :13:23.covering the spot. 7-5 down. That's why I said they need to score this
:13:24. > :13:49.end. Come on, Jays. Come on, lad. Get up.
:13:50. > :13:53.Come on, Jays. Hurry now. One more go. One more go. One more go. Well
:13:54. > :14:01.played, mate, They are really going for the win
:14:02. > :14:05.here, trying to get that double. Yes. Damien was always going to
:14:06. > :14:12.strike this. Se. They are really going for the win
:14:13. > :14:16.here, trying to get that double. Yes. Damien was always going to
:14:17. > :14:20.strike this. He has got the shot. It is not bad. He has gone under the
:14:21. > :14:26.ditch. A nice shot there, Jase. His own ball has been so far away at the
:14:27. > :14:31.angle, it doesn't even come into it. He wanted the red but he has opened
:14:32. > :14:37.it up. He has. He has done well. This will hard to get to though. I
:14:38. > :14:43.don't think would be easy. Jason is favourite here because of the lie.
:14:44. > :14:47.Not only the lie, but he also has that little wobble in his balls
:14:48. > :14:54.which hold up the line a little bit more. Les is... Two yards away.
:14:55. > :14:59.Normally that would be an easy one to beat Andy. It's not really that
:15:00. > :15:03.easy. I think he has to throw the ball -- he has to throw the ball
:15:04. > :15:10.down. Ignore the ball in the way. I hope he finds a clear path. The line
:15:11. > :15:15.The line looks good. I think it looks got. It is whether there is
:15:16. > :15:22.too much Jake. Surely not the jack. What a bowl. What a shot. You have
:15:23. > :15:27.to say - look at the smile. That was perfect. He didn't go in the ditch.
:15:28. > :15:33.That was the perfect bowl. Absolutely brilliant. (APPLAUSE)
:15:34. > :15:41.. They are definitely scoring one. Ant didn't he need it. That delivery
:15:42. > :15:45.of Damien's perfect ball. Wow. Wow. You could say that if you had missed
:15:46. > :15:53.the jack, the jack probably stopped him going in but you have to give it
:15:54. > :15:57.a chance. He did. It was brilliant. Les can't believe it.
:15:58. > :16:05.It's impossible now for Jason to skoll here. -- score here. He will
:16:06. > :16:09.try and wing it off here or try and edge it off or stay in his place. I
:16:10. > :16:13.think he is trying to get a good second in, there is at least two
:16:14. > :16:26.yards for Damien to score a double. He is calling it. No, it's better
:16:27. > :16:32.than the previous ones. Oh. Same ball again from Damien. Same line,
:16:33. > :16:37.same weight, he will rest his own for a double. It's not a given of
:16:38. > :16:41.course but he can afford to be aggressive. Yeah, he can. A touch
:16:42. > :16:52.will not go very far apart from in the ditch. So... He doesn't want to
:16:53. > :16:57.drop shot. Certainly out wide. He needs a clear run. Has he caught the
:16:58. > :17:01.red? I think he has. Did no, just too heavy. That was always the
:17:02. > :17:05.weight. You can understand. He could afford to reach it but it's a
:17:06. > :17:17.single. (APPLAUSE) . Well now, talk about a close game.
:17:18. > :17:21.Last end 7/6. Previous set, 7/7. The chances of the tie break are slim
:17:22. > :17:28.but maybe I was wrong, David I think the chances are now greater now.
:17:29. > :17:33.Absolutely. So rare to get two drawn sets but a fair reflex of the game
:17:34. > :17:39.in many ways because those boys were good for a long part of it but I
:17:40. > :17:44.have to say, Jason and Les have really come back. The last two ends,
:17:45. > :17:50.they have been the better pair, Jason and Les. I'm talking about the
:17:51. > :17:57.Welsh pairs, the qualifiers am You will get a few letters from your
:17:58. > :18:09.Welsh fans. I love going to Wales, I miss it! A few good years over
:18:10. > :18:15.there. The very last year and I miss the Welsh masters - Welsh Masters.
:18:16. > :18:19.It was always a good trip down to Wales.
:18:20. > :18:47.Daniel, in the area. He needs the ball. Yes. Got the shot. (APPLAUSE)
:18:48. > :18:56.. Perfect. He will be very happy with that one.
:18:57. > :19:06.There is trouble there, isn't there? As soon as you can, lad? Sorry. As
:19:07. > :19:11.close as you can. I don't think that's a good call because really
:19:12. > :19:15.it's - I would be surprised if that ball stays for the whole of the end.
:19:16. > :19:21.Yeah, I think eventually there will be a ticking at this -- tucking at
:19:22. > :19:31.this but Jason is building the head up first. We are at the stage where
:19:32. > :19:43.he can't lose the match. Jason is happy.
:19:44. > :19:53.He could do well to play this on the other side. It's resting on the red
:19:54. > :20:01.ball. If he misses it, it's on his fore ground. If he gets into good
:20:02. > :20:05.position. Certainly here, he is very close to drawing another here. Well
:20:06. > :20:11.played. Don't bring it out. Fantastic. That was brilliant. He is
:20:12. > :20:20.almost none Champions League ant the way he gets the ball a-- nonchalent
:20:21. > :20:30.the way he brings the ball around. It's a bit early for them but they
:20:31. > :20:35.will take it. He wants to force Les into playing the wide shot, there is
:20:36. > :20:40.no point in trying to draw a close one there. None Champions League ant
:20:41. > :20:44.the way he gets the ball a-- nonchalent the way he brings the
:20:45. > :20:48.ball around. It's a bit early for them but they will take it. He wants
:20:49. > :20:52.to force Les into playing the wide shot, there is no point in trying to
:20:53. > :20:56.draw a close one there. He got that away early? Across the ball here. He
:20:57. > :21:00.won't be going near this. He will see the positions and see where the
:21:01. > :21:04.jack has gone, down the inside line. Jase will be right at this. It will
:21:05. > :21:08.be curious to see what happens? Will they go defensive by putting a short
:21:09. > :21:11.ball and protecting? Do they go into position? I think they go into
:21:12. > :21:17.position. I think they will go deep, David The two players coming down
:21:18. > :21:26.the last end, they are very knowledgeable. He is definitely
:21:27. > :21:31.trying to come deep. Yes. Not worried about the respot just at the
:21:32. > :21:39.moment. It's the deep ball covering the ditch. Jason will play. Jason is
:21:40. > :21:46.quite -- Jason quite simply has to strike this. He is calling it a
:21:47. > :21:52.drop. He is not too far away. He is too high. He has taken his own ball.
:21:53. > :21:57.That's a problem, has he lost the two balls? Oh dear. That makes it
:21:58. > :22:01.harder. That really makes a massive difference by taking that ball off.
:22:02. > :22:07.He has. He has got three balls at the edge and one ball on the rink. I
:22:08. > :22:12.don't know how Jason is going to get the shot now? He has to do something
:22:13. > :22:19.with this delivery, Jason has. If he misses this one, I think it's gone.
:22:20. > :22:23.So do I. I think it's impossible to score there, despite the perfect
:22:24. > :22:26.draw. I think it's very wise in that situation. You do not go near. You
:22:27. > :22:30.just play position and leave it. Right. Right, Jason, this ball has
:22:31. > :22:46.to do something. He is better, he is much better.
:22:47. > :22:52.Jack. Well played, Matt. He did well to get the two balls. I thought by
:22:53. > :22:56.getting the two balls he had to take his own out completely. One down,
:22:57. > :23:02.Jason will be very happy with that result He certainly will. I thought
:23:03. > :23:13.the jack must strike. That was a good Jock. -- jack. -- That is a
:23:14. > :23:18.very good result and a good strike, a pressure roll. A pressure strike.
:23:19. > :23:24.He is the right man for it, Jase. You would expect Damien to draw
:23:25. > :23:30.another? Can you imagine the nerves? 27, going down to draw for game. I
:23:31. > :23:36.bet he wishes he was wishing for game but he will be lying. He has
:23:37. > :23:38.effectively drawing for game on the rink. Look at this. Look. A little
:23:39. > :23:49.bit tense. Just a little bit. Right, Damien, how close are you
:23:50. > :23:57.going to get? Well.. Has he missed it? Has he missed it. He is OK I
:23:58. > :24:06.think. Just OK. Well, he is in there for two. But it's a long way away.
:24:07. > :24:11.Jase, yes, quite rightly, he is - he was going up to the head and he has
:24:12. > :24:16.come back, just composed himself. Just take your time. Take your time.
:24:17. > :24:22.I think Damien was looking for something win 6 inches there to
:24:23. > :24:26.grarn tee a drawn set. Yes. Jason couldn't -- guarantee a drawn set.
:24:27. > :24:29.Jason couldn't get it. With all of his experience, Andy, you have to
:24:30. > :24:44.say, you will expect him to get it. Normally the player would say
:24:45. > :24:50.something. Les isn't even looking at the moment. Is he running? I don't
:24:51. > :24:57.think he is up. Hurry. Hurry, Jase. Hurry, hurry. He is there, my
:24:58. > :25:00.gdness, he is there. -- goodness. I thought that was dropping short but
:25:01. > :25:04.he just managed to get there. (APPLAUSE)
:25:05. > :25:10.. Big hugs all around. Is Les Gillett who have won the world
:25:11. > :25:15.pairs. Good work. What a great game, Andy. Fantastic game. I must admit.
:25:16. > :25:21.Jason, when he let that ball go i didn't think he was running. What a
:25:22. > :25:27.pressure goal. Delighted for the pair of them. Les, you won it 16
:25:28. > :25:32.years ago, alongside Martin, what is the difference this time around? It
:25:33. > :25:39.raise Um, I think I've enjoyed it more with Jason to be fair, he has
:25:40. > :25:43.been quite challenging at times. I am going to have to ask you to
:25:44. > :25:48.explain that? He is very frustrating. He seems to bowl a few
:25:49. > :25:52.wayward ones and finds the good ones when it matters. At the end of the
:25:53. > :25:57.day, he played absolutely a brilliant last end. He has won us
:25:58. > :26:03.the game, thank you very much, Jase. Did you describe your relationship
:26:04. > :26:09.as a father-son relationship. Jason does but he is older than me, so...
:26:10. > :26:13.Yeah, the father has got a bottle of whiskey in his room, we are drinking
:26:14. > :26:23.that later. Absolutely, you deserve it. Ladies and gentlemen, one more
:26:24. > :26:29.time, it the 2017 just championship, Less Gillett and Jason. So he has
:26:30. > :26:33.his hands on the second trophy, 16 years after his first one. Well done
:26:34. > :26:37.to both of them. We are switching your attention to the singles. This
:26:38. > :26:47.is how the draw looked in the top half. Nikki Brett still,. Other big
:26:48. > :26:55.names through to the second round, Stuart Anderson, David guerrilla lay
:26:56. > :27:01.and -- Gurley. You can see Robert packs dd Paxton. He got through.
:27:02. > :27:09.Debbie Wilfried from New Zealand defeated another seed, Mark Royal.
:27:10. > :27:15.We will start our singles coverage, with Les Gillett. And More than 20
:27:16. > :27:20.years separated these two men, as Tom Warner making his debut in the
:27:21. > :27:25.world champions. It was the 25-year-old who started the
:27:26. > :27:30.strongest. A good last in the third end helping Warner build up a 6-2
:27:31. > :27:38.lead against an opponent who looked a little out of sorts. Gilletts best
:27:39. > :27:43.result in the finals was making the finals in 16 years ago. He got a
:27:44. > :27:49.valuable single to reduce the deficit to one shot going into the
:27:50. > :27:56.last end. He completed a great turn around with this finally judged last
:27:57. > :28:01.ball. To take the set. A tax advisor, Warner pasted his
:28:02. > :28:05.accountancy examples last week and he made significant games getting
:28:06. > :28:11.off to a perfect start with a full house. But Gillett used all his
:28:12. > :28:18.experience to patiently make his way into the bowls, leading 6-8, he
:28:19. > :28:23.played a great final bowl to take the match 7-6, 10-6 and secure his
:28:24. > :28:30.place in the second round. So, it was a good Monday for Les. Up next,
:28:31. > :28:36.Nikki Brett up against Andrew Kyle. And it was Brett as expected he made
:28:37. > :28:39.a confident start, but Kyle fought back in the second and leads 8-4 as
:28:40. > :29:00.we join the action Two fast players. The tie breaker
:29:01. > :29:10.may slow down just a little bit as they use up their time outs.
:29:11. > :29:21.I guess Nicky's target here will be a minimum of two.
:29:22. > :29:29.That's a good opener. Perfect opener. Oh, is it ever, a back
:29:30. > :29:48.toucher. That's exactly what he needed.
:29:49. > :29:54.He has played this back hand well, what is it like this time? Slightly
:29:55. > :29:58.up. The winter of this -- the winner of this match has Charles waiting
:29:59. > :30:03.for him, he had a fantastic win over Mark Dawes. Yes, he played very
:30:04. > :30:08.well. Looking forward to seeing him play again. It just shows what the
:30:09. > :30:13.opportunities are. No matter what age you are, you can still play in
:30:14. > :30:19.the qualifiers and make your way through to play against the best in
:30:20. > :30:27.the world. He has been here, he has had a long stay here, practising
:30:28. > :30:32.hard and playing well. Still looking for a closer second shot here. He is
:30:33. > :30:48.one down. I think he would be Hany to lose a one on this end. End. --
:30:49. > :30:59.Hany to lose one on this happy to lose one on this -- Nicky needs to
:31:00. > :31:03.make it three. He needs a double. It looks on the high line. He has
:31:04. > :31:21.missed it by a bit of a distance, actually. It's not like him. No, he
:31:22. > :31:25.has not been deadly today, Nicky. Hany to lose one on this -- Nicky
:31:26. > :31:29.needs to make it three. He needs a double. It looks on the high line.
:31:30. > :31:33.He has missed it by a bit of a distance, actually. It's not like
:31:34. > :31:36.him. No, he has not been deadly today, Nicky. Every ball from Andy
:31:37. > :31:40.at this end has been better than the previous delivery. This one hasn't.
:31:41. > :31:43.A chance for Nicky to score a double. This type of game and the
:31:44. > :31:48.calibre of Nick Brett, you expect him to make this. He has to really
:31:49. > :31:52.get in to get the double and give himself a chance in the last end. We
:31:53. > :31:55.are looking for two in the last end, looking for three. That's tough.
:31:56. > :31:59.Remember, he doesn't have to actually win the set. He just has to
:32:00. > :32:06.draw it. That will be enough to get him over the line. Better this one.
:32:07. > :32:12.Will he bend? Yeah, that's good enough. Well played. A good bowl.
:32:13. > :32:19.Really good bowl. He gives them a bit of a sniff in the last end of...
:32:20. > :32:22.Getting the double and avoiding the tie break which is somewhere he
:32:23. > :32:57.doesn't want to be. You feel from Nick's point of view,
:32:58. > :33:02.he needs a good opener. Just a little bit of extra pressure on
:33:03. > :33:07.Andy. If he gets this one within a foot, there will be a slight
:33:08. > :33:11.disturbance. I think there was some movement from the crowd. It's so
:33:12. > :33:16.easy because it is so quiet out there. We will get some movement
:33:17. > :33:22.when it gets around about tea time. I think the chap has settled in his
:33:23. > :33:26.seat now. There we are. You always have -- you don't always have to
:33:27. > :33:33.have your own seat, Andy. It's booked from last year. Yeah. They
:33:34. > :33:38.get their tails down there first thing in the morning.
:33:39. > :33:57.That's a good opener. Exactly what Nicky wanted.
:33:58. > :34:09.Having a look. Well, played, Andy. Very well played. That's a very good
:34:10. > :34:15.reply. He doesn't show very much in terms of his body language, Andy, he
:34:16. > :34:20.is always pretty calm. Yes, hes Nicky is attacking this. Will he
:34:21. > :34:25.bend in time? I think he has got his own ball. Yeah. That's another
:34:26. > :34:30.beauty as well. That offers all sorts of opportunities. He doesn't
:34:31. > :34:35.want Andy's ball to drop down, he wants it to stay up right. I think
:34:36. > :34:45.Andy has to stay away from this. I think he has to go wide from the
:34:46. > :34:52.back hand I don't think he is running. He might just do some
:34:53. > :34:58.damage to nicky, this. He can get around. I think the ball is very
:34:59. > :35:03.nullenerable. Even if you had crunched it in, it may have been
:35:04. > :35:07.better because that ball is just sitting there waiting to be removed.
:35:08. > :35:12.Nick is chasing this. I am not sure if he has the weight though. He
:35:13. > :35:15.won't get back in time. He is very close now. Great ball. That's a
:35:16. > :35:19.super shot. Great ball. That's a champion shot beings, that one.
:35:20. > :35:28.That's why I thought Andy needed another one in, it was just too
:35:29. > :35:32.vulnerable. He pushes the green out. Live too and lies game. It had to be
:35:33. > :35:36.played. There is no doubt about that but you don't dismiss Nick Brett
:35:37. > :35:42.when it comes to a shot like that. So... T A great ball from Nicky. He
:35:43. > :35:46.will have to attack this. I am trying to see his own front ball
:35:47. > :35:51.won't help but I think he can make it OK. He had a great short ball.
:35:52. > :35:56.Slightly in the way. So this is slightly awkward. It's not an easy
:35:57. > :36:01.drive. He has got to be positive. Yeah, absolutely. Two or three shots
:36:02. > :36:08.doesn't make any difference if it's three. He may consider the draw.
:36:09. > :36:13.That's a big call. Is this the running ball with the crazy weight?
:36:14. > :36:19.No, oh dear. Forehand. That's not the right shot. No, That's the
:36:20. > :36:28.lowest percentage shot that there is really. That's a one, it has to be
:36:29. > :36:34.two, doesn't it? I think so. Jugs the way he played. Oh -- just the
:36:35. > :36:39.way he played. It must be two. I thought he would have played the
:36:40. > :36:45.forehand to open up the jack just to get a look at it. Not a back hand
:36:46. > :36:52.runner with about two yards away. That's so difficult.
:36:53. > :36:59.I think Nicky is blocking the - he has blocked the back hand draw.
:37:00. > :37:03.That's definitely two shots against him. He must be looking for the
:37:04. > :37:07.jack. If he gets the jack, the chances are that he Gil through with
:37:08. > :37:11.it and probably just lose a single. That's probably what he is looking
:37:12. > :37:17.for. He can see it from the mat so that makes a lot more sense. I think
:37:18. > :37:22.he under played it, that was all. Most positive. It looks too wide.
:37:23. > :37:27.That's not going to get back. It's all over. Well, Nicky Brett was
:37:28. > :37:32.tested all the way in this match. It was fair to say he has picked up a
:37:33. > :37:36.double there. Which just gets through with two doubles and the
:37:37. > :37:41.fast two ends. The same ways as he did in the first set by getting two
:37:42. > :37:44.doubles to win the set. But it's the defending champion who gets over the
:37:45. > :37:50.line into the second round. He will be a very relieved man. Andy will be
:37:51. > :37:56.pleased with his performance, just a little bit walk order. Andy Kyle
:37:57. > :38:02.will be play, Nicky Brett will be delighted to make the second round.
:38:03. > :38:07.The champion is alongside me. . I was chatting to corky, I was asking
:38:08. > :38:11.him how difficult this match would be? He expected you to come through
:38:12. > :38:16.and per Squire through the match. Do you feel like you have done that?
:38:17. > :38:22.Just about, per Squire is a good way of putting it -- % pyre, that's a
:38:23. > :38:27.polite way of saying it. - when I did get in, I wasn't getting in with
:38:28. > :38:30.a second one. He played some good stuff, One of the things people
:38:31. > :38:35.always talk about how much more difficult it is to come back as a
:38:36. > :38:40.defending champion. People say it's a lot harder to do that than win the
:38:41. > :38:44.title the first time. Early thoughts on the pressure that the title
:38:45. > :38:47.brings as you come back this year to Potters? The first round is always
:38:48. > :38:52.difficult. When you've won it the year before. Everyone is looking how
:38:53. > :38:56.you do second time round. Yeah, very difficult, lots more pressure but
:38:57. > :39:04.you have to find a few more good ones I am aa afraid. More action,
:39:05. > :39:08.Alex Marshall is up against Robert Chisholm on his third experience
:39:09. > :39:16.here. Nicky Brett has now moved into the documentary Bock alongside David
:39:17. > :39:23.to tell us how this unfolded -- commentary box along said David to
:39:24. > :39:27.tell us how this unfolded 13/1 was the score in the first set for Alex
:39:28. > :39:32.Marshall. He was relentless in his play and he has continued ever
:39:33. > :39:35.since. Having a little think about. He brings the mat back another foot
:39:36. > :40:00.or so. That's a midlength this time. That
:40:01. > :40:06.length, 26.5 metres. Minimum distance, 23, maximum, 26.5. There
:40:07. > :40:11.is something not right about this. First delivery, he hasn't pushed it.
:40:12. > :40:30.Not quite. A couple of feet. He would have known as soon as he let
:40:31. > :40:35.it go as he did. I was actually watching Robert's delivery with that
:40:36. > :40:38.ball and he it was one of the rare times that he has actually followed
:40:39. > :40:43.through after the ball left his hand. He followed through the line.
:40:44. > :40:49.He has been whipping his hand across on quite on few deliveries. On On
:40:50. > :40:54.the hole, he has a very nice delivery. Everything is right. I
:40:55. > :40:56.have noticed a few times he has whipped the hand across. That one
:40:57. > :41:18.was perfect in every way. Just that little whip at the end. I
:41:19. > :41:22.haven't noticed that before with Robert. No. The straight follow
:41:23. > :41:27.through has a tendency to give you the line and it's almost like you
:41:28. > :41:37.are pushing the ball through on the pendulum. That little whip, well,...
:41:38. > :41:46.It happens after delivery. It just doesn't look right for him. No. The
:41:47. > :41:50.straight follow through has a tendency to give you the line and
:41:51. > :41:53.it's almost like you are pushing the ball through on the pendulum. That
:41:54. > :41:57.little whip, well,... It happens after delivery. It just doesn't look
:41:58. > :41:59.right for him. If he can find another good one here,
:42:00. > :42:08.That looks slightly better coming out of the hand but he is still
:42:09. > :42:24.struggling for weight. There is something not right there.
:42:25. > :42:31.Alex Marshall has already had a very super smooth delivery but you can
:42:32. > :42:40.see the hand just follows all the way through the line before it comes
:42:41. > :42:45.up. Not far away or just not happening. I don't think the whip is
:42:46. > :42:54.too bad. It has got to the edge but there's another chance. Not exactly
:42:55. > :43:03.a an easy spare opportunity but dots do dots the body language was saying
:43:04. > :43:07.he didn't like it. The body line was better. That was a much previous
:43:08. > :43:13.effort than his other ones. He certainly gave him a chance. It was
:43:14. > :43:16.getting to the stage of a must-count.
:43:17. > :43:23.It's a funny old game when you think about it, Nicky, he is 3 behind,
:43:24. > :43:30.three ends to go. Two singles and a double. He suddenly is into a tie
:43:31. > :43:38.break. Yeah, as you said before, total number of shots, he is some
:43:39. > :43:49.way behind but if he wins all three ends... Four ends. ... Three ends to
:43:50. > :43:53.go and it's 5-2, but those - no sort of spare a shots, no matter how
:43:54. > :43:59.difficult they are, you need to be taking them to give yourself a
:44:00. > :44:04.chance. He needs to win this one. He is just not getting through the ball
:44:05. > :44:12.for some reasons. We would set and the ball is not getting through the
:44:13. > :44:18.ball to push it on. Yeah, they look a number of bowls at that distance
:44:19. > :44:26.or six inches closer than. Alex has just managed to sneak inside with
:44:27. > :44:40.one of his four. Now is a chance. He must take advantage of this.
:44:41. > :45:27.Certainly looks better. (APPLAUSE). UMPIRE: Your ball. :
:45:28. > :45:39.A wider line with this one, a perfect pace needed to come down.
:45:40. > :46:00.(APPLAUSE). You get a loose end, this may be it.
:46:01. > :46:09.Got a feeling that Robert needs to get this one in or hide the jack
:46:10. > :46:14.away. Alex is getting there. Him touching the jack would favour
:46:15. > :46:21.Robert to make a three. It's the first time that Alex has been under
:46:22. > :46:27.any sort of pressure in this match. That one, he just seemed to... Pull
:46:28. > :46:31.his arm back. Yeah, it's just a little hold back. It's as if he has
:46:32. > :46:44.gone too far and he has. Alex has had a look at the back hand
:46:45. > :46:48.to see if there is anything worth worthwhile. He is getting closer
:46:49. > :46:54.with every delivery. If he gets a shot here, it will be very, very
:46:55. > :47:10.hard. Yeah, Robert - if Alex draws one here, he will need five in two.
:47:11. > :47:22.Alex encouraging this one forward, not going to make it.
:47:23. > :47:29.UMPIRE: 1 shot, Robert Chris home. -- Chris only. He has just nudged
:47:30. > :47:47.his way forward, He is still Changing in there. Is it possible?
:47:48. > :47:50.Isholm. -- Chisholm. He has just nudged his way forward, He is still
:47:51. > :47:54.Changing in there. Is it possible? Still needs a double at some stage.
:47:55. > :47:58.It's a bit like a player coming back in snooker, isn't it? Somewhere
:47:59. > :48:03.along the line he is looking to get some sort of a snooker against his
:48:04. > :48:09.opposition. He would like to get the two this time. He wants to go into
:48:10. > :48:13.the last end. One end shoot out for the set. That's basically what it
:48:14. > :48:15.means would be. That's - well, that's - I think that's his best
:48:16. > :48:36.start I think. Well even after losing shots at
:48:37. > :48:41.short jack lengths, Roberts is still persisting. It is good that he is.
:48:42. > :48:45.He hasn't allowed himself to put himself off. He has obviously come
:48:46. > :48:51.in with a game plan and he is going to stick with it. He - whenever he
:48:52. > :48:59.has had the jack, he has been moving things around a bit. He just needs
:49:00. > :49:20.to hurry a little bit. Yeah. This set is much more than what we
:49:21. > :49:25.expected in the first set to be honest. It's certainly a lot closer
:49:26. > :49:29.which Robert will be very happy about. Absolutely. You lose the
:49:30. > :49:35.first set, you want to be competitive in the second. He has
:49:36. > :49:40.been. He is digging deep. He is trying to say to Alex, you have to
:49:41. > :49:47.win it rather than me give it to you. Like I said earlier on, it was
:49:48. > :49:52.5-1, he played a good bowl and Alex put four inside it. It was a very,
:49:53. > :49:57.very third ball. I think Alex may be tempted to run this and take the
:49:58. > :50:03.danger away. I will be surprised if he doesn't. That's - that sort of
:50:04. > :50:13.distance, it's a very tempting proposition.
:50:14. > :50:21.He got something. Oh my goodness, no movement on the jack. That surprised
:50:22. > :50:24.me. It will surprise Alex as well. He would have thought that any
:50:25. > :50:37.contact would have got some movement from the jack. Roberts will be
:50:38. > :50:41.looking to repeat the dose. -- Robert will be looking to repeat the
:50:42. > :50:53.dose. He has dropped back. I am not sure
:50:54. > :51:06.that's it. I will be surprised if it is. Well, it's not too far away but
:51:07. > :51:14.I think it's just the one. They will have a look before they... That
:51:15. > :51:19.should mean Alex will just draw this. Well, he won't want to drive
:51:20. > :51:27.the jack in the ditch and his bowl go offer.
:51:28. > :51:36.This is almost a bowl for match. He would need to score four shots in
:51:37. > :52:00.the last end. If Alex draws this... What a good line this is. Oh. Great
:52:01. > :52:10.effort. Oh. He wasn't far away. Rob would have been concerned halfway
:52:11. > :52:18.down. Fwh all credit to Robert Chris -- all credit to Robert. He threw
:52:19. > :52:22.the anchor out. He played the shots, he play - that's just one double
:52:23. > :52:28.right at the start, the first end. That has been very tight. A double
:52:29. > :52:34.on this end and we are into a tie break. Robert will be looking for
:52:35. > :52:59.another good start like he did last end.
:53:00. > :53:07.(APPLAUSE) . That qufs as OK. -- that qualifies
:53:08. > :53:13.as OK. UMPIRE: 7 inch gap. A 7 inch gap,
:53:14. > :53:18.that's enough to make it there. I think Alex would have preferred to
:53:19. > :53:21.be playing the back hand but... This forehand has been holding off a
:53:22. > :53:30.little bit. Similar again, really. Didn't quite
:53:31. > :53:54.get back to the centre. It's useful but it wasn't what he
:53:55. > :53:57.was playing for. It could come in handy later on. If he has to play
:53:58. > :54:18.that, it will be difficult. Oh, was that enough of that ball, or
:54:19. > :54:25.has it dropped it out? It has dropped it out. Yeah. On the red,
:54:26. > :54:29.I'll take. He is still there. A little turn of the jack around the
:54:30. > :54:33.corner, he will make the double. Draw a good one and hope he just
:54:34. > :54:49.touches it enough. He has got decent weight for this.
:54:50. > :54:54.It's a roll off the ball. Not quite but he is setting himself up in a
:54:55. > :54:58.decent position. Yeah, he has got a couple of opportunities. Back hand
:54:59. > :55:01.is available as well but I don't think it will change anything for
:55:02. > :55:03.Alex. He will be drawing on the forehand. He will be looking to get
:55:04. > :55:17.to the last I would suggest. More of a testing challenge, the
:55:18. > :55:21.second set. For Alex Marshall and he will be very happy just to get over
:55:22. > :55:25.the line, after dominating the first set. He is very happy to go over the
:55:26. > :55:46.line in the first round. He needs a good one. Choices, back
:55:47. > :55:51.hand, he can get the split, run off the ball. Or a forehand just to
:55:52. > :55:57.touch the jack? I think forehand just to touch the jack. There is a
:55:58. > :56:03.shot to punch the ball clean through but it is fraught with less
:56:04. > :56:08.percentage to be honest. It is really just a similar bowl to his
:56:09. > :56:12.last and hoping he gets into the jack to make the double. If he can
:56:13. > :56:17.sneak past Alex's read one. -- red one. He is looking at the back hand
:56:18. > :56:28.but it's not really the shot to play. Oh my, I'm
:56:29. > :56:41.Well... Um, he is line two but... Unless Alex falls over. I just
:56:42. > :56:47.cannot see. There is Marshall -- I cannot see Marshall missing this.
:56:48. > :56:53.You know, it's... Unless he plays a wrong ball. That's not going to
:56:54. > :56:58.happen. That distance he can play at either side, forehand or back hand,
:56:59. > :57:05.it doesn't really matter. The short jack length. Well, it's away. He
:57:06. > :57:11.hasn't even gone that wide. He knows he doesn't need to go that wide. He
:57:12. > :57:18.has plenty of time and space. I will tell you what, it is running on a
:57:19. > :57:23.bit but it still stopped in time. Whoo. They dig up balls about 7 feet
:57:24. > :57:30.away. It has been enough for Alex Marshall to get over the line. You
:57:31. > :57:34.can see by his face, he was slight worried there. So, Alex Marshall
:57:35. > :57:41.with a little bit of a sweat. He gets over the ball, 13-1, 6-4 in the
:57:42. > :57:45.second set, all crord to Robert Chris whom. He did very well. Alex
:57:46. > :57:51.Marshall makes it through to the second round. He will play Les
:57:52. > :57:58.Gillett. Making a total of 8 players who have won the title before
:57:59. > :58:02.alongside the others. Don't forget, beer whack on the red button from
:58:03. > :58:08.10:00am on Tuesday with the first second round match with James
:58:09. > :58:12.Rippey. Then we are on BBC Two for the mixed pairs final of the second
:58:13. > :58:21.round match. But that's just about it for now. The first trophy of the
:58:22. > :58:23.week has been claimed. Les Gillett and Jason are the champions. From
:58:24. > :59:03.all of us here at Potters. Goodbye. Should've seen Hillary's face.
:59:04. > :59:07.She was stood there with Bill.