:00:23. > :00:41.Hello. Welcome to highlights from the World Indoor Bowls Championship
:00:42. > :00:44.at the Nick Riewoldt. Tonight we will -- Potters Resort. We will
:00:45. > :00:49.start with the final between Ellen Falkner and Katherine Rednall.
:00:50. > :00:51.Falkner tried to win the title for a record fourth time against Katherine
:00:52. > :00:58.Rednall, appearing in her third final in four years. Ellen overcame
:00:59. > :01:01.Gower and Ellen overcame Amy Stanton. It was 21-year-old
:01:02. > :01:05.Katherine Rednall who took the first set 10-5 and the defending champion
:01:06. > :01:11.looked rattled. But she fought back in the second to lead 5-2 as we join
:01:12. > :01:16.the action. Commentary comes from Karen Murphy and David. We see time
:01:17. > :01:21.and time again, David, good players just find a way to win, don't they?
:01:22. > :01:26.They do. Absolutely. There have been so many matches where I have seen
:01:27. > :01:30.the experience of players and champions, past champions, come
:01:31. > :01:38.through. When maybe they were outplayed by their opposition.
:01:39. > :01:45.The way Katherine has been playing, if particular the first two balls,
:01:46. > :01:49.it's still hard work right there for Ellen Falkner to win the second set.
:01:50. > :01:57.Once again, all over that jack. APPLAUSE
:01:58. > :02:03.One of the women players have been playing like this, not one of them
:02:04. > :02:05.have been getting this close with their first two balls on a regular
:02:06. > :02:22.basis. Just a slight disturbance in the
:02:23. > :02:24.crowd and the players are just taking a moment or two, while that's
:02:25. > :02:35.looked after. Just a slight refocus for Ellen
:02:36. > :03:02.Falkner there. I'm sure Ellen didn't mean to may
:03:03. > :03:06.that much weight, David. I think she was a little bit put off by the
:03:07. > :03:09.disturbance in the crowd. Yeah. She might have been better just to wait
:03:10. > :03:13.until it was completely cleared, take a drink of water, settle
:03:14. > :03:18.herself, because it hasn't affected Katherine. Lots of pressure.
:03:19. > :03:23.Single-ball target this time. No choice but to try and draw into this
:03:24. > :03:28.and make it a Bettser for herself -- make it a bit better for herself.
:03:29. > :03:37.There is the overcorrection. So easy to do when you are pushing through.
:03:38. > :03:43.You overcorrect. Now she is in so much trouble. Katherine would be
:03:44. > :03:48.doing well here just to draw another one in a centre line position.
:03:49. > :03:51.Doesn't want to leave anything on the wing.
:03:52. > :04:08.APPLAUSE Shot of the day coming up if she
:04:09. > :04:15.draws this one. Hitting it isn't easy. A single ball target. At that
:04:16. > :04:19.length on the backhand... Mmm. Drawing it isn't easy here. That's
:04:20. > :04:23.what I'm saying, to draw that shot is a nightmare. Looking at it, yes,
:04:24. > :04:27.there is a target. The draw shot, available on the forearm, using the
:04:28. > :04:32.shoulder to come off. Backhand drew available. But goodness me! Could
:04:33. > :04:35.you imagine just trying to drop in on that ball and drop back? Very
:04:36. > :04:45.difficult. I think I would be trying to hit it,
:04:46. > :04:48.David. Such a hard shot to try and draw. She wants to Keibler
:04:49. > :04:54.opposition down to three or four. If she misses it, citadel going to be a
:04:55. > :04:56.-- it is going to be a four. If she draws it, that would be a remarkable
:04:57. > :05:21.shot. Yep. Going for the runner. Slightly
:05:22. > :05:26.under. CROWD: Oh! Not much, just a tiny
:05:27. > :05:31.little bit under. That was enough to rule off. I still think it was the
:05:32. > :05:37.right shot. I think so. Yep. You know, it's a big... Make your shot
:05:38. > :05:43.selection, be totally 100% committed to it, and if it goes wrong, well,
:05:44. > :05:46.you lose the four. Her lead is going to disappear, but still well in the
:05:47. > :06:05.set. APPLAUSE
:06:06. > :06:06.She needs to stop on the ball but... Oh!
:06:07. > :06:14.APPLAUSE Plenty of room. She used every inch
:06:15. > :06:23.of it. A bit of a smile there. She was expecting four there.
:06:24. > :07:05.That's the first time, I think, I have seen her a metre away for the
:07:06. > :07:28.first ball. Ellen Falkner's just lost a
:07:29. > :07:35.four-count but Katherine Rednall was only one, two, out of the six ends
:07:36. > :07:40.in the second set so far. Yep. Scoring heavily. Turn of four. Three
:07:41. > :07:44.singles and a two against. She is doing everything right that way. She
:07:45. > :07:51.is keeping her opponent down to single shots most of the time. But
:07:52. > :07:54.this one is a loose end. REFEREE: Last ball 2.5 feet. Plenty
:07:55. > :08:13.of room to the jack here. Nicely played!
:08:14. > :08:34.APPLAUSE That's the one.
:08:35. > :08:41.APPLAUSE Very good selection, Katherine
:08:42. > :08:46.Rednall. One green as it stands. Maybe that one...
:08:47. > :08:53.Still a draw there for Ellen. Not worth reaching through anything at
:08:54. > :09:14.present. Sets up a position if Ellen doesn't
:09:15. > :09:18.get another bowl in - sorry, Katherine doesn't, else ledge has a
:09:19. > :09:24.chance to -- Ellen has a chance to run the ball to the jack. So,
:09:25. > :09:38.important. The young lady slots a second shot in.
:09:39. > :09:50.. Gone deep, I think. Yeah, she has. Well, an opportunity here for Ellen
:09:51. > :09:56.Falkner. Crowd very happy to see that, but... Has to go for the bowl.
:09:57. > :10:04.Surely she will go for the ball. One way or the other. There is a natural
:10:05. > :10:09.bend into the green bowel, the way it's -- bowl the way it's sitting.
:10:10. > :10:17.Yep. Going for it. She's interested. Oh! Goodness me!
:10:18. > :10:21.That must have been close! To take the two bowls, she must have been
:10:22. > :10:27.coming in and just caught a quarter bowl.
:10:28. > :10:29.REFEREE: One shot, Katherine Rednall.
:10:30. > :10:48.APPLAUSE Definitely worth it. Had to go for
:10:49. > :10:54.it. The run is quite a tight line on the back end towards the commentary
:10:55. > :11:03.box. There wasn't much in it. REFEREE: 27.5m. A lovely colourful
:11:04. > :11:32.lightsabers there. The last few ends Katherine
:11:33. > :11:38.Rednall's just started to drop her first bowl short. Yeah. Ellen unable
:11:39. > :11:45.to capitalise. That's where the big problem is. The door's been opened a
:11:46. > :11:55.little bit, but Ellen hasn't been able to walk through it. There it is
:11:56. > :11:59.again, I think. Fractionally short from Katherine. Not like her. Nope.
:12:00. > :12:06.APPLAUSE A change on to the backhand. I was
:12:07. > :12:09.ask you how far but I don't think I want to know. What's happening
:12:10. > :12:17.actually? REFEREE: Katherine's bowl 2.5 feet
:12:18. > :12:24.short of jack. Get the concentration back again.
:12:25. > :12:32.It's the line for it. Still running... She's lost her drawing
:12:33. > :12:38.weight. That's the problem. Katherine recovered. She's got a
:12:39. > :12:42.chance to recover with the third ball. And the last end, she is
:12:43. > :12:48.getting yet another chance with the third bowl this time. I don't know
:12:49. > :12:51.if she's there again, is she? She's not bad. Well, it's good enough.
:12:52. > :12:54.(APPLAUSE) Yeah, better than the previous ones.
:12:55. > :13:07.Still heaps of room. Should be able to take that. Taking
:13:08. > :13:15.2 feet off is very difficult. When your 4-5 through, it is a bit
:13:16. > :13:25.easier. She's struggling now. CROWD MURMURING
:13:26. > :13:30.This is a real walk-about end. Lots of presure on Ellen Falkner. If she
:13:31. > :13:39.loses a big count here, the match is gone. Can't afford to lose a four.
:13:40. > :13:45.APPLAUSE Too much. A big slap on the these
:13:46. > :13:50.from Ellen Falkner, trying to psych herself up to draw the shot here.
:13:51. > :13:53.Still expect her to draw it, I really do. Yep. She's a pressure
:13:54. > :14:05.player. Make sure you are taking the line,
:14:06. > :14:08.Ellen, because I think you're on an inside line with this. You are
:14:09. > :14:10.definitely under where you want to be. You have to sneak through
:14:11. > :14:24.between balls. Well... Yep. I still think she's
:14:25. > :14:31.probably two down. Took two off. But that was a nervy one. She was low on
:14:32. > :14:35.the green and low on the weight. She will be so disappointed with that
:14:36. > :14:37.end, Ellen Falkner. REFEREE: Two shots, Katherine
:14:38. > :14:44.Rednall. APPLAUSE
:14:45. > :14:51.REFEREE: 5-9 after eight ends. A crucial end. Ninth end. Katherine
:14:52. > :14:55.Rednall wins this, she's got one hand on the trophy. Ellen Falkner
:14:56. > :15:01.has to score least a single to give herself a chance in the last two
:15:02. > :15:08.ends. Her drawing's just left her the last few ends. And after sitting
:15:09. > :15:13.pretty for a while, at 4-0 and then 5-2, a four, a single and a double.
:15:14. > :15:56.Puts her into a heap of trouble. Well, I don't know what's going on,
:15:57. > :16:01.Karen. Just lost her way. It happens. It certainly does.
:16:02. > :16:07.Katherine isn't far away with her second bowl here.
:16:08. > :16:21.APPLAUSE Made the adjustment.
:16:22. > :16:32.Oh, this looks under. For line and weight. Yep. She's toiling out
:16:33. > :16:36.there. Definitely struggling now. She's the sort of player that you
:16:37. > :16:39.sort of think, you know, one big bowl could turn it. But it's not
:16:40. > :16:48.going well. In the meantime, her young opponent,
:16:49. > :16:52.well, hasn't taken much advantage with this one but it's another shot.
:16:53. > :16:55.That will probably force her on to the forehand. She is sticking with
:16:56. > :17:02.the backhand. APPLAUSE
:17:03. > :17:12.Line looks batter. This is all about weight now. She is a lot closer with
:17:13. > :17:21.this one. Needs to hurry, though. CROWD: Oh! Well, that has pretty
:17:22. > :17:35.much blocked up the back hand. Very close to two shots.
:17:36. > :17:44.Guaranteed the at least another end but... I just can't see Ellen doing
:17:45. > :17:52.anything if she doesn't win this one. Katherine looking to drop
:17:53. > :17:55.another one in here. Looks to be good with her weight.
:17:56. > :18:03.APPLAUSE Close! Well, it tinkered on a bit
:18:04. > :18:12.there, but it's OK. We think it's three shots. That would take her up
:18:13. > :18:17.to 12-5. Ellen would need two fours. That is her critical list last ball.
:18:18. > :18:22.She has to change on to the forehand. Traditionally will
:18:23. > :18:27.forehand... Well, you can drop short very easily on it. Champions come up
:18:28. > :18:32.with big bowls when they are needed. Ellen Falkner needs a big bowl here.
:18:33. > :18:39.She's definitely reaching! Got a chance for this. Big, big chance.
:18:40. > :18:41.Steady now - she's played it! What a bowl!
:18:42. > :18:50.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Massive! Chris knew it.
:18:51. > :18:54.REFEREE: One shot, Falkner fact. What did we say about the big ball
:18:55. > :19:00.at the right time? It can just change the whole pattern? She needs
:19:01. > :19:04.another couple here. She has a smile on her face at the moment. A smile
:19:05. > :19:07.with a tiny grimace! LAUGHTER
:19:08. > :19:12.Yes! She knows that you can't just dip in and get those balls all the
:19:13. > :19:18.time. One's just not enough. If you look at that score card, look at all
:19:19. > :19:25.those ones at the top. There is one double. 29.5m. She's been losing
:19:26. > :19:32.shots and doubles. But not gaining them. So first bowl needs to be
:19:33. > :19:43.close. APPLAUSE
:19:44. > :19:48.Four shots and twoens. Mathematically possible -- two ends.
:19:49. > :19:53.Mathematically possible with bowls like that, starts like that. I
:19:54. > :19:56.honestly can't remember the last time she played a first bowl
:19:57. > :20:09.toucher. That's a good replay! Very food
:20:10. > :20:19.reply! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:20:20. > :20:44.Chasing the second bowl. CROWD MURMURING
:20:45. > :20:56.APPLAUSE Just not reaching.
:20:57. > :21:02.As long as she's got the weight she's on a good line.
:21:03. > :21:07.APPLAUSE That's a good ball. Another one in
:21:08. > :21:12.there. Has is going to force Ellen to try and rest into the green bowl,
:21:13. > :21:18.to try to make a double out of this. One shot. It is going to make it
:21:19. > :21:21.tough in the last end. She needs two to give herself a chance to win the
:21:22. > :21:31.set. A nice little shot down on the
:21:32. > :21:34.backhand else sent playing, just a touch on the jack, just over the
:21:35. > :21:50.draw. Needs to run with this. Needs to
:21:51. > :21:54.hurry. Mmm. Well, that's not a time to be short. Even a ball through the
:21:55. > :22:09.jack would have been good there. Just going deep.
:22:10. > :22:27.Very wisely, Katherine, going back. APPLAUSE
:22:28. > :22:33.Well, choices here. Do you just draw up to the bowl or do you drive it
:22:34. > :22:41.off? Knowing if you get the jack, you still could get one shot. That
:22:42. > :22:46.will be playing to her strengths. Very close for shot. Same one to
:22:47. > :22:49.green definitely. But it is very, very close.
:22:50. > :22:53.REFEREE: Time-out closed. Ellen has two time-outs remaining. Can she get
:22:54. > :22:57.inside it to get to the jack? With enough weight knowing if she gets
:22:58. > :23:03.the front bowl there is all sorts of chances? And if she gets the jack,
:23:04. > :23:08.all the way through it's still good. Not sure she can drive the ball out
:23:09. > :23:13.completely clean. Definitely will have to arrive with a little bit of
:23:14. > :23:18.weight at least. She is on the forehand. That would suggest she is
:23:19. > :23:23.playing weight. Definitely. She's playing forehand, she is definitely
:23:24. > :23:32.going for the front bowl. Take them out.
:23:33. > :23:41.She's in the area. Got something surely! Oh! What a bad result. Well,
:23:42. > :23:49.Katherine is looking at it. She's not doing anything yet, because I
:23:50. > :23:54.think it's very close for shot. Not totally sure who's line... Ellen's
:23:55. > :24:07.walking away. Ellen is very, very fair. She doesn't need to do this.
:24:08. > :24:11.If she's not sure, she will say. Oh! It's been declared. Well, that's
:24:12. > :24:16.unusual. But I can understand it. Deciding not to play the last bowl.
:24:17. > :24:28.Katherine must be confident that she's lined the shot.
:24:29. > :24:34.CROWD MURMURING A measure for the championship.
:24:35. > :24:42.Francis Fletcher, "Don't make a mistake." Callipers tight. Resting
:24:43. > :24:47.on the green. That is what you are meant to do. One end. Bring it right
:24:48. > :24:50.through. Perfect. Now we will know if that goes straight through. Yep.
:24:51. > :25:02.Easy. REFEREE: One shot, second shot in
:25:03. > :25:07.the match, Katherine Rednall Katherine Rednall! Didn't play her
:25:08. > :25:11.last bowl. Gets the single she needs to win the championship 10-6 in the
:25:12. > :25:19.second set. I have to say - she's been good value for it. Really good
:25:20. > :25:23.value. Played really well. First set, 10-5, second 10-6. A lot of
:25:24. > :25:26.damage done by the young 21-year-old with her first two bowls
:25:27. > :25:30.APPLAUSE But Ellen Falkner contributed
:25:31. > :25:35.greatly, the three-time champion, to that match. But it's Katherine
:25:36. > :25:37.Rednall who takes it. She's the lady's match place singles
:25:38. > :25:39.championship for 2017. APPLAUSE
:25:40. > :25:47.And thoroughly deserved. Katherine, the second time you are
:25:48. > :25:51.winning it. The last time I was going to say you were just a baby,
:25:52. > :25:54.but in fairness you're not that much older now! What's the difference
:25:55. > :25:58.between the feeling immediately after winning it last time and this
:25:59. > :26:01.time around? I don't think there's any difference really. Coming back
:26:02. > :26:05.here every year has been an absolute pleasure. The start of the year, it
:26:06. > :26:09.couldn't be a better start, Potters is an amazing place to come. It was
:26:10. > :26:14.just an incredible game. Like, that is what you hope for as a final. To
:26:15. > :26:19.be up against Ellen... It was what - a lot of people who have asked for
:26:20. > :26:20.as a final. I think - I hope - we lived up to it.
:26:21. > :26:27.APPLAUSE Ladies and gentlemen, one more time,
:26:28. > :26:30.the 2017 world champion, Katherine Rednall! Well done to Katherine
:26:31. > :26:35.Rednall. A two-time world champion at the age of 21. Now we are
:26:36. > :26:39.focusing on the open singles and first-up the match between David
:26:40. > :26:45.Gourlay and Neil Furman. In six previous appearances at Potters,
:26:46. > :26:49.Furman never got past the second round. Gourlay ran in 1996. But
:26:50. > :26:59.since being played at Potters only made to it the final once, losing to
:27:00. > :27:04.Alex Marshall. Furman took the first two ends before Gourlay picked up
:27:05. > :27:08.the mark in the third when he levelled the score. The Scot
:27:09. > :27:11.produced fine shots before displaying the strength of his
:27:12. > :27:16.driving game in the seventh end. This runner with the fourth goal
:27:17. > :27:23.helping him snatch a vital single. APPLAUSE
:27:24. > :27:27.He took a three-shot lead into the last end and turned the screw with
:27:28. > :27:28.this which was good enough to take the set 9-5.
:27:29. > :27:39.APPLAUSE Bornd in Pretoria but representing
:27:40. > :27:44.the USA Furman plays out of San Diego. He beat Jason Greenslade but
:27:45. > :27:49.was struggling to get a foothold in this match, this drive in the second
:27:50. > :27:53.got noing his way. He trailed by six going into the eighth end as left
:27:54. > :27:54.with an impossible shot to save the match.
:27:55. > :27:58.APPLAUSE So, David Gourlay is now through and
:27:59. > :28:02.he plays Greg Harlow in the quarterfinals. Next, its the match
:28:03. > :28:06.between Les Gillett, who won the pairs earlier, against the six-time
:28:07. > :28:11.champion Alex Marshall. Gillett dep 7 high on confidence from a success
:28:12. > :28:15.on Monday started well. We join the action in the ninth end of the first
:28:16. > :28:20.set. And you Thompson is now the -- Andy Thomson is now in the
:28:21. > :28:26.commentary box with Corky. Taking his time here, come -- composing
:28:27. > :28:39.himself. Nine shots, eight ends. An
:28:40. > :28:40.indication of how tight the game is. Set. And you
:28:41. > :28:45.Nine shots, eight ends. An indication of how tight the game is.
:28:46. > :28:47.Once again, as we were saying his strength is on the draw.
:28:48. > :28:49.APPLAUSE Once again, it's just a perfect
:28:50. > :29:08.opener. Movement. Oh, good ball! Doesn't
:29:09. > :29:14.matter the shot is against him. It's a good bowl. Yes. Alex needed to do
:29:15. > :29:21.something. Give himself a chance to possibly pick a three up, tie the
:29:22. > :29:26.opening set. Good to do wit the first ball, Andy, because you don't
:29:27. > :29:30.want that sort of back toucher to lie there for two or three balls.
:29:31. > :29:34.Les will be trying to close this head down. If he tucks the jack in
:29:35. > :29:37.here, he's really in the driving seat. A perfect bowl! Well played,
:29:38. > :29:41.Les Gillett! That's brilliant. APPLAUSE
:29:42. > :29:45.We can't argue about that. Well, I suggest he's going to win this
:29:46. > :29:49.opening set now after that bowl. This is going to be awkward for Alex
:29:50. > :29:55.to score. He's tempted... Almost has to run at this, just to give himself
:29:56. > :30:00.a chance. Front ball and the two reds. A possibility... If he loses,
:30:01. > :30:05.misses it and loses ball he is in so much trouble. Yep. He's just drawing
:30:06. > :30:09.to it. Understandable. Anything through the jack is good. Exactly.
:30:10. > :30:20.This must go past. If this isn't past the jack when he
:30:21. > :30:25.can't... I think he is reaching around to the red. Half locks the
:30:26. > :30:27.red in at least. Les will be better to run for cover here. Both still
:30:28. > :30:38.moving. Makes a big difference. A back bowl. Anything past is good.
:30:39. > :30:47.Run for cover. You can't really make it any better than what it is.
:30:48. > :30:53.There is one way if you really wanted to be brave but I don't think
:30:54. > :30:59.anybody would play it. APPLAUSE
:31:00. > :31:02.Front ball on the jack... Yes! Two green balls, out of play completely.
:31:03. > :31:06.Yes. But no wound would play that. Certainly not. He doesn't want to,
:31:07. > :31:11.just in case he made a mistake. Useful ball from Les. Alex is going
:31:12. > :31:19.to have to try to create something with this bull.
:31:20. > :31:27.Controlled way. Just to try and shake it up and dis - it. Going
:31:28. > :31:33.under. Needs a solid connection. Well... The two balls will go now,
:31:34. > :31:39.though. That little contact has made a difference. It is just how far,
:31:40. > :31:42.the shot ball is beautiful the jack. If the jack is touching, it is
:31:43. > :31:52.almost certain to move. I think honestly if I was Les here I
:31:53. > :31:57.would be very tempted just to reach that. If he misses it and comes in
:31:58. > :32:00.to here it is good. If he moves the jack into this position, that takes
:32:01. > :32:05.everything away. Yeah. Probably does. No way that Alex can get a
:32:06. > :32:09.three. Yeah. No. Obviously the gap... There is a possibility that
:32:10. > :32:11.bowl could go out without moving the jack... I think the two ball ks go.
:32:12. > :32:26.-- ball ks go. Les sticking on the higher side.
:32:27. > :32:29.Yep. I think he is trying to get to his own bowl. If he misses it, he
:32:30. > :32:32.comes through. That's good! APPLAUSE
:32:33. > :32:37.Locks it in. Well done, Les. Good bowl. Pacific. I think he had to
:32:38. > :32:41.play something like that, because - he couldn't let it sit the way it
:32:42. > :32:45.was. Alex will know he is going to have to bang into this really,
:32:46. > :32:49.really hard and hope to get a result. Yeah. There isn't a three
:32:50. > :32:57.here, David. I'm sure there's not a three here. A good bowl. Well done,
:32:58. > :33:02.Les. Played it well. Alex... Five seconds on the clock.
:33:03. > :33:04.Yeah. We knew he was going to go. He is hitting the target. No doubt
:33:05. > :33:17.about that. Here we go. Jack is through the
:33:18. > :33:23.head. Ref one shot Alex Marshall. One shot. Not open. 6 shots to 4.
:33:24. > :33:26.Les Gillett looks in control of what appeared to be a tough match after
:33:27. > :33:28.taking the first set. He's also heading 7-3 in the second as we
:33:29. > :33:36.rejoin it in the eighth end. The head down. Don't be fooled by
:33:37. > :33:49.that. That could mean anything. Needs to run, though. It is a bit on
:33:50. > :33:52.the short side. APPLAUSE
:33:53. > :33:58.In the standard of this game, that's not going to be close enough. He
:33:59. > :34:03.knows that. Not a bat starter -- bad starter but he would preferred it to
:34:04. > :34:08.be behind the head. A minimum of two is needed here. I would say... Yep,
:34:09. > :34:12.two shots, absolute minimum. Yes. He probably needs a three. A good
:34:13. > :34:13.opener. APPLAUSE
:34:14. > :34:56.Yep. Les, are you starting to think about
:34:57. > :34:59.the winning post at the moment? That is the loosest opening two balls in
:35:00. > :35:11.the game. This is where the tough really do
:35:12. > :35:15.get going. APPLAUSE
:35:16. > :35:17.. Yes, true. Perfect hoping ball. Probably his two best opening balls
:35:18. > :35:27.in the match from Alex. Well, there is a stellar draw. I
:35:28. > :35:33.don't think he should be running... No, he can't. He doesn't want to
:35:34. > :35:37.lose a big four. Rightly so. Even two shots here... You know, it's...
:35:38. > :35:43.It's a big ask on the last end to get a treble. Yes. He cannot afford
:35:44. > :35:47.to lose his head here. He needs to run with this, because that's short.
:35:48. > :35:52.Oh, dear! Les, what are you doing? This is your worst end of the match.
:35:53. > :35:57.The one end that you really need a good bowl.
:35:58. > :36:05.I don't think Les will be looking to this final delivery. He is going to
:36:06. > :36:10.be three down. Nervy, nervy stuff. On his own jack length. Yes. Hasn't
:36:11. > :36:14.played an end like this in the whole game. That is what pressure does for
:36:15. > :36:17.you. If this comes in, right in behind the jack, he is going to
:36:18. > :36:20.leave it wide? He is. APPLAUSE
:36:21. > :36:24.Mmm. No... White wide. I think there is a temptation. I think I would be
:36:25. > :36:34.running at this now. There is no easy draw. No. No easy draw. The
:36:35. > :36:38.yard on shot is no good really. Not the shot that he would probably
:36:39. > :36:43.excel at, is the running ball, but he is going to have play one now.
:36:44. > :36:47.Even if he gets to there - if he gets the back end of the green ball
:36:48. > :36:51.off the other, the jack will move in this direction. No doubt about that.
:36:52. > :36:55.Needs to connect to the green ball - as simple as that. Needs to catch
:36:56. > :37:01.one. Trouble is, if he misses he goes in to the last end level.
:37:02. > :37:06.Massive pressure. Massive! Already taken a time-out. He knows that if
:37:07. > :37:13.he gets this right, he's... He's home. But if he misses, goodness me!
:37:14. > :37:19.He is on the backhand? I think he's pulled it. Under. Will he take...
:37:20. > :37:25.Taken one out. Well... That's a then. He will lose a three. But that
:37:26. > :37:30.was a nervy one. Yes. Always under. Why did he play it on the backhand?
:37:31. > :37:34.The forehand looked like - the target was there. I think he prefers
:37:35. > :37:38.his backhand. Does he? Yeah. I think he does. That's why he chose that.
:37:39. > :37:43.Well, as you say, a big chance for Alex to score a third. He probably
:37:44. > :37:49.needs it as well. The only time. Every other end he scored a single.
:37:50. > :37:53.You wouldn't put it past Alex Marshall, would you, to score a
:37:54. > :37:56.three here. And then a two in the next. A double in the next. Yes!
:37:57. > :38:01.LAUGHTER You couldn't write the script. Yeah,
:38:02. > :38:09.number 3. That is number 3. Will it stop in time? It looks good. I think
:38:10. > :38:15.he is going to drop in. REFEREE: Three shots, Alex Marshall.
:38:16. > :38:19.He is there. Alex Marshall suddenly is right back this match!
:38:20. > :38:27.7-6. Needs a double to force the tie break.
:38:28. > :38:32.My goodness me. This is an over the line job. Two shots, a tie break.
:38:33. > :38:37.Oh! LAUGHTER
:38:38. > :38:42.Gillett will be this, dear, why have I played the worsened of my game?
:38:43. > :38:48.The last two ends, it is never a given. Ref 27m. To be fair, the way
:38:49. > :38:56.he played four really good balls... He did. Played an excellent end. He
:38:57. > :39:02.needs another one. Yep. Not taking the risk on a short jack length. No.
:39:03. > :39:05.A quarter length. He knows if he plays a good opener, there is a lot
:39:06. > :39:14.of pressure then on Les Gillett. APPLAUSE
:39:15. > :39:33.Not bad. Not close enough, though, I don't think.
:39:34. > :39:52.Well, Les, that's four bowls in a row. It's been a bit of a struggle.
:39:53. > :39:57.Yes. He's looking, "Can't I just get the big scalp off Alex Marshall?" He
:39:58. > :39:59.can't see the finish line too early. LAUGHTER
:40:00. > :40:03.A lot of people have done that in the past and fallen at the last
:40:04. > :40:06.hurdle. I think Alex will be disappointed with that one. That's
:40:07. > :40:13.dropped two feet short. That will force Les on to the other hand.
:40:14. > :40:17.REFEREE: Within green. Two feet. Two feet. You won't be worried about
:40:18. > :40:21.that. You won't go anywhere near it. It will be the other side. Alex is
:40:22. > :40:25.up the other end of the green after two bowls. Goodness me! I think he's
:40:26. > :40:34.confused by hi previous delivery. He thought he was better. Yep. Every
:40:35. > :40:40.bowl is massive for Les Gillett now. Every single bowl. It has to hurry,
:40:41. > :40:44.has to run the length. Good enough! APPLAUSE
:40:45. > :40:51.Try and touch the jack for a double - that is all he needs. Half a bowl
:40:52. > :40:59.short. There is only one thing on Les' mind - and that is, "Please,
:41:00. > :41:02.Alex, miss this." LAUGHTER
:41:03. > :41:07.Trying to draw the shot. Any movement of the jack would score
:41:08. > :41:15.two. The line is good. Em. Press Close. And he's got the weight. Just
:41:16. > :41:25.holding out. Straightened out. Just suggested... An shake of his head. I
:41:26. > :41:29.thought he was on the line and we are right behind it. I thought it
:41:30. > :41:33.was good. I don't know about you, Andy? Yeah. He is shaking his head.
:41:34. > :41:38.We've a good idea of where all the boys are coming in. They that seemed
:41:39. > :41:43.to hold out. Now he's in trouble. REFEREE: Time-out called. Well, he
:41:44. > :41:47.is and he isn't. Yes, it's a match lie against him but only one bowl in
:41:48. > :41:52.there at the moment. He's still got the trail shot. Still got the
:41:53. > :41:58.removal of the red bowl for two. That's what he needs. But Les needs
:41:59. > :42:04.another one. He is going to have to draw there. He has no choice but to
:42:05. > :42:08.follow-on from the last ball. Even if he drags the jack towards the
:42:09. > :42:12.green one, that is good enough. Yes. Agreed. He doesn't mind given the
:42:13. > :42:19.shot away as long as he was a real, real good second. Has is what will
:42:20. > :42:24.be in my mind. As I say, we got a good idea of lines. This looks
:42:25. > :42:29.under. Not up. Not by some distance. No. Alex, forehand, rest the ball
:42:30. > :42:33.off or turn the jack. This is a great chance. I think the problem
:42:34. > :42:36.here, David, is that with the last draw, which Alex thought was good,
:42:37. > :42:42.he's going to not be confident to play the draw. I think he will play
:42:43. > :42:46.a better weight now. Well... The thing for Alex is that Les' last
:42:47. > :42:50.bowl is actually hampering him, because he would have wanted to have
:42:51. > :42:54.the opportunity to drive it. I don't know what less was doing with the
:42:55. > :42:58.third one. I think that was just a nervous bowl and he let it go. Yes.
:42:59. > :43:02.If anything, he shousht behind the head -- he should have been behind
:43:03. > :43:08.the head to allow for the drive shot to get out of trouble. In recent
:43:09. > :43:13.years, this is... This is Les's biggest aim. Alex looking at the
:43:14. > :43:19.angles here. Seen it all before. Still smiling. Even if he loses, she
:43:20. > :43:23.will still be smiling. She will. That is just Dianne. I think if I
:43:24. > :43:27.was Alex I would be playing this with a bit of weight. I don't think
:43:28. > :43:32.he has confidence that he will be able to draw this. Arriving with a
:43:33. > :43:35.yard or so at the very most. Slightly inside line. He's got a
:43:36. > :43:43.chance. No better man for the big bowl.
:43:44. > :43:49.Yeah. He is playing with weight. The right way to play it. He's under.
:43:50. > :43:54.He's definitely under. Needs a massive result here. Les is going to
:43:55. > :43:59.take the single. APPLAUSE
:44:00. > :44:02.REFEREE: Les Gillett! The six-times world champion goes out of the world
:44:03. > :44:08.professional singles to Les Gillett. I have to say Les Gillett was good
:44:09. > :44:12.value for that match. He played well. Les was very good. I think
:44:13. > :44:15.that's why he won the game. He will be delighted. Alex probably wasn't
:44:16. > :44:18.at his best. That is what happens. Well played to Les Gillett, through
:44:19. > :44:21.to the quarterfinal. APPLAUSE
:44:22. > :44:26.Les, how are you going to describe the way this week is going for you?
:44:27. > :44:29.It's all right at the moment. LAUGHS
:44:30. > :44:34.No, obviously we are in the pairs, that will be a great boost. It it
:44:35. > :44:40.was good to win the first round of the singles. When I say I draw Alex,
:44:41. > :44:46.I knew I had give it to my all. You are not six-time world champion for
:44:47. > :44:49.no reason. I prepared myself well. Concentrated every bowl. Nearly blew
:44:50. > :44:53.it at the end when I nearly dropped a four. Just about hung on in there
:44:54. > :44:56.at the end. Pleased with my performance. Like Alex said, played
:44:57. > :45:00.some really good stuff. I played some good runners on - when he
:45:01. > :45:05.played short jacks and I got myself out of trouble. Yeah, great game.
:45:06. > :45:08.Really pleased to go through, and see what happens now. Les Gillett's
:45:09. > :45:12.win means there is one outstanding match from the last 16 between two
:45:13. > :45:16.former world champions - Darren Burnett up against Mervyn King. Here
:45:17. > :45:19.is what happened in this clash. Robert Paxton is now in the
:45:20. > :45:54.commentary box with David. The cover shot. Certainly turning
:45:55. > :46:08.over now, looking to go off his own bowl.
:46:09. > :46:18.Mmm. Short start to swing away. There it goes. Didn't have the
:46:19. > :46:22.weight actually to carry it. Seriously thinking about the
:46:23. > :46:25.forehand. Yeah. His last bowl isn't going to help him either, to be
:46:26. > :46:51.honest. Does narrow it down. Interesting shot here. Reaching
:46:52. > :46:55.through it to try to get to the rid and off that, on to the jack, but
:46:56. > :47:01.that hand just doesn't allow for a shot like that. Especially not with
:47:02. > :47:05.a front bowl. Strange choice of shot there from Merv. Already got top
:47:06. > :47:09.side of the red on the jack. Probably a couple down. A free draw
:47:10. > :47:11.for Darren. I think that's why he decided to play wit the weight he
:47:12. > :47:32.maid it, just to make sure. This has to be absolutely perfect.
:47:33. > :47:38.No margin of error whatsoever. On the best row he's play sod far. He's
:47:39. > :47:43.close to drawing this APPLAUSE
:47:44. > :47:48.Dear me! That is going to be very chose. We can't call that really
:47:49. > :47:55.from the... You have to be done there with the measure. Yeah. That
:47:56. > :47:59.is going to require the umpire with the metal callipers, which we love
:48:00. > :48:07.to see because they are very accurate. That is a good bowl! I
:48:08. > :48:12.thought he may have played that on the forehand, just to tap his own
:48:13. > :48:26.ball down or come inside it. But that was excellent.
:48:27. > :48:34.Callipers being wielded by Dan the Man. He will sort it out pretty
:48:35. > :48:37.quickly. He has to go back to recheck and make sure nothing's
:48:38. > :48:42.moved. REFEREE: One shot, Mervyn King One
:48:43. > :48:51.shot the green. Held on to it! APPLAUSE
:48:52. > :48:57.Score 4-5 after seven ends. He will be very happy with two more singles.
:48:58. > :49:04.A tie break, which everybody loves. Best part about the game. Yep. Enjoy
:49:05. > :49:08.the tie break. The excitement of it. Players don't.
:49:09. > :49:12.REFEREE: 23m. We do. I think Merv will enkroi the tie break to be
:49:13. > :49:23.honest. I think he will be very happy to take it right now.
:49:24. > :49:31.Both are family men. I don't know if anybody is watching. But it's been a
:49:32. > :49:49.good game a very enjoyable game. APPLAUSE
:49:50. > :49:54.A clear run outside it. Number 1. APPLAUSE
:49:55. > :49:59.He plays things like that all the time. People say, "Oh, he is lucky
:50:00. > :50:05.he cam around -- came around", but Darren does it on a regular basis,
:50:06. > :50:12.manages to just pass bowls that look as if they're in the way. Very
:50:13. > :50:15.accurate on his line. I think he will change now to the forehand. I
:50:16. > :50:43.don't think he will risk it again. REFEREE: Two feet past jack high. A
:50:44. > :50:55.chance for Mervyn here. A slight adjustment on his last.
:50:56. > :51:03.Needs to hold. Mmm. Maybe... Maybe. APPLAUSE
:51:04. > :51:12.Not sure. REFEREE: One green. Confident call.
:51:13. > :51:16."One green". It won't really change Darren's shot. He will just be
:51:17. > :51:23.looking to draw this. The tap of the jack will secure double. He is on a
:51:24. > :51:27.great road. It is whether he got the run. I don't think he has. No.
:51:28. > :51:29.Toiling short in he has a chance here. A fraction on his last. Full
:51:30. > :51:42.turn on the red. For three shots. Yep. The only danger he has - the
:51:43. > :51:45.short red bowl. Just a fraction wide or the weight. He will pump that
:51:46. > :51:48.into the head. He has to be a little bit careful
:51:49. > :52:00.here. . Has he sent it? I think he sent it
:52:01. > :52:07.OK, but I think that red ball scared him. Pushed it on the inside, yeah.
:52:08. > :52:11.He was a bit frightened... He had to have enough weight to push the red
:52:12. > :52:16.ball out, which meant he also had the right weight to push the other
:52:17. > :52:34.red bowl in. Smiler. He knew it was a difficult one.
:52:35. > :52:45.Down to two seconds. Lots of time-outs available. Nope. Missed
:52:46. > :52:50.that. Mmm. Well, he was always going to be on the high side. Had to be
:52:51. > :52:53.careful. REFEREE: Mervyn King.
:52:54. > :53:00.APPLAUSE Mervyn takes the single.
:53:01. > :53:04.REFEREE: 4-6 after eight ends. And regardries that -- carries that
:53:05. > :53:08.two-shot lead into the last end. Darren needs two to make his way
:53:09. > :53:14.into the quarterfinals. This is the last of the second-round matches.
:53:15. > :53:20.Interesting game. It's been full of tactics. Various shots played and
:53:21. > :53:35.some great draws, I have to say. Mervyn King has been quite happy to
:53:36. > :53:44.go to the 23m. Pick up a single shot. Winning the battle of the
:53:45. > :53:44.first two bowls right-up. Played a decent opener again.
:53:45. > :54:24.APPLAUSE Just needs to arrive at his own
:54:25. > :54:26.bowl, touch it down. Yep! Both balls.
:54:27. > :54:31.APPLAUSE . That short ball of Darren's is a
:54:32. > :54:36.bit of a nightmare now. I think Darren's lying up for the forehand,
:54:37. > :54:41.so he is obviously going and going quick. Yep. Needs to hang a touch. I
:54:42. > :54:45.think he's got it. Jack will go in the ditch. That isn't a toucher. So,
:54:46. > :54:49.although it went in with it, just as well it isn't a toucher. Landed
:54:50. > :54:52.right beside it! (LAUGHS)
:54:53. > :55:01.Darren saying, well, I will take a chance on scoring with my last two
:55:02. > :55:14.bowls. Certainly gave himself a chance.
:55:15. > :55:26.Won't be overly happy with that to start with. No. Very beatable.
:55:27. > :55:33.Yeerks the position of the jack makes it hard on the narrow side.
:55:34. > :55:37.Darren taking his time. Yep, he is on the front edge of the mat. Inside
:55:38. > :55:42.edge, trying to hold the ball up as long as possible on the draw line.
:55:43. > :55:47.Oh! Ignore the body language. Yeah. You can never tell with Darren. He
:55:48. > :55:52.thinks he is up, so probably drawn about a foot from the ditch. I tell
:55:53. > :55:54.you what - he is close to the ditch. There it is!
:55:55. > :56:00.APPLAUSE Mervyn is in heaps of trouble there.
:56:01. > :56:06.Certainly is. Wherever he puts the bowl, Darren has got a shot. He has.
:56:07. > :56:11.But, also... Well, the perfect shot is to rest that ball off into the
:56:12. > :56:19.ditch and it is all over for the set. But he will not play that.
:56:20. > :56:27.He will want to draw as close as he possibly can. Very good! Plays a
:56:28. > :56:33.beauty... O, has he? Stop! My goodness me! That dempbled a stop.
:56:34. > :56:39.Just for the risk alone... LAUGHTER
:56:40. > :56:44.Look! There it goes! Looked like it was going on the back edge of the
:56:45. > :56:49.bowl all the way. That would have have stopped the forward momentum.
:56:50. > :56:55.Mervyn knows that. Darren Burnett has a mountain of room to draw two,
:56:56. > :57:01.to draw the set, take the match... He's into the quarters. He is on his
:57:02. > :57:05.trot. I can't imagine him missing this. Just too good an opportunity.
:57:06. > :57:11.It really is. APPLAUSE
:57:12. > :57:17.He made sure... Catherine Burn manages to -- burnt burnt important
:57:18. > :57:22.manages will -- Burnett manages to get the two he needed. A good match,
:57:23. > :57:26.a tight match as well. But one of those gapes where you weren't sure
:57:27. > :57:32.what was going to happen right up until the last delivery. But it's
:57:33. > :57:37.Darren Burnett, the placeman, who will be delighted to get through to
:57:38. > :57:43.the quarterfinals. APPLAUSE
:57:44. > :57:50.Confirmation - 7-5. 1.5 sets to a half set. Darren Burnett through to
:57:51. > :57:52.the quarterfinals. Darren Burnett is through. Elsewhere: Nick Brett is
:57:53. > :58:03.against Stewart Anderson. Don't forget we are back on the red
:58:04. > :58:06.button from 10:00am for the first of the quarterfinal matches between
:58:07. > :58:14.David Gourlay and larl Harlow. Then we are on BBC 12 at 1:00pm for Nick
:58:15. > :58:18.Brett's match and Jamie Chestney's match. The third tittle had been
:58:19. > :58:21.one. Katherine Rednall is the World Match Play champion. From all of us
:58:22. > :59:02.here, bye-bye. To break someone physically...
:59:03. > :59:06.MAN YELLS But we will see how
:59:07. > :59:11.you are strong psychologically.