:00:00. > :00:41.Hello, and welcome to highlights of from the smients of the Open singles
:00:42. > :00:46.of the world indoor bowls championships. 4 of the best players
:00:47. > :00:51.in the world battling it out for two spots in the final. This was the
:00:52. > :00:56.line-up. Paul Foster against Les Gillett, and Stewart Anderson, also
:00:57. > :01:06.of Scotland, against England's Greg Harlow. To the first semifinal. Paul
:01:07. > :01:09.Foster won the first set, and tleeds 4-3 in the second set, as we join
:01:10. > :01:21.the action on the Players have to move a gear up,
:01:22. > :01:38.really. It hasn't been as accurate as he has in the previous games.
:01:39. > :01:45.Paul knew that was a little bit heavy. He was trying to hold back.
:01:46. > :01:52.He was in touch with the bowls at the moment. In touch with the weight
:01:53. > :01:57.of the rink. Moto players know when the ball leaves the hand whether
:01:58. > :01:59.it's a good or bad one. This is better from Les. He likes this
:02:00. > :02:35.length. He likes this Well, shot back... Second delivery.
:02:36. > :02:44.Less up to the jack. A little touch on it would make it a double. Must
:02:45. > :02:52.be reaching. . Yeah, that's the problem. Don't think he is. One red.
:02:53. > :02:58.In all the previous games, Andy, that would have at least drawn the
:02:59. > :03:02.shot, and quite likely picked the jack up for two. The second and
:03:03. > :03:09.third bowls off Les have not sealed the ends up as they have in the
:03:10. > :03:12.previous games. You give this man room, he's going to take advantage.
:03:13. > :03:24.He's playing well. Just the one. Just the one. Not sure
:03:25. > :03:25.if I agree with that call. But according to the circles, it looks
:03:26. > :03:36.like two. Could get this third bowl in here.
:03:37. > :03:53.Looks better with Mmm. Beautiful line coming in. But
:03:54. > :03:55.he had to be there. Sort of forced him to make sure he was reaching.
:03:56. > :04:19.Very close in the second. Well, that certainly indicates two.
:04:20. > :04:24.But we won't disagree at the moment. Paul just going deep here. Staying
:04:25. > :04:28.away from the head. He knows he certainly has got one, possibly two.
:04:29. > :04:34.Les would be attacking. A good shot on for les if he gets a split and a
:04:35. > :04:39.run through. . He's been forced into a lot of these shots, sure he'll be
:04:40. > :04:44.converting one of them. And I can't see him being worse off than just
:04:45. > :04:50.one shot even if the jack does go all the way through. Unless his
:04:51. > :04:56.backhand, he could play it on either side. He's got to be positive here.
:04:57. > :05:03.Yes, he's playing it in the area. Oh! Well, that's not the best result
:05:04. > :05:05.he could have suspected out of that one. Picked up the single. Missing
:05:06. > :05:23.the gap with two shots. Foster To be fair to Les, he's played some
:05:24. > :05:27.of those width shots, he's been on target. One of Paul's bowls stayed
:05:28. > :06:13.in the Well, this is quite simply, Les has
:06:14. > :06:19.to score at this end and the next to force it to a tie-break. He has to
:06:20. > :06:24.win the set so there has to be a double in there somewhere. If he
:06:25. > :06:32.loses this end, certainly going to lose the game. Paul Foster, 3
:06:33. > :06:37.singles and a double. Still playing good bowls, Les, still dangerous.
:06:38. > :06:41.He's playing good bowls, but in the previous games, he was playing great
:06:42. > :06:47.bowls. Just not been at the top of his form today, Les. But that is
:06:48. > :06:53.often controlled by your opponent. And Paul Foster has really put him
:06:54. > :07:03.under pressure. This is Paul Foster's best match, no doubt about
:07:04. > :07:18.it. Well, Paul Foster is lying game. So Les needs to do something here.
:07:19. > :07:27.Encouragement for this one. That's a great ball, this. Well played, Les.
:07:28. > :07:29.Has he been unlucky? He's tropd back on the jack -- dropped back on the
:07:30. > :07:44.jack. Fancy the green shot here. But a bit
:07:45. > :07:47.of a wry smile there from Les. He knew it was going down. So it was a
:07:48. > :08:01.massive bowl. Well, Paul Foster, any movement jack
:08:02. > :08:10.could be a bad result for you. Good try.
:08:11. > :08:19.That's a close, close one. Mmm. That's a difficult one to call.
:08:20. > :08:28.No-one is giving us a clue. We're going to have to guess here.
:08:29. > :08:32.Absolutely. And there's conflicting opinions. We got a whole team out
:08:33. > :08:38.there, production team, and they're all saying who is lining the shot?
:08:39. > :08:43.Yes, yes. We got quite a lot of opinions in our ears. And a lot of
:08:44. > :08:48.advice as well, I have to say! Well, this is very close. Les could change
:08:49. > :08:54.this totally. He could be line 3 here. Oh, well played! Has he been
:08:55. > :09:01.unlucky getting the jack caught with the green one? I think he has. That
:09:02. > :09:08.should've been 3. One green. It could easily have been 3 and tell
:09:09. > :09:16.you what, Paul Foster had no shot. Well played Les Gillett. He's such a
:09:17. > :09:29.dangerous player. Still just the backhand draw here for Paul. Good
:09:30. > :09:38.hit of bowls. Good line. Wrong side. Oh, that's close. Well, Les lined
:09:39. > :09:44.his shot. Any movement of the jack could possibly score a four. Well,
:09:45. > :09:50.it's a risk one, but to be truthful with you, it's worth it. Same bowl
:09:51. > :09:58.as his third. Definitely worth this. Same bowl as the last. What a head
:09:59. > :10:06.of bowls! Fantastic. Well, Les likes this one. Does he have enough
:10:07. > :10:09.running? No, he doesn't. He had the running, not the right line. He was
:10:10. > :10:17.very positive, to be fair. Just going to be the one. That puts him
:10:18. > :10:20.in with a shout. So... A double required by Les Gillett on the last
:10:21. > :10:31.end to force a tie-break. Paul Foster has put Les under a lot
:10:32. > :10:38.of pressure in the seconds set and he's digging deep to be still in it.
:10:39. > :10:45.Gets a lot of credit. But without a shadow of a doubt, Fozz has been on
:10:46. > :10:54.form. I think this would be the full length.
:10:55. > :11:21.Full length, good opener. Make it's an interesting end.
:11:22. > :12:22.Just taking his time. Getting set. Needs a good one.
:12:23. > :13:11.Game rattling through at a decent pace, just over an hour and a half.
:13:12. > :13:15.Yes. Paul is very quick on the mat. That's what Les wanted, really. Game
:13:16. > :13:27.down. He needs a big bowl. A bit of movement there, a shot
:13:28. > :13:46.clock has been stopped. That's where this discussion comes
:13:47. > :13:49.in about having some sort of background music or something, to
:13:50. > :13:56.take the edge off the odd little noise here and there. My friends in
:13:57. > :14:01.the Crown green think it's quite odd, but believe me, it's disturbing
:14:02. > :14:08.for bowls in the indoor. Les, you need to run with this. I don't think
:14:09. > :14:12.you are. You're facing a big problem with your final delivery, Les.
:14:13. > :14:21.Shaking his head. Going to have match lie against him. Expect Paul
:14:22. > :14:25.Foster to draw another here and this will create a large problem to score
:14:26. > :14:32.a two. The third bowl has let him down.
:14:33. > :14:38.Paul scores the shot here, Les is going to have to do something
:14:39. > :14:44.special. Number two coming in, I think. Has he got a clear path? It
:14:45. > :14:48.just pulls up. That's the problem. I had this discussion with Paul last
:14:49. > :14:53.night, and it's one of the reasons we called on him to play a different
:14:54. > :15:02.because that backhand just seems to anchor down. All of a sudden, it
:15:03. > :15:06.pushes that bowl in. Les has 3 seconds, Paul mystified by that one.
:15:07. > :15:12.Chance here for Les Gillett. I think he has to play the positive shot,
:15:13. > :15:17.Andy. He could play the draw, don't get me wrong, but the positive shot,
:15:18. > :15:23.even taking the through bowl out is good. I 100% agree with the first
:15:24. > :15:30.option. Got to be his backhand. Well, match lie against. Les Gillett
:15:31. > :15:35.has been very, very good in this event so far. He has provided an
:15:36. > :15:42.awful lot of entertainment for everyone. Is it... It looks under.
:15:43. > :15:48.Looks under. Needs to get a big slice of luck here. He's got the run
:15:49. > :15:54.through off the short ball! And Paul Foster is through to the final. We
:15:55. > :16:01.were just waiting to see if he touched the jack. But Paul Foster
:16:02. > :16:05.would be delighted to lose a single. Paul Foster saying, well placed,
:16:06. > :16:10.Les, it was a great game, and it was. Full credit to Les Gillett. A
:16:11. > :16:13.fantastic week, but Paul Foster deservedly won the game.
:16:14. > :16:17.Congratulations then to Paul Foster. Through to the final once again.
:16:18. > :16:21.Paul, first set very good. How much harder did you have to work in the
:16:22. > :16:27.second set? He to work extremely hard. To be fair, Les has been
:16:28. > :16:31.playing great the last 2 weeks. He picked up the title. I saw his match
:16:32. > :16:39.last night against Alex and Alex didn't play bad. I knew he to come
:16:40. > :16:44.out of the traps very quickly. I was quick, happy with my game. At the
:16:45. > :16:50.end of the day, you got to play the right bowls at the right times to
:16:51. > :16:56.win matches. And the feeling of making the final once again? It's a
:16:57. > :17:00.great feeling. We all come here to get through the first round and get
:17:01. > :17:06.the ranking points and take it from there. But as I say, I'm delighted
:17:07. > :17:10.with the way that things are going. Paul Foster through to the world
:17:11. > :17:16.singles final for the third time. Who will he play? Will he play Greg
:17:17. > :17:23.Harlow or Stewart Anderson? Anderson took the first set and is leading in
:17:24. > :18:02.the second. He is 6-3 ahead as we join the action in the sixth end.
:18:03. > :18:12.APPLAUSE Stewart pushing through and that's
:18:13. > :18:17.his only jack there. It's quite a distance away. Very much aware of
:18:18. > :18:23.the facts that he still needs to win at least 2 more ends. Yes, he is
:18:24. > :18:27.normally very consistent on this length but we'll give him one bowl
:18:28. > :18:32.to find it with the second one. Looks heavy again. Jeez, he's heavy
:18:33. > :18:38.again. Very little correction made and he's going to have two shots
:18:39. > :18:46.against him with the next bowl. A danger now for Stewart is a that
:18:47. > :18:52.overcorrection problem. You go 3-4 feet through and you try to take it
:18:53. > :18:55.off, and you end up 5 feet short. Greg has put his under pressure.
:18:56. > :19:05.It's enough. APPLAUSE
:19:06. > :19:07.Beat the bowl but definitely enough. But Stewart will feel confident he
:19:08. > :19:26.can draw this. Yes, he's just picking out the line
:19:27. > :19:31.there. Just where there bowl is going to make its break, with the
:19:32. > :19:36.bias taking effort. I think the line is good with the previous 2. There's
:19:37. > :19:43.a slight hold there and I've seen it before at this length. That bowl
:19:44. > :19:46.definitely caught it. Not a shadow of a doubt. He thought that was
:19:47. > :19:53.close. That would surprise him. Still some movement around the
:19:54. > :19:55.place. So Greg just asking for things to settle. Stop the clock.
:19:56. > :20:09.Not use it for this bowl. We don't always know what it is but
:20:10. > :20:20.sometimes it's enough just to catch the eye. Well, Greg, quite simply,
:20:21. > :20:26.trying to add number 3 here. Two good shots. Yep. Important bowl.
:20:27. > :20:35.Wants this one to be really close. Has the chance of picking up a big
:20:36. > :20:43.one. This looks like he's going to stay in. Still just a draw for
:20:44. > :20:49.Stewart. Close but we favour, we favoureded it two. So does the
:20:50. > :20:55.umpire. So just a draw here for Stewart. His previous deliveries in
:20:56. > :21:08.this direction may have put him off here. , I don't he can afford to
:21:09. > :21:13.narrow it. He has to take the chance. His line is good. I don't
:21:14. > :21:18.think he's going to bend. He's heavier this time. It wasn't the
:21:19. > :21:23.line 3 bowls back there. And Greg's got a great chance for four here. He
:21:24. > :21:28.just needs to tap the red bowl down, draw another one. You get a big
:21:29. > :21:38.count of four and bounce into the lead. Yeah, Greg will be trying to
:21:39. > :21:43.draw it. Not looking at the bowl. Touch the red ball, you'll score
:21:44. > :21:49.four. Needs to run. He's there. Not a problem on the third. No jack
:21:50. > :21:58.movement. So crowd react to that. They want to see a tie-break.
:21:59. > :22:01.Although look at the fourth one. Going to be a measure, I would
:22:02. > :22:36.think. Well, umpire Dan Blewitt will sort
:22:37. > :22:42.his out. Very experienced. Oh, there's clear. 3 shots, Greg Harlow.
:22:43. > :22:53.Well, 3 shots, Greg Harlow. Push the red bowl up. No problem in the end.
:22:54. > :22:57.Nope. Normal service resumed. But Stewart would be slightly concerned.
:22:58. > :23:01.That's the first time on his favourite length that he just didn't
:23:02. > :23:06.find the weight. I don't think it was the line. Just the weight.
:23:07. > :23:20.Doesn't play many loose ends like that one.
:23:21. > :23:30.So Greg Harlow, first treble of the match. Good indication of how
:23:31. > :23:46.difficult this match has been in terms of scoring multiples.
:23:47. > :24:10., well it's a run for home now in the last 3 ends for these players.
:24:11. > :24:13.Close to this one. Very good. Picks the jack up. Just diving away a bit.
:24:14. > :24:34.Got the shot. APPLAUSE
:24:35. > :24:42.Still needs to run to this one. I think he's just under for weight.
:24:43. > :24:47.And stopping a little bit short. Heads presenting himself with a nice
:24:48. > :24:52.position on the other side, though. ID agree. It's a good forearm shot
:24:53. > :25:15.for Stewart. Greg needs another bowl in.
:25:16. > :25:23.He's put the red bowl in a nice position. That stops the green one
:25:24. > :25:28.going out on the forehand. That could keep Stewart on the backhand.
:25:29. > :25:34.His favourite hand would be the backhand. Same bowl as his last,
:25:35. > :25:39.backhand draw. He's changing to the forehand! There's a case for it. He
:25:40. > :25:44.played his hand well. He needs to get the green bowl through the gap
:25:45. > :25:47.though. Can rest on the back red very easily. Just toils a bit,
:25:48. > :25:55.trying to get back off that high line. There it is again. Just not
:25:56. > :26:04.making back with nice weight. Not sure about that shot. In theory it's
:26:05. > :26:09.the right shot, but percentages work against it. Once again, Greg needs
:26:10. > :26:15.another bowl in here. Two seconds against.
:26:16. > :26:26.Wants the run. Doesn't want the red bowl. He got it but it's safe
:26:27. > :26:29.enough. Didn't fall down. That changes things slightly and has
:26:30. > :26:36.pushed the red bowl into a very nice position. A really good shot here
:26:37. > :26:42.for Stewart Anderson. Forehand runner, lots of chances. He doesn't
:26:43. > :26:50.want to flick his own bowl out, so he might have to be very careful
:26:51. > :26:56.with this. He has got 2 seconds, he can afford to attack this. Needs to
:26:57. > :27:02.hold up. He's got a bad result! I wasn't convinced about that, I
:27:03. > :27:07.really wasn't, Andy, because he was only one shot down, 3 ends, 2 ends
:27:08. > :27:11.to go after this. Lose one, not a big problem when you won the first
:27:12. > :27:13.set. He needed to catch the red bowl. He was one down. Only one more
:27:14. > :27:29.down. Wasn't terribly costly but at this
:27:30. > :27:38.stage, one shot, he now has to win the last two ends. Yeah, he has.
:27:39. > :27:43.Harlow will be looking to... Well, Greg, tactically, quite clever here.
:27:44. > :27:45.He put the jack length where Stewart struggled in the last end,
:27:46. > :27:56.previously. So good tactics. Trying to get in first.
:27:57. > :28:00.Greg wouldn't normally have been going here, but Stewart struggled
:28:01. > :28:56.the last time Well, both bowls just a little bit
:28:57. > :29:05.shy of the jack. The correction comes in now from Greg.
:29:06. > :29:12.He's a local man. He lives close by, works here.
:29:13. > :29:22.So popular player is Greg. Stewart just needs to find a couple of feet
:29:23. > :29:31.in his last delivery. Has to hurry. Must make the length. Oh, that was a
:29:32. > :29:36.break. It was indeed. Not sure if it's the shot. A little touch was
:29:37. > :29:45.enough to straighten him up. Gap on the red. 4.5 inches. Still the
:29:46. > :30:13.backhand draw for Greg. Only one down.
:30:14. > :30:21.It was never going to make the shot. It's probably not bad for Stewart
:30:22. > :30:28.Anderson. Keeps his bowl in hair, doubts it? Not easy to make another
:30:29. > :30:34.one either. One of these ends here, it doesn't really matter if Stewart
:30:35. > :30:41.scores one or two. He still has to win it. He still has to win it and
:30:42. > :30:47.still has to win the final end. This will go behind the head. It's a
:30:48. > :30:52.sensible bowl. Leaving it up to Greg to tap his own green one. I don't
:30:53. > :30:58.think he'll be too adventurous at this. Both layers would have worked
:30:59. > :31:05.out the position. It would suggest if Greg misses this, Stewart will
:31:06. > :31:12.just walk away. That's a little gamble. If he wants to put red bowl
:31:13. > :31:18.to jack. That could secure a 3 but probably not. He'll give this one a
:31:19. > :31:26.chance. Make sure he's arriving at it. Nothing for short. Well, they're
:31:27. > :31:31.shouting for the bowl to turn but I don't think that one was ever going
:31:32. > :31:37.to turn. The best you can do here is two. There's no point in playing it.
:31:38. > :31:43.Two would make no difference to the last game. And he is thinking why
:31:44. > :31:47.isn't he playing his last ball? Because, mathematically, he still
:31:48. > :31:56.has to win the last one. There's only one way this can work against
:31:57. > :31:57.him and that's if the two bowls are touching on an equis distant
:31:58. > :32:10.measure. Rare to say Tell you what - fiancee Clare and
:32:11. > :32:15.dad Billy would have worked it out. They knew - in point in playing the
:32:16. > :32:18.last ball. Quite simply, Stewart Anderson scores, he's in the final.
:32:19. > :32:25.Greg scores, it's a tie-break. So exciting end coming up.
:32:26. > :32:33.Match has been going for an hour and a half now. Still cheery, still
:32:34. > :32:58.enjoying the game. It's amazing, isn't it? 14 inches
:32:59. > :33:05.short and you feel it's not close enough. Slightly in Greg's path but
:33:06. > :33:12.not quite. Still room around the bowl to draw the shot. Looks to be
:33:13. > :33:18.slightly under, is he? Nope. He's very close. He's got it perfectly.
:33:19. > :33:30.Perfect, the bowl. What a great shot. That really is just in front.
:33:31. > :33:38.Four inches is beatable but he can't afford to drop short of this. I
:33:39. > :33:43.think that Greg's got a bigger draw in both. That's why Stewart has been
:33:44. > :33:48.forced onto the forehand. He needs to draw within four inches. Needs to
:33:49. > :33:54.run. Don't think he's coming, don't think he's got enough. He's put it
:33:55. > :33:59.in a good place. That will plant the green bowl out if he hits it on the
:34:00. > :34:04.high side. He'll have to play a shot to get it. Tense times. I think that
:34:05. > :34:35.anything behind will be good. Well, this is quite an easy choice
:34:36. > :34:41.of shot here. Quite simply, red ball, plantses out the green bowl.
:34:42. > :34:45.That's what he's looking for. Green bowl will pop out. Depending what
:34:46. > :34:57.happens with the bowl he hits, the key one 93. Forehand runner. Not
:34:58. > :35:02.easy though, it holds en off on this hand. Is he under? He's definitely
:35:03. > :35:08.under. How's the connection? Oh, that's horrible. That's a horrible
:35:09. > :35:12.result. He has taken his own plant bowl away and made it much more
:35:13. > :35:17.difficult. He was under the hair. That's why he got a bad result.
:35:18. > :35:25.Difficult for Greg here. Do you want to put another bowl in or do you
:35:26. > :35:27.stay away? He's got last bowl. So I'm incliends to play the backhand
:35:28. > :35:43.and just try to drop Very much aware of the fact that
:35:44. > :35:49.Stewart Anderson can draw that bowl out. Trying to put a better shot in.
:35:50. > :35:55.This one's good. Has it stopped in time for second bowl? That's what is
:35:56. > :36:00.important here. Well, sturlt is not taking -- Stewart is not taking his
:36:01. > :36:06.time over this. That means he'll draw on the forehand. It's only one
:36:07. > :36:12.green. Got to be tempting again to go again after the drive. Just try
:36:13. > :36:21.to flick it off. Try to draw this, really. Think I'd try to draw it.
:36:22. > :36:24.You're a courageous man, Andy. Four inches to draw the shot. I don't
:36:25. > :36:32.think he gets a good result with there drive. Very happy to hit half
:36:33. > :36:37.bowl, take it out. Playing your choice Less of shot. He's definitely
:36:38. > :36:41.under. It's a tie-break. Looked like it was well under. It always looked
:36:42. > :36:51.like it could be very, very close. That ball sat in the whole time,
:36:52. > :37:18.Andy. Yeah, Greg's Langham glass trophy. Greg has won
:37:19. > :37:22.the toss and that's crucial. What is also going to be interesting, where
:37:23. > :37:26.Stewart plays the jack. The length of the jack hasn't had such an
:37:27. > :37:30.effect on the second set as it did in the first. But the last bowl,
:37:31. > :37:37.well, that's one thing you don't want Greg Harlow to have. He's been
:37:38. > :37:41.proving in one or two of the rounds before, that last bowl has been
:37:42. > :37:50.crucial. Last two he won the match with the last bowl. Well, leading on
:37:51. > :37:55.the backhand, I don't think he's led on the backhand in any game I've
:37:56. > :38:12.seen him play. Shows you he doesn't like the forehand now.
:38:13. > :38:23.Three-entiebreak, the rules change again. Just win the end. One is
:38:24. > :38:28.enough. And of course, if it goes to the third end tie-break, we can
:38:29. > :38:33.destroy an end but if you have to nominate it. I'll explain that if we
:38:34. > :38:38.get that far. Stewart Anderson has played well, but not as dynamic with
:38:39. > :38:45.this first two bowls. They played it well throughout the tournament, but
:38:46. > :38:47.all of a sudden, it's gone off. Well, looks like the shot, but I
:38:48. > :39:17.don't feel that's close enough. Are you running, Greg? Don't think
:39:18. > :39:21.you are. Stewart has no choice - he has to go again. He won't want to
:39:22. > :39:28.leave a shoulder on the backhand, that's the danger if he plays it.
:39:29. > :39:32.The forehand is wide open if he wants to play that. Either way, I've
:39:33. > :39:46.a feeling that Greg will attack it with the next one.
:39:47. > :39:59.That's a bit pacy. Well, that's so far away, that was quite deliberate.
:40:00. > :40:05.But surely it couldn't have been a draw, Andy. I think he lost the pace
:40:06. > :40:11.in this direction. Interesting to see what Greg plays. Forehand draw
:40:12. > :40:15.is open, or run the bowl out. I would be going forehand draw. He may
:40:16. > :40:17.pop this one. That's what he's playing. Looks to be wide from the
:40:18. > :40:26.hand. Oh, he's wide. I think that Stewart needs another
:40:27. > :40:32.one in. He's got the back position in. He certainly needs another one
:40:33. > :40:36.in. Well, coaches are not allowed on the green, but if I was advising
:40:37. > :40:42.Stewart, I would advise him to go back to the forehand, try to draw a
:40:43. > :40:46.shot. That's what I thought he could do with the last bowl, because that
:40:47. > :40:52.leaves gaps. He doesn't want to put the two bowls together.
:40:53. > :41:00.If you're really looking at putting a bowl in a perfect position for
:41:01. > :41:05.Stewart Anderson, it has to be round about there, Andy, because anything
:41:06. > :41:08.in that area gets a second shot and it's sufficiently far enough away,
:41:09. > :41:11.unless of course it's a front tougher. But that's so rare in a
:41:12. > :41:16.tie-break now. I think that's what he's looking for. On the forehand as
:41:17. > :41:21.well. He doesn't want to do anything. But on the forehand, stay
:41:22. > :41:29.away from the backhand into that position. Unless he is feeling
:41:30. > :41:36.awfully brave. Yeah. He's a clever player. Yes, I think so. I think it
:41:37. > :41:44.was a forehand draw. It's the hand he favours. The hand that will get
:41:45. > :41:50.closer. Is he up? If he's reaching, he's got a chance. He's on the right
:41:51. > :41:56.line but it needs to get up a bit more. That's very good. His line
:41:57. > :42:00.2... This is awkward. That's why. Two was important. I still think
:42:01. > :42:04.he'll run the jack though. Coming down to have a look. The respot
:42:05. > :42:27.positions, just looking at it. Well, knew his ball was a foot away.
:42:28. > :42:34.Seconds ball, 15 inches. Going to respot there, Andy. And the respot
:42:35. > :42:40.over there... It's which bowl lies if the jack was off the rink. So he
:42:41. > :42:44.may just try and draw this. I can't see how he's going to get a good
:42:45. > :42:51.result. The only result by driving is the jack. And lass to stay in the
:42:52. > :42:54.ditch and has to follow it. I can't see how you get a great result from
:42:55. > :43:00.the drive. It's just a backhand draw. There's enough room to draw
:43:01. > :43:05.it. He's on the backhand, but is it a draw or a running bowl? Yes, it's
:43:06. > :43:10.the draw. This is the right shot. Definitely the right shot. He pushed
:43:11. > :43:17.it out in a decent line. So definitely not narrower. That's very
:43:18. > :43:21.close. This is very close! Think he's under! . I think that was the
:43:22. > :43:26.right line to have. Yeah, that was the problem. Pick the line, played
:43:27. > :43:28.the right shot. Just dropped short. Advantage Anderson. He's got the
:43:29. > :43:43.last bowl this time. That was a loosish type of end,
:43:44. > :43:48.really. It was a bit of a nerve your one. You can't blame them for that.
:43:49. > :43:53.This is big, to get to the world final, we may have another loose
:43:54. > :43:55.end. But Greg determined here to get a good opening bowl in, try to take
:43:56. > :44:11.control of the end. It's a full 32-field, plus some
:44:12. > :44:16.pre-qualifiers. You have to get through the matches. Some of the
:44:17. > :44:18.other events, it's only 3 matches involved. That's slightly different.
:44:19. > :44:38.But no mistaking the singles. Well, Greg looked happier on the
:44:39. > :44:43.backhand side. Happy to put every ball within six inches. But Stewart
:44:44. > :44:48.Anderson is under for weight. That needed to be through so he could at
:44:49. > :44:50.least drive it. That's a problem. That's only a problem if Greg puts a
:44:51. > :45:14.good bowl in here. That was the shot that Stewart
:45:15. > :45:22.Anderson was after and he is in bother here. 3 inches away. Gap on
:45:23. > :45:39.the shot ball, 3 inches. Still the backhand draw for Stewart.
:45:40. > :45:50.Something not right about it, Andy. Reaching through. Yeah. The first
:45:51. > :45:55.ball has created the problem. Angle, looking for that really good first
:45:56. > :45:59.bowl. You couldn't afford to be short. That short bowl has given
:46:00. > :46:07.himself problems. And Greg, in a good position here. Just maybe
:46:08. > :46:11.trying to block out Stewart's path. He's going to be close again. And if
:46:12. > :46:17.he comes off the red one, that will finish off the backhand. I think
:46:18. > :46:20.he's has to draw this on the forehand, I really do. Either that,
:46:21. > :46:26.or push right into it and try to squeeze it out. But 3 inches the
:46:27. > :46:32.draw the shot? It's hard! The backhand is the hand he's favouring.
:46:33. > :46:35.You still think the backhand draw is on. Still there, the green bowl fell
:46:36. > :46:48.down so it's not blocking Looks heavy. Yes. Making sure it's
:46:49. > :46:52.not short. Oh, that's a long way heavy from where it's looking for.
:46:53. > :46:57.It didn't offer a shoulder or anything to come off. If I was Greg
:46:58. > :47:02.here, I would be inclined to drop one back short on the back hbd. The
:47:03. > :47:10.runner is not on. No guarantee of Stewart doing anything with the
:47:11. > :47:17.runner and the forehand. He is is going to have to drop it third. Greg
:47:18. > :47:24.will not be going near this one, surely. Lies well. Doesn't need to
:47:25. > :47:28.make it any easier for Stewart. Blocker here would make life really
:47:29. > :47:35.difficult. Yeah, he's just staying away, quite simply. That's a default
:47:36. > :47:40.shot, isn't it? Not quite sure what's going to happen. You just go
:47:41. > :47:45.around, cover the respot. That's on one side. He's got the respot
:47:46. > :47:53.covered with the shot ball on the other side. But it leaves a backhand
:47:54. > :47:57.draw for the match. Draw within 3 inches and you're in the world
:47:58. > :48:01.final. This is really tough, especially with two bowls that have
:48:02. > :48:09.been heavy. He likes it. He's certainly interested, put it that
:48:10. > :48:13.way. He likes this! Will it bend? O what a bowl coming up, is it? Oh, I
:48:14. > :48:18.don't think so. Greg started to clap that. He thought the bowl was going
:48:19. > :48:23.to drop it. It's very, very close. He's not sure! It just seemed to
:48:24. > :48:31.hold out at the last second. It's a measure. Pressure. What is the
:48:32. > :48:39.reaction from Stewart Anderson? Give aus clue, Stewart. He's having a
:48:40. > :48:46.good look. Oh, I wouldn't call that one, Andy. The bowls you bowl, it
:48:47. > :48:51.favours green. It's sitting down. A measure to get into the world final.
:48:52. > :48:55.It's pressure on the umpire when I was talking about pressure. Stewart
:48:56. > :49:03.is going, oh, what is going on here? Please don't do this to me. Both
:49:04. > :49:04.players quite simply just praying. Stewart is shaking his head. He
:49:05. > :49:10.favours green. Oh, that looked to go through quite
:49:11. > :49:26.easily. I think it's green. Oh! Oh, dear. Wow. Once again,
:49:27. > :49:34.Harlow survives. What did I say at the start, Andy? You did! Good call.
:49:35. > :49:40.It's a final end shoot out. Fantastic. Is he destined to win and
:49:41. > :49:47.he's got the last bowl in this end. So, it's advantages Harlow. In every
:49:48. > :49:51.possible way. That bowl from Stewart Anderson should've been the shot.
:49:52. > :49:59.From that angle, he looked perfect. Just held on at the last second. And
:50:00. > :50:04.the bowl didn't drop either. Because Greg has already clapped it. He
:50:05. > :50:08.clapped the bowl. He thought it was all over. Now the pressure is back
:50:09. > :50:20.on. Well, if we thought the first two
:50:21. > :50:30.ends were tens, this is really going to test both the players.
:50:31. > :50:36.Once again he dropped short, Andy. Just giving himself problems,
:50:37. > :50:40.Stewart. Looking for the perfect draw. I can understand why it
:50:41. > :50:46.happens, because he's looking for the perfect draw, just right up to
:50:47. > :50:51.the jack but when you drove short with your first one, it's a big
:50:52. > :50:53.problem. Neither bowl probably line, you would have to say, at the
:50:54. > :51:07.moment. Funny thing is, the forehand red
:51:08. > :51:13.bowl ask -- is just a bit in the way. It may be a good protector if
:51:14. > :51:20.he can get the shot. I don't think he's running. That really does make
:51:21. > :51:25.life very hard. It blocks out both players. Whoever puts the bowl on
:51:26. > :51:30.top of the jack is going to win this end. That's why Greg's taking his
:51:31. > :51:43.time. Relaxing that arm. Nice relaxed. To push through the bowl.
:51:44. > :52:00.Still, still a nervy one. Still not close enough! He took a lot of time
:52:01. > :52:06.over that. Stewart has got another chance but again, the short bowls
:52:07. > :52:11.just... You know, we're not really in the way, Andy, but you have to
:52:12. > :52:15.have a lot of faith to push the bowl out wide. They're definitely not in
:52:16. > :52:19.the way. Definitely using a Less flatter bowl. Has he got enough this
:52:20. > :52:25.time? Certainly wider but will it get back? That's the question. Will
:52:26. > :52:30.it get back with enough? Needs to have the weight to carry it. I think
:52:31. > :52:36.he has. That's the shot. But it's very beatable. It isn't hidden -
:52:37. > :52:42.that's the thing. He needed that bowl to be hidden in front of that
:52:43. > :52:51.other red bowl. Not close enough. Not close enough but greg is looking
:52:52. > :52:54.at this. See, this is awkward. These two opening bowls from Stewart have
:52:55. > :53:00.given everyone a problem. Draw on the backhand. I don't think he likes
:53:01. > :53:05.the backhand. He may not like it, but I would draw on the backhand. If
:53:06. > :53:21.it's heavy, he can catch the bowl or catch the jack. Just on the bend in.
:53:22. > :53:28.Well, he's ang ylds here to go on the forehand. I think he's playing
:53:29. > :53:34.the right hand. The hand that he does favour. And he plays a slightly
:53:35. > :53:39.wide line, Greg. He comes off the side of the mat with a wider line
:53:40. > :53:44.than most people. Stewart Anderson is going to lie the shot. But I
:53:45. > :53:49.think he needs a closer one. Tell you what - that wasn't far away as
:53:50. > :53:57.he rolls under behind it. Definitely one red. One red. Confident call
:53:58. > :53:59.from Francis Fletcher. This is a problem for Stewart. Where do you
:54:00. > :54:09.go? A time-out on this. He's down top 8
:54:10. > :54:14.seconds. What do you think, Andy? Will he try to draw another one on
:54:15. > :54:18.the forehand and leave the backhand open for Greg? I think that I would
:54:19. > :54:20.go deep. Really? I think that Greg may take a chance at running at
:54:21. > :54:24.this. LAUGHTER
:54:25. > :54:31.With the two of front bowls that are 3 feet? Yes. Well, he's playing a
:54:32. > :54:36.forehand. That probably means a draw. Probably trying to get a
:54:37. > :54:40.closer shot. I think he needs a closer shot, to be truthful with
:54:41. > :54:46.you. He doesn't want to tap his own bowl out either. I don't think he'll
:54:47. > :54:52.tap it out unless... Needs to hurry, needs to run. The front position is
:54:53. > :54:57.dead in the water now. That's blocked a path for Greg. It'll make
:54:58. > :55:02.up his mind. I think he'll draw it, I really do. I think that Greg is
:55:03. > :55:06.looking at the run here. If he catches a short red bowl, he could
:55:07. > :55:10.follow through, pick the jack up and take the red bowl out. Well, we're
:55:11. > :55:15.looking at a running because truly the gap. If he doesn't get the gap,
:55:16. > :55:24.there's always a chance of bringing a red bowl in. Never mind the
:55:25. > :55:30.outside ones, it's all sorts of chances there the alternative, Andy.
:55:31. > :55:38.A Little draw on the backhand. But that's a pressure bowl. I think
:55:39. > :55:44.he'll play a forehand runner, basically hoping his luck is in.
:55:45. > :55:50.That's two matches, two forehand runners, one bang on target, one off
:55:51. > :55:55.target. He'll be thinking he's quite good with the forehand runner. What
:55:56. > :56:02.a big bowl to pray to try and get to the world final.
:56:03. > :56:10.Bowl is away. He's in the area. He's definitely into the red bowls. How's
:56:11. > :56:15.your luck? He's got it! He's got it again! What can you say? It was a
:56:16. > :56:21.good bowl to get into a target but the run through and get the jack,
:56:22. > :56:26.come on, Andy! He got the target and once again, he gets a perfect follow
:56:27. > :56:36.through. Well played, Greg Harlow. Unlucky, Stewart Anderson. It's been
:56:37. > :56:40.so up for Greg Harlow. He plays a forehand running -- runner and he
:56:41. > :56:47.gets the perfect result. Aggression, I can definitely say this wasn't a
:56:48. > :56:53.fluke. Wasn't a fluke but lady luck was on my side. I had 3 red bowls to
:56:54. > :56:58.run into. There was a gap for the jack as well. I won my last 2 games
:56:59. > :57:05.with a forehand runner, 3 times a lady, give it a roll, and there dice
:57:06. > :57:09.came up six again. We've seen a lot of outstanding matches here at
:57:10. > :57:13.Potters this week. What was it to be involved? Are you able to appreciate
:57:14. > :57:18.just how touch a match you're having at the time, or you're caught up at
:57:19. > :57:25.the moment? At the time, you can't afford to think about it too much.
:57:26. > :57:28.There was one loose end there, where we both sort of struggled,
:57:29. > :57:33.afterwards, you appreciate the game. I thought I played my better bowls
:57:34. > :57:39.in the first set and still came back to win that. And he got a lead in
:57:40. > :57:44.the second set, and he played a loose end to let me back in. So we
:57:45. > :57:52.won each other's sets to be honest. Down to the third tie-breaker, this
:57:53. > :57:58.week seems to be my week. So the 2017 Open singles final will be
:57:59. > :58:07.between Scotland's Paul Foster, going for a fist -- fifth title, and
:58:08. > :58:12.England's Greg Harlow. Before we begin, you can enjoy highlights of
:58:13. > :58:19.the men's final of the Australian Open. So, we're all set for a Super
:58:20. > :58:22.Sunday of sport. It promise to be a great final here at Potters. For
:58:23. > :58:23.now, from all of us, bye-bye.