:00:37. > :00:44.Hello, everyone. At the start of each year, the best indoor bowlers
:00:45. > :00:49.gather on the East Coast of England for the World Championships, held at
:00:50. > :00:54.the iconic Potters Resort in Norfolk, a place where dreams can
:00:55. > :00:59.come true. Always the World Championship at
:01:00. > :01:04.Potters, you always got butterflies. I still do when I drive here to come
:01:05. > :01:09.to the tournament. As soon as I walk in I feel it. It's a place I've
:01:10. > :01:17.always loved. I've been very successful. It's my second home.
:01:18. > :01:20.The crowd appreciate great bowls but also it's a surface where if you are
:01:21. > :01:24.not in your game, it's a lonely place to be. It's a won dirtful
:01:25. > :01:28.place to play and you just hope that everything goes right for you when
:01:29. > :01:39.you're out there. Very close. Got it. -- a beautiful place. It's the
:01:40. > :01:43.biggest title you can win in bowls, to be honest. I watched Potters
:01:44. > :01:49.every year on the telly and I thought, I want to be there, my dad
:01:50. > :01:53.done it. To be here one year then to qualify the next then win it is
:01:54. > :01:57.fantastic. We all want to walk away as world champion. That's the
:01:58. > :02:02.pinnacle in our sport, whether it be singles or pairs or whatever.
:02:03. > :02:09.Potters is the best venue we play at, no shadow of a doubt. We've got
:02:10. > :02:14.the crowd. Unbelievable. I love coming first place and performing,
:02:15. > :02:18.the crowd are behind you and wishing you well and everybody is so
:02:19. > :02:26.friendly here. The place is remarkable. Bowls should be here all
:02:27. > :02:29.the time. It's semi-final Saturday in the open singles Championship.
:02:30. > :02:33.Huge crowd in here at Potters to watch four of the best players in
:02:34. > :02:38.the world batting it out for the two spots in tomorrow's final.
:02:39. > :02:48.This is the match-up between Paul Foes, and Les Gillett.
:02:49. > :02:53.-- Paul Foster and Les Gillett. The first semi-final took place
:02:54. > :02:56.earlier today between the four-time singles champion, Paul Foster
:02:57. > :03:01.against number 15-seed Les Gillett. These two have met on four previous
:03:02. > :03:06.occasions, Foster leading the head-to-head teleone. Two of the
:03:07. > :03:11.matches were in the open singles in 1998 and 2005. Foster went on to win
:03:12. > :03:18.the title both years. They started brightly with some brilliant play
:03:19. > :03:24.and the second end, it saw Foster drawing this. Gillett came up with a
:03:25. > :03:30.better reply, perfect weight and conversion to a double in the 15th
:03:31. > :03:38.said. Foster took four in a row to go into
:03:39. > :03:47.the final end leading 8-4 and put himself in a position where he saled
:03:48. > :03:55.the spot. 46-year-old Gillett overcame Darren Burnett in the
:03:56. > :04:00.quarter-final. 12 hours later he battled hard to stay in this match.
:04:01. > :04:05.Foster had been taken to a tie-break in his quarter-final against his
:04:06. > :04:09.opponent. The brave draw gave him a double to put him in control of the
:04:10. > :04:13.set. Guilt was hanging on. He responded
:04:14. > :04:20.to the pressure with high-quality play, to grab a single in the
:04:21. > :04:25.eighth. It went down to the wire with
:04:26. > :04:30.Gillett needing a double. His drive was only good enough for one shot.
:04:31. > :04:37.Paul Foster was through to his sixth world indoors final.
:04:38. > :04:40.And here is confirmation of that result. Paul Foster through and
:04:41. > :04:56.he'll play Anderson or Harlow. BBC's David Corkill alongside me.
:04:57. > :04:59.About the magnitude of this event, arguably Saturday and Sunday of this
:05:00. > :05:04.weekend of this tournament, the most important in the sport of bowls?
:05:05. > :05:08.Well, it's the pinnacle, it really is, no doubt about that. You can
:05:09. > :05:11.tell by Alex Marshall with all the titles he's won, it's about being
:05:12. > :05:16.comfortable in the venue. We have been here a long time, there are
:05:17. > :05:19.players that really enjoy it and others just stumble. They have got
:05:20. > :05:23.to get used to playing on this surface in a pressure situation as
:05:24. > :05:27.well. And a knowledgeable crowd as well because they'll let you know if
:05:28. > :05:31.you are playing well, encourage the bowls and if you are dropping short
:05:32. > :05:35.they'll say, get it going. One man who's got used to it is Paul Foster,
:05:36. > :05:40.come through the semi-final against Les Gillett, he's in the final for
:05:41. > :05:44.the sixth time. The only person that's beaten him before is Stewart.
:05:45. > :05:50.How well do you think Paul will play today? He gets better as the event
:05:51. > :05:55.goes on and pushes hard. He played very well. Les Gillett was really on
:05:56. > :05:59.a good run and he negated the first two bowls of Les Gillett a lot of
:06:00. > :06:05.the time and forced him into play the difficult shots. That's xa you
:06:06. > :06:10.have to do. Paul Foster safely ensconced into the final. We are
:06:11. > :06:14.going to hear from the 2010 champion Greg Harlow who's come through a few
:06:15. > :06:15.difficult matches but has found his inprobation from someone sitting in
:06:16. > :06:35.the crowd. -- inspiration. Greg Harlow! Greg comes to pretty
:06:36. > :06:42.much all of my matches. I put him through a bit this week, to be
:06:43. > :06:47.honest. It's been two last bowl wins. My wife loves it. Without her
:06:48. > :06:49.support, I wouldn't win half the events I've won. A lot of my success
:06:50. > :07:00.is down to her support. My options were to take the shot out
:07:01. > :07:04.clean or to drive the short bowl into the jack and I've got one
:07:05. > :07:11.waiting in the ditch. My goodness, he's fluked it. I don't believe it.
:07:12. > :07:23.I hit my target. Not as I expected it. There wasn't a lot in it and I'm
:07:24. > :07:28.delighted to come through. How do you sum up what happened on the last
:07:29. > :07:31.bowl? To be honest, it was a fluke. Win, lose or draw, you want to be a
:07:32. > :07:35.part of good games and that was a great game. Obviously, play Stewart
:07:36. > :07:40.now in the semi-final, I played him a good few times and obviously the
:07:41. > :07:45.biggest memory for him is, I played in the 2010 final here when I lifted
:07:46. > :07:50.the title. I've been trying to draw from that memory a lit. Every day is
:07:51. > :08:01.a different game. I two into the game with a blank sheet and start
:08:02. > :08:06.all over again. I won in Scotland. I've been really happy with my game.
:08:07. > :08:10.I feel like every round I need to improve a bit. Especially the first
:08:11. > :08:14.set today, I didn't quite find the length as quick as I'd liked. I need
:08:15. > :08:18.to settle down slightly quicker in the first set in the semi-final. In
:08:19. > :08:25.all sport, especially our sport, it's nice to get in front and be a
:08:26. > :08:32.front-runner. Very difficult to chase the game. You have to decide
:08:33. > :08:36.how many shots are available. It's difficult to chase the game. We need
:08:37. > :08:39.to start well and get shots on the game as early as possible. From here
:08:40. > :08:45.on in, it's all about trying to win the title. Here is the reassuring
:08:46. > :08:49.shot for Greg, she's safely in the crowd and ready to support her man
:08:50. > :08:53.who's done remarkably well in this tournament to make it through to the
:08:54. > :09:09.semi-final. He's got a great record overall.
:09:10. > :09:14.One of the most decorated players in the game and he's been at the top
:09:15. > :09:21.for a very long time? He has. Coming off the back of the last tournament
:09:22. > :09:24.as well, Greg is a forehand runner and it's so reliable. It gets
:09:25. > :09:29.fortune sometimes but it's always there. He gives it a good chance.
:09:30. > :09:33.You watched Greg wandering around and he looks nice and relaxed. When
:09:34. > :09:37.he's on the blue rink, he's much more focussed. There's not a lot of
:09:38. > :09:42.smiling? No, you really can't, you know. When they talk about
:09:43. > :09:46.personalities off the rink, on the rink what you want to do is focus on
:09:47. > :09:52.what you are doing, he's here to do his job and he's doing it well.
:09:53. > :10:02.Let's hear from his opponent Stewart Anderson. He's produced some of his
:10:03. > :10:14.best bowls ever this week. You need to be at your best to beat
:10:15. > :10:19.him. I'll be on there practising. It was green yesterday. It will be red
:10:20. > :10:27.today. Hopefully my red will work as well as the green. I love coming
:10:28. > :10:33.here, it's the best place to play. The spectators, the family, the
:10:34. > :10:39.crowds, they are so amazing and I really, really enjoy coming here.
:10:40. > :10:42.Before I broke into the top 16, that was seven years ago, these chances
:10:43. > :10:50.don't come around too often. You need to take them.
:10:51. > :10:54.I manage to win in 2013. There is an opportunity I can win 2016 so you
:10:55. > :10:59.must take the chances when they come -- 2017. He's one of the most
:11:00. > :11:13.naturally talented players in the game, 31 years old.
:11:14. > :11:19.He produced an outstanding performance to beat Nicky Brett in
:11:20. > :11:25.the quarter-finals. He didn't give him an opportunity at all. The first
:11:26. > :11:30.bowls, devastating. He's going to have to reproduce that. Can he? I've
:11:31. > :11:34.seen it before with Stewart. I've seen him play some fantastic games
:11:35. > :11:38.and he'll know he's going to be up against a player who is very
:11:39. > :11:41.relaxed, also a very attacking player, so if he's going to
:11:42. > :11:47.dominate, he has to get the two bowls in. No way I'm going to let
:11:48. > :11:53.you go into the commentary box without telling me who you are going
:11:54. > :11:56.to win? Oh, no. The way Greg's played, slightly off target, you
:11:57. > :12:01.would think his name is on the trophy. OK, all right. Corky has to
:12:02. > :12:05.go to the commentary box but the players are ready to come on to the
:12:06. > :12:09.rink. It's time to say good afternoon to the MC, Richard.
:12:10. > :12:22.Thank you very much. Thank you. Our player has gained the utmost respect
:12:23. > :12:27.from many of his peers, twice the world under 20s an former World
:12:28. > :12:28.Indoor Champion, give it up for Stewart Anderson.
:12:29. > :12:49.APPLAUSE. And next, to one of the game's most
:12:50. > :12:55.naturally gifted players on the circuit. Former World Indoor Singles
:12:56. > :12:59.and back-to-back reigning Scottish Open champion, the world number
:13:00. > :13:12.four, Greg Harlow! APPLAUSE.
:13:13. > :13:18.Should be a terrific match this afternoon. By the way, if you have
:13:19. > :13:25.got a view or question from the team, get in touch with you via
:13:26. > :13:30.Twitter. Time to head up to the commentary box where three-time
:13:31. > :13:32.singles champion Mr Thompson is beside Mr Corkill. Difficult to
:13:33. > :13:49.call. The last two matches, one was bang
:13:50. > :13:53.on target and got a great result. I'm starting to think, as a lot of
:13:54. > :13:57.others are, that maybe his name is on the trophy. I think if it had
:13:58. > :14:02.been posing the same question, I would have given the same answer. A
:14:03. > :14:07.slight favouring for Greg. I think he'll mix a length against Stewart
:14:08. > :14:10.here and he'll go along. But again, we keep going on about it. The
:14:11. > :14:30.opening bowl is about critical. Right away, it's Stewart Anderson
:14:31. > :14:34.playing the back hand. I'm sure he will have favoured the forehand
:14:35. > :14:48.side. On the back hand, he played a good ball.
:14:49. > :14:59.Stewart Anderson off to the first bowl. The challenge is on. When
:15:00. > :15:05.Stewart Anderson won his last match, it was quite interesting that when
:15:06. > :15:08.he was up in the players lounge, Greg was up complimenting him on his
:15:09. > :15:15.play and more or less saying, try not to do it in the next one! Always
:15:16. > :15:23.hard to repeat it. Yes, always is, David. Stewart's already said that
:15:24. > :15:26.he's changing from the green to the red but I don't think it will have a
:15:27. > :15:30.major effect on his performance. He normally plays with reds in general
:15:31. > :15:33.play so it's not as if the bowls are foreign to him. He's used to the
:15:34. > :16:06.balls. Decent. Both players will be happy.
:16:07. > :16:09.Stewart close with this one. Got a chance. Ball or jack. He's found a
:16:10. > :16:12.gap. Big gap there. Played that with good weight but
:16:13. > :16:39.he's in the receiving position. Looks like a position ball. Two
:16:40. > :16:45.options, he can draw in on the forehand around his own balls and
:16:46. > :16:48.try to split the two reds. Drops a little bit short. Close to another
:16:49. > :16:53.shot. APPLAUSE.
:16:54. > :17:12.Looks like two. Chance for a two or three here for
:17:13. > :17:35.Stewart. Got his own ball to promote. Just
:17:36. > :17:36.caught it half bowl. Greg Harlow off and running with a double.
:17:37. > :18:14.APPLAUSE. That is dad. As always, turned up
:18:15. > :18:41.with sweets. . A baker by trade. He's always very good.
:18:42. > :18:44.Les Gillett did it towards the commentary box, very few do it
:18:45. > :19:53.normally. It's a very reliable hand. 15 inches to slot a ball in. Just be
:19:54. > :20:09.looking to add number two. Rough measurement, five inches in
:20:10. > :20:18.diameter. That's what most players use. And he's found it. Five or six
:20:19. > :20:25.inches in the gap and they can make it. Hiding the jack, making it
:20:26. > :20:29.slightly harder for Stewart. The forehand draw, a little touch on the
:20:30. > :20:34.jack would be a bonus. Played it well yesterday. We'll see how it's
:20:35. > :20:40.going today. First bowl on the forehand.
:20:41. > :20:50.Looks to be close. Coming back quickly. Not sure it stopped in time
:20:51. > :21:23.for second. Time out called. Obviously very
:21:24. > :21:31.undecided as to where this last bowl should go. Coming down to the rink,
:21:32. > :21:37.just to have another look. Ideally, we'd really like to get a bowl in
:21:38. > :21:42.that position if he possibly could. But, even if he doesn't, anything in
:21:43. > :21:46.this sort of area here, Andy, has got to be beneficial. I agree. The
:21:47. > :21:54.problem of going deep on it is, if he goes deep, there is a little
:21:55. > :22:01.trail on. Ideal position is between the jack and the red balls.
:22:02. > :22:15.I think he's made sure he's through. That covers deep position if the
:22:16. > :22:20.ball's pushed on to the jack. Slightly forces Stewart into playing
:22:21. > :22:27.the perfect ball, as opposed to running through the head. Needs to
:22:28. > :23:30.play this one one foot less. Jack length 26 metres. Always good
:23:31. > :23:33.to see the young players coming in to see the players of this sort of
:23:34. > :23:40.quality. They can learn a lot from them. Yes, I recognise the
:23:41. > :23:54.youngsters from the White Oak in Swanley in Kent not far from myself.
:23:55. > :24:20.Greig out the traps the quicker of the two at the moment -- Greg.
:24:21. > :24:28.In the last match that Stewart Anderson played, against Nicky
:24:29. > :24:35.Brett, that would have been a bad bowl. Took him about two ends to get
:24:36. > :24:40.into his groove. Greg is basically putting him under more pressure than
:24:41. > :24:43.Nicky was. That's the difference. Greg is lying better.
:24:44. > :24:48.It's a good bowl. Right on top of the jack. Just to settle him down a
:24:49. > :26:16.bit. Once again, Stewart just finishing a
:26:17. > :26:21.little bit short. Still two down. Problems again for Stewart Anderson.
:26:22. > :26:26.Doesn't want to drop another double. No, he has no back position so he
:26:27. > :26:30.has to be very careful. We have just had a question through Twitter
:26:31. > :26:35.asking who decides what colours the players play. Well, if you are top
:26:36. > :26:39.of the draw coming through, you are red. If you are bottom, you are in
:26:40. > :27:01.green, simple as that. It won't help Stewart but it really
:27:02. > :27:05.won't hinder him either. Certainly not on the draw. Not an awful lot to
:27:06. > :27:13.hit there. This is a difficult shot to gets out of. Just a draw David.
:27:14. > :27:20.Needs to add a foot on to his previous delivery. Back hand draw.
:27:21. > :27:35.He's interested in it. Just needs to get back. Won't make it. Needs to
:27:36. > :27:40.bend. He's going to... Oh, the ball is dropping. It was always going to
:27:41. > :27:43.drop. Stewart Anderson will be happier. Good last bowl. Greg Harlow
:27:44. > :28:16.takes a 5-0 lead in the opening set. Three ends on the trot and of course
:28:17. > :28:18.Greg Harlow able to deliver the jack to his favoured length.
:28:19. > :28:27.I think we'll see a change if Stewart gets hold of it. Certainly
:28:28. > :28:33.will, Stewart happier on the longer length. But at the moment, he's
:28:34. > :28:36.going to have to score. Greg is putting him under pressure. Really
:28:37. > :29:19.started well, Greg Harlow. Again, it's not a bad bowl by
:29:20. > :29:21.Stewart but he's losing the battle with the first two.
:29:22. > :29:26.APPLAUSE. Might be tempted by this to go
:29:27. > :29:33.early. Needs to do something quickly.
:29:34. > :29:41.Got a nibble of the second one on the way through. Solid connection on
:29:42. > :29:54.the first. Wanted the jack. It's not a bad result, but Greg will
:29:55. > :30:02.just add another. Hit the target. That's all you could ask for. Greg
:30:03. > :30:16.Harlow will be adding another shot in here.
:30:17. > :30:38.This is probably Stewart's easiest chance. 18 to 20 inches to draw.
:30:39. > :31:22.Good try, good weight. You can drop into position on the green ball.
:31:23. > :31:28.Draw another shot and position at the same time.
:31:29. > :31:35.Final bowl of the end might be the forehand draw David. Same thing.
:31:36. > :31:39.Doesn't matter which way he plays it, fore or back. I think he's
:31:40. > :31:45.probably the happier of the two players playing this forehand sides.
:31:46. > :31:47.This needs to run. There's always the potential of dropping short on
:31:48. > :31:58.the forehand. Last bowl of the end, didn't need to
:31:59. > :32:14.worry about the position, just draw the shot. Change of length.
:32:15. > :32:23.Always good crowds here, good attendance right from the
:32:24. > :32:33.first-round matches. Jack length, 29 metres.
:32:34. > :32:43.Semifinal stages, still on nine ends a set for the first two sets. If the
:32:44. > :32:48.players are level, we move on to a three-end tie-break. The rules
:32:49. > :32:53.change slightly there. It's cumulative shots at the moment. Not
:32:54. > :32:54.just about winning the ends, it's about winning the end with as many
:32:55. > :33:48.shots as possible. One that's very close to being a
:33:49. > :33:58.front toucher. The next one needs to be behind, that's good.
:33:59. > :34:07.If you can open the ball close, it's all about position, where is the
:34:08. > :34:13.Jack going to go, not just about putting close bowls in. That's why
:34:14. > :34:19.Greg has gone deep as well. He was never going to be short there. He
:34:20. > :34:23.had a good second. Singles, certainly indoor and outdoor, always
:34:24. > :34:30.going to be about strategy, tactics, trying to outthink your opponent.
:34:31. > :34:40.Just dropping through again. I don't think that was meant to be there.
:34:41. > :34:45.Just a bit heavy. It's always good to see some of the younger ones
:34:46. > :34:48.coming through, especially playing bowls, they will learn from this,
:34:49. > :35:09.but of course they play a lot of other sports. It's in the mix.
:35:10. > :35:23.This is a good chance now. Stewart Anderson is aware of the fact he
:35:24. > :35:25.needs to get up close to Greg on the scoreboard. Yes, he would expect to
:35:26. > :35:45.make this one count. Looks to be under. He played a
:35:46. > :35:51.really good first bowl, but it's fair to say the next three have been
:35:52. > :35:57.struggling. I think he was struggling because he had to play
:35:58. > :36:01.the other side, he would have rather kept all bowls on the forehand. Greg
:36:02. > :36:06.asking the question, was he two seconds. He would be tempted to run
:36:07. > :36:09.this bowl. Even bowl on the jack's good, but if he only has the one,
:36:10. > :36:14.it's a different type of shot needed. I think he's playing a more
:36:15. > :36:24.conservative type of shot really. Only one down. Just stick to the
:36:25. > :36:34.backhand draw. Very close, if he runs. Oh, it's a good try. Needed a
:36:35. > :36:35.little bit to have the width. Stewart Anderson another single.
:36:36. > :36:45.Closes the gap to three shots. He's very good 29. 5, getting up
:36:46. > :37:56.towards the maximum. One red. Certainly the standard of
:37:57. > :38:03.play is all there, no doubt about that. A massive difference between
:38:04. > :38:08.the indoor and outdoor, when it comes to distances from the jack and
:38:09. > :38:12.the ability to score, down to fractions at times, here. Yes, the
:38:13. > :38:17.players would always expect a draw within six inches if they're playing
:38:18. > :38:21.at a high standard. I'd agree, outdoors, a lot harder. I believe
:38:22. > :38:24.you've just got back from New Zealand, where the conditions were
:38:25. > :38:33.not ideal for the British players. It was very difficult. I really felt
:38:34. > :38:36.sorry for the guys at times. Men and women's events, one venue there was
:38:37. > :38:43.actually the flags were flying in three different directions. So you
:38:44. > :38:48.couldn't really judge. Bowls three, four, five feet away scoring. When
:38:49. > :38:50.the wind dropped, it was perfect. This one, touching the jack.
:38:51. > :38:59.Brilliant. Two green. He'll be happy with that
:39:00. > :39:21.one. Forcing Stewart into the running
:39:22. > :39:26.ball in the area. Good strike. Yes, that will do. Depends where the
:39:27. > :39:33.jack's finished. It's right on the peg by the looks of it. No, it's
:39:34. > :39:39.not. That's a bad result then. Respot, one green. Not that far away
:39:40. > :39:45.either. About two-and-a-half feet away. Greg's got two bowls now to
:39:46. > :39:51.Stewart's one. So advantage Greg at the moment. He really needed that to
:39:52. > :39:58.stay within the confines of the rink.
:39:59. > :40:22.This should be number two. Just needs to run. Still a yard.
:40:23. > :40:26.Two green, no matter where Stewart puts this, I suggest Greg will be
:40:27. > :40:32.after it, if it is the number one shot. Oh, that's narrow.
:40:33. > :40:35.That's very narrow. I don't think he'll hold up.
:40:36. > :40:45.He's going to get caught on the green one. Oh, he got away with
:40:46. > :40:52.that. Oh, goodness me! One red! As you say, wherever it goes, Greg
:40:53. > :41:01.could run it out. I think it's just a draw.
:41:02. > :41:09.Didn't look like he would pass Greg's shot bowl. There's no clean
:41:10. > :41:12.shot to it, he has to draw it. A touch on the jack will make a
:41:13. > :41:21.double. He's had one go, this should be better.
:41:22. > :41:38.Didn't quite get the jack. Final delivery from Greg, slightly wider
:41:39. > :41:55.road, a yard more weight draws the shot.
:41:56. > :42:54.APPLAUSE . The spray chalk going on. Showing
:42:55. > :43:00.that's a toucher. If that bowl goes into the ditch, it stays live. If
:43:01. > :43:15.the bowl goes into the ditch without touching the jack, it's taken away.
:43:16. > :43:25.So much has changed over the years. The spray chalk makes it easy
:43:26. > :43:31.whenever it's sitting at an angle. Good invention. When was that? Six
:43:32. > :43:34.or seven years. Multicoloured ones now for all the different types of
:43:35. > :43:39.bowls, which makes it easier as well, especially if you're putting
:43:40. > :43:43.the white spray onto a mixture of white bowls, it's just impossible
:43:44. > :43:58.then. So we've got all sorts of colours available.
:43:59. > :44:05.Those stickers have been through the mill a bit! Certainly have.
:44:06. > :44:12.Certainly not a new pair. Or a new grouping of stickers.
:44:13. > :44:20.Greg slapping the thigh. I think he's high and wide.
:44:21. > :44:33.Chance here for Stewart. It is, but you know what Greg's like with the
:44:34. > :44:37.runners. He's only got one bowl in there, but that wouldn't stop Greg
:44:38. > :44:41.from having a go at it. The angle's good to get the two red ones out.
:44:42. > :44:54.Stewart needs another one, at least up to his own bowls, if not behind.
:44:55. > :45:03.He's trying to make it to his own. He hasn't protected it. There's a
:45:04. > :45:12.natural angle for Greg Harlow here off the outside edge. If he gets the
:45:13. > :45:19.outside bowl on the edge, it will bring him into the jack for a
:45:20. > :45:24.double. Doesn't need too much weight for this shot, just an arriving
:45:25. > :45:33.draw, as we call it. Pushing in with a foot or two of weight.
:45:34. > :45:41.The crowd shouting there, "Turn. Turn." He knew it was slightly wide.
:45:42. > :45:55.Good weight for the job. The crowd has been quiet quite at
:45:56. > :45:59.bowls event, but when you're down, there you can hear their opinions
:46:00. > :46:00.very clearly. Especially if you're playing a few ball bowls, they will
:46:01. > :46:13.let you know. Oh, he's struggling. Not playing
:46:14. > :46:19.enough weight there. Greg will be happy with one down. It's about
:46:20. > :46:25.playing the percentages now when it comes to the last two, three ends,
:46:26. > :46:29.in particular. Carrying a three-shot lead with two ends to go, I think
:46:30. > :46:32.Greg Harlow would have been very happy with that at the start. No
:46:33. > :46:39.doubt. Three up, two ends to go. Your favourite. Stewart simply needs
:46:40. > :46:50.to probably score the last two ends to have any chance of a tied set.
:46:51. > :46:53.Stewart going for the longer Jack length at 29. 5. That's where he
:46:54. > :47:04.wants to be. No surprises there. No, based on the
:47:05. > :47:41.previous matches, it's the pattern that we expected it.
:47:42. > :47:50.He's really playing well. Instantly taking the shot away.
:47:51. > :47:59.Just have to push through it a little bit, so easy to drop.
:48:00. > :48:12.One green. Last bowl is jack high. That's not in the way of Greg. He'll
:48:13. > :48:16.be trying to reach this red bowl, second shot. Gets to that and
:48:17. > :48:33.Stewart's in a heap of trouble. He's played one under. Wasn't meant
:48:34. > :48:37.to be there. Second chance here. Just a little bit more to hold that
:48:38. > :48:39.line. I think the line's quite good that Stewart's playing. He needs to
:48:40. > :48:49.have a bit of extra weight. Got to be closer this time. Very
:48:50. > :48:56.close. Very close for the jack. He's got it. Great bowl. Super shot. He
:48:57. > :49:21.played that well. Same line, just a bit extra weight.
:49:22. > :49:24.This bowl needs to do a bit of stopping. It looks to be slightly
:49:25. > :49:39.heavy. It's full of holes and gaps. That's
:49:40. > :49:46.the problem for Greg. He could run and just run one bowl off. Stewart
:49:47. > :49:51.drop another one in and really put the pressure on. I think Stewart
:49:52. > :49:56.will be looking for a back catcher here. That would give him a good
:49:57. > :50:02.chance of scoring. This would probably be number four coming in.
:50:03. > :50:12.How close can you get? Needs to hurry. He doesn't want to leave a
:50:13. > :50:22.wing bowl. There's gaps there. But there is a shoulder to come off.
:50:23. > :50:27.Whether he wants to play damage limitation, take a couple out or try
:50:28. > :50:34.to draw it. He could dry to draw this. If he bowls the perfect ball,
:50:35. > :50:38.almost guarantees the set. I think he's wide and heavy.
:50:39. > :50:44.I tell you what, this is coming back like a train.
:50:45. > :50:50.Certainly coming back well. I think he's cut off probably one, maybe
:50:51. > :50:55.two. He's got third shot with that. Greg will be reasonably happy. The
:50:56. > :51:03.Jack was off centre, that made a big difference. Two it is.
:51:04. > :51:12.Good by both players towards the end there.
:51:13. > :51:22.If the Jack had been on centre rink that was a very wide line. But
:51:23. > :51:28.because it was 18 inches, off to the side, made Greg's ball look like it
:51:29. > :51:56.was pretty close. Always a danger, you're looking for
:51:57. > :52:01.a really good first bowl and you drop it a bit short in the line.
:52:02. > :52:06.Yeah, the problem possibly later on in this end is that that bowl might
:52:07. > :52:23.give Stewart problems, especially if Greg gets in first.
:52:24. > :52:29.He'll be tempted to run at that, if he can see it. That opening bowl
:52:30. > :52:31.gives him problems. Still just a forehand draw for Stewart. Plays
:52:32. > :52:46.this hand well on the draw. Oh, he's close. Jack clean. Well
:52:47. > :53:08.played. Backhand shot here for Greg, is it
:53:09. > :53:13.the running ball or the draw? I reckon just a draw at this stage.
:53:14. > :53:23.Wide-open forehand, though, if he needs to play the runner.
:53:24. > :53:34.Have close, if he runs the distance. The crowd are urging that ball on.
:53:35. > :53:42.Still one to Stewart Anderson. The way the jack and bowls are framed,
:53:43. > :53:45.it would never help. This is awkward for Stewart Anderson. He cannot
:53:46. > :53:51.afford to give the shot away. No, he can't. I think he'll be forced to
:53:52. > :53:55.play down the wide side, something in hiss direction. He is aware of
:53:56. > :54:02.the fact that the respot position is over here and that would favour
:54:03. > :54:07.Greg, if he drives the jack. If Greg doesn't have the shot, but he has
:54:08. > :54:16.all the play here, I'd agree, Stewart should be going deep. Greg
:54:17. > :54:21.will not be shocked. It's just how far he's aiming to get behind the
:54:22. > :54:31.jack. Ideally, get right into it and turn it. But he has to skirt around
:54:32. > :54:32.the green bowl to do that. That's actually not bad. It's probably
:54:33. > :54:45.first and third. Close for two. I think that's a good
:54:46. > :54:51.call. It is close for second. Greg will be running at this with the
:54:52. > :54:56.forehand. Shake of the head from Stewart. Forehand is his favourite.
:54:57. > :55:10.It's up one he gets all the results with. He'll be looking for the jack
:55:11. > :55:17.in the ditch here. High. Oh, that's a horrible result. Really unlucky. I
:55:18. > :55:21.thought it was better on the high side, the way it was setting,
:55:22. > :55:26.because he was bringing bowls into the head rather than taking them
:55:27. > :55:34.away. Got a bad connection. Basically Stewart Anderson now lies
:55:35. > :55:37.set. Don't say that too often. Forehand, Greg. He's normally very,
:55:38. > :55:49.very accurate. He tries to put a third shot in in
:55:50. > :55:53.case Greg moves one of the red bowls. I would be inclined to get a
:55:54. > :55:59.third bowl in. There's two back green ones and one of them's in the
:56:00. > :56:04.ditch. He can really beat those. Three red. That's quite a clever
:56:05. > :56:14.bowl. Yes. Greg removes one bowl. It will still be the set to Stewart
:56:15. > :56:17.Anderson. Awkward shot for Greg. That's why he's taking his time.
:56:18. > :56:23.Very undecided. Most players would as well. Take a time out on this
:56:24. > :56:29.one. Let it run down to five or six seconds, then take a time-out.
:56:30. > :56:34.Time-out called. He knows how important this is. I still wouldn't
:56:35. > :56:39.bet against him getting the jack, with the back position the way it
:56:40. > :56:44.is. Respot, he's probably only one down on the respot. It's actually
:56:45. > :56:47.quite useful with the ring, we can see the respot position there.
:56:48. > :56:52.Shaping up for a forehand. This is forehand Jack into the ditch to win
:56:53. > :57:01.the opening set. Taking a bowl out is no good. Has to be the jack.
:57:02. > :57:11.Oh, he took one out. Goodness me. Took one out, trundled through and
:57:12. > :57:16.Stewart Anderson's last bowl is counting for the second. I think it
:57:17. > :57:23.is. I think this is two to Stewart Anderson.
:57:24. > :57:34.If Greg's not sure, he'll measure it. To be honest with you, you have
:57:35. > :57:40.to be sure. Greg's conceded the two. Two good drives. Yes, hit the target
:57:41. > :57:45.both times today, unfortunately didn't get results. Stewart Anderson
:57:46. > :57:49.takes the opening set. I think Greg Harlow was the better player in the
:57:50. > :57:56.opening set but two doubles Stewart Anderson and has the advantage. Yes
:57:57. > :57:59.overall, just think Greg edged it. Stewart came back very strong the
:58:00. > :58:06.last two, three ends. He started to get the first bowls in. That really
:58:07. > :58:12.helped. Greg Harlow, well, he's had so many good drives on that forehand
:58:13. > :58:17.with good results that you just expect him to get everything. It was
:58:18. > :58:21.a bit like obviously yesterday as you said, he hit the target probably
:58:22. > :58:25.both times. But this time he got a bad result. That's the way the sport
:58:26. > :58:28.goes. Sometimes it's for you and sometimes against. It went against
:58:29. > :59:00.Greg there. Good reply. Both these players will
:59:01. > :59:04.not let anything disturb them. If they lose a set, they'll just move
:59:05. > :59:11.on with the next one. Both been there many, many times. It's always
:59:12. > :59:18.good to get the first set. You have the draw option in the second, I'd
:59:19. > :59:19.agree, now this is a reply from Stewart Anderson here. Oh, this is
:59:20. > :59:26.brilliant. APPLAUSE
:59:27. > :59:43.It's great stuff, isn't it. Thinking about great stuff, we've
:59:44. > :59:49.got a world record attempt at Moon Fleet 2,000 bowls club in Weymouth
:59:50. > :59:52.are looking for 72 hours of continual bowling. Current record
:59:53. > :59:54.held in Australia of 40 hours. They're looking to get it way past
:59:55. > :00:05.that. It's a great idea. It's for charity.
:00:06. > :00:09.All part of the Get Inspired from the BBC. Good luck to the
:00:10. > :00:28.competitors. I thought you would be in there. 72
:00:29. > :00:34.is a bit long for me. I bet they've got a lot of help. I bet they have.
:00:35. > :00:38.Three hours is too long for me. I'll remind you of that come the
:00:39. > :00:42.internationals in March if I'm playing against you. He's reaching,
:00:43. > :00:48.so that suggests it might be one to green. He's very, very close. A
:00:49. > :00:52.little chop. Oh, everything moved. So let's have a look now. Fantastic
:00:53. > :01:06.grouping. He slightly indicated it was one
:01:07. > :01:08.red. Looking at skill factors in any sport, just have a look at this,
:01:09. > :01:23.folks. Outstanding. He could do well to try and block
:01:24. > :01:35.it. I think he is trying to block it.
:01:36. > :01:54.He could split the green bowl out. If he misses it Stewart quite simply
:01:55. > :02:00.has got to touch the green. Inside line. Bit of extra weight. Just
:02:01. > :02:05.needs to break inside the green. I don't believe that. I bet Greg is
:02:06. > :02:29.amazed at that as well. That was not blocking the shot by any means.
:02:30. > :02:34.Greg played that thinking it was probably blocking the draw shot but
:02:35. > :02:41.certainly not blocking the running bowl. Slightly high. I don't think
:02:42. > :02:52.the bowl was in the way, but Greg will be delighted. Good end from
:02:53. > :02:54.Stewart Anderson. Was it ever! An inch away and two inches away and he
:02:55. > :04:11.loses this shot. Well, now, that's just a little bit
:04:12. > :04:19.far away. Both hands slightly blocked out, but they are both at
:04:20. > :04:23.least a yard away. Yes, and the bowls the players are using are
:04:24. > :04:25.strong so can be pushed out wide. Stewart is very close to this green
:04:26. > :04:36.one. Oh, dear. Occasionally even the top players
:04:37. > :04:45.play a loose ball. I don't like these sort of ends.
:04:46. > :04:55.They are dangerous. They are. Once again, Greg is not really that
:04:56. > :05:15.close. He has to negotiate the front green
:05:16. > :05:30.one. He has the weight, he's definitely around it.
:05:31. > :05:47.It will be a forehand draw. Well, he's very straight on the mat. But
:05:48. > :05:52.going for the draw. Looks a good line. Needs to run though. The
:05:53. > :06:22.supporters were urging that ball up. Doesn't need to be close to the
:06:23. > :06:23.jack. Doesn't need to be close to the green bowl either. I think he's
:06:24. > :06:58.good with this. Well played. Greg's local here in terms of where
:06:59. > :07:04.he lives and, of course, he works at this venue.
:07:05. > :07:12.29 metres. His office is right beside us, overlooks the bowls
:07:13. > :07:23.green. Yes, next door to us. Delighted to be working here every
:07:24. > :07:29.day. I'm sure they are all there watching him. They have an important
:07:30. > :07:53.fixture up in Scotland today in Midlothian.
:07:54. > :08:00.Very, very difficult matches for the top clubs who all play against each
:08:01. > :08:05.other. And those are the matches you want to play in, Andy, the good
:08:06. > :08:16.quality ones. Scotland have a league system which is very, very
:08:17. > :08:21.competitive. Superis obviously from a very strong club, one of the best
:08:22. > :08:27.in the country. It's an important fixture today, but I'm sure they'll
:08:28. > :08:38.have a television in the background, his club. -- Greg just needs to stop
:08:39. > :08:49.chucking through a little bit. Slight adjustment needed.
:08:50. > :08:53.Still room for Stewart. Picks the line and won't be far away. This
:08:54. > :09:05.one's close. Needs the bowl, not the gap. Oh,
:09:06. > :09:08.just caught it, just. Without the edge, he would have just moved on,
:09:09. > :09:15.probably for second. But he would have been aiming for the green bowl.
:09:16. > :09:23.Same line from Greg. Doesn't need to change anything. Good chance.
:09:24. > :09:33.Slightly wide. That bowl is not going anywhere now,
:09:34. > :09:38.it's locked in. Stewart Anderson will walk down. 30 seconds to play
:09:39. > :09:45.their next bowl. They have time outs available which adds another 60
:09:46. > :09:50.seconds, but here we go. Plenty of time for a player like Stewart
:09:51. > :09:54.Anderson. He does about take any time on the mat. Just keeps the game
:09:55. > :10:12.moving. Slightly higher line. Greg has three
:10:13. > :10:17.seconds, but it's so difficult to get the red ball out.
:10:18. > :10:29.Little touch on the jack would be perfect. Even a running ball is not
:10:30. > :10:35.guaranteed. It's one of these awkward ones.
:10:36. > :10:43.Can he clip it out? He's very close to it. Oh, oh, dear! That's why
:10:44. > :10:49.there was no guarantee, Andy, I just wasn't sure what was going to happen
:10:50. > :10:53.but that's a very, very bad result. A perfect strike, terrible result.
:10:54. > :10:57.The red bowl goes out, so do all the green bowls. That's a bit harsh. We
:10:58. > :11:00.always say that Greg is very good about getting results with his
:11:01. > :11:09.runners because he's always in the area. He doesn't miss them by a foot
:11:10. > :11:14.or so, he's always round abouts. He's had three poor results so far
:11:15. > :11:18.with good drives. He's been fortunate on one or two occasions,
:11:19. > :11:20.but he's really been unfortunate there. That was hard to take, that
:11:21. > :13:27.one. Just in there, one shot. We've had a
:13:28. > :13:33.question come through about the rule or the strategies of the bowlers and
:13:34. > :13:38.the difference with the curling, trying to protect the bowls behind
:13:39. > :13:43.it. To be truthful with you, it's completely different, it really is.
:13:44. > :13:48.The ability to come around bowls is immense.
:13:49. > :14:00.APPLAUSE. The curling has a consistency with
:14:01. > :14:04.bowls in that they're always looking ahead, two stone, three stones ahead
:14:05. > :14:10.and what their opponent is going to do, so from that point of view, it's
:14:11. > :14:12.very much the same. It's always good and interesting in the curling, good
:14:13. > :14:41.sport, really enjoy it. Slightly more tactics I think
:14:42. > :15:06.required. Well, now, here we go. All sports have their strategies.
:15:07. > :15:19.Shot down. Not an easy head. Might be tempted with this. Not bad. At
:15:20. > :15:21.least this time we don't think he can take all his bowls out. I think
:15:22. > :15:28.this is worth a runner. Is he under? I think he is. That is
:15:29. > :16:14.a rare occurrence. On a draw line. Could disappear. So
:16:15. > :16:31.could the back one as well the way it's angled.
:16:32. > :16:37.Greg hits this target. It still may two wrong but he's running at it.
:16:38. > :16:55.Wider this time. Close. That's what he was looking for.
:16:56. > :17:12.APPLAUSE. Back in the set.
:17:13. > :17:21.I think that green ball came up the rink. I was thinking the back red
:17:22. > :17:31.one was always going to lock in there and he knew about that.
:17:32. > :18:40.Both players so aware of the importance of the first two.
:18:41. > :18:53.I thought Greg would have carried on with the back hand. Stewart's a lot
:18:54. > :19:09.happier playing this. This is just on the edge. Looks very good. Two
:19:10. > :19:27.inches on the shot. Really took his time on the mat with
:19:28. > :19:31.that one. Not as comfortable on this side.
:19:32. > :19:42.Clear run is not bad. Good effort. Very good effort. Probably had
:19:43. > :19:46.enough weight to make it. Without Stewart's bowl in the way there, I
:19:47. > :19:50.think he'd have drawn a shot, but a big chance here for Stewart. Any
:19:51. > :20:15.ball on top of the jack and he's almost certain to score.
:20:16. > :20:27.Well, it wasn't easy but Greg, he has to play the same shot. Surely he
:20:28. > :20:31.can't risk a runner at this. Forehand draw here, Greg. Wasn't far
:20:32. > :20:58.away with the previous delivery. Looks to be wide and heavy. Just
:20:59. > :21:07.over, but not much. Have to give it a chance. Can't really blame him on
:21:08. > :21:26.that one. You have to be there. No good dropping two inches too short.
:21:27. > :21:34.Looks narrow to me. If he's got the running, he's good. He is good. Yes,
:21:35. > :21:35.he's got the running. He'll make it. Beauty.
:21:36. > :21:53.APPLAUSE. Very good from Stewart Anderson.
:21:54. > :22:10.That was not easy. A puff of the cheeks there. Getting
:22:11. > :22:12.closer. He's the sort of player that doesn't see the finish line too
:22:13. > :23:03.early. No, fairly calm and relaxed. APPLAUSE.
:23:04. > :23:09.Stewart pushing through and that's his own jack. He's quite a distance
:23:10. > :23:16.away. He'll be very much aware of the fact that he still needs to win
:23:17. > :23:28.at least two more ends. He's normally very consistent on this
:23:29. > :23:39.length. Looks heavy again. Very little correction made. The danger
:23:40. > :23:44.now is that over correction problem. You go three, four feet through and
:23:45. > :24:01.you try and take it off and you end up five feet short. It's enough.
:24:02. > :24:26.Stewart will still feel confident he can draw this.
:24:27. > :24:33.There is a slight hole there, Andy, and I've seen that before at this
:24:34. > :24:38.length. That bowl definitely caught it. No shadow of a doubt. That will
:24:39. > :24:47.surprise him. I reckon he thought that was close. Greg just asking for
:24:48. > :25:06.things to settle. We don't always know what it is but
:25:07. > :25:16.sometimes it's just enough to catch the eye. Quite simply, he'll be
:25:17. > :25:22.looking to add number three here. Important bowl. Wants this one to be
:25:23. > :25:30.really close. Chance of picking up a big count. This looks like it's
:25:31. > :25:39.going to stay in. Falling away, difficult to see but still just a
:25:40. > :25:44.draw for Stewart. Close but we favoured it's two. So does the
:25:45. > :25:48.umpire. Just a draw here for Stewart, forehand draw. His previous
:25:49. > :26:00.deliveries in this direction may have put him off here.
:26:01. > :26:07.I don't think he can afford to angle it. I don't think it's going to
:26:08. > :26:13.bend. It's heavy this time, that's the problem. That was the problem.
:26:14. > :26:18.Greg's got a great chance for four here. He just needs to tap the red
:26:19. > :26:20.down. Draw another one, tap the red down and get a big count of four and
:26:21. > :26:36.bounce into the lead. Needs to run. Oh, he's there, he's
:26:37. > :26:40.there. It's not a problem on the third.
:26:41. > :26:52.APPLAUSE. They want to see a tie-break.
:26:53. > :26:56.Now they'll look at the fourth one. Got to be a measure, I think.
:26:57. > :27:26.LAUGHTER. The um tire will sort this one out.
:27:27. > :27:49.Very experienced. 6-6 after six ends. Four on the
:27:50. > :27:53.board there, I think it's actually three. 6-6. He called four but it
:27:54. > :28:00.was three because he pushed the red out. It's three shots, definitely.
:28:01. > :28:17.Stewart will be slightly concerned. The first time on his favourite
:28:18. > :28:25.length but he didn't find the weight. 29 metres. Doesn't play many
:28:26. > :28:40.like that one. Greg Harlow, first treble of the
:28:41. > :28:45.match. APPLAUSE.
:28:46. > :28:48.Good indication of how difficult this match has been in terms of
:28:49. > :29:25.scoring multiples. It's a run for home now in the last
:29:26. > :29:28.three ends for these players. Close with this one. Very good. Picks the
:29:29. > :29:57.jack up. Just dive in the way of it. Stewart needs to run with this one.
:29:58. > :30:00.I think he's just under for weight. Stopping a little bit short. He's
:30:01. > :30:10.presenting himself with a nice position on the other side though.
:30:11. > :30:35.Just going to drop away. What a nice position, actually, but it stops the
:30:36. > :30:42.green going out on the forehand. That'll keep Stewart on the back
:30:43. > :30:46.hand, I would suggest. Yes. His favourite hand would be the back
:30:47. > :30:53.hand. Same bowl as the last, back hand draw.
:30:54. > :31:00.He needs to get the green bowl through the gap, though. Can rest on
:31:01. > :31:05.the back red very easily. Got his own ball on the way in. Just toils a
:31:06. > :31:09.bit trying to get back off the high line. Yeah, there it is again. Just
:31:10. > :31:16.not making back with nice weight. Not sure about that shot. In theory,
:31:17. > :31:22.it's the right shot. But presometimes works against it. Once
:31:23. > :31:39.again Greg needs another bowl in here. Two seconds again.
:31:40. > :31:48.That changes things slightly. That's pushed the red bowl into a very nice
:31:49. > :31:53.position. This is a big opportunity here, a really good shot here for
:31:54. > :31:59.Stewart Anderson. Forehand runner, lots of chances. He doesn't want to
:32:00. > :32:04.flick his own bowl out. Might have to be very careful with this. He's
:32:05. > :32:12.got two seconds, he can afford to attack this. He's under. See what
:32:13. > :32:19.happens. Oh, he's got a bad result. I wasn't convinced about that. He
:32:20. > :32:22.was only one shot down. Three ends, two ends to go after, this lose one.
:32:23. > :32:25.It's not a big problem when you've won the first set. Caught the green
:32:26. > :32:31.ball. He needed to catch the red ball. That would have. Put the jack
:32:32. > :32:44.into the decks. Wasn't terribly costly, but at this
:32:45. > :32:54.stage, one shot, he now has to win the last two ends. Yes, he has.
:32:55. > :33:00.Greg clever here. He's put the jack length where Stewart struggled on
:33:01. > :33:12.the last end previously. Good tactics. Tried to get in first.
:33:13. > :33:17.Greg wouldn't normally have been going here. He knows that Stewart
:33:18. > :33:48.struggled the last time in this direction.
:33:49. > :34:11.Both bowls yours, two feet, Stewart 20 irges.
:34:12. > :34:24.Both bowls just a little bit shy of the jack. The correction comes in
:34:25. > :34:31.now from Greg. He's a local man, who lives close by. Works here.
:34:32. > :34:40.A popular player. Stewart just needs to find a couple of feet in his last
:34:41. > :34:48.delivery. Has to hurry. Must make the length. That was a break. It was
:34:49. > :34:57.indeed. Little touch was enough to straighten him up.
:34:58. > :35:29.Four-and-a-half inches, it will still be the backhand draw for Greg.
:35:30. > :35:34.It was never going to make the shot. To be truthful with you, that's
:35:35. > :35:40.probably not bad for Stewart Anderson. Keeps his ball on the
:35:41. > :35:46.head, doesn't it. It's not easy to make another one, either.
:35:47. > :35:49.One of these ends here that doesn't really matter if Stewart scores one
:35:50. > :35:54.or two. Yeah, he still has to win it. He still has to win the final
:35:55. > :36:00.end too. It doesn't matter if he scores one or a double here. This is
:36:01. > :36:05.going to go behind the head. That's a sensible bowl. Leaving it up to
:36:06. > :36:08.Greg to tap his own green one. I don't think he'll be too adventurous
:36:09. > :36:16.at this. Both players will have worked out the position. I would
:36:17. > :36:20.suggest that if Greg misses this Stewart will just walk away. Yeah, I
:36:21. > :36:24.think so. That is a little gamble if he wants to put red ball onto jack.
:36:25. > :36:31.That could secure a three, but probably not. He'll give this one a
:36:32. > :36:35.chance, make sure he's arriving at it. Everything in his favour with
:36:36. > :36:42.the two bowls on the backhand. Nothing for short. They're shouting
:36:43. > :36:47.for the bowl to turn. I don't think that one was ever going to turn. The
:36:48. > :36:51.best you can do here is two. There's no point in playing it. Just take
:36:52. > :36:54.the one. Doesn't really matter. Two's no good. It makes no
:36:55. > :37:00.difference to the last end. The crowd are looking at him thinking
:37:01. > :37:04.why is he not playing the last bowl. Well, because mathematically he
:37:05. > :37:09.still has to win the last one. There's only one way this can work
:37:10. > :37:15.against him, that is if the two bowls are touching or eqidistant
:37:16. > :37:24.measure. That would be rare, to say the least. We don't have many of
:37:25. > :37:30.these, David. Fiance Claire and dad Billy will have worked that one out.
:37:31. > :37:33.No point in playing the last bowl. Simply, Stewart Anderson scores,
:37:34. > :37:35.he's in the final. Greg scores and it's a tie-break. Exciting end
:37:36. > :37:41.coming up. The match has been going for about
:37:42. > :38:16.an hour-and-a-half now. It's amazing, 14 inches short and
:38:17. > :38:21.just feel it's not close enough. No. Slightly in Greg's path but not
:38:22. > :38:26.quite. There's room still around the bowl to draw the shot.
:38:27. > :38:42.Looks to be slightly under. It's very close. He's got it perfectly.
:38:43. > :38:48.That's a great shot. Just in front. Four-inch gap. Four inches is
:38:49. > :38:55.beatable. Stewart Anderson cannot afford to drop short to this. I
:38:56. > :38:58.think Greg's got a bigger draw in both than Stewart. That's why
:38:59. > :39:04.Stewart is forced onto the forehand. He needs to draw within four inches.
:39:05. > :39:12.Don't think he's got enough. Just dropping short. He's put it in a
:39:13. > :39:15.good place. That will plant the green bowl out if he hits it on the
:39:16. > :39:22.high side. He will have to play a shot to get it. Tense times.
:39:23. > :39:54.Anything behind is going to be good. This is quite an easy shot here.
:39:55. > :39:58.Quite Simply Red ball plants out the green ball. That's what he's looking
:39:59. > :40:02.for. Green ball will pop out and depending on what happens with the
:40:03. > :40:10.bowl he hits, that one's the key one now. Forehand runner.
:40:11. > :40:15.Not easy. It holds off in this hand. Gone a bit stronger. Is he under?
:40:16. > :40:22.He's definitely under. How's the connection? Oh, that's horrible.
:40:23. > :40:26.That's a horrible result because he's taken his own plant bowl away.
:40:27. > :40:34.That's made it much more difficult. He was under the head, that's why he
:40:35. > :40:40.got a bad result. Difficult for Greg here, do you put another bowl in or
:40:41. > :40:42.stay away? He's got last bowl. I'm inclined to play the backhand and
:40:43. > :40:56.drop around it. He will be very much aware of the
:40:57. > :41:00.fact that Stewart Anderson can drive that bowl out. Yes, trying to put a
:41:01. > :41:12.better shot in. That's good. This one's good.
:41:13. > :41:17.Stewart is not taking his time really over this. I think he's going
:41:18. > :41:23.to draw on the forehand. It's only one green. Got to be tempting to go
:41:24. > :41:32.again after the drive. Just try and flick it off. I think I'd try to
:41:33. > :41:39.draw this really. You're a courageous man, Andy. Four inches to
:41:40. > :41:43.draw the shot. I just don't think he gets a good result with the drive.
:41:44. > :41:48.He'll be happy to hit half bowl and talk it out.
:41:49. > :41:55.He's playing your choice of shot. Oh, he's under. It's a tie-break.
:41:56. > :42:00.APPLAUSE It's a tie-break for this match. It
:42:01. > :42:09.always looked like it could be very, very close.
:42:10. > :42:16.Stewart has three timouts remaining. That bowl sat there the whole time.
:42:17. > :42:24.Yes, the opening bowl was the winner.
:42:25. > :42:35.The trophy. On the first end Greg won the toss. Greg's won the toss.
:42:36. > :42:40.That's crucial. Yes. I think what's going to be interesting is where
:42:41. > :42:44.Stewart puts this jack. I don't think the length of the jack has had
:42:45. > :42:50.such an effect in the second set as the first, but the last bowl, well,
:42:51. > :42:56.that's one thing thaw don't want Greg Harlow to have. It's been
:42:57. > :42:58.proven in one or two of the rounds before, that last bowl has been
:42:59. > :43:06.crucial. The last two rounds he's won the match with the last bowl.
:43:07. > :43:13.Leading on the backhand. I don't think he's led on the backhand in
:43:14. > :43:14.any game I've seen played on this backhand full length. Shows you he
:43:15. > :43:34.doesn't like the forehand. Three-end tie-break, the rules
:43:35. > :43:40.change again. Accumulated shots go out the window. Win the end, one is
:43:41. > :43:43.enough. Of course, if it goes to a third end and tie-break, we can
:43:44. > :43:51.destroy an end, but you have to nominate it. I'll explain that, if
:43:52. > :43:55.we get that far. Stewart Anderson has played well in
:43:56. > :43:58.this match, but he hasn't been as dynamic with the first two balls.
:43:59. > :44:01.Especially in this direction. He's played it well throughout the
:44:02. > :44:09.tournament. All of a sudden, it's gone off. Looks like the shot, but I
:44:10. > :44:29.don't feel as though that's close enough.
:44:30. > :44:41.Are you running, Greg? Don't think you are. Stewart's got no choice. He
:44:42. > :44:48.has to go again. He won't want to leave a shoulder on the backhand.
:44:49. > :44:52.That's the dangerer. If he wants to play that, the forehand's open.
:44:53. > :45:09.Either way, I have a feeling Greg will attack it with the next one.
:45:10. > :45:17.That's a bit pacy. That's so far away. I think that was quite
:45:18. > :45:21.deliberate. It surely couldn't have been a draw. I think he's slightly
:45:22. > :45:26.lost the pace in this direction. Interesting to see what Greg plays.
:45:27. > :45:32.Still the forehand draw is open or run the ball out. I think I'd go
:45:33. > :45:36.forehand draw. He's so good at the forehand running ball, he might pop
:45:37. > :45:45.this one. That's what he's playing. Looks to be wide from the hand.
:45:46. > :45:48.Always wide. I think Stewart needs another one in. He's got the back
:45:49. > :45:54.position covered. He certainly needs another one in. Coaches are not
:45:55. > :45:58.allowed on the green, if I were advising Stewart, I think I'd advise
:45:59. > :46:03.him to go back onto the forehand and try to draw a shot. That's what I
:46:04. > :46:08.thought he would do with the last bowl. Because that leaves gaps. He
:46:09. > :46:13.doesn't want to put the two bowls together.
:46:14. > :46:26.If you're really at looking a -- at putting a bowl in the right area,
:46:27. > :46:29.anything around there, gets a second shot unless it's a front toucher and
:46:30. > :46:34.that's just so rare in a tie-break now. I think that's what he's
:46:35. > :46:38.looking for, on the forehand as well. He doesn't want to do
:46:39. > :46:47.anything, but on the forehand, stay away from the backhand.
:46:48. > :46:55.He's a clever player. Yes, I think. So I think it was a forehand draw.
:46:56. > :47:06.It's a hand he favours. He will probably get closer. R. If he's
:47:07. > :47:10.reaching he's got a chance. He's on the right line. It needs to get up a
:47:11. > :47:15.bit more. That's good. I think that's very good. His line too.
:47:16. > :47:21.Definitely two red. This is awkward. That's why. Two was important. I
:47:22. > :47:27.still think he'll run the jack, though. Coming down to have a look.
:47:28. > :47:33.The respot positions just looking at it.
:47:34. > :47:54.First bowl a foot away. Second bowl 15 irchlingz. Looking at the respot
:47:55. > :47:59.-- inches. Looking at the respot there, it's which lies if jack goes
:48:00. > :48:03.off the rink. He might just dry and draw this -- try and draw this. I
:48:04. > :48:07.can't see how he's going to get a good result. The only result by
:48:08. > :48:12.driving is the jack. It has to stay in the ditch and he has to follow
:48:13. > :48:15.it. I can't see how you get a great result with the dry. I think this is
:48:16. > :48:20.just a backhand draw. There's enough room to draw it. I think he's on the
:48:21. > :48:27.backhand or is it a draw or a running ball? Yeah, the draw. I
:48:28. > :48:33.think this is the right shot. Drchl. Pushed it out on a decent line.
:48:34. > :48:43.This is very close. I think he's under. That was the right line to
:48:44. > :48:50.have. He didn't want to be too wide. Played the right shot. Just dropped
:48:51. > :48:59.short. Advantage Anderson. Gives the jack away. He's got the last ball
:49:00. > :49:04.this time. It was a loosish type of end. A bit
:49:05. > :49:08.of a nervy one. You can't blame them for that. You would expect that.
:49:09. > :49:14.This is big, to get to the world final. Might have another loose end,
:49:15. > :49:26.but Greg determined to get a good opening ball, try to take control of
:49:27. > :49:31.the end. It's a full 32 field plus some
:49:32. > :49:34.prequalifiers, so it's - you have to get through the matches. Some of the
:49:35. > :49:38.other events there's only three matches involved. That's slightly
:49:39. > :49:52.different. There's no mistaking the singles.
:49:53. > :50:00.Greg a lot happier on the backhand side. Happy to put every bowl within
:50:01. > :50:08.six inches. Oh, he's under, for weight. That needed to be through so
:50:09. > :50:10.he could drive it. That's a problem. It's only a problem if Greg puts a
:50:11. > :50:39.good bowl in here. That was the shot that Stewart
:50:40. > :50:44.Anderson was after. He's in bother here, three inches awa. -- away. I
:50:45. > :50:59.think it's still the backhand draw for Stewart.
:51:00. > :51:06.Something not right about it. Reaching through. Can't blame him.
:51:07. > :51:10.But the first bowl created the problem. I know they're always
:51:11. > :51:16.looking for that really good first bowl. But you just cannot afford to
:51:17. > :51:20.be short. Yes, as you say, that short ball has given himself
:51:21. > :51:28.problems. Greg in a good position here. Maybe tried to block out
:51:29. > :51:32.Stuart's path. He's going to be close again. If he comes off the red
:51:33. > :51:37.one, that will finish off the backhand. I think it's hard to draw
:51:38. > :51:43.this on the forehand. Either that, or push right into it and try and
:51:44. > :51:48.squeeze it out. Three inches to draw the shot? That's hard. The backhand
:51:49. > :51:53.is the hand he's favouring. You would think it's still that the
:51:54. > :51:55.backhand draw is still on. Yeah, still there. Green ball fell down,
:51:56. > :52:08.so it's not blocking it. Looks heavy. Yes, making sure that
:52:09. > :52:11.he's not short. That's a long way heavy from what he's looking for.
:52:12. > :52:16.That didn't even offer a shoulder or anything to come off. If I was Greg
:52:17. > :52:21.here, I think I'd be inclined to drop one short on the backhand. The
:52:22. > :52:25.runner's not on, not on the backhand side. No guarantee of Stewart doing
:52:26. > :52:29.anything with the runner on the forehand. He's going to have to draw
:52:30. > :52:35.it cold. We're looking good for a third end of a tie-break. Yeah, I'd
:52:36. > :52:41.agree. Greg will not be going near this, surely. Lies well. Doesn't
:52:42. > :52:49.need to make it any easier for Stewart. Blocker here would make
:52:50. > :52:54.life really difficult. I think it's just staying away quite simply.
:52:55. > :53:00.That's a default shot. Not quite sure what's going to happen. You
:53:01. > :53:05.just go round deep, cover the respot. That's on one side. He's got
:53:06. > :53:10.the respot covered with the shot ball on the other side. It leaves a
:53:11. > :53:16.backhand draw for the match. Yes, draw within three inches. You're in
:53:17. > :53:19.the world final. This is tough, really tough. Especially with two
:53:20. > :53:23.bowls that have been heavy. He likes it. Well he's certainly interested.
:53:24. > :53:28.Let's put it that way. He likes this. Nvment
:53:29. > :53:36.Oh, what a bowl coming up - is it? Greg started to clap that because he
:53:37. > :53:41.thought the bowl was going to drop in. But it's very, very close. Oh,
:53:42. > :53:46.he's not sure. It just seemed to hold out at the last second. He
:53:47. > :53:52.looks to be coming in. Oh, it's a measure. What's the reaction from
:53:53. > :53:59.Stewart Anderson, give us a clue Stewart. He's having a good look and
:54:00. > :54:06.he's very much allowed to do that. I wouldn't call that one. It favours
:54:07. > :54:09.green, it's sitting down. A measure to get into the world final. When I
:54:10. > :54:15.was saying about pressure, it's pressure on the umpire! Are Stewart
:54:16. > :54:22.is just going oh, what's going on here - please don't do this to me.
:54:23. > :54:31.Both players just praying. Stewart shaking his head. He favours green.
:54:32. > :54:39.That looks to go through quite easily. I think it's green.
:54:40. > :54:51.Wow. Once again Greg Harlow sour voifrz. What did I say -- survives.
:54:52. > :54:57.What did I say at the start? You did, good call. It's a final-end
:54:58. > :55:02.shootout. Fantastic. Is he destined to win and he's got the last bowl on
:55:03. > :55:07.this end. Yes, it's advantage Harlow in every possible way. That bowl
:55:08. > :55:14.from Stewart Anderson should have been the shot. He looked good. He
:55:15. > :55:19.held on at the last second. The bowl didn't drop either. No. Because Greg
:55:20. > :55:22.had already clapped it. That's what I was watching, Greg, actually. He
:55:23. > :55:26.clapped the bowl. He thought it was all over. But now the pressure's
:55:27. > :55:38.back on. If we thought the first two ends
:55:39. > :55:50.were tense, this is really going to test both the players.
:55:51. > :55:57.Once again he's dropped short. Just giving himself problems. Looking for
:55:58. > :56:01.the perfect draw. I can understand why it happens, because he's looking
:56:02. > :56:11.for the perfect draw just right up to the jack. You drop short with the
:56:12. > :56:20.first one, it's a big problem. Neither bowl probably lie, at the
:56:21. > :56:24.moment. The funny thing is that forehand red bowl is just a little
:56:25. > :56:29.bit in the way. Might be a good protector, if Stewart can get the
:56:30. > :56:36.shot. I don't think he's passed it. No, he's not running. Oh, dear. Wow.
:56:37. > :56:41.Well, that really does make life very hard. It blocks out both
:56:42. > :56:45.players. Simply whoever puts the bowl on top of the jack here is
:56:46. > :56:50.going to win this end. That's why Greg is taking his time. Relaxing
:56:51. > :57:03.that arm, nice relaxed delivery, push through the ball.
:57:04. > :57:19.Still a nervy one. Still not close enough. He took a lot of time over
:57:20. > :57:25.that, Stewart. He's got another chance. But again those short bowls
:57:26. > :57:28.just, they're not really in the way, but you have to have a lot of faith
:57:29. > :57:31.to push the bowl out wide. They're not in the way. He's definitely
:57:32. > :57:40.using a flatter bowl. Now, has he got enough this time?
:57:41. > :57:44.Certainly wider. Will it get back, that's the question.
:57:45. > :57:46.Will it get back with enough. He needs the weight to carry it. I
:57:47. > :57:55.think he has. That's the shot. It's very beatable.
:57:56. > :58:00.It isn't hidden. He needed that bowl to be hidden in front of the other
:58:01. > :58:09.red bowls. Not close enough. Not close enough, but Greg's looking at
:58:10. > :58:12.this. This is awkward. These two opening bowls from Stewart have
:58:13. > :58:17.given everybody a problem. Draw on the backhand. I don't think he likes
:58:18. > :58:22.the backhand. May not like it, but I would draw it on the backhand. If
:58:23. > :58:25.he's a bit heavy he can catch the bowl or the jack. Just on the bend
:58:26. > :58:46.in. He's angled here to go on the
:58:47. > :58:50.forehand. I think he's playing the right hand, the hand that he does
:58:51. > :58:54.favour. He plays a slightly wide line. He comes off the outside of
:58:55. > :58:59.the mat with a wider line than most people. He's too high. It won't get
:59:00. > :59:04.back. Stewart Anderson is going to lie the shot. I think he needs a
:59:05. > :59:13.closer one. I tell you what, that wasn't far
:59:14. > :59:19.away. Definitely one red. One red. Confident call. The circles indicate
:59:20. > :59:28.it's red. This is a problem for Stewart, where do you go? Timeout on
:59:29. > :59:32.this. He's down to eight seconds. What do you think, will he try and
:59:33. > :59:37.draw another one on the forehand and leave the backhand open for Greg? I
:59:38. > :59:43.think I would go deep. Really? I think Greg might just take a chance
:59:44. > :59:49.at running at this. Two front bowls that are three feet? Yes, they might
:59:50. > :59:53.just do damage. He's playing the forehand. That probably means a
:59:54. > :59:58.draw. Probably trying to get a closer shot. I think he needs a
:59:59. > :00:05.closer shot. He doesn't want to tap his own bowl out either. I don't
:00:06. > :00:10.think he'll tap it out unless - needs to hurry. Needs to run. Back
:00:11. > :00:15.positions all against the front positions. That's blocked a path for
:00:16. > :00:21.Greg. I think that will make up his mind. I think he'll draw it. I think
:00:22. > :00:26.Greg's looking at the runner here. If he catches any shot, the chances
:00:27. > :00:30.are he could pick the jack up or take the red bowl out. We're looking
:00:31. > :00:35.at a running bowl through the gap. If he doesn't get the gap there's a
:00:36. > :00:39.chance of bringing a red bowl in, with this other red bowl in as well.
:00:40. > :00:45.Never mind the outside one. There's all sorts of chances there. The
:00:46. > :00:50.alternative, Andy, nice draw on the backhand. That's a pressure bowl. I
:00:51. > :00:54.don't think he'll play that. I think hole' play a forehand runner hoping
:00:55. > :01:01.that your luck is in. Simple as that. You did call this bit way.
:01:02. > :01:06.Last two matches - forehand runners, one bang on target, one off target.
:01:07. > :01:11.That is why I think in his mind he'll be thinking I'm quite good
:01:12. > :01:15.with that forehand runner, I'll hope my luck's in. What a big bowl he
:01:16. > :01:26.played before to try and get to the world final.
:01:27. > :01:42.He's in the area. He's got it! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:01:43. > :01:49.The run through and get the jack. He got the target and again a perfect
:01:50. > :01:52.follow through. Well played. It's been so Greg Harlow, when he plays
:01:53. > :01:57.the forehand runner and he gets the perfect result. Call it a good bowl,
:01:58. > :02:07.call it fortune. He was in the area. Greg Harlow is through to the final.
:02:08. > :02:11.What a match we've seen, tomorrow's final is on BBC Two at 2. 30pm.
:02:12. > :02:17.Final score is next on BBC One. That's all we have time for. One
:02:18. > :02:28.more match to go, join us tomorrow for the Open singles final. Bye-bye.
:02:29. > :02:40.Tom Jones, obviously. Winston Churchill.
:02:41. > :02:48.Invented the bicycle. The internet. Telephone.