Day 1 World Indoor Bowls Championships

Hello, welcome to highlights from

the opening day of the BBC's bridge

of the 2018 World Indoor Bowls

Championship from Potters resort. We

start with the final of the pairs.

Greg Harlow and Nick Brett overcame

Andy Thomson and Mark Royal. We will

join at the start of the fifth end

with Harlow and Brett leading.

Shorter jack Lang. 25 metres. That

is an interesting change. -- length.

That has been the main thing on the

longer length. Greg has been playing

well but he has been getting inside

him.

Well done again.

He has played the backhand very

well, Greg. Trying to make an

adjustment.

Leaves the forehand runner to Nick.

He does not get it.

Just didn't get back again. Not

dropping quite as well with his red

bowls. He gets a big turn with the

other set. He is fishing with these.

He could really make this difficult.

Right into the jack.

That is the red

bowl. That is the scene manufacture

model. It is dipping a bit more. A

lot of things can affect the

delivery. Always a good talking

point for people to discuss.

Nick wasting no time on the forehand

runner. He is getting the

run-through, isn't he? The red bowl

just dropped in time. It is not

going to make a lot of difference.

He will still be two down.

He needs to tighten these bowls up

because they will disappear. He

wants to get in beside them.

Wiggling his way through. That is

not bad.

not bad.

Going again. Looking for

the split. That was not a great

result.

That was a horrible result.

How on earth... He looked perfect on

the split, didn't he? He looks to

get the two reds away. He will have

thoughts about that, I am sure. You

will not be happy about that one. It

was a poor results.

Jimmy changed onto the forehand. He

is looking for a good front bowl.

Not bad but he will have to draw

this.

There is room to draw it in

favour of Jamie Chestney and Mark

Dawes. That might put a doubt in his

mind was that you would fancy him to

get close.

Absolutely. Four down.

Two of them not particularly close.

You would expect them to draw

probably third. Getting close to

second, you will be very close to

the shot. Not getting much from Greg

on this one. Looks like it is pacey.

He has missed it. That will be the

biggest score of the match.

biggest score of the match. Looks

like a five coming up here.

The last time he had the chance to

draw for four, he missed it.

Can't

seem to do this. There is a lot of

room.

Less opportunity for damage.

It is all about getting within a

yard. That is all. Does not want to

move the jack.

That is a big end.

Absolutely.

A massive end. We don't

see too many of them.

see too many of them. Four ends to

go and three shots in it. While

Acrobat five put the end dogs in the

driving seat. We will rejoin the

action at the final end. -- the

underdogs.

I think Jamie will think, my

goodness me! Four shots really hard

to get when you need them.

to get when you need them. You can

see the difference with the three.

That is obvious.

That is obvious. Whenever the Jamie

Chestney and Mark Dawes combination

plays, they score heavy. Three in

the last end of the first set and

that big five. A good bowl by Greg.

Looks like he has played over it. A

better position than being short.

I

would stick with it. Outside the

red.

He didn't want that.

Not with that

weight. Dear, oh dear. It is OK in

terms they can get at it. Greg had a

bit of weight on that.

Fortunately

he did not put that right behind the

jack.

Probably thinking to himself,

I don't want be short.

Another bowl

in their head, is it? I will tell

you what, he has played a good game.

He has been very consistent. You can

see what Nick is looking at, just to

play onto the red bowls. If you

remove one bowl, the other will stay

for some it will give him a good

position. If he misses he stays on

the green.

Yes. Essential. Just

missed it. That is what he wanted.

That will give him an option.

Depends what Jamie wants to do foot

of he can go deep if he wants.

Taking a risk by leaving their head.

It is really forcing Nikki to play a

brilliant bowl. One of his bowls

looks like it is completely locked

in. -- Nick Brett. Just a little

change will stop everything under

way. Settled down again.

He is looking for the cover bowl.

Wants to go deeper. Deep, deep,

deep. Not bad but perfect.

You have

to be quite positive. Get the live

bolt onto the jack. All the way

through with two in the back. --

bowl.

bowl.

He might scoot the two of them

out.

A good result. By method that

is very good. I thought the middle

red bowl was locked in. --

That is

very good. It is a very good result.

Mark and Jamie need a really good

one here.

one here.

The pressure is on.

He has

played it well. A good second.

It

was critical to get a decent second.

That was short. There is a chance.

I've thought he would just draw it.

I think that is a tough shot to play

for them if he could draw another

bowl, and turn the jack... If he

plays weight on that, everything

will go right. I think a draw would

be the answer.

It looks to me to be

a draw. A little tickle just round

the corner would begin. Get into

this position and you are saying to

yourself, I have two and the

pressure is on the opposition. The

best he could hope for is a draw on

the set.

I can see what he is going

for.

He needs to get it perfect. He

has got the jack through.

Not great

but it is OK.

but it is OK.

We will see who is

lying.

Everything is a long way

away.

Only two bowls left. They need

three shots.

three shots. How can he get three

shots out of this?

shots out of this?

Anything past the

spot is good, isn't it?

He can finish it off with one good

bowl.

One good bowl.

bowl.

One good bowl.

That is a good

shot in terms of looking at it. It

is two feet from the edge. It is all

over. Surely it is all over. I just

cannot see how on earth they are

going to make three out of this.

Well, John, we're always looking at

angles and shot options. I cannot

see anything to develop what he

needs. It depends if he is lying two

seconds or not. Maybe he is lying

two seconds, we tell. Nothing from

Greg. So, a good effort. Well, in

the end, I think the more consistent

pair won that match. It is fair to

say, it John, it was good value.

I

think that was probably the

difference today, the consistency of

Mark Dawes. They were worthy winners

over the tournament.

They have won

this title before. It is the first

time that you and Mark are lifting

the title.

Speechless at the moment.

It was a great game of bowls. The

guys got one more result that gave

this a bit of momentum in the second

set. It really could have gone

either way. Thrilled to win.

The

fifth end, we might just look at

that. That was obviously a huge

five.

Nicky has a terrible result. A

lot of ones and twos. To pick up

five up to make it 6-3 in the second

set, it was massive, to be fair.

You

are pairs champions of 2018. James

Chesney and Mark Dawes.

Congratulations to Jamie Chestney

and Mark Dawes who were only paired

together thanks to Greg Harlow, of

all people. Now it is time to

concentrate on the singles. This is

how the first round looked.

how the first round looked. The

really big upset in the first round

came when Andrew Kelly the six time

world champion Alex Marshall.

Scott Edwards also made it through

to the second round. The first match

we will show you is between Greg

Harlow and Martin Puckett. Will join

it with Harlow leading 5-4.

Another good delivery. Six inches

more and it would be perfect.

Just drifting. Martin, if you can

get one right on this jack, it will

be major problems.

Needs to find

just a foot on his last delivery.

Player behind John. It would be good

to score. Needs to run. Needs to

hurry with this. I think that was

the bowl. That was the key moment.

A

little bit of a missed opportunity.

Greg needs to take advantage. Given

a second chance here.

a second chance here. On the

backhand.

Didn't need a second invitation. It

could have been even closer.

That is

why said it was the keyboard, the

third delivery foot of he needed to

play the bowl. Just three chances is

too many.

too many. It is and that's but he

still has a chance. He can draw

this. It is just a lot harder.

He is

swapping sides as well he has done

it well throughout the match. Close

if he ran. Very close again. What an

adjustment!

He has played this is so

well. What a bowl!

well. What a bowl!

That is an

absolute visa.

absolute visa.

It did not leave Greg

and not.

Time I'll call. Greg has one time

remaining. -- time out called, Greg

has one time out remaining.

Trouble.

The draw, it is tight against the

bowl. It will be so hard to draw. A

speculative shot onto the jack. He

might have to play this runner.

He

will hit it perfect. He is two feet

down. He will try the draw and

squeeze it. I'm a great he is trying

to draw. You cannot blame him. --

He

is trying the draw. Is he going to

get it right? He has. There is a

green bowl lurking back there. As he

hit it too far?

hit it too far?

Aid big turnaround.

A massive turnaround. -- a big

turnaround. Let's get that to the

match.

Looks a bit pacey. Just over it.

We

feel very critical when we say it is

flying past by 14 inches. At this

standard of play it seems to be a

long way away. It is not.

You know

at this level of these players are

capable of dropping anything within

six inches of the jack.

Greg using another time-out. He is

looking at possibly driving the two

bowls. Really it is a backhand draw.

If he were to run the two bowls,

here's looking at a mountain room. I

don't think he will. He is drawing

the backhand foot if it is close he

knows the pressure will be on.

A decent line in by Greg. How is the

wait?

Not bad.

There you go. Stood

up a little bit. If it had fallen

down it would have been better.

It

is still moving.

There it goes. That

helps in terms of Greg. It means the

bowl cannot be edged but there is

the same amount of room.

He fell

back onto the jack and has moved

further away.

Cannot afford to be

wide. That is going to be the killer

in that hand. Especially with the

mat up. It does not want to play

with the did at the end. Just wants

to be very steady. -- the dip.

Greg is going to swap to his

forehand. The ideal delivery is just

to get to the green bowl and

full-back in.

Well, I don't think he was playing

for that. You only have to score a

single shot. He was not too worried.

The fan club having a bit of a

smile. They are probably more

nervous than he is.

Don't look at

them. You can draw that shot. He

drops of the green bowl, if you does

that, he will make number one. He

will just go with what he feels is

comfortable. Trying to draw the

short and not race it. At this link

it will not get back down.

Beforehand is fair. He does not need

to play the backhand if he feels it

will hang. Either way, the jewel

within six inches. The backhand will

suck you in because of the shoulder.

Goodness me! You must be able to see

it. When you go out that it is so

hard to get back. He has made it.

Goodness me! Just got the edge.

Leaks it around the green bowl. It

is indeed. What are creators -- what

a courageous shot that was!

He has a

result.

That was fighting it all the

way. He must have made it down in

the last two feet of travel.

So

difficult to get inside the line. He

will have to give it a touch of

green. Normally hangs away.

What a

good bowl that was! Not too many

people would think he would have

played that because he has not

played any running bowls

A great

shot.

shot.

I think Greg would have seen

the bowl coming down and thinking

there is no way I will get back to

it.

He has a good opening if he

travels. That is a good start.

A

fantastic game, isn't it?

Everything

has a high standard to live up to.

What a reply again by Greg! He needs

this to stay in the championship.

That will be hard to beat.

He has dropped back.

Stood up. Needs

to drop but I am not sure if he will

get the shop if he drops. That was a

very good effort. -- get the shot.

Trying to wrest the bowl. Even

closer to the jack.

closer to the jack. Doesn't want to

get the outside of the green one. It

has dropped. Has it made a

difference?

difference?

One green.

The bowl was

three feet away when it dropped.

Even closer. Looked like it was

moving slightly. I thought it

extended itself is going to stay on

the burning edge.

There is a

shoulder for Greg to get off. He has

that shot on his favourite forehand,

which he prefers.

If he beats the

red bowl it will put him under a lot

of pressure. Looks perfect.

Still

there for Greg but that is good,

really good bowl. Greg has to get

into this. He has the front plant,

opens it up. Get the edge to the

green bowl. He will move it over to

the jack. Greg only has one time

left.

He needs to play this I have a

feeling he must attack this. You'll

agree he prefers to play the weight

shot on the side.

Two seconds on that.

He just got it

away in time.

He needs contact and

he has got it. And look at the red

bowl! That as a result, isn't it?

It

hit the target, and he got the run

through as well. That really is

going to be hard to beat. That is a

fantastic result, but a great strike

as well, he got it absolutely plumb.

The jack in the ditch, it is the run

through that has made it. I'm not

even sure he can beat it on this

side.

He can beat it possibly on the

forehand side, it will be very good

on the weight.

He can't possibly

beat it?

He looks heavy. He is!

Watto bowl by Greg Harlow to save

that. Massive.

that. Massive.

It is going to the

wire.

It certainly is. And Greg had

to play that with the third bowl,

because the back position would have

been covered by Martin.

He played it

really well, credit to him. He has

hit the target, and you deserve it

under pressure when you hit the

target like that.

When you hit it

half on the inside, that allowed his

own bowl to go through. If he had

hit its solid, his own bowl would

have stopped on the head, and that

would have been a long way away, but

just the angle he hit it with, and

he hit it well. Nobody can judge run

throughs. Look, they are like a

bunch of vultures waiting to see

what will happen! Where is the blood

going to be? You know what that's

like when you go to away matches,

and all the local club come to see

you lose.

The seniors, when you are

world number one, you are in a bit

of trouble, the players tend to

gather to see what is going on. It

has been a great match, and both

players, whoever loses, will be very

disappointed, I'm sure.

disappointed, I'm sure.

If it had

been one-sided, there would have

been no one up there.

Now, opening

bowls. Not tight enough by Greg.

Once again, he has got the mat up,

just not taking it back to the

centre because of the

characteristics of this particular

portable rink, and this venue.

Decent reply, not close enough, but

they'd use and reply.

The only

disadvantage, it is down near the

centre of the rink.

We are in the

third end, and of course you can

declare, burn the end. And replay

it. You can nominate to do that as

often as you wish, but you are

actually only allowed to put it

once.

APPLAUSE

With the pressure on at this stage

in the match, that's very good.

He has pushed through this, and

there is no way that is getting

back. That was the one he really...

He just wanted to get a little

closer with the third delivery. I'm

surprised he hasn't changed the

forehand, because he played it

really well.

really well.

A little more weight to

get the jack, the same line. Very

close again, it needs to bend now.

Doesn't want to stick out. It has

just stood there again, the little

that.

If it drops, it is perfect.

But it is still hard to get back

down. Just holds off. He is only

slightly on the outside of the maps

to try and help the bowl get back,

but he knows he is afoot heavy, he

cannot kick back.

He needs good

weight.

He has overplayed it. He

knows it. Well, that was the one he

wanted to play it with, because he

wanted to leave Greg in a position

of match against with one bowl to

save it.

I just wonder whether Greg

will try to get too close now. He

doesn't want to widen that again.

Anything on the backhand side, a

little short, takes that away. There

is a back bowl against him, he can't

cover the back bowl and close the

other one out. He has to make a

decision, does he leave the open

draw and cover the greenback, or try

and close the backhand out on the

draw?

There is also the other option

of the forehand closing on the jack,

getting back to his own red bowl,

and that is more or less it, really.

He is playing the backhand, and as

you say, John, and nothing short

will make it very difficult.

will make it very difficult.

He is

on a wide line, looks like he is

going deep.

Decided that there is

the chance of the two bowls going,

or the jack, so he is just trying to

beat the green one. That doesn't

really change things in awful lot. I

don't think that has had much of an

influence on it. So will he draw or

will he run? I think it has to be a

draw.

It looks like a draw. He could

play a dead weight draw on the

backhand weight onto the rest, and

she wins the match.

His own front

green one is killing him.

It is

possible to strike that, you have to

get that angle to miss the jack

getting the other red bowl. You

could probably get one in 50. It is

a difficult one, it looks like a

backhand draw.

It is going to be

hard to pick out the line, his

weight wasn't bad with the previous

poll, but one bowl to take out Greg

Harlow.

It is all the weight.

It has

to be perfect. It looks like he is a

bit on the heavy side, will he get

back in time? Just as his own. Dear

me! What an effort. Once again, as

we have often seen in these types of

games, the champions come through

whenever things are tough, and that

is the reaction of Greg Harlow.

Normally to win a match you just

waver the crowd, but he had that

they're saying, I am still here, I

have dug deep, I have won this match

2-1.

STUDIO: So, Greg Harlow, back here

the win in 2010, is through to the

next round, but now it is time for

Paul Foster against qualifier Lea

Blackham, and again, the underdog

took the first set, but the man from

Troon took the match to a tie-break

by winning the second 12-4.

COMMENTATOR: Paul Foster has been

struggling a bit with this longer

jack, he has been a lot better on

the short jack at 24 metres.

the short jack at 24 metres. Once

again, just robbing a little bit on

the short side. Not too bad from

both players.

both players.

Yes, Lea will slip

onto the other side. He has a chance

here.

He has overplayed that.

To eager to

get there.

I think he realised that

the touch of the bowl on the jack

would be good.

would be good. Tie-breaks are always

slightly different, it is not

accumulative shot, you just win the

end, if you get a four it doesn't

matter. It can be aggressive, a lot

of Jackson bowls being pushed out

early.

Another chance for Lea. Same

line, needs to drop the weight off

from the last bowl. A good chance

here.

It is for Paul's fronts two,

because he has no back position, and

Lea now has two at the back. It

would be tempting for Paul to run

this because if he gets the jack, he

will take his chances.

will take his chances. Two feet. He

knows if he draws it, it will be

tough to get it out. But the bowl

out would be good as well.

He is

playing the runner. He doesn't like

it. Normally that two feet, he would

drop a bowl around their easily, and

I think he is not quite feeling it.

Now he is in a bit of bother,

because of the jack. If he gets the

jack on the next one and goes on to

the re-spot, there is only one side

that will help him. He is OK on the

right-hand side of your picture. And

he is closer with this one, just

wants to drop inside it. Well, the

two bowls will go. I think he has

got no choice here. Having played

the running bowl, he will go for the

two of them.

He is going again, on

the forehand this time.

Looks wide.

Well, I think the jack has stayed in

the ditch. If the jack is in the

confines of the ditch and the rink,

and we are just waiting to find out

if it is or not. It's not. He has

pushed it out. And I think he is

getting one read. It is going to be

close.

Well, he fancies that.

The tale of

the tape, I think. Let's get them

out and have a look. We can't tell.

On the way down, I thought the bowl

had missed that on the white side.

He wasn't looking for the outside

edge to punch it into the jack, I

think we knew that. But the re-spot

always looked like he had a chance,

and the jack, if it had held in the

ditch, he definitely lost it. But it

always looks good on this one. It is

close, that is very close.

Back to

the road.

This is massive.

the road.

This is massive. Yes, that

is a massive measure, it really is,

in terms of the result, for Paul

Foster.

So, Paul Foster will take that one

shot, and he goes into the lead for

the first time in this game. He has

been chasing it all the way.

been chasing it all the way. And at

some stage in the

some stage in the last two, Paul

Foster has given the jack away for

the last bowl. He has just obviously

felt he would prefer to have the

last bowl that play the short jack

Link. -- length. I can understand

that when it comes to the last click

tie-break.

A lot of players do go

for that, and that proved probably

right on the last end for Paul. It

got him out of trouble.

He played a

bad end. He knew he had the re-spot,

I reckon he knew that. It was just a

matter of whether he was going to be

able to get the jack off or not. It

ran across the ditch and had time to

settle. He was unlucky.

Two green bowls are the target, and

those would be perfect for him.

That's good.

Good spot to there, by

Paul.

He will want to do this with

this one.

He needs to do it with

this one.

He doesn't want to have to

play the last bowl to save the

match. Just a very slight

correction, not much.

Certainly looks a lot better. Oh, he

has played it.

That is a very good

reply by Lea.

That will do.

Paul just steadying himself on the

mat. He knows how important this

bowl is if he could make it.

And he

really wants the draw with this one.

The third bowl is the time to do it,

leave your opposition one bowl to do

it, and he has missed it on the high

side.

I'm not even sure if that

would have been getting back a good

weight.

We think Lea has got to go

for an even closer bowl, I don't

think he can leave him another

opportunity. He needs to get a

little bit closer if he can.

He is

looking for a front touch. He has

got the back position.

The line is

good.

I tell you what, he is not far

away with this. He is not far away!

Oh, that's a very good bowl, that

blocks Paul Foster on his favourite

hand. He might have to play this on

the forehand. I can't see him

running at it. Well, he might do,

actually, because he has got the two

re-spot positions if he was to try

and get the jack of confines of the

rink.

He may be tempted rather than

swapping sides to a draw on the

forehand, he could get a result

either side here.

either side here.

If we look at the

red bowl situation, that is the

re-spot the, and the re-spot there.

Now, that brings this bowl into

play, which we have to think about.

And that's the one that we get if

the jack goes in there, and you can

only really see it if we put the

jack in there and say, there you go,

that's covered now. Obviously the

other two reds are closer, so that

is the other way he has to think

about it. I think it is worse than

driving, trying to draw within three

or four inches.

He's playing for the

weight, looking for the jack,

bowling to the jack. He is close,

needs a connection. Didn't get the

second one, it is a third and

tie-break.

So close to getting the

jack, he knew he had it covered and

was able to get to it. This match is

going all the way.

Once again, Lea has the jack for a

fuller length. 28 in half, probably,

around about that sort of distance.

There you go. I'm getting better at

this, Johnny.

You are. And with your

eyes as well.

Good close-up with the

monitor! Got the glasses on one I am

playing.

I'm not sure if that is going to be

close enough.

Last end of the

tie-break, the rules change again.

We can destroy the end, play it

again. Needs to be nominated, of

course.

course.

No great start.

Back that

come big bowl. But is probably one

of his best first bowls of the whole

much, if not the best. So, excellent

first delivery by Paul. Bolts of

problems never leave.

problems never leave. Going early,

you can't blame him. He is close to

his own bowl with this. They have

run through. The famous run through!

They can do all sorts of damage.

We

thought she was just inside, and he

nearly got a very good result.

Paul

Foster will run for cover, he

doesn't want to be anywhere near

that, just let it build where it is.

Now, Lee, you need to nominate if

you are trying for a dead-end,

because if you don't, it will go on

the re-spot.

I didn't hear the marker confirming

anything.

I don't think he did

nominate. He is in trouble now.

I

can't see it going the other side,

but I think Paul will probably throw

one out there anyway. He has got one

bowl left, and to be honest with

you, I think he's going to have to

draw it. Unless he goes for the

killer nominates him.

He didn't

nominate with the last bowl.

I think

he's forgotten. And the market will

not remind him, either. Paul just

ticking with us, he reckons there is

only one way for the brewery to go

on.

Now, Lee, will you nominate

this?

Have heard anything.

If he doesn't nominate, there is

only one shot he can play, and that

is to rest the bowl often stay in.

He has call a tired, there is no

nomination to kill the end. He has

forgotten.

Yes, I think he's

forgotten.

Because in this situation

it is the perfect shot.

And the

dead-end, to draw that on the

forehand would be wonderful at this

stage. If he gets the strike and he

doesn't nominate, it is going back

on the re-spot. Some bowl if he gets

it. I think is totally forgotten

about it, and this one is not going

to get back, not a chance.

Well, all

credit to Lea Blackham. He has

played well in this match and pushed

Foster all the way. It wasn't

vintage Paul Foster, we know that,

and there are reasons for it. He

will not make excuses, he knows the

situation, but he has done what you

wanted to do, he has come here in

the first round on the difficult

personal circumstances and one

Wright this match.

Paul, I think a lot of people were

aware of your personal circumstances

coming into this match. How

difficult is it to concentrate on

what you're doing out here?

To be

honest, as I said in my interview,

I'm not going to make excuses. I

felt OK back with my family, but

when I stepped on the rink, it was

completely different. I don't know

what it was. I think it was probably

a case that I was trying too hard,

mostly for certain reasons, but I

managed to dig in, and I don't know,

I just didn't feel a lot today, but

I'm not going to take away from

league, he played an excellent game.

A difficult time for Paul Foster,

his father passed away last week.

Hopefully he can have a bit of time

to himself before his second-round

match, and he will be playing the

winner of our match between world

number 16, Jason Greenslade, against

Robert Gordon from Strathclyde.

COMMENTATOR: A decent start, as

well.

Well, the first two bowls have been

important, and those are two decent

ones.

Very close. Just sneaked in, a

positive call. Francis Fletcher, the

marker, one red.

He likes it. He's trundling after

this. He has played this well, if he

gets past the red. Oh, what a great

bowl!

He knew it was close, it is

not supposed to come past the second

bowl, but we will forgive him on

this occasion. He knew it was really

good. You normally have to ask

permission to go up after the second

bowl, but he got excited by that,

but I think it is in a situation

like that it is justified.

It is,

and nice to see him get excited,

that was a great bowl. He is on a

decent line here, he also thinks he

is very close, he is chasing it.

Stalking it. Oh, what a bowl! The

crowd barely reacted for a moment or

two.

Goodness.

two.

Goodness. Oh, that is perfect.

And you heard the reaction, that

that is the reaction with Jason, but

Francis Fletcher saying he is going

to nominate that bowl. He doesn't

want to get near it on the carpet in

case it moves. So that was a good

call by the marker.

The right idea,

though.

though.

Well, Jason, I think you

want to stay away from that. Either

you block the hand, possibly

something down the rink, or you are

playing beforehand to try to get

somewhere to that green. Can't

afford to get near him on the

backhand.

It would be a perfect

forehand shot, no doubt about it,

and if he misses the forehand, the

green bowl, he is into a position

behind it.

It is a difficult

position for Jason. The problem with

blocking it out is Robert can just

play a yard around it, and edged the

bowl off. And still get two. So if

he goes shortened blocks the running

bowl, or if the alternative is there

and he goes wide to stop the yard

on, he plays inside it and still

gets the shot. I think it is a

forehand draw, I really do.

He is

playing beforehand, looking to get

to the side green bowl, that is the

ideal position if can do it.

He is

well out, I tell you that.

It is a

very safe line.

So safe. He is going

for cover. That is a little bit of a

default shot. If you are not really

sure what to do, chuck it round the

back.

It is all on Robert Gordon

now. Can he find the line to remove

that Red Bull?

He has a good sight

of it, it is not hidden in any way.

I think maybe a little bit less

weight than when he used the last

time.

It is either that or he goes

firm and really clear it.

Clean as a

whistle, and he doesn't want any

movement on the jack, of course.

But

if he could strike the last end... .

He could play the firm strike, no

doubt about that.

Matt

the match lie against him.

I would

have thought he would go quicker

than that.

Well, Jason Greenslade

picks up a single and draws the

second set. Good game, thoroughly

enjoyed it, and Robert Gordon came

back strong after the first set, won

the first 18-2, draws the second and

just couldn't get over the line.

Congratulations to Jason Greenslade

who has booked his spot at the

second round and will face defending

champion Paul Foster. Elsewhere:

Don't forget to join us on Tuesday

on the red button from 10am for the

second round match between Darren

Burnett and Jamie Chestney, and both

of those players will feature in the

mixed pairs final which is live on

BBC Two on Tuesday from 1pm. That's

it for now. Congratulations to Jamie

Chestney and Mark Dawes, the first

champions of the week. From all of

us here, goodbye.