Day 2 World Indoor Bowls Championships

Hello, welcome to highlights from

the World Indoor Bowls Championships

from the Potters Resort on the east

coast. A lot coming up including

action from the last 16 singles and

we start with action from the final

of the mixed pairs with Darren

Burnett and Rebecca Field against

Jamie Chestney and Lesley Doig.

Jamie Chestney and Lesley Doig

overcame Greg Harlow and his

partner. Chestney and Doig 4-3

ahead. Commentary from David Price

and David Corkill.

The line is really good.

A very good start with that.

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.

A clear road now.

Plenty of room

around.

COMMENTATOR: This is good. Well

played, Lesley.

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A bowl and a half short of jack

high.

Come on, run!

Darren knew that was

on the short side.

She has been

consistent but that is three short

bowls and Lesley can find another

good one and they will be in

trouble. If he turns the green over

it will be good. Turns the green

down.

A little bit unlucky. Brought

the jack into the open. Without

moving the jack, it would have been

perfect. The trouble for Darren,

there are holes and gaps all over

the place.

He does like his backhand in both

directions on this rink.

Hurry.

Here it comes.

It needed an

edge. That is an improvement. An

edge on the red would have brought

him all the way through to the jack.

Jamie now has a chance to turn the

jack himself.

Not sure about this. It is under.

Are we still one down?

It is a

similar bowl.

similar bowl. Has the edge of the

green to use. Same weight.

Hurry down.

Another chance for Jamie to put this

jack out of sight.

Come on, down you come now.

Good try.

All sorts of options. The difficulty

he has he has no back position and

if he leaves it he is in trouble.

I

think he hates to play the backhand

just over the draw. -- he has to

play.

He would like to get to the

jack and extended through to this

position.

position.

I think that is the shot

to play and he has to hope he does

not nip in and run away from it.

Has

to be positive. The danger area. If

the jack goes there, he is picking

up three, four, five.

That has a kick inside. Just inside.

It has to go down as a chance.

Not

easy on that side but if he gets off

his bowl, two o'clock position,

takes him into the jack, scoring

three, four, maybe.

An opportunity.

A massive one if he gets it

absolutely right.

It needs to hurry.

He might not need

the bowl.

Very good.

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He played it well.

He did not need

the edge. He gets the jack.

That was the problem. Darren Burnett

could not get one in there.

could not get one in there.

Two ends

to go.

to go. The target will be to score

four shots and get something out of

the set.

They did not have the early

bowl from Rebecca passed the jack

and that was the issue. In this

pairs format, you need a pass, it

gives you that feel-good factor.

It

gives you an option to play into

things.

Good start, looks good.

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That was not intentional but it has

gone to a good position at the back.

Always useful.

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It might be hanging on for the shot.

It depends how she feels. That looks

the better option.

Played it well, played it really

well.

This first bowl, if I were Jamie, I

would be tempted to draw. You would

not want to remove the close green

bowl.

Has a bit of a problem with

it, takes out the angle, it will

take him away from the jack.

Sensible decision but he did not

play well.

The weight was not too

bad. The weight was lovely. It is

still not ideal.

Never far away on the backhand,

Darren.

That is his favourite hand,

no doubt about that. Of the two

sides, he will always play that

backhand.

Make your mind up now,

Jamie.

I think he will run this.

Still has the danger of winding his

own roll out.

own roll out. Pick the bones out of

that!

A great strike. He gets it

absolutely...

Perfect. Three away.

That is as good as it gets.

Going for the jack, Darren. That was

the danger. Taking his own bowl out

but just a fraction for Darren.

One bowl each. You would expect

Darren to be able to beat those,

certainly one of them. Beat one and

you will be close. Their

conversation, he will go for the

best back. An interesting choice.

He must believe Darren will drive

the jack.

the jack. He needs shots. He has

passed it.

That was a good bowl.

He is saying to Darren, I will take

the three shot lead into the last.

He is looking at angles and it does

not look good. It looks a bit flat.

I cannot see it.

Some bowl to get

the two greens.

It is a flat angle.

That is the problem. He would have

to play it on the backhand to get

across. I cannot see that happening.

Realistically, I think it is a draw

and you go into the last end three

down.

Back position is against him,

as well. A good draw shot.

as well. A good draw shot. If he

misses this, the set is virtually

over. He is going heavy. Going for

the two.

the two. It looks like one is a

green.

STUDIO: Jamie Chestney on course to

lift another trophy. He and Lesley

Doig taking the first set and

leading in the second as we join the

action.

COMMENTATOR: This is a good start

from Rebecca.

She knows she is over it. Not a time

to go walkabout.

Still plenty of room.

Does not look happy. Overcorrection.

Oh, dear.

Oh, dear. There comes a time... Oh,

dear. At the moment there is nothing

to close.

Rebecca needs to take advantage and

nail this to put some pressure on

Jamie Chestney.

Settled now.

Still a bit of room but that is the

best of the lot so far.

Did not play a good end but nothing

tied to the jack so Jamie is not

under too much pressure you expect.

The problem is he has an opponent

who can do the same thing. He needs

to get in with the first one.

Very good here.

Well played.

Well played.

Always good when you

have a skip who can do that. Very

useful. I remember the days you used

to be able to do that.

to be able to do that.

I played with

someone who did not leave me in too

much trouble.

You have to say that.

He will be listening. LAUGHTER.

He knows he is too quick.

The bowls of finding centre rink so

the lines are there.

Needs to hurry. Well, that is

actually not too bad. If you are

going to miss it you might as well

miss it and leave it in a good

position.

Would he be tempted to

edge it out? It is difficult.

He is going for the half bowl.

Very

close.

You could see that from four

yards out, he had the gap. He would

have known that. You could see the

gap from there. He would know he had

missed it. Jamie Chestney knows the

bowl will wing out.

Draw to the bottom red bowl. Pop one

in there.

If he misses this, I bet on Darren

getting it the next time. That is

where the pressure comes on.

Oh, dear. Well.

He is going to come down to here and

try to wing the bowl off and if he

gets it right, the bowl will

disappear and he will score

certainly this one. I am not sure

this one will be counting but it

might. It will be close.

Got it this time. Well played.

That

is the thing with Darren, I do not

expect him to miss with two bowls.

Just the one. Not sure if the other

would count, but at this

would count, but at this stage, it

was massive.

Very close with the

previous delivery and he played that

perfectly. Darren Burnett at his

very best. This is what he is good

at, conversion shots. He had to get

the edge and he got it clean.

One shot to green and it would have

been 7-5 of the red team would have

hurt to score three shots but as it

is they only have to score one. That

was in many respects probably the

bowl of the match.

It has given him

a better opportunity. Now it is

anybody's set.

anybody's set. A decent start by

Rebecca.

That is good. Becks will want to get

another one in and start to build

ahead because last time was a good

example of what happens when you do

not have enough bowls around. You

cannot rely on one against these

guys.

At this stage now you need

some position. That is another good

one.

Just wanted it to go across out of

the way. It was a good bowl but he

did not want it right in front of

the jack.

the jack.

This is a one end shoot

out, so might have to change

tactics.

I think he has decided he

doesn't want another close bowl.

A little bit deeper than where he

wanted it but it will be useful.

Well, better around there.

Jamie

will not be short. It is difficult

for Darren because if he does go for

a closer bowl, he could widen the

target. There is a nice gap at the

moment.

The angle is there to take the two

reds out.

I think Jamie will go for this. Two

bowls.

A chance of following the jack.

He needs the inside of the red. Oh,

he has got his own.

It is not bad.

Slightly better.

Slightly better. He has good

position at the back now, Jamie.

What do you do now, go for another

close bowl?

I think he needs another

one, I really do.

If you are going

to leave that bowl, Jamie will be

taking it away.

It has to draw

close.

close. Re-spot on the left-hand side

is green. A distance away but still

it will hold the shot. He needs

another one in.

It covers the re-spot but it does

not give him the shot. You could say

Jamie can draw it but I do not see

the point. He has got the last bowl

of the end and has to be prepared to

use that and if he is not, he must

draw it. If he takes it out, Darren

will certainly draw the shot.

Choices.

It looks like he is drawing it. He

is going for the match when.

is going for the match when. --

match win. Does not look right, look

short, and it was. He was looking

for a close second and he has not

made it. If Darren puts one a foot

jack high.

He does not want to go

alongside the other bowl, so playing

the forehand, if he drops jack high

on the other side to score.

In

behind the green on the forehand and

forcing Jamie to say you have to get

the jack now.

The backhand. He

prefers that on the draw. He does

not want to widen the target.

It

looks on.

He has to go for the bowl.

It is a drive. That plant is not far

away.

He has to drive this. I am not

sure if I would have swapped sides.

He has played the forehand in that

direction.

He has options, but as is

often the case but that is an

option, if he is on the forehand,

the ideal is to get the bowl out

clean.

I think he has to play this

straight and drive the bowl out. He

does not want movement on the jack.

The jack does not do him any good.

The re-spot is covered by red. And

it looked wide. Does he have the

plant? He has. It has gone to the

green. The plant was always on and

that is where Darren Burnett's bowl

finished.

That was always possible.

A fantastic game, and it is Jamie

Chestney and Lesley Doig who get

over the line.

Chestney and Lesley Doig who get

over the line.

Leslie,

congratulations, we were talking

before the match, and this was less

familiar to you but you are champion

now.

Yes, it has definitely been a

bit different and for Jamie is well

it has been a wee bit unfamiliar so

it is learning how each of the play

but thoroughly enjoyed it.

You

looked comfortable, did you feel

comfortable?

No, I'm always shaking

like anything! But I was glad the

last bowl was in Jamie's hands and

not mine.

It is the sort of bowl

which is at the top level you enjoy

that challenge. What were you

thinking as you released it?

I felt

I was in the area. Devon was

unfortunate, he gave me a bigger

target, and with the plant available

as well I managed to get the perfect

connection.

Sort of underplaying it

a bit and the one that mattered

most.

Yes, I just closed my eyes and

hoped for the best, and it worked

out all right.

Ladies and gentlemen, the 2018 World

Indoor Bowls Championships

champions, Jamie Chestney and Lesley

Doig!

What a couple of days for

Jamie Chestney, two trophies in the

space of two days. We switch our

attention now to the last 16

singles.

The first match of the second round

featured the 2014 champion, Darren

Burnett, and Jamie

featured the 2014 champion, Darren

Burnett, and Jamie Chestney. Here is

how that match unfolded. There was

little to separate them, with the

lead swinging both ways.

The set was effectively decided by

the outcome of two drives in the

last end by the finest of margins.

Darren Burnett's third bowl couldn't

have worked out better. So the first

set going the way of the 41-year-old

policeman from Arbroath. Jamie

Chestney had his breakthrough win

last year in Blackpool but today the

luck seemed to have deserted him.

Another runner in the fifth end of

the second set and another awful

result. The pivotal moment in the

second set came in the seventh end

when the 2014 world champion

capitalised on loose play from Jamie

Chestney. This long drop from Darren

Burnett enough for a double. Jamie

Chestney clawed this back, but it

wasn't to be. Burnett was in full

control.

wasn't to be. Burnett was in full

control. Some consolation for Darren

Burnett who lost out to Chestney but

he progresses through to the

quarterfinals of the singles. Up

next the match between...

Jack highball three inches away, who

is going to take it into the ditch?

I like bowls like that because if he

slips on between that and the jack,

you are in a heap of trouble.

And

the standard has been so high you

are expecting your opponent to do

that. David is more than capable of

doing that, and then Mark is in

trouble.

trouble. It's just not arriving.

Now

there is a chance.

there is a chance.

14 inches.

Overcorrection and the short bowl

will give David an opportunity to

play a runner.

He's not happy with

that.

How is the weight? I still don't

think that is close enough.

No,

definitely not. David won't believe

he has had a third opportunity at

this.

He needs to take this now.

Now then, David, what is the weight

like?

I think he is struggling. This

is a nervy end, isn't it, John?

He

knows it as well. One player you

would expect a pop that in with the

third chance is David Gourlay.

The

two green bowls were there to rest

in-off.

He has got to get a close

bowl to the jack.

Looks better for pace.

It is on the

wide side though. The pace is there

but it is on the wide side. I don't

think David will get a better

opportunity to win a set. Mark is

looking at it as if to say what on

earth has happened? He doesn't

believe it.

There's plenty of room

there, can David find that bit of

weight? He was on the line last

time.

He just can't get to the jack.

It's a matter of slightly extra push

and he's on probably the best hand,

the backhand towards the commentary

box. His most reliable hand.

Composing himself, he knows he has

the line. Just needs to find three

more feet.

He is walking up after it, certainly

pushed it out on online. Good weight

and he will make it back. Is he

heavy? Oh, he is. Goodness me, it

looked like it dropped out off the

bowl. It was definitely the shot. As

he pushed it too much?

Wow! I think it is just in by a

fraction. I tell you what, he must

have been very concerned there,

John. He probably still is.

Yes,

that touch on the bowl might have

been just enough.

They normally go

to the bowl they favour as the shot.

You can see it with Mark, he doesn't

think this one is in.

think this one is in. No, that was

very quick. David dropped back

towards the jack but I thought he

dropped out of the head. Now he's

going to push the red one out. Wow!

If he wins this one, goodness me.

Look at Mark Dawes, he just cannot

believe it.

David Gourlay is hanging in there

south to a tie-break which was too

close to call. After two ends it was

on apiece. Here is what happened in

the third and final end.

Just overplayed that.

Early doors in this game, Mark was

very consistent with that first

bowl. Really wanted to find a very

good on them. -- a very good one

then. Advantage Gourlay.

Now then, Mark Dawes, can he make

the adjustment?

the adjustment? This is the one.

A

big correction made, wasn't it?

The

gap, three and a half inches.

David

Gourlay will have the last delivery

so that could be vital.

Slipped to

the forehand side, David.

Yes, it is

the more open side to try to get to

the jack. Just over the weight.

the jack. Just over the weight. I

wonder if Mark will try to draw this

to the backhand, to the red bowl.

Normally it wouldn't be a big

problem, but this is the last end of

the tie-break. You are thinking

John, hang on a minute, it's pretty

nervy about there.

Yes, you've got a

feeling he will play down on the

forehand side, he's very confident

on this side. Needs to run past the

jack if he can.

This is good.

Well

played.

The problem with the bowl is

if David gets to that and drops

down, it will be the number one.

That is the only problem, a big

shoulder.

Yes, David Gourlay, third

bowl, would really like to do it

with this.

You always want to do it

with your third bowl.

with your third bowl.

Now then,

David, how is the weight?

He has

overplayed it. I think Mark needs to

think about this on the backhand.

Another way the position is with the

red bowls, I would be tempted to go

down there and beat the Reds.

Yes,

just get to red bowl.

just get to red bowl. Just looking

to see where he really needs to be

and ideally into this position. That

would be perfect. If able to place

his own bowl into there, couldn't

ask for anything better. He might

well declare two, because he can do

that in the last end of the

tie-break. I don't think he will

risk trying to draw.

No, Mark needs

to get to the red bowls. He will

hope to get a result if he doesn't

get it dead. That's where Mark is

playing. He's gone a bit too deep.

He has got one round there.

It's not

a bad position but not perfect.

On

the re-spot. He's looking at all

sorts of options here.

sorts of options here.

David has one

time remaining.

We are looking to

see where the red possibles are.

This re-spot is ideal in many ways

but he has all the bowls waiting...

He will play that side, he's not

going to kill the end, he will play

a lot of weight.

On his forehand, to

stay in the championship. Talk about

pressure! Goodness me.

He looks under, is he getting the

edge of the bowl? No. Well, Mark

Dawes survives a match which has

been full of everything. Brilliant

game, no doubt about that, against

the world number five, David

Gourlay. A tremendous game, John.

Yes, Mark Dawes had to dig deep.

David will be disappointed but it

was a fantastic

David will be disappointed but it

was a fantastic match and a worthy

winner.

David forced the tie-break, but that

last bowl he delivered, the last

bowl in the second set, when he

delivered that he got the measure. I

noticed a moment of frustration for

you, a rare moment of frustration.

Yes, it was more with myself really,

it was my own fault. I thought it

might have snuck out but it was a

great game, David played well and I

knew I would have to play well to

get the win.

Very focused in the

tie-break, maybe that birdie on.

Obviously David had momentum but the

tie-break is different. It is

one-off bowls so I was pleased.

Our

tie-break is different. It is

one-off bowls so I was pleased.

Our

last match features...

He's going to have to pick up a

double, then he needs another double

in the last end, John. So from a

statistics point of view, the odds

are not good. It is a funny old

game.

Well, punching the jack through for

a long end.

That is up the ring by two metres.

-- the rink.

Different length.

That's the

rangefinders.

Needs this one in. Trying to build

the head up. Certainly better.

What is the sign when a player is

leaning? Leaning inwards, trying to

purge it in.

Exactly. That's a

fiscal

fiscal reaction, but probability on

the rink. Chance number two with

this.

That's good.

Building

something this time.

A little loose

this end, first time in a while.

Let's see what he's playing now

because he has changed his hand,

looking at the back green bowl, he

drops on that.

It needs to bend now.

He has dropped away and it is still

two. Pop another one in here, three,

level in the last end.

level in the last end. If he fails

with his last bowl, it is suddenly

match on.

Decent line again.

Needs to

encourage it. He has missed the

chance to really put the pressure

on, and hasn't helped Mark's cause

to get around it, but...

I just feel

he missed an opportunity there.

This

is a chance for the match, draw the

shot. Needs to get up to the edge of

the green one, and he's not making

it. It is the first double of the

game for Andrew Kelly. Good time to

get it. He needs another on the last

end though.

Yes, what a line in by

Mark Royal, so close to drawing the

short.

Both played short bowls.

Three chances to get on within a

fort, didn't make it. -- within a

foot.

Still in a good position, Mark,

because he's got the bonus that he

can afford to draw the set.

He's a

quiet man, Mark Royal, isn't he?

Many tournaments he has been just

slightly under the radar of some of

the other players, then suddenly he

comes through. He can do damage.

It is a good opener, very good

opener.

And that is great.

Yes, first bowl

replied. When you look at the

history of Mark Royal, you realise

he has been world number two at one

stage, in 2009, then three and four.

Plenty of years at the top level,

started to slip and that coincided

with an illness he had. Now trying

to fight his way back. That missed

everything. Is it enough?

Well, he's

having a look at this. A little bit

unsure what to play with this. You

would like to get a position just

passed it.

He knows Andrew has a

chance to pull the jack back a

little bit.

The bowl has gone across

the rink. He's going outside it.

He's OK. It's a useful position but

he is sort of tempting Andrew into

saying well you just draw that and

try to turn it a foot.

try to turn it a foot. Needs two

shots, one is no good. He's inside

it. It is not reaching either, John.

That is... Well, match lie against

you, two short bowls.

Yes, he's

going to have problems now.

I could

understand if he was a foot short,

but not three feet away. That is

just making it really hard. I can

see Mark Royal coming between the

two green bowls but let's see what

he does. He could try to get a front

toucher. Not a noise at delivery,

absolutely silent. He's always had a

smooth delivery. Trying to get past

it.

That is not too bad.

I don't

think the two bowls will go out

absolutely clean without taking the

green one.

The only thing I can see

for Andrew Kelly is a very good draw

just to turn the jack a foot.

Andrew

has two time-outs remaining.

has two time-outs remaining.

A foot,

no more than that.

He has won bowl

left to stay in the championship. He

needs a big bowl.

Well, he's on a better line. Just

inside it I think. Good effort.

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inside it I think. Good effort.

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Mark Royal will be very relieved I

would say in this game. He's managed

to get over the line 10-4, that

didn't really reflect the match but

a good set to be fair. Andrew Kelly

just hung in for a while

Don't forget to join us on Wednesday

morning on the red button for a

clash between former champions Nicky

Brett and Mervyn King. We are back

on BBC Two at 1:10pm for Paul Foster

and Jason

and Jason Greenslade.

Congratulations to Lesley Doig and

Jamie Chestney. Goodbye.