Ladies' Singles Final World Indoor Bowls Championships

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hello, everyone.

And welcome to Potters. It is the

most important week in the sport of

indoor bar and a chance for the best

players in the world to get their

hands on the most coveted of

trophies.

Today, it is the turn of the

ladies...

It is ladies finals day, and what a

final we have in store! And East

Anglia and Derby, two-time and

defending champion Katherine Rednall

from the Ipswich and district indoor

club, and in her semifinal yesterday

afternoon, she cruised to victory

over Scotland's Lesley Doig.

She will face a stern test from her

great friend and rival, Rebecca

Field. The Norwich bowler came

through a tough semifinal against

Janice Gower last night, now her

sights firmly set on a second world

title to add to her 2013 triumph.

Following that, we are back to

second round open singles action is

another local hero, Greg Harlow,

continues his bid for a second world

title... Standing in his way, the

very dangerous Scott Edwards, hoping

to add to his ever-growing list of

notable scalps.

to add to his ever-growing list of

notable scalps.

We are starting today with news of

the open singles and at the start of

the day, we knew the identity of

5/4-finalists, with three matches to

go. Greg Harlow in action later this

afternoon, but the first Match Of

The Day took place this morning

between Les Gillett, the

semifinalist last year, against 2016

runner-up, Robert Paxton.

Here is what happen.

The world singles title is missing

from both of these player's Seabees.

Robert Paxton's best was as

runner-up in 2016.

The lead changed hands five times in

a topsy-turvy set.

Paxton went into the final end with

a slender advantage. It came down to

the last bowl, arguably the shot of

the tournament so far from Les

Gillett. Snatching a single, tying

the set 8-8.

In round one, Paxton was pushed all

the way by Daniel Salmon, overcoming

the Welshman only in a tie-break.

This proved as challenging. A good

drive in the fourth end helping him

into the lead.

Les Gillett's first-round match was

a more straightforward affair,

seeing off Simon Skelton in two

sets, but he kept the pressure on

Paxton.

He managed to stay within a shot.

But Paxton took two shots at the

next end and in the eighth, he

played a nice draw for a match lie,

which Les Gillett could do nothing

about.

The 39-year-old from Taunton is

through to the quarterfinals and a

match against Mervyn King.

Well done to Robert Paxton. He is

through. This is the top half of the

open singles draw. Jason Greenslade

plays Darren Burnett, in the first

quarterfinal. Mark Dawes is against

Mark Royal, and at the bottom we

know at least one match in the

quarterfinals of the bottom half of

the draw, Mervyn King and Robert

Paxton, still waiting on the bottom

two matches.

Former world champion

two matches.

Former world champion John prices

alongside me. Now we know six of the

quarterfinalists, you can tell us

how strong the field is this year.

It is a good field, Paul and Alex

has gone out, but Darren Burnett, he

is still in, there is high quality.

Which player has impressed you the

most?

Overall, I think Mark Dawes,

he's a very good player. He has a

majority in his game, he plays very

confidently, he owns the rink.

His

attitude seems to have changed more

recently. He has a belief?

Yes,

getting into the 16, he has the

respect of his opponents. He looks

to be the man to beat.

Are you

picking him for the title?

I don't

want to put pressure on him but I

fancy him!

Thank you, John.

Let's

fancy him!

Thank you, John.

Let's concentrate on what is coming

up. The first match this afternoon

is the final of the ladies singles.

It is between Katherine Rednall and

Rebecca Field, both players know one

another's games and personality very

well.

This is my seventh year now. I've

come to treat it like, I suppose,

both me and Catherine, we feel very

comfortable here. We know the people

who watch us, you see the same faces

every year. It's a brilliant place

to play bowls.

I think it is just

nice to get done first, then be

waiting for your opponent, sitting

in the player's box watching. I

enjoyed the semifinals, chilling out

and watching it.

The draw was set

up, Katherine was at the top and I

was in the bottom half. I think it's

a final that people are hoping to

see and I hope we go out and do both

of ourselves justice.

I think the

only bit I get nervous about is the

walk on.

walk on. I'm so clumsy, I worry I

will fall over! But I take every

game as it comes. You win, you win.

You lose, you lose.

We have been

through a lot together. It is

similar how we have come up through

the ranks. In March, we have played

on the internationals. We need to

have made up by then! We are

professionals, and it will be a nice

and clean fight.

We are

professional, we have our game faces

when we get on the green. Hopefully

it will be a good quality match,

they usually are when we play one

another. We will get on their and

play really good bowls and entertain

the crowd.

Katherine is dangerous,

she really does the damage on the

second bowl. We can both play the

shots. We both probably have the

best two draw is that have been here

over the week. It could be exciting,

there could be fireworks!

Her first

two bowls are the strongest part of

her game. She doesn't let you in. I

will have to be prepared for her to

nail it with the first two, and make

sure my first two are equally as

good, if not better, than hers. My

mum and grandma have been here for

every game. They sit in the same

seat in the stand every time. I know

exactly where they are. My boyfriend

was in the players box, he looked

like nervous wreck!

My mum watches

from behind a curtain! She isn't

very good. She loves coming but then

she is hopeless!

You always know

when she is playing because Judith

is sat behind the post in the player

's box!

What's the point in coming

if you aren't going to bother to

watch it?

It has been quite a year,

without saying too much.

It has been

quite a disappointing year. There

have been ups and downs. I feel like

now I am coming out of it stronger.

I am looking forward to the match, I

hope I play well. May the best lady

win!

Very funny listening

Very funny listening to the two of

them chatting away before the final

today. The crowd listening to every

word. Two highly decorated players.

Katherine Rednall, just 22 years

old, going for her third title. She

won last year and in 2014.

Her opponent, Rebecca Field, just

six years older, the winner of this

title in 2013. She and Katherine

fought out the final in 2014.

Katherine came out on top.

Alongside me, let me welcome Sian, a

Commonwealth Games gold medallist,

it's great to have you with me

today. These are two players you

know well. And two players who know

one another very well. Our positive

or negative is that today?

They do

know one another's strengths and

weaknesses. They are friends and

colleagues. There are not many

negatives. They will not be worried

that they are friends, they will

both want to win. That will be

forgotten.

They both spoke about the

other starting, with the first two

bowls, they both said that it was

important to better that. How key is

that for a victory this afternoon?

They have both carved their careers

through being specialists. Their

first two bowls are excellent. It's

about who settles the quickest but

also shot selection is essential in

this match. It is which has the edge

at the right time.

They should both

be extremely comfortable on this

rink in the final. They know it so

well.

They are both former winners

and finalists, they are both at

ease. Rebecca said yesterday after

her game how comfortable she felt.

Katherine has an air of

compatibility about her anyway. They

are both excited.

Who Do You Think

You Are come out on top?

My 50p is

going to be on Katherine Rednall

today!

Is that all we are paying

you? Let's go over and join our MC

for the afternoon...

for the afternoon...

Thank you,

Rishi

for the afternoon...

Thank you,

Rishi. Welcome to the international

arena at Potters Resort, the

atmosphere is absolutely electric.

You could say, ladies and gentlemen,

you could say that we are feeling in

the pink! Let's get the ladies on

the rent! Making her fourth

appearance in this final, a young

lady who has proven what a

formidable opponent she can be --

the ladies on the rink. It's the

former World Matchplay champion,

Rebecca Field!

CHEERING

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MUSIC: "Firework" - Katy Perry

it is

hard to believe that this young

22-year-old made her debut

appearance four years ago and then

went on to win this very event.

Defending her title for the second

time in her career, the ladies World

Matchplay champion, the pocket

dynamo, Katherine Rednall!

MUSIC: "Mr Brightside" - The Killers

COMMENTATOR: A great atmosphere in

the auditorium, don't forget if you

want to contact the team with any

questions or tell us who you think

will win today, tweet is using the

hashtag BBC bowls.

Sian is in the commentary box with

our main man, David Colquhoun.

COMMENTATOR: An easy walk, no need

to scramble up here. There is plenty

of time.

The players are always hidden away

whenever the interviews are going

on.

on.

I didn't want them to hear who

my 50p was on! Not ideal!

Indeed.

But it has to be a good call, based

on the fact of how Catherine has

played so far.

She has been so

comfortable. So consistent. That is

what I based it on, really. A great

start again.

The single extended to 11 ends, in

the tie-break.

the tie-break. The shot clock is in

action. 30 seconds to deliver the

ball.

Forehand and backhand.

Two red.

Another useful bowl.

I'm not

surprised to see Rebecca, I would

expect it to take her a couple of

ends to settle down today. I do

think there's more pressure on

Rebecca Field, although Katherine is

defending champion. She will just

have to take a little while to

settle into her stride.

That is a

good bowl. The problem is, there is

no back position, meaning she cannot

attack the head, unless she is

prepared to take a risk to go with

it.

it. Whereas Katherine can drill away

at this. The back position is

covered...

It is another one. A very impressive

start.

That was great from

Katherine, tucked away nicely.

I'm

not sure if it is counting but it is

another bowl in the area. If Rebecca

Field, well, she just drops out, but

if she wants to attack this, she

will have to be careful of her own

bowl.

She goes quickly down the

forehand. Ooh, a great bowl.

Coming

through and making sure she is with

it. She plays beautifully. That if

they get out of jail sharp!

Absolutely, she plays it perfectly.

She has to get to the jack and pick

up one, it was a great bowl. She got

herself out of trouble, certainly!

Got the connection from the Red

Bull, she pushed it on. Getting to

the re-spot, she would have been two

or three down.

or three down. Rebecca Field, very

capable of playing and attacking

shot.

A good opening bowl from Rebecca

Field. She will want to put

Katherine under as much pressure as

she can come as early as she

possibly can.

Keeping this standard going, and we

are in for an absolutely cracking

game!

A change onto the forehand.

She forces Katherine to playing

weight, you would expect that. She

is close to the tow, she could get

down...

What a result! My goodness

me. Court goes the green. -- out

goes the green. Mum and grainy, they

are always in the same seat.

A wry

smile there from the boyfriend.

Rebecca, down to the draw shot to

pull the jack back. Difficult when

you put on the extra weight.

Slightly overplayed here. But a good

effort.

The running ball from

Katherine, well, she just about had

the edge. An incredible result.

No

doubt about it, she was in the area.

But a maximum result to be holding

one at the end of it. And a chance

to add another. Plenty of room, as

well.

She is trying hard with this.

Perfect. Her two or three shots were

taken away.

taken away.

It shows what a

versatile player Katherine Rednall

is. She has showed her range, with

only two bowls.

Jack length, 28 metres.

This game has quality written all

over it!

Both are such good players.

That is their real strength.

That is their real strength.

An

international standard, it's what

you get when you play with them in

the international arena.

That is Wayne, the fiancee of

Rebecca Field. Waiting to play his

match. He is on the show later this

evening, when he takes on Stewart

Anderson. That's always the danger

of playing the running bowl, when

you have one and the head, the

chance of taking your own out.

She

chose to go early. She chose quite a

lot of weight for the shot. Now she

is left in a position where she has

two attack again.

two attack again.

We see Katherine

Rednall going a little deeper this

time... Anything behind jack is

good.

Close this time... Yes. The trouble

with going again, it's always going

to be an issue, but the back

position was really good. By taking

one out, she leaves the other one.

And a huge amount of room for

Katherine to keep piling them in.

That is where the issue is. It will

be a draw that is required, I cannot

see her going for the single bold

target. -- bold target. Katherine

wants to score, but she doesn't want

to provide a shoulder. She wants to

make sure that her ball is online.

Well, that has got to be tempting.

You are so close, it must be

tempting to go again. Damage

limitation, the best you can do on

the draw is a third shot. You may as

well go again and take one out.

She

will be looking to take one, if not

two come out. The best position she

could be in, one down.

Going for the

draw... This would be very

impressive.

impressive. I'm not sure about that

shot selection. I don't even know if

she has made the third shot. Why not

just drive again?

With Katherine's

last bowl, it would have looked

tempting to drive again. More of a

target than what was there

previously.

previously.

The bowl on the jack.

She was capable of scoring. She had

options.

options.

5-1 after three ends.

Macro

one, 28 metres.

Long jack Lowden. Comfortable there.

Rebecca Field will have to start

making the first two battle hers. It

is about winning that one.

She has dropped straight in. From

the first, she was bang, bang, bang.

Just tucking in behind the jack this

time. Making another double...

This doesn't look good. She has lost

her way in the centre.

She needs to

settle down and get back to drawing.

That is what she does best.

That is what she does best.

Looking

at a third one here.

Dropped out, it may have made the

fourth. One ball very close. You

would expect Rebecca Field to draw

this.

this. It would be a very loose

forward to lose.

I would expect

Rebecca to redraw the shot. But she

does not like this one...

If that is

the case, she may be worried about

an over correction.

an over correction.

She has

overplayed it...

She has taken the

front out. She may save the other.

It is still three.

We favoured

three. I think they will probably

measure it, though.

I would have

expected her to get in there.

Yes,

she knew that it was heavy. It's a

good sign but when you let one go

like that and you are four feed

through and you thought you were

close to the jack, that is a

concern. Two out, a measure for the

third. Early days in this set. But

the gap is, well, rapidly it is

getting very big. You don't want the

player to get away by more than a

few shots.

Katherine anxious to get on with it.

REFEREE:

Three shots, Katherine

Rednall.

It's not that she's playing badly

but Katherine is taking her

opportunities to capitalise when she

is holding.

She's had a couple of

nice ends and when you have loose

ends at this level you will be

punished and if you're opponent

scores in multiples it is a problem.

There is plenty of evidence to go

but Katherine Rednall may feel this

is a bit of an uphill battle and

this next end is key.

Much better start from Rebecca

Field.

REFEREE:

One green.

This is definitely more like it now,

first ball in, the second just

drifting round behind. That's always

very useful.

It just gives her

options for later in the end if she

needs them.

Good from Katherine, just playing up

to it.

Just as the ball comes in it

touches the jack, it will be sprayed

with chalk and that means it is

touching. Goes into the ditch and

stays live. That's what the spray

chalk is for. If the ball goes into

the ditch without touching them it's

taken away. All of the bowlers know

that but we have a large audience of

non-bowlers.

There we go, tweet using #BBC Bowls.

Questions will be received, looked

at and if we can answer that we will

surely drive.

Please don't make them too

complicated.

Great effort from Rebecca Field

trying to turn the Red Bull onto the

jack. Gets the single. -- the red

ball.

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Once again, her first ball getting

in.

This has happened a few times during

this match already. The first two

balls of Rebecca Field have gone a

bit wayward.

She just hasn't got

into any sort of rhythm yet.

No,

there has been flashes of it on some

occasions.

You're right, but nothing

consistent.

The trouble is playing

her third bowl she will be in a heap

of trouble. Here it comes. Tempted

to run down on the forehand at this

and try and make a disturbance.

Just drawing in, a lot closer, has a

chance on the second bowl. Just

sliding off.

I think she will be

keen to keep drawing to try and hit

her stride. She knows she's got to

do something in the second set. She

will want to just get into her

groove as quickly as she possibly

can.

Still time to go, only on the

sixth end

sixth end of 11. Two sets. On the

pull of the jack Rebecca Field can

pick up a couple. Extra time out, of

course,

course, given for 11 end finals.

Katherine is a very quick player.

She sees danger, she is going deep,

she thinks Rebecca will be playing

into this. The crowd realise that

too. Good odds to play into this.

Yeah, she has the option of the

bowl, the jack is what she wants but

there is a couple of different

opportunities.

She doesn't like it, David.

She

didn't push through it, that's the

problem. Oh dear. You can hear the

crowd murmuring at that. The old

adage is, you can't get anything if

your Mac and not up.

She shouldn't

have been short at that, even if she

was drawing she should have made

sure she was positive she had the

chances there.

This set is going

away now, third three, 12-1, a

couple more ends and there will be

no return.

There is only one thing for Rebecca

Field now, and that is to try and

extend this set for as long as

humanly possible, just try and get a

couple of shots, try and force it

down to the last two ends. The

longer she is out there there is

more chance of her working her way

into the match. But Katherine is not

letting up and to be fair she is

getting a bit of a free run at the

moment.

She is but she is playing

very well. She looks very

comfortable out there. It's easy, I

suppose, when you are just adding

them in but she is still doing it.

APPLAUSE

Look at this, one all on the front

of the Jack and the next one a

couple of inches behind, 18, 20

inches. Julie Potter in pink today.

Always very colourful, is Judy.

And of course Sian in her usual

seat.

No one would dare get in

there.

Not a chance of sitting on

that one.

Everything in a line, it's not easy.

But again there is that drop short

haul. It is a bit of a struggle, to

say the least. There is one green

one in there but the other two are

wayward.

She's just scratching

around and she can't find her way.

She had to attack on the first end

of the set, saved herself, and since

then she has not been able to string

a few together. That's what she

needs, she just needs a couple of

good ends and to settle down. And

then it comes, doesn't it?

Well, it

does, and for Katherine she is just

blasting away there, taking every

single opportunity she can. She will

come off that green. That has opened

things in terms of a target. She

really needed to get past it. So, if

I was Rebecca Field here I would

play a running bowl at this just to

try and open things up. There is a

back green bowl that might be very

useful.

She's got to. She might want

to release a bit of frustration as

well, it might do her good.

Release

the tension.

Get rid of it.

She's

gone for back and draw within two

inches.

I think that's surprising

considering how her drawing has been

so far.

I would have pushed right

through that just to...

I think I

would have got my arm going on that

one. Get it out of my system. She's

probably thinking to herself, I will

just draw this and try and find good

weight but sometimes it's just not

the right shot and the run continues

with.

the right shot and the run continues

If you are Rebecca Field supporter

that scoreline looks pretty

frightening.

That was loose from Katherine.

She

missed the chance to get close to

the first ball so now it's time for

Rebecca to try and take advantage of

that. This certainly looks better.

That is an encouraging clap, I

think. I think the crowd want

Rebecca to pull up and this to be a

bit of a battle.

At the moment it's

very one sided, always disappointing

in the final.

The ball dropped but it didn't make

any difference.

Too many opportunities.

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This is better. There you go.

INAUDIBLE

The crowd appreciated as well.

They

don't want a one-sided final.

Katherine is well aware of the fact

that if she scored one on this end

the set was over.

Yeah, she switched

over.

She's not too far away, just on the

outside.

Very good for the draw.

Good weight.

Good weight. And another rolling

into the ninth end.

Short bowls.

Well, there is no doubt about the

fact that the set's gun, without a

shadow of a doubt, it has gone. --

the set has gone.

Katherine will not

allow Rebecca to score three counts

the way she's playing.

Three counts

of four, she is not.

No.

of four, she is not.

No.

It ends two

singles, and it's just not enough.

Splattering of the odd two or three

in there, you would say there are

indications that she can push

through into the second set, but at

the moment there is nothing to say

it will be any better.

Sometimes

psychologically when you start the

second something shifts, especially

if you've been beaten quite

comfortable in the first set. It's

quite nice to get that set out of

the way, and it has gone and you can

start afresh. I hope that is what

will happen here.

That is the joy of

the set system, you can get away

with that, go down 13-2, 14-2,

whatever the case may be an start

off 0-0 and if you win that set you

are in a tie-break, it's not

accumulated shots.

You can win by a

high margin, or just squeak the set

and go on to win, that's the great

thing about sets.

The wrong side of

it. It had the weight, though.

Just wanted to get close to the

jack.

First set is going to be over this

end.

Not good enough, too many short

bowls.

Time to move on. 13-3, no need for

the last two ends, and the Rednall

camp will be very happy at the

moment.

Only halfway there. She had

a little look up. She did, that's

unusual for her.

She's normally very

focused on things. There is a big

screen on the arena and it's shown

on the screen.

APPLAUSE

Very good end from Katherine after a

poor start from Rebecca in the

second set.

This needs to be better.

Rebecca switching over here, badly

needed. Two loose bowls. She will be

happy to get that one in there.

She

wants to get off and running in

this, doesn't want to be losing

counts. Katherine Rednall close with

this one. Very close. Very good bowl

from Katherine Rednall.

Not letting

up on things.

Just on the high side. I didn't mind

the weight so much because there was

always a chance with that weight.

Now, Katherine could be trying to

draw another and if she touches the

jack she could make three, and that

would really hurt.

It's very close

here, could break well for

Katherine, great bowling.

Not an

easy two to make but my goodness me

she made it look easy.

She's in

total control out there at the

moment. She's very comfortable, she

is playing very well. Rebecca had a

little sneak them, and she batted

her back away.

her back away.

Absolutely. Wonderful

arena at the Potters Leisure Resort.

Always get good crowds.

APPLAUSE

Once again another good start.

Generally speaking, the women

players will use slightly smaller

bowls, not everyone does. Good reply

from Rebecca. Quite often they are

using a size two or a size three. We

do get some of the players using

84-macro, very rarely a five.

I

think it is rare for to play with

anything above a four. -- players

using a four.

The men would

generally use a size four. It goes

all the way down to zero for small

hands. The manufacturers are all the

same, the biases are the same that

are available for men and women and

the grips as well.

Of course, when they come here there

is a lot of pool bowls available, as

we call them, 30 or 40 sets of those

and people can choose which to use.

But the top players have their own.

Just dropped out. They would often

have two sets, the green and the red

provided by sponsors.

Of course, the

general rule is people should play

with the biggest bowl that they can

comfortably throw. That was always

the advice.

It was, I think it's old

advice now. Look at this ball going

down now about four feet short.

Used

to be the case the smaller bowls

would swing all over the shop but

that's not the case now either.

That question was posed by William

Jones, who I think described the

bowls as Woods, that's a different

story altogether, a reference back

to the old days. How she got it

through to her own? Yes, she has.

Great bowl.

She got it very close to

the jack. There is a good shot

there. Bowl to bowl, one or two,

depending on the contact made.

Down on the forehand. It is hard to

pick a line out on this particular

shot. I was just thinking she could

get that one into it. That would

have been fortunate but Katherine

Rednall yet again gets in.

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The gap on the last bowl? REFEREE:

The gap on the last bowl, 14 inches.

This is better from Rebecca.

Got a

chance with it.

Needs to hurry. Yes,

very good. It's almost painful

coming in, that one.

It was. Some

movement there as well. It will

settle for one shot.

settle for one shot. On the forehand

looking for the deep red ball, drop

off it and make it two.

Good weight. Just try and stay away

from the jack a little bit, just

overplayed the line.

overplayed the line. Katherine, she

is enjoying this. If she touches the

jack she will make a double. People

say about scoring twos and threes,

we refer to them as doubles and The

we refer to them as doubles and The.

-- doubles and trebles. At the

international level that is just

what we do.

APPLAUSE

It is already bowls. Look at the two

at the bottom of your picture, that

will make life very difficult -- it

is all red bowls. I don't see much

on four Rebecca Field here. Just try

and draw up to it.

It is another end where Rebecca

Field doesn't have any back

position. Her choices are so

limited.

It wasn't too bad, to be

honest with you. Narrowing it a

shade... Had to be the perfect draw.

Once again, she pops it in,

Katherine Rednall.

Jack length, 28 metres.

A short ball again, isn't it?

That

has been the default with the first

two, from Rebecca. It makes life so

much harder for herself. That is the

problem. Katherine is just punishing

her, at the moment.

Turned her back on it again. She

really is struggling. It is hard to

watch, this. Because she is so much

better, we all know that. In the

meantime, Katherine Rednall is

getting a free run. She is doing

exactly what she has to do to take

advantage.

You cannot give Katherine

Rednall a free run. As simple as

that. That was always the danger.

She is playing so well in all of

these matches. She is very

confident, very relaxed out there.

Rebecca will have known that she

needed to get up there for the first

two in particular.

Really, really good stuff from

Katherine Rednall.

She finds the

line as well. Just acknowledging

that level of skill.

that level of skill. Short-term

retentive memory online and weight.

It is very much with the

22-year-old.

Really, Rebecca is left in so much

trouble, in the end. And over

correction... Understandable.

It

isn't easy to do a shot there with

four down. Katherine makes it look

so easy, at the moment.

so easy, at the moment.

Katherine

Rednall's camp, very happy at the

moment.

Working out how many ends

they have to go.

It is difficult,

not good to see but you have to

appreciate that it is an exhibition

on one side. Rebecca Field, at the

moment, has no answer.

Great work for Rebecca Field.

It gives her a good starting point

now. Can play either side. Making

the double.

Got a chance with this. A little

touch on it. That is remarkable,

really. That is what we expect from

Rebecca Field, two balls like that.

She is a very accomplished player,

she has a really strong record. We

know that she can bowl like this.

She has a chance here. Forcing

Katherine into a running ball. She

has missed. Moving to the other

side. Staying away from the jack.

Trying to go deep, expecting

Katherine to get it. A jack on the

corner would be good...

corner would be good...

Outstanding!

Absolutely.

Looks under... Four shots coming up.

Now, Rebecca, no mistakes... Four

shots, look at those four shots.

CHEERING

, APPLAUSE

She never put her under pressure in

the entire match.

the entire match. She forced

Katherine into plain two weighted

balls, she did so quickly. Both with

each of them. See what happens

now...

A very good opener.

Katherine Rednall, doing just enough

to get the shot...

The danger of the short balls

again...

again...

They are like a horrible

magnet, sometimes.

Rebecca Field

really needs to draw this, after

picking up four. To get the impact

of the full house by picking up a

single at the next end. Need to

hurry with this, though. A little

lazy looking.

lazy looking. That is a shame. She

would be very disappointed with

that, after the last end and roaring

so well. -- drawing. Katherine has a

chance here.

10-4, 8-5, it is a big difference.

And it lessens the impact of the

four at the previous end.

That is very good. Well done,

Katherine Rednall. She almost looks

a little fazed for the first time,

in the last end, when she was forced

into playing those running goals.

But she has settled back down, now.

Of

Of course, Rebecca Field has to win

the set. Even coming down to draw

it, that would not be sufficient.

Jack length, 28 metres.

Normal service resumed.

I think she knew it was slightly

through the head. From her body

language. The backhand will be hard

to get the shot, that has to be a

perfect draw.

perfect draw. Closer with this one.

She has played the perfect draw. An

absolutely perfect draw.

Katherine prepared to a ripe with

this. Pushing the jack into it...

That was perfect for it. She could

even afford to play it with slightly

more. She has the position to.

Absolutely.

Absolutely. Rebecca Field has always

played a very good ball. That is

clever. I'm not sure if she meant it

to be there. She would try and draw

the jack. She needs shots. It is a

good receiving position. But

actually, Katherine Rednall has

control of the end. In terms of how

the head lies. Even though she is

one shot down.

one shot down.

She looks for

something similar. So close on the

third.

Know, something is wrong.

This is all about making the

scoreline look respectable, now.

Trying to get another two or three

shots on the card.

She needs to

score more than one, one is OK but

it will not get her back in.

it will not get her back in.

Her

fourth single of this match... 16

ends with 14-mac.

ends with 14-mac. -- with one four.

I would have thought she went to do

something different to shake it up a

little bit.

Not an awful lot

different to what we have been

playing.

No.

You can see Katherine Rednall,

anything over 27 metres and she

scores heavily.

A huge difference in

percentage.

Massive, if anything,

Rebecca Field should be going down

to 23 or 24 metres to compete there.

She matched her at 23-25. You would

have thought that is where she

should be putting it. Better here.

A chance to get one right in again.

Still getting the ball away nice and

smooth. Tension has not affected her

delivery. Needs to hurry, though. A

little bit of the old yard-itis, as

we call it in the bowls world.

Getting stuck in that yard shot. Too

often.

She isn't putting pressure on

Katherine in the same way that

Katherine is doing to her. A perfect

touch.

touch. You cannot leave Katherine

with that amount of room. She is not

going to keep missing.

She is too

good, especially in this form.

She

has hit the ground running in this

game.

Oh, dear. It is tension, isn't it?

Pressure and tension.

That is all it

is. That kind of bowlers out of

character.

Not flowing through the

bowler and releasing it properly. It

is very hard, to see a player at

this standard, suffering a bit like

this.

She put the shot ball on the

forehand. Now she has followed it

up.

So good.

Stern stuff, she will

be shaking hands very soon.

Potentially 12 shots there. Two

shots for Katherine Rednall.

Jack length, 28 metres.

That level of consistency has been

scary at times. But even when she is

not close to the jack, there are one

or two bowls within a foot or so.

With the opposition scratching

around, they are in deep trouble by

the time they get to the third ball.

Another one in there. Rebecca, true

to form, trying to stick to the

draw.

I think that she has played it

with some conviction, though. A good

enough shot.

Responding to that ball

with a cheer.

Katherine has four time-outs

remaining.

Hasn't had to worry too

much about time-outs. Get to the

green ball, or turn the jack around

for two.

for two. Motoring along in this

game.

Very quick so far. Very close,

Katherine... Well played, Katherine.

A good shot, very close. The green

ball did fall back.

If that is the shot, this will be

over...

Rebecca needing two to carry

on the set.

on the set.

She is looking at it but

to be truthful, there is so little

available. It has been a tough day.

But played well to get here.

Yes.

It

hasn't worked out but if it is one

red, just waiting, confirmation

hasn't come through yet. 13-5.

Rebecca has the opportunity for a

trail to make two. Not the easiest

shot but she does have one on. She

is trying...

is trying...

I'm not sure if this

will get back in time... If it is

one red, she will be shaking hands.

The match has been played at

prolific speed. In terms of the

bowling, because there has been very

little time, and discussion between

the market and the players. It will

be up to Francis Fletcher to sort

this out.

You would feel that Rebecca would be

quite happy. This is just one red.

She gets off the ring, she hasn't

been here a day...

It would have

been tough, she would be feeling a

lot of emotions right now. You

cannot take it away from Katherine,

though. She has played exceptionally

well.

We still don't know. No

reaction from the players. They will

be watching very carefully.

be watching very carefully. Up to

another end... Seven shots needed.

12-6 after nine ends.

Scoring with a long jack length...

29.5 metres.

Interesting to hear her

views on that after the game.

Best

not to mention it to her...

Not

straightaway!

If it doesn't hurt...

There is no point. No point in

playing.

playing.

After a few days she will

rationalise it, and say, I was in

the final. It just wasn't my day.

She didn't settle, she didn't come

out and settle. That was the

problem. She scratched around for a

few ends in the first set.

Unfortunately that continued in the

second. On the first couple she did

not score until the fifth end, did

she?

she?

She managed to pick up a big

four. Look at this. Suddenly, you

see the true Rebecca Field!

You have

seen glimpses of it.

It is like,

where had I been all day? You know?

Attacking...

She is in the area.

It

is a very good strike, yes.

Did not

need to, she could have packed their

head but quite comfortable with that

shot.

Instead of letting it build

up, she goes early. It is the right

decision.

Kills off the game.

You would expect Katherine Rednall

to draw this. She knows by opening

it she gives herself the opportunity

to do what she does best, which is

to draw.

to draw. There you go. The recovery

shot.

That is going to hurt! That is

just Rob -- rubbing it in.

Two of

the best bowls that Rebecca Field

has played, she has them taken away.

She is looking to make a

disturbance. Not the case. It is all

over. APPLAUSE

CHEERING

There was absolutely nothing Rebecca

Field could do today, to keep

Katherine Rednall away from the

jack. She was absolutely relentless.

A perfect display of singles. Doing

really, really well. Just one end

where she faulted by losing four.

She kept Rebecca on three in the

first set and two other singles in

the second. 13-3, in the first set.

And a very comfortable 13-6 in the

second. 2- 02 Katherine Rednall.

Well, we could see the pressure was

going to be very intense in this

match, we were not sure where it was

going to come from but Rebecca Field

had to play an attacking shot on the

first end and didn't score again

until the eighth end, in the

meantime it was all Katherine

Rednall, pops in another one of the

three and another one for three on

the sixth end and it goes to 12-1

and it was all getting very

difficult for Rebecca Field. And

once again there is another big four

for Katherine Rednall, to go 8-0 in

front on the fourth end, and Rebecca

got her own back by picking up a

four on the fifth end but it was all

getting very difficult. Look at

this, back touch close to the jack,

wins the match and the title and

Katherine Rednall is the world

indoor Bowls championship match play

singles champion. The end is won was

always going to be on Katherine's

side. Not Rebecca Field's day but

she was in the final and you

couldn't do anything about Katherine

Rednall. Very few people in the

world would have held her down

today.

I've got both players with me now

and will start with Rebecca. I guess

you've got to put it down to just

one of those days where you've run

into an opponent who is in fine

form.

In my opinion I just lost to

the best lady bowler in the world.

So...

APPLAUSE

I can understand if you don't want

to say anymore, it's totally

understandable.

It's not good to cry

on national TV, is it? I will come

away and think I didn't play very

well but this girl puts you under

pressure and that's the reason, she

makes you crack, I played well all

week and she was superb today and

you just have to watch it and

there's not much else you can do

about it. Two finals is fantastic

this week and I will take away lots

of memories from here.

Thank you.

APPLAUSE

Katherine, why did you do that to

one of your best mates?

I feel

really bad!

LAUGHTER

I guess I just settled into a today,

the best I've ever played, I just

found it from the first end really.

I thoroughly enjoyed it... I didn't

enjoy it really, it was horrible.

LAUGHTER

I don't really know what to say.

I

was going to as you because you must

have enjoyed the fact you are

playing so well but on the receiving

end is someone that you know and get

on so well with.

There were some

ends when I looked so sorry and felt

so sorry for her because I wouldn't

have had a clue what to do. But I

settled into it and I don't think I

could have done any better.

To sum

up your achievements, three world

titles in the space of five years.

You are only 22. It is a phenomenal

achievement. Are you able to take

that all in and comprehend it?

I

just love it here, I absolutely love

this rink and winning three times is

incredible, couldn't have dreams on

it.

Would you set your sights on the

open singles title?

Becky and I

qualified for the open pairs this

year and we will definitely do that

again if she will have me.

Definitely.

Rebecca, huge

commiserations, and thank you for

speaking so eloquently in defeat.

Ladies and gentlemen, your champion

of 2018 once again, Katherine

Rednall.

APPLAUSE

It is time for the presentation and

here to make the presentation is the

underwriting solutions manager for

Just, Jill Harvie and chief

executive of the World Bowls Tour Mr

Richard Matheson.

APPLAUSE

And first of course to your run-up,

receiving a cheque your appreciation

ladies and gentlemen for Rebecca

Field.

APPLAUSE

And what about this young lady? She

is absolutely phenomenal. Receiving

a Langham glass trophy, a cheque and

title of the 2018 world indoor

championship, Katherine Rednall.

APPLAUSE

Ladies and gentlemen, the pocket

dynamo, the 2018 ladies World Match

Play Championship, Katherine

Rednall!

STUDIO: What a performance in the

final from Katherine Rednall, she is

so comfortable. There is her

grandma, and her boyfriend

celebrating her success. Three world

titles since 2014 when she was 18

years old and she won to the first

time, she won last year and

successfully defended it and she

said in her own words that's as good

as she has ever played on the blue

rink, outstanding performance from

Katherine Rednall. We have

highlights from the Australian Open

coming up on BBC Two when we come

off air at 5pm featuring Marin Cilic

against Kyle Edmund. And then we

have the final match in the last 16

of the open singles between Stewart

Anderson and Wayne Willgress

of the open singles between Stewart

Anderson and Wayne Willgress from

7:30pm online on the BBC sport

website. And highlights of all of

Thursday's action on BBC Two at

12:15am.

Now we are going to switch our

attention to the open singles and

show you how the draw looks. As we

are getting ready for

show you how the draw looks. As we

are getting ready for the

penultimate match in the last 16. We

know that Jason Greenslade, Darren

Bennett, Mark Dawes, Mervyn King and

Robert Paxton are all through so

only two matches left to go and that

next it is Scott Edwards against

Edward Harlow, and was knocked out

Foster in the International Open

last year and today he's up against

not only the world number one but

also his legion of fans.

Love Greg Harlow. My favourite

player.

I absolutely love Greg

Harlow. He makes an old lady very,

very happy.

I think Greg Harlow does

a very good job, not just for

Potters but for the game of bowls.

Can he get me tickets to the

Commonwealth Games because I haven't

got any yet?

They love him here and

he's won everything you can win in

this game, one of the greatest

players of all time so in a way it

is a privilege for me to go out and

play him. I'm here to try and win

the world singles like everyone else

and it's an honour to go out there

and play him and I will give it all

I can and see if I can get the

result. I am provisionally number 17

at the moment, so every win is

massive for me. It's all qualifiers'

dreams to get into the top 16 so it

would be a huge victory for me and a

huge debt forward to possibly

cracking the top 16. -- huge step

forward. It was fantastic to be the

reigning world champion, that was a

huge win for me as well, and again

added to my experience and I feel

that has helped me along. That game

made me feel like I had made a huge

leap forward with that win, beating

such a great player. Nothing beats

it. I mean, you come here, just see

the venue, see the crowds, and you

can't wait to get out there. But

it's a nerve-racking experience

stepping on the green. I've been

here twice now, it's my second time

in the singles, before I played Alex

so that was a huge game when I was

last here a few years ago. And,

yeah, it was nice to have that

experience under my belt. The first

bowl is huge, you've got to get your

first bowl going. So if I can beat

Greg to the jack on my first bowl it

gives me a chance every end. If I

can't get one of my first two bowls

going I will be in trouble. In that

case he plays a greater running bowl

as well so even if I'm on the jack

I'm going to need a bit of luck here

and there. I am just fully focused

on the game and the end and the next

bowl, but once you have come off the

rink you start thinking about the

final and the possibility of being

there and the possibility of lifting

the trophy but if you dwell on that

for too long you will struggle on

the green so I try not to. But that

would be everything.

It would be if

the 44-year-old from Peacehaven can

get the better of the former

champion Greg Harlow who has had to

be close to his best just to get

this far.

I played Martin Birkett, my

international partner, together with

him 4-for years, I knew how good he

was and he delivered the game I

thought he would so I knew I would

have to be at my very best to win,

and obviously I was delighted to

win. If he'd beat me he would have

been a worthy winner. I'm happy with

my form, I feel I played well in the

two pairs events, obviously

disappointed we missed out on the

final of the pairs but Mark and

Jamie played really well and

deserved to win. I feel my form is

good, I'm quite happy with it. It's

my second home, I work down here,

stay down here a couple of nights

through all of the bowls breaks so

I'm familiar with all the

surroundings and it helps me get

lots of local support from local

people and staff. Scott on his day

can beat any player. He's a hard

match player plays the open Bowls

circuits, he's so used to playing

the sets scenario so there will be

no surprises for him. He's probably

been here as long as any other

player, put in as many hours on the

carpet as any other player so I know

it will be a hard second-round

match. In 2010 after World

Championship I would have loved to

have done it since then. I've been

very close a couple of times. Last

year in the final. If it doesn't

happen it doesn't happen. I'm not

putting too much pressure on myself

but I believe it's definitely there

to win again.

David is behind me as

we look ahead to this match between

Greg Harlow and Scott Edwards. --

alongside me. Looking at the scalps

Scott Edwards has had so far,

looking at some of the players he

has defeated so far, and how will he

go about dismantling the world

number one today?

If anything he

would have looked at the first

match, important regarding Greg

Harlow because Greg had to fight

hard in that to get over the line,

and some people thought actually he

was just a little bit under in terms

of his top form. Will he get better?

I don't know. But the reality is

great is the world number one, he is

a tough competitor, he's obviously

coming in as someone who is going to

be the favourite but this other guy

is a very cool customer and he is a

poker player, that's his occupation.

Yes, he keeps his cards close to his

chest. But what are his skills? We

saw in the final today how important

the early bowls are, when Katherine

Rednall hit her straps early on she

had Rebecca Field on the back foot

and never let her in. How important

will it be for Scott to make an

early impression?

The same thing

really, the first two balls put the

pressure on, that sets the tone for

the end and also the tone for the

strategy through the match trying to

find the right length to put your

opponent under pressure. Don't worry

too much about your own game, if you

find the right length, the first

bowl, second bowl, then you have a

chance for the third and fourth

recovery bowls and they are chasing

the game, exactly what happened with

Rebecca Field. She was chasing the

whole time.

I know we are looking

ahead at this match but what did you

make of

make of Katherine's performances?

She did get a clear run, to be fair.

Rebecca didn't really put her under

any pressure. At one end with

84-macro told me quite a bit, but at

the same time you have to keep the

pressure on -- with a four. End

after end setting of the situation,

which to be honest with you, there

is nobody I know who would want to

have faced Katherine out there in

that form.

Man or woman.

Probably,

yes.

I also mentioned about the open

singles to her and she said she is

keen to have a go and try and lift

that title. How realistic are high

hopes of winning that in the future?

It's very difficult. It really is

very difficult. Five games in one

day minimum as a qualifier and then

it would be an absolutely...

Katherine plays against them men

quite a lot, can she qualify?

Absolutely. Can she repeat that

performance against one of the top

men players? Who knows? If she can

she can do a lot of damage.

It would

be fascinating for the game if

Katherine Rednall made a break in

the open singles. We are

concentrating on the open singles

now because of next we have Scott

Edwards against the world number one

Greg Harlow. Korkie is heading to

the commentary box and we will join

Richard Bear.

This poker player from

Oxfordshire is hoping for a full

house in this match to earn himself

a place in the quarterfinals.

Last year's PBA European number one

and former Bowls England National

singles finalist, ladies and

gentlemen, your appreciation please

for Scott Edwards.

Next to one of the game's most

naturally gifted players on the

circuit, three times international

and twice Scottish Open champion,

and former world indoor singles and

pairs champion, it's the world

number one Greg Harlow.

DAVID CORKILL: after the excellence

of Katherine Rednall's performance

in the ladies singles final what

next?

Interesting challenge for Scott

Edwards. He is a very good player.

Fourth place and a lot of

qualifiers, been to a national

singles before, runner-up, 2010. He

knows how to play in the big finals.

In terms of his career this is like

a big final.

Yeah, playing the world

number one, probably the favourite

for the tournament with who is left

in now. He's got nothing to lose, if

he plays bowls like that this will

be a good tussle.

No disrespect to

anyone else but he is world number

one so you'd expect him to be the

favourite at this stage. In fact,

probably right from the beginning.

Some big names already gone home.

Paul Foster, Alex Marshall, David

Gourlay, Andy Thomson. REFEREE:

The

gap on the shot is nine inches. Two

feet short of the jack high.

Very nearly made it.

Left-hander. You'd expect him to

feel the pressure of this sort of

game, expect, except for the fact

he's playing Greg Harlow.

Last bowl,

please?

REFEREE:

Two feet gap.

My

last bowl.

15 inches short of jack

high.

Again, very, very close, just

dropping away.

dropping away. Confirmed as one red.

On his forehand.

I don't know much about Scott

Edwards with regards to his style of

play. He's been through two

qualifiers

qualifiers before but not well-known

to us.

I know Scott a little, I

played against him in some other

events, normally a good drawing

player, doesn't play a lot of big

drives. You don't need to if you are

drawing well.

He is a capable player

so he will not be unsettled by the

occasion.

He is a very serious poker player.

He should be very cool under

pressure.

APPLAUSE

REFEREE:

Two inches short of jack

high.

Scott Edwards's reaction to this

will be steady, steady, steady and

see what happens.

He's got to get a

foothold in the game, he needs a

decent start. Grade isn't quite at

the top of his form at the start of

this match but I'm sure he will

improve -- Greg isn't quite. Like

any game, you've got to feel your

way in a bit and Scott won't want to

drop too many big counts in the

game, just keep it tight and stay in

the match.

Scott Edwards beat Jonathan Ross in

the first match. Jonathan Ross was

slipping down the rankings and he

was in trouble and really needed to

get through that. Quite likely to

drop out of the top 16 if he doesn't

perform in the next event.

perform in the next event. That is a

handy bowl pushing the green one

down.

APPLAUSE

Just made it there, Greg. Looking at

the bottom end of the ranking list

there are a few players who are

still in the tournament, Scott is

one of them, Wayne Willgress is also

one who could affect that list at

some point.

Trying very hard with this. A little

tap on the green and it might just

fall out. Wrong side.

I think this game is going to be

quite slow, quite deliberate, all

within the shot clock rules, of

course. We have seen the clock

running down to single figures quite

a bit.

a bit. 28 seconds on that delivery.

Could be. Wiggling its way in.

The crowd stay in their seats after

the final. There will be a bit of a

disturbance on occasions after

people come in after a comfort

break. Generally speaking, the crowd

has stayed there. They will be very

interested in this one because Greg

works here and he's very well-known

to the people who visit Potters

Leisure Resort.

I'm just not sure if Scott will have

the firepower to keep Greg at bay.

Greg's wife Kay is a big supporter

and is normally in the auditorium

but I'm reliably told by Greg that

she is baby-sitting the

granddaughter outside, either, the

one-year-old who is a bit lively. I

can't think that Kay will have much

time to watch the polls today.

One-year-olds can be, quite often

they have found their feet and they

explore every corner. -- time to

watch the bowls.

If you get tired you can always hand

them back.

It could bend inside the red.

This is good for Scott if it runs,

get inside. Yes, he's played it

well.

And it's going to drop back.

Well protected now.

Is it's going to crunch it? Not

quite. Good second, though.

That's where Greg is very good.

Doesn't give too much away. If he

can't get the shot he makes sure he

gets the second, doesn't allow you

to score heavily against him.

to score heavily against him. In his

younger days he played more of a

maverick game, but he's tightened up

quite a bit and been very successful

on these televised events.

Yes, he

was a flamboyant player in those

days and would take risks and

chances, at he's much more

conservative over the last decade or

so. It's made a massive difference

to his CV in terms of tournament

wins. Really he's not the only one,

a bit like Mickey Brett left, who

would come in and play aggressive

shots at the wrong time, and he

studied his game and all of a sudden

he was running away with events.

It's a learning process.

The very

top players will be very measured

about where they play certain types

of shops.

A good correction.

Just watch Greg on the mat, the ball

drops down... He says, touch her.

Greg is very, very deliberate, now.

There is nothing hurried about it.

Playing the runner...

Well, the good thing about that is

that he has cleared the

that he has cleared the short ball,

still in a good position. He has

options, he can play either side.

One of the few left-handed players

in this tournament. He has played it

well, again. Two touches.

Couldn't

have put that in a better spot, in

the centre of the rink.

A tough one

to draw, worth popping into this

again...

again... A great spike. Clearing the

two reds away. On the forehand side,

he does not miss too many. He likes

a forehand runner, in particular.

a forehand runner, in particular. It

is always harder to put it back

again, the third time. He has good

line and length, a good feel on the

carpet at the moment, Scott.

carpet at the moment, Scott. The

track doesn't look too bad, if he

has the weight.

We think it is just in, as well.

That is a hard shot to play, for the

third time.

third time.

Greg will be hurt after

the draw shot. He isn't, actually.

Running again.

On the high side this

time...

He did have the back bowl.

Going for the jack.

A good call, if

you think about it. Three on the

re-spot, or in the ditch. Could have

taken it off completely.

I thought

that Scott had another go at the

backend, he didn't have to go of the

rink. It was a good call by Greg...

That is what they are playing for.

The glass trophy. The title of world

professional singles champion.

One shot, Scott Edwards.

Set to score, 3-2 at four ends.

Jack length, 23 metres.

How far is

it over, please?

it over, please?

It is obviously

close.

Nine inches.

It is OK, it has

to be a minimum of 23 metres. This

will be interesting. A lot of people

think that the closer the jack, the

easier it is. It is not easy.

You

can get in contact with us using the

hashtag BBC bowls. We've had a

question about the position of your

thumb on the bowl and what

difference it makes. Do you want to

take that?

I am quite happy to take

that. It depends, the traditional

grip, the cradle grip or a claw

grip, the phone would be quite low

at the side of the bowl. With a

claw, your thumb would be quite high

on the ball. Have a look at one of

the guys right now.

the guys right now. That would be

more of a cradle in the hand...

more of a cradle in the hand... The

sum is quite high, using his grip on

the side. Putting his thumb into the

grip. Andy Thomson's summer is quite

high on the bowl is quite high when

he delivers -- here's thumb.

Some

put their thumb in the middle of the

running surface.

That is quite high

on the top of the ball, near the

grip. A traditional claw grip. It

comes down to personal comfort. They

would say to anybody listening in,

whatever feels good... If it works

for you, it is consistent and you

have no problems, do not change it.

Don't fix it if you do not need

mending!

That takes most of the

coaches work away from him, around

the UK.

Always useful advice, especially if

you are just a beginner. A bit like

the delivery in many ways. If it is

comfortable, that is fine. If it is

effective, that is even better.

Dropped in on the green ball...

Could save could easily have fallen

in for a shot, then. He would be

happy with that.

It is a recovery

bowl, isn't it? The best he can do

now is two...

He has made it.

Two shots, Greg

Harlow. Good weight and line, he

knew that he would get in.

knew that he would get in. It all

counts at the end... Missing a

couple of those, and it can cost you

the set.

The ladies final was so fast, it

really was.

Irrespective of the

scoreline, the game was played at a

fast pace.

fast pace.

Just makes this game

looks very slow, when it isn't

really. Probably close to normal.

Both of these players, for different

reasons, make sure they take their

time. And there are no mistakes.

Then we get into the major stages of

this championship.

A slight correction... Very nearly

made it.

A good bowl...

You may see the

runner coming out from Greg again.

He has won well hidden in there. It

is probably well worth it. The

forehand runner...

forehand runner... A bit of work to

do.

Taking the back bowl away.

Refusing the chance to draw another

one. He plays for position, getting

in a spot on that side...

Greg was probably always going to

draw with the fourth bowl. Did not

have that back position.

have that back position.

He is going

to loosen up that green one as well.

A purposeful march down the green

from Scott Edwards, he sees the

opportunity here.

Yes, the chance

for a good three shots.

He has taken it as well!

Has he

ever?

ever? Three shots, Scott Edwards.

Second-round singles match, back to

nine ends in the set. Two sets and

another three and tie-break. --

three and tie-break.

Are they waving

at you, Dave?

They were talking to

me outside!

They said they were looking for the

good-looking one! They could not

find Rishi! Second-best again!

I think they said they were down

from Gloucestershire.

A nice part of

the world. Scott, what has happened

here? Three good bowls, the last end

and you play a loose one!

He has only just passed it. Give

Scott another chance.

Scott another chance. Scott plays a

lot of singles. Open events on

weekends. Singles play is different

to anything else. You can get in the

groove... The tactics of singles as

well is very important. You will be

very comfortable out there. You

don't want to play many loose ends.

He needs to capitalise on his

lead... Looking for a couple of

singles. Two poor opening balls. You

would not expect Greg to make a

mistake with the second delivery.

He needs to pass it... I think he

touch took him away from the other

green bowl. I think he would have