World Bowls Tour
Will Stewart Anderson, Greg Harlow or Paul Foster regain the ‘Just.’ World Indoor Singles title or will Les Gillett see his name in lights for the first time? All won through in today’s quarter finals while holder and world number 1 Nick Brett, David Gourlay, Jamie Chestney and Darren Burnett saw their challenge come
2014 winner Darren Burnett added to the Scottish quarter final challenge when he took the opening set 7-5 with a single on the last and in the second once again did the business on the last end, drawing two shots to a displaced jack in the ditch to end the hopes of local Norfolk star and
In the first match of the day here on Mixed Pairs day it was David Gourlay of Scotland teamed up with Karen Murphy from Australia - both together from the drawn mixed pairs up against Scotland’s Darren Burnett and Englands Katherine Rednall in front of a packed stadium. In the first of the new format
Scotland’s Darren Burnett was up as last match today in the World Singles against the second PBA Australian qualifier Paul Butler. Butler had only arrived a couple of days ago and had managed a couple of practice slots but he gamely went out against Darren in front of a packed stadium. He won the crowd
The remaining two quarter final berths in the ‘JUST.’ World Indoor Pairs Championships at Potters Resort were decided earlier today with ranked players Mark Dawes and Jamie Chestney making their mark against winners of the Scottish qualifier Andy Barker and Mike Stepney from Elgin. The English duo led 7-1 but had to hold off
Darren Burnett was in control throughout the first set of his second round match against Lincoln qualifier Wayne Willgress taking the first set with a very comfortable scoreline. In the second set it was Willgress who settled first. Winning the opening end with two shots then holding three at end two for Burnett to strike
Second match of the day saw Scotland’s Darren Burnett face Austalia’s Steven Halmai. The first set saw Burnett out draw Halmai with the scoreline just keeping going up. It did not help when Halmai ran out of time outs and losing one bowl altogether to the shotclock. This saw Burnett taking the first set 7,4.
In the two morning matches in the Co-operative Funeralcare International Open here at Blackpool Newton Hall the last two places for the quarter finals were decided. Both matches were superb bowling and well worth catching up with on youtube.com/worldbowlstour. Darren Burnett was up against Mark Dawes in the first match and it was a nail
In the first match of the day here at Blackpool Newton Hall in the Co-operative Funeralcare International Open between Scotland’s Darren Burnett and England’s Billy Jackson it was an on form Burnett that took Jackson unawares. In the first set Burnett honed in on the jack and kept Jackson away from it to go 7-1
Darren Burnett from Scotland was up against Greg Harlow from England and played in a packed arena here at Potters Resort. It was a totally focussed Harlow that stepped out to tackle this match and an equally determined Burnett that faced him on the portable rink. Neither playing giving way it was a tight start