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David Gourlay takes the Co-op Funeralcare International Open 2018 Title

The final of the Co-op Funeralcare International Open 2018 was a cracking match full of twists and surprises with both players missing a few here and there and then also playing some blinding cracking millimetre perfect edge of seat bowls. David Gourlay from Scotland  and England’s Greg Harlow faced off for the title and it

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Scotland V England as Harlow wins the second semi

The second semi final between Mervyn King and Greg Harlow got under way and it was quite tense out there on the rink with both players under intense concentration wanting to make the final berth. It was King that seemed to get the better start as he went 6,3 up by the fifth end and

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Harlow joins the throng for the semi finals

Final quarter final in the Co-op Funeralcare International Open here at Newton Hall Holiday Park in Blackpool this afternoon saw the World Indoor Number 1, Greg Harlow, go up against the Scottish Ace,  five times World Indoor Champion Paul Foster. Foster got off to a great start and he went 4,0 in the lead by

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Harlow on top form and into the quarter finals

Last match of the day here at Blackpool Newton Hall Holiday Park in the Co-op Funeralcare International Open and was between PBA Qualifier Scott Edwards and the Worlds No 1, Greg Harlow. Edwards had come through the first round beating Reigning World Indoor Champion Mark Dawes and was feeling really good and at the same

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world no 1 harlow nips over the line

In the last of the first round matches in the Co-op Funeralcare International Open here at Blackpool Newton Hall Holiday Park Indoor Bowls Centre it was World No 1, England’s Greg Harlow up against the great Israeli International player, Zvika Hadar. At first it looked as if Hadar was all at sea on the rink

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Harlow in shock defeat as wildcard willgress goes through to the singles semi’s

The match everyone was waiting for between Potters wildcard, Wayne Willgress from Norwich up against the World Number 1, Greg Harlow. Into the first set and Harlow opened up proceedings in a big way swiftly going 0,6 up against what seemed to be a struggling Willgress. In end five though Willgress did manage to put

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Harlow into the quarter finals

In the second round of the World Open Singles it was PBA Qualifier Scott Edwards going in to face the local hero of World Ranked No. 1, Greg Harlow. Another match with top quality bowls and shots being produced Edwards was just about holding his own against a vastly more experienced player in Harlow and

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Chestney and Dawes beat favourites Brett and Harlow for the 2018 World pairs title

First match of the afternoon was the much awaited ‘Just’ 2018 World Indoor Pairs Final. It was a packed International Arena as the two pairs came out onto the blue rink to do battle – It was Jamie Chestney and Mark Dawes, who had reached the semi final last year in their first year together,

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Harlow is through the first hurdle in the World Singles

Up first here in the International Arena at the ‘Just’ 2018 World Indoor Championships it was the turn of the local man, World No.1 Greg Harlow to face up to a young rising star, England International Martin Puckett.   It was very apparent right at the start the Puckett was in the zone as he

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Chestney and Doig beat local favourites to get the berth in the Mixed pairs final

Last match of the afternoon was the second Mixed Pairs semi final between England’s Jamie Chestney with Scotland’s Lesley Doig against Greg Harlow and Katherine Rednall of Ipswich. A much anticipated match as both Greg and Katherine had a good local following so the seats in the International Arena were filled with an eager crowd

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