Les Gillett became the fourth player to confirm their place in the quarter final line up in Imagine Cruising World Indoor Bowls Singles Championship, beating 2006 title holder Mervyn King 8-7, 9-8.
King built up a solid 7-4 lead in the opening set after six ends. But it was the 53 year old Leicestershire player who took the set, reeling off a 1, 2 and 1 finish.
Gillett kept that momentum going in the second set, taking a full house of four shots on the first end and then opening up a 5-1 advantage after three.
A further full count of four went Gillett's way on the sixth end to lead 9-4, and although this time King scored on the last three ends he narrowly missed out on the set and ultimately the match 9-8.
One interesting fact from the second set - King scored on six of the nine ends, while Gillett won three, but courtesy of two full counts plus a single victory went to Gillett.
RESULT
Les Gillett (Eng/2) bt Mervyn King (Eng/14) 8-7, 9-8.
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