Foster wins Premier League for third time

THE FIRST MATCH OF THE 2011 PREMIER LEAGUE BOWLS WILL BE SHOWN ON SKY SPORTS 4 ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 AT 7PM AND THEN EVERY WEDNESDAY AFTER THAT

PAUL Foster won the Premier League Bowls title for the third time as he edged out Mark Royal in a dramatic one-end shoot-out.

Royal won the first set of the final 5-4, but Foster claimed the second 9-5 and then won the decider 1-0 to lift the trophy and collect the £10,000 top prize.

“I’m delighted with the way I’ve played throughout the tournament,” said Foster, who also won the event in 2008 and 2009.

“The final was my worse game with some good ends but some scrappy ones but I dug deep and am very happy to win it.

“Winning it for the first time is always going to be the most special but to come back and win it for the third time is amazing, especially with the quality of the players here.

“You always have butterflies in any match but I’ve played enough finals now to know to think just about the match and not about winning the title.

“Mark doesn’t show any nerves and I’ve played him so many times to know he’s a class player and if you don’t play well he will win.”

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