THE big guns are preparing to battle it out for glory in one of the Griffin Winter Bowling Club’s top finals of the season – the Lockwood Windows-sponsored Rosebowl.

Sunday’s showdown is an eight-player shoot-out with each bowler playing 31-up as they make a bid for the £280 first prize from a total prize fund of £700.

Action gets under way at 11.00 with all players off three start, except where stated.

Rosebowl final

First round: Eddie Haigh (2) v Mark Richardson, Paul Sigsworth v Mark Bramall, Richard Brook v Peter Kain (1), Brian Morley v Robert Mudd.

Ashley Daykin won his first Sixteen of the campaign in last Saturday’s competition.

The Netherton Con and Yorkshire ace was delighted as victory earned him a place in the end of season Champion of Champions as he bids to do the summer and winter Champions’ double.

Saturday’s Sixteen

First round: S Pollard 8 M Bramall 21, M Higgins 21 R Taylor 16, A Daykin 21 K Midwood 14, R Mudd 20 P Sigsworth 21, A Wadsworth 21 G Fellowes 20, H Ellis 21 R Brook 18, P Hopkinson 19 R Sutton 21, B Tinker 11 C Davies 21.

Quarter-finals: Bramall 20 Higgins 21, Daykin 21 Sigsworth 19, Wadsworth 19 Ellis 21, Sutton 21 Davies 17.

Semi-finals: Higgins 7 Daykin 21, Ellis 21 Sutton 19.

Final: Daykin 21 Ellis 12.