Kristofor has them all at sea in Bangor Open triumph

In a thrilling final he played David Black of Bangor and was in peak form for the occasion. Matchett did not disappoint his supporters in what was a hotly contested encounter and kept his nerve throughout even when he was trailing B8-4 after the eighth end. The next was a crucial end for Matchett. He kept his cool and bowled three excellent bowls to narrow the gap to 8–7 and then removed Black’s lying bowl at the 11th end to take 2 shots and square the match at 9–9.

Black responded well and it was all square at 11–11 after the 14th end and 12–12 after 16th end.