SUFFOLK'S Mark Royal had a comfortable first-round win in the Great British Mobility Group Scottish International Open at the World Bowls Tour event at Dewars in Perth, Scotland.

SUFFOLK'S Mark Royal had a comfortable first-round win in the Great British Mobility Group Scottish International Open at the World Bowls Tour event at Dewars in Perth, Scotland.

Royal, the 10th seed, won 10-1 11-2 against qualifier George Lotter of South Africa and now plays fifth seed Andy Thompson in the second round.