European AC Championship

The final. Jose went first and laid a super-shot but missed Stephen's max distance reply from C3. Stephen hit and went to 1-b with Y and Jose missed the tea-lady. Stephen then stuck in H1 with R when trying to hold a rush to C3 so Jose hit with K and went to 4-b with a MSL. Stephen missed from C3 and Jose set up a delayed TP but failed to take-off from Y into position at 5 and decamped with B to Eb level with 5. Stephen picked up a break with R and re-embarked on the sxp, managing to peel 1-b by about 4 inches. This proved costly when his split from the Nb sending the H5 pioneer to E of 2-b left R almost wired from Y. Jose soon had his delayed TP back under way and but failed penult with two peels done. This allowed Stephen to take Y from 2-b to 4-b and cross-wire B and K at 4, R's hoop. Jose missed the 30 yarder and Stephen finished +4tp. In Game 2, Stephen reached 4-b in turn 3 but Jose hit with Y from C3 too well and was unable to get a rush to 1 or to K, the ball near 2. He attempted a roll to load 2 and get a rush on K but fell short and tried a pass-roll to H1 which ended with Y 3yds SE. He rejoined R by drifting to N of H2 so Stephen sent K to C3. Jose produced a reasonable rush and an excellent 10 yard take-off to make 1 and 2 but chose to rush to B just off the Eb. However, both rush and take-off fell short and he had to take-off to K in C3. This was hit just too hard and allowed Stephen to set up a killer leave with R and Y 28 yds apart in SW and NW of H1 and 2. Jose missed to the Sb and Stephen finished to claim his 13th European AC.Championship. by Stephen Mulliner