European GC Championship
European Champs Final Commentary by Timothy King
Hello from a Sunny Surbiton! After three days play we had 3 Scandinavians and one English woman in the semi finals. Now we have one English woman and one Swede in the final. Howard is hammering in the hoops and a good crowd is forming
01 Jun 2014 2:39PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
The atmosphere and the calibre of play at this tournament has been excellent. A lot of close matches, no easy games, and a lot of laughter.
01 Jun 2014 2:48PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Jonatan wins the toss. Good position in 3 yards in front of 1
01 Jun 2014 2:49PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Red goes in front of 1, 1 yard off the boundary
01 Jun 2014 2:49PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Black goes to position very near (1 or 2 inches) to blue. Think shot at hoop is unaltered though
01 Jun 2014 2:50PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Yellow shoots through and misses to W boundary
01 Jun 2014 2:50PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Blue gets rejected from the hoop
01 Jun 2014 2:51PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Ropey clearance from Red on black. Red disappears to near peg, and black comes back 1 yard in front
01 Jun 2014 2:51PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Another half ball clearance by Rachel. Yellow moves black, ending up near 4
01 Jun 2014 2:52PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Blue to 1 yard in front. Red to 1 foot angled in front
01 Jun 2014 2:53PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Black clears Red to corner 1, bouncing off boundary in front
01 Jun 2014 2:53PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Yellow nudges blue away from the hoop...
01 Jun 2014 2:53PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Jonatan lines up shot at hoop... Good Shot. Blue goes through by 1 yard
01 Jun 2014 2:54PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Jonatan (B+B) 1 - 0 Rachel (Y+R)
01 Jun 2014 2:54PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Red to 4 yards in from of 2. Black to level adjacent to 2. Yellow to level with 2
01 Jun 2014 2:55PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Jonatan shoots at Red with blue.... misses to N boundary
01 Jun 2014 2:55PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Rachel lines up hoop shot
01 Jun 2014 2:56PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
hits wire, bounces to 1 foot to side
01 Jun 2014 2:56PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Jonatan manages to jaws the black ball....
01 Jun 2014 2:56PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
rachel dislodges with a good shot by yellow
01 Jun 2014 2:56PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
black has gone to the W boundary
01 Jun 2014 2:56PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Bl to 3 yards in front. R to 1 foot in front
01 Jun 2014 2:57PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
*Blue to 3 yards in front
01 Jun 2014 2:57PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Good clearance by Bk on Y. Y goes to middle of N boundary
01 Jun 2014 2:58PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Solid clearance by Y on Bu... spotting a pattern with this clearing
01 Jun 2014 2:58PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Good clearance by Jonatan (Bu) on R
01 Jun 2014 2:59PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
R returns to about 3 yards infront of 2
01 Jun 2014 2:59PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bk sneaks in front of 2.... Y comes into nice position in front of 2
01 Jun 2014 3:00PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bu position shot collides with black, and bu ends to side
01 Jun 2014 3:00PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
R clears Bk to N boundary... Jonatan lining up shot at Ye which is nicely in front
01 Jun 2014 3:00PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
misses. it was bouncing, not sure if bounced over though
01 Jun 2014 3:01PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Rachel runs with yellow
01 Jun 2014 3:01PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Jonatan (B+B) 1 --- 1 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 3:01PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
tricky to see the quality of blue and red's posiions. looks like 4 yards angled, with red further from three than blue. Black goes off N boundary angled from hoop
01 Jun 2014 3:03PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
yellow comes to what looks like un runnable position
01 Jun 2014 3:03PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Good hoop run by Jonatan with Blue, goes 1/4 up the lawn
01 Jun 2014 3:03PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Jonatan (B+B) 2 --- 1 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 3:03PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Red to 1 foot, slightly angled in front of 4
01 Jun 2014 3:03PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
bk over hits, coming to 2 yards West of 4
01 Jun 2014 3:04PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Yellow to 1 foot angled in front of 4 on othr side of hoop.
01 Jun 2014 3:04PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Blue shoots--- misses off S boundary
01 Jun 2014 3:05PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Red runs cleanly
01 Jun 2014 3:05PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Jonatan (B+B) 2 --- 2 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 3:05PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Nice posi by Bk in front of 5 (1 yard)
01 Jun 2014 3:05PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
yellow tries to clear. Misses to W boundary
01 Jun 2014 3:06PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
blue half balls red. Red ends up peg high most of the way to E boundary
01 Jun 2014 3:06PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Blue bounced to W boundary
01 Jun 2014 3:06PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
R misses shot a Bk
01 Jun 2014 3:06PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bk runs, but takes a lot of wire, ending a foot through
01 Jun 2014 3:07PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Jonatan (B+B) 3 --- 2 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 3:07PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Yellow to 2 yards in front of 6
01 Jun 2014 3:07PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
blue shoots and misses to near C3
01 Jun 2014 3:07PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Red lags up to just north of Prg
01 Jun 2014 3:08PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
peg*
01 Jun 2014 3:08PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
a hampered black goes most of the way to N boundary
01 Jun 2014 3:08PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Rachel runs with yellow
01 Jun 2014 3:08PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Jonatan (B+B) 3 --- 3 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 3:09PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
looks like a dodgy approach by Bu. Red goes deep... another ropey approach by Bk
01 Jun 2014 3:09PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bu can't be that bad because rachel shoots with yellow... misses to W boundary
01 Jun 2014 3:10PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Jonatan unsure what to do...
01 Jun 2014 3:10PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
nice clearance on red. Bu ends up just of N boundary in front of hoop,
01 Jun 2014 3:10PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
R tries clearance on Bu
01 Jun 2014 3:10PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
it's a good one. Blue punted to 3, red now on boundary in front of 7
01 Jun 2014 3:11PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
ambitious jawsing attempt by Bk goes awry...
01 Jun 2014 3:11PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
blue lags to position. red declines shot coming to position....
01 Jun 2014 3:12PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
black centre balls yellow to just shy of C2
01 Jun 2014 3:12PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
but follows most of the way
01 Jun 2014 3:12PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
yellow misses at Bu, ending up on boundary E of 4
01 Jun 2014 3:13PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
gutsy shot by blue runs hoop to 1/2 way down lawn
01 Jun 2014 3:13PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Jonatan (B+B) 4 --- 3 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 3:13PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Red overruns, ends up 2 feet to E of 8
01 Jun 2014 3:14PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
bk plays it cautious, hanging back by about 5 yards
01 Jun 2014 3:14PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
better second position by Y to 3.5 yard in front of 8
01 Jun 2014 3:14PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bu has dilemmas now
01 Jun 2014 3:14PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
brave pop at the hoop. samples it before being rejected to inches to the E side
01 Jun 2014 3:15PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
red now has the dilemmas
01 Jun 2014 3:15PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
settles for 1 foot in front... not sure on that one...
01 Jun 2014 3:16PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
half ball clearance by black on yellow... Yellow ends up near 4, black on S boundary.
01 Jun 2014 3:16PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Yellow comes back to 2 yards in front
01 Jun 2014 3:16PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bu clears red to W buondary... Stops in time to leave angled hoop shot
01 Jun 2014 3:17PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Red to position 1 yard in front. Possibly blocking Yellows hoop
01 Jun 2014 3:17PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Probably so, as Bk lags up to position
01 Jun 2014 3:17PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Ye clears bu to S boundary, ending up level with 8
01 Jun 2014 3:18PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bu shoots at Red.... good shot. Red to peg and Bu to near C2
01 Jun 2014 3:18PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Red attempts return clearance on Bk... even better shot. Nudges Bk most of way to C1, and ends up 3 yards to side of 8
01 Jun 2014 3:19PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
tricky shot choice for Jonatan now... elects to clear red...! Red placed to W penalty spot, and Black to a similar distance, but in line with 8
01 Jun 2014 3:20PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Yellow goes to 2 feet in front of 8....
01 Jun 2014 3:20PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Bu lines up clearance on Ye. Nicks it, and puts it just out of running position, whilst Bu ends up on S boundary
01 Jun 2014 3:21PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
another good position by Red to 1 foot in front of 8
01 Jun 2014 3:21PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
half ball clearance by blck on red. Red to 2 yards from C1, Bk to S boundary...
01 Jun 2014 3:22PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Yellow to 2 feet in front of 8 again
01 Jun 2014 3:22PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
don't think its wired from both...
01 Jun 2014 3:22PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Bu to 2 yards in front of 8.... does Bk have a shot??
01 Jun 2014 3:22PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Red lags up to bu, stopping few inches in front on hoop line
01 Jun 2014 3:23PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bk shoots... another nick!! Black bounces north of 2, yellow to side
01 Jun 2014 3:23PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Ye shoots at Blue. centre ball. Bu goes to E boundary and Ye hangs around angled in front of
01 Jun 2014 3:24PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
hoop
01 Jun 2014 3:24PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Bu shoots..... watching it. Another nick!
01 Jun 2014 3:24PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Red nudgedto 4 / 5 yards in front... Bu to W boundary
01 Jun 2014 3:24PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Red lines up hoop shot
01 Jun 2014 3:24PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Jaws, but I think Bu has enough on it to clear
01 Jun 2014 3:25PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
bk got an unenviable shot coming up
01 Jun 2014 3:25PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Bk goes 4 yards in front. Dilemma for rachel between rush peel and clearance. Clearance on bk to 3 yards W of hoop. Ye hangs around 3 yards in front
01 Jun 2014 3:26PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
mistake... blue clears red very well, and red goes to Hoop 4, whilst blue ends up half way to 5
01 Jun 2014 3:27PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
red to position 3 yards in front...
01 Jun 2014 3:27PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
ropey clearance by black, and only half balls it. Bk ends up near peg
01 Jun 2014 3:27PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
blue cleared to boundary west of 1, yellow ends up near S boundary
01 Jun 2014 3:28PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Bu shoots at Red..............
01 Jun 2014 3:28PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
misses to Eastern penalty spot
01 Jun 2014 3:28PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
first shot at 8 for ages
01 Jun 2014 3:28PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
goes through
01 Jun 2014 3:28PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Jonatan (B+B) 4 --- 4 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 3:28PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Blue moved to W penalty spot. Bk to good position 3 yards in front of 9
01 Jun 2014 3:29PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
not for long tho! Ye centre balls bk to boundary, YE is now 2 yards E of 4
01 Jun 2014 3:29PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
not so good second position from Bu... awkward angle about 4 yards in front. Hoop run is plausible though
01 Jun 2014 3:30PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Red to better position, similar depth as Bu, but straighter
01 Jun 2014 3:30PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Bk fancies clearance on red
01 Jun 2014 3:30PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
its a good one. Red punted to boundary in front of 1, bk stops a couple yards off S boundary in middle of lawn
01 Jun 2014 3:31PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
yellow has tricky decision. Angled position, presumably blokcing Bu
01 Jun 2014 3:31PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Bu not sure what to do now....
01 Jun 2014 3:32PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
position, 2 feet in front
01 Jun 2014 3:32PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
red to position too... looks like it can't run, but may be blocking yellow
01 Jun 2014 3:32PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
not enough apparently, yellow centreballed to E boundary, black follows most of the way
01 Jun 2014 3:33PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
yellow shoots at bu, but sails past...
01 Jun 2014 3:33PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bu ran to N boundary
01 Jun 2014 3:35PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Jonatan (B+B) 5 --- 4 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 3:35PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Re, Bk and Ye all take position. bu shoots at red, misses to S boundary
01 Jun 2014 3:35PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
red runs 10 in our quickest hoop yet
01 Jun 2014 3:35PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Jonatan (B+B) 5 --- 5 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 3:36PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
bk to 3 yards in front of 11. Ye similar place, and even collides with Bk, ending up seperated by few inches
01 Jun 2014 3:36PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
bu takes position from S boundary about 5 yards in front of 11
01 Jun 2014 3:36PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
where's the Sun gone? it's getting chillier here now
01 Jun 2014 3:37PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
bit of good and bad luck there for Rachel... Red's shot at black hits yellow, which hits black away too...
01 Jun 2014 3:37PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
but now black clears yellow to near C4, holding position ending up 2 yards south of 11
01 Jun 2014 3:38PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
yellow declines clearance on blue, instead going for position about 4 yards away from 11
01 Jun 2014 3:38PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Bu lines up hoop shot
01 Jun 2014 3:38PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
it's a good one. Runs through to just leevel with the peg
01 Jun 2014 3:38PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Jonatan (B+B) 6 --- 5 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 3:39PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Red to 1.5 yard in front of 12
01 Jun 2014 3:39PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
black to even closer!
01 Jun 2014 3:39PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
blue's clearance shouldn't be affected too much though
01 Jun 2014 3:39PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
yellow clears blue. Excellent clearance to S boundary... looks like Bk is now blocking clearance on red... 6-6 is inches away
01 Jun 2014 3:40PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
brave effort at the bombard, but it isn't enough. Bu hits black north of the peg, and red runs. Bk now approaching 13 from W penalty spot
01 Jun 2014 3:42PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Jonatan (B+B) 6 --- 6 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 3:42PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
bk to OK position, looks like 4 yards in front.
01 Jun 2014 3:43PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
yellow joins him, but closer to hoop
01 Jun 2014 3:44PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Blue declines clearance, and goes to 4 yards in front, but angled. Seems to be the distance of choice this game
01 Jun 2014 3:44PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Red's shot at black slides down the side and somehow fails to move black
01 Jun 2014 3:44PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
blacks shot for the first game....
01 Jun 2014 3:45PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
lining it up...
01 Jun 2014 3:45PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
ooooh, tense
01 Jun 2014 3:45PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
takes a lot of wire, but ends up in the jaws
01 Jun 2014 3:45PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
not plum in the jaws though
01 Jun 2014 3:45PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
jump....
01 Jun 2014 3:45PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
perfect! Rachel jumps with yellow to win
01 Jun 2014 3:45PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Game 1 to RACHEL
01 Jun 2014 3:46PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Game Status:
Rachel (Eng) 1 - 0 Jonatan (Swe)
01 Jun 2014 3:46PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Close game, don't think anyone ever took a two hoop lead. 7-6 reflects the closeness of the match, and it is more the timing, rather than the number of mistakes that determined that scoreline
01 Jun 2014 3:48PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Players refreshed by ice water... is this their secret to success?
01 Jun 2014 3:51PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Start of second game. Jonatan plays blue to 3 yards in front, Red to 4 yards, Black to angled 4 yard
01 Jun 2014 3:51PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Yellow shoots................
01 Jun 2014 3:51PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
misses to W boundary
01 Jun 2014 3:51PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Rachel won first game
Game 2
Jonatan (B+B) 1 --- 0 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 3:52PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Excellent hoop run. Ends up 3 yards from 2, very unlikely hoop running angle though
01 Jun 2014 3:52PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
red lags past the hoop, ending up 1 foot to W of 2
01 Jun 2014 3:53PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
black to lovely position in front of 2. Yellow hangs back about 4 yards away. Bu clears Red to N boundary
01 Jun 2014 3:54PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Red shoots at black. Half ball clearance sends Black half way between 3 + 4 and red ends up near 1
01 Jun 2014 3:54PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Bk shooting at yellow
01 Jun 2014 3:54PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
misses
01 Jun 2014 3:54PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
not a nice distance for a hoop run, but nothing else to do
01 Jun 2014 3:55PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
takes some wire, but gets through
01 Jun 2014 3:55PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Game 2
Jonatan (B+B) 1 --- 1 Rachel (R+Y)
(Rachel took first game)
01 Jun 2014 3:55PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Game 2
Jonatan (B+B) 1 --- 1 Rachel (R+Y)
(Rachel took first game)
01 Jun 2014 3:55PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
not sure what's going on with the giant font... sorry about that
01 Jun 2014 3:55PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Bu to good position, red to poor position at side of hoop... Black to OK position in front of 3. Ye shoots through and misses to E boundary
01 Jun 2014 3:56PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Very nice hoop run again by Jonatan, ending up 2 yards E of 4
01 Jun 2014 3:57PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Game 2
Jonatan (B+B) 2 --- 1 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 3:57PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Red to 3 or 4 yards in front. Careless approach by black complicates clearance by blue
01 Jun 2014 3:58PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
yellow to position 3 yards in front
01 Jun 2014 3:58PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
bu clears red half ball to 6, and blue bounces to north of 5
01 Jun 2014 3:58PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
worked out well for Jonatan by looks of things
01 Jun 2014 3:58PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Red shoots and misses to S boundary
01 Jun 2014 3:58PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
black shooting at hoop....
01 Jun 2014 3:59PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
not sure how it didn't get through, but it got rejected
01 Jun 2014 3:59PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
yellow has similar trouble, but hoop is more forgiving... grovels through, but only by centimetres
01 Jun 2014 4:00PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Game 2
Jonatan (B+B) 2 --- 2 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 4:00PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Blue goes 1 yard in front of 5
01 Jun 2014 4:00PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
not sure what black and yellow can actually see, but Rachel shoots at Bk
01 Jun 2014 4:00PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
hits, but with unfortunate outcome. Cuts black to very near 5
01 Jun 2014 4:01PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Bk plays to Peg! Ah, yellow is scuppered, and goes back through 4 halfway up lawn
01 Jun 2014 4:01PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
don't believe it, blue gets rejected. What did Howard do to these things?
01 Jun 2014 4:01PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Jonatan probably regretting sending black to peg, as red goes 4 yards in front
01 Jun 2014 4:02PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
black to 3 yards in front
01 Jun 2014 4:02PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Yellow goes slightly angled 2 yards in front of 5
01 Jun 2014 4:02PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
blue clearing Red.... Red to South boundary, blue to S boundary in front of H1
01 Jun 2014 4:03PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
red's clearance misses to North Boundary...
01 Jun 2014 4:03PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Hoop is easy this time, black runs to north boundary!!
01 Jun 2014 4:04PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Game 2
Jonatan (B+B) 3 --- 2 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 4:04PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Red sent to E penalty spot. Yellow to 2 / 3 yards in front, Blue hangs back only sneaking past the peg.Red ends up in angled position near 6, might be blocking Blacks clearance
01 Jun 2014 4:05PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
we'll never know, but black half balls red, red being sent to 4, black level with 5
01 Jun 2014 4:05PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
yellow shoots at hoop
01 Jun 2014 4:05PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
centre wire
01 Jun 2014 4:06PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
bounces one foot to W of hoop
01 Jun 2014 4:06PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Jonatan likes the hoop, ambitious
01 Jun 2014 4:06PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
other wire, bounces 3 yards to E of hoop
01 Jun 2014 4:06PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Red lags back 1 yard in front
01 Jun 2014 4:06PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Black 2 yards in front
01 Jun 2014 4:07PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Ye clears Blue to E boundary
01 Jun 2014 4:07PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Blue shoots at red
01 Jun 2014 4:07PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Fantastic shot!! centre ball, bit of kick takes pace off red, which still goes most of way to E boundary
01 Jun 2014 4:08PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Red shoots at Bk
01 Jun 2014 4:08PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
centre again
01 Jun 2014 4:08PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
red in threatening position at 6, but doubt she'd like to take the hoop shot on...
01 Jun 2014 4:08PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
black to 2 yards in front, yekllow to 1 yard in front
01 Jun 2014 4:09PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
aggressive shot here, blue at red
01 Jun 2014 4:09PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
centre ball, Jonatan wants this. Red to E boundary
01 Jun 2014 4:09PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Red at black....
01 Jun 2014 4:09PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Body language immediately says no... misses to W boundary
01 Jun 2014 4:09PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Jonatan lining up shot at 6
01 Jun 2014 4:10PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
no messing around this time, through to boundary
01 Jun 2014 4:10PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Game 2
Jonatan (B+B) 4 --- 2 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 4:10PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
A two hoop lead has opened up for the first time in the match
01 Jun 2014 4:10PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Yello takes nice position 2 3 yards angled in front of 7
01 Jun 2014 4:10PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Blue joins it
01 Jun 2014 4:10PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Red sent to penalty spot on E Bboundary
01 Jun 2014 4:11PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
takes position............. doesn't reach. 1 yard to E of 7
01 Jun 2014 4:11PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Black's clearance goes wrong and slices blue past 7!
01 Jun 2014 4:11PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Yellow shoots at hoop
01 Jun 2014 4:11PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
firm rejection to side of hoop......
01 Jun 2014 4:12PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
reprieve for Jonatan
01 Jun 2014 4:12PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Blue lags most of the way to N boundary
01 Jun 2014 4:12PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Red trickles in front. Don't think it's blocking
01 Jun 2014 4:12PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Black shoots at Y or R... hits hoop wire and bounces to near peg
01 Jun 2014 4:13PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Yellow takes blue rest of the way to North bounday, following it off
01 Jun 2014 4:13PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
good attempt at 7 by blue gets no reward. Bounces to side. Red has 1 foot hoop run
01 Jun 2014 4:14PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
runs nicely, but just sails 2 yards ppast 8
01 Jun 2014 4:14PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Game 2
Jonatan (B+B) 4 --- 3 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 4:14PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Black plays it cagey, hangs 5 yards back. Overhit from Yellow sends it 2 yards past 8
01 Jun 2014 4:14PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Slightly too far by blue, ends up feet away from 8, but too angled to run
01 Jun 2014 4:15PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
red goes for blocking position in front of 8
01 Jun 2014 4:15PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
half ball clearance on red takes black to C1, and Red few yards south of 8
01 Jun 2014 4:15PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
centre ball clearance, but not so much stop... Yellow goes 7 yards from 8, blue 9 yards. Blue lags to 2 feet in front
01 Jun 2014 4:16PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Red somehow sneaks past blue, and ends up a foot behind, in line with hoop. May have hampered backswing
01 Jun 2014 4:16PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Black shoots at red, misses to C3
01 Jun 2014 4:17PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
yellow shooting....
01 Jun 2014 4:17PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
centres blue to S boundary, doubt it's wired though
01 Jun 2014 4:17PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
nope.... Blue lining up shot on Red
01 Jun 2014 4:17PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
half ball---- it'll do for now. Blue bounces to 3, red taken a few yards out of position.
01 Jun 2014 4:18PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Red to 1 yard in front. Situation not looking good at 8 for B+B
01 Jun 2014 4:18PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Black goes to questionable position near 5. Not sure if failed approach or getting ready for 9
01 Jun 2014 4:18PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Yellow to 5 yards in front
01 Jun 2014 4:19PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Jonatan's not given up this hoop. Excellent centre ball clearance from hoop three clears red!
01 Jun 2014 4:19PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Red somehow ends up in back of 8... black clears yellow to E boundary, ending up 5 yards in front of 8
01 Jun 2014 4:19PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
yellow joins him, seemingly along hoop running line...
01 Jun 2014 4:20PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
tactical discussion on courtside rules out blue clearing red from back of hoop. Jonatan decides otherwise, and centre balls red to 4, nothing short of miracle shot
01 Jun 2014 4:22PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
not sure how much he gains from it tthough
01 Jun 2014 4:22PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
red misses to W boundary
01 Jun 2014 4:22PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
another tricky choice for J ---- is black's hoop run blocked??
01 Jun 2014 4:22PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
apparently not, and Jonatan runs 8 with black to retain lead
01 Jun 2014 4:23PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Game 2
Jonatan (B+B) 5 --- 3 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 4:23PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Yellow overapproaches 9 by 2 yards... looks unlikely running angle.
01 Jun 2014 4:23PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Jonatan plays a hampered blue to position 4 yards in front of 9... looks like a sitting duck for Yellow
01 Jun 2014 4:24PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
No mistake this time, as red ends up plum in front of 9
01 Jun 2014 4:24PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
black to 5 yards in front
01 Jun 2014 4:24PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Yellow lining up clearance
01 Jun 2014 4:24PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
not the best. Half balls Blue to South boundary, and blue's shot looks like it might be complicated by black
01 Jun 2014 4:25PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
blue shoots...
01 Jun 2014 4:25PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
centre balled red north of the midpoint
01 Jun 2014 4:25PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
with Y in corner 1, Bu to few yards side of 9, and black in deep position, there's no obvious choice.
01 Jun 2014 4:26PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
declines clearance opting for apparently close position, but ends up in back of 9.....
01 Jun 2014 4:26PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
no big shot this time, black improves position in front of 9, taking position 1 yard in front
01 Jun 2014 4:27PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
............but it's very straight, and there's a speculative clearance on Black bby red coming up
01 Jun 2014 4:27PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Yellow overruns by a way, to a threatening clearance position...
01 Jun 2014 4:28PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Blue goes 1 yard in front
01 Jun 2014 4:28PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
red declines clearance, and grovels through backwards.
01 Jun 2014 4:28PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Relatively straightforward jump failed to go through, and now the yellow that looked like bad position at first clears blue to W boundary!
01 Jun 2014 4:29PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
This hoop, and possibly game, has just pivoted around a failed jump shot
01 Jun 2014 4:29PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Blue slides past the edge of Red into C4, and Red runs 9 to within a few yards E of 10 (unrunnable)
01 Jun 2014 4:30PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Game 2
Jonatan (B+B) 5 --- 4 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 4:30PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Unorthodox position choice by black.... Goes to E boundary level with 10--- personally I think it's a bit overcautious, and potentially blockable
01 Jun 2014 4:31PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Rachel wastes no time in putting Yellow 4 feet in front of 10
01 Jun 2014 4:31PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Must be the position of choice, because Jonatan joins her with his blue, and then red blocks black a foot E of Yellow
01 Jun 2014 4:32PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
3 balls within 18 inches
01 Jun 2014 4:32PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
black's shot nicks yellow, but fails to change yellow's shot much
01 Jun 2014 4:32PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Yellow runs 10 to level the game
01 Jun 2014 4:32PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Game 2
Jonatan (B+B) 5 --- 5 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 4:33PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
blue takes angled position in front of 11. It's runnable, but really not the shot you'd like to have when 5-5 all and a game down
01 Jun 2014 4:33PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Red takes less angled position, slightly north of Blue
01 Jun 2014 4:33PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Black 2 yards direct in front
01 Jun 2014 4:33PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Yellow sails past Blue to W boundary
01 Jun 2014 4:34PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
tricky choice for J now- with Red lurking and Yellow out the action, Blue cuts Red to north of H2
01 Jun 2014 4:34PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Red shoots across at Black
01 Jun 2014 4:34PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Hits
01 Jun 2014 4:34PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Red ends up a few yards East of Peg, black goes near to 3
01 Jun 2014 4:35PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Bk comes back to almost wired from Red, a few feet in front
01 Jun 2014 4:35PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Yellow to 3 yards in front of 11
01 Jun 2014 4:36PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Red shooting at black
01 Jun 2014 4:36PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
nicks the edge, presumably almost all she could see
01 Jun 2014 4:36PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
buys her a bit of time, and black is forced to clear yellow to E boundary
01 Jun 2014 4:37PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Ye shoots at blue
01 Jun 2014 4:37PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
just nicks blue, but only edges J a few inches toward the hoop....
01 Jun 2014 4:37PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
first shot at 11.........
01 Jun 2014 4:37PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
almost perfect. Blue runs to 1 yard West of 12... 3rd game looks possible, but we were here not so long ago and Rachel pulled back that time
01 Jun 2014 4:38PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Game 2
Jonatan (B+B) 6 --- 5 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 4:38PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Red sneaks past the peg, black goes 2 yards in front. Yellow goes even closer.
01 Jun 2014 4:38PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Blue half balls Red to 2. Blue ends up inches from 13, legal!
01 Jun 2014 4:39PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Red misses black
01 Jun 2014 4:39PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Black shoots at 12 for the game
01 Jun 2014 4:39PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Centre wire!!
01 Jun 2014 4:39PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
bounces to side
01 Jun 2014 4:39PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Rachel doesn't really want this hoop with Blue where it is
01 Jun 2014 4:39PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
(Tactical ideas welcomed on the Notts list... Jaws is favoured option personally, but talk about high risk high reward)
01 Jun 2014 4:40PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Declines hoop shot, and goes West of 12, forcing Blue to rejoin fray at 12
01 Jun 2014 4:40PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
dunno if black is wired from yellow... suspect so
01 Jun 2014 4:41PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
doesn't matter now. Poor control by rachel nudges black northwards. not far enough to run, but far enough that black easily clears yellow to W boundary
01 Jun 2014 4:41PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Red to side of 12
01 Jun 2014 4:41PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
yellow shoots at blue
01 Jun 2014 4:41PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
maybe still annoyed by previous shot, but yellow misses......
01 Jun 2014 4:42PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
1 yarder to take us to a third and final game
01 Jun 2014 4:42PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Jonatan runs to S boundary, and the players exchange a smile before clearing the lawn
01 Jun 2014 4:42PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Jonatan wins game 2.
Game score now levelled off at 1-1
01 Jun 2014 4:44PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Surbiton has now clouded over, much to the relief of some of the more sunburnt players
01 Jun 2014 4:44PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
pause for a bit before final game
01 Jun 2014 4:46PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
personally, I'm starving. I'm going on a hunt for biscuits
01 Jun 2014 4:46PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
my hunt for biscuits lasted longer than the players' break. Rachel has taken positon with Red in front of 1. Excellent position, 1 yard infront. Block shoots through to Weest boundary, and Yellow to 4 yards in front
01 Jun 2014 4:51PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Blue misses too. Red lining up hoop
01 Jun 2014 4:52PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Thwacks the hoop and bounces to side. Black blocks yellow, which then half balls black to side of hoop
01 Jun 2014 4:53PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
blue clears red nicely, but red just comes back.
01 Jun 2014 4:54PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
not for long, neat little clearance puts black of south boundary in front taking red away
01 Jun 2014 4:54PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
yellow goes to angled position in front of 1. It's close, but I doubt it'll run. Jaws is on
01 Jun 2014 4:55PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
blue plays to dubious position, red to 1 yard in front
01 Jun 2014 4:55PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
black punts yellow away
01 Jun 2014 4:56PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
yellow lags back
01 Jun 2014 4:56PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
blue clears red
01 Jun 2014 4:56PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
red comes back
01 Jun 2014 4:56PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
....4 balls all within 2 yards of H1
01 Jun 2014 4:56PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
looks like Rachel has upper hand, because black can't clear ellow far
01 Jun 2014 4:57PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Yellow goes to South boundary--- expect a clearance to N boundary
01 Jun 2014 4:57PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
......attempted but failed
01 Jun 2014 4:57PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
yellow misses to E boundary level with 3
01 Jun 2014 4:57PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
hoop declined and blue clears red. Red to South boundary, black to position
01 Jun 2014 4:59PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Yellow cleared by blue
01 Jun 2014 4:59PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
red lining up shot at hoop from boundary. samples it, but is popped out to side
01 Jun 2014 4:59PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
black also fails. Player's now cursing howards name
01 Jun 2014 5:00PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Ye goes 2 yards in front. Blue clears it to the boundary, but follows it most the of way and is now cannon fodder
01 Jun 2014 5:01PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
red clears black, but I think it had too much stop on it, and I don't think it crawled past the hoop into a hoop running position
01 Jun 2014 5:01PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
black comes to 1 yard in front
01 Jun 2014 5:01PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Joined by yellow...? I would have munched blue up
01 Jun 2014 5:02PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
and with good reason, blue shoots at red. Red hits the wire, which means it only goes a handful of yards away
01 Jun 2014 5:02PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
black is half balled and red goes off in front
01 Jun 2014 5:02PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
black clears black
01 Jun 2014 5:02PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
back to square one
01 Jun 2014 5:02PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
black clears yellow*
01 Jun 2014 5:02PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
yellow to in front of 1
01 Jun 2014 5:03PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
blue joins
01 Jun 2014 5:03PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
potentially blocking red's hoop shot at 1, but doubt Rachel would have taken it on anyway
01 Jun 2014 5:03PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
half ball clearance again, sends blu and red both past the hoop
01 Jun 2014 5:03PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
a rare miss by black lets yellow run the hoop.
01 Jun 2014 5:04PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
nice hoop run! about 5 yards in front of 2
01 Jun 2014 5:04PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Game 3
Jonatan (B+B) 0 --- 1 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 5:04PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Blue and Red join black at 2
01 Jun 2014 5:05PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Howard the Wise has pointed out that this is the first time Rachel has been ahead in a game!!
01 Jun 2014 5:06PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Disaster strikes, as Red peels Blue through hoop 2
01 Jun 2014 5:07PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Game 3
Jonatan (B+B) 1 --- 1 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 5:07PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Bk takes position few yards in front of 3. Yellow over runs, anid blue takes another good position
01 Jun 2014 5:07PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
red misses... The peel may be praying on Rachel's mind
01 Jun 2014 5:08PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Hoop shot takes a hell of a lot of wire, and looks like it's going to jaws
01 Jun 2014 5:08PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
picks up just enough spin to drag it an inch through....
01 Jun 2014 5:08PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Game 3
Jonatan (B+B) 2 --- 1 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 5:08PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Yellow takes exquisite position at 4
01 Jun 2014 5:09PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Blue's shot is a good one, but fails at the final moment. A powerless black lags halfway up the lawn, and yellow runs 4 to level the game
01 Jun 2014 5:09PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Game 3
Jonatan (B+B) 2 --- 2 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 5:10PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Blue takes good position 1 yard in front
01 Jun 2014 5:10PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Red joins, not blocked
01 Jun 2014 5:10PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
clearance declined by black, which lags to 1.5 yards infront
01 Jun 2014 5:10PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
clearance attempt by yellow....
01 Jun 2014 5:10PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
It's a good one! blue centre balled to middle of W boundary
01 Jun 2014 5:10PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Black's now in an awkward place;;; a centre ball clearance on red would move black just as far as red
01 Jun 2014 5:11PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
takes it on anyway, but misses to S boundary in front of 9
01 Jun 2014 5:11PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
hoop ran by red, but only by a metre
01 Jun 2014 5:11PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Game 3
Jonatan (B+B) 2 --- 3 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 5:12PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Black not in a perfect position, but runnable
01 Jun 2014 5:12PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
yellow has gone to 1 yard in front of 6, which will make black thinnk twice before running 6
01 Jun 2014 5:12PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
blue takes nice position
01 Jun 2014 5:12PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Solid clearance by red on Black
01 Jun 2014 5:13PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Black goes to N boundary, but it's not wired....
01 Jun 2014 5:14PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Black clears yellow to just shy of H4
01 Jun 2014 5:14PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
excellent shot
01 Jun 2014 5:14PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
yellow shooting back toward blue that's 1 yard in front of 6
01 Jun 2014 5:14PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
through the hoop!!!!!!!!!
01 Jun 2014 5:14PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Looked like a fluke, but we'll never know
01 Jun 2014 5:15PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Game 3
Jonatan (B+B) 2 --- 4 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 5:15PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
2 hoop lead opened up by Rachel, but Jonatan is not known for giving up
01 Jun 2014 5:15PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Blue, Red and Black all take good positions within 3 yards of 7
01 Jun 2014 5:15PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Yellow half balls blue to north boundary in front of 7
01 Jun 2014 5:16PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
good return clearance by blue sends red 3 yards East of peg
01 Jun 2014 5:16PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Blue travelled almost half way to 8, potentially useful if black gets a pop at 7
01 Jun 2014 5:16PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
a good effort by red on black only moved black a foot or two, and the hoop shot is largely unchanged.
01 Jun 2014 5:17PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Red north of 7.
01 Jun 2014 5:17PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Red's clearance was maybe enough, as black gets rejected from 7
01 Jun 2014 5:17PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
now Blue's position is a liability to Jonatan
01 Jun 2014 5:17PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Yellow and Blue both head to 4 yard position in front of 7
01 Jun 2014 5:18PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Red lags towards the hoop....... and just ends up 1 foot to side
01 Jun 2014 5:18PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Black clears Y to near C2, ending on N boundary
01 Jun 2014 5:18PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Y shooting at Blu
01 Jun 2014 5:18PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
............not happy with it
01 Jun 2014 5:18PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
misses to 10 yards east of peg
01 Jun 2014 5:19PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
blue at the hoop
01 Jun 2014 5:19PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
another good controlled hoop run takes blue through to level with 5, in front of 8
01 Jun 2014 5:19PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Game 3
Jonatan (B+B) 3 --- 4 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 5:19PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Red just overruns to 6 inches west of 8
01 Jun 2014 5:20PM (Tournament); 22 Readers
Nick Cheyne is videotaping, so soon a video of this final will be up on YouTube
01 Jun 2014 5:20PM (Tournament); 22 Readers
Black takes angled position. It might just about be wired from red
01 Jun 2014 5:20PM (Tournament); 22 Readers
Yellow over runs from penalty spot to unrunnable position West of 8
01 Jun 2014 5:20PM (Tournament); 23 Readers
Blue shooting at hoop
01 Jun 2014 5:21PM (Tournament); 23 Readers
rejected
01 Jun 2014 5:21PM (Tournament); 22 Readers
time for a think. Weird position
01 Jun 2014 5:21PM (Tournament); 22 Readers
Howard taking some sick thrill out of the difficulty of the hoops
01 Jun 2014 5:21PM (Tournament); 22 Readers
red goes near red, apparently ready for rush by yellow into position. Black clears, so presumably hoop run wasn't on
01 Jun 2014 5:22PM (Tournament); 23 Readers
Yellow 1 foot in front, blue 1.5 yard infront
01 Jun 2014 5:22PM (Tournament); 23 Readers
Red shoots from near C1 at black
01 Jun 2014 5:23PM (Tournament); 25 Readers
only just nicks it, sending it halfway to 9
01 Jun 2014 5:23PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
black returns the clearance, taking yellow to West boundary
01 Jun 2014 5:23PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
yellow nicks blue outside of comfortable hoop running range. It'll do for now, but Blue is now 2 yards in front, with Red near H3 and Yellow near H4
01 Jun 2014 5:24PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Red to 3 yards in front of 8
01 Jun 2014 5:24PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Black to 2 yards in front
01 Jun 2014 5:24PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Yellow's shot...... shooting
01 Jun 2014 5:24PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
watches it........ it hits, and blue goes to West boundary
01 Jun 2014 5:25PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
blue looking to clear Red now
01 Jun 2014 5:25PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
it's the first to blink with these 7 yarders
01 Jun 2014 5:25PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Blue snicks red. Doubt there'll be a hoop run, but clearance isn't that far.
01 Jun 2014 5:25PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
blue bounced to boundary infront of 9
01 Jun 2014 5:26PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Clearance on Black by red. Takes to boundary
01 Jun 2014 5:26PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Red hangs around nearer the hoop, and a promotion is possible.
01 Jun 2014 5:26PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
no flies on Jonatan, and he spots this problem. Clears red to near 5, and remarkably holds position 3 yards in front of 8
01 Jun 2014 5:27PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
potentially very important shot
01 Jun 2014 5:27PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
yellow to position 1 yard in front
01 Jun 2014 5:27PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Blue takes up a similar position
01 Jun 2014 5:27PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
red clearing black
01 Jun 2014 5:27PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
..........sails past
01 Jun 2014 5:28PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
first real hoop shot opportunity for a while, but with Yellow where it is, it'll be a brave shot
01 Jun 2014 5:28PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
declined, and yellow is cleared to south boundary
01 Jun 2014 5:28PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
black most of the way to C1
01 Jun 2014 5:28PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
centre ball ish clearance from 8 yards keeeps rachel in the hoop
01 Jun 2014 5:29PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Blue cleared to West penalty spot, yellow halfway up lawn
01 Jun 2014 5:29PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Blue goes to very awkward running angle, doubt it's feasible
01 Jun 2014 5:29PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Red to 3 yards in front
01 Jun 2014 5:29PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
black takes position inches from Red... unclear what the intention was
01 Jun 2014 5:30PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
potential hoop shot here
01 Jun 2014 5:30PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
nope, shot at blue, but only just nicks it a foot or two and yellow sails through to South boundary
01 Jun 2014 5:30PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Red is cleared east of 5, but the inevitable happens, and black is nudged out of position too
01 Jun 2014 5:31PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
red to position, and blue gets it's position improved a nudge by black
01 Jun 2014 5:32PM (Tournament); 32 Readers
ropey shot by yellow goes through the baack of 8, and disappears half way up the lawn
01 Jun 2014 5:32PM (Tournament); 31 Readers
We've got a fight on our hands lads, as Jonatan bravely runs 8 to level it off
01 Jun 2014 5:32PM (Tournament); 31 Readers
Game 3
Jonatan (B+B) 4 --- 4 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 5:33PM (Tournament); 31 Readers
Red takes position 3 or 4 yards in front of 9. Slight angle, but nothing to worry too much about
01 Jun 2014 5:33PM (Tournament); 31 Readers
black shoots through and misses to just north of C4
01 Jun 2014 5:33PM (Tournament); 31 Readers
second approach by Y is short. Might not matter if blue doesn't hit
01 Jun 2014 5:34PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
..........he watched it, but it didn't make contact
01 Jun 2014 5:34PM (Tournament); 30 Readers
red lining up the hoop........................
01 Jun 2014 5:34PM (Tournament); 30 Readers
...............gently played, and ends up a yard through.
01 Jun 2014 5:34PM (Tournament); 30 Readers
Game 3
Jonatan (B+B) 4 --- 5 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 5:35PM (Tournament); 30 Readers
potential for a promotion on red, and it's tempting because Blacks got good posiotn
01 Jun 2014 5:35PM (Tournament); 30 Readers
postion*
01 Jun 2014 5:35PM (Tournament); 30 Readers
position--- I'll get it right eventually
01 Jun 2014 5:35PM (Tournament); 30 Readers
declined, and yellow goes 1 yard west of 10
01 Jun 2014 5:35PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
blue takes up not great position angled in front of 10
01 Jun 2014 5:36PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Red has a tricky 20 something yarder......
01 Jun 2014 5:36PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
nope... misses to north boundary
01 Jun 2014 5:36PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Black runs the hoop through to the boundary.... ends up very near to Red, which could cause some headaches
01 Jun 2014 5:37PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Game 3
Jonatan (B+B) 5 --- 5 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 5:37PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Yellow has good position, and a clearance is forced on blue
01 Jun 2014 5:37PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Fantastic shot, centre balled to just off the West boundary. Blue hangs around--- not runnable, but threatening the clearance from 4 yards away
01 Jun 2014 5:37PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Red to 2 yards in front, Black to 3 yards in front of 11
01 Jun 2014 5:38PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Yellow's shooting, presumably at Black
01 Jun 2014 5:38PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
.............nope, shoots at blue. Misses to C3
01 Jun 2014 5:38PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Blue now lining up clearance on Red. Important shot
01 Jun 2014 5:39PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
....no messing around. Red is centre balled to Eastern penalty spot
01 Jun 2014 5:39PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Red shooting to avoid 6-5 deficit
01 Jun 2014 5:39PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Wow, centre balled to C2. It's more the occasion that the shot itself, but that was excellent
01 Jun 2014 5:40PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Black comes back. Hard to tell, but looks like it's rolled too far and is either unrunnable or very tricky
01 Jun 2014 5:40PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Yellow over runs.
01 Jun 2014 5:40PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Dubious attempt at promoting black by looks of things
01 Jun 2014 5:41PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
snicks it, dunno if it changes things. Blue's out of position
01 Jun 2014 5:41PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Red has a dilemma. Nothing obvious
01 Jun 2014 5:42PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Fortune favours the brave, and she shoots at the hoop
01 Jun 2014 5:42PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
bounces of the two wires. Looked like a jaws attempt. Still no obvious shot, as no ball is in front of the hoop, but all are within 2.5 yards
01 Jun 2014 5:42PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
The personally preferred shot is taken, and Black clears yellow with a stop shot
01 Jun 2014 5:43PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Yellow doesn't quite go far enough and fails to get position
01 Jun 2014 5:43PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
for those who say theree are no tactics in GC, please refer to this bit in Nick's video. There are 10s of possible shots at every point, all about the same percentage outcome, but each leading to different outcomes
01 Jun 2014 5:44PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Looks like Rachel's looking to break the deadlock. Red travels in front of the hoop, but away and is now located 8 yards from B+B. Bk takes position
01 Jun 2014 5:45PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Yellow hits back of 11?
01 Jun 2014 5:45PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Blue takes Red out to North boundary
01 Jun 2014 5:45PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Sun's come back out.
01 Jun 2014 5:45PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Red clears black to past the peg, and Red goes a few yards to west of hoop
01 Jun 2014 5:46PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
black takes position 4 yards away from 11
01 Jun 2014 5:46PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Yellow's choices are limited being stuck to one of the wires
01 Jun 2014 5:46PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Yep, yellow just gets hit an inch or six off the wire. May even be runnable.
01 Jun 2014 5:47PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Blue takes on a speculative shot and misses to boundary West of 1
01 Jun 2014 5:48PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Red returns with clearance on black to C3
01 Jun 2014 5:48PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Blck shoots at Yellow
01 Jun 2014 5:48PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
misses and joins blue
01 Jun 2014 5:48PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Rachel has control of 11 and jawses it
01 Jun 2014 5:48PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Expecting Jonatan to resign 11 and head to peg
01 Jun 2014 5:48PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
nope, he still wants 11
01 Jun 2014 5:49PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
shooting
01 Jun 2014 5:49PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Corner 3 is his reward
01 Jun 2014 5:49PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Red Lags past 11. Black concedes 11 and eads to middle
01 Jun 2014 5:50PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Disaster strikes Rachel! Running from the jaws, she collides with black, and yellow sticks to the north side of the PEG!
01 Jun 2014 5:50PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Game 3
Jonatan (B+B) 5 --- 6 Rachel (R+Y)
01 Jun 2014 5:50PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Jonatan probably regretting shooting with blue, as his approach from C3 is very short
01 Jun 2014 5:51PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Red looks like it can jaws 12 from its position 1 foot from 12
01 Jun 2014 5:51PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Jonatan goes against the consensus of the crowd and clears red. A hoop run would have meant yellow had no approach to 13
01 Jun 2014 5:52PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
he cleared red, quite centre ball in fact
01 Jun 2014 5:52PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
yellow clears blue away from hoop running position
01 Jun 2014 5:52PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Blue and red to position
01 Jun 2014 5:52PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Jonatan declines the clearance with black
01 Jun 2014 5:53PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
takes position---- personally I believe that's a mistake as Rachel's lining up a clearance
01 Jun 2014 5:53PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
Half balled, and the angle might mean he can't clear red...?
01 Jun 2014 5:53PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
half ball clearance by blue on red buys him some breathing room. It's not the half ball he would have liked, as Blue bounced East of 4 rather than to 13
01 Jun 2014 5:54PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
no matter, return clearance is done by red on black
01 Jun 2014 5:54PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
black to 3 yards in front of 12.... let's start this hoop again
01 Jun 2014 5:54PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
yellow to much nicer position than black. Again Jonatan declines clearance against thoughts of the crowd
01 Jun 2014 5:55PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
........but crowd aren't in the final, so what do they know?
01 Jun 2014 5:55PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
red now shooting at black
01 Jun 2014 5:55PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
nicks it and bounced off in C3
01 Jun 2014 5:56PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Black shooting at yellow, hits enough to take both black and Yellow takes position (a wise choice, given Red is legal near H13)
01 Jun 2014 5:57PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Blue declines hoop run, but fails to control clearance on yellow
01 Jun 2014 5:57PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
red apparently overruns, but ends up wired by 12 from Blue
01 Jun 2014 5:57PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
An apparently lose lose shot choice by Jonatan. Clears red away from wired position rather than postion, and ends up near 3
01 Jun 2014 5:58PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
yellow takes position, but is quickly dispatched by blue centre ball
01 Jun 2014 5:59PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
red overruns position, black gets nice position 2 yards in front
01 Jun 2014 5:59PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
not so nice now that rachel's blocked it with Yellow--- great position
01 Jun 2014 6:00PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Blue centre balls red away. Red is now clearing for what should be the game if it hits...........
01 Jun 2014 6:00PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
(game, match championship I mean)
01 Jun 2014 6:00PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
misses by an inch or two
01 Jun 2014 6:00PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
almost masterful shot by Jonatan
01 Jun 2014 6:01PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
Black clears yellow full in the face to the South Boundary, and rolls forward toward 12
01 Jun 2014 6:01PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
but I think it just caught on the wire
01 Jun 2014 6:01PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
and I now doubt it's runnable
01 Jun 2014 6:01PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
if yellow takes jumping position, the end could be a few shots away
01 Jun 2014 6:02PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Nope, maybe the jumps being left to Red, as yellow takes what looks like clearing position 4 yards NorthWest of 12
01 Jun 2014 6:02PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
dilemma for J... Promotion on Black by blue is the do or die shot
01 Jun 2014 6:02PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
....well,,, death or glory shot
01 Jun 2014 6:03PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
not clear where blue can go witthout being under threat from Yellow though
01 Jun 2014 6:03PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
Secret option three was chosen. Blue goes through the back of 12 and dislodges black toward yellow
01 Jun 2014 6:03PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
again, it's a game of millimetres, as Blue doesn't go all the way through, and so cannot score the point
01 Jun 2014 6:04PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
advantage Rachel I would say
01 Jun 2014 6:04PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Red seemingly overruns positional shot and ends up 6 inches South East of 12
01 Jun 2014 6:04PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
Centre ball clearance on yellow obvious shot, and is executed well. Yellow take to Western penalty spot and black hangs around in the middle
01 Jun 2014 6:05PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
Yellow returns towards12, 1 yard in front
01 Jun 2014 6:05PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Blue finishes its running, but is cannon fodder to Red, which takes blue to north boundary
01 Jun 2014 6:06PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Glory shot at hoop is declined by black, and instead yellow is cleared. not the best, and black pops out towawrd the south boundary
01 Jun 2014 6:06PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
yellow lags to hoop, 1.5 yard infront of 12
01 Jun 2014 6:07PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
blue to position--- all Jonatan's eggs are now in one basket, as he sets up a big clearance
01 Jun 2014 6:07PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Rachel pre-empting clearance by blocking Blue's hoop run with Red
01 Jun 2014 6:07PM (Tournament); 28 Readers
I think Jonatan needs to take the next hoop shot he gets.,,,
01 Jun 2014 6:07PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
maybe not.... the big clearance works and centre ball! Yellow only cleared level with 6, but importantly Black remains within 7 yards of 12, albeit in a not good hoop running position
01 Jun 2014 6:08PM (Tournament); 25 Readers
............Yellow not the best position, and nestles next to red. Blue hits both, and they scatter nicely, red to south boundary and.......... Yellow to on the wire at 1!
01 Jun 2014 6:09PM (Tournament); 25 Readers
a good block by red prevents a speculative hoop run by black. Black takes poor position to East of 12. A good chance that....
01 Jun 2014 6:10PM (Tournament); 25 Readers
Yellow does best to get away from 1, but only manages to move 4 yards closer
01 Jun 2014 6:10PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
blue clears red away. yet to have a hoop shot here....
01 Jun 2014 6:10PM (Tournament); 25 Readers
red to wired position from Black
01 Jun 2014 6:10PM (Tournament); 25 Readers
I would be looking to go peg high here at get a shot at the title....
01 Jun 2014 6:11PM (Tournament); 25 Readers
instead black hangs around the hoop, probably wired from yellow, but the position of the hoop might prevent red being cleared far by blue
01 Jun 2014 6:11PM (Tournament); 25 Readers
yellow to unusual position, unrunnable and near to blue
01 Jun 2014 6:12PM (Tournament); 25 Readers
blue clears yellow to 4 and again passes across the face of 12 into an unrunnable position
01 Jun 2014 6:12PM (Tournament); 25 Readers
Rachel looks to resolve the stalemate. A good centre ball stop shot takes black to middle of east boundary, but red is now very close ot blue
01 Jun 2014 6:13PM (Tournament); 25 Readers
Black to position, yellow has a shot at red to give her the much awaited hoop shot
01 Jun 2014 6:13PM (Tournament); 25 Readers
HALF BALLS it...!
01 Jun 2014 6:13PM (Tournament); 25 Readers
not enough on blue and blue clears red most of the way to boundary
01 Jun 2014 6:14PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
red takes up clever position in an unrunnable position. Black declines hoop shot to clear red and ends up south of 12...
01 Jun 2014 6:14PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
(Yellow was off north boundary and legal. Personally, I don't think yellow was worth worrying about too much))
01 Jun 2014 6:14PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
yellow takes poor position to the east of 122
01 Jun 2014 6:15PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
a magic shot is on here, a slice by black on yellow would take black toward 13
01 Jun 2014 6:15PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
ooooh, I believe in magic now, as exactly that happens
01 Jun 2014 6:15PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
black is legal 4 yards west of 13
01 Jun 2014 6:16PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
blue is in front of 12...
01 Jun 2014 6:16PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
yellow shoots....
01 Jun 2014 6:16PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
.....silence.....
01 Jun 2014 6:16PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
hits! Yellow to C1, blue most of way to boundary
01 Jun 2014 6:16PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Blue misses return roquet! Red has a 2 yarder for the championship
01 Jun 2014 6:16PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
.....pressure.....
01 Jun 2014 6:16PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
what pressure? red goes through no problem
01 Jun 2014 6:17PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Rachel wins---
01 Jun 2014 6:17PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
7-6, 5-7, 7-5
01 Jun 2014 6:17PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
This has been Will Gee, in my Tim King disguise
01 Jun 2014 6:17PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
well done to Rachel
01 Jun 2014 6:18PM (Tournament); 25 Readers
bye from Surbiton
01 Jun 2014 6:18PM (Tournament); 23 Readers
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