CA Open Championship
opens championship k/o lawns 5 and 6 by Martin Burger
Reporting from lawns 5 and 6
lawn 5 primary , Robin Brown (R/Y)v Jamie Burch(U/K)
secondary Alain Giraud Pink/White v Alison (G/Br)
lawn 6 Chapman (U/K) v Wilkinson (R/Y)
Fulford (P/W)v Hurst (G/Br)
Fulford has just peeled penult after 6 in textbook standard triple position
09 Jul 2015 11:04AM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Wilkinson approaching 4 bak with R , Y just off penult wire to be peeled .
09 Jul 2015 11:05AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Wilkinson Irish from jaws to 3 yd from rover
09 Jul 2015 11:08AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Robin Brown Y to 4 back with contact leave
09 Jul 2015 11:09AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Wilkinson angled 2' peel through with striker jawsed , under control , rush to 2' form peg . +3
09 Jul 2015 11:12AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Fulford as just pegged out +26TP . Wilkinson was +3TP
09 Jul 2015 11:14AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Paddy laid penult length duffer which he hits turn 4 , Wilkinson had shot to corner 4 at Y about 3 y N of 4 on boundary .
09 Jul 2015 11:17AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Jamie has just made 2 with Black with ball near 3 so is probably set .
09 Jul 2015 11:18AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Alain is Rover (W) and box Brown on 1. Green 4 back
Hurst hit patner down E boundary in response to Fulford long duffer but laidup peg high and Fulford has hit 4th turn down EB.
09 Jul 2015 11:27AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Fulford didn't get good approach to 1 , laid up in front of 1 with partner a few yds N and oppo near 2 and 4 . Hurst hit with hoop 2 ball (G) .
Alison doing leave peg high on E boundary with Alain on WB . No lift as he did his own pegout.
09 Jul 2015 11:33AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Alain misses at Alison
Hurst has stuck on wire of 2 on Fulford's ball (3 Roberts on the lawn) He hits it with White
Jamie and Wilkinson have both just given 4 bck contacts
09 Jul 2015 11:38AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Fulford has made 1 with White and laid 4 ball break .
09 Jul 2015 11:39AM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Alain hits in on not quite wired leave and finshes + 12 I think
09 Jul 2015 11:40AM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Paddy has laid up with rush from EB and Y at 1 , R near w boundary at 2
09 Jul 2015 11:42AM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Robin made 3 withR but wissed short return into III . Black near 3 , Black misses 9-yard at Y , now on SB in front of 1 . Y in IV Y joins in 3
U misses K , R takes off goes off near I. Jamie in .Fulford has made 2-back
09 Jul 2015 11:51AM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Paddy seems to have started on standard TPO . . Y jawsed afer 3 .
09 Jul 2015 11:52AM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Jamie has made 3 with all balls under control but not set for triple yet.
Fulford has given contact 4b G (3) playing . Think takeoff to II hit 2 .
Paddy rush peeled 4b before 6
09 Jul 2015 11:58AM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Hurst has just hit G off SB going to Br in short tice position . Fulford joins . near IV
09 Jul 2015 12:00PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Hurst htts wide join with G , takes off OK to W/P.
Paddy has just made 2b Peelee at rover . Now at 4b
Jamie seems to be going to peg with no peels. Lawn is about 14 Plummers now. .
09 Jul 2015 12:05PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Fulford is in with pink . Approaching 1 off brown with G at 2 and W halfway
09 Jul 2015 12:08PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Fulford through 1 - should be over in this position
09 Jul 2015 12:08PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Jamie 4b and peg . reverse diag spread
Paddy pegs out Y
Blue EB peg high. R off end A baulk K in II
09 Jul 2015 12:12PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Jamie looked in full control but has blobbed penult .Robin has lift 10 Y
09 Jul 2015 12:16PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Robin hits lift with R rush peeling penult . R on 4 , Y 4b , U peg K rover I think
Fulford's triple is progressing sedately . Rover jawsed before 2 back .
09 Jul 2015 12:20PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Robin broke down , Jamie missed about 5 yarder at partner . Robin hits long with Yon R.
09 Jul 2015 12:22PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Wilkinson still on 1 with R . Tactical wiring and lurking going on .
Fulford pegs out + 24 TP i think.
09 Jul 2015 12:26PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Alain and Alison have just started again . Alain hits tice turn 3 .
Paddy lays up at 2 iwth R in IV
09 Jul 2015 12:28PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Jamie has hit in with K and got U near peg , rushed Y to rover , should be over.
09 Jul 2015 12:29PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Jamie pegs out +14
Alison hits an has a break
09 Jul 2015 12:32PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Paddy has made 4 . separating. Black peg high , blue near IV on EB Red misses K from I
Alison has run 6 with Brown .making leave diag spread
09 Jul 2015 12:41PM (Tournament); 22 Readers
blue has rush from near IV towards 5 , R (Robert) goes back to I
09 Jul 2015 12:44PM (Tournament); 23 Readers
lift missed (alain) to NB .baulk . Alison makes 1b .
... and so does Paddy . His rush afer goes to tice posn so both off EB again
09 Jul 2015 12:48PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Alison has give lift with ball in baulk and hers mid lawn . If lawn wasn't so tricky I would say 'easy break for Alain'
09 Jul 2015 12:49PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Robert hit black in IV but went off EB splitting to U .
09 Jul 2015 12:51PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Alain through 2 with White , laid break .
Paddy patiently playing safe .
09 Jul 2015 12:54PM (Tournament); 22 Readers
Alain has made a rather horizontal diagonal spread. Not quite precise but lawn is so fast . White on 1B . (Br on 2b , others on 1)
Paddy and Robert seem to have gone (lunch?) . Paddy has rush from IV to 2b , with red 1yd behind 2 .
Alison has hit W with G Rushes Br to 1. Makes 1 by a long way and misses return .
09 Jul 2015 1:19PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
alison has just run 3 with Green but was hampered on partner so has done 3 yard join with oppo split. Connection was lost for a few minutes .
Alain plays W to III . Pink is in I
09 Jul 2015 1:21PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Alison runs 4 with rush to 5 .
Paddy and Robert are back.
09 Jul 2015 1:23PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Alison fails awkward 5 .
Robert in II , Paddy runs 2b .,
09 Jul 2015 1:26PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Alain is in and has rushed into jaws of 1b .
Now through b with good pioneer at 3b
09 Jul 2015 1:29PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Paddy has pegged Black out.
09 Jul 2015 1:32PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Paddy has run 4b ,
Alain has taken W TO 4B . Brown in NSL posn at 4 . P/W on eb peg high . Alison lifts G hits 4 going for Brown
Robert has hit Paddy at penult.
09 Jul 2015 1:37PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Paddy has run 4b ,
Alain has taken W TO 4B . Brown in NSL posn at 4 . P/W on eb peg high . Alison lifts G hits 4 going for Brown
Robert has hit Paddy at penult.
09 Jul 2015 1:37PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Robert for 2 got nothing from it but it has now happened again . Rhit U at penult from WB and has just run 2 to boundary . makes 3 with forward rush and 4 .
09 Jul 2015 1:45PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Robert is through 1 back with backward rush . Fails back from 3y.
09 Jul 2015 1:46PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
meanwhile , Alain approaching 4 with partner near 4b . runs 4
09 Jul 2015 1:48PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
coonecction probs again . Paddy now for peg Robert hits from boundary. Had broken down at 2b on 2-ball break.
09 Jul 2015 1:50PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Alain runs 5 but is unlucky as it curls past the peg leaving itself cross-pegged from reception ball. Misses 4b ball intom III.
Paddy has pegged out after Robert failed 2b +6 1-1.
09 Jul 2015 1:52PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Robert lays duffer . Paddy misses it to near 5. Both players miss then Robert hits with Paddy joined
Alison on break with G
09 Jul 2015 1:59PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Alison is through 3b with G
Robert through 2 with Y and laid break
09 Jul 2015 2:01PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Alison approaching rover . Brown already at 2b so lift only.
Robert has put ball at 2b so presumably going to 4b. In control . l
09 Jul 2015 2:07PM (Tournament); 22 Readers
Alison does nearly reverse sprea leave . Alain lifts White . Shooting from near I. Misses into II
09 Jul 2015 2:11PM (Tournament); 22 Readers
Alison has inadequate approach to 2b . goes 7y from partner off EB near 4 . Alain joins in II
Paddy takes contact in II with U from Y . Puts Y to 1 but not far on . Hits K near II . R is in IV.
09 Jul 2015 2:16PM (Tournament); 22 Readers
Alison misses Brown at G to SB . Alain is now in .
Paddy lays up rush to 1 from II.
09 Jul 2015 2:17PM (Tournament); 22 Readers
Robert misses R at Y .
09 Jul 2015 2:18PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Alain has just failed penult with white giving Alison a 6y lift which she misses .
Paddy having rushed to SB so 3 balls on SB near 1 , has dug out a break fror black. - approaching 3. TPO coming up?
09 Jul 2015 2:24PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Paddy jawses Y after 3 .
Alain is in with pink (for 6) . Tries to get rush on G putting Br to 2b (I think) but overruso G now on EB by 4 . Lays up rush to penult for white on NB
Paddy's peel is throgh after 4 s
09 Jul 2015 2:29PM (Tournament); 23 Readers
Alison misses with G at P/W . Means Alain can use pink. With Brown at 2b , Alain takes the opportunity . now in 4bb .
Paddy looked upset at rush on peelee to rover but it curled into the jaws so is through before 2b.
09 Jul 2015 2:34PM (Tournament); 23 Readers
Paddy now doing pegout and leave .
Alain had partner by penult but didn't peel . Green is by peg .,
09 Jul 2015 2:42PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
U 1 FT S II K just S 3 . Robery rollsK to 1 and makes it .
Alain takes 2 off . 2b v Penult.I
09 Jul 2015 2:48PM (Tournament); 23 Readers
Alison gets long angled position at 2b , then short angled position , whil Alain jawses. Alison hits .
Robert rolls to 3 and II , then rolls to 2 but blobs longish hoop.
09 Jul 2015 2:52PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Paddy puts U to I, Robert makes 2 , misses K near 3 .
Alison makes 2b , shoots at W on SB near 3b , misses.
Alain hits , gets position leaving Brown near IV
Robert now in IV , paddy taking croquet near I goes outside II
Alain has made penult and cleared Brown from near 3b .
09 Jul 2015 2:58PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Aison misses from NB . Alain tries to get wired position .
Paddy doing wiring tactics.
PC battery flat .
Will resume soon.
09 Jul 2015 3:00PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Alain has finished .
Paddy at 2 with Robert in IV
09 Jul 2015 3:07PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Paddy went from 4 to 1b , but was hampered after it and has made a leave.
09 Jul 2015 3:16PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
R hit K in II from B-baulk . Got squueze at hoop 3 .
09 Jul 2015 3:24PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Paddy got his balls to WB and the II while red made 3 . Shot to II gave cannon and Paddy has got a break
09 Jul 2015 3:34PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Paddy wins +10 . I think . As rcharging , am 100 yards from action .
That's it for those lawns in championship today I expect.
09 Jul 2015 3:37PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
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