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CA Open Championship

Opens final ctd by James Death

Welcome to the afternoon session from a warm Cheltenham

After Wixy stopped this morning Ben failed to finish the triple and had a leave for rover and peg. Samir hit the lift, went to 1back but missed return roquet after 6. Ben missed a 6yd shot. Samir made 1back but got himself tripped up around 2back with too many balls. Ben hit the 6yd triple with his rover ball and finished +19 for 1-1

10 Jul 2016 1:36PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Game 3

Ben 11yds N of corner 4
Samir duffer on the right wire of penult
Ben hit the duffer, moved it 10yds west and laid a rush with partner
Samir after much thought is now taking the long shot from b baulk and hits U, the boundary ball cutting it off behind 4

10 Jul 2016 1:38PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Puts U towards 3, rushes K past Y, loads 2 and rushes to 1

10 Jul 2016 1:40PM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Makes 1 and is on a break

10 Jul 2016 1:41PM (Tournament); 18 Readers

To see more detail of this break Simon Jenkins is streaming it on livestream, link was put up on Wixy's commentary earlier if you want to see the play

10 Jul 2016 1:42PM (Tournament); 18 Readers

Samir is approaching 1back and I would expect 3back with a contact leave

10 Jul 2016 1:46PM (Tournament); 23 Readers

No Samir has made 3back. Left K+U in contact in corner 4 and left R in corner 3. Y in corner 2 after 1back

10 Jul 2016 1:52PM (Tournament); 22 Readers

Ben lifts U and cuts R just south of corner 3, rolls it near 1 going to K

10 Jul 2016 1:53PM (Tournament); 23 Readers

Rolls K N and leaves a rush in lawn pointing towards corner 2

10 Jul 2016 1:55PM (Tournament); 24 Readers

In the plate final Jeff Soo leads Jeff Dawson 1-0

10 Jul 2016 1:56PM (Tournament); 24 Readers

R is 3yds NE of hoop 1

10 Jul 2016 1:56PM (Tournament); 24 Readers

R hits K

10 Jul 2016 1:57PM (Tournament); 26 Readers

This should be a long day as after the singles final there are still 2 doubles finals to play. Samir & myself lead Dave Maugham & Paddy Chapman 1-0 after last night +14otp(C) and the Y doubles of Ben & Gavin Carter to play Chris Williams & David Goacher still has a single game final to play

10 Jul 2016 2:00PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

Samir has left K between 4 and the E boundary, U a couple of yds off the W boundary by 1 and is laid up in corner 2 leaving a huge double for U

10 Jul 2016 2:01PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

Ben has hit the huge double with U

10 Jul 2016 2:01PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

The Z final has just started with Brian Cumming defending his title against Sam Murray

10 Jul 2016 2:02PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

Ben has made 1 and has a reverse rush. Work to be done to pick his break up as R is still only a couple of yards out of corner 2

10 Jul 2016 2:04PM (Tournament); 31 Readers

Ben has failed to get behind R and has had to roll up from 6yds. Copes with that and should go round now

10 Jul 2016 2:07PM (Tournament); 32 Readers

Declined the TPO for now by sending R to 4

10 Jul 2016 2:13PM (Tournament); 33 Readers

Made 5 and look like he will be setting a spread having gone to 1 back

10 Jul 2016 2:14PM (Tournament); 33 Readers

Y at the peg and K+U laid up E boundary 10yds N of corner 4 with a rush for U (1back)

10 Jul 2016 2:17PM (Tournament); 30 Readers

Samir lifts Y and hits the long lift

10 Jul 2016 2:19PM (Tournament); 33 Readers

Samir has made hoop 1, now sent red to 3 and is a few shots from a standard tp.

10 Jul 2016 2:23PM (Tournament); 33 Readers

Samir is approaching 3 off red with blue as a escape ball and black at 4. Peels 4 back from a foot or two and rushes blue to the south boundary.

10 Jul 2016 2:25PM (Tournament); 31 Readers

4 is successfully made and black is rushed to the north boundary and sent to 6 getting a rush on red to near 4.
Recap Samir R&Y made 5 and penult on a tp
Ben - Blue 1 back, black 1

10 Jul 2016 2:28PM (Tournament); 32 Readers

Samir is now setting up for penult peel after 6. Red is put a bit to the east of 6 so instead rushes back tonear 3 sending it to 1 back, to get rush on red in front of penult. Blue is level with 6 and about 2 yards east ofline through 1 and 2. Peels red and cuts blue to 4 yards behind 1 back. Takes off in front and runs 1 back.

10 Jul 2016 2:32PM (Tournament); 34 Readers

Everything under full control as he makes 2back

10 Jul 2016 2:33PM (Tournament); 34 Readers

Peel failed going to 3back but it is tight infront

10 Jul 2016 2:35PM (Tournament); 32 Readers

Is coming down to rover with everything in place

10 Jul 2016 2:38PM (Tournament); 30 Readers

Teases R into the jaws with the roquet

10 Jul 2016 2:38PM (Tournament); 31 Readers

Samir wins game 3 +20tp

10 Jul 2016 2:40PM (Tournament); 32 Readers

Game 4

Samir plays U to 11yds N of corner 4

10 Jul 2016 2:41PM (Tournament); 30 Readers

Ben Y to just out of corner 2

10 Jul 2016 2:42PM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Samir K at U from b baulk

10 Jul 2016 2:42PM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Refusal and restalks...

10 Jul 2016 2:43PM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Wide right to 1ft out of corner 4

10 Jul 2016 2:44PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

Ben shoots R at Y

10 Jul 2016 2:44PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

missed left.

Samir has his 11yd shot back up the line

10 Jul 2016 2:45PM (Tournament); 29 Readers

A breeze has started to blow across the court. Missed back to corner 3

10 Jul 2016 2:45PM (Tournament); 30 Readers

Ben rushes to almost the south boundary, rolls up to 1 and sticks in the hoop

10 Jul 2016 2:47PM (Tournament); 31 Readers

Samir shoots K at U again after looking at where Y is in hoop 1, seems slightly angled so cant run it hard

10 Jul 2016 2:49PM (Tournament); 32 Readers

Missed to corner 4

10 Jul 2016 2:49PM (Tournament); 31 Readers

Gavin returns the K to Samir as he prowls waiting for the doubles. Ben runs the hoop gently and cuts R to 5yds inlawn from U

10 Jul 2016 2:50PM (Tournament); 31 Readers

R to 3, not getting a rush on U. Plays a great cut rush into K in the corner and is carefully measuring to see if he gets a cannon

10 Jul 2016 2:51PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

Not a cannon but relief agreed between the players as the K keeps falling into contact with U. Plays a gentle takeoff and Y falls backward away from the shot. Tries to play a big cutrush but takes a large divot and only rushes halfway to 4. Punts it past 2 and retreats to partner. As spotted by a viewer Ben took off from the wrong ball in the corner.

Samir shot U and missed R/Y

10 Jul 2016 2:58PM (Tournament); 31 Readers

Ben loads 3 and rushed to 2, made 2 and rushed partner just back through the hoop, rolled it to 3 as the only direction he could go and is still making the break

10 Jul 2016 3:01PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

After 3 puts U to 5 and gets a rush on R to K that he left short. 4yd takeoff to get a rush, also short. Now approaching 4 from just w of the corner with a drive

10 Jul 2016 3:03PM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Makes 4 having sent K to 6, hits R and now has all the balls for the break

10 Jul 2016 3:05PM (Tournament); 31 Readers

I'm going to have to change position shortly as I am running out of power

10 Jul 2016 3:05PM (Tournament); 30 Readers

Commentary will be sparse for a while as I can't charge and commentate. Ben is going to 4back with K and U across corner 4. R in corner 2 and Y in corner 3

10 Jul 2016 3:12PM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Samir took off from R to Y to K. Good length going to K, but wrong side of it, rolled defensively to 1. Made the hoop, hit partner, sent it to 4 going to R and is now rolling from 6yds W of 2. Over rolled 2 and retired to partner

10 Jul 2016 3:21PM (Tournament); 35 Readers

Ben shot from behind 2 and hit partner in corner 3. Rolled it to 2 going to K/U.

He is now at 3 with all the balls for a tp and is peeling from 5yards, jawses the peel should go 2-2 now

10 Jul 2016 3:33PM (Tournament); 32 Readers

And is 25tp

10 Jul 2016 3:50PM (Tournament); 34 Readers

Game 5

Rothman Y 9yds N of corner 4
Patel U 1yd ENE of penult
Rothman shoots at the duffer....

10 Jul 2016 3:52PM (Tournament); 33 Readers

Hits gently

Hopefully with charging during the tp I have enough to last the fifth game

10 Jul 2016 3:53PM (Tournament); 34 Readers

Sets a rush for Y on U with R 4yds W of peg

10 Jul 2016 3:55PM (Tournament); 32 Readers

Samir shoots K at U from a baulk misses to 5-6 yards away from Y as Y and U were in lawn

10 Jul 2016 3:56PM (Tournament); 33 Readers

Ben picks up the 3bb he has and will pick up K around hoop 3

10 Jul 2016 3:58PM (Tournament); 33 Readers

Earlier Jeff Soo won the plate beating Jeff Dawson 2-0

10 Jul 2016 3:59PM (Tournament); 34 Readers

Picks up K after 3 so another ball to 4back with a contact leave coming up

10 Jul 2016 4:03PM (Tournament); 36 Readers

After 1back Ben tried to rush partner in corner 2 but rushed it into his escape ball. Stops it in to the corner anyway and all proceeds smoothly

10 Jul 2016 4:09PM (Tournament); 34 Readers

Makes 3back, rushes U back to the boundary, stops it to 3 yds w of corner 4 and is looking to put K 2yds n of the corner

10 Jul 2016 4:12PM (Tournament); 37 Readers

Ben put Y in corner 3.

Samir lifted U, rolled Y to by 1, hit K and has laid a rush approximately wired from Y by hoop 4. Rush pointing at 1

10 Jul 2016 4:17PM (Tournament); 36 Readers

Samir says probably a technical wire, can hit middle but not left of the ball

10 Jul 2016 4:18PM (Tournament); 36 Readers

Ben shoots Y at U/K...

10 Jul 2016 4:18PM (Tournament); 36 Readers

Misses 4 by nothing hits the edge of K

10 Jul 2016 4:18PM (Tournament); 36 Readers

It looks like Murray has won

10 Jul 2016 4:19PM (Tournament); 38 Readers

That is Sam in the Z beating Brian Cumming

10 Jul 2016 4:20PM (Tournament); 40 Readers

Leaves K 5ft SE of 4, U 3yds NE of 3. and rolls partner to try and wire them from K/U

10 Jul 2016 4:21PM (Tournament); 38 Readers

Plays a tight roll to peg high and cant play Y to a spot he would like and will have to settle for both balls on the boundary

10 Jul 2016 4:24PM (Tournament); 35 Readers

Samir surveys his options and picks U at K...

10 Jul 2016 4:25PM (Tournament); 35 Readers

Misses by a coupe of inches

10 Jul 2016 4:25PM (Tournament); 35 Readers

Ben rushes to near corner 1, sends partner to 2 going to U. He now has a tp to win the Open

10 Jul 2016 4:28PM (Tournament); 36 Readers

Approaches 1 from 5ft to the E

10 Jul 2016 4:30PM (Tournament); 37 Readers

Makes 1 gets K and U to 3 and takes off to partner at 2

10 Jul 2016 4:32PM (Tournament); 39 Readers

Correction sent U behind 2

10 Jul 2016 4:33PM (Tournament); 40 Readers

Rushes U into corner 2 after the hoop. Sends it to 4 and then plays a poor rush towards 3. Placing peelee from 5yds W of 3

10 Jul 2016 4:35PM (Tournament); 41 Readers

Peelee is somewhat angled, and will be attempting to peel from 45degrees

10 Jul 2016 4:37PM (Tournament); 41 Readers

Peeled it by 2ft and now rolling down to hoop 4

10 Jul 2016 4:38PM (Tournament); 41 Readers

Doubles could be on in about 40 minutes

10 Jul 2016 4:38PM (Tournament); 41 Readers

All under control coming upto 6

10 Jul 2016 4:42PM (Tournament); 41 Readers

Lines up the penult peel after 6

10 Jul 2016 4:43PM (Tournament); 41 Readers

Through by a couple of yards

10 Jul 2016 4:43PM (Tournament); 41 Readers

Samir seems to sense the end is nigh on another attempt to win the singles

10 Jul 2016 4:44PM (Tournament); 40 Readers

Slightly overhit the croquet stroke sending U to 4back but had to play a cut on peelee. Playing from 18inches W of straight going to 3 back. An almost ideal position. Peel jawsed

10 Jul 2016 4:49PM (Tournament); 42 Readers

Somebody has started using a chainsaw in a nearby garden

10 Jul 2016 4:50PM (Tournament); 44 Readers

Completes the peel after 3back and takesoff to 4back. Only a Maugham error left to save Samir's hopes

10 Jul 2016 4:51PM (Tournament); 43 Readers

Takes off a little short, snicks U and now has a slightly tricky approach to 4back

10 Jul 2016 4:52PM (Tournament); 42 Readers

Recovers well

10 Jul 2016 4:52PM (Tournament); 42 Readers

Runs 4back off the boundary, 2yd on U, K at penult and Y still behind rover

10 Jul 2016 4:53PM (Tournament); 43 Readers

No forward rush after penult, takes off to Y

10 Jul 2016 4:54PM (Tournament); 42 Readers

Rolls Y to peg and collides with U, approaches from a couple of yards, safely through and then rushes U into the jaws of rover.

10 Jul 2016 4:56PM (Tournament); 42 Readers

Takes off to 3yds from Y

10 Jul 2016 4:56PM (Tournament); 42 Readers

Ben wins the fifth 26tp and is the Open Champion

10 Jul 2016 4:56PM (Tournament); 44 Readers

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