WCF AC World Championship
Quarter final Chapman v Maloof by Jenny Clarke
Hello world, well after an appearance in my own quarter final, I'm done in time to provide coverage of a very competitive match at the bottom of the draw.
22 Apr 2016 3:14PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
We join the action at game all, in game 3 with Paddy yet to trouble the scorers, and Maloof having failed to rush the peeler in front of river on a delayed triple picked up from a hoop 3 start
22 Apr 2016 3:16PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
It's going to be an old standard leave, black up bearish two, blue well south off hoop 3, and he's rolling off from for yards south of rover.. Yellow into corner 4, red 4 yards north.
22 Apr 2016 3:18PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
.Paddy has lifted black and is taking the shooting gallery from B baulk...
22 Apr 2016 3:20PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Misses everything.
22 Apr 2016 3:20PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Rushes red to blue, this should be all over now
22 Apr 2016 3:22PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Rushes to rover, through rover, takes off to get a long rush to the peg...hits it in the middle, pegging out from two yards.
David Maloof wins game three to much local excitement
22 Apr 2016 3:25PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Chapman v Maloof, game 3 (Maloof leads 2-1)
22 Apr 2016 3:26PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
1. Maloof to 8y north of corner four with blue
22 Apr 2016 3:27PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
2. Chapman just south of corner two with yellow
22 Apr 2016 3:28PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
3. Maloof shooting at partner from A baulk. Comes on two feet north of blue
22 Apr 2016 3:30PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
4. Paddy has red up on B baulk, shooting at a very long double. Walking after it...another cost of paint miss
22 Apr 2016 3:31PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
5. Can Maloof put some pressure on with a fourth turn break?
22 Apr 2016 3:32PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Maloof cos blue out, rushes red off the South boundary beneath hoop 1. Rolls up (I fancy sending the croqueted ball a lot deeper). Has a four foot hoop...must have been angled, as he He runs back to partner
22 Apr 2016 3:36PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
6. Yellow still near corner 2, in-form lawn rush for Maloof...Paddy will shshot at from near hoop 1...
22 Apr 2016 3:37PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Paddy is not in sight.
22 Apr 2016 3:37PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Paddy is back. Striding towards red. Shooting at Maloof's balls...
22 Apr 2016 3:39PM (Tournament); 24 Readers
Misses.
22 Apr 2016 3:40PM (Tournament); 24 Readers
7. Maloof chips red out a few yards, rushes to one. Doesn't have a useful rush, with he cuts to the middle of the South boundary. Needs some good shots to get going here
22 Apr 2016 3:44PM (Tournament); 24 Readers
Croquets red towards 31st east boundary up bearish hoop 3, his partner, takes off into corner 2. Rolls up...
22 Apr 2016 3:46PM (Tournament); 24 Readers
Runs a two yard hoop very smoothly. He'll be wishing he had his hoop 3 pioneer closer than 7 yards from the hoop...
22 Apr 2016 3:47PM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Copes, and has a good hoop four pioneer. This break should go around now
22 Apr 2016 3:50PM (Tournament); 22 Readers
Still going. He is through 1back, and it will be a spread
22 Apr 2016 3:58PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
This game is on lawn 6. Dave and Samir are on lawn 7...the two main lawns in front of the clubhouse
22 Apr 2016 4:04PM (Tournament); 26 Readers
This spread has got rather messy and very diagonal. Maloof laying up on the east boundary level with hoop four. This should guarantee Paddy takes the short shot.
22 Apr 2016 4:07PM (Tournament); 29 Readers
8. Paddy is taking his time to find a shot he fancies.
22 Apr 2016 4:08PM (Tournament); 32 Readers
Lifts red from near the West boundary. Short shot...hits it smoothly...centre ball. I expect a tpo
22 Apr 2016 4:10PM (Tournament); 32 Readers
Rushes partner a yard north west of one. Take offs are easy on this lawn...cos well
22 Apr 2016 4:12PM (Tournament); 35 Readers
Copes well. (Sry...on my phone)
22 Apr 2016 4:13PM (Tournament); 33 Readers
Paddy has played a couple of nice strokes and now has the balls for a standard TPO
22 Apr 2016 4:15PM (Tournament); 35 Readers
Red spots out to the side as a gust of wind hits his approach to hoop
22 Apr 2016 4:16PM (Tournament); 34 Readers
two. Runs it well though
22 Apr 2016 4:17PM (Tournament); 35 Readers
Takes his reception ball to three, no drama there
22 Apr 2016 4:17PM (Tournament); 36 Readers
Takes his reception ball to three, no drama there
22 Apr 2016 4:17PM (Tournament); 36 Readers
No...I'm clearly not watching closely enough...made two off peeler, didn't get it in position...Runs three...leaving David's fourback ball up there...from huge angle...IT IN THE JAWS!! Standard TPO back on.
22 Apr 2016 4:19PM (Tournament); 39 Readers
Rushes up to complete the peel after four.
22 Apr 2016 4:23PM (Tournament); 39 Readers
Doesn't get the peelee across well and some awkwardness sees the one back pioneer instead going near north boundary for a Wylie peel. Looks well under control though
22 Apr 2016 4:27PM (Tournament); 41 Readers
Black into the jaws of penult and a tidy rush to one back.
22 Apr 2016 4:29PM (Tournament); 44 Readers
Makes one back, rushes black through, has a two yard peel attempt going to two back...Misses the hoop completely
22 Apr 2016 4:31PM (Tournament); 44 Readers
Tries to cut black back to peeling position...hits a lot of it, but jawsed the peel from around four yards
22 Apr 2016 4:33PM (Tournament); 39 Readers
Leaving black in the jaws of rover, going up to penult. I'm not sure how many pegged out games Maloof has been in, but should be a good few
22 Apr 2016 4:36PM (Tournament); 40 Readers
Making penult. He has a good yellow next to rover, so can rushpeel rover, send it to the peg, make rover off partner, rush partner off the boundary, and has plenty of ball still to use
22 Apr 2016 4:39PM (Tournament); 42 Readers
Yellow is rushed to 8y north of corner four, black is in the box, yellow into corner two. Nice job Paddy
22 Apr 2016 4:44PM (Tournament); 45 Readers
9. Maloof takes croquet from yellow, told it 2/3 of the way to hoop 2, sails past one, and takes position
22 Apr 2016 4:46PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
10. Yellow to corner four
22 Apr 2016 4:47PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
11. Maloof has a longish hoop which takes a lot of wire and hours goes through by about seven yards. Takes aim at Paddy in corner two...hits!
22 Apr 2016 4:48PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
Rolls out from corner two...red goes to the end of B baulk. Runs a longish hoop to the boundary. Disappointing to do this much work and still have to hit a seven yarder
22 Apr 2016 4:49PM (Tournament); 44 Readers
Good shot...rushes it to about six yards in front of three
22 Apr 2016 4:50PM (Tournament); 45 Readers
I haven't seen a lot of David Maloof pay, but his single ball strokes are lovely.
22 Apr 2016 4:51PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Send reception ball long, runs the hoop really well...and rushes into corner four! Let's find out is David's nerves are up to this!
22 Apr 2016 4:51PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
It looks like he must have scattered the corner four ball somewhat as ref Colin Irwin is on with a ruler
22 Apr 2016 4:52PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
Yes, it's a cannon...
22 Apr 2016 4:53PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
Cannon...rushes yellow well to hoop four, red on the South boundary directly behind it. Very good shot
22 Apr 2016 4:56PM (Tournament); 44 Readers
Stops yellow across four yards approaching the hoop, and runs it off the boundary
22 Apr 2016 4:58PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Good croquet stroke getting a rush to givfive and on top of six
22 Apr 2016 4:58PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Makes five, croquets yellow well short of 1-back and gets more applause
22 Apr 2016 5:00PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Through six, important croquet stroke with a wayward 1-back pioneer. Rushes just SW of the hoop. Red is nicely at 2-back
22 Apr 2016 5:01PM (Tournament); 51 Readers
He's having a bit of trouble getting the balls in contact on this critical takeoff. Calls a gardener..must be an old hoop hole. They have done a heroic job moving the hoops regularly...Soros need a big effort to get in (and out)
22 Apr 2016 5:03PM (Tournament); 51 Readers
Aargh...superhoops.
22 Apr 2016 5:03PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Still gardening. Quick sideline interview with Paddy.."i would describe my current situation as 'beached'...there's enough sand". (Thanks Director Fordyce for suggesting that interview
22 Apr 2016 5:05PM (Tournament); 51 Readers
Back into action...takeoff gives a moderate length hoop, runs it well, good croquet stroke.
22 Apr 2016 5:06PM (Tournament); 51 Readers
That looked like lightning!!
22 Apr 2016 5:06PM (Tournament); 51 Readers
Approached 2-back sending his reception ball deep and runs the hoop past red. This has been a very impressive turn..particularly with the stakes so high
22 Apr 2016 5:07PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Send red very close to 4-back, cuts yellow close in front of three back
22 Apr 2016 5:08PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Doesn't get a rush out of 3-back...big croquet stroke coming up. Kiwi youngsters refereeing to something called a 'stop bisque'. Tsk
22 Apr 2016 5:09PM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Gorgeous croquet stroke gets surprising lack of applause...send avoid penult pioneer out, and gets a rush to 4-back
22 Apr 2016 5:10PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Good rover pioneer, in front of penult.
22 Apr 2016 5:10PM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Gets a rush out of penult...Nice way to settle the nerves...although David has looked very calm here.
22 Apr 2016 5:11PM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Send yellow as a deep reception ball, rushes dead in front of rover...and the 2014 silver medalist is looking like making an exit
22 Apr 2016 5:12PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Through rover, this I'd for the American to win 3-1. Taking off to the peg...huge applause. Maloof wins game 4 +14 OTP
22 Apr 2016 5:13PM (Tournament); 53 Readers
David Maloof will play David Maugham in the world championship semi final from 9am tomorrow.
Reg is still waiting for Mulliner v Honeycutt...Mulliner has had all the play lately.
22 Apr 2016 5:15PM (Tournament); 37 Readers
(Sorry for the typo...Huneycutt)
22 Apr 2016 5:16PM (Tournament); 40 Readers
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