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NZ Open Championship

Game 5 by Dallas Cooke

Aikens computer is running out of juice, until we can find the cord, game continuance.

Roll, sent Y to 1bk, great position on Blk to peel thru 4bk, done simply, good rush onto red, roll to H6, made

23 Jan 2017 8:20AM (Tournament); 20 Readers

leaving red there, back to black rushed to north boundary, easy roll to 2B and yellow at 1B, rush to 6inch behind 1B, another hoop down.

23 Jan 2017 8:22AM (Tournament); 20 Readers

Rush back to boundary, Y to 3bk has gone past the hoop be 1.5 mtrs, took red to east boundary, returned to just past peg of east side, position on black, again 6inch hoop, great rush on black towards 6, has positioned black by penault, not happy with rush placement on red, but sent 3 mtrs short of cnr 4

sorry, computer glitch,
Had made penault peel, took red to 4B, 4 yds roll, oops, blue stuck in 4 back

23 Jan 2017 8:32AM (Tournament); 24 Readers

Greg, back in play, hit yellow onto black at penault, sends black to H2, blue is at H3, sets up behind hoop 1
sprints up the lawn to hoop 2 to check black positon as very close to hoop 2, has had to retire yellow to 1/4 up east boundary so that black had a shot on a ball

23 Jan 2017 8:35AM (Tournament); 23 Readers

Aiken is shooting from hoop to ball at 3, ................ misses, 3 minutes left

23 Jan 2017 8:36AM (Tournament); 24 Readers

Red is shooting from behind hoop 1 on boundary to the yellow, misses by 6 inches to the left, balls 1 mtr apart

23 Jan 2017 8:36AM (Tournament); 25 Readers

Aiken has 4 yard shot, black on blue hits this across the lawn to H2 high on side line.

clips are R H1
Y 4 Back
B 4 Back
Black Rover.

23 Jan 2017 8:39AM (Tournament); 27 Readers

take off down the line to Gregs balls, doesn't quite get the cannon, small shot to get rush on yellow to rover

23 Jan 2017 8:40AM (Tournament); 26 Readers

Has a 4yd roll from the side to rover, Bk stops about a foot in front, runs sweetly through hits yellow.

23 Jan 2017 8:41AM (Tournament); 27 Readers

Greg has just put his nose in the window, advised time has gone, he now has to do a 3 ball triple from god knows where.

23 Jan 2017 8:43AM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Black has been pegged out, yellow just in field half way on the east boundary, Red slightly infield 1/4 up west, blue 4 mtrs from cnr 2 on side line,

23 Jan 2017 8:44AM (Tournament); 28 Readers

after contemplation Greg shoots with the red onto the blue, misses,

Aiken is now the new CNZ Open Champion. Well done, game played with great sportsmanship by both, even when thing weren't going their way, some fantastic shots

23 Jan 2017 8:47AM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Signing off now, have to go earn a living
cheers
Dallas

23 Jan 2017 8:47AM (Tournament); 28 Readers

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