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WCF GCWC Main Event
GCWC - THE FINAL - Reg Bamford (South Africa) v Ahmed Nasr (Egypt) - Part 2 by Jenny Clarke
Here we go - Part the second. The big match. The grand finale. The lovely chap in an orange vest is on to see to hoop 4/9
05 Mar 2017 1:25PM (Tournament); 40 Readers
This lovely chap - I think it's Brian Foley - might be guilty of smuggling granulated brown contraband in here a few days go - good man.
05 Mar 2017 1:26PM (Tournament); 38 Readers
Hoop 4 is still looking worse for wear, with a sideways lean - maybe a spirit level could help? - I might just be suffering from optical illusions with the safety fence.
05 Mar 2017 1:27PM (Tournament); 37 Readers
Reg is munching. Kiwi lads sitting in the sun or milling around. A lot of friendships have been made and affirmed during this event. Speaking of which, I'm off to say hello to world champ fletcher.
05 Mar 2017 1:27PM (Tournament); 35 Readers
Game 3
05 Mar 2017 1:39PM (Tournament); 35 Readers
Reg to 5 foot 30 deg
05 Mar 2017 1:39PM (Tournament); 36 Readers
Ahmed to 7 foot straight
05 Mar 2017 1:39PM (Tournament); 36 Readers
Reg short
05 Mar 2017 1:39PM (Tournament); 36 Readers
Ahmed shoots - hits Reg's short ball
05 Mar 2017 1:39PM (Tournament); 36 Readers
Reg for the hoop - fails it!!!
05 Mar 2017 1:39PM (Tournament); 35 Readers
Ahmed runs hoop 1 off the north boundary Ahmed leads 1-0
05 Mar 2017 1:39PM (Tournament); 35 Readers
Reg played a very good ball to almost wired.
05 Mar 2017 1:40PM (Tournament); 34 Readers
Ahmed played a few balls in to block, but leaves Reg's yellow a shot at hoop 2 1-1
05 Mar 2017 1:40PM (Tournament); 36 Readers
Blue plays to hoop 3... too far!
05 Mar 2017 1:40PM (Tournament); 36 Readers
Ahmed had had a bit of trouble at hoop 2, since his clearance of that short ball of Reg's put it near hoop 2
05 Mar 2017 1:41PM (Tournament); 36 Readers
Red's in position, black is short and angled.
05 Mar 2017 1:41PM (Tournament); 37 Readers
Yellow shoots - misses
05 Mar 2017 1:41PM (Tournament); 37 Readers
Ahmed checks hoop 3 - it's firm - this is rather angled and about 4-5 feet back towards corner 3
05 Mar 2017 1:41PM (Tournament); 37 Readers
Big rejection - that was gutsy with red dead in front
05 Mar 2017 1:42PM (Tournament); 36 Readers
Sorry for the slight delay in recommencing commentary - just catching up with Adrian Palmer, who I met a few years ago at the Australian AC Open - I hope to spend more time with him at future tournaments - a very intelligent and interesting man
05 Mar 2017 1:43PM (Tournament); 40 Readers
Right, anyway, croquet... Reg runs hoop 3... just
05 Mar 2017 1:43PM (Tournament); 39 Readers
Reg leads 2-1
05 Mar 2017 1:43PM (Tournament); 40 Readers
Black takes position - gorgeous
05 Mar 2017 1:43PM (Tournament); 40 Readers
Red's a bit stuck up there by hoop 3, so Reg is shooting from the east boundary about level with hoop 3 - clears black to applause
05 Mar 2017 1:44PM (Tournament); 43 Readers
Red's a bit stuck up there by hoop 3, so Reg is shooting from the east boundary about level with hoop 3 - clears black to applause
05 Mar 2017 1:44PM (Tournament); 43 Readers
Blue has longish angled position
05 Mar 2017 1:44PM (Tournament); 43 Readers
Clip off hoop 3, markers down, ref in attendance - looks like Reg can just play through the hoop here from behind - yes, easy shot... - plays it really well to a foot in front of the hoop
05 Mar 2017 1:44PM (Tournament); 41 Readers
Yellow is in teh middle of the south boundary, but black just plays in
05 Mar 2017 1:45PM (Tournament); 42 Readers
A big hello to Mike Huxley - at 3.45am!
05 Mar 2017 1:45PM (Tournament); 45 Readers
Reg shooting with yellow - Chris fancies taking position. Reg shoots.. misses on the right. Chris wanted to let blue have a go there - Ahmed isn't as good at long and angled
05 Mar 2017 1:46PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Blue stops red away - the double clearance is on here, I think black can see the hoop
05 Mar 2017 1:46PM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Bonk - only blue - black has a free shot at the hoop here. Reg needed to half-ball blue - there was a lot of scope there for clearing both, however he got blue right in the middle.
05 Mar 2017 1:47PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Ahmed runs hoop 4 to equalise, and Red is about 5 feet north of hoop 5
05 Mar 2017 1:47PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Yellow plays in from the middle of the east boundary - it's really poor - short and level with the hoop - Reg wipes that one away - wiping the palm of his hand on the ground. I haven't spotted that action in this match so far. Too much time looking at my keyboard!
05 Mar 2017 1:48PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
Blue rolls into position - yellow might be blocking the clearance, as Reg rushes yellow in front - it's blocking blue, and Ahmed will need an accurate clearance to avoid flicking blue here
05 Mar 2017 1:48PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
Yellow is right between blue and the hoop - nice shot - just needed to be a little further to use blue to protect black from a clearing yellow (which is on the boundary south of hoop 4)
05 Mar 2017 1:49PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
smacks black.. and misses yellow to the right!
05 Mar 2017 1:49PM (Tournament); 45 Readers
Yellow has enough space to run the hoop, and Reg runs it up to just north of the peg. Reg leads game 3 3-2
05 Mar 2017 1:50PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Blue plays up - centreballs yellow and gives it another 4 yards closer!
05 Mar 2017 1:50PM (Tournament); 51 Readers
Red plays up - has it blocked yellow at the hoop?
05 Mar 2017 1:51PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Black plays in to a safe spot - hidden behind red, might be runnable, but very angled
05 Mar 2017 1:51PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Yellow stops black to the south boundary, staying near the peg. Ahmed is in trouble here
05 Mar 2017 1:51PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Shoots with blue - very very close, but a miss
05 Mar 2017 1:52PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Red is angled, but easy for Reg
05 Mar 2017 1:52PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Can't be much more than 4 feet
05 Mar 2017 1:52PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
It's a big rejection!!!! - hits the righthand wire and bounces to within 3 yards of the west boundary
05 Mar 2017 1:52PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
It's a big rejection!!!! - hits the righthand wire and bounces to within 3 yards of the west boundary
05 Mar 2017 1:52PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Ahmed has an angled hoop which looks very runnable. Ref on to firm things up
05 Mar 2017 1:53PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
Ahmed has an angled hoop which looks very runnable. Ref on to firm things up
05 Mar 2017 1:53PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
Whomp! - he's through, and it's 3-3
05 Mar 2017 1:53PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
JP reports that two of the hoops Nasr has got in this game have been from Reg missing - quite right - hoop 1 and hoop 6!
05 Mar 2017 1:53PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Yellow plays in to very deep position. Blue rolls in to nowhereish - angled, bit long, well east - easily clearable
05 Mar 2017 1:54PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
Red comes in to good tight position - black needs to clear this (or run its hoop! - it went off the lawn about 4 yards west of the centre line
05 Mar 2017 1:54PM (Tournament); 45 Readers
Black shoots are red - smack... Why is there no piping there?? - red pops up straight into a spectator's lap! She seems unharmed and returned the ball
05 Mar 2017 1:55PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
Yellow from the north boundary - nice positive stroke Reg leads 4-3
05 Mar 2017 1:55PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Blue plays down tight - very open to yellow - that's not Ahmed's usual touch
05 Mar 2017 1:56PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
red in, black plays in - I thought he should clear that - maybe blue went too far and can't run
05 Mar 2017 1:56PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
Yellow shooting... fairly gentle pace - clears blue - onto red!!
05 Mar 2017 1:57PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
Blue has gone about 9 yards, red a few yards and is runnable - but only if you're Reg Bamford!
05 Mar 2017 1:57PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Plays blue back in - to a perfect block on red - not enough applause there
05 Mar 2017 1:58PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
REg is taking on the hoop!
05 Mar 2017 1:58PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
It was challenging - JP says he didn't line it up straight at all - was always missing. Tony "It's an aiming problem, not a hitting problem". Misses the hoop entirely
05 Mar 2017 1:58PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
That was great pressure from that touch shot from Ahmed Nasr
05 Mar 2017 1:58PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
Ahmed powers black through hoop 8 as Reg is lining up his shot down to hoop 9
05 Mar 2017 1:59PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
4-4 in game 3. As even as it gets here.
05 Mar 2017 1:59PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Yellow takes good position
05 Mar 2017 2:00PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
Blue shoots - misses!
05 Mar 2017 2:00PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
Blue shoots - misses!
05 Mar 2017 2:01PM (Tournament); 37 Readers
Internet comes back up...
05 Mar 2017 2:01PM (Tournament); 37 Readers
Red plays in - blocking yellow!!!
05 Mar 2017 2:01PM (Tournament); 39 Readers
Ahmed needs to do some clearing still - shoots - disaster - he hits red!
05 Mar 2017 2:01PM (Tournament); 39 Readers
Reg runs hoop 9 by 15 yards Reg leads 5-4
05 Mar 2017 2:02PM (Tournament); 39 Readers
Ahmed comes in with blue. Bit westish, looks short for Reg to claer
05 Mar 2017 2:02PM (Tournament); 40 Readers
Reg plays red in tight. Yellow could clear to a wired position??
05 Mar 2017 2:02PM (Tournament); 40 Readers
In comes black - has he got the block??
05 Mar 2017 2:02PM (Tournament); 41 Readers
No - Reg clears blue - to the middle of the north boundary - he needs to hit this
05 Mar 2017 2:03PM (Tournament); 41 Readers
Blue shooting... misses to the right!
05 Mar 2017 2:03PM (Tournament); 41 Readers
Ahmed has missed a few now. Off the boil, and it's 6-4 to Reg Bamford
05 Mar 2017 2:03PM (Tournament); 39 Readers
Black plays in well. Drifts in to angled position
05 Mar 2017 2:04PM (Tournament); 41 Readers
blue plays in - has he blocked black from shooting? - seems to have nudged up against it.
05 Mar 2017 2:05PM (Tournament); 42 Readers
Red shoots - clears black - seems to have moved yellow back.
05 Mar 2017 2:05PM (Tournament); 44 Readers
Black plays in - it's short! - Reg is clearing blue
05 Mar 2017 2:05PM (Tournament); 45 Readers
Reg clears blue with yellow. I think he tried to roll on and be wired from black, which is short of the hoop, but I think it's open
05 Mar 2017 2:06PM (Tournament); 45 Readers
Blue plays back in from the middle of the east boundary. - it's a lovely shot
05 Mar 2017 2:06PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
Black might be protecting that from red, and red plays back in.
05 Mar 2017 2:07PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Black clears red - tried to block yellow at blue with that shot too
05 Mar 2017 2:07PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
It looks like Reg is going for the hoop! - this is difficult - must have the block!!
05 Mar 2017 2:07PM (Tournament); 44 Readers
I don't think it was blocked - he was just behind in the hoop. more behind now - yellow bounces off the front of the hoop face, and Ahmed is running 11 with control from in front
05 Mar 2017 2:08PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
... NO!!!! - blue bounces off - that was poor
05 Mar 2017 2:08PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Red takes deep position. Black plays in a block from yellow - I guess blue bounced off well?
05 Mar 2017 2:09PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
no - that was strange - blue is playing into position - why dd black not go in front. Where is Chris??
05 Mar 2017 2:09PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Tony's having a power nap, so he's not much use at the moment, but he'll be back
05 Mar 2017 2:10PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Red... stuns black away. I think yellow has a decent in-off attempt, as blue is nicely in front
05 Mar 2017 2:10PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
Red... stuns black away. I think yellow has a decent in-off attempt, as blue is nicely in front
05 Mar 2017 2:10PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
Black misses. Nice shot from Reg - clears blue rolling gently into the jaws of hoop 11, and that should be game 3
05 Mar 2017 2:11PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
I'm going to stay on this thread for all the remainder, to avoid giving a hint of how far through the match we get. so be prepared to SCROLL as if your life depended on it
05 Mar 2017 2:12PM (Tournament); 45 Readers
Blue shoots from the middle of west boundary – nails yellow!!! Clears it out of the hoop
05 Mar 2017 2:13PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
Red taks good position. Black plays back in - yellow is about 8 yards north of hoop 11. Has black blocked blue from clearing???
05 Mar 2017 2:13PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Reg wanders over for a slow look. Almost certainly blocked then
05 Mar 2017 2:13PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Yellow playing in for a block, so maybe it's open
05 Mar 2017 2:14PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Definitely blocked - blue plays in from the side boundary - drifts past.
05 Mar 2017 2:14PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
Reg runs hoop 11 to win game 3 7-4
05 Mar 2017 2:14PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
Reg Bamford leads the final 2 games to 1. Remember it's best of FIVE
05 Mar 2017 2:14PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Tony's back, as we all head for a stretch and a break. And hopefully straightening of hoop 9
05 Mar 2017 2:15PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Black ball in use by the hoop setter again - I think all the big balls have been black.
05 Mar 2017 2:16PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
There are two buckets out there. They're admonishing the lazy hoop. It still looks a little hungover. Maybe was out at Phillip Drew's Stag party last night. Congrats to Phil on his upcoming marriage. They've been together for ages and are a lovely couple.
05 Mar 2017 2:17PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Game 3 - Reg leads 2 games to 1
05 Mar 2017 2:25PM (Tournament); 51 Readers
Ahmed plays blue in - it's straight - good shot.
05 Mar 2017 2:26PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Red plays in fairly straight .Black is short. Yellow shoots - misses!
05 Mar 2017 2:26PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Blue for hoop 1 fifth turn - smashes it - loosens up the hoop considerably, but is rejectedd!!
05 Mar 2017 2:27PM (Tournament); 51 Readers
ok , it's obviously game 4 - sry world :)
05 Mar 2017 2:27PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
Reg with a shot for the first hoop - doesn't get the hoop banged in - shoots - flops down in front
05 Mar 2017 2:28PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
It MUST be in the wire, as black just plays back in
05 Mar 2017 2:28PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Yellow clears blue, blue wanders back in
05 Mar 2017 2:28PM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Ref enjoying a priviledged close-up, as Reg plays back out and clears blue
05 Mar 2017 2:28PM (Tournament); 53 Readers
Black smashes red to the middle of east boundary. Black is high on the west boundary
05 Mar 2017 2:29PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Yellow plays in gently, centre balling blue away
05 Mar 2017 2:29PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
ooo - Ahmed pickups up blue to check the ground below it. Reg understands this is normal in Egypt and makes no fuss. Good man - playing this World Championship final like a true champion and gentleman
05 Mar 2017 2:30PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Blue clears yellow. Yellow is is back on the south boundary. Red comes up, Black clears red (I might have got a little out of order here!)
05 Mar 2017 2:31PM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Yellow with the first of three 7 yard options. Clips the right-hand wire on the way to the north boundary.
05 Mar 2017 2:31PM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Blue plays in from teh south boundary in front of hoop 4- looking to block red
05 Mar 2017 2:32PM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Not blocked -Reg shooting at hoop 1 - bounce! - off to the side. Ahmed has a 7 yard free go... - takes tight position - black plops into a hole
05 Mar 2017 2:32PM (Tournament); 51 Readers
Yellow shooting...
05 Mar 2017 2:33PM (Tournament); 51 Readers
Clears blue, but that's all over red- expect Reg's next shot to be from the middle of the north boundary
05 Mar 2017 2:33PM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Ahmed shooting - smashes red off 2/3 the way up the east boundary
05 Mar 2017 2:33PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Black's in front, blue is 10 yards south of hoop 2 (good shot that was), and yellow's in the middle of the south boundary
05 Mar 2017 2:34PM (Tournament); 51 Readers
Actaully, yellow is directly south of hoop 1, I meant
05 Mar 2017 2:34PM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Red shoots... misses!
05 Mar 2017 2:34PM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Time for a cuppa - thank you Tony :)
05 Mar 2017 2:34PM (Tournament); 51 Readers
Ahmed picks up his ball up, bangs down the ground around it, and puts it back!
05 Mar 2017 2:35PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Ref bangs in hoop 1, and Ahmed runs hoop 1 off the north boundary - Ahmed leads 1-0
05 Mar 2017 2:35PM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Yellow plays up - runs into blue en route - here's a free go for Ahmed. Chris "Cmon smash it through... he's too defensive! - that's just a great chance to have a go with red in corner 1".
05 Mar 2017 2:36PM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Ahmed plays up to tight at hoop 2, not even blocking yellow. That was a great opportunity to catch red as far as humanly possible from hoop 3
05 Mar 2017 2:36PM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Black plays back in - red was a bit longish, blue and black are good
05 Mar 2017 2:37PM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Reg clearing - nails blue
05 Mar 2017 2:37PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Blue will now have a go at that long red - red can run the hoop - black is in good positino. Ahmed shooting...excellent shot!
05 Mar 2017 2:37PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Clears red off the lawn behind hoop 1 - it might not be able to see anything! Blue to the peg
05 Mar 2017 2:38PM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Reg having a bit of a chuckle - I'd say he has nothing. He has already had one go this tournament at jumping 1 from corner 1.
05 Mar 2017 2:38PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Jumping... .Didn't seem to get the height to get over hoop 1 - looks to go right of it... runs hoop 2!!!!!
05 Mar 2017 2:39PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
"He's just played a bad shot and run the hoop" - guest commentator. Great shot, as it turns out. Crowd love it!
05 Mar 2017 2:39PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
1-1
05 Mar 2017 2:39PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
Ahmed plays a great approach to hoop 3
05 Mar 2017 2:39PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
Yellow plays in well. Blue coming up - drifts a little far to protect black from the big South African
05 Mar 2017 2:40PM (Tournament); 47 Readers
Red clears black! Black clears yellow! Quality stuff here!
05 Mar 2017 2:41PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Blue is still in front, and Reg has a 6-7 yarder.
05 Mar 2017 2:41PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Bit of an in-off chance too
05 Mar 2017 2:41PM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Plays it badly and blue is nudged south of the hoop and yellow to the east boundary
05 Mar 2017 2:41PM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Reports from courtside.. Reg's jump went high, but was below the crown of the hoop when it went past the side - then it curved - then it went through the middle of hoop 2. Lucky bum.
05 Mar 2017 2:42PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
red takes position. black plays in well - not blocking though - yellow clearing - needs to good shot to get this far
05 Mar 2017 2:43PM (Tournament); 59 Readers
Reg shoots - it's awful - looked (from my bad angle) to miss by a country mile
05 Mar 2017 2:43PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Blue clearing - Red's now in the middle of the south boundary
05 Mar 2017 2:43PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Alix tells me one of the lawns had red as its biggest ball. It has been challenging in the hit-up when referees adjusted hoops. They'd simply pinch a player's ball - better to let them hit up, then adjust. Or adjust then let them hit - need a policy
05 Mar 2017 2:44PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Reg shoots... clips the righthand leg of hoop 3. Close
05 Mar 2017 2:44PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Ahmed runs hoop 3 off the south boundary - they are getting hugely wide angles here. Ahmed leads 2-1
05 Mar 2017 2:45PM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Salah Hassan has a video of that jump stroke - I hope that that finds its way onto youtube
05 Mar 2017 2:45PM (Tournament); 59 Readers
Yellow plays in - drifts very wide - but east
05 Mar 2017 2:46PM (Tournament); 63 Readers
blue takes position
05 Mar 2017 2:46PM (Tournament); 61 Readers
red's in, black drifts in tight. Coffee time!
05 Mar 2017 2:47PM (Tournament); 60 Readers
looks like red is still open on the hoop - yes, Chris confirms that. Yellow rushes black north of hoop 2, and is now halfway to hoop 5 - nice shot
05 Mar 2017 2:47PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
A lot of the Egyptian players use a fairly symmetrical grip with their index fingers pointing down the shaft of the mallet - including Ahmed Nasr
05 Mar 2017 2:48PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Blue shoots - misses
05 Mar 2017 2:48PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Reg at hoop 4.. flicks black and misses the hoop!!!
05 Mar 2017 2:49PM (Tournament); 56 Readers
I had pencilled that one in for him
05 Mar 2017 2:49PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Black comes back - it's open from red, and yellow takes position hidden from blue by black.
05 Mar 2017 2:49PM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Ahmed plays blue back in trying to protect black. Bit of applause, but I think it's open
05 Mar 2017 2:50PM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Reg takes a big swing - clears black, swings curvily around yellow - very lucky not to clear partner there!
05 Mar 2017 2:50PM (Tournament); 60 Readers
These are the shots in the match wehre Nasr has missed a few 8 yarders when he should have had full control
05 Mar 2017 2:50PM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Swings hard... only just clips yellow - but he has rushed it off the south boundary totally wired from blue!!!
05 Mar 2017 2:51PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Reg drifting up towards the hoop wanders off to the right - hills forming at those packed hoops.
05 Mar 2017 2:51PM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Ahmed slams blue through Ahmed Nasr leads 3-1 I want a decider!!
05 Mar 2017 2:52PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Reg playing in from the middle of the north boundary - IT'S SHORT!!! - red pulls up level with hoop 5
05 Mar 2017 2:52PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Black from nearish corner 1 - perfect approach!
05 Mar 2017 2:53PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Yellow is in front of hoop 4 - plays gently at red, red still not in front, but yellow is - decent effort
05 Mar 2017 2:53PM (Tournament); 59 Readers
blue at red...
05 Mar 2017 2:54PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
shoots... gets the gap! - hits the righthand wire. Chris "you've have claimed that wouldn't you dear" cheeky cheeky.... I'm still waiting for video evidence of the results
05 Mar 2017 2:55PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Reg can't clear black into corner 1, as he'll cream off yellow. Clears black to middle of south boundary.
05 Mar 2017 2:55PM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Checks the hoop - gets it tapped down. He didn't last time, so was going for the clearance on red that missed
05 Mar 2017 2:56PM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Tap tap - and he's shooting
05 Mar 2017 2:56PM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Runs hoop 5 very well. Drifts just past hoop 6 to near the north boundary Ahmed leads 4-1
05 Mar 2017 2:56PM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Yellow takes position - open on black!
05 Mar 2017 2:57PM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Blue rolls in from the north boundary
05 Mar 2017 2:57PM (Tournament); 62 Readers
red plays in. Ahmed waits for Reg to stroll out of the way. Ref hangs around the middle of the south boundary. Misses to the left!
05 Mar 2017 2:58PM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Reg runs hoop 6 with yellow Ahmed leads 4-2
05 Mar 2017 2:58PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Very nice to have David Openshaw, a fellow Wadhamite, following the commentary live at 7am in Capetown
05 Mar 2017 2:59PM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Black plays in to good position. Red follows - probably leaving the clearance open.
05 Mar 2017 2:59PM (Tournament); 67 Readers
Black playing up from the south boundary - ugh - that was wide and is unrunnable
05 Mar 2017 2:59PM (Tournament); 63 Readers
Yellow shootnig from the middle of the north boundary. Head droops - he has missed!
05 Mar 2017 3:00PM (Tournament); 63 Readers
5am in London - who has had a sleepless night?
05 Mar 2017 3:00PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Fiddles with his mallet a bit and swings hard at a 3 foot straight hoop... loads of wire and he's through by about 4 yards
05 Mar 2017 3:01PM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Ahmed Nasr leads 5-2
05 Mar 2017 3:01PM (Tournament); 62 Readers
red plays down - it's not in front! Black plays in - not particularly in front, but at least that's west. Yellow in front, and so is blue
05 Mar 2017 3:03PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
red clears black to the side boundary - Ahmed has a shot on yellow, but high chance of also nailing blue with yellow
05 Mar 2017 3:03PM (Tournament); 66 Readers
Shooting.. half ball will do it
05 Mar 2017 3:03PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
clears both - but yellow to the east boundary next to hoop 4, black goes up to hoop 6, and blue is only 6 yards away, and can probably have a free angled go if it fancies it
05 Mar 2017 3:04PM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Yellow plays back in - not great - easy central clearance for blue to leave blue in front
05 Mar 2017 3:04PM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Blue clearing - hits it badly - yellow now next to hoop 8, blue off the west boundary level with the hoop
05 Mar 2017 3:05PM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Red in well. black has a monster double from hoop 6, but that's probably a little aggressive
05 Mar 2017 3:05PM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Nope - he's having it...
05 Mar 2017 3:05PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Misses left of red - the hoop was on the right
05 Mar 2017 3:06PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Good spot Charles - I can no longer see Pete's camera - I suspect juice is a problem. I can't see him - hopefully he's just on teh way upstairs
05 Mar 2017 3:07PM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Yellow plays in
05 Mar 2017 3:07PM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Blue playing for the in-off - creams red away, but doesn't get the hoop
05 Mar 2017 3:08PM (Tournament); 59 Readers
Black must be blocked from yellow, as Reg plays red towards halfway - he's short!!!!
05 Mar 2017 3:08PM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Black plays in - must have been wired.
05 Mar 2017 3:08PM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Reg to make it 5-3... the hoop is very floppy, but the Atkins resistence wins, and yellow is rejected!
05 Mar 2017 3:09PM (Tournament); 63 Readers
Blue plays in. Red clearing from just over the halfway line - clears yellow!!!
05 Mar 2017 3:09PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Sensibly bonks hoop 1 into the ground first. Ahmed from close with black...
05 Mar 2017 3:09PM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Ahmed Nasr leads 6-2 We've seen comebacks from here before...
05 Mar 2017 3:10PM (Tournament); 70 Readers
Lots of lucky people wandering around sporting Egyptian playing shirts. I'm just jealous... ;-)
05 Mar 2017 3:11PM (Tournament); 70 Readers
Yellow takes position, blue plays in - very angled and short - not sure blue can run.
05 Mar 2017 3:11PM (Tournament); 71 Readers
It certainly can't now - red has rolled into blue and is now between blue and the hoop - probably not quite touching. Yellow has a slightly angled 5 foot hoop. Blue won't be able to get to hoop 10 either
05 Mar 2017 3:11PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
No matter - black smashes yellow off the east boundary
05 Mar 2017 3:12PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Reg must be well into his minute by now. Having a good look at the options. He got a time warning at the world teams champs. The won't do that here.
05 Mar 2017 3:13PM (Tournament); 63 Readers
Yellow plays in short - south-east
05 Mar 2017 3:14PM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Ahmed considering his options - ref comes in for a chat - fair enough if they are not touching - this shot is impossible. Lots of markers doing down
05 Mar 2017 3:14PM (Tournament); 66 Readers
Crowd is mixed on that one - blue plays forward, blue goes miles - that had to be a fault?? - Tony is ok with it, me and JP less so. Josh says fault
05 Mar 2017 3:16PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
red dribbles back in - short!!!!
05 Mar 2017 3:16PM (Tournament); 69 Readers
Black plays in deep
05 Mar 2017 3:17PM (Tournament); 69 Readers
JP just discovers the blue ball was the striker's ball - thought blue was caught by the side of the mallet. Snoozy boy
05 Mar 2017 3:17PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
Reg trying to play into the jaws from a very sharp angle - bounces harmlessly out. (JP is next to me reading teh commentary!!)
05 Mar 2017 3:18PM (Tournament); 69 Readers
Blue rolls in front - Reg is in trouble here
05 Mar 2017 3:18PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
Red will play in to super tight hoop position
05 Mar 2017 3:18PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
... it's short!!! - black has the hoop, or flick red and have hoop - all sorts of opportunities here!
05 Mar 2017 3:18PM (Tournament); 69 Readers
clears red, but black zooms up to west of hoop 6
05 Mar 2017 3:19PM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Red to the middle of east boundary. Reg is back in this
05 Mar 2017 3:19PM (Tournament); 65 Readers
He'll clear blue into corner 4 and be right in front of the hoop
05 Mar 2017 3:19PM (Tournament); 65 Readers
... as advertised - yellow goes off right in front of hoop 9
05 Mar 2017 3:20PM (Tournament); 65 Readers
remember it's 6-2 to Ahmed Nasr
05 Mar 2017 3:20PM (Tournament); 67 Readers
Blue plays in to south of hoop 9 - he must have been cleared to north of corner 4
05 Mar 2017 3:21PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
red plays in - bit short and angled
05 Mar 2017 3:21PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
red plays in - bit short and angled
05 Mar 2017 3:21PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
Black comes in - drifts past the blocking line. Reg for the hoop!
05 Mar 2017 3:21PM (Tournament); 67 Readers
Gets all of the jaws, bounces back and spins past the hoop. that's the sort of rejection that had people saying grumpy things about the Atkins hoops at the last worlds!
05 Mar 2017 3:22PM (Tournament); 69 Readers
Blue clearing – hits red, onto yellow – but both still go up to hoop 10. No problem – if Ahmed runs this it’s all over.
Red shooting … snicks black back a few feet and a bit wider. Red back on directly south of the hoop.
Hoop being banged down
05 Mar 2017 3:24PM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Croquetscores getting a bit slow – everyone hitting refresh I reckon
Black shoots… bounces off the lefthand wire!
05 Mar 2017 3:24PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Yellow plays back down - it's a short and slightly angled, but is a very good shot
05 Mar 2017 3:25PM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Blue shooting... misses to just out of corner 4!
05 Mar 2017 3:25PM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Red clearing - rushes black towards hoop 2 - the peg and hoop 4 must be in play?? - but no - he's lining it up
05 Mar 2017 3:25PM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Shooting - nails yellow - yellow to a foot north of corner 4, and black comes on directly south of hoop 9 - fabulous shot!!!
05 Mar 2017 3:26PM (Tournament); 63 Readers
This match has been going 4.5 hours now. That requires stamina from the players (and the spectators!)
05 Mar 2017 3:26PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Yellow plays in well to the south boundary from a sharp angle
05 Mar 2017 3:27PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Blue plays in tight - lovely block.
05 Mar 2017 3:27PM (Tournament); 63 Readers
Here's red - nestles against red blocking it from the hoop - great shot Reg!
05 Mar 2017 3:27PM (Tournament); 66 Readers
Ahmed can clear this, but it's a bit ugly - I think nothing is open on the hoop, so Ahmed rolls black up - that's a bit nothing, as yellow can just clear it - I thought he'd go close
05 Mar 2017 3:28PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Reg centres black, no drama near the other two balls - black's near hoop 6, yellow between 4 and 5
05 Mar 2017 3:28PM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Ahmed will play an angled clearance. Ref calls for support. They have an interesting stick thing - Tony doesn't like them - lots of room for error - where the wee stick touches the ball, and other places. I like a nice close couple of markers myself.
05 Mar 2017 3:30PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
Very pleased to see the boomerangs of old are gone - I got a ref banished from my lawn for using one of those once - and holding my ball still to place their plasticy chunk of marking stuff - ugh!
05 Mar 2017 3:30PM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Anyway, Ahmed has played it well - Blue is runnable, red is just west of hoop 5.. here we go...
05 Mar 2017 3:31PM (Tournament); 71 Readers
Reg tries to rush yellow in front of hoop 4 - hits it fairly gently - a 5 yarder to move the ball 5 yards - completely blocks blue at the hoop, but it's a yard short
05 Mar 2017 3:31PM (Tournament); 73 Readers
Ahmed blocked on yellow by red, and plays to halfway
05 Mar 2017 3:32PM (Tournament); 75 Readers
Interesting he didn't try to put a good block in - Reg runs a free hoop by 6 yards, Ahmed leads 6-3
05 Mar 2017 3:33PM (Tournament); 75 Readers
That hoop lasted 20 minutes. A spectator: "Felix's game was more exciting" - indeed it was!
05 Mar 2017 3:33PM (Tournament); 73 Readers
Blue rolls up to angled position, red is straight, black is somewhere, but there's a referee in my way - please move!
05 Mar 2017 3:34PM (Tournament); 73 Readers
Yellow shoots - hits the wrong side of black, and Ahmed clears red off the east boundary, but that ref is in the way!
05 Mar 2017 3:34PM (Tournament); 70 Readers
Black is about 2 yards back - red shooting at black - strikes it on the lefthand side, and red's past the middle line on teh north boundary. Black's in front of the hoop - might be open for yellow, but it'll be red that clear
05 Mar 2017 3:35PM (Tournament); 73 Readers
Yellow takes good position - blue is open, but long - dribbles in
05 Mar 2017 3:36PM (Tournament); 72 Readers
Yay - the ref left and I can see!
05 Mar 2017 3:36PM (Tournament); 73 Readers
Reg shoots - clears yellow!! - not good - that was his own ball
05 Mar 2017 3:36PM (Tournament); 72 Readers
Brits are starting to wake up - 73 readers here. Sorry thsi thread will get very long, but I'm committed to avoiding spoilers.
05 Mar 2017 3:36PM (Tournament); 73 Readers
Ahmed Nasr wins game 4 7-3. We are poised!!
05 Mar 2017 3:37PM (Tournament); 72 Readers
Yuss - a decider :)
05 Mar 2017 3:37PM (Tournament); 72 Readers
We have been going 4.5 hours. Ahmed is back banging his mallet grip with a ball. He was doing that at the start of the match
05 Mar 2017 3:37PM (Tournament); 70 Readers
Evan Newell has pinched red, and is asking for a lesson from the ref on how the marker works. Nah - marker each side and use your eyes - far more accurate. I'd love to do some tests with a camera up above - mark ball with different methods and kick them away - let's see what's most accurate for returning them
05 Mar 2017 3:39PM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Good they're using markers today though :)
05 Mar 2017 3:40PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Felix tells me they use three markers with this ball. Felix is here with wedges and gravy. Gonna try this.
05 Mar 2017 3:40PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Not bad, though I got a poor chip
05 Mar 2017 3:40PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
"Both of Ahmed's shots are faults. The first one is 100%, blatant 3 or 4 contacts. Second one more marginal but still a fault" (un-credited offering)
05 Mar 2017 3:41PM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Game 5 - the World Championship decider!!!
05 Mar 2017 3:54PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Red plays in - black a little deeper - yellow close to red - that should protect it all look like pretty good shots.
05 Mar 2017 3:55PM (Tournament); 69 Readers
I have decamped to outside - a bit breezy, and slightly lower, but it's nice to be out here for a bit. I can hear the Egyptians encouraging Ahmed Nasr from out here
05 Mar 2017 3:56PM (Tournament); 73 Readers
Blue plays in to applause from the Egyptians, but it hasn't blocked anything. Reg shooting at hoop 1 5th turn
05 Mar 2017 3:56PM (Tournament); 70 Readers
ooooo... Reg runs hoop 1 from an angle, by a yard... and there's a claim of lawn damage. I look forward to seeing the reply of that!!
05 Mar 2017 3:57PM (Tournament); 76 Readers
I don't think Reg's mallet was anywhere near the ground. There's a test ball coming. John-Paul outraged that an orange ball is being used. Felix scurrying up to see the test
05 Mar 2017 3:57PM (Tournament); 74 Readers
Chris has been invited onto the lawn by Reg to film the test of the ball. It deviates - but probaly due to a very uneven bit of ground - after rolling past the "area of interest"
05 Mar 2017 3:58PM (Tournament); 73 Readers
having a lot of goes to try to get it to deviate - 7 attempts. Chris is still filming. there is a HUGE crowd by the fence
05 Mar 2017 3:59PM (Tournament); 73 Readers
It was just a minor lawn scuff is first U21 World Champion Duncan Dixon's opinion (also 2017 GCWC Shield champion)
05 Mar 2017 3:59PM (Tournament); 76 Readers
Felix showing off is Air Jordan shoes - they look incredibly comfy and very stylish
05 Mar 2017 4:00PM (Tournament); 77 Readers
"So how much do you practice your roquets?". Felix "lots". Doesn't have a swing trainer - Lachy Hughes has the skills to make them!
05 Mar 2017 4:01PM (Tournament); 78 Readers
Right - black rolls in, and yellow, and blue - looks like red gently cleared black, as black is behind the hoop and red slightly to the side - I was distracted by felix's shoes
05 Mar 2017 4:01PM (Tournament); 78 Readers
Right - black rolls in, and yellow, and blue - looks like red gently cleared black, as black is behind the hoop and red slightly to the side - I was distracted by felix's shoes
05 Mar 2017 4:01PM (Tournament); 78 Readers
After that ruling, Reg Bamford leads 1-0
05 Mar 2017 4:02PM (Tournament); 79 Readers
Chris predicts 7-4 to Reg
05 Mar 2017 4:02PM (Tournament); 79 Readers
Yellow rolls back with red adn black in front - drifts past
05 Mar 2017 4:02PM (Tournament); 80 Readers
Blue shooting from the middle of the west boundary. Huge "Bravo" from Felix!
05 Mar 2017 4:03PM (Tournament); 77 Readers
Blue to 3/4 the way up east boundary, red is north of hoop 2, but open on black - needs this
05 Mar 2017 4:03PM (Tournament); 80 Readers
The big 'bravo' was because Reg was wired - he drifts back hitting nothing... Black runs hoop 2 1-1
05 Mar 2017 4:04PM (Tournament); 79 Readers
Yellow approaches to a bit long and slight angle - it's east though, which is good - blue clearing - hits the wrong side, rushing yellow off directly north of hoop 3 and black north of hoop 2
05 Mar 2017 4:05PM (Tournament); 85 Readers
("Ahmed needs to be 4-2 up to win this" - unattributed)
05 Mar 2017 4:06PM (Tournament); 81 Readers
black lays in - ugh - it's well short and unthreatening. Red looks unrunnable too. Yellow shooting from the north boundary - bounces off west of the hoop
05 Mar 2017 4:07PM (Tournament); 84 Readers
Blue plays in a bit deep and a bit east - applause from a couple of Egyptians. A LOT of tension here
05 Mar 2017 4:07PM (Tournament); 85 Readers
Bit harsh to call for lawn damage at hoop 1 when Reg didn't have a go about Ahmed lifting his ball checking the ground under it
05 Mar 2017 4:08PM (Tournament); 86 Readers
Red clears black, claiming the north boundary - angled but very runnable
05 Mar 2017 4:08PM (Tournament); 86 Readers
Black comes back in dead straight - good shot
05 Mar 2017 4:08PM (Tournament); 84 Readers
But yellow will clear this
05 Mar 2017 4:08PM (Tournament); 84 Readers
.. !!! Clears both!! very very good shot Reg. Yellow and red on the north boundary, blue north, but more angled, black on the east boundary. Great shot!
05 Mar 2017 4:09PM (Tournament); 83 Readers
Blue taking on the hoop!
05 Mar 2017 4:09PM (Tournament); 84 Readers
Runs hoop 3 - fantastic shot! - Ahmed waggles a winning finger this time! Ahmed Nasr leads 2-1
05 Mar 2017 4:09PM (Tournament); 87 Readers
Blue comes back on just over halfway to hoop 5. Red takes position - might even be wired, probably open
05 Mar 2017 4:10PM (Tournament); 89 Readers
Black's coming in from high on the east boundary
05 Mar 2017 4:10PM (Tournament); 89 Readers
He seems to have hit this quite hard, but it's ok - bit west of the line
05 Mar 2017 4:10PM (Tournament); 89 Readers
Yellow plays down from the north boundary
05 Mar 2017 4:10PM (Tournament); 87 Readers
2.5 years of secondary school typing lessons - it was all worth it!
05 Mar 2017 4:11PM (Tournament); 87 Readers
Ahmed rolls blue in - short and on the west side. Red is clearing black and can get in front of hoop 5 - gets the clearance, but red is just north of hoop 1 now
05 Mar 2017 4:11PM (Tournament); 89 Readers
Black towards corner 2 - he certainly got distance
05 Mar 2017 4:12PM (Tournament); 88 Readers
Ahmed shoots - hops up and down and in a circle - just nudged yellow!
05 Mar 2017 4:12PM (Tournament); 87 Readers
Reg runs hoop 4 2-2
05 Mar 2017 4:13PM (Tournament); 86 Readers
Reg standing over hoop 5 as Ahmed takes position there.
05 Mar 2017 4:13PM (Tournament); 88 Readers
Looks really unhappy at where yellow has been lined in - it has run hoop 4 and been placed near the halfway marker to hoop 5. He believes it should be 2 yards across!!
05 Mar 2017 4:13PM (Tournament); 92 Readers
Has his mallet on teh spot, and is politely waiting for Reg to play red first
05 Mar 2017 4:14PM (Tournament); 95 Readers
Gets the ref's attention - showing her that spot. Crowd provide some support - halfway between the two spots
05 Mar 2017 4:14PM (Tournament); 94 Readers
Red clears blue gently - but blue is all over that. Yellow adjusted, and black plays in - bit short of blocking. Yellow plays up
05 Mar 2017 4:15PM (Tournament); 93 Readers
Ahmed plays blue in to many "brava''s - I'm not sure why - it is angled, and is blocking black at the hoop - Black will be clearing yellow from wherever Reg leave it though
05 Mar 2017 4:15PM (Tournament); 91 Readers
Reg lining up a clearance - removes blue - rolls towards yellow - offering of a double clearance, or a very angled hoop 5
05 Mar 2017 4:16PM (Tournament); 89 Readers
It'll be a shot at the hoop - this is huge!
05 Mar 2017 4:16PM (Tournament); 89 Readers
Smashes into the near wire - Ahmed blinks first!
05 Mar 2017 4:16PM (Tournament); 92 Readers
Reg runs hoop 5 Reg Bamford leads the decider 3-2
05 Mar 2017 4:17PM (Tournament); 93 Readers
That was another angled hoop that went through with no wire!!
05 Mar 2017 4:17PM (Tournament); 92 Readers
Yellow is right of the right-hand stick - 8 yards from the centre line
05 Mar 2017 4:18PM (Tournament); 93 Readers
Blue tries to wire. red comes in, Black is well in front
05 Mar 2017 4:18PM (Tournament); 94 Readers
Ahmed needs to play catchup a little now
05 Mar 2017 4:18PM (Tournament); 95 Readers
Shooting - snicks blue moving it a few feet, and yellow is on the south boundary - blue shooting...
05 Mar 2017 4:18PM (Tournament); 94 Readers
Blue clears red - red to the middle of east boundary, blue to the middle of south boundary - he'll have wanted greater distance than that!
05 Mar 2017 4:19PM (Tournament); 94 Readers
Red shooting - watches it - misses to the right! - Red is now offside
05 Mar 2017 4:20PM (Tournament); 95 Readers
Black runs hoop 6, and wicks out to the left about 5 feet off centre
05 Mar 2017 4:20PM (Tournament); 97 Readers
3-3, and red's off to the eastern penalty spot
05 Mar 2017 4:20PM (Tournament); 97 Readers
Yellow shoots off the north boundary
05 Mar 2017 4:21PM (Tournament); 99 Readers
Blue plays up - slowing down - it's in front - loud support from the Egyptian contingent
05 Mar 2017 4:22PM (Tournament); 94 Readers
Red plays up - might be just behind blue - I'm on a bad angle
05 Mar 2017 4:22PM (Tournament); 97 Readers
In comes blue - gets a 'bravo' but Reg is lining things up... his hat is off and he's jumping!!
05 Mar 2017 4:22PM (Tournament); 97 Readers
Feet level and close together - gentle bouncer... bounces harmlessly off the wire. Ahmed for the lead...
05 Mar 2017 4:24PM (Tournament); 97 Readers
Doesn't fancy this - red too close behind. Looking at options. Ref checking the ground under blue - it's fine. Reg shaking his head.
05 Mar 2017 4:24PM (Tournament); 92 Readers
Balls being marked. Red not that much of a problem?? - takes his stance... runs hoop 7 off the south boundary - great shot!!
05 Mar 2017 4:26PM (Tournament); 97 Readers
Ahmed Nasr leads in the decider 4-3
05 Mar 2017 4:26PM (Tournament); 99 Readers
Red plays in - it's open!
05 Mar 2017 4:27PM (Tournament); 97 Readers
Here's black - it's very angled!
05 Mar 2017 4:27PM (Tournament); 96 Readers
Yellow is good - smattering of applause from the south boundary
05 Mar 2017 4:27PM (Tournament); 95 Readers
Blue plays in .. hits the wire of hoop 1 and parks
05 Mar 2017 4:27PM (Tournament); 96 Readers
Reg has 4 AC world titles and 1 GC world title. Robert Fulford has 5 AC world titles - Reg is in this for the record!
05 Mar 2017 4:28PM (Tournament); 97 Readers
Red runs 8, 4-4
05 Mar 2017 4:28PM (Tournament); 98 Readers
Black takes good position, Yellow comes in a bit longer. blue playing in - drifts by - support from the Egyptians, but it's not that good - well east and almost certainly unrunnable.
05 Mar 2017 4:29PM (Tournament); 97 Readers
Reg shoots - misses!!
05 Mar 2017 4:29PM (Tournament); 98 Readers
Asking for 9 to be banged down
05 Mar 2017 4:30PM (Tournament); 100 Readers
Pressure shot this, Croquet scores holding its breath... powerful shot - misses!!!! - chance for Reg to take control with yellow
05 Mar 2017 4:30PM (Tournament); 98 Readers
Yellow – shoots – through by 5 feet. That’ll do Reg leads 5-4
Ahmed plays blue up – it’s too far!!! – Reg slowing things down by going up for a look
05 Mar 2017 4:31PM (Tournament); 96 Readers
Red plays up - it's well west - the short boundary looked tastier - this gives a huge clearance
05 Mar 2017 4:32PM (Tournament); 99 Readers
Puts pressure on black - it's short, but pretty straight. Ahmed will be regretting that hoop 9 shot. About 3 yards short maybe?
05 Mar 2017 4:32PM (Tournament); 100 Readers
Yellow plays in - big clearance - I wonder if he can get to hoop 11 here?
05 Mar 2017 4:33PM (Tournament); 102 Readers
Restalks - this shot is so important - nails it - red off south of hoop 1, blue to 8 yards SSW of hoop 2
05 Mar 2017 4:34PM (Tournament); 97 Readers
Reg putting the pressure on here- plays a block in here!! - jump? - no - double clearance
05 Mar 2017 4:34PM (Tournament); 97 Readers
JP "big couple of shots coming up here" - um, yup
05 Mar 2017 4:35PM (Tournament); 101 Readers
Yellow plays in - red is 4 yards NE of hoop 10, yellow in front, black 3 yards WSW of 10.
05 Mar 2017 4:36PM (Tournament); 98 Readers
Reg clearing - nails it!!!
05 Mar 2017 4:36PM (Tournament); 94 Readers
Black on south boundary, red south of hoop 2 – really good controlled clearance there
05 Mar 2017 4:36PM (Tournament); 95 Readers
Black shooting from south boundary - huge shot...
05 Mar 2017 4:37PM (Tournament); 97 Readers
Reg standing on the boundary north of hoop 10 - I'd have asked him to move@
05 Mar 2017 4:37PM (Tournament); 97 Readers
Stalking again - shoots.. looking - misses!!
05 Mar 2017 4:38PM (Tournament); 98 Readers
Easy hoop for Reg – he hops it through as things were a little hampered. CS slow again, but we’ll make it! Reg Bamford leads the decider 6-4 - it's Championship point!!!
05 Mar 2017 4:39PM (Tournament); 100 Readers
Blue plays in, red is good, black goes in rather than clear. Reg shooting - nails blue to the middle of the west boundary - this could well be it!
05 Mar 2017 4:39PM (Tournament); 98 Readers
Blue lining up what could be Ahmed's last shot of the match - cmon Ahmed...
05 Mar 2017 4:40PM (Tournament); 99 Readers
Easy hoop for Reg – he hops it through. CS slow again, but we’ll make it!
05 Mar 2017 4:40PM (Tournament); 97 Readers
sorry - that was an earlier cut and paste with things slow...
Ahmed shoots - misses - Reg runs a very easy hoop 11 - ##7-4 to Reg Bamford##
05 Mar 2017 4:41PM (Tournament); 102 Readers
Reg Bamford wins the world championship - his second GC world title, his 6th overall title 3-2 vs Ahmed Nasr in the fifth!!
05 Mar 2017 4:42PM (Tournament); 80 Readers
Arms aloft in victory - people flood the lawns to congratulate Reg
Reg Bamford is the Golf Croquet World Champion for 2017
And it's over and out for me!
05 Mar 2017 4:43PM (Tournament); 70 Readers
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