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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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