Bowdon Advanced Weekend
Final game by Ian Lines
Good evening everyone, this is Alison reporting in from Bowdon (via Ian's login)
03 Jun 2018 5:22PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
We are currently in the final game of 5 between Riva & Maugham. 2 games each, and Riva currently in play. The low down so far...
03 Jun 2018 5:23PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Jose had the first break, blobbed hoop 3. Dave hits in and has a break to 1b, with an sxp leave. 1 Peel and 1 pop later, he misses his roquet at Penault, leaving Jose with a contact. Jose starts the break from 2 and is now on 3b with a fairly controlled break. 2 peels on Dve's red have been made, so this will be a break to peg...
03 Jun 2018 5:26PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
So clips are:
Black in play, about to run 3b
Blue for 4 (possibly about to be peeled)
Red nor for Peg (after being peeled by Jose)
Yellow for 2b
03 Jun 2018 5:27PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Blue has now been peeled through 4 after running 3b. Rushed red to croquet toward penault, going to yellow.
03 Jun 2018 5:28PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
This all now looks a little too easy.
03 Jun 2018 5:29PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
4b has been made, after the hoop Jose rushes Yellow to south boundary behind blue at hoop 4
03 Jun 2018 5:30PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Yellow croqueted to Rover, perfect rush to middle of the lawn with Blue, and a take off to Red at Penault
03 Jun 2018 5:31PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Very sorry all, Sam has kindly told me the proper spelling of Penault ;)
03 Jun 2018 5:32PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Penult has been run, red is now sitting close to peg. Blue croqueted to behind hoop 4, and taking croquet from yellow at Rover
03 Jun 2018 5:33PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
And he's through Rover...
03 Jun 2018 5:34PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
We have a classic croquet player debate coming from the club house, anyone like to guess whose voice is the loudest?
03 Jun 2018 5:35PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Yellow is behind Rover between the hoop and the boundary. Blue is just north of h4 on the east boundary...
03 Jun 2018 5:36PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Red is now in it's box...
03 Jun 2018 5:36PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Black is firmly in corner 2
03 Jun 2018 5:36PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Poor Jose stuck his ball in the corner, but left the red ball on the lawn (by the peg) whilst he took the shot.
03 Jun 2018 5:38PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Dave spotted it, but didn't make him play the shot again.
03 Jun 2018 5:38PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Dave takes contact from Black in c2, monster roll to 2b. Has a 3 yard hoop to run, slightly angled..
03 Jun 2018 5:39PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Smashes it through!
03 Jun 2018 5:39PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Rushes black to near corner 4, but it's short on the stop shot.
03 Jun 2018 5:41PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Backward takeoff from blue to 3b. Lucky bit of hill....
03 Jun 2018 5:41PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Slightly angled, creeps through but can't see Blue.
03 Jun 2018 5:41PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Shooting at black which is now 7 yards south of 4b near the boundary...
03 Jun 2018 5:42PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Missed.. oooouch.
03 Jun 2018 5:42PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Clip update:
Yellow for 4b (Sitting just outside Corner 3)
Black 7 yards south of 4b near the boundary (Jose shooting black at blue)
Blue 4 yards north of 3b
03 Jun 2018 5:43PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Jose shooting black at blue... misses to south boundary.
03 Jun 2018 5:44PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Sorry, the clips are:
Black for peg,
Blue for 5
Yellow for 4b
Red in the box
03 Jun 2018 5:44PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Yellow shooting from just out of c3, missed and through the middle. 1 foot away from black on south boundary.
03 Jun 2018 5:45PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Jose plays black, simple roquet on Yellow, Take off leaving yellow south of h4 on the boundary with a rush on blue to somewhere north.
03 Jun 2018 5:46PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Rushes blue to the middle of the north boundary
03 Jun 2018 5:47PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Blue is left with a rush south, but not to the hoop, leaving yellow a single ball target.
03 Jun 2018 5:48PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Yellow is banished to corner 3
03 Jun 2018 5:48PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Jose rushed black to h5, made h5 with blue, now rolling both balls to a wired spot behind the peg. Leaves the lawn with a rush pointing to h6 ish.
03 Jun 2018 5:51PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Three spectating croquet players all went to see the leave... the forward ball is apparently open.
03 Jun 2018 5:51PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Dave needs to miss the peg by half an inch to hit black.
03 Jun 2018 5:52PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Yellow is now 9 inches out of corner 3
03 Jun 2018 5:52PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Jose taps, and decides he needs a better rush. Laying up again...
03 Jun 2018 5:52PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
We could be a while folks....
03 Jun 2018 5:53PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
This time we have a 12 inch rush pointing to hoop 6 ish... Blue is fully open.... careless says a CP spectator
03 Jun 2018 5:54PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
No peg in the way this time...
03 Jun 2018 5:54PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Jose says he doesn't think Dave should shoot... although he has been shooting well.
03 Jun 2018 5:55PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
DEEM!
03 Jun 2018 5:55PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Blue taps to a perfect rush position
03 Jun 2018 5:55PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Yellow deems again.
03 Jun 2018 5:55PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Oops... rushes black to just north of the peg, ugly croquet stroke to get sort of in front of the hoop
03 Jun 2018 5:56PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
4 foot hoop, which he smashed to the middle of lawn 2
03 Jun 2018 5:56PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
And has a rush with black toward 1b... ish
03 Jun 2018 5:57PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Taps black a couple of feet, but he's short.
03 Jun 2018 5:57PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Not risking the hoop, black is now 5 yards south of 1b, blue is in the corner.
03 Jun 2018 5:57PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Yellow has a 23 yarder to black from corner 3.
03 Jun 2018 5:58PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
So, black for peg, blue for 1b, yellow for 4b, red in it's box
03 Jun 2018 5:58PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Missed
03 Jun 2018 5:58PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Hands on hops from Riva.
03 Jun 2018 5:59PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Hips, sorry
03 Jun 2018 5:59PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Chin scratching
03 Jun 2018 6:00PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Hits black in the middle of the south boundary
03 Jun 2018 6:00PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Yellow shooting 16 yarder at blue. Doesn't want to miss on the left.
03 Jun 2018 6:01PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
HITS!!
03 Jun 2018 6:01PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Snicks it on the right.
03 Jun 2018 6:01PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Croquet stroke sends blue to the peg, getting a rush on black..... good cut makes it to middle of east boundary
03 Jun 2018 6:03PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Yellow rolls to 4b, it's slightly angled and just over a yard.
03 Jun 2018 6:03PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Scores... Dave made sure of that one, it's off the boundary.
03 Jun 2018 6:04PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Quick reminder, lue is 1b, black is peg, yellow is in break to Penult, Red in box
03 Jun 2018 6:05PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Yellow rushed black to the middle of the lawn, rolls black to rover, gets the rush on blue toward Penult.
03 Jun 2018 6:05PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Not quite reaching, another little backward take off
03 Jun 2018 6:06PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Slightly angled but easily through, hits blue away and takes off to black at Rover.
03 Jun 2018 6:07PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Sorry, change of plan. croquets blue toward south boundary getting easy rush to rover...
03 Jun 2018 6:08PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
And he's through the hoop.
03 Jun 2018 6:08PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Roquets blue, takes off to black. Almost there...
03 Jun 2018 6:08PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
The presentation table is being prepared...
03 Jun 2018 6:09PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
The crowd (of 6) goes wile, Yellow pegs out.
03 Jun 2018 6:09PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
David Maugham wins the Bowdon Advanced, well done David.
03 Jun 2018 6:10PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Dave's last words as he wanders past the commentary table "I'm getting to old for this". That's for reading all, see you soon. :)
03 Jun 2018 6:11PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
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