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WCF AC World Championship

Bryant v Mulliner QF by James Death

Good morning from Kelburn

Mulliner Y 10yds N of IV
Bryant K just out of II
Mulliner shoots at Y from a baulk and misses
Bryant shoots at R/Y from B baulk, misses to corner IV

09 Feb 2018 8:05AM (Tournament); 32 Readers

Time limits for these Bo5 matches are 3,5,7,9,11. Not the reported times from yesterday

09 Feb 2018 8:06AM (Tournament); 34 Readers

G1T5 Stephen rushes Y to 4ft N of U, takes off off the lawn

09 Feb 2018 8:07AM (Tournament); 35 Readers

G1T6 Greg chips R in lawn and rushes Y to 3yd S of 1, approaches and makes 1 to peg high.

09 Feb 2018 8:09AM (Tournament); 40 Readers

Hits return onto hoop 5, takes off short of R, rushes to peg high E boundary, rolls to 2 & 3, nicks K from 9 yds. Needs to roll off 2 for the break

09 Feb 2018 8:13AM (Tournament); 41 Readers

Plays the take off instead, short

09 Feb 2018 8:14AM (Tournament); 42 Readers

lags back to partner

09 Feb 2018 8:15AM (Tournament); 40 Readers

G1T7 Stephen shoot R at Y

09 Feb 2018 8:16AM (Tournament); 40 Readers

misses by a margin

09 Feb 2018 8:16AM (Tournament); 39 Readers

G1T8 Greg rushes U with K to 10yds S of II, takes off to Y, rushes next to R

09 Feb 2018 8:18AM (Tournament); 48 Readers

I'm sat in the clubhouse with Michael, with a clear view of all 4 lawns, check out the other commentaries for details of the other quarter finals

09 Feb 2018 8:19AM (Tournament); 49 Readers

Makes 1 off R and has a rush back to Y, rushes Y to middle of W boundary, load to 3 hit 6 and K collided with U

09 Feb 2018 8:22AM (Tournament); 50 Readers

Approaches to 1yd, fails the hoop

09 Feb 2018 8:22AM (Tournament); 49 Readers

G1T9 Stephen is wired from K with Y, shoots at R instead...

09 Feb 2018 8:23AM (Tournament); 50 Readers

Hits

09 Feb 2018 8:23AM (Tournament); 50 Readers

Takes off to K, takes off to U and rushes to 4ft E of 1

09 Feb 2018 8:25AM (Tournament); 57 Readers

First press up of the morning

09 Feb 2018 8:26AM (Tournament); 59 Readers

Runs easily and should go round now

09 Feb 2018 8:26AM (Tournament); 61 Readers

Currently crowd stands at about 20 on this lovely warm morning some light cloud cover and the insects are chirping happily

09 Feb 2018 8:29AM (Tournament); 62 Readers

Stephen is up to hoop 3

09 Feb 2018 8:30AM (Tournament); 62 Readers

Break is still going at 6

09 Feb 2018 8:36AM (Tournament); 71 Readers

Stephen makes 2 back and a spread is developing

09 Feb 2018 8:40AM (Tournament); 73 Readers

Stephen makes 3 back and has his spread. K 3yds in lawn 12yds S of II, U is not entirely wired at the peg, R/Y 4ft rush 11yds N of IV pointing at K/U

09 Feb 2018 8:45AM (Tournament); 81 Readers

G1T10 Greg finds U is wired enough, lifts it and heads to B baulk, shoots at R...

09 Feb 2018 8:46AM (Tournament); 84 Readers

misses by a whisker

09 Feb 2018 8:47AM (Tournament); 82 Readers

G1T11 Stephen rushes all the way across, pops Y towards 2 and rushes to 1, makes 1 and is off and running

09 Feb 2018 8:50AM (Tournament); 89 Readers

Makes 2 and partner is going to 4, delayed tp

09 Feb 2018 8:54AM (Tournament); 81 Readers

Digs U out of IV before 4 and all is under control

09 Feb 2018 8:55AM (Tournament); 80 Readers

Making 5 with Y/K at 4back

09 Feb 2018 8:57AM (Tournament); 90 Readers

Peels 4back before 6

09 Feb 2018 8:59AM (Tournament); 101 Readers

Having refuelled the rest of the commentary team, Stephen had a slightly long 4back, but no problems otherwise, straight rover peel was easy.

Stephen puts his glasses on to line up a 8ft pegout. Ian Vincent out to watch the peg

Stephen finishes 26tp-2 (+24tp for those back home)

09 Feb 2018 9:18AM (Tournament); 112 Readers

G2T1 Greg plays K supershot 4ft SSW of peg
G2T2 Stephen Y to max distance E boundary
G2T3 Greg shoots U at Y from A baulk...

09 Feb 2018 9:19AM (Tournament); 104 Readers

put off by a couple of spectators appearing round the corner. Hits it to a smattering of applause

09 Feb 2018 9:22AM (Tournament); 114 Readers

Rolls Y to 2 and gets a good rush on K, approaching from 5ft E of 1, makes 1 and has a 7yd return

09 Feb 2018 9:24AM (Tournament); 116 Readers

Composes himself and nails it. K bounces off 1, that shortens the next shot nicely

09 Feb 2018 9:25AM (Tournament); 119 Readers

Makes 2 and this should be a third turn 9

09 Feb 2018 9:28AM (Tournament); 105 Readers

Up to hoop 5

09 Feb 2018 9:31AM (Tournament); 108 Readers

Hoop 6 pioneer is nearer the peg than the hoop but he has a rush on it

09 Feb 2018 9:33AM (Tournament); 117 Readers

Greg is through 6 but the 2back pioneer will have to be short as 1 back pioneer is N of hoop and he overan at 6

09 Feb 2018 9:35AM (Tournament); 122 Readers

Cheese scone time, we have been well looked after by all the clubs with nibbles as well as lunch

09 Feb 2018 9:35AM (Tournament); 123 Readers

Cut Y far enough E to play the split shot to load 2back well

09 Feb 2018 9:37AM (Tournament); 117 Readers

Forward rush after 1back

09 Feb 2018 9:37AM (Tournament); 118 Readers

Greg contemplating after 2back, defensive spread or ducks? I prefer the spread in case they nail the long lift down to the corner.

09 Feb 2018 9:40AM (Tournament); 120 Readers

Rushes Y over behind 3back and then sends it back to the W. It looks like ducks

09 Feb 2018 9:41AM (Tournament); 118 Readers

I've been joined in the pavilion by Andrew Gregory who has taken over the commentary on Paddy v Samir from Felix. Jenny and Nick are sat in a hedge the other side of the lawns for their commentary position

09 Feb 2018 9:43AM (Tournament); 120 Readers

Makes 3 back and rushes to 7yds N of 1. Puts K to max distance on the boundary, Y 4ft inside it, and U 4ft inside Y.

3 ducks neatly done

09 Feb 2018 9:46AM (Tournament); 127 Readers

G2T4 Stephen looks at the options from b baulk, strides off purposely to a baulk, shoots....

09 Feb 2018 9:47AM (Tournament); 122 Readers

Misses

09 Feb 2018 9:48AM (Tournament); 120 Readers

G2T5 Greg should get a standard tp to equalise

09 Feb 2018 9:49AM (Tournament); 122 Readers

K hits Y, loads 2, rush U to 1, makes 1, U to 3 going to R in corner 2. Puts it in lawn while getting a rush to 2, all balls in play, should be routine

09 Feb 2018 9:54AM (Tournament); 128 Readers

Hoop 4 pioneer is short but he has U in a great spot for the peel

09 Feb 2018 9:57AM (Tournament); 136 Readers

Still lining the peel up after 3

09 Feb 2018 10:00AM (Tournament); 136 Readers

Gets the peel by a couple of yards, rushes next to Y and all is well in this game at the moment for Greg

09 Feb 2018 10:04AM (Tournament); 122 Readers

Picks peelee up after 5, nails the rush to a nice spot behind 6.

09 Feb 2018 10:06AM (Tournament); 118 Readers

Runs 6 a little firm, needs to tickle partner from 5ft

09 Feb 2018 10:08AM (Tournament); 132 Readers

Plays it well, 2 peels done, break under control

09 Feb 2018 10:09AM (Tournament); 123 Readers

Quick head count, spectator of about 50-60, some are players on day off/ retired from the tournament, majority are local club members from the area enjoying the croquet. Still enough shade for everyone just

09 Feb 2018 10:14AM (Tournament); 124 Readers

Greg through 2 back, with rover peel awaiting for on the way to 3back

09 Feb 2018 10:16AM (Tournament); 126 Readers

Peeling from point blank range

09 Feb 2018 10:18AM (Tournament); 128 Readers

Peels by 3yards, just get the break home for 1all

09 Feb 2018 10:19AM (Tournament); 129 Readers

Swaps R for U at rover after 3back

09 Feb 2018 10:22AM (Tournament); 130 Readers

Rushes Y to just behind 4 back, not a great spot to find

09 Feb 2018 10:23AM (Tournament); 127 Readers

Takes off 2 2.5ft slightly angled

09 Feb 2018 10:24AM (Tournament); 128 Readers

Runs it off the boundary, somehow missing Y, 6yd shot required

09 Feb 2018 10:24AM (Tournament); 130 Readers

Hits Y half ball

09 Feb 2018 10:25AM (Tournament); 124 Readers

In theory that is the end of the excitement in this game

09 Feb 2018 10:25AM (Tournament); 126 Readers

Greg rolls Y near R, MISSES cut to penult!!!

09 Feb 2018 10:26AM (Tournament); 120 Readers

G2T6 Stephen strides out to survey the lawn, 1+1 v peg+penult.

Plays R and rushes Y near K/U.

Greg's error could be massive in this match

09 Feb 2018 10:28AM (Tournament); 119 Readers

Stephen organises a rush to 1, sailing past until it hit the hoop. Little backward takeoff to play, underhit it

2 pressups about a 30degree hoop, runs it just

09 Feb 2018 10:30AM (Tournament); 119 Readers

I expect Stephen to make 9 and put the pressure on Greg to hit the lift

09 Feb 2018 10:31AM (Tournament); 118 Readers

Over approaches 3 and has another couple of press ups, similar angle to 1 but a little longer

09 Feb 2018 10:34AM (Tournament); 119 Readers

Runs it by the same amount, no side ball and the ref is out to watch.

09 Feb 2018 10:35AM (Tournament); 120 Readers

Had a shot at U by 6, misses to W boundary.

09 Feb 2018 10:36AM (Tournament); 116 Readers

G2T7 Greg has a 3yd rush pointing at penult, Y at 4 and R on the W boundary. Greg strolls out to play

09 Feb 2018 10:38AM (Tournament); 119 Readers

Hits U this time

09 Feb 2018 10:39AM (Tournament); 124 Readers

Makes penult and rushes to 5yds n of R, takes off and gets a rush, rushes behind Y, puts a deep ball behind rover and rushes Y to 2 yds E of rover. Stopshot approach

09 Feb 2018 10:43AM (Tournament); 128 Readers

Runs off the boundary, hits R take off to Y, rushes Y to U and it should be 1 all now

Rushes to 2ft from the peg

Greg equalises 1 all 26-3

09 Feb 2018 10:47AM (Tournament); 128 Readers

Hoops are being fettled

09 Feb 2018 10:49AM (Tournament); 135 Readers

Lawn is now ready, Stephen is in here talking to Jose's family

09 Feb 2018 10:51AM (Tournament); 134 Readers

He's also getting lunch

09 Feb 2018 10:53AM (Tournament); 127 Readers

I'll be back when the players are

09 Feb 2018 10:53AM (Tournament); 127 Readers

G3T1 Mulliner Y 3yd NNW of rover
G3T2 Bryant K max distance E boundary
G3T3 Mulliner R hits K from b baulk

09 Feb 2018 11:31AM (Tournament); 72 Readers

Reminder it is 1-1 in a best of 5

09 Feb 2018 11:32AM (Tournament); 76 Readers

Overhits the croquet shot and has a rush pointing E, cuts it W of 4 and has a big approach to play

09 Feb 2018 11:32AM (Tournament); 75 Readers

Gets a 5ft 20degree hoop

09 Feb 2018 11:33AM (Tournament); 75 Readers

Rejection

09 Feb 2018 11:34AM (Tournament); 74 Readers

G3T4 Greg hits R from a baulk

09 Feb 2018 11:36AM (Tournament); 76 Readers

Sets the break up going round the balls but has to approach from halfway to corner 1

09 Feb 2018 11:39AM (Tournament); 76 Readers

It's off partner though

09 Feb 2018 11:39AM (Tournament); 76 Readers

Runs it and the whole break is there in front of him

09 Feb 2018 11:40AM (Tournament); 75 Readers

Full control at 3

09 Feb 2018 11:44AM (Tournament); 75 Readers

I've got a rough hacker kibbitzing the commentary from behind me. He's done a bit of commentary in the past himself. Complains "what have standards come to, only 1 match each!"

Welcome to Phil Cordingley

09 Feb 2018 11:46AM (Tournament); 78 Readers

Greg is through 4 and all is going smoothly

09 Feb 2018 11:47AM (Tournament); 76 Readers

Runs 5 a bit well and hits his 4yd return

09 Feb 2018 11:50AM (Tournament); 81 Readers

Greg is up to 2back

09 Feb 2018 11:54AM (Tournament); 85 Readers

R already at the peg and Y at 3back

09 Feb 2018 11:55AM (Tournament); 86 Readers

Approaching 3back from slightly behind

09 Feb 2018 11:57AM (Tournament); 81 Readers

Overcooks the approach 35degree hoop coming up

09 Feb 2018 11:58AM (Tournament); 83 Readers

Gets hoop and rush

09 Feb 2018 11:58AM (Tournament); 82 Readers

Y sent a couple yards short of the W boundary, R at the peg, Nice diagonal spread

K/U laid up 12yds N of corner 4

09 Feb 2018 12:01PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

G3T5 Stephen lifts R and takes the long lift, straight through the middle, crowd milling around can't have helped

09 Feb 2018 12:03PM (Tournament); 82 Readers

G3T6 Greg rushes across to the W boundary and sends U to 2 getting a rush on Y towards 1

09 Feb 2018 12:05PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

Slightly short and wide of

09 Feb 2018 12:06PM (Tournament); 85 Readers

hoop 1

09 Feb 2018 12:06PM (Tournament); 86 Readers

Makes 1 and rolls to 2&3

09 Feb 2018 12:07PM (Tournament); 80 Readers

Approaching 3 from a couple of yards NE

09 Feb 2018 12:11PM (Tournament); 82 Readers

Left it a bit short, there is a slight green patch he was coming across

09 Feb 2018 12:11PM (Tournament); 82 Readers

Fails the hoop

09 Feb 2018 12:12PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

G3T7 Y is wired from K. R has a 6yd shot at U, pioneer was put past the hoop

09 Feb 2018 12:13PM (Tournament); 81 Readers

Rushes U to the peg

09 Feb 2018 12:14PM (Tournament); 77 Readers

Splits to 2 and K/Y, not sure if K will rush to 1 but Stephen has to hit Y first

09 Feb 2018 12:15PM (Tournament); 73 Readers

Rushes Y near the boundary, take off trying to wire U/Y and rushes K to 11yds N of 1

09 Feb 2018 12:16PM (Tournament); 75 Readers

Rolls defensively but R parks on the back of the hoop. He can retreat to the E boundary but it would be 10-12 yards from partner

09 Feb 2018 12:18PM (Tournament); 80 Readers

Plays an airshot with a hint of wire

09 Feb 2018 12:18PM (Tournament); 81 Readers

G3T8 Greg checking if R can hit K. If not U can lag S of K.

09 Feb 2018 12:20PM (Tournament); 83 Readers

It can hit K, so Greg hits R with K

09 Feb 2018 12:20PM (Tournament); 83 Readers

Leaves R near 4, goes to partner and rushes U 4yds WNW of 2, takes off to Y.

Rolls up to 3 from the boundary and ends up where he failed it from last time

09 Feb 2018 12:24PM (Tournament); 76 Readers

Declines and retreats to N of partner

09 Feb 2018 12:25PM (Tournament); 75 Readers

G3T9 Stephen Y at R misses
G3T10 Greg rushes U almost to corner 4

09 Feb 2018 12:27PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

U to 4, leaves Y behind 4 getting a rush on R, 2 yards short

09 Feb 2018 12:30PM (Tournament); 89 Readers

Makes 3, takes off to Y, it's quick

09 Feb 2018 12:32PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

...on by inches only

09 Feb 2018 12:32PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

Greg will be rushing back up to 4back after 4, one good rush and he gets a free go at the peel

09 Feb 2018 12:34PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

Sticks in 4

09 Feb 2018 12:34PM (Tournament); 89 Readers

G3T11 Stephen hits with Y at U (8yd)

09 Feb 2018 12:35PM (Tournament); 89 Readers

U goes most of the way to 4 getting a rush on K in the jaws, all the way to the boundary.

09 Feb 2018 12:36PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

U went most of the way to 2 not 4

09 Feb 2018 12:36PM (Tournament); 86 Readers

takes off from K, rush on R hit the top edge only, time to roll away

Looking at corner 1

09 Feb 2018 12:38PM (Tournament); 90 Readers

Guards the corner well, U is 4yds SW of 6, K just out of corner 3

Recap
R1
Y1
K4
U4back

09 Feb 2018 12:39PM (Tournament); 91 Readers

G3T12 U to corner 4
G3T13 Stephen makes 1, rushes to 2 yds N of corner 4, takes off behind U, rushes most of the way to 2

09 Feb 2018 12:43PM (Tournament); 91 Readers

Approach is a little short, Stephen stalks it a couple of times, plays it firmly and runs it by a couple of yards

09 Feb 2018 12:45PM (Tournament); 93 Readers

Rushes to just N of R and the break is developing

09 Feb 2018 12:45PM (Tournament); 93 Readers

Rushes R 7 yds short of K, rolls R to between 3 and the corner, sends K towards 2 while approaching

09 Feb 2018 12:49PM (Tournament); 95 Readers

Makes 3 to past the peg, shoots back at R...

09 Feb 2018 12:49PM (Tournament); 94 Readers

Nails it. K 2 yds E of 2 and U between hoop 4 and the corner

09 Feb 2018 12:51PM (Tournament); 96 Readers

Takes off from R, hits K to the W boundary.

Takes off to behind U and has a rush to 4

09 Feb 2018 12:53PM (Tournament); 93 Readers

Overhits the rush, Overhits the roll.

Clip is on and Stephen working out the leave. Retreats to a couple of yards E of R

09 Feb 2018 12:56PM (Tournament); 90 Readers

G3T14 Greg surveys the lawn, ponders all the options, doesn't like any of them

09 Feb 2018 12:58PM (Tournament); 93 Readers

Considers U to corner 1, decides in the end to shoot at Stephen's balls...

09 Feb 2018 12:59PM (Tournament); 92 Readers

misses left of R

09 Feb 2018 12:59PM (Tournament); 91 Readers

G3T15 Stephen plays R and hits Y first

09 Feb 2018 1:01PM (Tournament); 90 Readers

Chips Y in lawn and has a rush on U to K, rushes to S of K, clatters into K while loading 2 and has to play a big roll, not in front.

Time to run away again

09 Feb 2018 1:03PM (Tournament); 93 Readers

G3T16 K at U missing
G3T17 Stephen digs his break out and is approaching 1 from 4ft with a ball at 2 and the other behind 2

09 Feb 2018 1:09PM (Tournament); 89 Readers

Stephen has all the balls, will we have a TPO?

09 Feb 2018 1:11PM (Tournament); 92 Readers

TPO it is!

09 Feb 2018 1:12PM (Tournament); 92 Readers

Peels U through 4back after he made 3

09 Feb 2018 1:13PM (Tournament); 92 Readers

Stephen's hoop 5 pioneer is loose. Rushed K to wide of 6 after 4, takes off to U, the peelee, rushes all the way south, loads penult trying to get the rush

09 Feb 2018 1:17PM (Tournament); 90 Readers

Rush is a little short but copes with 5

09 Feb 2018 1:19PM (Tournament); 89 Readers

Fails the penult peel after 6

09 Feb 2018 1:23PM (Tournament); 78 Readers

Makes 1 back, comes back to the peelee, wrong side of it, will he give up?

09 Feb 2018 1:23PM (Tournament); 78 Readers

Leaves it at penult as he takes off to 2back

09 Feb 2018 1:24PM (Tournament); 78 Readers

Stephen is still pushing for the TPO, delayed double to finish it

09 Feb 2018 1:27PM (Tournament); 81 Readers

gets the peel before 4 back

09 Feb 2018 1:28PM (Tournament); 83 Readers

Approach isn't perfect at 4back, runs it

09 Feb 2018 1:30PM (Tournament); 85 Readers

Sets up well with U 18inches in front of rover and K 5 ft N of it

09 Feb 2018 1:31PM (Tournament); 91 Readers

Has to roll down after penult

09 Feb 2018 1:32PM (Tournament); 95 Readers

Peeling from a couple of inches

09 Feb 2018 1:33PM (Tournament); 98 Readers

Peel is good, rush to the peg goes 3 yds past. Peg out is solid and Stephen takes partner towards corner 2

09 Feb 2018 1:35PM (Tournament); 100 Readers

Puts Y 3yds S of corner 2, R 8yds S of Y

09 Feb 2018 1:37PM (Tournament); 100 Readers

G3T18 Greg takes contact from Y, puts Y W of 5 but sails past R and goes out
G3T19 Stephen playing his peg ball will be setting a leave

09 Feb 2018 1:40PM (Tournament); 97 Readers

Put K NW of 2 and lays up guarding corner 4

09 Feb 2018 1:40PM (Tournament); 97 Readers

G3T20 Greg retires to middle of E boundary

09 Feb 2018 1:43PM (Tournament); 93 Readers

G3T21 Rushed R to 5yds S of K, takes off behind K, overhits the rush, copes well and runs 4 with control

09 Feb 2018 1:46PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

He didn't takeoff to K he sent R NE of 4 back

09 Feb 2018 1:47PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

Stephen makes 5 but only just, clip goes down on 6 and he contemplates where to run to

09 Feb 2018 1:48PM (Tournament); 83 Readers

Stephen leaves his mallet on the boundary as he looks at where he wants to shoot off, looks from Y and fetches his mallet and fires off with ref in attendance to confirm the spot, 1yd N of corner 1

09 Feb 2018 1:50PM (Tournament); 86 Readers

G3T22 Greg shoots at R, misses by not a lot

09 Feb 2018 1:51PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

G3T23 R to corner 1
G3T24 Just about full diagonal to shoot over....

09 Feb 2018 1:52PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

Greg decides discretion is better and shoots off behind hoop 4, did he try to run the hoop?

09 Feb 2018 1:53PM (Tournament); 86 Readers

G3T25 Rushes N of 6 and lays up wired from K
G3T26 K to corner 4
G3T27 Stephen rushes to 6, approaches the hoop

09 Feb 2018 1:56PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

Runs it after a pressup

09 Feb 2018 1:56PM (Tournament); 89 Readers

Rushes to the middle of lawn, rolls to corner 2 and lays up

09 Feb 2018 1:58PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

G3T28 Greg just out of corner 4
G3T29 Stephen sets up the rush peel for next turn

09 Feb 2018 2:00PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

G3T30 Greg is shooting at R/Y, Ian Vincent out to watch....

09 Feb 2018 2:01PM (Tournament); 92 Readers

misses to corner 2

09 Feb 2018 2:03PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

G3T31 Stephen points at the spot he wants to hit, rush peel goes most of the way to 2back, rolling behind 2back looking for a wire

09 Feb 2018 2:05PM (Tournament); 94 Readers

G3T32 Greg moves to corner 3

09 Feb 2018 2:06PM (Tournament); 99 Readers

G3T33 Stephen makes 2back, lays up on the W boundary with a tight rush probably wired from K

09 Feb 2018 2:10PM (Tournament); 92 Readers

G3T34 Greg is looking at the golf swing jump shot

09 Feb 2018 2:11PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

Sliced it a bit, had the height but finished E of corner 1

09 Feb 2018 2:12PM (Tournament); 90 Readers

G3T35 Rushes to 3back, makes the hoop and then rushes E of 4back

09 Feb 2018 2:13PM (Tournament); 92 Readers

Rolls NE of 4back, too tight together Y is the wrong side of R, Y runs away to 11yds E of corner 2

09 Feb 2018 2:16PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

G3T36 K misses R

09 Feb 2018 2:17PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

K vanished into the shrubbery

G3T37 R at K (5yd) misses

09 Feb 2018 2:18PM (Tournament); 85 Readers

G3T38 K taps R, takes off to Y and comes up short

09 Feb 2018 2:21PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

Hits Y and plays the big roll. Y SW of 4, K short

09 Feb 2018 2:23PM (Tournament); 85 Readers

and angled

09 Feb 2018 2:24PM (Tournament); 85 Readers

retreats just N of peg high E boundary

09 Feb 2018 2:25PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

G3T39 Stephen moves Y just N of corner 1
G3T40 K at R...

09 Feb 2018 2:25PM (Tournament); 86 Readers

misses

09 Feb 2018 2:26PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

G3T41 R takes off from K joins 10yds N of Y

09 Feb 2018 2:28PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

G3T42 Greg looking at the diagonal shot again, misses Y
G3T43 Stephen strides out forcefully, puts K on for Greg, hits K with Y, takes off to R, good shot and has a rush to 4back

09 Feb 2018 2:30PM (Tournament); 82 Readers

Good rush approaching from 5ft, runs by a couple of feet and hits R. Rolling both balls off the W boundary, R to max distance, Y just out of 2

09 Feb 2018 2:34PM (Tournament); 80 Readers

G3T44 Greg lifts K, misses Y on the right from B baulk

09 Feb 2018 2:35PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

G3T45 Stephen sends K S of 4 and rolls R/Y to N of 2

09 Feb 2018 2:38PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

G3T46 Greg shoots and hits R

09 Feb 2018 2:40PM (Tournament); 77 Readers

Takes off behind Y and rushes off the boundary behind hoop 4, good takeoff needed

09 Feb 2018 2:42PM (Tournament); 80 Readers

Gets a couple of yards in front

09 Feb 2018 2:43PM (Tournament); 80 Readers

Full rejection most of the way to 5

09 Feb 2018 2:44PM (Tournament); 86 Readers

G3T47 Y hits K, puts it behind 4 and retires to partner

"Draw by repitition" from a kibbitzer

09 Feb 2018 2:46PM (Tournament); 90 Readers

Time left is probably about 45 minutes

G3T48 Greg shoots again...

09 Feb 2018 2:47PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

Misses

09 Feb 2018 2:48PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

G3T49 Stephen organises a rush to penult.

Crowd considers applauding the half century of turns, might be bad if Stephen breaks down!

09 Feb 2018 2:50PM (Tournament); 89 Readers

He's put R to rover, 3 press ups before taking on a short hoop

09 Feb 2018 2:52PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

Runs it past rover, possibly wired from R

09 Feb 2018 2:53PM (Tournament); 81 Readers

Stephen is looking at spots on W boundary peghigh ish, possibly wired from K

09 Feb 2018 2:53PM (Tournament); 81 Readers

G3T50 Greg shoots at R.... misses

09 Feb 2018 2:56PM (Tournament); 81 Readers

G3T51 R pegs out

09 Feb 2018 2:56PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

No he doesn't missed from 5yds

09 Feb 2018 2:56PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

G3T52 K misses R

09 Feb 2018 2:58PM (Tournament); 85 Readers

G3T53 Stephen rushes K to the W boundary, sends K near 1, splits Y behind 2 and pegs out

09 Feb 2018 3:00PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

G3T54 Greg fails to take position. Room is very split about whether he should have pegged out.

09 Feb 2018 3:01PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

G3T55 Y to I

09 Feb 2018 3:02PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

G3T56 Greg fails position again

09 Feb 2018 3:03PM (Tournament); 81 Readers

G3T57 Y creeps in
G3T58 K takes position
G3T59 Y to E boundary
G3T60 Greg runs hoop

09 Feb 2018 3:05PM (Tournament); 81 Readers

takes position

09 Feb 2018 3:05PM (Tournament); 81 Readers

G3T61 Stephen is contemplating shooting rover v 5

09 Feb 2018 3:06PM (Tournament); 82 Readers

Runs to corner 4

09 Feb 2018 3:06PM (Tournament); 81 Readers

G3T62 Greg shoots at Y misses

09 Feb 2018 3:07PM (Tournament); 81 Readers

G3T63 Stephen sends K to 3yds N of 6 just off straight, retires to a couple of yards out of corner 1

09 Feb 2018 3:09PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

G3T64 Greg shoots at Y....

09 Feb 2018 3:09PM (Tournament); 83 Readers

interested in it, but misses

09 Feb 2018 3:10PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

G3T65 Stephen takes off for rover, 5ft hoop

09 Feb 2018 3:11PM (Tournament); 86 Readers

runs the hoop, lags W of peg

09 Feb 2018 3:12PM (Tournament); 92 Readers

G3T66 Greg has his final shot to stay in the game....

09 Feb 2018 3:12PM (Tournament); 90 Readers

Hates it

G3T67 Stephen finishes 26TPO-17

09 Feb 2018 3:13PM (Tournament); 90 Readers

Stephen leads 2-1

09 Feb 2018 3:13PM (Tournament); 91 Readers

Hoops are being checked again

09 Feb 2018 3:14PM (Tournament); 94 Readers

The bar is now open...

09 Feb 2018 3:16PM (Tournament); 96 Readers

2 hours plus whatever was left for this game

09 Feb 2018 3:20PM (Tournament); 90 Readers

G4T1 Greg K supershot 2yds NW of 5
G4T2 Y to max distance E boundary

Reports are 2.5 hours left

G4T3 U at Y from a baulk

09 Feb 2018 3:23PM (Tournament); 86 Readers

misses on the left,

09 Feb 2018 3:24PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

G4T4 Stephen shoots from b baulk, cuts U in lawn

09 Feb 2018 3:24PM (Tournament); 81 Readers

Sends U to 6, hits Y, takes off too far and has a 3yd rush on K pointing S, decent cut to 4yds SSE of 1

09 Feb 2018 3:27PM (Tournament); 82 Readers

Clubs the approach, glues R to the outside of the right wire, runs to N boundary guarding K at U

09 Feb 2018 3:28PM (Tournament); 80 Readers

G4T5 Greg hits U at K

09 Feb 2018 3:30PM (Tournament); 82 Readers

Rolls K behind 4 and is rolling to 1, left it short and retires to partner

09 Feb 2018 3:33PM (Tournament); 85 Readers

G4T6 Y to corner 3

09 Feb 2018 3:35PM (Tournament); 85 Readers

Gabrielle Higgins is having multiple z's today,

09 Feb 2018 3:35PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

Snoozing in the clubhouse in front of the commentary position

09 Feb 2018 3:35PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

G4T7 Greg rushes K up the lawn, leaves it at 2 uses R to get a rush on Y. Fails to get position, and retires to partner

09 Feb 2018 3:38PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

G4T8 Y to middle of E boundary

09 Feb 2018 3:39PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

T15 will be the 100 turn of the match

09 Feb 2018 3:39PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

G4T9 K at U, hits his 6yd shot

09 Feb 2018 3:40PM (Tournament); 82 Readers

Took off 6yd short of R, hits

09 Feb 2018 3:42PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

Puts R to 1 going to Y, takes off short and retires

09 Feb 2018 3:45PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

G4T10 Stephen shoots R at K/U, misses

09 Feb 2018 3:46PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

G4T11 Greg pops R to hoop 2 and has a rush to 3yds E of 1

09 Feb 2018 3:48PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

Puts U towards the boundary and underapproaches, retires to W boundary

09 Feb 2018 3:50PM (Tournament); 91 Readers

G4T12 Stephen shoots R from 2 to 1 and hits

09 Feb 2018 3:51PM (Tournament); 91 Readers

Puts U to 2, leaves K at 1 and lays up middle of E boundary

09 Feb 2018 3:54PM (Tournament); 86 Readers

G4T13 K to corner 4
G4T14 Rushes to corner 2, rushes U to 1, longish hoop

09 Feb 2018 3:56PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

Refusal and an extra pressup, runs it by a yard, U is hit and he has a 3bb

09 Feb 2018 3:57PM (Tournament); 84 Readers

Picks K out of corner 4 after hoop 3

09 Feb 2018 4:03PM (Tournament); 79 Readers

Up to hoop 6, didn't approach from Y at 2 yards, took off to U at 3 and rushed to 2 feet

09 Feb 2018 4:05PM (Tournament); 77 Readers

3back pioneer is woeful

09 Feb 2018 4:07PM (Tournament); 76 Readers

Sends the pivot as a replacement

09 Feb 2018 4:08PM (Tournament); 77 Readers

Always good to check the parity when oppo is 1+1!

09 Feb 2018 4:08PM (Tournament); 79 Readers

Had K&U at 3back, put K next to the hoop, when approaching off U, nudged K into perfect NSL position.

09 Feb 2018 4:14PM (Tournament); 89 Readers

Sends U to SW of 2 near the boundary and rolls to NE of 3back near the boundary

09 Feb 2018 4:15PM (Tournament); 86 Readers

G4T15 Greg lifts K off 4 and misses the long lift

09 Feb 2018 4:16PM (Tournament); 82 Readers

Quiet applause from the commentary box for the century of turns

09 Feb 2018 4:17PM (Tournament); 82 Readers

G4T15 Picks up the break but is rejected at 1

09 Feb 2018 4:20PM (Tournament); 85 Readers

G4T16 U is far enough north of 1, shoots at K and hits to rapturous applause from the kiwi contingent

09 Feb 2018 4:21PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

Taking croquet near corner 4 with balls at 1 and 2. Equalising break or TPO?

09 Feb 2018 4:23PM (Tournament); 85 Readers

The 3 pioneer was nearer 6 than 3, cuts it nicely but it bounces off the back of the hoop, takes off to slightly angled, jumping...

09 Feb 2018 4:27PM (Tournament); 88 Readers

Played it well and he is still going

09 Feb 2018 4:28PM (Tournament); 89 Readers

Completely over rolls the approach to 4

09 Feb 2018 4:29PM (Tournament); 92 Readers

R behind 4, Y at 5. U centres K to be joined on the N boundary

09 Feb 2018 4:31PM (Tournament); 90 Readers

G4T17 Y misses R
G4T18 Greg takes off with U to R/Y OFF by a yard

09 Feb 2018 4:33PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

G4T19 Stephen has a tp to make the semis

09 Feb 2018 4:34PM (Tournament); 91 Readers

If you are following the other commentaries you will see that another match is also on a yellow tp to win their match

09 Feb 2018 4:36PM (Tournament); 92 Readers

Makes 2 and has all the balls for a standard tp

09 Feb 2018 4:40PM (Tournament); 91 Readers

Peel bounces off after 3

09 Feb 2018 4:42PM (Tournament); 94 Readers

Watching simultaneous triples is enthralling

09 Feb 2018 4:45PM (Tournament); 86 Readers

Stephen did the 4back peel before 6

09 Feb 2018 4:47PM (Tournament); 87 Readers

Stephen makes 1back but peelee is a poor 2back pioneer 6yds short

09 Feb 2018 4:49PM (Tournament); 92 Readers

Double loads 3 back and rushes to 5ft from 2back

09 Feb 2018 4:51PM (Tournament); 95 Readers

Sends R to 1ft infront of penult going to the balls at 3back

09 Feb 2018 4:52PM (Tournament); 94 Readers

Sends K to the "box" for peeling penult before 4back

09 Feb 2018 4:53PM (Tournament); 92 Readers

Rushed on top of U, peels by a couple of feet and has his rush

09 Feb 2018 4:55PM (Tournament); 96 Readers

Cuts to 2yds infront of 4back

09 Feb 2018 4:56PM (Tournament); 100 Readers

Puts K deep, runs 4back off the lawn

09 Feb 2018 4:57PM (Tournament); 101 Readers

1hr left He should finish before then

09 Feb 2018 4:57PM (Tournament); 103 Readers

Puts R 1yd in front of rover before penult

09 Feb 2018 4:59PM (Tournament); 110 Readers

Peeling rover from 2ft straight, pauses to fetch his glasses

09 Feb 2018 5:00PM (Tournament); 108 Readers

Gabs claims to be one of the oldest players in the event

09 Feb 2018 5:01PM (Tournament); 105 Readers

R through, Y to jaws

09 Feb 2018 5:01PM (Tournament); 107 Readers

Mulliner plays the bombard after rover

09 Feb 2018 5:02PM (Tournament); 105 Readers

Mulliner wins 3-1 26tp-3

09 Feb 2018 5:03PM (Tournament); 108 Readers

Stephen wins 26tp-2 3-26 26tpo-17 26tp-3

Still defending his title, Paddy tomorrow in the semis

That's all from me for today

I'm playing in the shield tomorrow.

The semis are due to start at 9am local tomorrow

09 Feb 2018 5:06PM (Tournament); 100 Readers

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