The 3rd Over - 50 Golf Croquet World Championship
O50 GCWC Final 4 by Stephen Mulliner
R 2y S 9 - Yasser's weight control has been superb throughout; K 3y SSE 9; Y 1ft NW K;
B misses R from 15y; R clears K to 3y N EPA rather than take the hoop; K at Y from 16y - hits! Y 7y S 9, K 13y W C4; Y 2y S 9;
B 2y SSE 9; R 2y SE 9 - weak and failed to block B; K at Y from 8y - hits Y to 6y E B and moves R out of position; Y clears B to 2y SE 5 and Y to 12y W C4;
B 2.5y SSW 9; R clears both B and R to 10y W C4; K 4ft SSSE 9; Y 6in W K;
B blocks R on boundary; R jumps B and clears K - great shot!; K at Y from 7y - clears Y to 13y E C1, K to 5y S 5; Y 2y S 9;
B at 9 - hits W wire and ends 2y N 9; R 4ft S 9; K at Y from 7y - clears Y to C4, K to 10y N C4; Y 4y SSE 9;
B clears R to 6y W C4, B to 12y W C4; R 2y SSW 9; K 2ft SSE 9 blocking Y at 9; Y jumping - fails, ending 1y WSW 9;
B at R from 6y - hits it into K and then just N of 9 with B just SE of 9; R 1y E 9 (blocking K at Y); K hits R, R to 2y S 9, K 1ft W 9; Y fails angled 9!!
B runs 9 by 1ft - Hanan 6-3
R 2y SSSW 10; K at 10 - misses on left; Y 4y SW 10 - playing for half-way?
B 10y N 9 - hampered; R runs - Hanan 6-4
K 2y NNE 11; Y clears K to 9y NNW 11, Y 4y S 2;
B 4y NNW 11, R 2ft N 11; K clears R - and runs 11 in-off for the title - the first woman to win a World Championship open to both genders!
Hanan Rashad beat Yasser Fathy 7-5, 3-7, 6-7, 7-5, 7-4
Very well done, Hanan!
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