CNZ AC Open Championship

Hello everyone! We’re here for game 2 where Freeth (RY) plays Y to EN 3y N of 4

Bryant (UK) plays U to 6 inches south of C2

Freeth wobbles Y with R 3rd turn

Both players had chances to take the first but it was Greg who eventually did, long way to go yet though

Freeth takes off to U and croquets it 5 yards SW of h2

Smacks off EB with a rush pointing in the vicinity of U, Bryant will be shooting from B baulk

Looking at a possible double from end of B baulk... doesn’t really have it. Shoots from corner and misses into corner 4. Looked very well hit

Freeth rushes well to h1 and approaches well from 1y SW, this will be a good break to settle the nerves hopefully after game 1

Freeth is through hoop 3 and will be picking up the ball in C4 momentarily

Snicks a 3yard return after 5... getting good at that. Has 4 ball break

leave is looking like an NSL

Not sure if he has the h4 ball ideally placed. Should be good enough to force a long shot?

Bryant checking his target from A baulk...

Apparently it’s good enough

Lifts blue from near hoop 2 and will be taking shot at R and Y which are quite in lawn

Misses the most in lawn ball to EB between peg and 6

Hamish checking if K at h4 will rush to 1

Apparently it does. Josh taps Y onto R and takes off to U... rushes it to near C4

Approaching 1 from 1 yard east

Lovely wee take off and makes h1

No rush anywhere useful but plays a good croquet stroke loading 3 getting a rush on partner out towards hoop 2

Hits the rush to no man’s land... can’t send it to 3 so just takes off to loose h2 pioneer

Bad rush on said pioneer gives approach from 2y east slightly south

Creams through hoop 2 to the line

Well, creams may be a bit extreme for Josh

Loads 4 and gets nice rush on partner towards 3... will have a chance of peel after 3

“He’ll find a way to turn it into a straight double” -Hamish

Peeling from just under a yard with slight angle... plays it straight and hampers himself on 3!!

Should have swing through back of 3

But that was unnecessary

Obviously didn’t want to play it with any pull but he’s regretting it now

Looks very hampered actually

Fault

Don’t know if fault was actually called or not but he played it with mallet nearly vertical and probably hit it 4 or 5 times

Freeth did actually get the peel so clip update
R for Penult
Y for 4
U and K for 1

Bryant, playing U makes h1 after rushing from h4 area well. Has all the balls ideally placed and I’d suggest he’ll be peeling R

Having a go at penult peel before 3 from 2y straight

His escape ball is nicely positioned for it so why not

Peel is into middle of wire but rushes perfectly to h3

That one pulled more than he expected... as most peels have done this week

Will just be peeling after 6 now will update once he gets there

Peel R by 2 yards after 6

Sorry for delay, had issues with internet

Bryant got rover peel before 3b

Pegs josh off leaving a ball in corner 2 and a ball in corner 3

Josh fails to roll to h4 from corner 3, Bryant has just made h1 after josh cornered after a bit of cat and mouse

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And we are back

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