CA AC Open Singles Championship
Friday: Quarter-Finals by Andrew Gregory
Good afternoon from Surbiton.
09 Jul 2021 12:01PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
The four quarter-finals are well underway, single-banked on lawns 1-4. They are best-of-5.
09 Jul 2021 12:02PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
In draw order:
Lawn 3: Robert Fulford won the first +20qp.v Christian |Carter
Lawn 4: Joel Taylor won the first +14 v Harry Fisher
Lawn 2: Stephen Mulliner won the first +4tp v Paddy Chapman
Lawn 1: Reg Bamford won the first +17sxp v Alain Giraud
09 Jul 2021 12:05PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Lawn 4 is pausing for lunch. Fisher is on 1 & 6. Taylor is on 1 & 3-back, and promises to spend his lunch-break debating whether to go for the quad or make 3-back and have a leave.
09 Jul 2021 12:08PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
On lawn 3 Carter is about to equalize with a TP.
09 Jul 2021 12:09PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Lawn 2: Mulliner's Red is on 2, Yellow on 1-back.
Chapman is on a sextuple. One peel done, he's just made 3.
09 Jul 2021 12:11PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
On lawn 1 they are only now starting game 2.
09 Jul 2021 12:12PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Lawn 1:
G2T1 Giraud Blue 10yN of IV
G2T2 Bamford Yellow just S of II
G2T3 Giraud Black hits Blue, takes off to Yellow.
09 Jul 2021 12:16PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Looks like Chapman has had 2-back peel before 5.
09 Jul 2021 12:17PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Lawn 3: Carter won game 2 +26tp. Lunching.
09 Jul 2021 12:18PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
L1G2T3 Giraud rolls Yellow 13y S of II, joins up, presumably leaving some sort of rush. (I am situated near lawn3.)
09 Jul 2021 12:20PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
L1G2T4 Bamford Red at Black from A-baulk...
09 Jul 2021 12:21PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bamford misses.
09 Jul 2021 12:21PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
L4 Taylor misses short roquet (with his hoop 1 ball)
09 Jul 2021 12:22PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
L2 Chapman attempting 3-back peel going to pioneer at 1-back. It goes thru by about 6y. 2-back pioneer is6y NW of hoop.
09 Jul 2021 12:24PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
L1G2T5 Giraud has made 1.
09 Jul 2021 12:26PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
L2 Chapman playing square split sending peelee to 4-back, but doesn't get rush on errant 2-back pioneer. Scoop to the hoop from 6y...
09 Jul 2021 12:28PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Chapman has 1-yard hoop. Runs it off lawn. 3-back pioneer is by 4-back.
09 Jul 2021 12:29PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Chapman gets 4-back peel before 3-back. Makes 3-back but no rush.
09 Jul 2021 12:32PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Chapman croquets partner just in front of penult before 4-back.
09 Jul 2021 12:34PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Sorry lost track of lawn 1. Giraud has made hoop 4, I assume still on T5.
09 Jul 2021 12:36PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
L3G3 Fulford elects to start. Plays Red at hoop 5. Looks to be v close to left-hand wire.
09 Jul 2021 12:37PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Chapman's peelee is within 4' of rover. Straight rover peel now needed.
09 Jul 2021 12:38PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
L3G3T2 Carter Red hits Blue.
L2 Chapman wins game 2 +19sxp. Match 1-1 v Mulliner.
09 Jul 2021 12:41PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
L4 Fisher yet to resume after lunch.
L3G3T2 Carter failed to approach 1 from near 5. Red is halfway between 1 and 2. Blue retires to E bdry.
L3G3T3 Fulford Yellow at Blue from B-baulk. Just misses to 6y S of Blue.
09 Jul 2021 12:44PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
L3G3T4 Carter Black at Blue/Yellow target from B-baulk.....
09 Jul 2021 12:45PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Carter has changed his mind. Now shooting from A-baulk.
Giraud has reached 2-back. Looks to be making 9.
09 Jul 2021 12:46PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Carter Black at Yellow (14y)....
09 Jul 2021 12:47PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Carter misses!
09 Jul 2021 12:48PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Giraud has left Blue near 2nd corner, Red and Yellow across 4th corner, and I presume will be heading off into 3rd corner.
Remember, folks: this is Super-Advanced, so Bamford now has contact.
09 Jul 2021 12:50PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
L4: Fisher making some hoops with forward ball.
L3 Fulford has break.
09 Jul 2021 12:51PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
L4 Fisher is conceding a lift, rather than contact, so he'll be 1 & 4-back with a spread.
How many hoops will Fulford make?
09 Jul 2021 12:53PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
L1 Bamford Red takes contact from Black (in III), takes off to Yellow, 2y short, hits Yellow.
Rolls balls westward. Leaves himself rush to 1 from near 1st corner.
09 Jul 2021 12:56PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
L4 Taylor must have hit with his ball for 3-back. Making one hoop and having a leave, I expect.
L2 not restarted.
L1 Giraud Blue misses Red and Yellow (30y)
09 Jul 2021 12:58PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
L3 Fulford making 6 off partner with Blue and Black cross-pegged. Rushes partner near W bdry.
09 Jul 2021 1:00PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Fulford Yellow clip is on 1-back. \Leaves rush for Red into lawn.
09 Jul 2021 1:01PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
L1 Bamford has made 2.
L4 Both for 1 & 4-back.
L3G3T6 Carter lifts Blue to A-baulk, shooting at Black near peg...
09 Jul 2021 1:04PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Carter hits! (17y)
09 Jul 2021 1:04PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
L4 Fisher misses (20+y).
Taylor grovels thru 1. Can he hit partner? Ref is on.
09 Jul 2021 1:06PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Taylor copes. If he can get thru 2 he will have a standard triple in front of him.
L3 Carter's rush to 1 not the best, but should cope
Bamford has all the balls.
09 Jul 2021 1:09PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
L2G3T1 Chapman Yellow flicks off 5 to 2y W of peg.
Mulliner Blue to max point on E bdry
Chapman Red at Blue from A-baulk...
09 Jul 2021 1:11PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Chapman hits!
Taylor has balls for standard TP.
Bamford Red looking to POP Blue thru 1 before 5.
Carter has all the balls.
09 Jul 2021 1:12PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
L2G3T3 Chapman doesn't get rush on ball by peg. Taking off to hoop 1 from 13y. Good shot.
Now needs to hit 7-yarder for 3-ball break. Not centre-ball but that'll do.
09 Jul 2021 1:14PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Bamford got his POP. Dare say it'll be 6 hoops with a view to sextuple next turn.
Carter has just made hoop 5. Unclear yet if he's stopping after 6.
After a hiatus to repair a hole in front of 3 on lawn 4, Taylor has jawsed the 4-back peel after 3.
Chapman has reached hoop 6.
09 Jul 2021 1:19PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Carter has got a very tight cross-peg, but they do both rush to 1. He'll be laying for sextuple.
Chapman has made 6 hoops (3rd turn), and left 3 ducks leave.
Mulliner shoots from B-baulk, misses.
Bamford left a diagonal spread,
Giraud shooting from A-baulk...hits!
09 Jul 2021 1:24PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
L3 Both players 1 & 1-back.
L4 Taylor preparing penult peel after 6.
09 Jul 2021 1:26PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
L3 Fulford lifts Red, shoots at Yellow from A-baulk... misses.
09 Jul 2021 1:27PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
L1 Giraud Blue runs 2.
09 Jul 2021 1:28PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
L2 Chapman Yellow peels Red thru 1-back after 2. Peelee finishes 3yW of 2-back.
L4 Taylor should be able to try rover peel before 3-back.
L3 Carter approaching 1. Red still in B-baulk.
09 Jul 2021 1:31PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
L1 Giraud peels partner thru 4-back after 3.
L4 Taylor jawses rover peel before 3-back, rush-peels it after 3-back.
L2 Chapman jawses 2-bacjk peel before 4.
09 Jul 2021 1:34PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
L3 Carter Black runs 2. Peels Blue thru 1-back.
L2 Chapman peels 2-back before 5.
09 Jul 2021 1:37PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
L4 Taylor wins game 2 +17tp, leads match 2-0.
09 Jul 2021 1:41PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
L1 Giraud doesn't seem to have had the penult peel yet. He has reached 2-back.
L4G3 Fisher to E bdry; Taylor near 2nd corner.
L2 Chapman Yellow has reachd 1-back, two peels done.
09 Jul 2021 1:45PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
"It should be easy commentating on 4 games, they're all so slow." (anonymous comment)
09 Jul 2021 1:47PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
OK lost control of L4. I think Fisher must have hit 3rd turn, dug ball out of 2nd corner, then Taylor hit 4th turn.
Taylor has misapproached hoop 1. Take posiyion.
Looks like Giraud got the penult peel before 4-back.
09 Jul 2021 1:49PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Carter has played the wrong ball.
09 Jul 2021 1:50PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Carter asks Fulford if he wants them replaced. But it's an error, not a fault, so no choice they're replaced. Fulford opts for replacement anyway.
09 Jul 2021 1:51PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Fulford plays his croquet stroke, then walks off the lawn. Just fetching his cap.
Carter's clips are 5 and 2-back, Rob is for 1 and 1-back with good chance for sextuple.
09 Jul 2021 1:53PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Giraud wins game 2 +20tp, now 1-1 v Bamford.
Fisher must have missed his long shot. Taylor chance for a break.
Chapman needs straight double peel to complete sextuple.
09 Jul 2021 1:56PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Chapman irish peels penult, but peelee sails 3 yards beyond rover.
09 Jul 2021 1:58PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
L4 Taylor has first break.
09 Jul 2021 1:59PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Chapman lining up 4' peel. Gets it nicely.
09 Jul 2021 2:00PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Fulford doing technical stuff at 2. I think he tried 1-back peel before 2, didn't get it, had to jump over peelee to make 2, has now rush-peeled it before 3.
09 Jul 2021 2:02PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Chapman wins game 3 +26sxp (5th turn) and leads 2-1.
09 Jul 2021 2:02PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Fulford makes 3 with the other 2 balls loitering 6y W of peg.
09 Jul 2021 2:04PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
L2G4T1 Mulliner misses hoop 5, then puts Yellow in 3rd corner.
09 Jul 2021 2:06PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
(This is the other facet of Super-Advanced: if you fail either hit some furniture, or go off lawn, (or run 1, I guess), oppo can insist you place ball in baulk, though player chooses where.)
09 Jul 2021 2:08PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
L2G4T2 Chapman Black croquets Yellow 10y W of B-baulk, sends Black 10y E of A-baulk.
09 Jul 2021 2:10PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
L2G4T3 Mulliner Red hits Yellow (10y). Croquets Yellow nr 2nd corner, thinks.
L4 Taylor makes 8 hoops, usual contact leave.
L3 Fulford has had 2 peels of sextuple, and has made 6.
09 Jul 2021 2:13PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Mulliner Red shoots at Black, missing (27y).
L2G4T4 Chapman Blue hits Red which bombards Black just N of 4th corner.
Takes off to Black, no rush. Plays big roll toward 3, Black goes off lawn. Blue is 5 yards away.
09 Jul 2021 2:17PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Sorry I meant 3rd corner (III not 3)
09 Jul 2021 2:17PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
L2G4T5 Mulliner Yellow misses Blue (25y)
09 Jul 2021 2:18PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Fulford has made 2-back with 3 peels done.
09 Jul 2021 2:18PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
L4 Fisher's ball is in the middle of hoop 1. Taylor hits 18-yarder.
L3 Fulford peels 4-back before 3-back.
09 Jul 2021 2:21PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
If Taylor makes his quadruple peel, he wins the match. Our first potentially match-winning turn!
09 Jul 2021 2:23PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Chapman approaching 1 from S bdry. Leaves 5 or 6' hoop. Runs it by 18". Still work to do before you could call this a break.
Lawn 1: Bamford appears to be making a spread. Presumably with view to sextuple.
Fulford needs straight double peel to complete sextuple.
Taylor has all 4 balls ideal for quad.
09 Jul 2021 2:28PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Fulford's penult peel ends up just W of the peg.
Looks like Giraud shot at ball by peg, missing into B-baulk.
Chapman has his break.
09 Jul 2021 2:30PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Fulford gets his rover peel, but only by a few inches.. Needs to jump over peelee. Does so.
09 Jul 2021 2:33PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Fulford has a little technical shot to bombard peelee away from rover.
Fulford wins game 3 +15sxp, leads Carter 2-1.
09 Jul 2021 2:35PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Taylor's quad not going as swimmingly as he'd like. One peel done as he makes hoop 6.
09 Jul 2021 2:36PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
L2 Chapman has made 6, and makes what seems to be the standard leave for everyone except Reg. ie tight cross peg, rush into lawn from W bdry.
09 Jul 2021 2:37PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
L3G4 Carter elects to go in.
09 Jul 2021 2:38PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
L4 Taylor has his 2-back pioneer by 4-back.
09 Jul 2021 2:38PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
L3G4T1 Carter Black 8y N of IV
L3G4T2 Fulford Red just S of II
L2 Mulliner lifts Red to 1st corner, misses to just E of 2nd corner.
09 Jul 2021 2:40PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
L3G4T3 Carter Blue from A-baulk, misses to N of Black.
Taylor appears to have jawsed 4-back peel before 2-back.
And Chapman is also now on a potentially match-winning turn.
09 Jul 2021 2:43PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
L3G4T4 Fulford Yellow shoots at Blue and Black from B-baulk. Misses.
09 Jul 2021 2:44PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
L1 Bamford has made 2 peels of his sextuple, and should be in position to try the 3-back peel before 6.
Taylor's quadruple has reduced to a straight triple peel.
09 Jul 2021 2:47PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
L3 Carter is thru hoop 1, needing to dig ball out of 2nd corner.
09 Jul 2021 2:49PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
L4 Taylor gets straight penult peel, but can he avoid hoop and roquet on it?
Well yes, but not as he'd wish. Fails angled hoop.
Taylor's clips penult and rover; Fisher's 1 & 1.
09 Jul 2021 2:52PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
In the distance, Bamford is trying to peel 4-back before 2-back.
Chapman peels 2-back before 5.
09 Jul 2021 2:54PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
The semi-finals will be on lawns 2 and 4. The final will be on lawn 3.
09 Jul 2021 2:55PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Carter has swapped balls, but there is still one near 2nd corner. Now big pass roll to 5 and 4. Blue 4y short of Red, Black 10y short of 5.
Now approaches 4 from 3y due South. Brushes wire but he's OK, Still not ideal posi, can't see him getting good leave before 1-back.
09 Jul 2021 2:59PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
L4 Fisher is making hoop 5.
L2 Chapman has had 2 peels of his sextuple. Approaching 1-back.
L1 Bamford tries 10' penult peel before 4-back. Doesn't get it.
09 Jul 2021 3:01PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
L3 Carter makes 5; Yellow is still near N bdry.
L4 Ref is on repairing some ground near 5.
L1 Bamford needs straight double peel to complete sextuple.
L2 Chapman aiming for 3-back peel before 2-back.
09 Jul 2021 3:03PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Chapman now requires straight quad to win the match this turn.
Carter is stopping at 1-back. Spread coming up.
Fisher intent on SPO.
Bamford finishing his sextuple.
09 Jul 2021 3:08PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Bamford wins game 3 +26sxp, leads Giraud 2-1.
09 Jul 2021 3:09PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Fulford lifts Red (leaving Yellow by peg) to B-baulk. Shoots at Black (24y) misses to 1' E of 4th corner.
Chapman's 3-back peel went well, now straight triple to finish.
09 Jul 2021 3:11PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
L1G4T1 Giraud 9y N of IV
L1G4T2 Bamford just S of II
Chapman gets 4-back peel, jumps over peelee as he runs hoop to boundary.
09 Jul 2021 3:13PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Carter had laid rush for backward ball, but now decides to play with forward ball.
I think Chapman intends bombardment.
09 Jul 2021 3:14PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Carter is 3y from ball by peg. Tries to cut it to 1-back, misses entirely.
Bombardment went well.
Fisher will be 1 and peg v penult and box, conceding contact.
09 Jul 2021 3:16PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Fisher leaves his balls in 1st and 4th corner.
09 Jul 2021 3:17PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
corners, sorry
09 Jul 2021 3:17PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Fulford lags Yellow toward Red, finishing 4 or 5y short.
Chapman looking good. Peelee 3y N of rover.
Taylor takes off from 4th corner to penult. Takes tight position. A sideways squeeze?!
09 Jul 2021 3:20PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Fisher misses from 4th to 1st corner.
Carter misses
Bamford missed 4th turn (from B-baulk).
09 Jul 2021 3:21PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
L4 Taylor runs penult, has 14-yarder (target?), misses.
Fisher has cannon.
L3 Fulford has all the balls and is wondering what to do with them.
09 Jul 2021 3:23PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
L2 Chapman could not avoid roqueting peelee as he runs rover. Looking at combination peg-out. Peelee is 5' from peg, other ball is close but angled. No attempt. Not pegging one out. Scatters, but one ball ends up 4y from 1. Chapman's clips: peg & peg, Mulliner's 1 & 1. Mulliner has contact.
09 Jul 2021 3:29PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
L4 Fisher has 3-ball break to stay alive in the match. He has reached 6.
L1 Bamford on the lawn.
L3 Fulford trying to POP Black thru 1.
09 Jul 2021 3:30PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
L4 Fisher wins game 3 +2, trails Taylor 1-2.
L2 Mulliner has break.
L1 Giraud on lawn.
09 Jul 2021 3:37PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
L3 Fulford leaves Black just N of 1, Blue 5y W of 2, Red / Yellow 10y N of 4th corner with rush for Yellow
Clips: Fulford Red 1-back, Yellow 1; Carter Blue 1-back, Black 2.
09 Jul 2021 3:41PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
L3 Carter lifts Black to A-baulk. Misses Yellow.
L1 Bamford grovelled thru 2, missed 14-yarder. Giraud now on break.
09 Jul 2021 3:47PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
L2 Mulliner spending a lot of time near the peg. Ends up with what you might call a reverse spread, having made 6 hoops. Except Red / Yellow don't really have a rush.
L4G4T1 Taylor to E bdry.
L4G4T2 Fisher just S of II.
L4G4T3 Taylor hits partner from A-baulk.
09 Jul 2021 3:51PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
L2 Chapman hit something. Wins game 4 +20 and match 3-1.
09 Jul 2021 3:54PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
L3 Fulford Yellow gets first peel of sextuple after 2.
09 Jul 2021 3:55PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
L4 Fisher on lawn, makes 1, work to do.
L1 Giraud made 4 hoops, had NSL.
Bamford hit.
09 Jul 2021 3:57PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
L3 Fulford does not get 2-back peel before 4.
L4 Fisher hits ball in 2nd corner after 2 to get break.
09 Jul 2021 3:59PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
L3 Fulford gets 2-back peel before 5.
09 Jul 2021 4:01PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
L1 Bamford makes 4 hoops, has spread.
Clips: Bamford 1 & 1-back v Giraud 1 & 5.
09 Jul 2021 4:05PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
L3 Fulford fails 3-back peel before 1-back.
L4 Fisher is making 1-back.
09 Jul 2021 4:07PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
L1 Giraud lifts ball at peg to B-baulk, misses to near 4th corner.
09 Jul 2021 4:10PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
L3 Fulford peels Red thru 3-back before 2-back. Peel goes thru, well thru, too well... off by 1mm!
Clips: Fulford Red 4-back,, Yellow 2-back; Carter Blue 1-back, Black 2.
09 Jul 2021 4:12PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
L4 Fisher has made 9 hoops, usual contact leave.
09 Jul 2021 4:12PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
After some thought Carter lifts Blue to Red in B-baulk.
L4 Taylor rolls Yellow from 3rd corner to 2y W of 5, rolls his balls near 3rd corner.
09 Jul 2021 4:17PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
L1 Bamford fails optimistic peel attempt after 2.
L3 Carter making 3 hoops then a leave.
L4 Fisher finesses Yellow near 4th corner.
09 Jul 2021 4:21PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
L4 Taylor makes 1, but fails to approach 2 from II.
Fisher hits (~13y).
09 Jul 2021 4:25PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
L3 Carter has made 3 hoops, contemplating an NSL with Yellow at 4.
L1 Bamford is making 4 with one peel of his sextuple done.
L4 Fisher has 3-ball break, Yellow still near 4th corner.
09 Jul 2021 4:29PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
L4 Fisher has extracted Yellow, it's his hoop 5 pioneer.
L3 Fulford lifts Red from near 2 to A-baulk. Misses.
L1 Bamford is making 6 with 2/6 peels done.
09 Jul 2021 4:35PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
L1 Bamford's 2-back pioneer is in the jaws of rover. He still tries the 3-back peel going to 1-back.
L4 Fisher has the first peel of his triple before 1-back.
L3 Carter has done nothing.
09 Jul 2021 4:40PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
L1 Bamford has made 1-back, and is now playing a croquet stroke from 1y N of the peg. He seems to be trying to bombard the ball in rover out of the hoop, going to partner near 3-back. The ball is still in rover.
L3 Carter approaches 2 from 8y South. Pretty good. Balls wrong way round for standard TP.
L4 Fisher needs straight double peel to force decider.
09 Jul 2021 4:45PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
L1 Bamford coped with 2-back, but needs straight quad to complete sextuple.
L3 Carter has permuted balls to get chance of standard TP. Think he was expecting hoop and roquet at 3 but no such luck. TP delayed.
L4 Fisher got penult peel. Peelee is beside peg.
09 Jul 2021 4:48PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
L4 Fisher wins game 4 +25tp. 2-2 with Taylor.
09 Jul 2021 4:51PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
L1 Bamford does the 3-back and 4-back peels straight. He then attempts a bombard which fails. Hits the fourth ball, takes off back to partner. Now lining up 3y peel. Gets it, thru a few yards.
09 Jul 2021 5:00PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
L1 Bamford now rushing peelee to rover - but it hits the peg! 7-yard peel attempt coming up...
09 Jul 2021 5:01PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Bamford gets it! Fist-pump.
Bamford wins game 4 +22sxp, and match 3-1.
09 Jul 2021 5:03PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
L4 Usual 2nd corner stuff. Fisher hits 3rd turn, scoops Taylor's Red near to peg.
L4G5T4 Taylor misses Blue / Black from B-baulk.
L3 Carter has just made 2-back. One peel of triple done.
09 Jul 2021 5:06PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
L3 Carter jawses penult peel before 4-back.
L$ Fisher has break.
09 Jul 2021 5:10PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
or even L4
09 Jul 2021 5:10PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Fisher misapproaches 3, but jumps thru an angled hoop. Wanders off lawn to compose himself.
Carter has made 4-back.
09 Jul 2021 5:12PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
L3 Carter lining up straight penult peel from in the jaws, I think. Peelee nice distance, 1y E of rover.
No 1-back tactics on lawn 4.
09 Jul 2021 5:16PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Carter wins game 4 + 10tp, tied 2-2 with Fulford.
Fisher makes 9, usual contact leave.
09 Jul 2021 5:21PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
In the bottom half of the draw, the semi-final will be between Paddy Chapman and Reg Bamford.
In the top half, both quarter-finals have gone to a decider.
09 Jul 2021 5:23PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Robert Fulford v Christian Carter deciding game
09 Jul 2021 5:24PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Hey, I've remembered how to do headings.
L3G5T1 Fulford Yellow 9y N of IV
L3G5T2 Carter Black 9y W of B-baulk, and in a bit.
Shall we call this a northern tice?
L3G5T3 Fulford Red rushes Black into 2nd corner.
09 Jul 2021 5:26PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
On lawn 4 Taylor had a leave in 4th corner, Fisher missed from near hoop 1 (22y).
09 Jul 2021 5:28PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
T3 Fulford croquets Black 1y N of Yellow, a few inches in-lawn. Red is 11y NW of those balls. Where to go, where to go?
Not very far, as it turns out. Red is 6y E of the peg.
09 Jul 2021 5:32PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
T4 Carter Blue at Black / Yellow from B-baulk. Misses.to 2y N of 4th corner.
09 Jul 2021 5:33PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
L4 Taylor has picked up break, but not in time for the standard TPO.
L3G5T5 Fulford Yellow thru hoop 1 off Red. Red to 3 going to Blue. Take-off to Black.
09 Jul 2021 5:38PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Not getting position to attempt the TPO, it seems Taylor will be making 6 hoops and having a leave.
Fulford makes 4. Blue is still near 4th corner. Now he extracts it.
09 Jul 2021 5:41PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Taylor has ref on. Just checking that croqueted ball moves (or shakes). Setting up fairly horizontal spread.
Fulford has all the balls.
09 Jul 2021 5:44PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Fisher lifts Black from near peg to b-baulk. Hits.
09 Jul 2021 5:46PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Fulford has made 6 hoops, setting up spread. All other clips on 1.
09 Jul 2021 5:47PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Fulford has left the rush for his hoop 1 ball.
Fisher's rush to 1 not great, take-off from 4y or so... 4 or 5' hoop... makes it.
Not much work needed to set up standard TP for the match.
09 Jul 2021 5:49PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Carter lifts Blue to A-baulk to shoot at Black by the peg. Hits!
09 Jul 2021 5:53PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Fisher peels partner thru 4-back after 3. Only just thru, probably still in the jaws.
09 Jul 2021 5:54PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Carter has break.
Fisher has peeled partner thru penult after 6.
09 Jul 2021 6:00PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Fisher peels partner thru rover before 3-back.
Carter has reached hoop 5.
09 Jul 2021 6:05PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Fisher wins game 5 +20tp, and beats Taylor 3-2.
Carter has made 6 hoops.
Clips: Fulford Red 1 Yellow 1-back; Carter Black 1 Blue 1-back
09 Jul 2021 6:09PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Carter leaves a spread with Yellow at peg, Red 8y S of 2. Leaves rush for Blue (forward ball).
09 Jul 2021 6:11PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Fulford lifts Red to B-baulk. Shoots at Blue (or Black? - they're a yard apart). Goes between them to 4' W of 4th corner
09 Jul 2021 6:15PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Yellow is not rushable anywhere near 1-back.
Carter Blue rushes Black to 1y WNW of Yellow. Flicks Yellow out, now can cut it somewhere near the hoop.
Makes 1-back with southward rush.
Takes rush to 2-back.
09 Jul 2021 6:19PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Carter Blue making 3-back off Black with Yellow N of hoop. Red still near 4th corner.
09 Jul 2021 6:23PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Carter Blue makes 3-back, roquets Yellow, now lining up a bombard on Black - perhaps to leave Yellow in NSL posi?
Yellow did hit Black, but not fully. Yellow is 18" E of hoop 4.
Blue roquets Red.
09 Jul 2021 6:26PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Carter Blue croquets Red 5y W of peg. Knocks Black 5y NW of 4. Croquets Black 1' NW of IV. Scatters Yellow 10y N of IV, with Blue going into IV. Not a bad result.
09 Jul 2021 6:32PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Clips: Fulford Red 1 Yellow 1-back; Carter Black 1 Blue 4-back
09 Jul 2021 6:32PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
It looks like Black is more like 18" NW of Blue in IV, so no Double anywhere.
09 Jul 2021 6:33PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Fulford lifts Red to A-baulk. Shoots at Blue. Several re-stalks...
Misses.
09 Jul 2021 6:37PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Or maybe he shot at Black. Red is 1' N of IV.
09 Jul 2021 6:37PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Might Carter (Black) be able to snick Red into IV for a cannon?
09 Jul 2021 6:39PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Yes he can, and does.
09 Jul 2021 6:39PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Carter Black thinks of promoting Blue to 1 going to Yellow. I'm always worried about what happens to Red, the sandwich in this shot.
Disaster! Black goes off the lawn 2y S of Yellow. Blue is 3y SE of 1.
09 Jul 2021 6:42PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Red is 1' or so NW of IV. Black / Yellow must be a double.
09 Jul 2021 6:43PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Fulford Red hits Yellow.
09 Jul 2021 6:43PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Yellow is 6y N of Black. Fulford Red croquets Yellow into lawn going to Black. Rushes Black off 5' W of IV. Adequate croquet stroke.
What are the odds on Fulford completing the sextuple to win the match?
09 Jul 2021 6:47PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
The hoopsetter is hard at work on lawn 4. New holes for the semis.
09 Jul 2021 6:49PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Fulford Red not the best approach to 2, creams it to boundary to some applause from the crowd.
Blue is the hoop 3 pioneer, situated a yard or two SE of 6.
Red rushes Black a few yards N of 1. Takes off back to Yellow. Peels Yellow by a few inches. Red looks nice on Blue.
09 Jul 2021 6:54PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
All other games have finished now. Crowd can concentrate on the entertainment on lawn 3.
09 Jul 2021 6:55PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Fulford Red makes 3 off Blue, then rushes Blue near the end of B-baulk. Black is 3y NNE of 1. Yellow just thru 1-back.
Blue is croqueted halfway between 1 and 5.
Red rushes Yellow off W bdry, about peg high.
Good roll required here.
That's pretty good.
Red rushes Black into Blue!
09 Jul 2021 6:58PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Fulford Red approaching 4 from 9 yards. 4 or 5' hoop, slightly angled...
09 Jul 2021 6:59PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Good hoop!
09 Jul 2021 7:00PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
I'm no expert, but Blue seems a bit closer to hoop 5 than one would want.
Nevertheless Fulford gets Yellow into the front of 2-back before 5.
The management (Samir and Mike Town, whom we are to thank for posting to croquetscores) are plotting tomorrow behind me.
09 Jul 2021 7:03PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
After 5, Fulford Red roquets Black near 1-back, takes off to Yellow, rush-peels it thru 2-back.
Excellent croquet stroke sends Yellow to 3-back getting rush on Blue (£y SW of peg) to 6.
Red makes 6 off Blue, with rush to Yellow.
09 Jul 2021 7:06PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
£=3
09 Jul 2021 7:06PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Blue is croqueted 2y WSW of 5. Now trying to peel Yellow thru 3-back going to Black 3y S of 1-back.
Peels yellow by a few feet.
09 Jul 2021 7:08PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
To recap, Fulford is attempting a sextuple to win the deciding game v Christian Carter.
He has done 3 of the 6 peels, and has just made 1-back.
09 Jul 2021 7:09PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
After 1-back,Fulford Red tries to croquet Black to 4-back, but penult intervenes.
I think he will now need a straight triple to finish.
09 Jul 2021 7:11PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
I clearly don't think like an expert.
Fulford Red makes 2-back off Blue, then rushes Blue into a position where he can bombard Black nearer 4-back, so then he is able to attempt the 4-back peel before 3-back.
Clever stuff!
09 Jul 2021 7:14PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Reg wants a picture of Rob above his bed!
09 Jul 2021 7:15PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Fulford Red peels Yellow thru 4-back before 3-back. Rushes Black 4 or 5y past 3-back, 4' hoop, runs it 4y past Black, hits 4-yarder.
09 Jul 2021 7:16PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Fulford Red croquets Black nr penult, roquets Yellow. Blue is 4y E of 6.
09 Jul 2021 7:17PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Another approach from 4y or so, but these chaps take such things in their stride.
The hoopsetter has moved on to lawn 2.
09 Jul 2021 7:19PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Fulford needs a straight double peel to complete the sextuple and win the match.
09 Jul 2021 7:19PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Fulford's irish peel at penult goes well. Peelee 2y NW of rover.
09 Jul 2021 7:22PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Fulford Red is peeling Yellow thru rover from 18" in front.
09 Jul 2021 7:23PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Blue is 4' W of rover, Black 5y S of rover
09 Jul 2021 7:24PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Stop shot peel is clean.
09 Jul 2021 7:24PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Fulford wins the decider +17sxp.
09 Jul 2021 7:25PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Tomorrow we have Fulford v Fisher on lawn 2, Chapman v Bamford on lawn 4.
09 Jul 2021 7:26PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
I also hope to add a bit more "colour" than I managed today - keeping up with 4 games is a bit tough. I might pick up some gossip over pizza tonight!
See you at 10am tomorrow.
Cheers, Andrew
09 Jul 2021 7:28PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
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