14th WCF Golf Croquet World Championship

Hi from Southwick.
I will be doing updates on this match between Robert and Pierre.

Robert is playing Blue and Black, and the match is under way.

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Its a rally at hoop one after Pierre cleared blue from a difficult running position.

Robert in control now

Black half a foot out directly in front

Pierre trying to clear from long range....

No good

Robert runs black thru to the jaws of hoop 2

Pierre gives a rueful look

Missed both shots
Robert 2 Pierre 0

Yellow short to 3, blue deep, red in good scoring

Black in scoring

Yellow poor at black missing from 5 yards

Blue clears red
Red clears black to nth B

Black takes out red and holds good position

Yellow misses from 7 yards

Blue in scoring black blocking yellow?

Seemed to work

Blue to run 1 yarder...

Down to 7 yards short of H4

All the balls inside blue

Blue takes out red

Red with 9 yarder at black...

Hits!

Black back in front

Yellow with 4y hoop... right leg!

Red misses
Black to run...

Runs to sth B

Robert 4 Pierre 0

Red has hampered Y at H5

Pierre needs some luck here

Leaves where blue can take out both

Which is what Robert does

Pierre clears black from in front and red almost rolls into jaws good shot!

Robert trying to pick it off from west B ...

Misses!

Red runs to 5 y short of H6

Robert 4 Pierre 1

Nest of balls in front of h6
Red misses long jump

Yellowblackleftleghoop6 all touching ref called

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Black nestles in jaws

Robert now very strong at H6

With Y in front at 7 Robert may choose not to run with black

Pierre basically conceding hoop

Blue peels black and takes good close position at H7

Robert 5 Pierre 1

Pierre playing below his best at this stage

But runs H7
Robert 5 Pierre 2

Pierre needs to get his swing working for game two so he can put more pressure on. As his chances of winning Gm1 are very low now.

Black jumping at H8.... misses from 6 yards

Y runs hoop 8

Robert 5 Pierre 3

Blue on front at H9
Red short and blocking yellow
Pierre not happy

Y misses whatever it was trying to do

Blue to run 1yard H9...

Scores down 9 yards short of H10

Robert 6 Pierre 3

Blue takes out red
May be wired on black

Open! Red takes it out!

Rally going on at H10
50:50 at the moment

Pierre now strong at H10

Pierre has taken his cap off not sure if that will help

Robert runs long angled H10

Game 1
Robert 7 Pierre 3

Pierre puts in at nice red at H1

Black short

Blue shooting....

Misses

Pierre runs red thru to 9 yards short of H2

Robert 0 Pierre 1

Pierre with a good clearance on black will earn a hoop shot with yellow

Jumps a good blocking black!

Robert 0 Pierre 2

Blue misses Red
Red with a clumsy stun on Bk

Black misses 7 yard Hoop

Pierre in control at H3

But a great hit on yellow with Blue puts pressure on reds angled Hoop

Finishes in the Jaws

Pierre having a good start to Gm2
Maybe taking the cap off has helped!

Good H3 by R after being dug out of jaws

Robert 0 Pierre 3

Great H4 by Black past two balls to score

Robert 1 Pierre 3

Pierre strong at H5 after blue came off the edge of Y

Rally at H5

Blue is important now

Shooting...

Takes out yellow from in front

Red legs difficult hoop

Black to jump just waiting on hoop to be firmed up

Lining up....

Left leg!

Pierre back in control

Red now in jaws but maybe on right leg

Y runs 5
Robert 1 Pierre 4

Red jumping....

Misses to the left

Black runs

Robert 2 Pierre 4

Crucial H7 here

If Pierre can good ahead 5 to 2 he has a very good chance of forcing a 3rd Gm

If Robert can make it 4 to 3... GAME ON!

Pierre doing some gardening
Clearing leaves

Awesome aggressive 8 yard angle Hoop by yellow

Robert 2 Pierre 5

Robert strong at 8

Blue runs H8

Robert 3 Pierre 5

Red short to H9

Rally at H9

Pierre runs Y again from the boundary!

Robert 3 Pierre 6

Yellow ball is on fire hitting blue seat from H10 unfortunately also collected red

Arm wrestle at H10 now

Yellow with a long double...

Gets blue from in front of hoop
Yellow ball white hot now!

Robert struggling to get position right now.
Not something you say very often

Robert thinking.....

Red and yellow strong at H10 does blue takes on a 10 yard hoop?

Misses what ever it was aiming for

Red to win game two

In the jaws

Black now jumping from 8 or 9 yards

Fails but clears yellow

Blue trying from nthB to remove red from jaws

Left leg

Red runs

Gm2
Robert 3 Pierre 7

Small comfort break between games

Game 3 under way

Forget the yellow ball, Pierre is on fire!
Awesome 6 Y angled hoop one!

Robert 0 Pierre 1

Black runs H2

Robert 1 Pierre 1

Red and yellow short to H3
BL and BK deep

Yellow misses hoop but clears blue

Blue comes back Robert strong at H3 now

Good shot by yellow now back to 50:50

Wow!!! That yellow ball is crazy hot! Another boundary hoop from a difficult angle

Robert 1 Pierre 2

Pierre has turned this around and is now hitting everything

Black legs H4

Yellow clears blue

Blue shooting at R

Hits

Black still on leg

Red in jumping

Black now in front

Blue needs to clear red here

Great shot!

Close in angled H4 for black
Ref called

Markers going in

Clean

Robert 2 Pierre 2

Black makes good clearance at H5

Blue shooting...

Left leg

Red for jaws

Rests on right leg

Not on leg = runs hoop

Robert 2 Pierre 3

Red runs H6

Robert 2 Pierre 3

Sorry
Robert 2 Pierre 4

Bl and Bk in front of H7
Yellow on nthB in angled hoop running position

Red misses

Black runs to half way

Robert 3 Pierre 4

Big Clearance time for yellow at H8

Hitsssss

Robert under the pump right now

Blue hits coming back

Blue shooting at Red....

Nails it!

Red has a double from nthB at H8

Hits right leg!
So close

Black runs

4 each

Hi Alix
Yes disappointing not to be playing
But happy to be watching and on holiday

Yellow for 1.5 yard 45d hoop 9

In jaws

Blue 6y and straight
Black 1 yard 45d

Robert thinking

Blue clearing Red

Red coming back at Bk

Terrible result as it knocks yellow or of jaws

Out

Black hits left leg

Yellow now...

Runs 3 yarder

Robert 4 Pierre 5

Blue short to H10

Pierre hits with Red
After blue hot it away

Hit

Bk hits coming back = reset

Crucial hoop10 for Robert one feels

Some great shooting now from both players

Snick from Red on black

Makes blacks hoop harder but no reason not to try

Nails it!

5 all

Robert has made two clearances at H11 but both now behind hoop and Bk on peg

Had to free bk

Bk hits y

Not sure Bl can see red

Nope

Red runs

Robert 5 Pierre 6

Red from 6Y to win match

Misses but hits bk

Yellow misses completely as well

Robert has put bk on bl touching

The right guy to play a croquet shot

Spreads them

Red takes blue ?????
Maybe trying to get both

Black runs

We are off to 13

Yellow deep foot short of nthB

Yellow 2 yards east of hoop line

Blue over nthB straight

Red looks yard outin front

Black knocks it deeper

Yellow shoots

Hits legs stops half a foot on front

Bl clears Red

Red needs to hit Bk out of easy jumping spot

Hits!!!!

Black on nthB

Had angle to knock yellow away

Maybe score

Mid pace looks good hits both legs bobbles out

Easy yellow for the match!!!!
Well done Pierre!!!!!!!