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18th WCF Association Croquet World Championship
Last 32. Roehampton update by Sam Murray
Lawn 1.
Essick v Wilkinson.
G1. Essick hit 4th turn, to 4b.
Wilkinson missed lift.
6th turn triple by Essick
+26tp
G2. Essick hit 3rd turn, to 4b. 3 ducks.
Wilkinson hit lift and had a break. Missed reception ball after 1b.
Essick hit lift, 5th turn triple.
+19tp. 2-0
19 Jul 2023 11:19AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Lawn 2.
Maugham v Johnson
G1.
Maugham failed 1. Johnson to 4b
Maugham missed lift.
Johnson completed two peels of the triple before being hampered after an angled penult, and missed
Maugham making a 4b leave.
19 Jul 2023 11:21AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Lawn 3.
Avery v. Murray
G1.
Murray won opening, overhit approach to 2 and failed long hoop after backward take-off.
Avery to 4b
Murray missed lift
Avery triple.
+25tp
G2.
Avery established break turn 3, Mis- approached 3.
Murray hit but took-off the lawn going to ball in c4.
Avery to 4b.
Murray missed lift.
Avery made 1 but missed reception ball.
Murray hit but mis-approached 1
Avery in a triple.
19 Jul 2023 11:24AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Lawn 4. (Intermittent reports only)
Evans v Higgins
19 Jul 2023 11:25AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Lawn 2.
Johnson hits long lift. Both balls for rover.
19 Jul 2023 11:31AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Maugham got westerly ball very tight to boundary, so Johnson struggles to gain a rush to rover
19 Jul 2023 11:32AM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Lawn 3.
Avery jawses river peel before 3b.
19 Jul 2023 11:33AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Avery +26tp
2-0
19 Jul 2023 11:40AM (Tournament); 17 Readers
(Lawn 3 has been timed at just over 13 seconds)
19 Jul 2023 11:46AM (Tournament); 22 Readers
Lawn 2.
Johnson lays a rush near rover wires from. It’s oppo balls.
Maugham misses shot of 30+ yards.
Johnson makes rover with Y, splits oppo and returns to rover.
Maugham misses
19 Jul 2023 11:48AM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Maugham misses another long shot.
Johnson makes rover with R, rushes back to peg out.
+17
19 Jul 2023 11:50AM (Tournament); 15 Readers
1-0
19 Jul 2023 11:50AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Lawn 4.
G1.
Higgins +13tp
19 Jul 2023 12:06PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Lawn 4
G2
Evans R 4b, making a leave.
Higgins U 4, K 4b.
19 Jul 2023 1:05PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Y for 1
19 Jul 2023 1:05PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Higgins lift K from the jaws of 2, long shot from c1
19 Jul 2023 1:06PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Misses to c2
19 Jul 2023 1:06PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Near c2
19 Jul 2023 1:06PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Lawn 2.
G2
Johnson to 4b with an NSL.
19 Jul 2023 1:10PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Apologies, I have been misspelling Andrews’s name. It is of course Johnston.
19 Jul 2023 1:11PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Maugham misses the long lift with the ball that was lodged near 4.
19 Jul 2023 1:12PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Johnston played the Hogan roll from c4 going to 2. Almost sent the forward ball off the boundary N of 3. End result was a tricky approach to 3 and a failed hoop.
19 Jul 2023 1:24PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Mughaum misses from nr 4 at partner by the peg.
19 Jul 2023 1:25PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Johnston didn’t appear to have a shot with his hoop 3 ball (K). Plays his 4b ball. Doesn’t get a rush to penult, but rolls-up well. Makes rover off partner.
19 Jul 2023 1:37PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Leave has R on W bndry about 3y S of 2. Y near peg. UK on E bndry just N of with a rush for K to oppo balls.
19 Jul 2023 1:39PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
K 3
U peg
Y 1
R 1
19 Jul 2023 1:40PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Maugham is taking the long lift from c3
19 Jul 2023 1:40PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Misses.
19 Jul 2023 1:40PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
R on or almost on W bndry, so no room to get a ball to penult.
19 Jul 2023 1:41PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Sorry, nonsense comment.
19 Jul 2023 1:42PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
U is for 3. Takes rush directly to his hoop.
19 Jul 2023 1:43PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
K for 3!
19 Jul 2023 1:43PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
I’ll get there in the end.
19 Jul 2023 1:43PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Makes 3 with no forward rush. Oppo in c4 and on W bndry near 2.
19 Jul 2023 1:44PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Takes rush over to R on W boundary. Rushes R to 2ft N of Y in c4.
19 Jul 2023 1:47PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Taps R in lawn and rushes Y someway E of 4. Sending Y to 5, under-approaches 4. Falls foul of the new law, feathering the angled hoop shot as he casts.
19 Jul 2023 1:57PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Lawn 4.
Higgins wins G2 +17.
19 Jul 2023 1:58PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Lawn 2.
Maugham plays R, hitting K at 4. Rushes Y to U on W bndry, and gets rush to 1 with Y 4y WSW of 2.
19 Jul 2023 2:00PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Maugham has a break. Will he go to 4b, or have U off?
19 Jul 2023 2:04PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Maugham sends a ball to 4b, so will be having blue off.
19 Jul 2023 2:13PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Recap - Essick, Avery, and Higgins have won 2-0 v Wilkinson, Murray, and Evans respectively.
Johnston is 1-0 v. Maugham.
19 Jul 2023 2:15PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Maugham has pegged out U. Y is 2-3y S of c2. R is going to c1.
K is for 4.
19 Jul 2023 2:21PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
K has contact.
19 Jul 2023 2:22PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
K rolls Y towards 5 going to R in c1. Both balls very short. 9y shot at R. Hits.
19 Jul 2023 2:25PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Big roll to 4 from c1. Long.
19 Jul 2023 2:26PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Triangulates to S boundary. R, S of 4, to N bndry. K misses Y. Y to c1.
19 Jul 2023 2:35PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
After a couple of misses and a 28 yard hoop attempt by Johnston, Maugham has picked up K and made 1. Work to do for a break.
19 Jul 2023 2:43PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
With some control established, Maugham grovels through 3. Hits the hampered shot.
19 Jul 2023 2:47PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
A couple of decent shots needed for the 3bb.
19 Jul 2023 2:48PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
In full control after 6.
19 Jul 2023 2:51PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Copes with an angled penult. Making rover off partner, but with oppo behind the hoop.
19 Jul 2023 3:00PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Finished a good turn.
1-1
19 Jul 2023 3:03PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Lawn 2
G3
Maugham K supershot, 7ft NW of 5.
19 Jul 2023 3:06PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Johnston R to 10y N of c4.
Maugham hits from A baulk.
19 Jul 2023 3:06PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Backward take-off to 1, sticks in the hoop.
19 Jul 2023 3:08PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Johnston Y hits the reception ball, and has an easy start.
19 Jul 2023 3:10PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Johnston tries to POP K through 1 before 5, bounces off.
19 Jul 2023 3:20PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Looking to make an NSL. Hasn't pushed the ball to be left at 4 far N enough on the hoop approach. Adjusts well after the hoop.
19 Jul 2023 3:31PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
U is about a yard off the W boundary, just a couple of yards N of peg high. K at h4. R on E bndry with a rush on Y to U.
19 Jul 2023 3:33PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Maugham lifts K to B baulk. UK both for 1.
19 Jul 2023 3:33PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Misses to c4.
19 Jul 2023 3:34PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Rush to 1 is not good, and he sticks in 1.
19 Jul 2023 3:38PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Maugham is shooting with U nr 1 at partner in c4. Narrow miss.
19 Jul 2023 3:39PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Johnson can run Y up to partner at 2.
19 Jul 2023 3:39PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Does so, taps Y and rolls to 2 from 4 y
19 Jul 2023 3:41PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Angled hoop
19 Jul 2023 3:41PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Through. Oppo balls both in c4.
19 Jul 2023 3:42PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Rushes to the N of those balls. Gets a promotion sending U to the E boundary near 3, and takes off to it from K S of 4.
19 Jul 2023 3:47PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Approaches 3 from the boundary.
19 Jul 2023 3:47PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Runs it, but with a 6y return roquet.
19 Jul 2023 3:48PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Misses to N boundary.
19 Jul 2023 3:48PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Maugham is taking on a 25 yarder at K S of 4, declining a 7-8 yarder K at Y near c4.
19 Jul 2023 3:50PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Y misses K.
19 Jul 2023 3:51PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Play now quite broken.
Maugham UK for 1
Johnston Y 4b, R 4
19 Jul 2023 3:53PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
U approaching 1 off Y 3-4y an of c1. Fails 1.
19 Jul 2023 3:54PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
*3-4y N of c1
19 Jul 2023 3:54PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
K is a few feet W of the hoop. Y 13 y N of that. R shooting at Y from N boundary between 2 and 6.
19 Jul 2023 3:56PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Misses
19 Jul 2023 3:56PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
U runs 1, roquets K, sends it past 6 towards 3. Sends R to join it, makes 2 off Y.
19 Jul 2023 3:59PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Y is the 4b ball. Maugham declines to rush it towards 3 for the TPO, and sends it to 4.
19 Jul 2023 4:00PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
4bb under full control. Making 6, partner already at 2b.
19 Jul 2023 4:05PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Has made 3b and send R (for 4) near the boundary N of 4. Y (for 4b) is on the W boundary about 15y N of c1. UK in c2.
Defensive leave.
19 Jul 2023 4:14PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
K (for 1) has a dolly rush pointing at Y.
19 Jul 2023 4:15PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
R shooting at K from the end of B baulk.
19 Jul 2023 4:16PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Misses.
19 Jul 2023 4:17PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
R is now just N of K.
19 Jul 2023 4:18PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
K stops R out a couple of yards, rushes U to Y.
19 Jul 2023 4:19PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Makes 1 off Y, sends it towards 3. Rushes U N of 2. Unintended, but gets it SE of 2 getting behind R.
19 Jul 2023 4:22PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Makes 2, runs the hoop long, and rushes R too close to U. Can't get it to 4 whilst holding to rush U to 3.
19 Jul 2023 4:24PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Maugham is persisting with the standard TP set-up, with a 4 pioneer 5y NE of 1.
19 Jul 2023 4:25PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Makes 3, leaves U in place and rushes Y past R near 1.
19 Jul 2023 4:27PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Approaching 4 from 3y W.
19 Jul 2023 4:28PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Runs 1 with no rush back to U at 4b.
19 Jul 2023 4:28PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Rolls R to escape position going to Y at 5.
19 Jul 2023 4:29PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Attempting 4b peel before 6. Makes it, and rushes R to 6.
19 Jul 2023 4:32PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
U (peelee) goes to 2b after 6.
19 Jul 2023 4:34PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
After 2b, U is rushed an and stopped N of penult. R is rushed S of Y by 3b nd stopped back to escape position for the peel. Quite deep.
19 Jul 2023 4:39PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Y is rushed into the jaws of 3b, but this allows a gentle approach and forward rush. Rushes Y into R. Shouldn't impede the peel attempt.
19 Jul 2023 4:41PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Means penultimate pioneer is now 6y away, SE of the hoop
19 Jul 2023 4:42PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Peel doesn't go through, sits in front of the hoop, so a straight double now required.
19 Jul 2023 4:42PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Makes 4b. Sends R to a central position. Rushes Y next to U.
19 Jul 2023 4:44PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Nudges U into the jaws.
19 Jul 2023 4:44PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Peels U to 2-3y N of rover.
19 Jul 2023 4:45PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Y sent as deep Ball.
19 Jul 2023 4:46PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Approaching U from 8y away.
19 Jul 2023 4:46PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Gentle rush played quite well. Slightly angled 3ft rover peel to come.
19 Jul 2023 4:47PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Peels, needs to jump it.
19 Jul 2023 4:47PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Jump bobbles through and roquets peelee.
19 Jul 2023 4:48PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Looking to see if the long-range peg out is on.
19 Jul 2023 4:48PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Our roving reporter thinks he has only half the peg to aim at past rover.
19 Jul 2023 4:49PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Misses the peg out.
19 Jul 2023 4:51PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Can rush R south past Y.
19 Jul 2023 4:51PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Sends R close to the E boundary, 5y N of c4
19 Jul 2023 4:52PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Not attempting the combo. Y rushed to middle of W boundary.
19 Jul 2023 4:53PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Takes off back to the peg and has K off.
19 Jul 2023 4:53PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
U is just a couple of feet from the peg.
19 Jul 2023 4:54PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Johnson's shortest shot is Y at R from A baulk.
19 Jul 2023 4:54PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
However, he's lifted R.
19 Jul 2023 4:55PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
R is for 4.
19 Jul 2023 4:55PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Shooting at Y the lawn from B baulk.
19 Jul 2023 4:56PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Shorter shots were available
19 Jul 2023 4:57PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Hits!
19 Jul 2023 4:57PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Makes 4. Has a shirt cut rush to 5.
19 Jul 2023 5:01PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
*short
19 Jul 2023 5:02PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Makes 5. 6 pioneer is 2y NE of the hoop.
19 Jul 2023 5:03PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Approaches it nicely, rushes to 6.
19 Jul 2023 5:04PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Makes 1b. 2b pioneer is just to the W of the hoop. Can cut rush to the W of it.
19 Jul 2023 5:07PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Through 2b with U just W of 3b.
19 Jul 2023 5:09PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Y is to the NE of 4b.
19 Jul 2023 5:10PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
After 3b, cuts U to the E bndry, about level with penult.
19 Jul 2023 5:13PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Overhits U, 7ft W of penult.
19 Jul 2023 5:15PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Makes 4b off Y.
19 Jul 2023 5:15PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Makes penult off U, sends it 3-4y SW of rover approaching his pioneer.
19 Jul 2023 5:19PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Ideally U will be near c1 wired from the peg, with RY near c3 with a rush to 4b.
19 Jul 2023 5:20PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Gently through rover with quite a lot of wire, but leaves hi. With a rush on U towards c1.
19 Jul 2023 5:21PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
*him with
19 Jul 2023 5:21PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Over-cuts it to the S boundary, 5ft E of 1.
19 Jul 2023 5:22PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Spilts it nearer to c1 going back to Y near rover
19 Jul 2023 5:23PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
His fisting reaction suggests he has achieved the wiring from the peg.
19 Jul 2023 5:24PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Indeed he has.
19 Jul 2023 5:24PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Over cuts the rush again, and Y is 6y NNE of 6.
19 Jul 2023 5:25PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Rolls to the E of 4b.
19 Jul 2023 5:26PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
If U misses RY, R would have a sweaty shot of about 6y at it if Johnston wanted the 3bb break to finish.
19 Jul 2023 5:29PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Shot is maybe 33y
19 Jul 2023 5:29PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Through the middle. Looked close.
19 Jul 2023 5:30PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
*Y with the shot, apologies.
19 Jul 2023 5:31PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
He's taking it on.
19 Jul 2023 5:31PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Hits.
19 Jul 2023 5:31PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Plays a good croquet stroke out of c3
19 Jul 2023 5:33PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Makes 4b. Has a rush towards U at penult.
19 Jul 2023 5:34PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Another good split shot to get a rush on U, R is 3ft from rover.
19 Jul 2023 5:35PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Through penult, can cut U southwards.
19 Jul 2023 5:36PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Does so nicely, sends U behind rover going to R.
19 Jul 2023 5:37PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Hoop and roquet on U.
19 Jul 2023 5:37PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Dolly rush to the peg.
19 Jul 2023 5:38PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Sends it quite wide.
19 Jul 2023 5:38PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
7ft pegout.
19 Jul 2023 5:38PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Wins +1
Wins the match 2-1
19 Jul 2023 5:40PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
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