The 10th Egyptian Open Golf Croquet International Championship
2014 Egyptian International Open Final - Hamy Erian v Ahmed Nasr. Game 2. by Stephen Mulliner
K 4ft 3 (Send has frozen). Y 5ft N 3. B 3y NNE 3. R at K - hits with cut on K to 11y S C3 and hits B to 4y S C3.
K just nicks Y. Y runs anyway to Sb 10y E C4. RY 3-0.
B 3y NNE 4 wired from Y. R at 4 - scores! RY 4-0. Demolition job in progress.
K 2y S 5. Y at 5 - nicks W wire and goes to W penalty point. B 1ft S 5. R runs 5 to 4ft E 7! RY 5-0.
K 4y SSE 6. Y from Eb to 2ft S 6. B from through 5 to 4y S 6. R tries to block K at Y, 5ft S 6. But K clears Y to 12y E C2. Y 3y SSE 6. B at 6 - just struggles through. RY 5-1.
R 4y N 7. K 6in NNW 7. Y 4ft N 7, blocking R at 7 and at K. B runs into R pushing it 6in W. R tries jump at 7 but hits W wire. K runs to 9y N 8. RY 5-2.
Y 4ft N8. B 4y SSW 8. R at K from mid Wb - clears it to Eb! K at Y - misses.
B 3y SSW 2. R 4y S 2. K misses Y to Nb. Y clears B to Eb 10y N C4.K 4y SSW B at R from 25y - hits! B to 10y S C2, R 6y NW 2. R 2ft E 2! K 4y SSW 2. Y 4y S 2. B at Y - hits gently to 5y E 2 with B 9y SSE 2. R 2ft S 2 blocking K. K goes aerial - just misses. Y clears B into the peg, Y 4y N C1. B at R from 12y - just misses left. R hammers through from 2ft. RY 2-0.
K 4ft 3 (Send has frozen). Y 5ft N 3. B 3y NNE 3. R at K - hits with cut on K to 11y S C3 and hits B to 4y S C3.
K just nicks Y. Y runs anyway to Sb 10y E C4. RY 3-0.
B 3y NNE 4 wired from Y. R at 4 - scores! RY 4-0. Demolition job in progress.
K 2y S 5. Y at 5 - nicks W wire and goes to W penalty point. B 1ft S 5. R runs 5 to 4ft E 7! RY 5-0.
K 4y SSE 6. Y from Eb to 2ft S 6. B from through 5 to 4y S 6. R tries to block K at Y, 5ft S 6. But K clears Y to 12y E C2. Y 3y SSE 6. B at 6 - just struggles through. RY 5-1.
R 4y N 7. K 6in NNW 7. Y 4ft N 7, blocking R at 7 and at K. B runs into R pushing it 6in W. R tries jump at 7 but hits W wire. K runs to 9y N 8. RY 5-2.
Y 4ft N8. B 4y SSW 8. R at K from mid Wb - clears it to Eb! K at Y - misses. Y scores. RY 6-2.
B 2y S 9. R 3y SSW 9. K 4y SSW 9 - block try? Y misses B at pace. B runs 9 smoothly to 6y S 10. RY 6-3.
R 4ft S 10. K 2ft SSW 10. Y 1ft E 10. B clears R to 12y W C3. R at K - cuts it to mid-Sb. K 6y S 10. Y 2ft S 10. B clears Y to 2ft E peg, B 5y SW 10. R 3ft SE 10. K at 10 - just misses, spins round E wire to 5y N 10. Y 4ft S 10. B misses y from 4y?? R 1ft S 10. K clears Y under control - Y 2ft SW peg, K 5y SW 10. Y ends up in contact with R, NS. B 2y SSE 10. R stops Y 4ft S. K at Y - cutting to 4y S C3. Y at B - clearing it to 3y N C1, Y to 8y S C2. B at R from 28y - just misses. R scores - RY 7-3. Ahmed 2-0.
03 Oct 2014 8:22PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
CroquetScores froze just after Game 2, hoop 2. Closure and re-opening seems to have cured it and the whole commentary for Game 2 after the freeze is given above. Ahmed went into overdrive and ran three hoops (3, 4 and 5) in four shots.
03 Oct 2014 8:25PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
B 4ft S 1. R rocks into B from the SE - probably doesn't inhibit the hoop shot. K 3yd SSW 1. Y misses everything. B at 1 - runs smoothly yo 6y NNW 2. BK 1-0.
03 Oct 2014 8:28PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
R 4y S 2. K 1yd ENE R. Y 3ft E 2. B at R from 10y - misses badly on right, R stops K away. K 4y S 2. Y 1ft S 2. B 5y S 2. R runs 2. 1-1.
03 Oct 2014 8:30PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
K 3y N 3. Y 4y NNE 3. B 6in E K. R at K - misses right. K runs 3 by 3y. BK 2-1.
03 Oct 2014 8:32PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Y 4y N 4. B 2.5y N 4. R 3y NNE 4. K hits Y - finding the gap between R and B and Y has 8y at B from Sb, Y hits -sends B to 1y S C2, Y to 6y SSE 3! B at 4 - misses by 6in right. R scores. 2-2.
03 Oct 2014 8:34PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
K 3ft S 5. Y runs into K from NE - but not blocking K at 5. B 2y SSE 5. R misses K to Wb. K runs by 4y. BK 3-2.
03 Oct 2014 8:36PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Y 2ft S 6. B 2y S 6. R from 14y S C2 to 3ft SW 6. K misses between Y and 6. Y scores 3-3.
03 Oct 2014 8:37PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
B 2y N 7. R 2ft NNW 7. K tries to block Y at B - just goes past the blocking point. Y clears B tp 10y S C2. Y 10y SSW 7. B at R - clears but also clears K. R 3ft NNE 7. K 4ft NNW 7. Y 3y N 7 - blocking B at 7. B clears R to 3y NNW 8. R misses K by 1ft right. K runs 7 cleanly yto 4y E C1. BK 4-3.
03 Oct 2014 8:40PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Y 5ft NE 8 wired from K. B at 8 - just misses right. R 4ft ENE 8. K tries to cuddle Y but stops 6in short. Y scores. 4-4.
03 Oct 2014 8:42PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
B 3y S 9. R 3ft ESE 9. K 2.5y SSE 9. Y clears B to 10y N C4. B at R - clears to 10y E C1. R at K - clears both balls to Eb. K 3ft SE 9. Y 6in SE K. B from 9y W C4 clears Y to 9y N C4. R clears K to 10y W 9, R to 6y W peg. K 3y S 9. Y cuts K to 9y W C4, Y to 6y W C4. B 3ft S 9. R 3y SW 9. K at 9 - nicks near wire and bounces to 9y N C4. Y clears B to 3y E C2, Y to 14y N 9. B seems wired from R - misses well right. R at 9 from 3y angled - bounces off to 1y NW C4. K 3y S 9.
03 Oct 2014 8:48PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Y 1ft N K. B from Sb below 9 at 9 but bounces off outside of W wire to 4y W peg. R at K - cuts K to 2y S 6, R to 7y N C1. K at Y from 18y - clears, cutting Y to 3y W C4, K to 9y W C4. Y goes gently at 9 - misses on right and ends 2y NNW 9. B 4ft S 9 open to Y. R 3ft S 9 almost blocking Y at B. K 6in NE B. Y at K clearing K and B - B 1y N C4, K 7y S 9. B clears R to 2y SW peg, B to 10y W 9. R 3y S 9. K at 9 - scores, running by 4y. BK 5-4.
03 Oct 2014 8:53PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Y 2y S 10. B 2y SSW 10. R 2.5y SSW 10. K just misses Y to Nb. Y stops B 8y away blocking B at R. B tries to block R at 10. R scores. 5-5.
03 Oct 2014 8:55PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
K 4ft N 11. Y clears K to 5y SW C2. B 2y N 11. R 1y S 11 blocking B at 11. K 2.5 y NNW 11. Y at B from Wb - hits! B 10y E C3. B clears R to 10y SW 11. R at K from 12y - clears K to mid Nb, R 2y S C3. K 2y N 11. Y from 8y S C3 to 2y NNE 11. B 4y N 11. R at B from 14y - misses. K at 11 from 2y - runs t 4ft SSE 12. BK 6-5.
03 Oct 2014 8:59PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Y 3y NNW 12 almost wired from K. B 4ft N 12. R 3ft WNW 12. K clears R to 10y S C2, K to 4y N peg. Y clears B gently, B 3ft N 12. R 3fy NE 12. K at Y (5y E 12) from 10y - misses on right. Y clears B to Wb. B at R - misses. R scores 6-6.
03 Oct 2014 9:02PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
K from Sb 10y W C4 to 5y N 13. Y from 4y SW peg misses K. B from 10y N C4 to 4y N 13 perhaps blocking K at 13. R from mid-Sb to back of W wire of 13. K to 1ft E B - blocking Y at 13. Y clears B to 2ft E 12 and stops 3y N 13 blocking K at 13. B 3.5y N 13. R 2in S 13.
K clears Y to 7y N 4, K 2.5y N 13. Y 1in NE K. B can see 13 - jaws only - pushing R S by 2ft. R plays gentle follow-through shot, sending B 3y N 13, R 6in N 13. K clears Y to 7y N 4, K to 3ft N 13 probably blocking B at R and 13. Y 3ft NNW 13. B goes aerial - scores cleanly - great shot. BK 7-6. Ahmed leads 2-1.
03 Oct 2014 9:10PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Game 4
R 3ft S 1. K 4y SSE 1. Y 4yd SSW 1. B at R - misses. R scores. RY 1-0.
03 Oct 2014 9:12PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
K 3y SSW 2. Y 3y S 2. B runs into K, 3y SSW 2. R from 8y clears K to 6y E C2, R to mid-Nb. K at Y from 10y - misses on right. Y at 2 from 3y - scores. RY 2-0.
03 Oct 2014 9:13PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
B 3y NNE 3. R 2y NNW 3. K from Sb runs into R, 2ft S R. Y clears K to Wb. B stop clears R to 4y WSW 2, B holds 2y NNW pos. R 3y N 3. K cuts R to 7y W C3. Y cuts B to mid-Nb, Y to mid-Wb. B 3ft N 3. R at 3 from Nb - hits hoop hard, spins and stays just out of jaws. K 2y N 3. Y from Wb to 2.5y NNW 3. B 1ft S 3 - didn't fancy the angled jump. R jaws. K jumps cleanly from 3y. RY 2-1.
03 Oct 2014 9:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
K ended 1y NW C4. Y 2y NNW 4. B 3y NNE 4. R 4y N 4. K at Y from 9y - clears Y to 5y W 5, K 5y ENE 6. Y clears B hard - both balls to Eb. B at R from 8y - just nicks it to 9y N 4, B 7y NNW 1. R 3ft N 4. K at R and/or 4 - hits W wire and ends just short of Sb on-side for 5. Y 2y N 4. B at R from 17y - misses. R jaws. K extracts R by 2y, does not block Y at 4. Y scores. RY 3-1.
03 Oct 2014 9:24PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
B 4y SE 5. R 2ft S 5. K 3y SSW 5. Y at B - hits top of B, almost peels it, B ending 6y W 5, Y on Wb. B at R - clears to 2y short of Eb. R at K from 13y - misses. K at 5 from 3y - runs by 3y. RY 3-2.
03 Oct 2014 9:26PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Y from Wb to 4ft S 6. B from Sb just misses 6 and/or Y to Nb. R 2y SSE 6. K, wired by peg from Y, at 6 - into hoop and out again. Y scores. RY 4-2.
03 Oct 2014 9:28PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
B 5y N 7. R 2ft NNW 7. K 4ft N 7 blocking B at & but not B at R. Y hampers R from 7y - 1ft N of B. B has jump attempt at 7 which only just fails. R scores and only just misses 8 on the right. RY 5-2.
03 Oct 2014 9:30PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
K 5y N 8. Y 1y WNW 8. B 1y W Y. R 6in NE 8. K clears R to y SSE 8, K 5y SW 8. Y 3y NE 8. B clears Y gently to 6y NW 9, B 7y NW 8. R 4ft N 8. K clears R to 4y SW peg, K 8y N 8/ Y 4ft NW 8. B 2ft N 8. R misses 8 to 3y E C1. K is blocked at 8 by B. 3ft E 8. Y stops B to 7y N 9, Y 6in E K. B 2ft WNW 8. R 3y W 8. K stop-splits Y to 1y WW 5, K 4ft N 8. Y cuts K to 2y E C1, Y 10y N C1. B 3ft ESE 8. R 3ft WNW 8. K 3ft NNE 8. Y 1ft NW k wired from B. B tries to block R at K but falls short. R clears K to 2y S C3. K at Y from 30y - hits centre ball! Y from C1 clears B to 7y E 6, Y alongside B. B 3ft NW 8. R at 8 from 7y N - scores! RY 6-2.
03 Oct 2014 9:38PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
K 5y N 8. Y 1y WNW 8. B 1y W Y. R 6in NE 8. K clears R to y SSE 8, K 5y SW 8. Y 3y NE 8. B clears Y gently to 6y NW 9, B 7y NW 8. R 4ft N 8. K clears R to 4y SW peg, K 8y N 8/ Y 4ft NW 8. B 2ft N 8. R misses 8 to 3y E C1. K is blocked at 8 by B. 3ft E 8. Y stops B to 7y N 9, Y 6in E K. B 2ft WNW 8. R 3y W 8. K stop-splits Y to 1y WW 5, K 4ft N 8. Y cuts K to 2y E C1, Y 10y N C1. B 3ft ESE 8. R 3ft WNW 8. K 3ft NNE 8. Y 1ft NW k wired from B. B tries to block R at K but falls short. R clears K to 2y S C3. K at Y from 30y - hits centre ball! Y from C1 clears B to 7y E 6, Y alongside B. B 3ft NW 8. R at 8 from 7y N - scores! RY 6-2.
03 Oct 2014 9:38PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
K 2y S 9. Y clears K to 9y W C4, Y 3y W C4. B 4ft S 9. R 5ft SSE 9. K at 9 - runs cleanly to 10y S 10. RY 6-3.
03 Oct 2014 9:40PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Y 3y S 10. B 3y SSW 10. R 4y S 10. K clears Y to mid-Nb, K 5y NNE 10. Y 3ft SSW 10. B at 10 - scores cleanly! RY 6-4.
03 Oct 2014 9:41PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
R 4ft N 11. Hamy concerned about Y at B into C3. So K rushes B to 9y N 11. Y tries to block B at 11 - falls short. B at 11 - just hits E wire and spins round. R 3ft for the title - scores. RY 7-4.
Ahmed Nasr beat Hamy Erian 7-6, 7-3, 6-7, 7-4.
03 Oct 2014 9:44PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
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