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CA Open Championship

Opens Final by James Death

Good morning from a grey overcast Surbiton. As no one else is doing any commentary I'll do some this morning until I have to go.
The final is being played on lawn 2, right in front of the clubhouse with a small but knowledgeable crowd.

The final is only best of 3 today a first since about 1994

12 Jul 2015 10:23AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Play started before I arrived, but I've been informed as to what I missed

Paddy went first with U/K to E boundary
Rob set a duffer with R just W of 6
Paddy hit the duffer and set a leave
Rob hit 4th turn and is going round

On previous play both players will take the first break of the game to 3back or 4back with some pops

12 Jul 2015 10:25AM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Rob has just made 2back and has already popped K to 3. After 2back he has left U on the W boundary level with 1 and rushed partner to just E of corner 2, takes off to K and rushes it to 10yds S of corner 3

12 Jul 2015 10:27AM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Leaves K on the boundary and puts Y in corner 4

12 Jul 2015 10:29AM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Game 1 turn 5
Paddy lifts U to Y, thick take off puts Y behind 4 going to K.

12 Jul 2015 10:31AM (Tournament); 11 Readers

The hoops have been moved to new holes for the final.

12 Jul 2015 10:31AM (Tournament); 11 Readers

I've been informed they have been set to 1/40th inch

12 Jul 2015 10:32AM (Tournament); 9 Readers

Paddy roqueted K and has set a wired rush to R for K

12 Jul 2015 10:32AM (Tournament); 10 Readers

George informs me the lawn is running at 11.5 plummers, with no noticeable rain overnight

12 Jul 2015 10:33AM (Tournament); 10 Readers

Game 1 turn 6

Rob shoots Y at U/K....

12 Jul 2015 10:33AM (Tournament); 10 Readers

misses U to corner 3

12 Jul 2015 10:34AM (Tournament); 10 Readers

Rob says he hit it straight but it hilled a foot

12 Jul 2015 10:36AM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Game 1 turn 7

Paddy rushes U to 2ft E of R, splits to the other side of R, has a cut rush to corner 3 for a cannon

12 Jul 2015 10:36AM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Nails it to a smattering of applause

12 Jul 2015 10:37AM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Plays the cannon to give a 2yd straight approach

12 Jul 2015 10:39AM (Tournament); 13 Readers

Makes 3 and rushes back to near U by corner 2

12 Jul 2015 10:40AM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Y is chipped out to 3yds SW of 1back, U is E of 5 and has a break in front of him

12 Jul 2015 10:42AM (Tournament); 14 Readers

Paddy is sporting his black NZ jacket as it is slightly cooler today than it has been.

12 Jul 2015 10:44AM (Tournament); 15 Readers

On other lawns Alain Giraud has beaten David Walters in the pegged down game from last night to reach the one final of the plate where he will play Jeff Dawson. The other side has Hopgood and Riva playing to meet Alison Sharpe

12 Jul 2015 10:46AM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Paddy has made 6 and is setting a spread

12 Jul 2015 10:47AM (Tournament); 17 Readers

R(1) is 3yds E and 11yds S of corner 2. Y(3back) is 1ft E of peg. K (1back) is max distance E boundary with a 4ft rush on U(1) pointing at R/Y

12 Jul 2015 10:50AM (Tournament); 16 Readers

Game 1 turn 8

Rob lifts R to b baulk and is contemplating shooting at Y by the peg. This is the shot he took in the doubles last night. Shortest shot available.

12 Jul 2015 10:52AM (Tournament); 16 Readers

Cuts Y 4 yds towards K/U

12 Jul 2015 10:52AM (Tournament); 16 Readers

Rob is all in white, shorts, jumper and cap

12 Jul 2015 10:53AM (Tournament); 16 Readers

Stops K in lawn and rushes U to 2yds in front of 1

12 Jul 2015 10:54AM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Approach to 2ft....

12 Jul 2015 10:54AM (Tournament); 16 Readers

Clang

12 Jul 2015 10:54AM (Tournament); 16 Readers

Game 1 turn 9

U and R seem to be wired, Paddy taking K at Y (6yds)

12 Jul 2015 10:55AM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Misses to W boundary

12 Jul 2015 10:55AM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Game 1 turn 10

Rob has a 3 inch 35 degree hoop

12 Jul 2015 10:56AM (Tournament); 16 Readers

Runs it getting a forward rush on U. Cuts it to near the peg and sends it to 3 getting a rush on Y to K

12 Jul 2015 10:57AM (Tournament); 18 Readers

Rushes Y off behind K getting a cannon, plays it to 3yds SW of 2

12 Jul 2015 10:59AM (Tournament); 16 Readers

Runs 2 off the boundary and now has everything for his quad

12 Jul 2015 11:01AM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Ben and Samir have joined me in the box and Ben has raised the question why has the duffer moved from E of 6 to W of 6? Answers on a postcard or email me at james.death1#gmail.com

12 Jul 2015 11:02AM (Tournament); 20 Readers

Rob is peeling 3back after 4, peel is through by about 6yds

12 Jul 2015 11:04AM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Sorry peel was before 4. Rob has a 2ft hoop that it looks like he wants to run off the boundary. 1 refusal before running it well, but runs into K

12 Jul 2015 11:06AM (Tournament); 18 Readers

Sends K 2yds N of 6, Y goes 1yd SW of 4back

12 Jul 2015 11:08AM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Makes 5 with a forward rush, U to 1b, peels Y with a take off going to K and all is under control.

12 Jul 2015 11:11AM (Tournament); 20 Readers

Precipitation is falling at the moment

12 Jul 2015 11:11AM (Tournament); 20 Readers

Rushed Y a little too close to U after 6, pioneer is 5ds N of 2back

12 Jul 2015 11:13AM (Tournament); 21 Readers

Rain is getting heavier, it is now visible.

12 Jul 2015 11:14AM (Tournament); 24 Readers

Brian has just took the first pint of the day past me

12 Jul 2015 11:15AM (Tournament); 24 Readers

He just beat Mike Town in the Z KO with a triple

12 Jul 2015 11:16AM (Tournament); 22 Readers

Rob makes 1back, rushes U down the lawn, puts it 3yds W of 3back and has to cut Y to 2back

12 Jul 2015 11:17AM (Tournament); 21 Readers

The lawn may be slowing up under the rain already

12 Jul 2015 11:17AM (Tournament); 21 Readers

Runs 2 back off the boundary

12 Jul 2015 11:17AM (Tournament); 20 Readers

Rushes Y well north of penult

12 Jul 2015 11:18AM (Tournament); 21 Readers

Tries the peel, bounces off 5yds E

12 Jul 2015 11:19AM (Tournament); 21 Readers

Is thinking where to put K as it may get in the way for rushing Y back to peeling position

12 Jul 2015 11:20AM (Tournament); 20 Readers

Overhits take-off, has rush pointing 2 yard N of 3 back. Doesn't like the cut in the wind. Fails 2 ft straight 3-back.

12 Jul 2015 11:23AM (Tournament); 21 Readers

Game 1 turn 11

Paddy hits 4 yarder K at Y, playing the 1 back ball. Splits Y to 2back going to R. Knocks R out of the hoop, gets a rush on U, cuts it slightly to 4yds E of 1back

12 Jul 2015 11:26AM (Tournament); 23 Readers

Rolls up to 2ft straight

12 Jul 2015 11:26AM (Tournament); 24 Readers

Hits it straight into the left wire

12 Jul 2015 11:27AM (Tournament); 24 Readers

Game 1 turn 12

Rob shoots Y at U (15yds)

12 Jul 2015 11:28AM (Tournament); 24 Readers

Nails it

12 Jul 2015 11:28AM (Tournament); 23 Readers

Sends U to the peg getting a rush on K, rushes to 2yds SSE of penult

12 Jul 2015 11:29AM (Tournament); 23 Readers

Runs penult to the peg, Rob is standing in the middle of the lawn thinking

12 Jul 2015 11:32AM (Tournament); 23 Readers

In the plate game in progress, Jose Riva says Hopgood is on a finishing turn. (optimistic description as it is a triple)

12 Jul 2015 11:33AM (Tournament); 22 Readers

Rob continues sends U north of 3back, rushes K east of 3 back. puts K deep behind rover, rushes R past rover and stops it back to 3back while approaching

12 Jul 2015 11:35AM (Tournament); 25 Readers

Runs rover to K, puts K 5ft N of 3back

12 Jul 2015 11:37AM (Tournament); 28 Readers

rushes U south of 3 back,sets the crosswire and rushes to near corner 2

Rain is now only spitting

12 Jul 2015 11:40AM (Tournament); 30 Readers

In the Z Robert Hurst has beaten Jose Alvares Sala

12 Jul 2015 11:41AM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Rob leave a rush along the N boundary 6ft apart with R in corner 2

12 Jul 2015 11:42AM (Tournament); 27 Readers

Game 1 turn 13

Paddy has a long look at the long shot, and is psyching himself up for the shot to save game 1

12 Jul 2015 11:43AM (Tournament); 28 Readers

The shorter shot is for the 1back ball

12 Jul 2015 11:43AM (Tournament); 28 Readers

Paddy elects to shoot with U, the peg was near the line for K...

12 Jul 2015 11:45AM (Tournament); 28 Readers

walks straight after it, misses comfortably

12 Jul 2015 11:45AM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Game 1 turn 14

Rob should just finish....

12 Jul 2015 11:45AM (Tournament); 29 Readers

and does +20

1-0 to Rob

12 Jul 2015 11:52AM (Tournament); 31 Readers

Hoops are not being fettled between games

12 Jul 2015 11:56AM (Tournament); 32 Readers

Game 2

Rain has turned to steady light drizzle
Turn 1 Rob R to 8yds N of corner 4
Turn 2 Paddy K duffer just E of 6
Turn 3 Rob Y shoots at duffer from end of B baulk, cuts it SW of 6

12 Jul 2015 11:58AM (Tournament); 31 Readers

Back in the plate Hopgood failed his triple at some point and Jose is back on the lawn

12 Jul 2015 11:58AM (Tournament); 30 Readers

Rob puts K near max distance just off the boundary, sends R across the lawn and fires back off behind K, nice DL

12 Jul 2015 12:00PM (Tournament); 33 Readers

Turn 4 Paddy shoots U at Y from A baulk misses badly left

12 Jul 2015 12:01PM (Tournament); 32 Readers

Game 2 turn 5

Rob gets his break going, should be off to 3back again

12 Jul 2015 12:03PM (Tournament); 32 Readers

The hoop setters and grounds crew have run a competition between themselves. Grounds crew get a point for a misapproach and hoopsetters get a point for every hoop failed. They feel they won the semis but the players are winning the final

12 Jul 2015 12:07PM (Tournament); 32 Readers

Rob has run 3, no problems or pops yet

12 Jul 2015 12:09PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

U has gone to 1 ready for a pop after 4

12 Jul 2015 12:11PM (Tournament); 27 Readers

In the Z Mark Ormerod has lost to Lionel Tibble

12 Jul 2015 12:11PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

The other quarter of the Z has Stuart Lawrence playing the Goat

12 Jul 2015 12:13PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

Rob popped U before 5, should get the second pop after 1 back to repeat the first break from the first game

12 Jul 2015 12:13PM (Tournament); 33 Readers

jawses the second pop after 1back

12 Jul 2015 12:17PM (Tournament); 25 Readers

Rob is thinking again... wanted to be able to rush U away after 2back, may have to roll both balls off or make 3 back to complete the leave in due course

12 Jul 2015 12:19PM (Tournament); 25 Readers

Looks like he will be rolling both off when he gets there

12 Jul 2015 12:22PM (Tournament); 23 Readers

K is put 1 yd off the W boundary 8yds N of corner 1, rolled there from 4 yds in lawn.
R is rushed to 4yds E of corner 2 split to a yd in from the corner rush peels U...

12 Jul 2015 12:24PM (Tournament); 23 Readers

drives U to just short of E boundary 7yds S of corner 3 and shoots off into corner 4

12 Jul 2015 12:25PM (Tournament); 23 Readers

Game 2 turn 6

Paddy lifts U, thick take off from Y getting a rush on K towards R.

12 Jul 2015 12:28PM (Tournament); 25 Readers

Rushes K to just past peg high on the boundary

12 Jul 2015 12:28PM (Tournament); 22 Readers

take off to R, short and then underhits roll to 3, retires to partner

12 Jul 2015 12:31PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

Lunch today includes Gujarati Lincolnshire sausages. Catering has been up to Surbiton's usual high standards

12 Jul 2015 12:33PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

Game 2 turn 7

Rob shoots R at K/U (19 yds) missed

12 Jul 2015 12:33PM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Game 2 turn 8

Paddy continues with U, chips R in lawn, rushes K 5yds N of Y, rolls to 4 and Y. Rushed Y to 3yds W of 6 and is now rolling up to 3

12 Jul 2015 12:37PM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Rolls to 8ft straight

12 Jul 2015 12:38PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

Grovels through with the spin, hampered and needs a ref

12 Jul 2015 12:38PM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Playing with the bottom hand going through the hoop...

12 Jul 2015 12:39PM (Tournament); 30 Readers

nicks the 3yarder with a 2inch backswing

12 Jul 2015 12:40PM (Tournament); 31 Readers

In the plate Hopgood beat Riva and now plays Sharpe for the right to play Dawson/Giraud

12 Jul 2015 12:41PM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Paddy has made 4 and is looking to pop R

12 Jul 2015 12:43PM (Tournament); 34 Readers

Failed the pop before 4 and looks like he'll be doing it rolling to 6

12 Jul 2015 12:45PM (Tournament); 34 Readers

Pops R all the way to 1back and the break is under control

12 Jul 2015 12:48PM (Tournament); 30 Readers

Does the second pop after 1 back and runs his ball onto the wire, Y is wide open and cuts it S

12 Jul 2015 12:50PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

Makes 2back off partner and rushes back to corner 2, takes off to R, Y is at 3back

12 Jul 2015 12:53PM (Tournament); 29 Readers

rushes R to almost infront of 3, makes 3back off Y rushes to W of 3. Puts Y 6yds S of corner 3 slightly in lawn, rush peels R, stops it 5yds S of Y and tighter to the boundary and fires into corner 1

12 Jul 2015 12:58PM (Tournament); 25 Readers

Game 2 turn 8

4 and 3back for Rob against 1 and 4back

Rob lifts Y (3back) takes off from K towards R

12 Jul 2015 1:00PM (Tournament); 27 Readers

Gets a 8ft cut rush on partner to 3back....

12 Jul 2015 1:02PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

Missed

12 Jul 2015 1:02PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

Game 2 Turn 9

Paddy shoots K at R/Y....

12 Jul 2015 1:04PM (Tournament); 30 Readers

just missed, interested all the way

12 Jul 2015 1:04PM (Tournament); 31 Readers

Game 2 Turn 10

Rob is thinking again

12 Jul 2015 1:06PM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Elects to play Y, puts K towards corner 3 and rushes partner to 3back

12 Jul 2015 1:07PM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Rob makes 3back and takes the hoop 4 clip off

12 Jul 2015 1:09PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

Rushes part way to U, plays a tight roll towards U, nearly stymies himself. Gets away with it and hits U

12 Jul 2015 1:10PM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Drives U to just short of corner 4, puts U on yardline and collects the yellow clip and returns the red one

12 Jul 2015 1:12PM (Tournament); 29 Readers

dribbles back to partner leaving a rush towards corner 3 wired from K

12 Jul 2015 1:13PM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Game 2 turn 11

Paddy shoots K at U.....

12 Jul 2015 1:13PM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Gives up on it early, missed

12 Jul 2015 1:14PM (Tournament); 30 Readers

Game 2 turn 12

Rob rushes Y to 5, takes off to K/U, this could be the final turn

12 Jul 2015 1:17PM (Tournament); 29 Readers

puts U deep behind 4, rushes K to 4

12 Jul 2015 1:17PM (Tournament); 30 Readers

U is now W of 4back, Y 5yds S of 4back and is making 5 off R

12 Jul 2015 1:20PM (Tournament); 27 Readers

Peel fails but sits in front of 4back should be rushable

12 Jul 2015 1:22PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

takes U to 4back after 6, does the rush peel and sends Y to 2back

12 Jul 2015 1:25PM (Tournament); 30 Readers

Rob sticks in 1back!!!

12 Jul 2015 1:26PM (Tournament); 30 Readers

Game 2 turn 13

Paddy plays K, hits R out of the hoop and now has a standard tp to equalise

12 Jul 2015 1:28PM (Tournament); 31 Readers

needs to make a 1yd backward takeoff to make 1

12 Jul 2015 1:29PM (Tournament); 30 Readers

takeoff bounces off the wire, unrunnable wired from partner for joining up.

R is next to 1back
Y 1yd N of 1
U is 3yds E and a little N of 5

12 Jul 2015 1:30PM (Tournament); 30 Readers

K plays to 3yds NE of 4

12 Jul 2015 1:32PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

Game 2 turn 14

Rob shoots Y at U....

12 Jul 2015 1:32PM (Tournament); 28 Readers

cuts U on top of K

12 Jul 2015 1:33PM (Tournament); 27 Readers

pops U to 2yds out of corner 4, rushes K to SW of 2, puts it SE of 2 possibly hampered on U. Drives R towards 3 while trying to approach penult

12 Jul 2015 1:38PM (Tournament); 26 Readers

Fails to get position and joins with R leaving a rush pointing at 4back

I'm leaving shortly and Sam Murray will be taking over commentary, please join his feed

Goodbye and enjoy the rest

12 Jul 2015 1:39PM (Tournament); 27 Readers

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