11th WCF Golf Croquet World Championship
Quarter finals - all at once! Feature match: Chris Clarke v Shoukry Aziz by Jenny Clarke
Welcome back - and we're about to start the quarter finals at the Mount croquet club.
13 Feb 2015 12:03PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Can't quite believe all four quarter finals are being played at once.
13 Feb 2015 12:04PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Well, i can actually, but that's because i'd been told a rumour that they were to be best-of-five. They're not. They're best of three. And all at once. Crazy.
13 Feb 2015 12:04PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
On lawn 2 we have Chris Clarke (NZ) v Shoukry Aziz (Egypt). Lawn 1 is the all Egyptian clash of Hamy Erian, current world #1 v Salah Hassan, the current Over 50's world champion.
13 Feb 2015 12:05PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
I'm in a shelter to keep my computer cool, so I'm sorry for fans of Reg, Ahmed Nasr, Stephen and Mahdi. If Chris wins 2-0, i'll turn around!
13 Feb 2015 12:06PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
And they're off... Chris won the toss and plays in first with blue - there's a brownish patch south of hoop 1, and he skates by halfway to the boundary.
13 Feb 2015 12:06PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Shoukry plays red well south. Black takes good position, but red's open on the hoop and, more importantly, has a relatively safe clearance.
13 Feb 2015 12:07PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Still warming up on lawn 1 - i'll follow a bit of that.
13 Feb 2015 12:07PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
yellow nudges black as it plays in tight. Black still in front, and I expect Chris will clear yellow. no - plays for the block - decent shot - he has blocked red on the hoop i think
13 Feb 2015 12:07PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Very very hard to tell which direction Shoukry is shooting here - bits pointing in various places.
13 Feb 2015 12:08PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Clears black, but it hits yellow and clears that too - all quite gentle so we're near the hoop still. Red has gone north, wired from blue
13 Feb 2015 12:08PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Black plays back - yellow clears it well. Black to middle of south boundary, yellow a few yards north of it.
13 Feb 2015 12:09PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Blue at the hoop - bounces out of a 4 yarer. Ntohing near hoop 1 now, and blue is west, so in good clearing position
13 Feb 2015 12:09PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Red plays to 6 inches north of the boundary - good choice that. These hoops sound nice and firm here. Not sure if they moved them, or just did a really good job of setting them today
13 Feb 2015 12:10PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Black plays in well - not blocking, but pretty straight, 1.5 yards back.
13 Feb 2015 12:10PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Shoukry plays yellow in - blue clears it.
13 Feb 2015 12:10PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Difficult choice - clear or go for the hoop from nearly 7 yards. These hoops make the game a lot more tactical, and require a high level of skill to get through long hoops.
13 Feb 2015 12:11PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Hoop being banged down... casting...
13 Feb 2015 12:11PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Red hits the righthand wire. Chris has a relatively easy hoop 1..
13 Feb 2015 12:12PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Black runs hoop 1 from 2 yards to about halfway up the lawn. i'm in a shelter with kiwi supporters who are very pleased. As am I. Chris leads 1-0
13 Feb 2015 12:12PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Shoukry plays a lovely approach to hoop 2 from the east boundary. Evan commented earlier that Shoukry has found a new gear to his game in recent times.
13 Feb 2015 12:13PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Blue plays up to good position. Black will have a target possibly, or just a hack at yellow
13 Feb 2015 12:13PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Red comes up short of blocking...
13 Feb 2015 12:13PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Black hits yellow - nearly rush-peels it - aargh! - bounces off the hoop, and Shoukry has a 4 yard clearance.
13 Feb 2015 12:13PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Doesn't hit blue well, but it's cleared, and yellow is well on the way to hoop 3.
13 Feb 2015 12:14PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Blue plays in - but goes too far and is adjacent to hoop 2 or maybe just horribly angled. Red with a 5 yard go at 2...bounces off the outside of the right-hand wire. Yellow will have to come back over now. I think Blue might be runnable too actually...
13 Feb 2015 12:15PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Black takes position, yellow clears blue. Blue back into position - looks like it's in teh same spot - it does look pretty runnable actually - south-west of the hoop
13 Feb 2015 12:16PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Red shoots at gentle pace from the north boundary .. missed
13 Feb 2015 12:17PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Chris runs hoop 2 by 6 inches while I'm typing - lots of applause. Crowd appreciate the gentle stroke. I think the hard stuff intimidates some.
13 Feb 2015 12:17PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Lovely approach from yellow to hoop 3 Chris leads 2-0
Blue clears yellow - hits it in the middle
13 Feb 2015 12:17PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Both balls how on the east boundary
13 Feb 2015 12:18PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Red approaching three from the middle of the west boundary - decent position - longish and west - safe-ish place to be with blue in corner 3
13 Feb 2015 12:18PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
black plays in deep and straight
13 Feb 2015 12:18PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Yellow plays in - black hits the middle of this
13 Feb 2015 12:19PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Good start for Chris - bit of work to do yet though.
13 Feb 2015 12:19PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Red turns around and clears black - only seemed to add about 3 feet to the shot though, and still pretty straight
13 Feb 2015 12:20PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
black makes a good approach - might be blocking red.
13 Feb 2015 12:20PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Yellow not clearing from 7 yards! - takes position - doesn't hide behind black, and blue will clear this
13 Feb 2015 12:20PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Nearly blocks red with the clearance - good early pressure here.
13 Feb 2015 12:21PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
To set the scene - it's warm, there's a bit of a breeze blowing west-to-east across the lawns - which is the direction of the general slope also, but nothing troubling - just nice and cooling.
13 Feb 2015 12:21PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Bit of cloud, but again just keeping conditions pleasant.
13 Feb 2015 12:22PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Red clears black well.
13 Feb 2015 12:22PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Looks lke Chris overhit black playing back in, and yellow has an easy clearance to stay in hoop-running position.
13 Feb 2015 12:22PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Chris runs hoop 3 from the north boundary!! Chris leads 3-0
13 Feb 2015 12:22PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Next door Hamy leads 4-0
13 Feb 2015 12:23PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Red takes good position at 4, black plays in closer to the hoop, but a bit angled. Yellow plays down to good position - but is it blocking red at the hoop and at black??? Chris is off for a look. Can't really tell for sure from here
13 Feb 2015 12:24PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Here? - south boundary of lawn 2 - great spot - view of the impressive two-leveled clubhouse.
13 Feb 2015 12:24PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Great to see Amir Ramses back and smiling here - he is a true gentleman and despite the huge bruise he's looking great.
13 Feb 2015 12:25PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Rats - looked away .. Chris checks things out - has a shot... runs hoop 4!!!
13 Feb 2015 12:25PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
spectator "He's even better than last night" - last night he said he played his best match ever to best Mohamed Nasr.
13 Feb 2015 12:25PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Chris leads 4-0
13 Feb 2015 12:25PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Well fans - you might get quite a bit of Reg and/or Stephen's matches after all!
13 Feb 2015 12:26PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Red plays in to 5 - well short - unrunnable. Black plays in. Yellow is inside this.
13 Feb 2015 12:26PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Blue misses the clearance from the south boundary - first shot Chris has missed today
13 Feb 2015 12:26PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Good clearance from red. Black is near corner 1, yellow and red both easily runnable.
13 Feb 2015 12:27PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Really nice of Shoukry to come over and say hello before the game started today - the Egyptians have been really nice to me :-)
13 Feb 2015 12:27PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Black plays back in very gently - hits the middle of yellow, but can be cleared by yellow holding position - perhaps hit it a bit too gently.
13 Feb 2015 12:28PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
No - yellow takes position in front of the hoop
13 Feb 2015 12:28PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Chris plays blue back into the frame gently - just misses yellow and takes longish position
13 Feb 2015 12:28PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Red clears black - but failed to get it to the massive wired area that was available.
13 Feb 2015 12:28PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Fully concentrating on this commentary lark today, so questions/comments/feedback to physjcw@gmail.com and I'll try to help.
13 Feb 2015 12:29PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Black shoots at medium pace from high on the west boundary - misses by some way
13 Feb 2015 12:29PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Shoukry runs hoop 5 to in front of hoop 6. 4-1 to chris
13 Feb 2015 12:29PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Chris shoots with blue... bounces off the left-hand wire - good effort that. (yes, i am completely biased, though Shoukry is a lovely chap)
13 Feb 2015 12:30PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Red takes position. Black takes on the target - bounces off the left wire of hoop 6 to off-side position. Yellow is through Chris leads 4-2
13 Feb 2015 12:31PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Chris takes decent position at 2 with blue. Shoukry looks like he's lining up a clearance shot...
13 Feb 2015 12:31PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Clears blue to the north boundary directly north of hoop 7.
13 Feb 2015 12:32PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Black playing in from the eastern penalty spot... gets ok position north-west of 7.
13 Feb 2015 12:32PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Quick update around the lawns (yes, it's a spoiler, but i don't think there's anywhere else to get into if you're not here... Hami leads Salah 5-2, Stephen is 1-1, Reg is 2-1 up.
13 Feb 2015 12:33PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
missed that - so did the lady I was learning past to check other scores (sorry!)... Looks like yelow took position, blue cleared, ending up south of the hoop, red overcooked getting position, and black bounced off a gentle dribble at the hoop.
13 Feb 2015 12:34PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Yellow plays back in deep, blue clears red getting to the north boundary in front of hoop 7
13 Feb 2015 12:35PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
red has a target from about 40 degrees at black and the hoop... looked like it might have run the hoop - the hoop is definitely soggy now, and Chris getting it banged down
13 Feb 2015 12:35PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Noone claiming the hoop - lady near me exclaims charmingly 'goody-goody' - must have hit the near wire. Red now on the south boundary. Black going for the jaws i think - it's about 42 degrees
13 Feb 2015 12:36PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Runs the hoop wtih black to 3 yards north of hoop 8 Chris leads 5-1
13 Feb 2015 12:37PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
red and black are open... but red is offside! - moved to penalty spot.
13 Feb 2015 12:37PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
yellow plays down to north-east of black - that's a dangerous position to be in, offering a 4 foot clearance to maximum distance.
13 Feb 2015 12:38PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Blue plays in to 4 inch position - beautiful shot.
13 Feb 2015 12:38PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Technically, red has a chance for an in-off from the east penalty spot - plays in gently and it drifts harmlessly past.
13 Feb 2015 12:38PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Plenty of wiring positions to clear yellow to... Black hits yellow in the middle, it ricochets off the peg to the eastern penalty spot.
13 Feb 2015 12:39PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Shoukry needs this in-off to stay in the game now
13 Feb 2015 12:39PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Misses by about 3 balls on the right Chris leads 6-1
13 Feb 2015 12:39PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Hamy Erian has just beaten Salah 7-2 in the first
13 Feb 2015 12:40PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Red takes slightly angled position about 5 feet back of 9. Black plays to 5 yards south of the hoop. Yellow takes position
13 Feb 2015 12:40PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Blue plays in - almost got to hide behind yellow, but it drifts past
13 Feb 2015 12:41PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Chris imploring it to stop, but to no avail
13 Feb 2015 12:41PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Shoukry going for the angled hoop- blue is stopping black from hitting yellow (well, he could go for teh promotoin clearance)
13 Feb 2015 12:41PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Red plays into the jaws. Chris plays teh promotion and blue is now north of the hoop
13 Feb 2015 12:42PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
_Jared Keeman has just returned after beating American Sherif Abdelwahab 7-1 7-6 in the shield. Just 4 competitors in this now we think - lots of amazing matches on, so about half the field is choosing to watch
13 Feb 2015 12:43PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Red runs hoop 9 6-3
13 Feb 2015 12:43PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Black takes position, yellow takes better position - hilled in front of the hoop at the last minute. Blue plays in
13 Feb 2015 12:43PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Red shooting from just over halfway - clears well - Chris has maybe got a quarter ball to shoot at - should be 6-4 after this. Good come-back from Shoukry -time to cut that out
13 Feb 2015 12:44PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Shoukry offers to get a ref with the proximity of blue to yellow - tells him to play it. Chris leads 6-4
13 Feb 2015 12:45PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Takes position close and a bit angled - appears to have blocked red - great shot. Red plays in
13 Feb 2015 12:45PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Takes good position
13 Feb 2015 12:45PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Reg leads Mahdi 4-1 - Mahdi has a 10 yarder - misses - should be 5-1 now**
13 Feb 2015 12:46PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Khaled Tharwat asked me yesterday if i have 7 eyes to watch all these games - well, yes, kind of - I have some good friends -Jared is a great reporter
13 Feb 2015 12:47PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Black takes excellent position blocking red. Red shoots at blue - misses. Blue clears red - black is between red and the hoop. misses to his right again
13 Feb 2015 12:47PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Chris wins game 1 7-4
13 Feb 2015 12:48PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
The ref (Muray McNae) has crept onto the lawn to check the hoops as play starts straight away.
13 Feb 2015 12:48PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Yellow is short, and unrunnable
13 Feb 2015 12:48PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Stephen Mulliner leads Ahmed Nasr 4-3
13 Feb 2015 12:49PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Blue is short
13 Feb 2015 12:49PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Reg Bamford leads El Mahdi 4-2 - guess that 5-1 was a bit of an early predition!
13 Feb 2015 12:49PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
red plays in, bit of interaction when I was distracted - black gets first go at the hoop, but fails a 4.5 yard 20 degree hoop
13 Feb 2015 12:51PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
yellow clears blue, red can get into the jaws - might be runnable - blue takes position - red plays into the jaws. Black can see something... lovely shot - clears red to the south boundary from just about level with the hoop. Lovely stuff
13 Feb 2015 12:52PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Got about as much of that as he could.
13 Feb 2015 12:52PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Yellow clearing blue.
13 Feb 2015 12:52PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
red is directly south of the hoop on the boundary
13 Feb 2015 12:52PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
yellow takes position, blue clears it - red goes a bit far taking position
13 Feb 2015 12:53PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
black's back in front (remember Chris is blue and black)
13 Feb 2015 12:53PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Yellow plays back from corner 2 - dribbles through the jaws!
13 Feb 2015 12:54PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Blue clears yellow. Red plays in front of black
13 Feb 2015 12:54PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Not exactly in front! - Chris runs hoop 1 up to the north boundary Chris leads 1-0
13 Feb 2015 12:55PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Yellow takes good position, open on black
13 Feb 2015 12:56PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
blue plays up, so does red.
13 Feb 2015 12:56PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Black shooting.. clears yellow - not central - moves it about 15 yards, black is on the east boundary
13 Feb 2015 12:56PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
yellow shooting... needs this to avoid going 2-0 down
13 Feb 2015 12:57PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Misses to the left - big twist as he makes contact with the ball
13 Feb 2015 12:57PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Blue stops red away to the middle of the north boundary
13 Feb 2015 12:57PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Red misses the clearance - I think yellow can't see blue!!
13 Feb 2015 12:58PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Black shoots off the north boundary on the onside side
13 Feb 2015 12:59PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Yellow dribbles up - doesn't get any sort of friendly hill.
13 Feb 2015 12:59PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Chris runs hoop 2 by an inch. Got lots of wire and looks like it's blocking yellow from going anywhere
13 Feb 2015 1:00PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Chris leads 2-0
13 Feb 2015 1:00PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Shoukry is short approaching 3. Black takes deep position, Yellow takes very deep position
13 Feb 2015 1:01PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Blue plays in deep
13 Feb 2015 1:01PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
red clears black which comes back in.
13 Feb 2015 1:02PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Yellow takes on the hoop - bounces out!
13 Feb 2015 1:02PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Blue runs a long, slightly angled hoop down off the south boundary Chris leads 3-0
13 Feb 2015 1:02PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Much easier to follow REg's matches - chris is far too fast for me!
13 Feb 2015 1:02PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
red plays down. black gets inside this - both straight. yellow plays down - has it blocked red at black?? - yes!. But it can see the hoop
13 Feb 2015 1:03PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Blue plays up well short. Red takes on the hoop - runs it well. Chris leads 3-1
13 Feb 2015 1:03PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Black takes position
13 Feb 2015 1:04PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
it's a bit angled, and yellow plays to north of that.
13 Feb 2015 1:04PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Blue tries to promote black - misses
13 Feb 2015 1:04PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Stephen is 6-5 ahead - ran 11 down to 12, not runnable though
13 Feb 2015 1:05PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Red doesn't think black can run the hoop, and plays in. Black dribbles into the jaws.
13 Feb 2015 1:05PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Red might be able to jump - I haven't seen Shoukry jump before. Yellow clears black to the east boundary
13 Feb 2015 1:05PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Blue shooting - nudges red to about level with 5 - not a dreadful result
13 Feb 2015 1:06PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Good shot by Shoukry clears Chris, but red is off the west boundary
13 Feb 2015 1:06PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Black plays in .
13 Feb 2015 1:07PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Hamy leads 2-1 in game 2
13 Feb 2015 1:07PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
yellow clears black, but both go a fair distance away.
13 Feb 2015 1:07PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Chris plays blue back in, black has a 7 yarder on yellow, yellow ha a 6 yarder on blue.
13 Feb 2015 1:07PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
red playing back in from the west boundary -nice shot
13 Feb 2015 1:08PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Chris shooting at yellow...
13 Feb 2015 1:08PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Nails it - the peg or black must be blocking this clearance
13 Feb 2015 1:08PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Lining up something - he seems to be pointing at me!! - goodness - misses right - about 5 yards right of where I thought he was pointing. Josh reports he had a foot either side of black and the peg.
13 Feb 2015 1:09PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Chris runs hoop 5 off the north boundary! Chris leads 4-1
13 Feb 2015 1:09PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
It's great how the players have to waive to the scorers - looks like Chris is raising his hands in acknowledgement of the crowd when he scores :)
13 Feb 2015 1:10PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Red plays up - tries to get tight, but overdoes it, and red's east of the hoop - might be runnable though - should be visible to blue.
13 Feb 2015 1:10PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Black plays up and goes a bit left, but runnable - yellow plays in well
13 Feb 2015 1:11PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Blue shooting...
13 Feb 2015 1:11PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Has a powerful hack at that - misses - bounces off hoop 4
13 Feb 2015 1:11PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Red clearing black - surprising.
13 Feb 2015 1:11PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Clears black towards corner 1
13 Feb 2015 1:11PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Chris lining up what must be a bit of a target - gentle stroke - it's in front of the hoop, but not blocking anything
13 Feb 2015 1:12PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Keeps it near hoop 7 as well for the next hoop
13 Feb 2015 1:12PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Yellow runs hoop 6 4-2
13 Feb 2015 1:12PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Blue goes off the north boundary in line with hoop 7.
13 Feb 2015 1:13PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Red plays in - blue's open on the hoop though
13 Feb 2015 1:13PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Black plays in - goes a bit far
13 Feb 2015 1:13PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
yellow shooting at black - wristy shot misses - possibly to the right again
13 Feb 2015 1:14PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
blue clears red - flies across the face of the hoop
13 Feb 2015 1:14PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Red clears black - great shot
13 Feb 2015 1:15PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Chris takes position - perfect - blocking red and right into the hoop. Yellow's on the west boundary - has to shoot
13 Feb 2015 1:15PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
no - plays in - and has blocked himself!!
13 Feb 2015 1:16PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Also looks like yellow is the likely landing point of a bouncy jump from the boundary.
13 Feb 2015 1:16PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Blue plays in onto that line also - from the east boundary
13 Feb 2015 1:16PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Calls the referee
13 Feb 2015 1:17PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
playing a jump stroke. maybe he just wanted the hoop knocked down - the ref stood to the side of the hoo p- can't see anything there!
13 Feb 2015 1:18PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Not a great jump stroke, - misses towards corner 4. IT was very very difficult.
13 Feb 2015 1:18PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Chris runs hoop 7 5-2
13 Feb 2015 1:18PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Only through by 4 yards
13 Feb 2015 1:19PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Yellow takes great position, blue plays in. red looks like it has blocked black...
13 Feb 2015 1:19PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
No - black clears yellow - he's playing wonderfully :-)
13 Feb 2015 1:19PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Yellow on south boundary... shooting....
13 Feb 2015 1:20PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Hits blue in the middle.
13 Feb 2015 1:20PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
One of our top officials predicted the three kiwis most likely to win the event. All three went out in the first round. How could Chris not be at the top of that list??!
13 Feb 2015 1:20PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
blue on the north boundary - has a target.. probably with a bit of a gap - just in the gap next to the hoop
13 Feb 2015 1:21PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
red with a 5 foot hoop...
13 Feb 2015 1:21PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Stephen won game 1 7-5
13 Feb 2015 1:21PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
stephen and ahmed nasr 1-1 in the second
13 Feb 2015 1:22PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Red bounces out!!! it's unrunnable, but a few yards from the hoop
13 Feb 2015 1:22PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
black plays up - hills around a bit to be in decent position
13 Feb 2015 1:22PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Yellow is about 10 yards straight - he's looking at the hoop... takes position
13 Feb 2015 1:22PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
blue has a 10 yarder on red...
13 Feb 2015 1:23PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
if he hits this well yellow will protect black
13 Feb 2015 1:23PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
doesn't hit all of it, but it's peg high and east of the line of 1 and 2
13 Feb 2015 1:23PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
red clears black - good shot - both balls onto the boundaries.
13 Feb 2015 1:24PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Just a reminder - this is best of THREE for quarters
13 Feb 2015 1:24PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
black clears yellow, but not far. Yellow back in front
13 Feb 2015 1:25PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
blue shooting from middle of west boundary - hits yellow half-ball - nearly has the in-off!!
13 Feb 2015 1:25PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Red approaching the hoop from the south boundary - goes a bit deep, but it's probably wired from blue, which is #1 priority
13 Feb 2015 1:26PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
black plays in - not blocking, but runnable
13 Feb 2015 1:26PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
yellow plays in.. drifts past. Chris can see all of red with a gap on either side. Thanks Josh - great spotter
13 Feb 2015 1:26PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Hits! - clears red to the middle of the west boundary.
13 Feb 2015 1:27PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Shoukry's feet looked like he was lining up the hoop, but i think he was wanting to hit black - goes through the middle.
13 Feb 2015 1:28PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Chris leads 6-2 - 4 match points!!!
13 Feb 2015 1:28PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Yellow tries to go tight to hoop 9 - he's short!
13 Feb 2015 1:29PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
blue plays down - east and about 5 yards south - good position with yellow there
13 Feb 2015 1:29PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
red plays along the boundary and hills off almost directly south of hoop 9
13 Feb 2015 1:29PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Black takes position a bit west - clearable by yellow, but I think he's just trying to distract Shoukry
13 Feb 2015 1:30PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Shoukry plays yellow at the hoop - bounces back a bit - good position
13 Feb 2015 1:30PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Jumping...second prize - clears yellow. Not a great shot. Shoukry taking the hoop on? yes.. from the boundary ... missing this should be the match...
13 Feb 2015 1:31PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Runs it very cleanly off the north boundary!!
13 Feb 2015 1:31PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Chris leads 6-3
13 Feb 2015 1:31PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
In case you're wondering, yes, I'm still nervous - the match is never over till someone has 7 points (in sensible-length versions of this game!)
13 Feb 2015 1:31PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Black takes deepish position. yellow plays up but is very angled.
13 Feb 2015 1:32PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Chris comes up for a look, as there is a LOT of "bravo-ing" from the Egyptians behind me -we'll hopefully be there soon!
13 Feb 2015 1:32PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Blue takes good position - not quite blocking
13 Feb 2015 1:32PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Red clears black - good shot
13 Feb 2015 1:33PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Salah is up 6-4 in game 2
13 Feb 2015 1:33PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Black shooting - hits 1/3rd ball - completely wires yellow from blue??
13 Feb 2015 1:34PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Josh checks "couldn't get any more perfect"
13 Feb 2015 1:34PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
dribbles at the jaws - gets 70% through.
13 Feb 2015 1:34PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Chris has a 1 yard jump for a medal!!
13 Feb 2015 1:34PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Yusss. Chris wins 7-3, and is into the semi finals... 7-4 7-3
13 Feb 2015 1:35PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Chris is all smiles - "I played almost as well as yesterday"
13 Feb 2015 1:41PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Ok, I've managed to squeeze in next to Lachy who's sitting with George - we've got Stephen v Ahmed Nasr in another quarter final. It's game -all in Salah v Hamy, and I can now see Stephen v Ahmed and Reg v Mahdi. Will start a new commentary thread for that now.
13 Feb 2015 1:42PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
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