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English National Singles Championship

Semi-Final Updates by Ian Burridge

Harry Dodge leads Lionel Tibble 3-1. David Walters about to start against Tobi Savage. The latter two having beaten Mulliner and Gee respectively.

20 Sep 2015 2:05PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

6-2 to Harry. 1-1 in the other. Tobi's tactics seem quite straightforward, if he can see the hoop he is going to attempt it

20 Sep 2015 2:16PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

6-4 Harry. 2-1 David

20 Sep 2015 2:24PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

3-3 and 6-5 to Harry. Lionel looks as if he has some sort of control of 12 too

20 Sep 2015 2:30PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Lionel wins 12 all balls around the hoop. Harry takes 2 yard straight position

20 Sep 2015 2:32PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Lionel hits moving Harry unrunnable and is 5 yards straight himself. Harry to 2 yard position slightly angled

20 Sep 2015 2:33PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Lionel to the N boundary in front of 13. Harry has a difficult clearance - plays it well getting boundary position and moving Y to near corner 2

20 Sep 2015 2:34PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Lionel misses - hoop is actually dead straight runs it 7-6 to Harry. 4-3 Tobi

20 Sep 2015 2:35PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Blue yards straight at 8 red 2 feet straight, black and yellow nowhere. Tobi fails jump 4-4

20 Sep 2015 2:38PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

5-4 David. 1-0 Lionel

20 Sep 2015 2:42PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Tobi runs 11 with U to 5 feet very angle at 12. R is by 9, K N boundary, Y E boundary level with 8 (moved to W penalty spot)

20 Sep 2015 2:48PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

I think R got position and K has just dislodged it getting good position itself. Y hits K but ends up giving U an easy stop shot clearance to N boundary taking 5' position

20 Sep 2015 2:49PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R clear U to between 3 and 4 stopping a yard short of the peg (K is between 4 and 5)

20 Sep 2015 2:50PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K to 1 yard position probably blocking R. Y hits K

20 Sep 2015 2:51PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U to exactly where K had been

20 Sep 2015 2:51PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R clears U and manages to hit the hoop and stay there - don't think it runs

20 Sep 2015 2:52PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K to 4' straight. Y hits K to a yard short of peg and is 4 yards angled itself

20 Sep 2015 2:52PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U misses R not sure how much it could see. R into jaws

20 Sep 2015 2:53PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Tobi fails jump. Y has 6" clearance on U but takes the 4 yard peel and misses

20 Sep 2015 2:54PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Rushing U about 3 feet from 6" won! U fails jump R runs 7-5 David. 2-1 to Lionel next door

20 Sep 2015 2:56PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

4-1 Lionel

20 Sep 2015 3:05PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

1-1 David and Tobi, other game still on 6

20 Sep 2015 3:11PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

5-1 Lionel. 2-1 Tobi

20 Sep 2015 3:12PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

6-2 Lionel. 2-2

20 Sep 2015 3:16PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

6-3 Lionel. 3-2 Tobi

20 Sep 2015 3:19PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Lionel equalises. 3-3

20 Sep 2015 3:22PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

4-4

20 Sep 2015 3:29PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

5-4 Tobi

20 Sep 2015 3:32PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

6-5 Tobi and 1-0 Harry

20 Sep 2015 3:39PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y runs 12 to S boundary 6-6. Blue near 1, K on S boundary R 1 yard in front of 12

20 Sep 2015 3:42PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U to 8' straight. R misses U

20 Sep 2015 3:42PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K to 5 yards straight

20 Sep 2015 3:43PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y hits K (not much use!) U has 3 yards hoop everything else on N boundary

20 Sep 2015 3:44PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Tobi equalises. 1-1 Harry v Lionel

20 Sep 2015 3:45PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

French playing Gee in 5th place play-off after wins over Moberly and Mulliner

20 Sep 2015 3:45PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

2-1 Lionel, Harry takes good position at 4

20 Sep 2015 3:49PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

2-2, Lionel takes good first position at 4

20 Sep 2015 3:51PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

3-2 Lionel

20 Sep 2015 3:52PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

David and Tobi 1-1. Harry makes it 3-3

20 Sep 2015 3:59PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

R lionel takes 1 yard position at 7. K between 3 and 4, Y East penalty spot U - N boundary behind 6

20 Sep 2015 4:00PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

K takes 4 yard position. Y short of position. U misses R. R runs by a foot wont be taking much part in 8 for a while

20 Sep 2015 4:01PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

4-3 Lionel. K to 2 feet but might be too angled

20 Sep 2015 4:02PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y hits the hoop - could be anywhere. U to 1 yard. R makes it down a yard past the hoop

20 Sep 2015 4:02PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K clears Y and ends in the jaws

20 Sep 2015 4:03PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y clears U, U comes back, R hardly clears K and K runs for 4-4

20 Sep 2015 4:05PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

2-1 Tobi next door

20 Sep 2015 4:05PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y to 2 yards angled. U to 6 yards. R to 3 yards. K hits Y

20 Sep 2015 4:06PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y comes back. U clears R and holds for better position than Y

20 Sep 2015 4:07PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R to 2 yards. K clears Y and goes in off for 5-4

20 Sep 2015 4:08PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y to 4 feet

20 Sep 2015 4:08PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U to 5 yards

20 Sep 2015 4:08PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R to yards

20 Sep 2015 4:08PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K hits Y, both to N boundary

20 Sep 2015 4:09PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y takes position - u runs 6-4 to Harry

20 Sep 2015 4:10PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R might be long at 11

20 Sep 2015 4:10PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K to 4 yards

20 Sep 2015 4:10PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y to 2 yards

20 Sep 2015 4:11PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U hits R

20 Sep 2015 4:11PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R hits K. K is 8 yards straight, Y at 2 yards, R is 5 yards angled U is between 1 and 2

20 Sep 2015 4:12PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K glances off hoop to corner 1

20 Sep 2015 4:12PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y runs by 4 yards

20 Sep 2015 4:13PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U to 8'

20 Sep 2015 4:13PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R to a foot past. K to very near U

20 Sep 2015 4:14PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y clears Uand holds position

20 Sep 2015 4:14PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U misses R from 6 yards (might just have nicked it)

20 Sep 2015 4:15PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R clears K

20 Sep 2015 4:16PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K tries 10 ayrds hoop - hits it and goes just behind hoop. Y has easy hoop buut looking at wired from K. Goes wired from K

20 Sep 2015 4:16PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U on N boundary. R 5 yard NW of 12

20 Sep 2015 4:17PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U misses Y

20 Sep 2015 4:17PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R to 2 yards don't think K has anything

20 Sep 2015 4:18PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K to 3 yards straight. Y runs 6-6

20 Sep 2015 4:19PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U to hits back of 13

20 Sep 2015 4:20PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R to 5 feet

20 Sep 2015 4:20PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K hits U but looks like it might be unlucky and still wired

20 Sep 2015 4:20PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y to 2 feet angled

20 Sep 2015 4:21PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U can see red takes it to near corner 3 and goes 7 yards straight but just on the lawn

20 Sep 2015 4:21PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

David peel Tobi through 5 for 3-2 Tobi

20 Sep 2015 4:21PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R clears K which was beside the hoop. K hits 6 yard clearance on Y in the middle. Y is near the offise marker on N boundary

20 Sep 2015 4:23PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Close but bounces off to 3 yards SE

20 Sep 2015 4:23PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U to 5 feet

20 Sep 2015 4:23PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Ki is about 4 yards angled R is 6 yards SE of 13

20 Sep 2015 4:23PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R hits K to the offside marker staying on the lawn near by

20 Sep 2015 4:24PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K moves R to E boundary getting 5 yard position

20 Sep 2015 4:24PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y clears U to offside marker and gets 5 yard position

20 Sep 2015 4:25PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U clears Y poorly towards corner 3 and he is 7 yards SE of 13

20 Sep 2015 4:25PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R clears K to the offside marker! R 4 yards angled

20 Sep 2015 4:26PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K hits the hoop and goes 2 yards SE

20 Sep 2015 4:26PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

David peels Tobi through 6

20 Sep 2015 4:26PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y to 8 feet. U to 4 feet. R clears U to5 yard SE of 13

20 Sep 2015 4:27PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K cuts Y ending on boundary in position. Y very close to 13 but might not run

20 Sep 2015 4:28PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U clears Y ending up near offside marker, Y 5 yards W of hoop

20 Sep 2015 4:28PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R to a foot. K to 5 yards

20 Sep 2015 4:29PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y tries block close by U, lands short

20 Sep 2015 4:29PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U runs 13 but must have been going for R 7-6 Harry

20 Sep 2015 4:30PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Tobi leads 5-2 and has control at 8

20 Sep 2015 4:30PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

6-2 Tobi

20 Sep 2015 4:31PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

6-3

20 Sep 2015 4:33PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

David in jaws of 10 with both Tobi's balls at 4 yards - will he resist the jump? Of course not!

20 Sep 2015 4:35PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Gets it for 7-3 win

20 Sep 2015 4:35PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Final will be Harry against Tobi. Chance that there isn't enough light if it is close.

20 Sep 2015 4:37PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

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