English National Singles Championship
Final - Harry Dodge versus Tobi Savage by Timothy King
Match has started ... Harry Be & Bk ... Tobi Rd & Yw ...
20 Sep 2015 5:01PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Tobi moved both Be & Bk with his clearance shot with Yw ... but now Harry has both balls in front & has no problem running Bk to level with H2 ... to the East ...
20 Sep 2015 5:02PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Harry 1-0 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 5:03PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Tobi gets control ...Harry with 7 yard shot at Rd ...
20 Sep 2015 5:06PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Hits in the centre ... Be to beside H6 ... Rd almost to East penalty point ...
20 Sep 2015 5:06PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Rd just comes in ... Harry runs from 4 yards ... smooth ... to N boundary ...
20 Sep 2015 5:07PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Harry 2-0 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 5:07PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Neither Yw nor Rd are quite in front ... Be is deep ... Bk shoots ... just catches Yw ... about 45 degree angle ...
20 Sep 2015 5:09PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Clears Be ... good cut ... Yw straight on N boundary ... Be at the central half-way marker on N boundary ... Be returns to 5 yards ... Rd to 1 yard ...
20 Sep 2015 5:10PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bk clears Rd from 8 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 5:10PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Yw shoots from N boundary ... hits inside of right leg ...
20 Sep 2015 5:11PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Harry ... smooth again ... Be runs from 5 yards to two yards beyond the half-way line ...
20 Sep 2015 5:12PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Harry 3-0 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 5:12PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Rd & Bk both good approaches ...
20 Sep 2015 5:12PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Yw from 20 yards ... probably a double ... runs hoop ...
20 Sep 2015 5:13PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Harry 3-1 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 5:13PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Be to 3 yards ... Rd plays the clearance ... misses ...
20 Sep 2015 5:14PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Bk to 3.5 yards ... Harry totally content to be deep ...
20 Sep 2015 5:15PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Yw shoots from S boundary spot (where it ran 4) ... hits inside of right leg ...
20 Sep 2015 5:16PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Surprise time ... Harry misses with Be ... Yw has gone to W boundary ... Rd comes in ... blocks Bk ... but Bk just nudges Rd beyond the hoop and keeps position ...
20 Sep 2015 5:17PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Yw to deep ... it appears that Bk does not run as Be clears Yw rather than Rd ... Rd runs backward through hoop ...
20 Sep 2015 5:18PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Bk runs ... third version of the truth ... Rd could never see Bk ...
20 Sep 2015 5:19PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Harry 4-1 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 5:19PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Yw hits Bk ... falls short of the peg ... Be to 5 yards from 6 ... Rd has to run hoop & collides with Yw ... which Bk then clears ... to N boundary ...
20 Sep 2015 5:20PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Yw to 2 yards ... Be still has shot at hoop ... runs smoothly ... again ! ...
20 Sep 2015 5:21PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Harry 5-1 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 5:21PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Rd to 2 foot position ... great shot ... Be is lurking near N boundary centre halfway marker though ... Bk to 4 yards ... Yw just fails to cover Be ... Be just snicks left-hand edge of Rd ... but now neither Rd nor Yw are in hoop-running position ...
20 Sep 2015 5:23PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Rd clears Bk to boundary ... just beyond West halfway marker ... Bk almost runs hoop ... falls to just in front ... gives Yw the in-off opportunity ... no mistake from Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 5:25PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Harry 5-2 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 5:25PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Be to 2 yards ... Rd to 2 feet ... Bk to just behind Be ... Harry has stymied himself ... Yw comes in ...
20 Sep 2015 5:26PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Be tries to go off Yw ... but ends up with H5 hampering his shot ... no problem for Rd ...
20 Sep 2015 5:27PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Harry 5-3 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 5:27PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bk to good position ... Yw clears ... Be not too badly hampered but falls short of hoop running position ...
20 Sep 2015 5:28PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Rd to 3.5 yards ... Bk from 8 yards on E boundary ... just catches Rd, which can no longer run ...
20 Sep 2015 5:29PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Yw to 3.5 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 5:29PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Be goes to 5 yards position but fails to hide behind Yw from Rd ... Rd clears Be to S boundary ...
20 Sep 2015 5:30PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Bk clears Yw with almost perfect control ... just drifts too far ... Yw to 3.5 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 5:31PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Be dribbles at hoop ... catches outside of left leg ...
20 Sep 2015 5:32PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Rd shoots ... runs ... and is now 3 yards in front of 10 ...
20 Sep 2015 5:32PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Harry 5-4 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 5:33PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bk and Yw both approach to beside Rd ... Be misses ...
20 Sep 2015 5:33PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Rd takes very simple clearance of Bk but fails to centre-ball ... Rd drifts to 4.5 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 5:34PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bk returns but is short of blocking Yw ... Yw runs without problem ...
20 Sep 2015 5:34PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Harry 5-5 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 5:35PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Be to 2.5 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 5:35PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Rd clears from 7 yards ... Be to N boundary Rd to just beyond H2 ... Bk to 3.5 yards ... Yw approaches ... Be to 5 feet ... Rd clears Bk to E boundary ...
20 Sep 2015 5:37PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Bk hits from 14 yards & manages to avoid bombarding Yw onto Be ... Yw clears Be back ... Be to 4 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 5:38PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Rd to 2.5 yards ... Bk to 3 yards ... Yw shoots from 2 yards beyond peg ... clears Be to N boundary in front of hoop 7 ... Tobi has not made many mistakes for the past few hoops ... but Be hits Rd ... these two young men are both playing well ...
20 Sep 2015 5:41PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Another centre-ball clearance ... Rd on Bk ... this time from near the E penalty point ... Bk slightly angled but close ... Yw to 2.5 yards ... Be from 9 yards ... centre ball on Yw ...
20 Sep 2015 5:42PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Rd ... first miss for several shots ... from 9 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 5:43PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Harry is back on the score sheet ... but only runs by 3 feet ...
20 Sep 2015 5:43PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Harry 6-5 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 5:43PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Rd is just beyond H4 on E boundary ... Harry leaves there ...Yw has approach from N boundary ... to 1 foot beyond H12 ... Be to 4 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 5:45PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Rd to just beside Be ... Bk is slightly hampered ... to alongside Yw ... Yw has no problem to centre-ball Be ...
20 Sep 2015 5:46PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Be ... from in front of H3 on N boundary ... misses Rd and hoop ...
20 Sep 2015 5:47PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Harry goes for drink of water ...
20 Sep 2015 5:47PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Rd ... runs 12 smoothly ...
20 Sep 2015 5:48PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Harry 6-6 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 5:48PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Bk to 3 yards ... Yw ... from 14 yards ... hits Bk but the cut takes Yw to E boundary and Bk to N boundary ...
20 Sep 2015 5:49PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Be and Rd from similar positions on S boundary ... Be to 3 yards ... Rd ... almost all the way to the boundary ... Tobi uses Solomon grip for shooting but has a new "claw" grip for approach shots ...
20 Sep 2015 5:51PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Harry shoots and (amazingly for the quality of his play this weekend) misses the hoop entirely ...
20 Sep 2015 5:51PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Yw clears Be and keeps reasonable control ... Be to two yards ... Rd can see the hoop ... runs ...
20 Sep 2015 5:52PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Harry 6-7 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 5:53PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
That was not what the crowd was expecting ... great come-back from Tobi ... his standard improved fractionally while Harry missed only a couple of shots ...
20 Sep 2015 5:55PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Tobi goes for a break ... players shake hands as they start Game 2 ...
20 Sep 2015 5:58PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Harry 6-7, 0-0 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 5:59PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Be to 3 yards ... Rd to 4.5 yards ... Be to 4 feet ... Yw to just behind Bk ...
20 Sep 2015 6:00PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Be ... shoots ... runs ... 2 yards through ...
20 Sep 2015 6:00PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Harry 6-7, 1-0 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 6:01PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Rd to 5 feet ... Bk plays a hoopy shot ... to 3 yards ... Yw to 5 yards ... Be relatively gentle shot ... misses everything ...
20 Sep 2015 6:02PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Rd ... no problem ... runs to N boundary ...
20 Sep 2015 6:02PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Harry 6-7, 2-0 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 6:02PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Bk to 3.5 yards ... Yw to 2 feet ... angled & Bk will have a shot but Be goes to just in front of Bk ... that is probably a block as Rd just approaches to 4.5 yards ... slightly short ...
20 Sep 2015 6:04PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Harry is examining very carefully ... looks at jump but then rush peels ... great shot !! ...
20 Sep 2015 6:05PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Harry 6-7, 2-1 Tobi ... (sorry ... score after H2 was 1-1) ...
20 Sep 2015 6:06PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Yw and Rd both over approach ... Be and Bk are at 3 and 4 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 6:06PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Yw clears Be ... and nudges into Yw ...
20 Sep 2015 6:07PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Be to 2 feet ... wired from Rd ... Rd centre balls Bk from 8 yards ... Bk back to 3 yards ... Yw clears Be ... Be to 3 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 6:09PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Rd ... shoots from 10 yards ... hits outside of right leg ...
20 Sep 2015 6:10PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Bk runs cleanly ...
20 Sep 2015 6:10PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Harry 6-7, 3-1 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 6:10PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Yw over approaches ... Be hides wired to side of hoop ... Rd to 6 yards ... Bk to 5 yards ... Yw clears Bk ... Be clears Rd ... Bk to 2 yards ... hidden from Yw by Rd ... Yw ... shoots well from 5 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 6:14PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Harry 6-7, 3-2 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 6:14PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Be to 2 yards ... Rd clatters peg ... Bk to 4 yards ... Yw is only 2 yards off N boundary ... misses Be ... Be ... runs from a dainty angle ...
20 Sep 2015 6:15PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Harry 6-7, 4-2 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 6:15PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Rd to 3 yards ... Bk to the boundary ... Yw to 2 yards but at an angle ... Be ... clears Rd from 9 yards ... Be to N boundary ... Rd to W ...
20 Sep 2015 6:17PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Bk ... runs from boundary ... barely touches the wire ... all the way to S boundary ...
20 Sep 2015 6:18PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Harry 6-7, 5-2 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 6:18PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Yw to 2 yards ... Be ... to 5 yards ... Rd to 3 feet ... Bk ... shoots at Yw ... hits centre ball from 10 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 6:20PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Yw ... from 20 yards ... hits outside of right leg ...
20 Sep 2015 6:20PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Be ignores Rd ... no problem ...
20 Sep 2015 6:21PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Harry 6-7, 6-2 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 6:21PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Rd to wide at about 2 yards ... Bk to almost boundary ... Yw to beside Rd ... straighter ...
20 Sep 2015 6:22PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Be ... misses from 16 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 6:22PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Rd ... runs to just beyond hoop 10 ... towards E boundary ...
20 Sep 2015 6:23PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Harry 6-7, 6-3 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 6:23PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Bk is well back at 8 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 6:24PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Yw to 4 yards ... Be to 6 yards ... Rd to 2 feet in front of hoop ...
20 Sep 2015 6:24PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Bk ... clears Yw which bombards Rd into the jaws ... Yw can then peel Rd without problem ...
20 Sep 2015 6:25PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Anyone for a second big comeback from Tobi ... ?
20 Sep 2015 6:25PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Harry 6-7, 6-4 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 6:25PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Be to 2.5 yards ... Rd misses from the boundary ... Yw is at the mercy of Bk near the E boundary ... Bk plays that shot ... Yw to S boundary but not wired from Be ... third game beckons ...
20 Sep 2015 6:27PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
But Yw has other ideas ... centre ball from 27 yards ... Be back in to 1.5 yards ...Rd to 3 yards at an angle ... Bk ... short of covering Be ...
20 Sep 2015 6:28PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Yw ... clears Be to between hoops 3 and 4 ... 2 yards short of the halfway line ... Be clips Rd ... Rd centre ball on Bk ...
20 Sep 2015 6:30PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Bk back to 1.5 yards at a slight angle ... Yw to 5 yards ... Be fails to cover Bk from Rd and hoop from Yw ...
20 Sep 2015 6:32PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Rd ... clips Bk to almost beside peg ... wired from Yw? ... possibly not but he hits Be instead of Yw ... !? ...
20 Sep 2015 6:33PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Yw ... hits jaws ... and spins through ... not far enough to have a shot ...
20 Sep 2015 6:34PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Harry 6-7, 6-5 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 6:34PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Be to 2 yards ... Rd is on W boundary ... shoots at Be ... hits again ... from 18 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 6:35PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Bk to 2 yards ... Stephen Mulliner on to referee the hampered Yw ... clean ... but only just beyond the peg ...
20 Sep 2015 6:37PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Be to 2 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 6:38PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Rd ... shooting from 14 yards ... hits Be but only just misses creating the lucky bombard onto Bk ...
20 Sep 2015 6:39PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Bk ... at an angle ... blobs ... !? ...
20 Sep 2015 6:39PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Yw ... runs to the S boundary ... !! ... great shot under pressure ...
20 Sep 2015 6:40PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Be ... hits hoop 6 ... !? ...
20 Sep 2015 6:40PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Well short of hoop 13 ...
20 Sep 2015 6:40PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Rd to 2 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 6:40PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Bk to 4.5 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 6:41PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Yw to 3 yards ...
20 Sep 2015 6:41PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Sweaty 6 yard clearance for Be ... no problem ... but Rd only to E boundary ...
20 Sep 2015 6:41PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Sorry ... missed ... Harry 6-7, 6-6 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 6:42PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Rd clears Bk to 4 yards in front of hoop 7 ...
20 Sep 2015 6:42PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Harry has a 14 yard shot to save what looked a certain game for him ...
20 Sep 2015 6:43PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Hits ... !! ...
20 Sep 2015 6:43PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Yw then tries to clear Be and keep position ...
20 Sep 2015 6:43PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Be fails to cover hoop from Rd ... Tobi has almost the same situation as Reg had to win 2013 World Championship ... and he achieves the same result ... victory ... amazing ...
Harry 6-7, 6-7 Tobi ...
20 Sep 2015 6:45PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
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