CA Open Championship
Round of 16, Rothman v. Cumming by Jeff Soo
Game 1 started with a turn 3 hit and leave by Ben (RY) and a turn 4 miss by Brian (UK). Ben came to grief with R at 4 and Brian made 6 with U.
07 Jul 2016 2:55PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Ben lifted R and shot from south of 1 through Y at the peg, missing
07 Jul 2016 2:55PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Brian made 1b and exchanged R and Y on the north boundary, then failed an easy 3b, giving Ben a 2-foot lift shot with two balls at his hoop.
07 Jul 2016 2:56PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Ben did a pop on K while going to 1b with a spread
07 Jul 2016 2:57PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Brian shot at RY from B-baulk and missed
07 Jul 2016 2:57PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ben did a QPO, no peels on partner, pegging off U and Y
07 Jul 2016 2:57PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
leaving 2 vs. 1b
07 Jul 2016 2:58PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Brian rolled to long position off the contact and failed 2, bouncing out
07 Jul 2016 2:58PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ben shot and missed, Brian hit and made 2, then failed 3
07 Jul 2016 2:58PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
George Noble came on for a wiring test, no wire. Ben took long angled position at 1b; Brian took position at 3.
07 Jul 2016 2:59PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ben took better position, Brian ran 3 peg high. Shot at R and missed badly.
07 Jul 2016 2:59PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ben ran 1b to the boundary.
07 Jul 2016 2:59PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Sorry to say I missed the next few shots, but Brian has just run 6 and roqueted R, ending a couple of yards ESE of 1b
07 Jul 2016 3:00PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Normal take-off to position, sticks in 1b
07 Jul 2016 3:00PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Ben rushes K to the north boundary
07 Jul 2016 3:01PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Rolls K to 4' east of 3b, getting 3 yard position
07 Jul 2016 3:02PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Takes better position
07 Jul 2016 3:02PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Brian declines the 15-yarder and takes position at 1b. Pretty good from that far away; looks like 2 yards
07 Jul 2016 3:03PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ben runs 2b and gets 2-yard position at 3b
07 Jul 2016 3:04PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Brian runs 1b peg high
07 Jul 2016 3:04PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Overrolls position at 2b
07 Jul 2016 3:04PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ben takes 2' position; Brian likewise
07 Jul 2016 3:05PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Ben runs 3b long and wide of 4b, takes 4' position.
07 Jul 2016 3:05PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Brian runs 2b and overshoots position at 3b
07 Jul 2016 3:06PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Ben grovels through and plays to about 4 yards SSW of penult. Brian takes position
07 Jul 2016 3:07PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Ben takes position; Brian runs 3b almost to the boundary
07 Jul 2016 3:07PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Shoots gently, center ball
07 Jul 2016 3:08PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Rolls to 4', straight on
07 Jul 2016 3:08PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Grovels through and cuts R to 7 or 8 yards N of penult
07 Jul 2016 3:09PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Over-rolls position
07 Jul 2016 3:09PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
R is 5' NNE of the peg
07 Jul 2016 3:10PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Brian plays K to a few yards off the end of B-baulk
07 Jul 2016 3:10PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Ben misses
07 Jul 2016 3:11PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Looks like Brian has about 4 yards back to R
07 Jul 2016 3:11PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Center ball
07 Jul 2016 3:11PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Rolls R peg high, gets to within 4'
07 Jul 2016 3:12PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Fails it
07 Jul 2016 3:12PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Ben hits K to 3 yards W of 4b
07 Jul 2016 3:13PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
K next to the peg, 2 yard angled position with R
07 Jul 2016 3:13PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Fails to almost the same position K had before
07 Jul 2016 3:13PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
K bounces off the hoop, no roquet
07 Jul 2016 3:14PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
R hampered from it
07 Jul 2016 3:14PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
R to 5 yards north of 4b
07 Jul 2016 3:15PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Brian misses with K
07 Jul 2016 3:15PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
R hits, taking croquet 4 yards W of III
07 Jul 2016 3:16PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
K to 5 yards N of 2b, well short with R
07 Jul 2016 3:17PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Takes position, but badly angled
07 Jul 2016 3:17PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
K shoots gently, center ball hit
07 Jul 2016 3:18PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Taking croquet about 4 yards north of penult
07 Jul 2016 3:18PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Over-rolls position
07 Jul 2016 3:18PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
This is kind of like an impasse, but with more activity
07 Jul 2016 3:18PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
K to a couple of yards off the end of b-baulk. R is near the peg. Ben plays R to 3 yards south of 4b
07 Jul 2016 3:19PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
K hits R
07 Jul 2016 3:20PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Taking croquet from 10 yards ESE of penult, puts R 4 yards W of 2b
07 Jul 2016 3:21PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
then takes close position. Has a look to make sure it isn't wired, must have been close.
07 Jul 2016 3:21PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Ben center-balls K, ending 3 yards N of 4b
07 Jul 2016 3:22PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Sends K to 3 yards W of 2b, gets 2 yard position
07 Jul 2016 3:24PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Runs it past rover, has a 10-yarder at K, which bounces off 2b to near I
07 Jul 2016 3:24PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Brian declines the 7-yarder, takes 3-yard position at penult. Ben gets slightly better position at rover. Brian fails penult
07 Jul 2016 3:25PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
K ends about 2 yards W of penult. Ben runs rover
07 Jul 2016 3:26PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
and centers the peg from about 11 yards. +3qpo in game 1
07 Jul 2016 3:31PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
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