G2 has begun with Bryant taking the first 21TP. Bryant is B an K. Webby wins the toss.

R to EB
K to s of c2
Y shoots at R an hits, takes off to K but falls short and aborts back to partner possibly leaving a ball and a bit from A-baulk
B misses R an Y
Y plays and gets a cannon. Poor shot and R finishes 3y NE of the peg and B 9yE of h1. Approaches but falls short and returns to c4. Reception ball finished 7y SSW of h2 so Bryant has a 12-13 yarder at his ball in c2 if he wants

B misses into c2 not quite leaving a double for R which is taken very quickly. Misses into c2 so I'm expecting that to be Bryant to 4b

Bryant plays a poor rush to 1, finishes off the SB by 3 yards

Good approach, 1ft hoop and reception ball 5yN of peg in line of 1 and 2

Hammers off the boundary and gets the angle so now has a 5 yarder at R in c2

Approach from c2 is average, leaves 7 yarder on partner sending R 1ft N of 3. Great shot and is now away. Wouldn't it be nice to hit those middle distance shots with control!

Attempts to roll partner down to c1 going to W on the WB but I think clipped the hoop with strikers ball in the shot and finishes level with the peg maybe 4yE of WB. Contemplating cornering or taking 10 yarder at W... taking the 10 yarder... misses into c1. Hogan now has a 3 yarder on the inlawn ball and will take the innings but will be doing well to pick up a break.

last comment in the wrong commentary - apologies.

Bryant now approaching h5 and in control

Though he hasn't collected the ball in c4 so is just taking a 3ball break around

Hampered after 6.. can't hit reception ball and half balls his 1b pioneer into c2. Important shot here..

Bryant is pondering. 3 balls round 3b with one in c3. Was looking to set an MSL but ran the hoop by too much and has a bit of work to do. Good cut on partner to 4yN of 4 on EB and should see a tidy MSL. All other clips for h1

Gets an MSL but gives himself a rush to c4 rather than to ball near WB. I'm not sure if this was intentional or to avoid leavin a 7 yarder from the 3b ball.
Webby lifts the ball at 3b and is making a double from B-baulk

Webby misses to 5yN of c4. That should be all over now. Some of you may not have heard of Felix. 16 years old from the mighty New Plymouth, recent runner up in the NZ open GC nationals and winner of the Open doubles with Bryant. Big future in the game with lot's of potential and confidence with a lot to learn. Felix and Edmund will also be going along to the Worlds in Florida which I look forward to following from sunny Perth.

Bryant fails h1 from 2ft relatively straight

Felix hits a good 7y shot at ball in the jaws and is approaching from 2ft S of 1. Good opportunity to get a ball to 4b

Makes h2 after a good 4y cut to h2. Middles 5y return after 2 and still needs to play a few good shots to tighten up the break.

Webby still going round. A very scrappy turn but is approaching 3b. The only leave I've seen him do so far this event is a spread, so I'm predicting the same

Sends Bryants h1 ball to 7yS of h2 and is rushing the peg ball from 3y NE of the peg. Positioning it from 1y ENE of peg. Tough shot to get and looks wide open. Good 5y cut to EB on partner. I wonder if he should have aborted and made an OSL

Has a short join with his h1 ball in c4 and 4b ball 5yN

Bryant turns down the 12 yarder at the peg ball and is shooting at the ball in c4.. I'm surprised he's taking that option.

Misses

Good h2 pioneer but his 3y rush to h1 finishes 1yN of c1. 1ft 30 degrees?

Great hoop. Should be no thought of peeling and just a break to the peg here but he's been saying if a standard TP is on he's going to go for it. Oh to be young and confident.

It won't be a standard TP but he's got the option for a standard TPO

I'm aware that he's done a few triples in practice but none in a match so far. Felix is good enough to take breaks round when he has the balls so I think he should just keep control and force Greg to hit his last lift.

Makes the sensible decision to abort

Approaching h5 and in control

Middles 5y return after 2b

3y approach to penault.. good shot

Fails penault from a 1ft 15 degrees

Bryant as a 7 yarder..

Turns down the 7 yarder from near the peg at partner near rover in favour of a 9 yarder in the direction of c2..

Changes his mind again is heads to b-baulk to make a double at the penault ball and the reception ball

Hits. Should be the match but I said that last time, instead I'll say. Good opportunity to finish.

Or, will be take the easier DPO?

Awful few shots from Bryant and has a rubbish h2 pioneer and needs to play a good take off aginst the line to get a rush to h1

Makes h1 but still has to play a few good shots to get the standard TP

After 2 sending a ball to 4, Bryant croquets a ball into the peg. Will he load 4 and have a delayed TP or fancy the standard TP and taking the rush from h5 - 4 as his pioneer?

Takes the later

Fails h3 from 4 inches

Webby goes to the peg but a very poor leave. Is now penault and peg vs 3 and 4b. Gregs h3 ball is 2yw of the peg, his 4b ball is on EB 4y N of h4 and Webbys penault ball is in c2 and his peg ball is on WB 4y N of peg

No surprise Bryant has lifted his h3 ball and gone to b-baulk

Stalks the ball... has to restalk as one of the locals walks right in his path

Even though the peg ball was poor, I think Webby should have just given himself a rush so he at least gave himself a chance of finishing. No real pressure on this shot for Bryant

Misses by a lick of paint

Hit's the difficult shot.. his peg ball is not on WB 2yN of peg, taking off to c4
Good take off finishes 1y W of c4

Take off gets a tight rush to 4b so should be fine with a good cut

Not as easy as I thought - very good cut leaves him an approach if he wants it from 5y ENE

reception ball 1y N of the peg and 1y 15 degrees

Runs it to a position which would have been close to the SB, middles reception ball and approaching rover from 3y N

Reasonable reception ball.. but goes of the SB with the hoop stroke and now has a 5y straight rush to partner

Basically hits it in the middle.. 3y backwards takeoff to get a rush to the peg.. pretty good

1.5y rush pointing at rover

Rushes to 1ft E of peg

What should have been 26TP to Bryant has been a massive upset. It shows what a few laids breaks can give you. Well done Felix. Bring on g3!

That's the first game Bryant has lost all season. Good for the ranking ;)