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British GC Championship

Tobi Savage vs Rachel Rowe--- Quarter Final by Will Gee

Hello all. Day 3 of the British Open GC Singles. It's been scorching hot weather here all week. Very fast lawns, so normally small hills are becoming bigger factors. Hoops are set firmly and tightly, and don't seem to have gotten easier since the doubles started 4 days ago!

17 Jun 2017 2:15PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Waiting for one of the first quarter finals to begin- Tobi Savage vs Rachel Rowe.

17 Jun 2017 2:15PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Rachel wins the toss. Blue nicely in front of 1 by 1.5 yards. Red over-runs. Black about 5 yards in front of 1

17 Jun 2017 2:19PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Cracking centre ball clearance with yellow by Tobi. Blue plays back in. Red clears black, with red bouncing off the boundary in front of H1

17 Jun 2017 2:21PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Black back in front.

17 Jun 2017 2:22PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Yellow tries to clear blue, but snicks about 12 inches away from Red. Guessing a block is coming up next...

17 Jun 2017 2:22PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Called it. Blue blocks red from hoop and ball. Don't think Red has any options here...

17 Jun 2017 2:23PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

He's lining up a centre ball clearance. There's about 6 inches between them, and he's playing it directly toward Hoop 1.

17 Jun 2017 2:24PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Good clearance by Tobi. Red stays pretty much on the boundary and blue goes few yards north of H1

17 Jun 2017 2:25PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Black has a shot for a hoop....

17 Jun 2017 2:26PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Clangs it, but looks like the rejection was kind.

17 Jun 2017 2:26PM (Tournament); 1 Readers

Yellow plays in front. Blue clears yellow

17 Jun 2017 2:27PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Red takes a pop from the boundary.....

17 Jun 2017 2:27PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

misses to boundary north of H2

17 Jun 2017 2:27PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Black plays about 1 inch in front of H1

17 Jun 2017 2:28PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Yellow lining up the jump from the south boundary......

17 Jun 2017 2:28PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Good trajectory, but a few inches wide.

17 Jun 2017 2:29PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Blue 2 yards east of H1

17 Jun 2017 2:29PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Cracking clearance from North boundary through the back of hoop 1

17 Jun 2017 2:30PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

black overcooks approach to 1 and can't run. Yellow plays a few yards in front.

17 Jun 2017 2:31PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Blue clears yellow, bouncing off in front. Getting the feeling it's going to be a long one.

17 Jun 2017 2:32PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Red takes a hack from the boundary at hoop one. Connects firmly with the hoop and rebounds a foot west of H1

17 Jun 2017 2:33PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Black lags in front...

17 Jun 2017 2:33PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Yellow takes another hack at the hoop from the south boundary. Ends up 2.5 yards west of H1. Testament to hoop setting

17 Jun 2017 2:34PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Blue has a go at clearing Red from South boundary......

17 Jun 2017 2:34PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

misses to Hoop2

17 Jun 2017 2:34PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

black lags in front.

17 Jun 2017 2:34PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

yellow clears black and ends up south of H5. Blue lags in front.

17 Jun 2017 2:36PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Red has a go at H1 from South Boundary. Lucky again with the rejection as it goes 2 yards dead in front. Not convinced long range hoops are the way to go in these conditions....

17 Jun 2017 2:36PM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Black lags in front.

17 Jun 2017 2:37PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Yellow clears blue to west boundary..

17 Jun 2017 2:37PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

blue shoots at red.....

17 Jun 2017 2:37PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

misses to C4.

17 Jun 2017 2:37PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Red runs H1 from 2 yards to North boundary.

17 Jun 2017 2:38PM (Tournament); 3 Readers


GAME 1: B+B (Rachel) 0 - 1 R+Y (Tobi)


17 Jun 2017 2:38PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Black plays deep, unwired.

17 Jun 2017 2:39PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Yellow plays closer (~2 yards)

17 Jun 2017 2:39PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Blue comes in 3 yards away, angled.

17 Jun 2017 2:40PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Good clearance as red clears black from North Boundary to South Boundary

17 Jun 2017 2:40PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Black misses yellow to North Boundary

17 Jun 2017 2:41PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Yellow runs

17 Jun 2017 2:41PM (Tournament); 3 Readers


GAME 1: B+B (Rachel) 0 - 2 R+Y (Tobi)


17 Jun 2017 2:41PM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Blue overhits approach to H3. Ends up few yards east of H2

17 Jun 2017 2:42PM (Tournament); 4 Readers

Red off the North Boundary in front of H3....

17 Jun 2017 2:42PM (Tournament); 4 Readers

This time Rachel underapproaches by a few yards... Black is not good

17 Jun 2017 2:43PM (Tournament); 4 Readers

Yellow also over approaches. Not the best touch game so far

17 Jun 2017 2:43PM (Tournament); 4 Readers

Blue clears yellow toward H2 but catches too much stop. Blue's hoop shot looks tricky

17 Jun 2017 2:44PM (Tournament); 4 Readers

Tobi's 5th seven yarder of the gameof the game misses to the south boundary. Really not the percentage shot at the moment it seems.

17 Jun 2017 2:45PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Black lags in front only to be cleared from H2 by yellow. Tobi's clearances have been very good, but he'll be disappointed with his hoop shots.

17 Jun 2017 2:45PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Cracking jaws shot by Rachel as she plants Blue in the jaws.

17 Jun 2017 2:45PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Red lining up clearance through back of hoop from S Boundary...

17 Jun 2017 2:46PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Nope---- misses to North Boundary

17 Jun 2017 2:46PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Black comes into postion

17 Jun 2017 2:47PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Tobi is lining up clearance with yellow from East boundary on ball in 3. Not sure what he can see

17 Jun 2017 2:47PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Cracks into wire, blue doesn't wobble. Hoops are tough

17 Jun 2017 2:48PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Rachel runs blue from the jaws into good hoop position in front of 4.

17 Jun 2017 2:48PM (Tournament); 5 Readers


GAME 1: B+B (Rachel) 1 - 2 R+Y (Tobi)


17 Jun 2017 2:48PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Red dribbles a few feet north of blue. Black plays about level with blue. I'd say they're all about 3-5 yards infront

17 Jun 2017 2:49PM (Tournament); 4 Readers

Rachel gets cleared to corner 4, yellow goes off south boundary

17 Jun 2017 2:49PM (Tournament); 4 Readers

Rachel snicks red on her clearance, but doesn't change red's position much. Blue off the North boundary north of H2

17 Jun 2017 2:50PM (Tournament); 4 Readers

Red Runs to boundary

17 Jun 2017 2:50PM (Tournament); 5 Readers


GAME 1: B+B (Rachel) 1 - 3 R+Y (Tobi)


17 Jun 2017 2:51PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Rachel plays good position in front of 5 with black. Yellow joins

17 Jun 2017 2:51PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Looked like blue had been underhit from N boundary, but rolls on to end up about 4yards infront of 5. Not bad from where she started

17 Jun 2017 2:51PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Red centre balls black to west boundary

17 Jun 2017 2:52PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

black underhits her retaking position shot to end up one yard west of H5...

17 Jun 2017 2:53PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Yellow clangs 5. Rebounds 2 feet East of H5. Hoop rejections have been pretty fortunate so far

17 Jun 2017 2:53PM (Tournament); 4 Readers

Rachel lining up Blue to run 5

17 Jun 2017 2:53PM (Tournament); 4 Readers

Nice shot, runs, but only by a yard or so. Clear line of sight toward 6, but Tobi has first approach

17 Jun 2017 2:54PM (Tournament); 4 Readers


GAME 1: B+B (Rachel) 2 - 3 R+Y (Tobi)


17 Jun 2017 2:54PM (Tournament); 4 Readers

Nice position from Red, Blue's shot at 6

17 Jun 2017 2:54PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Black lags to position??

17 Jun 2017 2:55PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Yellow declines clearance on Blue in favour of a block attempt. Hill grabs it and it ends up nowhere.

17 Jun 2017 2:55PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Rachel's clearance clears partner... Tobi runs 6 by a few feet with Red...

17 Jun 2017 2:56PM (Tournament); 6 Readers


GAME 1: B+B (Rachel) 2 - 4 R+Y (Tobi)


17 Jun 2017 2:56PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Black in front of H7 nicely.

17 Jun 2017 2:56PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Yellow runs short and ends up 1 yard East of 7, unrunabble

17 Jun 2017 2:56PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Blue a couple of yards in front of 7

17 Jun 2017 2:56PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Another good clearance by Tobi. As he takes black out to boundary.

17 Jun 2017 2:57PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Can't really remember a clearance missed by Tobi yet, but can't remember a long hoop run done by him either.

17 Jun 2017 2:57PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Rachel's hanging in there playing much smaller shots. She's only really done positional shots so far, maybe 2 or 3 clearance efforts so far

17 Jun 2017 2:58PM (Tournament); 8 Readers

Black lags back and is cleared by yellow (?)

17 Jun 2017 2:58PM (Tournament); 8 Readers

Blue takes on 3 yarder or so.....

17 Jun 2017 2:58PM (Tournament); 8 Readers

clangs. Doesn't look runnable

17 Jun 2017 2:59PM (Tournament); 9 Readers

Red comes back in front. Rachel does first clearance for a while, clearing yellow to H6 and black heading toward the centre of the lawn

17 Jun 2017 2:59PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Yellow comes back, blocking Blue's clearance on Red. Doesn't look like jaws is an option

17 Jun 2017 3:00PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

plays a gentle clearance with blue onto yellow, seemingly trying to hamper red. Doesn't quite manage it

17 Jun 2017 3:01PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Red gently clears Blue?! Doesn't seem in line with Tobi's previous tactics, and bit surprised he didn't take free hoop shot.

17 Jun 2017 3:02PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Black has a go at yellow....

17 Jun 2017 3:02PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

misses. Tobi runs H7 to South Boundary

17 Jun 2017 3:02PM (Tournament); 6 Readers


GAME 1: B+B (Rachel) 2 - 5 R+Y (Tobi)


17 Jun 2017 3:02PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Clumsy approach by blue. Bit difficult to wire from yellow and maintain a decent hoop run, but Blue ends up 2 yards east of H8

17 Jun 2017 3:03PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Red hangs back about 6 yards from 8

17 Jun 2017 3:03PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Black takes angled position few yards from 8 and is joined there by yello

17 Jun 2017 3:04PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Blue plays close to the hoop. Not sure if that runs or not.

17 Jun 2017 3:04PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Red taking free shot at 8

17 Jun 2017 3:04PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

rejected 90 degrees to west boundary

17 Jun 2017 3:04PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Black clearing yellow... should be in a strong position if she maintains position

17 Jun 2017 3:05PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

erm.... Cuts yellow up North. Not sure if that was an error or whether Blue runs.

17 Jun 2017 3:05PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

black heads off west boundary

17 Jun 2017 3:05PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Tobi lining up shot toward Blue and H8... Looking more like a hoop shot line up

17 Jun 2017 3:05PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

yep. Hoop shot hits edge of the inside wire and glances off to the south boundary

17 Jun 2017 3:06PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Blue Jawses

17 Jun 2017 3:06PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

not sure if that was always her plan

17 Jun 2017 3:06PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Red plays about 5 yards north of H8....

17 Jun 2017 3:07PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Rachel's umming and erring. Position, Clear or rush peel. Yellow on the South Boundary in front of H1 remember, so clearance on blue is doable

17 Jun 2017 3:07PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Rush peel is the crowd's preference, but can't be the most attractive shot to the player!

17 Jun 2017 3:08PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

goes for it, but doesn't connect. misses into C4

17 Jun 2017 3:08PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Big shot here for yellow-- if he pulls it off, looking good for 6-2

17 Jun 2017 3:08PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

clangs wire

17 Jun 2017 3:08PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Rejected 90 degrees to west boundary!

17 Jun 2017 3:09PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

blue runs from jaws.

17 Jun 2017 3:09PM (Tournament); 6 Readers


GAME 1: B+B (Rachel) 3 - 5 R+Y (Tobi)


17 Jun 2017 3:09PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Red decent position in front of 8. Rachel's now at the penalty spot with Black

17 Jun 2017 3:10PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Black ends up about 4 yards in front of 8

17 Jun 2017 3:10PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Hoop 9 sorry

17 Jun 2017 3:10PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

yellow over approaches

17 Jun 2017 3:10PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

blue lining up the clearance.....

17 Jun 2017 3:10PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

nope. Not good. Misses to East boundary

17 Jun 2017 3:11PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Doesn't feel like Rachel's really done any shots she'd be pleased with so far, and she's looking a little fed up

17 Jun 2017 3:11PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

red gets rejected from H9, ending up a few inches angled in front. Doesn't look like black has an in off, but yellow probably does...!

17 Jun 2017 3:12PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Rachel contemplating the jump, but it's not a natural shot for her.

17 Jun 2017 3:13PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Clips are off! Let's see how this goes

17 Jun 2017 3:13PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Goes for it and runs nicely 4 yards west of hoop 10

17 Jun 2017 3:13PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

the jump did take off, but from where we were, seemed like it was pretty low when it went past red. I suspect it might have just about been open

17 Jun 2017 3:14PM (Tournament); 6 Readers


GAME 1: B+B (Rachel) 4 - 5 R+Y (Tobi)


17 Jun 2017 3:14PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Yellow and Blue to very tight position.

17 Jun 2017 3:14PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Rachel's got a 4 or 5 yarder on yellow with black after Red had no choice but to play a few yards west of hoop 9

17 Jun 2017 3:15PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

good clearance. Rachel clears yellow most of the way to the penalty spot

17 Jun 2017 3:15PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Big moment as Tobi misses return clearance. First miss from him

17 Jun 2017 3:16PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Rachel lining up hoop with blue, with yellow offside near C2 and Red down halfway between hoops 4 and 5

17 Jun 2017 3:16PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

yep, Rachel levels it up by running 10

17 Jun 2017 3:16PM (Tournament); 6 Readers


GAME 1: B+B (Rachel) 5 - 5 R+Y (Tobi)


17 Jun 2017 3:16PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Red to pretty good position from where he was. Ends up few yards slightly angled in front of 11

17 Jun 2017 3:18PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Rachel comes in tightly with black, again slightly angled, but not blocking

17 Jun 2017 3:18PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Tobi playing from East Penalty spot

17 Jun 2017 3:18PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

That's really good position, dead in front of 11

17 Jun 2017 3:18PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

I'm guessing black is blocked, but Red looks open still

17 Jun 2017 3:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Blue lining up clearance from 10.....

17 Jun 2017 3:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Hits it, but probably not by enough. Red heads most of the way to 2 whilst blue ends up west of H1

17 Jun 2017 3:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

red lining up clearance on Black. Gonna be tough to avoid yellow

17 Jun 2017 3:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Wow. Clears black to C4! Yellow must be wired

17 Jun 2017 3:20PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Long pause. Rachel decides to hit black toward the middle

17 Jun 2017 3:22PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Yellow has got a trivial hoop to go 6-5 up

17 Jun 2017 3:22PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

runs it just shy of the peg

17 Jun 2017 3:22PM (Tournament); 6 Readers


GAME 1: B+B (Rachel) 5 - 6 R+Y (Tobi)


17 Jun 2017 3:23PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Blue in OK position. Probably going to get cleared by yellow

17 Jun 2017 3:23PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Rachel's lining up the clearance on yellow as Tobi plays red into postion at 12

17 Jun 2017 3:23PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

clears it. Bit of angle takes yellow to east penalty spot. Black on south boundary halfway between 4 + 5

17 Jun 2017 3:24PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Yellow's shooting. Has to be careful not to clatter his red ball here....

17 Jun 2017 3:24PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Misses to west boundary. Probably a bit relieved to not clear red.

17 Jun 2017 3:24PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Hoop or ball--- age old dilemma

17 Jun 2017 3:24PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Ball

17 Jun 2017 3:25PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Clears to centre of East boundary, retaining position in front of 12

17 Jun 2017 3:25PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Not good re-approach by red at all. Lags short and looks like it might even have blocked yellow

17 Jun 2017 3:25PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

blue nicely in front, but deeper than the hoop shot she just declined

17 Jun 2017 3:26PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

sorry- black nicely in front

17 Jun 2017 3:26PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Nice clearance by yellow takes blue off the east boundary. Yellow bounces off east boundary level with H3

17 Jun 2017 3:26PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Blue back into position. Will take a good hoop shot from red here....

17 Jun 2017 3:27PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Don't think I'd be having this tbh

17 Jun 2017 3:27PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

lining it up....

17 Jun 2017 3:27PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

woah

17 Jun 2017 3:27PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

well. Having struggled with hoops so far he runs that nicely.

17 Jun 2017 3:27PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Tobi takes the first 7-5.

17 Jun 2017 3:28PM (Tournament); 5 Readers


GAME 1: B+B (Rachel) 5 - 7 R+Y (Tobi)


17 Jun 2017 3:28PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

Burridge and Mulliner just getting started. Think I might shift focus to their game.

17 Jun 2017 3:28PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Will pepper scores in from T + R 's next game (s) into their commentary

17 Jun 2017 3:29PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Starting new commentary

17 Jun 2017 3:29PM (Tournament); 5 Readers

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