British GC Championship
Mulliner vs Burridge --- Open Singles Quarter Finals by Will Gee
Right, we're off. Internet not down, just a very long warm up
17 Jun 2017 3:39PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Meanwhile, Rachel took H1 in their second game
17 Jun 2017 3:39PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
J-P, fresh from his quarter final win is here to provide expert comments
17 Jun 2017 3:39PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Going to try to comment on the game more this time rather than dryly relaying positions
17 Jun 2017 3:40PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Right! Block games between Stephen and Ian was a mixed bag, with 2 not close games being shared between the two players
17 Jun 2017 3:40PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Ian wins toss. B+B. After a bit of tooing and fro-ing, Red misses clearance to centre of lawn
17 Jun 2017 3:41PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Black runs most of the way to 2
17 Jun 2017 3:42PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Yellow to few yards in front. Same with Blue
17 Jun 2017 3:42PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
These guys are playing much faster than R+T, gonna be tricky to keep up
17 Jun 2017 3:42PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Stephen just clips a black on his clearance. J-P can't believe it
17 Jun 2017 3:43PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Black back in front. Stephen lining up hoop shot
17 Jun 2017 3:43PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
yup 1 all
17 Jun 2017 3:43PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 1 - 1 Stephen Mulliner
17 Jun 2017 3:44PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Tobi levels off his game 1-1
17 Jun 2017 3:44PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
pretty standard 3 approaches to H3
17 Jun 2017 3:44PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Ian looks like he's hampered his blue with his black position
17 Jun 2017 3:44PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
J-P: Stephen lining up double clearance
17 Jun 2017 3:45PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Tobi's ball from the next lawn comes closer to clearing Ian's balls!
17 Jun 2017 3:45PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
After Stephen's miss, Ian runs nicely. Bit south of H4
17 Jun 2017 3:46PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 2 - 1 Stephen Mulliner
17 Jun 2017 3:46PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Rachel 2-1 also
17 Jun 2017 3:46PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Stephen in decent position (J-P "to be fair, decent position")
17 Jun 2017 3:46PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Black hanging back at H4
17 Jun 2017 3:46PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Ian's been talking about how difficult hoops on his lawn are all week. Hoop 5 is particularly difficult
17 Jun 2017 3:47PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Ian clears red after yellow over-approaches.
17 Jun 2017 3:47PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Sweaty 7 yarder slides down the edge of black. Not Stephen's best shot of the campaign
17 Jun 2017 3:47PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
black lags to position... Looks like yellow should crunch black.
17 Jun 2017 3:48PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Looked away, but yellow on the wire. Looks like either tap shot or failed block through the hoop
17 Jun 2017 3:48PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Blue plays in close--- too close
17 Jun 2017 3:48PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
J-P: Stephen's chances are slim on this hoop
17 Jun 2017 3:49PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
may have toned down his language before the watershed there a bit
17 Jun 2017 3:49PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Rachel Tobi are 2-2
17 Jun 2017 3:49PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Stephen misses clearance from H1
17 Jun 2017 3:50PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Ian lining up H4
17 Jun 2017 3:50PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Jump shot?
17 Jun 2017 3:50PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
sticks in the jaws. Not sure what he was jumping over there. Think he was trying to leave Stephen's ball on the wire
17 Jun 2017 3:50PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Stephen does another speed shot with yellow. Looks like yellow gently played through the back of the hoop
17 Jun 2017 3:51PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
3 balls 6 inches dead in front of H4.
17 Jun 2017 3:51PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Red's on the boundary and Ian's having a long think.
17 Jun 2017 3:52PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Not sure what's happening here, it has to be said. Ian clears his partner ball south of H4 and blue scatters toward East boundary
17 Jun 2017 3:53PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Red's clearance not good and clears black nearer the back of the hoop
17 Jun 2017 3:53PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
given that Ian had two balls inches in front of H4 about 2 minutes ago, I can't think how this has happened
17 Jun 2017 3:54PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Both players off the lawn...
17 Jun 2017 3:54PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Big hole had to be filled in apparently
17 Jun 2017 3:56PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Right-- looking more like a game of GC now. Black clears yellow toward north boundary
17 Jun 2017 3:57PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Yellow plays back in, blue clears.
17 Jun 2017 3:58PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Red tries a double clearance but gets a bit unfortunate with how the bounce goes. Black ends up in front of the hoop. Simple hoop for black....
17 Jun 2017 3:58PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Yep- gets it
17 Jun 2017 3:58PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 3 - 1 Stephen Mulliner
17 Jun 2017 3:58PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Yellow lags in front
17 Jun 2017 3:59PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Blue takes nicer position in front of H5
17 Jun 2017 3:59PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Stephen lining up block with Red
17 Jun 2017 3:59PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
all pretty standard H5 start
17 Jun 2017 3:59PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Can't have been blocked as Ian goes for the clearance. Misses to W penalty spot
17 Jun 2017 4:00PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Stephen chooses hoop and runs it just past peg. Nice one
17 Jun 2017 4:00PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 3 - 2 Stephen Mulliner
17 Jun 2017 4:00PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Rachel leads 3-2 and in control of 6.
17 Jun 2017 4:00PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Blue few yards in front of H6, red nicely 1.5 yards in front of 6
17 Jun 2017 4:01PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ian's black nudges red away from six from the E penalty spot
17 Jun 2017 4:01PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
good outcome from that shot in fact
17 Jun 2017 4:02PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
yellow clears blue. Keeps control, but strays to the west of H6. Looks like Ian's wrestled control of 6
17 Jun 2017 4:02PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Blue to decent position, and with black where it is, stephen takes the shot on
17 Jun 2017 4:03PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
misses to East boudnary
17 Jun 2017 4:03PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Black lining up 3 yard clearance on yellow.........
17 Jun 2017 4:03PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Good one as it clears about 15 yards
17 Jun 2017 4:03PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
J-P not hopeful for return clearance
17 Jun 2017 4:03PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
he's a clever chap- stephen misses to north boundary
17 Jun 2017 4:04PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
hmmmmm
17 Jun 2017 4:04PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
not a great hoop shot as blue hits far wire. Bounces back a couple of feet. Not runnable but still well in control of 6
17 Jun 2017 4:04PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Red has played very close to 6
17 Jun 2017 4:04PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Not sure if blue is hampered... Looks like cannon fodder to me
17 Jun 2017 4:04PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Mulliner's other ball is on North boundary--- he can't be liking the clearance.
17 Jun 2017 4:05PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ian's not sure whether to clear. I'd say leave red there and lag in
17 Jun 2017 4:05PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Black shoots.... misses to North boundary
17 Jun 2017 4:05PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Looks like yellow's lagging in. No need to clear now Black's disappeared
17 Jun 2017 4:06PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Decent lag into position
17 Jun 2017 4:06PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Rachel 4-2 up. Decent control of 7. Looks like Tobi's clearances aren't as consistent this game
17 Jun 2017 4:06PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Blue clears yellow well past H5. Blue nestles up to yellow--- looks nice but I think it's going to make black's shot very difficult
17 Jun 2017 4:07PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
red lags back to position
17 Jun 2017 4:07PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
black nudges red which splits about 4 yards
17 Jun 2017 4:08PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Must have been more space between the balls than it looked as yellow hits blue past H6. Blue misses return clearance on yellow
17 Jun 2017 4:08PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Red playing tight to the hoop--- good shout. Black has to take his hoop shot now or never
17 Jun 2017 4:09PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
looks tight though--- is it open?
17 Jun 2017 4:09PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Going for hoop, but clips red toward H7. Black ends up on North boundary
17 Jun 2017 4:10PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
For those playing Croquet drinking games, have a drink. Stephen does his first press up of the match
17 Jun 2017 4:10PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Yellow jawses 6. Wasn't sure if that was a hoop attempt or deliberate. Must have been tempting to run given blue was 20 odd yards away and red was legal near 7
17 Jun 2017 4:11PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Blue to decent position, banking on a good clearance by Black. Stephen trying to block line with red, but black shoots anyway. Clips red, and yellow runs
17 Jun 2017 4:12PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 3 - 3 Stephen Mulliner
17 Jun 2017 4:12PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
All level
17 Jun 2017 4:12PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Blue very good position in front of H7
17 Jun 2017 4:13PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Nicely cleared by Stephen with red. Black just replaces blue
17 Jun 2017 4:13PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Rachel 5-2 up and looking far more comfortable this game
17 Jun 2017 4:14PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Yellow plays in and is cleared by Blue
17 Jun 2017 4:14PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
looks like red's having a pop at the hoop
17 Jun 2017 4:15PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
slices black off the boundary which just comes back into position
17 Jun 2017 4:15PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Red is in front of H9!
17 Jun 2017 4:15PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Yellow clears black, but loses control to end up most of the way to 6
17 Jun 2017 4:15PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Blue in decent position in front of H7
17 Jun 2017 4:16PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Despite the scoreline, I'd say IB is playing better than SM
17 Jun 2017 4:16PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
J-P says neither player is playing great, but reckons Ian might have the edge
17 Jun 2017 4:16PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Couple of clearances and blacks in front with red shooting from near the boundary
17 Jun 2017 4:17PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
press up 2 of the match. Getting serious
17 Jun 2017 4:17PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Stephen runs a nice hoop- big turning moment
17 Jun 2017 4:18PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 3 - 4 Stephen Mulliner
17 Jun 2017 4:18PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
JP: Ian having a bit of a meltdown to go 4-3 down from 3-1 up
17 Jun 2017 4:18PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
But despite that, cracking position by black forces a clearance attempt by yellow
17 Jun 2017 4:18PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
yellow misses off south boundary
17 Jun 2017 4:18PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Blue in decent position too. Red probably shooting for hoop from 7 yards south of H2
17 Jun 2017 4:19PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Nope, sails past
17 Jun 2017 4:19PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Ian levels it off quickly at 8
17 Jun 2017 4:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 4 - 4 Stephen Mulliner
17 Jun 2017 4:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
JP likes the approach by yellow to H9 and calls 2 shots at it
17 Jun 2017 4:20PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Ian won't be needing the second as he hits first time with blue--- nice one
17 Jun 2017 4:20PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
From here, red's approach looks short and deep
17 Jun 2017 4:21PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
JP fancies it, but he's crazy
17 Jun 2017 4:21PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
black plays in, so does yellow
17 Jun 2017 4:21PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
right, what can Blue do from the East boundary? Difference between hitting or missing this clearance is huge
17 Jun 2017 4:22PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
slides down the edge of red- looked like it was hitting
17 Jun 2017 4:22PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
red cuts black toward East Penalty point
17 Jun 2017 4:23PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Ian thinks the same as me and just puts black back in position. Yellow looks tough and neither of their hoop shots have been good
17 Jun 2017 4:23PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Pressup 3
17 Jun 2017 4:23PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Rachel goes 6-2 up, despite Tobi having a ball legal in front of H9. Fair enough though I think
17 Jun 2017 4:24PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Yellow clangs
17 Jun 2017 4:24PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
These hoops, although difficult, have been extraordinarily generous with their rejections
17 Jun 2017 4:24PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
blue takes a shot at yellow, which is slap bang in front of H9, from south of H1. Misses
17 Jun 2017 4:25PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Red lags to position. Not convinced. I reckon black's getting this
17 Jun 2017 4:25PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Yep- Black jumps (didn't think it was blocked!) and runs to halfway
17 Jun 2017 4:26PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
huge
17 Jun 2017 4:26PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 5 - 4 Stephen Mulliner
17 Jun 2017 4:26PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Yellow is well short
17 Jun 2017 4:27PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Blue looks like it's just about runnable, but maybe quite angled
17 Jun 2017 4:27PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Rachel 6-3 up
17 Jun 2017 4:28PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Stephen clears
17 Jun 2017 4:28PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
4 balls on north boundary before Ian plays blue well south of H10
17 Jun 2017 4:28PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
red plays in and black does a nice controlled clearance
17 Jun 2017 4:28PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Don't know how Ian isn't more in control of this game
17 Jun 2017 4:29PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
erm
17 Jun 2017 4:30PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
well we might have our answer
17 Jun 2017 4:30PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
after some fairly protracted clearances, Ian rushes stephen's red in front of the hoop when taking position was pretty simple
17 Jun 2017 4:30PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
press up number 4
17 Jun 2017 4:30PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
getting pretty tipsy now
17 Jun 2017 4:30PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
5 ! can you believe it
17 Jun 2017 4:31PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
2 on one shot
17 Jun 2017 4:31PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
2 is not the magic number, as red clangs the hoop
17 Jun 2017 4:31PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
black clearing yellow. Good shot
17 Jun 2017 4:31PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Rachel takes the second 7-3. Clever money's gotta be on her to take the third
17 Jun 2017 4:32PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Back to Ian's game- still on hoop 9. Lots of clearing I'm afraid. Would say it's pretty even. Ian's banking on doing a 7 yard clearance, which if he gets, he should get the hoop
17 Jun 2017 4:33PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
black shooting--- lets see
17 Jun 2017 4:34PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
misses it. oh dear. that's one you have to hit
17 Jun 2017 4:34PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
not the most convincing hoop run by Stephen's yellow, but it's through.
17 Jun 2017 4:35PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 5 - 5 Stephen Mulliner
17 Jun 2017 4:35PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
All level. Very nice position by Ian's blue, and is joined by Red
17 Jun 2017 4:35PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
looks like stephen has made his clearance a lot harder with Red's position
17 Jun 2017 4:36PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
yep, called it. Stephen's clearance on blue is good, until yellow careers into red. Red scatters to H2.
17 Jun 2017 4:36PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Looks like Blue can't run from where he repositioned, but Ian in control
17 Jun 2017 4:36PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
couple of clearances later and stephen clears the wrong ball
17 Jun 2017 4:38PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Black slap bang in front, yellow shooting from a few yards away
17 Jun 2017 4:38PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
blue at H1, red H4
17 Jun 2017 4:39PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Yellow clears blue : JP "I'm not surprised"
17 Jun 2017 4:39PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
few clearances later and Ian is still well in control of 11
17 Jun 2017 4:40PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Continuous clearances from Stephen but Ian's retaining control
17 Jun 2017 4:42PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Stephen takes his first shot at a hoop in a while. Shot is awful, and his head sinks
17 Jun 2017 4:42PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Ian has 2 balls in front
17 Jun 2017 4:43PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Stephen recovers with a nice centre ball clearance on blue with red. Ian's got a hoop shot, albeit an angled one
17 Jun 2017 4:43PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
doesn't fully commit, and bounces off a few inches in front. I reckon red's got a juicy in off, and yellow is now a yard or two in front
17 Jun 2017 4:43PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Blue shoots at red, but clangs hoop 2
17 Jun 2017 4:44PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
JP- that is not a very good shot at all...
17 Jun 2017 4:44PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
it really wasn't
17 Jun 2017 4:44PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
red has a go at the in off but ends up behind the hoop. Decent clearance by Ian with black, and I reckon Ian's still got a fighting chance here
17 Jun 2017 4:45PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
yellow into decent position
17 Jun 2017 4:45PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
ballsy clearance with blue on yello
17 Jun 2017 4:45PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
yellow punted into the middle of the lawn blue holds albeit past hoop 11
17 Jun 2017 4:46PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
red plays into dubious position and black comes in front
17 Jun 2017 4:46PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
yellow hits the back of the hoop (!)
17 Jun 2017 4:46PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
clearance by blue half balls red. Not that much umpf, but enough too stop the hoop run.
17 Jun 2017 4:47PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Stephen half balls the return clearance and scatters into partner.
17 Jun 2017 4:47PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Ian's off the hook here I reckon
17 Jun 2017 4:47PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
black in front, yellow a few yards south of 11
17 Jun 2017 4:47PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
red pretty much at 1
17 Jun 2017 4:47PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
yellow must have more faith in his shooting than the audience: he lags red into position
17 Jun 2017 4:48PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
blue comes to position. red to position?!
17 Jun 2017 4:48PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
black tries an in off. Gets the clearance but not the hoop
17 Jun 2017 4:49PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
JP not thinking yellow will hit...
17 Jun 2017 4:49PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
ha- hill assist there as yellow halfballs red
17 Jun 2017 4:49PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
black halfway between 11 and peg and yellow north boundary
17 Jun 2017 4:49PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
blue plays into position and now both red and blue have ropey hoop shots
17 Jun 2017 4:50PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
stephen chooses to clear and makes a mess of it. Red scatters to hoop 2.
17 Jun 2017 4:50PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
black to postion, yellow to position
17 Jun 2017 4:50PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
both players a bit nervy of hoops it seems
17 Jun 2017 4:50PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Tobi took the first of the deciding game
17 Jun 2017 4:50PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Ian misses a clearance and Stephen just snicks one
17 Jun 2017 4:51PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
black's got a dilemma- 4 yard hoop with yellow a yard in front
17 Jun 2017 4:51PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
gotta be the clearance given their last few shots
17 Jun 2017 4:52PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
sensible little clearance sends yellow to the east of 11 and black t the wire
17 Jun 2017 4:52PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
to the west sorry
17 Jun 2017 4:52PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
yellow goes for wiring
17 Jun 2017 4:52PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
J-P reckons this is a 0 percenter
17 Jun 2017 4:52PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
nails it-- cross wired from black
17 Jun 2017 4:53PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
can't run the hoop mind
17 Jun 2017 4:53PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
1-1 in Tobi Rachel's game
17 Jun 2017 4:53PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Woah-
17 Jun 2017 4:54PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
this hoop 11 was never going to be run in a conventional way
17 Jun 2017 4:54PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
clearance by Ian, almost centre ball, lands blue 99% of the way through 11
17 Jun 2017 4:55PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
I'm guessing it was more luck than design
17 Jun 2017 4:55PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Yellow's near peg, but to be honest, he's gonna have to have a bit of luck to not rush peel, as odd as that sounds
17 Jun 2017 4:55PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
SHOT!
17 Jun 2017 4:55PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
blue to the north boundary
17 Jun 2017 4:55PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
JP- quality shot might just give Stephen the advantage
17 Jun 2017 4:56PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
seems like they can pull out the shots to prevent oppo running, but not to seal the hoop for themselves
17 Jun 2017 4:56PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Rachel runs a nice H3 to go 2-1 up
17 Jun 2017 4:56PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Ian's blue over runs-- bit of a waste
17 Jun 2017 4:56PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
and he was careless with black's position
17 Jun 2017 4:57PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Ian is objectively still in control of 11, but I'd say the momentum has firmly shifted
17 Jun 2017 4:57PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Red comes in and black has a hack at the hoop
17 Jun 2017 4:57PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
yellow wired from blue so just takes position
17 Jun 2017 4:57PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
blue clearing red
17 Jun 2017 4:58PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
nice one
17 Jun 2017 4:58PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
nice controlled clearance
17 Jun 2017 4:58PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Stephen having to clear black with red from N boundary
17 Jun 2017 4:58PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
....erm
17 Jun 2017 4:58PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
bad shot reward
17 Jun 2017 4:58PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
ed
17 Jun 2017 4:59PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
hits hoop, bounces off, shifts black
17 Jun 2017 4:59PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
doesn't make much difference as Ian takes yellow out anyway
17 Jun 2017 4:59PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Right
17 Jun 2017 4:59PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
yellow in front
17 Jun 2017 4:59PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
does blue go for the hoop or clear?
17 Jun 2017 4:59PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
bit of both as he hits yellow and stops just in front of 11
17 Jun 2017 5:00PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
That's right readers--- 25 minutes on H11 now
17 Jun 2017 5:01PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
red goes for a bit of a hail mary as it tries to clear blue through the back of the hoop
17 Jun 2017 5:01PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
bit underpowered to be honest-- not sure it would have actually shifted it
17 Jun 2017 5:01PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
gotta be Ian's hoop now
17 Jun 2017 5:01PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
really?! Black declines a simple clearance in favour of sticking another in front
17 Jun 2017 5:02PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Looks like blue can only run by a few inches
17 Jun 2017 5:02PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
I'd take that given the circumstances
17 Jun 2017 5:02PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Ref being called
17 Jun 2017 5:02PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Yellow played in front
17 Jun 2017 5:03PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Ref being called for Blue's shot at the hoop
17 Jun 2017 5:03PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Championship ref-- seems like an important shot
17 Jun 2017 5:04PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
fair enough- the difference between a fault and a clean run is huge
17 Jun 2017 5:04PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
bout to play the shot
17 Jun 2017 5:06PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
sounded filthy, but was ruled clean
17 Jun 2017 5:06PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
ends up firmly in the jaws
17 Jun 2017 5:07PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
played with a lot of force
17 Jun 2017 5:07PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
stephen clears black to C2 with yellow nice jumping position
17 Jun 2017 5:07PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
black misses.... that could be expensive
17 Jun 2017 5:07PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Stephen's not known for his jumps
17 Jun 2017 5:07PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Crowd feeling is that Ian is safe, and I'm with them
17 Jun 2017 5:08PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
few practice swings...
17 Jun 2017 5:08PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
shanked it
17 Jun 2017 5:08PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
centre wire, drops down onto blue. looks like he's been fortunate as yellow has glued itself to the back of blue
17 Jun 2017 5:08PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
it is through at least though.
17 Jun 2017 5:08PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
35 minute hoop- hope you enjoyed it as much as us
17 Jun 2017 5:08PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 6 - 5 Stephen Mulliner
17 Jun 2017 5:09PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Advantage Burridge despite 12 already looking dodgy for him
17 Jun 2017 5:09PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Referee
17 Jun 2017 5:09PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Not sure Ian should be shifting this ball... Just do a tap shot, red approaches 12, black approaches 12, blue plays off toward 13...
17 Jun 2017 5:10PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
JP agrees
17 Jun 2017 5:10PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
instead Ian is looking to shift blue prematurely. Maybe he's hoping for a 14 yarder at hoop / ball at 12
17 Jun 2017 5:11PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
WHAT?
17 Jun 2017 5:11PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
erm
17 Jun 2017 5:11PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
much bigger shot than expected
17 Jun 2017 5:11PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
yellow hit to N boundary (?) and blue ends up near black on Eastboundary
17 Jun 2017 5:12PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Ballsy combo. Red approaches and Black rushes blue toward 12!
17 Jun 2017 5:12PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Yellow over runs approach to 12
17 Jun 2017 5:12PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Right-- hooop or ball with blue?
17 Jun 2017 5:12PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
in off effort-- bit greedy
17 Jun 2017 5:12PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
blue goes flying past the hoop and I don't reckon Ian will get another shot at 12
17 Jun 2017 5:13PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
red in front black clearing
17 Jun 2017 5:13PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
just nicks it and and sends black to C1
17 Jun 2017 5:13PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
blue clears... but getting a bit desperate now as Stephen sends a second ball in front of 12
17 Jun 2017 5:14PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Black's clearance hits hoop 1...
17 Jun 2017 5:15PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
bounces to centre of North Boundary
17 Jun 2017 5:15PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
hoop hole being filled
17 Jun 2017 5:16PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Stephen lining up yellow
17 Jun 2017 5:16PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
slides through--- body language says he was trying to jaws
17 Jun 2017 5:18PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Blue gets good postion in front of thirteen
17 Jun 2017 5:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 6 - 6 Stephen Mulliner
17 Jun 2017 5:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Red to boundary
17 Jun 2017 5:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
black in front
17 Jun 2017 5:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
yellow misses to boundary
17 Jun 2017 5:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
RIGHT
17 Jun 2017 5:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
2 yarder hoop 13 for Ian
17 Jun 2017 5:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
JAWSES IT
17 Jun 2017 5:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
has mulliner been working on his 7 yard jumps?
17 Jun 2017 5:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
crowd is agreed
17 Jun 2017 5:20PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
this is a 0 percenter
17 Jun 2017 5:20PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
woah
17 Jun 2017 5:20PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Stephen's been working out it seems
17 Jun 2017 5:20PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
one bounce and it scares the hoop
17 Jun 2017 5:20PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
pretty good effort, but gets rejected
17 Jun 2017 5:21PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Ian rush peels--- simple
17 Jun 2017 5:21PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 7 - 6 Stephen Mulliner
17 Jun 2017 5:21PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
All square in Rachel Tobi game-- 3 all
17 Jun 2017 5:21PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Interlude between games still going on
17 Jun 2017 5:27PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
As spoilers - Reg is 6-6 against Mohammed Kamal in the first game of their quarter
17 Jun 2017 5:27PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Rachel is 4-3 up and in sound position at 8
17 Jun 2017 5:27PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Kamal takes first game 7-6 vs Reg in their quarter with a nice Hoop 13
17 Jun 2017 5:29PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Right game's back on
17 Jun 2017 5:33PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
GAME 2:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 0 - 0 Stephen Mulliner (R+Y)
17 Jun 2017 5:33PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Couple of OKay positions in front of 1 by stephen. Dubious black position and a bit short by Ian's blue
17 Jun 2017 5:34PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Stephen puts yellow just outside jaws of 1. Black goes for a jump...
17 Jun 2017 5:35PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Stephen puts yellow just outside jaws of 1. Black goes for a jump...
17 Jun 2017 5:35PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
That's not a typo- wrong ball already
17 Jun 2017 5:35PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Stephen runs ball from jaws down to H2
17 Jun 2017 5:36PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Hmmm-- internet or Croquet scores is a bit slow
17 Jun 2017 5:38PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
pretty routine position at 2 for Ian and Stephen.
17 Jun 2017 5:39PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Tobi got hoop 9 in his game- Rachel now leads only 5-4. Rachel had a pretty good chance at 9 as well
17 Jun 2017 5:39PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Meanwhile, Ian has his black in front of 2 with yellow playing to position in front, hiding from blue
17 Jun 2017 5:40PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Blue into tight position and red clears black. Ian having to clear yellow
17 Jun 2017 5:40PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
JP: Ian to miss and stephen to go 2-0 up
17 Jun 2017 5:41PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
couldn't be more wrong
17 Jun 2017 5:41PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
JP: "It's an anti-Burridge"
17 Jun 2017 5:41PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Ian gets a decent clearance and almost an in off
17 Jun 2017 5:41PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Black in the jaws after red goes to position
17 Jun 2017 5:42PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Stephen's yellow looking like it's clearing black
17 Jun 2017 5:43PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
nice one-- shifts it 5 yards east of 2
17 Jun 2017 5:43PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
blue sneaks in front
17 Jun 2017 5:43PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
stephen clearing black with red leaving jump to yellow
17 Jun 2017 5:43PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
not convinced Stephen should be relying on his jumps
17 Jun 2017 5:43PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
real tussle developing on Rachel's lawn at hoop 10...
17 Jun 2017 5:44PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Ian isn't as certain-- clear or position?
17 Jun 2017 5:44PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
shoots. Not convinced he wanted to hit that, and luckily he didn't
17 Jun 2017 5:45PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Right. Slow slow upload
17 Jun 2017 5:48PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
missed some comedy gold whilst we were away
17 Jun 2017 5:48PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Stephen shanked the jump, Ian ran, Stephen takes pretty good position at 3 and then does very questionable clearance after 2 on Ian's second ball
17 Jun 2017 5:49PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Still-- Ian missed both clearances and Stephen runs
17 Jun 2017 5:49PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
GAME 2: Ian leads 1 game to nil
Ian Burridge (B+B) 1 - 2 Stephen Mulliner (R+Y)
17 Jun 2017 5:50PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Pretty quick hoop 4. Ian levels it up
17 Jun 2017 5:50PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
GAME 2: Ian leads 1 game to nil
Ian Burridge (B+B) 2 - 2 Stephen Mulliner (R+Y)
17 Jun 2017 5:50PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Stephen over approaches 5 with the first ball and has his second ball cleared by Ian's blue. Ian's black is in front of 5, about 5 yards angled
17 Jun 2017 5:51PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Hoop or ball?
17 Jun 2017 5:52PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Tobi mounting a comeback-- 5 all in their game now. Rachel has first approach to 11
17 Jun 2017 5:52PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ian is desperate to redefine a Burridge as he goes for yet another near centre ball in off
17 Jun 2017 5:52PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
pretty good effort. Nudges red away from hoop running position and samples the jaws before ending up just in front
17 Jun 2017 5:53PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Blue gets cleared by yellow
17 Jun 2017 5:54PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Very nice clearance by blue on red, centre ball
17 Jun 2017 5:54PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
black plum in front-- Stephen needs to hit this
17 Jun 2017 5:54PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
nope
17 Jun 2017 5:54PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ian runs 5 to just past peg
17 Jun 2017 5:55PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
GAME 2: Ian leads 1 game to nil
Ian Burridge (B+B) 3 - 2 Stephen Mulliner (R+Y)
17 Jun 2017 5:55PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Yellow plum in front of 6, blue nicely in front
17 Jun 2017 5:55PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
red slides past 6...
17 Jun 2017 5:55PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Tobi runs 11 from boundary via Rachel's ball to go 6-5 up
17 Jun 2017 5:56PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ian's clearance hits the wire, and stephen clears
17 Jun 2017 5:56PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Stephen has a ball dead in front and a second 2 feet to the east of 6
17 Jun 2017 5:56PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ian's blue is halfway between peg and 6
17 Jun 2017 5:57PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
really nice clearance by Ian's black on Red, centre ball
17 Jun 2017 5:57PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
wrestled control, and I think Stephen's close approach to 6 has failed to block
17 Jun 2017 5:57PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
erm- blue clears yellow, probably not a bad outcome
17 Jun 2017 5:57PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
red shanks his clearance and black runs a pretty long hoop. Sue claps in rapturous applause
17 Jun 2017 5:58PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
GAME 2: Ian leads 1 game to nil
Ian Burridge (B+B) 4 - 2 Stephen Mulliner (R+Y)
17 Jun 2017 5:58PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
6 all in Rachel V Tobi
17 Jun 2017 5:58PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Um- Rachel and Tobi's game more interesting
17 Jun 2017 5:59PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
going to swap
17 Jun 2017 5:59PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
pretty good position by Tobi in front of 13 on his first approach.
17 Jun 2017 5:59PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Rachel lining up clearance
17 Jun 2017 5:59PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
just misses. Heads off north boundary couple of yards east of 13
17 Jun 2017 6:00PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Tobi's second ball over approaches- looks unrunnable
17 Jun 2017 6:00PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Rachel lining up what could be her last shot
17 Jun 2017 6:00PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
misses... She was watching it--- maybe it hills
17 Jun 2017 6:01PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Tobi got an OK hoop to seal it
17 Jun 2017 6:01PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
was probably right to shift focus. Nothing has happened in SM vs IB since
17 Jun 2017 6:01PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Tobi lining up shot at hoop ............
17 Jun 2017 6:01PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
powers it through
17 Jun 2017 6:01PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Pretty good come back. Rachel was well in control at 5-2 up, and had chances to seal it. Tad lucky at 11 to get the in off by Tobi, but Tobi played pretty solidly to come back
17 Jun 2017 6:02PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Right- SM v IB
17 Jun 2017 6:02PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Huh- Stephen's banking on his jumps again, but again, not a good idea
17 Jun 2017 6:04PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ian runs 7 to within 6 yards of 8
17 Jun 2017 6:05PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ian well in control of this match now
17 Jun 2017 6:05PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
GAME 2: Ian leads 1 game to nil
Ian Burridge (B+B) 5 - 2 Stephen Mulliner (R+Y)
17 Jun 2017 6:05PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Stephen misses clearance at 8
17 Jun 2017 6:05PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ian clears yellow, and despite a bit of a growl, looks like he's got wired position with his own ball bouncing off toward 9!
17 Jun 2017 6:06PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
mind you, Stephen's shooting...
17 Jun 2017 6:06PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
half balls it
17 Jun 2017 6:06PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
blue lags back into position. Still gotta be Ian in control
17 Jun 2017 6:07PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Stephen goes 4 yards in front
17 Jun 2017 6:07PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
black comes into half decent position
17 Jun 2017 6:07PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
yellow half balls it
17 Jun 2017 6:07PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
if Ian cracks this clearance, it's his hoop
17 Jun 2017 6:07PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
hmmmm
17 Jun 2017 6:07PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
not sure about that at all. Ian plants a ball iin front. Looks like Stephen's blocked but does double clearance instead
17 Jun 2017 6:08PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
black into poor position, yellow into worse position
17 Jun 2017 6:08PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
as a reminder--- lawns are very fast
17 Jun 2017 6:08PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
blue shanks clearance to corner 3
17 Jun 2017 6:09PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
looks like Stephen's all over hoop 8 now
17 Jun 2017 6:09PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
couple of missed clearances from Ian here and he's lost control of 8
17 Jun 2017 6:11PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Stephen going halfway with red-- pretty cocky given yellow has actually got a tricky hoop
17 Jun 2017 6:11PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Ian thinks so too and sticks black in front (was wired)
17 Jun 2017 6:11PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
yellow into jaws
17 Jun 2017 6:12PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
clumsy
17 Jun 2017 6:12PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
wow, stephen must be feeling pretty silly now. Ian does wonder clearance from just outside C1. Clears yellow most of the way to H2, and bounces off to C4
17 Jun 2017 6:12PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Now stephen is having to shoot back from halfway to stay in the hoop!
17 Jun 2017 6:13PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
nice shot in fairness. Bit gentle and caught the wrong side of it, but extends black's shot to 5 yards
17 Jun 2017 6:13PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
it's enough and Ian gets rejected after sampling the jaws
17 Jun 2017 6:13PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Black to a couple of feet East of 1
17 Jun 2017 6:13PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
yellow dead in front of 8
17 Jun 2017 6:14PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Ian clears red up lawn from C4-- pretty impressive shot
17 Jun 2017 6:15PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
not sure what red could actually do-- might have been aiming at yellow
17 Jun 2017 6:15PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Red over runs
17 Jun 2017 6:15PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
controlled clearance with black punts yellow to north boundary
17 Jun 2017 6:15PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Ian back in control here
17 Jun 2017 6:15PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
yellow 4 yards in front. Blue clears red very nicely
17 Jun 2017 6:16PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Ian has had a second wind here
17 Jun 2017 6:16PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
he was looking pretty hopeless at this hoop a few minutes ago
17 Jun 2017 6:16PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Couple of decent clearances, and Stephen jawses 8.
17 Jun 2017 6:18PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Ian's ball, despite being behind the hoop, only just snicks it, and nudges it just through the hoop
17 Jun 2017 6:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
GAME 2: Ian leads 1 game to nil
Ian Burridge (B+B) 5 - 3 Stephen Mulliner (R+Y)
17 Jun 2017 6:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Yellow to play, but severely hampered
17 Jun 2017 6:19PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
ends up 6 yards angled in front--- actually not that bad an outcome given the hamper
17 Jun 2017 6:20PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Blue to decent postion
17 Jun 2017 6:20PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
now red has to play a hampered shot
17 Jun 2017 6:20PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Similar position as yellow. Black to deep. Yellow clears blue
17 Jun 2017 6:21PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
blue to position. Red has a pop at the hoop- rejected close to the hoop. Black takes a pop, rejected. Yellow clears blue
17 Jun 2017 6:22PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Ian in solid control of 9 now
17 Jun 2017 6:23PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Stephen's got 2 balls in middle of South Boundary, Ian has 2 balls within a couple of feet of 9
17 Jun 2017 6:24PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Stephen does a gentle clearance with the first and misses the hoop with the second
17 Jun 2017 6:25PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Ian has two balls dead in front of 9, Stephen has 1 ball 4 yards north of 9 and 1 ball in Corner 3
17 Jun 2017 6:26PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Gotta be backing Ian to go 6-3 up here
17 Jun 2017 6:26PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Black goes halfway, Stephen has a crack at the ball plum in front from C3 and clangs the wire
17 Jun 2017 6:28PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Ian runs 9 to a couple of feet west of 10
17 Jun 2017 6:28PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
GAME 2: Ian leads 1 game to nil
Ian Burridge (B+B) 6 - 3 Stephen Mulliner (R+Y)
17 Jun 2017 6:28PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
J-P: Don't think Stephen's playing his best here.
17 Jun 2017 6:29PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Couple of rotations of clearances, and Stephen hangs in with a 30 yard clearance on Ian
17 Jun 2017 6:30PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
black well in front, yellow behind the hoop
17 Jun 2017 6:30PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
halfball clearance--- not good. Mulliner bounces most of the way to H1, and black toward E penalty spot
17 Jun 2017 6:31PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
blue to position, red misses clearance
17 Jun 2017 6:31PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
this hoop is Ian's to lose
17 Jun 2017 6:31PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
RR- that is correct
17 Jun 2017 6:31PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
After a missed clearance from Stephen, Ian halfheartedly goes for the hoop
17 Jun 2017 6:32PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
it was pretty not good, as it just bangs off the near wire
17 Jun 2017 6:33PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
another missed clearance, another opportunity for Ian
17 Jun 2017 6:33PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
there it is- shake of the mallet and a shake of the hands
17 Jun 2017 6:33PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Ian wins 7-3 in the second
17 Jun 2017 6:33PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
GAME 2: Ian wins 2 games to nil
Ian Burridge (B+B) 7 - 3 Stephen Mulliner (R+Y)
17 Jun 2017 6:34PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Right. I'm off to dinner
17 Jun 2017 6:34PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
I'll leave you with news that Reg and Kamal are on hoop 10 game 2, with Reg either 5-4 or 6-3 up
17 Jun 2017 6:35PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Mohammed wins H10
17 Jun 2017 6:35PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Right- bye for now
17 Jun 2017 6:36PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
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