British GC Championship
Bamford vs Burridge: British Open Semi Final by Will Gee
Hello all- another scorcher here today at Surbiton. Reg and Ian are underway, with Tobi and J-P about to start. I'll be covering Ian and Reg, Rachel will be covering J-P and and Tobi
18 Jun 2017 9:55AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
So- Bamford and Burridge are well underway. Ian won the toss and placed two good balls in at H1. Reg placed red in posi and shot at black with yellow, missing to W boundary
18 Jun 2017 9:59AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Ian cleared red with blue, Reg misses return roquet and Ian runs 1 down to H2
18 Jun 2017 9:59AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 1 - 0 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 10:00AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
At hoop 2 now. Reg was in firm control, to the point that Ian conceded and went halfway. Prematurely it seemed, as Reg clanged the hoop and Ian had to replay back to the hoop. Ian's just had to pull out a clearance at 2 from the south boundary to keep his hopes of running 2 alive
18 Jun 2017 10:01AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Reg plays yellow back into position, but it immediately get centre ball cleared by blue. Red comes back in, only to get centred by black.
18 Jun 2017 10:02AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Ian's been pulling out lots of controlled clearances in the Knockout, and it's turned this hoop around for him
18 Jun 2017 10:03AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Reg plays close to the hoop with yellow, but it doesn't quite block. Ian takes his chance and runs with the blue to take an early lead
18 Jun 2017 10:03AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 2 - 0 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 10:03AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Laptop issues are affecting commentary of Savage - Moberly, but J-P leads 1-0 and is in control of 2
18 Jun 2017 10:04AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Back to Reg and Ian- a good Red at H3 by Reg lasts only one shot as Ian clears. Red off the East boundary, black a couple yards west of corner 3.
18 Jun 2017 10:05AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Yellow tries to come tight to the hoop, but looks like it's over run. Probably technically runnable, but not really where you want to be hooping from
18 Jun 2017 10:05AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Blue is very short, and Ian isn't too pleased about it
18 Jun 2017 10:05AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Red heads very near to Blue, and it looks like Ian is lining up a clearance on yellow.... Not sure about that shot
18 Jun 2017 10:06AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Could have been a hoop shot or even a double, as it clangs the outside wire of 3
18 Jun 2017 10:07AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
yellow plays dead in front of 3, and this looks like a big in off
18 Jun 2017 10:07AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
umm.... Ian might have been greedy or might have shanked that. Doesn't make contact with yellow at all with blue's shot and cracks into the wire. Red immediately clears black to west boundary just north of H1, with red bouncing to H5!
18 Jun 2017 10:08AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Cracking return clearance though- early pressure shot clears yellow from plum in front to C3 with black
18 Jun 2017 10:09AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
after yellow goes very tight to H3, blue goes in between yellow and the hoop. Looks pretty, but I bet Ian's not fancying this clearance with the black, as it'll probably plough straight into the blue
18 Jun 2017 10:10AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
ha- Reg blocks with Red to make double sure. Ian goes for clearance anyway, and halfballs the Red to C4 and Black goes to west penalty point
18 Jun 2017 10:10AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
looks like a dolly clearance for Reg
18 Jun 2017 10:11AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Yep- does a nice little shot, sending blue a couple of yards past the hoop, leaving it wired from yellow.
18 Jun 2017 10:11AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Blue plays back in front, and Ian is now banking on doing his second 25 yard clearance of the hoop
18 Jun 2017 10:11AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Red plays back to position, but I'm not convinced Reg tried that hard with that position shot. It's quite angled
18 Jun 2017 10:12AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Huh- black gambles and plays deep position at H3
18 Jun 2017 10:12AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
yellow's shot seems angled enough that Reg isn't just pinging this through
18 Jun 2017 10:13AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
but, Reg is still lining up the shot
18 Jun 2017 10:13AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
alot of umming and erring
18 Jun 2017 10:14AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
well past the minute mark now
18 Jun 2017 10:14AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
caution gets the better of Reg. He declines a possible yellow to clear a definite blue to the West boundary. Yellow pings off the north boundary in front of H3
18 Jun 2017 10:15AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Red really doesn't look good, and I'm guessing Ian is just playing into position
18 Jun 2017 10:15AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Blue to the North Boundary
18 Jun 2017 10:16AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Red must be looking to Jaws this, which would be hoop over given the depth of blue and black
18 Jun 2017 10:16AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
yep, Jaws. Nice shot.
18 Jun 2017 10:16AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Not sure whether Ian had many options with Blue. Maybe dead in front would have been a bit better, but even then, Ian would be struggling at this hoop
18 Jun 2017 10:17AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Good effort on the jump by black, but not enough height as it peels red through by a yard or two. Yellow takes deep position at 4- maybe 4-5 yards
18 Jun 2017 10:17AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Not convinced Reg is firing on all cylinders at the moment, and his touch play especially is letting him down a bit
18 Jun 2017 10:18AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 2 - 1 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 10:18AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Tobi levels his game up 1-1
18 Jun 2017 10:18AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
a bit of a vocalisation as Ian almost rushes Reg's ball closer to the hoop, but just misses it to end up in OKay position
18 Jun 2017 10:18AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
red then plays a bit closer to H4, but still a few yards back. Good clearance by Ian takes yellow out to C4
18 Jun 2017 10:19AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
black richochets to centre of S boundary
18 Jun 2017 10:19AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Reg taking on the ten yarder to stop the hoop shot, but I reckon Ian will clear
18 Jun 2017 10:20AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Reg misses off the North Boundary
18 Jun 2017 10:20AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ian's looking at the clearance...
18 Jun 2017 10:20AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
hoop or ball, hoop or ball
18 Jun 2017 10:20AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
hoop
18 Jun 2017 10:21AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
brave
18 Jun 2017 10:21AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
but
18 Jun 2017 10:21AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
reapproaches the ball-- looking a bit nervy
18 Jun 2017 10:21AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
clangs the wire, and gets rejected 90 degrees to an off side position...
18 Jun 2017 10:22AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
red runs to south boundary
18 Jun 2017 10:22AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 2 - 2 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 10:22AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
yellow left offside, blue recalled to penalty point
18 Jun 2017 10:23AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
black plays to nice wired position from yellow, and yellow plays up to 5
18 Jun 2017 10:23AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
hmmmm--- spot of luck there as yellow looks like it was going to glue itself to the wire until about 2 yards away
18 Jun 2017 10:24AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
ends up dead in front
18 Jun 2017 10:24AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Good clearance by red centres black to west of H2
18 Jun 2017 10:24AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Nice return clearance by black nicks yellow back to h4. Another two feet and he would have fluked the wire on yellow, but Ian has the upper hand now
18 Jun 2017 10:25AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
bigger upper hand as Reg misses clearance
18 Jun 2017 10:25AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ian runs with blue halfway to Peg
18 Jun 2017 10:26AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 3 - 2 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 10:26AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Red plays to position in front of 6. Looks like blue has a big double of hoop and ball...
18 Jun 2017 10:26AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Tobi is 2-1 up
18 Jun 2017 10:26AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
erm.... bit of a rash shot there. Think Ian was going for hoop and ball with black, and ends up shanking it and colliding with blue...
18 Jun 2017 10:27AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
scatters to Hoops 2 and 3 and Reg simply plays in.
18 Jun 2017 10:27AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Ian does another good clearance, but Reg plays back in.
18 Jun 2017 10:28AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Don't think Ian's going to get a hoop shot here
18 Jun 2017 10:28AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
black shooting at red from H3, risking a pop at the hoop by yellow.
18 Jun 2017 10:28AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
clears. Reg lining up hoop.....
18 Jun 2017 10:28AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
clangs it!
18 Jun 2017 10:28AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Jaws would have been more than sufficient there
18 Jun 2017 10:29AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
so, Red is 10 yards south of hoop 2, black is 4 yards NW of 5, and blue is at the East penalty spot
18 Jun 2017 10:30AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
erm...
18 Jun 2017 10:30AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
blue plays to cannon fodder position near Red.
18 Jun 2017 10:30AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
body language looks like it was intentional, but not seeing the reasoning. Red clatters blue back to the penalty spot and keeps enough roll to get near to H6,, but probably not running position
18 Jun 2017 10:31AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
OKay- I suppose quite clever. Ian takes the hoop shot with the black whilst he's got one. Good effort from the distance, but gets rejected.
18 Jun 2017 10:31AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Reg in firm command of this hoop now as he scatters Ian off the north boundary heading off to H7. Reg's other ball is in front, and looks like Ian is wired.
18 Jun 2017 10:32AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Ian plays back in. Slightly angled yellow for reg to go 3-3
18 Jun 2017 10:32AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Yep- manages it no problem, and Reg levels it off. Reg's red is on the boundary legal a bit angled in front of 7. Will he take a hack at the hoop?
18 Jun 2017 10:33AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 3 - 3 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 10:33AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Tobi is 3-1 up and shooting straight
18 Jun 2017 10:33AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Ian pings blue off the N boundary in front of H7. 7 yard shoot out with Reg? not my tactic of choice
18 Jun 2017 10:34AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Reg plays the shot very quickly, but gets rejected almost to the west penalty spot.
18 Jun 2017 10:34AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
hmmmm- bit of a careless overapproach there by black. Ends up deep and angled
18 Jun 2017 10:35AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Yellow plays tight position. might just about have blocked blue from the boundary shot, but not convinced he wants to be shooting at this anyway.
18 Jun 2017 10:36AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
bit of a containing safety as Ian nudges yellow past the hoop with blue
18 Jun 2017 10:36AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
that should have gone into position really
18 Jun 2017 10:36AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Nice shot by Reg. Plays tight with red blocking black's already difficult hoop
18 Jun 2017 10:36AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
blue scattered a bit far to make sure of the clearance on red
18 Jun 2017 10:37AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
a jump from black ?!
18 Jun 2017 10:37AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
OKay- fortune favours the brave it seems. A hoop that was difficult enough along the ground is jumped through to the boundary! Good hoop, but didn't have to be that difficult for him
18 Jun 2017 10:38AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
pretty loud celebration, but fair enough. That was a big point
18 Jun 2017 10:38AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 4 - 3 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 10:38AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Tobi 4-1 up after an unfortunate peel by J-P
18 Jun 2017 10:38AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
looks like Reg has lagged yellow into wired position from black
18 Jun 2017 10:39AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
speculative hoop shot by Blue is pretty good but gets rejected
18 Jun 2017 10:39AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Tobi runs 6 from where J-P peeled him to. 5-1
18 Jun 2017 10:39AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Checkmate for Ian at H8 as Reg tunes up his wiring and black is forced to just play in front of the hoop and let yellow have a shot
18 Jun 2017 10:40AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
J-P in meltdown as his semi wired approach to H7 clangs into hoop 5...
18 Jun 2017 10:40AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
the bounce back is cruel and he is wired from anything near 7
18 Jun 2017 10:41AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Good position in front of 9 by Ian's blue forces shot from Reg. Misses to C4
18 Jun 2017 10:41AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Black overplays position ending up in unrunnable position
18 Jun 2017 10:41AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
yellow snicks clearance on Blue taking it out of running position
18 Jun 2017 10:41AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
J-P recovers hoop 7 with a nice run from the boundary... But his ball ends up just through, so he's looking in trouble at 8 already
18 Jun 2017 10:42AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Tobi leads 5-2 there
18 Jun 2017 10:43AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
brief intermission in bamford burrideg
18 Jun 2017 10:43AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
right, we're back on
18 Jun 2017 10:45AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Ian has two balls in front of 9 after replaying to position after a clearance by Reg
18 Jun 2017 10:46AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Reg looking in a spot of bother here
18 Jun 2017 10:46AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Yellow does a nice 7 yarder clearance, and blue returns a little angled from the hoop
18 Jun 2017 10:46AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Big clearance here from west boundary, from where Reg had scattered after a previous clearance...
18 Jun 2017 10:47AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
misses to C4
18 Jun 2017 10:47AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
black plum in front to go 5-4 up, with good posi at 10
18 Jun 2017 10:47AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Yep- he runs
18 Jun 2017 10:47AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
quite long in fact as it ends up about 5 yards NW of 10
18 Jun 2017 10:48AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
yellow ends up angled from 10, 2 yards SW of 10
18 Jun 2017 10:48AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Blue 2.5 yards dead in front of 10
18 Jun 2017 10:48AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
hmmm... bit deep there from Red, and maybe more angled than he'd like.
18 Jun 2017 10:49AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Ian takes on the clearance on yellow with Black. Probably not needed per se, but executed very well. Centres it to boundary east of 4
18 Jun 2017 10:50AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Reg has a 20 yarder to stay in the hoop....
18 Jun 2017 10:50AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
6-2 to Tobi
18 Jun 2017 10:50AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Reg's shot clangs the wire and Ian is lining up the hoop
18 Jun 2017 10:51AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
.......oh dear, that shot might come back to haunt him
18 Jun 2017 10:51AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Ian gets rejected after a half hearted effort
18 Jun 2017 10:51AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Reg doesn't make the same mistake and pings Red through to the boundary
18 Jun 2017 10:51AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 5 - 5 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 10:51AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Decent position by black and yellow at 11
18 Jun 2017 10:52AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Blue plays very tight to the hoop, declining clearance on yellow
18 Jun 2017 10:53AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
looks like blue might have just sneaked a block on yellow-- if so very good shot
18 Jun 2017 10:53AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
convincing clearance by Reg, as Red takes black out to the west penalty point. Reg goes to centre of the south boundary though... If Ian makes return clearance, Ian will be well up
18 Jun 2017 10:54AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
hmmm....
18 Jun 2017 10:54AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Ian misses to C3.
18 Jun 2017 10:54AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Looks like Reg is lining up ball
18 Jun 2017 10:54AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
pretty careless clearance, as yellow heads 3 yards SE of 11
18 Jun 2017 10:54AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Ian over hits his approach and fails to get wired position
18 Jun 2017 10:55AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Red ends up deep too
18 Jun 2017 10:55AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
oh dear Ian- black overapproaches to unrunnable position pretty much due west of 11
18 Jun 2017 10:56AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
looks like yellow's just lagging in front
18 Jun 2017 10:56AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
J-P claims two more hoops to pull it back to JP 4-6 Tobi
18 Jun 2017 10:56AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Red is cleared very nicely by Blue, which holds position in front of 11
18 Jun 2017 10:57AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
those clearances have got Ian out of alot of trouble this tournament
18 Jun 2017 10:57AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Reg removes blue from position with Red- wasn't sure if he was shooting at black, as black has a simple clearance on yellow here
18 Jun 2017 10:58AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
yep- black does centre ball clearance but it was very difficult to hold hoop running position. Yellow back to dead in front
18 Jun 2017 10:59AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Tobi takes first game 7-4 against JP
18 Jun 2017 10:59AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Um... Ian runs 11 with blue from just shy of the boundary
18 Jun 2017 10:59AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
I suspect it was a semi-double, but pretty brave to take the hoop on directly rather than the ball
18 Jun 2017 11:00AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
GAME 1:
Ian Burridge (B+B) 6 - 5 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 11:00AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Red to peg high position, staying well away from blue, which ran most of the way to H4
18 Jun 2017 11:00AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
black plum in front
18 Jun 2017 11:00AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
yellow, blocked by H6, goes well wide of 12
18 Jun 2017 11:01AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Blue takes Red out toward C2, ending up on the boundary in front of 13
18 Jun 2017 11:01AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
The return clearance looked good, but took a bounce near black. Think it was probably missing anyway. Reg's body language was uncharacteristic after that shot after his head sinks and he shakes his head
18 Jun 2017 11:02AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Ian with a dolly hoop to finish
18 Jun 2017 11:03AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
yep- takes it 7-5. Well played Ian
18 Jun 2017 11:03AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
GAME 1: IAN WINS GAME 1
Ian Burridge (B+B) 7 - 5 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 11:03AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Intermission between games
18 Jun 2017 11:05AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Right, we're back on
18 Jun 2017 11:08AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Good position with Reg's Red ball in front of hoop 1 is immediately cleared by Ian's black
18 Jun 2017 11:08AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Reg's second ball is well short, and I don't think that will be running
18 Jun 2017 11:08AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Blue to play, and Ian is working out where to go
18 Jun 2017 11:09AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
....OKay... Powers it off the boundary in front of H1 from C4
18 Jun 2017 11:10AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
not a shot you often see. He does it well, but a slight difference in angle can work out as a monstrously angled hoop
18 Jun 2017 11:10AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Reg takes position with red, Ian takes posi with black, yellow clears black
18 Jun 2017 11:12AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Ian takes speculative 7 yarder hoop with blue....
18 Jun 2017 11:12AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
misses
18 Jun 2017 11:12AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Reg runs red off the boundary
18 Jun 2017 11:12AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
GAME 2: Ian leads 1 game to nil
Ian Burridge (B+B) 0 - 1 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 11:12AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
black to non-wired posi
18 Jun 2017 11:13AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
yellow to good posi
18 Jun 2017 11:13AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
blue takes speculative clearance at yellow
18 Jun 2017 11:13AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
misses to north boundary
18 Jun 2017 11:13AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Reg only just snicks his clearance on black with red... stops the hoop shot but black's clearance on yellow is simple enough
18 Jun 2017 11:14AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
nice centre ball clearance, but doesn't quite hold posi
18 Jun 2017 11:14AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
yellow clears but disappears most of the way up the lawn
18 Jun 2017 11:15AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
blue plays in front, but hills off the blocking line on yellow
18 Jun 2017 11:15AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
red 2.5 yards in front
18 Jun 2017 11:15AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
black nicely in front, but not blocking anything
18 Jun 2017 11:15AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
very nice centre ball clearance by reg. looking like it's very near the wire spot...
18 Jun 2017 11:16AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
......?
18 Jun 2017 11:16AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
blue playing halfway
18 Jun 2017 11:16AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Ian made this exact same decision at the same hoop last game
18 Jun 2017 11:17AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
...Red clangs the hoop!
18 Jun 2017 11:17AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Ian lining up black's hoop......
18 Jun 2017 11:17AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
... oh dear.
18 Jun 2017 11:18AM (Tournament); 8 Readers
black clangs it. Ian needs to have a go at these with more authority as he just didn't commit to that at all
18 Jun 2017 11:18AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
yellow plays in front, and now blue is returning from halfway
18 Jun 2017 11:18AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
very nice block on red's hoop
18 Jun 2017 11:18AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
blue cleared by red.
18 Jun 2017 11:19AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Reg doesn't seem to value holding position with the striker's ball as much as other top players, as his ball scatters to C2
18 Jun 2017 11:19AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
black clears yellow with a centre ball clearance only to be cleared in turn by yellow
18 Jun 2017 11:20AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
blue lags in front
18 Jun 2017 11:20AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
red over approaches from C2 to pretty angled position. Don't think he'll be running that
18 Jun 2017 11:20AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
IAn lining up clearance with black on yellow
18 Jun 2017 11:21AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
nails it toward H3, and black even samples the jaws of H2 before being rejected 3 yards East of H2
18 Jun 2017 11:21AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Reg misses the return clearance, and Ian has his second decent chance at this hoop
18 Jun 2017 11:21AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
yep, no mistake this time. Runs just shy of boundary
18 Jun 2017 11:22AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
GAME 2: Ian leads 1 game to nil
Ian Burridge (B+B) 1 - 1 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 11:22AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Very tight approach by Reg, and I think Red is in no-man's land. One more roll and it would have been incredible, one less and it'd be hopeless
18 Jun 2017 11:23AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
In the end, I think it's jawsable, but tricky to run
18 Jun 2017 11:23AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Black goes very deep. Not sure about that one at all, as Reg must be looking to put this into the jaws
18 Jun 2017 11:23AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Blue is not good at all and ends up well past the hoop
18 Jun 2017 11:23AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
yep- Reg into the jaws
18 Jun 2017 11:24AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Ian has whipped out one bouncing 7 yarder hoop this campaign, now would be a good time for his second
18 Jun 2017 11:24AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
woah, they don't come any closer than that. One bounce a few feet infront of 3, and black lands on top of red. It sticks there, spinning on top of red for maybe half a second before getting somehow rejected
18 Jun 2017 11:25AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Reg rush peels, but off the south boundary... Ian's approach with blue to H4 is well short, but runnable
18 Jun 2017 11:26AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
GAME 2: Ian leads 1 game to nil
Ian Burridge (B+B) 1 - 2 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 11:26AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Red underapproaches from the south boundary, ending up with a very angled hoop. Doubt it's jawsable, but it's near enough the hoop to cause headaches
18 Jun 2017 11:27AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Black's in better position than blue, but still not a gimme hoop shot
18 Jun 2017 11:27AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Yellow to very tight position. Blue has a crack at the hoop. Looks good, but gets rejected. I wonder if Ian should be hitting these hoop shots more firmly
18 Jun 2017 11:28AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
red clears black up to hoop 6. would have gone further, but black collides with H6
18 Jun 2017 11:29AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
bit of a gap between yellow and hoop here, but at this distance it's a bit of a double
18 Jun 2017 11:29AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
misses yellow
18 Jun 2017 11:29AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Reg has a simple hoop to go 3-1 up
18 Jun 2017 11:30AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
....
18 Jun 2017 11:30AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
yellow gets rejected to a few feet in front of 5.
18 Jun 2017 11:30AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
blue to tight in front
18 Jun 2017 11:30AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
woah, red runs clean as a whistle. Remarkable given the distance red was away from the hoop and that Reg had just clanged a simple hoop. Either way, Reg leads 3-1
18 Jun 2017 11:31AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
GAME 2: Ian leads 1 game to nil
Ian Burridge (B+B) 1 - 3 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 11:31AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
All square in Tobi and J-Ps second as Tobi runs hoop 4 to take it 2-2
18 Jun 2017 11:32AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Overapproach by Ian to 5 leaves angled position. Yellow to deep position, blue to decent position
18 Jun 2017 11:33AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
red clears blue to east penalty spot holding position. nice shot
18 Jun 2017 11:33AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
very angled hoop attempt by black here...
18 Jun 2017 11:34AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
jumps it through by a yard. Nice shot
18 Jun 2017 11:34AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
GAME 2: Ian leads 1 game to nil
Ian Burridge (B+B) 2 - 3 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 11:34AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Decent approach by yellow to 1 yard or so, matched by that of blue.
18 Jun 2017 11:34AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Red overapproaches and is left without a hoop shot
18 Jun 2017 11:34AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Nice clearance by black on yellow takes yellow to N boundary. Don't think it's wired. Black scatters to in front of 7, so pressure's on this next clearance....
18 Jun 2017 11:35AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Excellent, understated clearance. Reg cooly clears Ian South of H1, whilst retaining position near the Peg
18 Jun 2017 11:35AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Ian takes a hack at the hoop from hoop1 ?
18 Jun 2017 11:36AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Not convinced by that, but it wasn't obvious where to position otherwise
18 Jun 2017 11:36AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
still, as Ian misses to North boundary his chances for this hoop look close to zero
18 Jun 2017 11:37AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Reg nestles red dead in front and IAn is forced to clear from north of 7
18 Jun 2017 11:37AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
manages it, but cuts red toward yellow, which then rushes red back to hoop running position
18 Jun 2017 11:37AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
a controlled clearance here, albeit a big ask, would hand the advantage to Ian.
18 Jun 2017 11:38AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
hmmmm, Ian elects to do the lag to position. Don't think that's a good call
18 Jun 2017 11:38AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
nope. Reg ignores Ian's ball and runs 6. In fairness, Reg has clanged a few of those hoops this game, but not this time
18 Jun 2017 11:38AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
GAME 2: Ian leads 1 game to nil
Ian Burridge (B+B) 2 - 4 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 11:39AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Desperate times as Ian heads straight off the boundary in front of 7...
18 Jun 2017 11:40AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Reg dumps yellow close in front of 7, albeit quite angled
18 Jun 2017 11:40AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
blue plum in front. Not sure why Ian didn't put his first ball there
18 Jun 2017 11:40AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Reg clearing blue...
18 Jun 2017 11:40AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Is Ian really banking on his 7 yard hoops?
18 Jun 2017 11:41AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
clangs it, and I think Reg can just jaws this
18 Jun 2017 11:42AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
yep, straight into the jaws and Ian misses the return clearance with blue
18 Jun 2017 11:42AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
centre ball clearance by red on black, and things are really beginning to look bad for Ian here. At 3-3 all, concede this hoop, but at 4-2 don't think you have that luxury
18 Jun 2017 11:43AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
misses to north boundary and Reg runs to 2 yards north of 8...
18 Jun 2017 11:44AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
GAME 2: Ian leads 1 game to nil
Ian Burridge (B+B) 2 - 5 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 11:44AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Ian is fishing for anything as he takes a 25 yard shot at hoop 8
18 Jun 2017 11:44AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Red to nice position, but leaves a double for Ian. Ian hits the hoopside of the red, clearing to south boundary, black bouncing to south boundary also
18 Jun 2017 11:45AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
yellow has a hoop shot for 6-2
18 Jun 2017 11:45AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
...these hoops have stood up to some real severe punishment this week and you still can't bully them through
18 Jun 2017 11:46AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Reg gets rejected
18 Jun 2017 11:46AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
two awful approaches follow, as Ian sticks blue onto yellow and Reg hits the back of the hoop.
18 Jun 2017 11:46AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
clever little shot from Ian as he centre balls blue with black. Blue immediately strikes yellow and stops dead. Yellow scatters to East penalty point
18 Jun 2017 11:47AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Reg takes a pop from the East penalty point at the hoop, but flicks off to C4
18 Jun 2017 11:48AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Ian fails to run 8 with blue, but it was not an easy hoop shot at all
18 Jun 2017 11:48AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
a few clearances later and Ian's got 2 balls in front of 8 and yellow is north of 6. Reg is shooting with Red from near the East penalty spot
18 Jun 2017 11:50AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
It's a hoop shot! And what a shot. Spins in the hoop for a moment before heading through, all but sealing this game for Reg
18 Jun 2017 11:50AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
GAME 2: Ian leads 1 game to nil
Ian Burridge (B+B) 2 - 6 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 11:51AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Good position by black by Ian, but doesn't last long as Reg clears from Hoop 6
18 Jun 2017 11:51AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
J-P leads TOBI 4-3
18 Jun 2017 11:51AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
second approach by Ian is a yard or two short and ends up due east of H9
18 Jun 2017 11:52AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Very nice position by Reg plonks Red slap bang in front of 9
18 Jun 2017 11:52AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
good clearance by Ian from the boundary, but black catches blue afterward, scattering Blue to H5 and black north of H9
18 Jun 2017 11:53AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
yellow lags into tight position wired from black
18 Jun 2017 11:53AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
no worry--- Ian centres yellow with blue. Think blue is getting cleared by yellow soon though
18 Jun 2017 11:53AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Red fails to get wired from black and is immediately cleared by black to the south boundary.
18 Jun 2017 11:54AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Ian is hanging in there, and his body language is positive for a man 6-2 down
18 Jun 2017 11:54AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
mistake by Reg, as he half balls his clearance on blue. yellow scatters to Corner 2, and blue plays back in....
18 Jun 2017 11:55AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Red has to take this 7 yarder hoop
18 Jun 2017 11:55AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
well, how that didn't go through we'll never know. Centre of the hoop, seemingly with roll, but doesn't quite get dragged through. Remains in the jaws however
18 Jun 2017 11:56AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Ian plays black halfway to H10
18 Jun 2017 11:56AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Reg centre balls clearance from C2 to H9 to give Ian an angled 7 yarder jump shot
18 Jun 2017 11:56AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Third game can't be far away
18 Jun 2017 11:57AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Really cracking clearance from Reg has won him the hoop after Ian's attempt goes wide. Trajectory looked hopeful, but missed by a foot or so
18 Jun 2017 11:57AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
7-2. Probably a bit of an unfair scoreline, but Reg was always in control
18 Jun 2017 11:58AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
GAME 2: Reg wins Game 2 to level the match
Ian Burridge (B+B) 2 - 7 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 12:00PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
GAME 3: Ian won Game 1, Reg won Game 2
Ian Burridge (B+B) 0 - 0 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 12:01PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Ian starts the game off with an OK position with Blue
18 Jun 2017 12:01PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
the next three balls all take position and blue declines hoop shot in favour of a centre ball stop shot on Red
18 Jun 2017 12:02PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
blue stops nicely in front of 1, red plays back in from H6
18 Jun 2017 12:02PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Red in very nice position, but might just about have blocked yellow. I reckon Ian still has to clear yellow, because blue is cannon fodder
18 Jun 2017 12:03PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
taking a while to make this decision, especially since it seems black's hoop is blocked by blue...
18 Jun 2017 12:03PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
hoop shot!
18 Jun 2017 12:03PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
doesn't get the lift, unless it was a rush peel effort, and crashes into partner ball.
18 Jun 2017 12:04PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Black scatters most of the way to H2 and blue scatters out East
18 Jun 2017 12:04PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
yellow lags to position wired from black and this hoop is looking over
18 Jun 2017 12:05PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
double clearance needed
18 Jun 2017 12:05PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
very nicely done, but blue scatters to H4 so Ian has still got a lot of work to do to even get back into this hoop
18 Jun 2017 12:05PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
bit of a let off from Reg as he attempts a hoop from 6 yards, only to get rejected. Reg is very fortunate to get rejected back in front of the hoop, but I'm quite surprised red didn't lag to position wired from black.
18 Jun 2017 12:06PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
black takes a pop at red but misses to south boundary
18 Jun 2017 12:06PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
yellow to tight position blocking black's hoop but not blue's clearance
18 Jun 2017 12:07PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Ian just nicks the clearance, and shifts red 7 yards north if H1. Red comes back in, but doesn't block black's clearance on yellow
18 Jun 2017 12:07PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
looks like J-P LEADS TOBI 5-3
18 Jun 2017 12:08PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
another 7 yard jump from IAn?
18 Jun 2017 12:08PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
not a convincing effort as trajectory and direction are both a bit off
18 Jun 2017 12:09PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Reg runs yellow 2-3 yards north of H2
18 Jun 2017 12:09PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
GAME 3: Ian won Game 1, Reg won Game 2
Ian Burridge (B+B) 0 - 1 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 12:09PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Good position by blue, but it's immediately cleared by red
18 Jun 2017 12:11PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Croquet scores getting a bit slow-- will try to battle through
18 Jun 2017 12:11PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Black takes posi from penalty point and Reg chooses to clear rather than run hoop
18 Jun 2017 12:11PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
good centre ball clearance by blue wrestles control of the hoop for Ian, especially after Reg underapproaches from the Northboundary to leave it 1 foot NE of H2
18 Jun 2017 12:12PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Black just about finds the wire spot, but yellow crunches through the hoop from distance to go 2-0 up
18 Jun 2017 12:13PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
GAME 3: Ian won Game 1, Reg won Game 2
Ian Burridge (B+B) 0 - 2 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 12:13PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Reg getting into his stride now as Ian's ball in front of 3 is immediately cleared by Red
18 Jun 2017 12:13PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Ian heads to the boundary in front of 3 again (?!) allowing yellow to sneak 2 yards in front
18 Jun 2017 12:14PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Despite a nervous moment for Ian, Ian centres yellow with blue. Red comes in front of the hoop
18 Jun 2017 12:15PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Looks like J-P leads TOBI 6-4
18 Jun 2017 12:15PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
black plays in front, yellow plays very tight in front
18 Jun 2017 12:15PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
A twitch from Ian has probably cost him the hoop as he misses a 1 yarder on red
18 Jun 2017 12:16PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Red doesn't even look at black and instead runs a few yards east of H4
18 Jun 2017 12:16PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
GAME 3: Ian won Game 1, Reg won Game 2
Ian Burridge (B+B) 0 - 3 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 12:16PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Black to Okay position, but yellow to inch perfect position bang in front of H4
18 Jun 2017 12:17PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Red could struggle to clear black far, and will probably leave an in off
18 Jun 2017 12:17PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Blue to similar depth as black
18 Jun 2017 12:17PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Centre ball clearance on Red and Red follows black off the west boundary
18 Jun 2017 12:18PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
desperate times for Ian...
18 Jun 2017 12:18PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
good clearance at a good time
18 Jun 2017 12:18PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
centres yellow
18 Jun 2017 12:18PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
no in off but he'll be happy
18 Jun 2017 12:18PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
yellow cuts blue most of the way to H3. Blue returns tightly to the hoop.
18 Jun 2017 12:19PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Red playing in....
18 Jun 2017 12:19PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Overruns! Went a bit too tight and strayed about a foot past straight and ends up unrunnable
18 Jun 2017 12:20PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
black tries to put a block in--- not sure it's worked
18 Jun 2017 12:20PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Nope- Reg clears blue with yellow, scattering yellow toward H1
18 Jun 2017 12:20PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Extraordinarily tight position from Ian, must have been a hill there, else he's getting a bit too risky with his positions. Think he's left an in off
18 Jun 2017 12:21PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Reg clears, and Reg's red ball is in the Jaws of 4
18 Jun 2017 12:21PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Jumping.....
18 Jun 2017 12:21PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
it's not his best. Hits the cross wire and ends up just west of red. Pretty unfortunate, and has probably scuppered any clearance blue might have had
18 Jun 2017 12:22PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Yellow goes a couple of yards west of H4
18 Jun 2017 12:22PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Not sure what that was trying to achieve- perhaps a block on Blue's shot.
18 Jun 2017 12:22PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Must be a bit hampered, as blue plays to position. Would be amazed if Blue gets to take a shot at Hoop 4, but we'll see
18 Jun 2017 12:23PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Reg calling a ref- must be a bit hampered
18 Jun 2017 12:23PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
well--- must have been severely hampered
18 Jun 2017 12:24PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
clean shot, but red still in the jaws
18 Jun 2017 12:25PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
black was shifted about 6 inches and now can get a mallet to hit it toward yellow I think
18 Jun 2017 12:25PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
it's in a hoop hole....
18 Jun 2017 12:26PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Third game between J-P and Tobi not started yet. J-P took the second 7-4 from what I understand
18 Jun 2017 12:27PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
OKay- must be sat in the wrong position here. Black clears red toward H1 and this hoop is back on
18 Jun 2017 12:27PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
centre ball clearance from yellow on blue cracks blue off toward east penalty point
18 Jun 2017 12:28PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
blue sails past H4... Can't imagine Ian meant to do that, and I think that was just a factor of losing his rhythm with the refs being called
18 Jun 2017 12:29PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
silver lining is he's in "clearing position", which I've come to understand nine times out of ten is a euphemism for "not hoop running position"
18 Jun 2017 12:29PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
black clears yellow up lawn and yellow returns. Blue clears red to H1
18 Jun 2017 12:30PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
good position for red, and I think he's blocked black's hoop
18 Jun 2017 12:30PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Reg is firmly in control of this game still, but has lost so much momentum at this hoop
18 Jun 2017 12:31PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
one hoop ago you'd be predicting a near whitewash, now it looks like they might just trade hoops
18 Jun 2017 12:31PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Ian must have had more at the hoop than it seemed, and takes a gentle go at the hoop. It sticks to one side of the hoop....
18 Jun 2017 12:32PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Jumping with yellow....
18 Jun 2017 12:32PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
fails it, but again, the rejection is kind and lands dead in front
18 Jun 2017 12:32PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
good cut clearance by Ian send's Red to Corner 4, half wiring black from Red. Perhaps Black can just about sneak through this hoop....
18 Jun 2017 12:33PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
we'll never know. Reg hits what he could see of black, and although Red careers straight into yellow, Reg will be pleased with that
18 Jun 2017 12:34PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Black to good position. Looks like Yellow's approach from C2 is too wired to run hoop 4...
18 Jun 2017 12:34PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
too angled sorry
18 Jun 2017 12:34PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Ian gets a little greedy. I think he was trying for a flick off to H5, as blue clears a fairly harmless looking yellow
18 Jun 2017 12:35PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
blue crashes into black, which was nicely in front of the hoop
18 Jun 2017 12:36PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
red comes into position and now it's Ian having to do clearances to stay in the hoop
18 Jun 2017 12:36PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
yep- black clears red. Yellow does a bit of an odd clearance on blue, taking blue out to the east boundary. Yellow ends up in front of 5, but there's no chance of 4 being run before its next shot
18 Jun 2017 12:37PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
blue into position, but it looks a bit angled to be confident on the hoop
18 Jun 2017 12:37PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
red into position
18 Jun 2017 12:37PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
cleared centre ball by black. Don't know whether Ian is gearing up for the hoop or just not taking any chances. Reg places yellow in position, so I'm guessing he doesn't fancy Ian's hoop shot either
18 Jun 2017 12:38PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
another clearance by blue...
18 Jun 2017 12:38PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
position by red....
18 Jun 2017 12:38PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
25 minutes and counting on this one hoop 4. Even if Ian doesn't win the hoop, it could be massive in making him believe the game is still winnable
18 Jun 2017 12:39PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
clearance, position, clearance....
18 Jun 2017 12:39PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Although, Ian's centre ball clearances are slowly getting him better position in front of the hoop. It's pretty attritional play at the moment
18 Jun 2017 12:40PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Seems like Reg is getting a bit fed up with this hoop, and takes a speculative hoop shot from peg high. Good effort, but doesn't quite go through
18 Jun 2017 12:41PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Well-- after 25 minutes of pure attrition, Ian throws caution to the wind and takes on a fairly tricky looking hoop. Nails it to win his first hoop of the game. He'd settle for another 6 of those, even if the crowd wouldn't
18 Jun 2017 12:42PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
GAME 3: Ian won Game 1, Reg won Game 2
Ian Burridge (B+B) 1 - 3 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 12:42PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
red to position, black to position, yellow to very tight position.
18 Jun 2017 12:43PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
looks like blue's shot is blocked, but yellow and red are close enough that you'd be expecting the double clearance
18 Jun 2017 12:43PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
might have just about been open as blue half balls red off east boundary near H1. Blue ends up in C2
18 Jun 2017 12:43PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
good clearance by Reg with red on black, but is unfairly punished with a centre ball rebound onto his partner ball, shifting yellow and red away from hoop running position
18 Jun 2017 12:44PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
that said, yellow can promote red in front pretty easily here and blue will have a difficult shot from C2
18 Jun 2017 12:45PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Yep called it, and so did Ian. Ian tries a gentle takeout to disrupt the promotion but misses to north of H1
18 Jun 2017 12:45PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Reg plays a decent promotion, but a good clearance from C2 at a pressure time saves Ian's hopes in this hoop
18 Jun 2017 12:46PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Red back to position, black to position, wired from yellwo
18 Jun 2017 12:46PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
looks like a pretty standard position after three shots at H5, with three balls in posi at 5, and one ball south of Hoop 4
18 Jun 2017 12:47PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Yellow was blocking red, and Ian has a good effort at the double takeout with blue, but yellow narrowly misses red
18 Jun 2017 12:47PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Red runs most of the way to 6
18 Jun 2017 12:48PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
GAME 3: Ian won Game 1, Reg won Game 2
Ian Burridge (B+B) 1 - 4 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 12:48PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
black to position, yellow to position
18 Jun 2017 12:48PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
at the start of the week, barely anyone could cope with the pace of the lawn. Now the same players are taking position pretty well on even faster lawns
18 Jun 2017 12:49PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
blue centres Reg's red. Ian can be pretty pleased with his takeouts this match
18 Jun 2017 12:49PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
A rare miss from Reg gives Ian an opportunity at 6 as red misses to the east boundary
18 Jun 2017 12:49PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
hoop shot- good shout
18 Jun 2017 12:50PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
wipes its feet on its way through, but it's through
18 Jun 2017 12:50PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
GAME 3: Ian won Game 1, Reg won Game 2
Ian Burridge (B+B) 2 - 4 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 12:50PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Ian's gonna need another good takeout as Reg drops yellow a foot in front of 7
18 Jun 2017 12:50PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
This can't be the right decision...Blue to the north boundary in front of 7...
18 Jun 2017 12:51PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Red comes in about 3-4 yards angled from H7, as black just snicks yellow
18 Jun 2017 12:52PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
yellow ends up 1 yard east of H7, black in C2
18 Jun 2017 12:52PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
that's a tough shot well done by Reg. Retakes blocking position bang in front of H7
18 Jun 2017 12:52PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
probably an in off from C2
18 Jun 2017 12:52PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Jumping....
18 Jun 2017 12:52PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
sweaty hands
18 Jun 2017 12:53PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
gone to get a towel
18 Jun 2017 12:53PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
well- worth the wait
18 Jun 2017 12:55PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
jumps it to pull it back to 4-3! off the south boundary
18 Jun 2017 12:56PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
GAME 3: Ian won Game 1, Reg won Game 2
Ian Burridge (B+B) 3 - 4 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 12:57PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
momentum shift?
18 Jun 2017 12:57PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Ian looking more determined than ever
18 Jun 2017 12:57PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
good effort at H8 from C2 hits the wires. You can't doubt Ian's confidence at the moment
18 Jun 2017 12:58PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
yellow goes through Hoop 7 to about halfway up the lawn.
18 Jun 2017 12:58PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Blue's 10 yard clearance from south boundary only just snicks red, and Reg has a shot to go 5-3 up
18 Jun 2017 12:59PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
it sticks to one side of the jaws
18 Jun 2017 12:59PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
might just about be runnable
18 Jun 2017 12:59PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Ian goes for safety and clears with black
18 Jun 2017 1:00PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Black off the centre of the South Boundary, Red off the centre of the north
18 Jun 2017 1:00PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
yellow to pretty tight position, but Ian will fancy black to clear that and will probably just lag in
18 Jun 2017 1:00PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
....shooting?
18 Jun 2017 1:00PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
must have been a double from blue, as he takes a shot and is disappointed that it cleared yellow
18 Jun 2017 1:01PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Ian has tremendous faith in his long range game at the moment, and seems pretty reluctant to just put a ball in front
18 Jun 2017 1:01PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
still-- it's working for him
18 Jun 2017 1:01PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Rd to relatively deep position, black just about gets the block I think, but is going to get cleared by red
18 Jun 2017 1:02PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Reg drops an excellent yellow in from the East boundary, dead in front of H8
18 Jun 2017 1:02PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
and that shot from Ian is not going to help him at all
18 Jun 2017 1:03PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
just snicks red, changing his clearance on black to one toward C4 rather than H1
18 Jun 2017 1:03PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
black is dispatched to corner 4, red off the south boundary
18 Jun 2017 1:03PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
bit poor control there from Reg I feel, and as Ian centre balls his return clearance, I bet Reg wishes he'd centred his clearance too
18 Jun 2017 1:04PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
still- another good position from yellow
18 Jun 2017 1:05PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Ian has another go at another double from 30 yards, taking out yellow to south boundary
18 Jun 2017 1:05PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
red reapproaching...
18 Jun 2017 1:05PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
good position
18 Jun 2017 1:05PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
black positions yellow positions
18 Jun 2017 1:06PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
another good clearance from Ian from C1 takes red just north of hoop 4
18 Jun 2017 1:07PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Reg now shooting to stay in Hoop 8...
18 Jun 2017 1:07PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
half balls it, and I think he's got the wire line
18 Jun 2017 1:08PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
that's a little fortunate I feel, but there doesn't seem to have been any other flukes this game for either player so far
18 Jun 2017 1:08PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
black just snicks yellow, and the fist pump afterwards tells me that's all he could see
18 Jun 2017 1:09PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
just nudges Reg away from hoop running position, and Ian is flying, despite being 4-3 down
18 Jun 2017 1:10PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Almost complete opposite position as we had at H4. Now it's probably Reg wanting to bog this game down and try to shift the momentum
18 Jun 2017 1:10PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Another double as yellow lands just in front
18 Jun 2017 1:11PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
and Ian takes it on again-- again clearing the ball
18 Jun 2017 1:11PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
I reckon J-P is 4-1 up in the third. Didn't see who ran hoop three, but I think it was J-P
18 Jun 2017 1:12PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
J-P is about the only player I've not seen blob hoops this week
18 Jun 2017 1:12PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Well- Ian would have been pleased if that went through. Very speculative effort at Hoop 8 from about hoop 6 tells you about his confidence at the moment
18 Jun 2017 1:13PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
good effort, but gets rejected to east boundary
18 Jun 2017 1:13PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
looks like blue's clearance on red is blocked by yellow, and this could be hoop over
18 Jun 2017 1:13PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
A miss from Ian gives Reg a chance for hoop 8
18 Jun 2017 1:14PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
....runs to boundary. Big hoop and Ian's looking a little dejected
18 Jun 2017 1:14PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
GAME 3: Ian won Game 1, Reg won Game 2
Ian Burridge (B+B) 3 - 5 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 1:15PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Bad overapproach by Ian there to Hoop 9. Goes about 3 yards west of 9
18 Jun 2017 1:15PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Reg takes fairly deep position and Ian looks like he has a pretty angled position with blue now
18 Jun 2017 1:15PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
red falls a little short too, and is angled
18 Jun 2017 1:16PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
black clears yellow toward C1, with black going off the boundary in front of H9
18 Jun 2017 1:16PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Yellow heads toward red and blue, and now there's a cluster of three balls about 4 yards angled in front of H9...
18 Jun 2017 1:17PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Think Ian was planning to clear yellow with blue, but doesn't think it's worth it now
18 Jun 2017 1:17PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
hmmmmm- clips coming off
18 Jun 2017 1:17PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
not convinced this goes...
18 Jun 2017 1:17PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
reapproaching the ball for the third time
18 Jun 2017 1:18PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
hampered by red...
18 Jun 2017 1:18PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
this can't be a good shout
18 Jun 2017 1:18PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
strikes it cleanly enough, but it was a difficult hoop. Ends up rejected off the west boundary
18 Jun 2017 1:18PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Reg jawses red from pretty much an identical spot as blue
18 Jun 2017 1:19PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
or not quite it seems. Think it's actually rejected dead in front
18 Jun 2017 1:20PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Ian tries a clearance from the boundary, maybe a double with the hoop, but doesn't get either
18 Jun 2017 1:20PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Reg runs a cracking hoop 9 up off the lawn
18 Jun 2017 1:20PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
GAME 3: Ian won Game 1, Reg won Game 2
Ian Burridge (B+B) 3 - 6 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 1:21PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
It's actually 3-3 in Tobi J-P 's game
18 Jun 2017 1:21PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
All the balls play down to position at 10. Reg tries to clear with yellow, but catches Red on his way through, Yellow scatters just outside of C4, Red to H1. Blue plays back tight in front, but actually looks a bit more angled than Ian would like
18 Jun 2017 1:22PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
4-3 to JP
18 Jun 2017 1:23PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
red plays pretty deep, but Ian instantly clears with black to the boundary.
18 Jun 2017 1:23PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Ian's game plan the last 6 hoops seems to have been to prevent Reg taking any shots at the hoop, even if that means only having long range efforts himself
18 Jun 2017 1:23PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Reg lags yellow to position, apparently happy for Ian to attempt this blue
18 Jun 2017 1:24PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Ian tries to jump it through but doesn't catch the hoop right and gets rejected
18 Jun 2017 1:24PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Ian looking a little more dejected.
18 Jun 2017 1:24PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
In fairness to Ian- he's played all the difficult shots this game. It's just he's also been banking on pulling off an awful lot of big shots, and that's not quite been sustainable
18 Jun 2017 1:25PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Red declines the clearance on black, instead choosing to take position....
18 Jun 2017 1:26PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Black shooting for hoop.....
18 Jun 2017 1:26PM (Tournament); 22 Readers
misses.
18 Jun 2017 1:26PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Reg jumping over partner for the match
18 Jun 2017 1:26PM (Tournament); 22 Readers
nicely done
18 Jun 2017 1:26PM (Tournament); 22 Readers
GAME 3: Reg Seals his place in Final by 2 games to 1
Ian Burridge (B+B) 3 - 7 Reg Bamford (R+Y)
18 Jun 2017 1:27PM (Tournament); 23 Readers
Really good effort from Ian, and the scoreline in the last two games were a little unfair. Reg looked a little wobbly at the start of the match, but got into the stride of things halfway through their second game. Although Reg didn't have to play too many big shots in the third game, he did keep dropping balls into good positions, which is not a given on these lawns. And, when eventually he had to make the big clearance- he managed it despite not having played one in some time
18 Jun 2017 1:30PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Right- I'm going for lunch, shade and a charging point. I'll provide intermittent updates on JP - Tobi scores on a separate commentary
18 Jun 2017 1:33PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
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