WCF GCWC Main Event
GCWC SemiFinal 1 ctd: Felix Webby (NZ) v Ahmed Nasr (Egy): second half by Jenny Clarke
ok, welcome back everyone. Felix is in the shelter next to Chris Clarke, who will be trying to keep him calm and positive. Hoop 6 looks like it might be coming up - yup - it's out of the ground. The Egyptian contingent will be encouraging Ahmed Nasr to keep going. Both players should be having a good drink and considering a snack, as they've been going nearly 3 hours at high intensity.
04 Mar 2017 10:46AM (Tournament); 52 Readers
And they're off...
04 Mar 2017 10:48AM (Tournament); 53 Readers
Felix Webby v Ahmed Nasr Game 4: Ahmed leads the match 2-1
04 Mar 2017 10:48AM (Tournament); 53 Readers
Felix to start game 4
04 Mar 2017 10:49AM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Red plays in about 4 yards deep and straight
04 Mar 2017 10:49AM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Black is way too short and angled
04 Mar 2017 10:49AM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Decent yellow, and Blue misses the clearance from corner 4
04 Mar 2017 10:49AM (Tournament); 59 Readers
Very good start - Felix runs a solid hoop 1 up to the north boundary halfway spot between 1/2 and 5/6
04 Mar 2017 10:49AM (Tournament); 59 Readers
Felix Webby leads 1-0
04 Mar 2017 10:50AM (Tournament); 58 Readers
For anyone watching - Ahmed is NOT YET in the final - next for Tim's to-do list - stop the best-of-fives promoting someone when they're 2-0 up).
04 Mar 2017 10:50AM (Tournament); 57 Readers
that said, it has been WONDERFUL having croquetscores.com for this tournament. 5 different venues used for the block stages and we could keep track of everything so easily
04 Mar 2017 10:51AM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Right... black plays in, so does yellow, and blue doesnt look very good
04 Mar 2017 10:51AM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Black clears red (from what i coudl see...). Yellow has a long hoop 2... runs it well!!! Felix leads 2-0 and I'll start concentrating again now
04 Mar 2017 10:52AM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Blue takes position at 3. Red is disappointingly short. Black plays in front.
04 Mar 2017 10:52AM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Yellow shooting - Felix often keeps his head down long after hitting the ball - a trait reminiscent of his coach, Greg Bryant. Does it this time, but it doesn't help - misses blue - which runs hoop 3 off the boundary Felix Webby leads 2-1
04 Mar 2017 10:53AM (Tournament); 51 Readers
Most often when Felix keeps his head down like that it's a sign he has made a great contact
04 Mar 2017 10:53AM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Right - blue back on a few yards right of the centreline. Blue takes longish angled position, black plays in well, but probably blocking blue at red
04 Mar 2017 10:54AM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Yellow cruises down from the east boundary - really good positional shot that
04 Mar 2017 10:54AM (Tournament); 53 Readers
Felix is back, and Ahmed isn't looking quite as comfortable
04 Mar 2017 10:54AM (Tournament); 53 Readers
Plays blue in tight, but red has an easy clearance - jumps quite a bit at the contact, but clears black to the west boundary going off the south boundary himself
04 Mar 2017 10:55AM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Ahmed shoots... misses!
04 Mar 2017 10:55AM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Felix Webby leads 3-1 Nice controlled hoop stroke
04 Mar 2017 10:55AM (Tournament); 52 Readers
This is a very good return from Felix, and will help his confidence no end
04 Mar 2017 10:56AM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Blue comes in tight to 5 - it looks like it has gone too far!!
04 Mar 2017 10:56AM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Great to see more than 50 of you have followed me across to this commentary :-)
04 Mar 2017 10:56AM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Red takes position, Black in very tight blocking red - yellow will have a shot at something
04 Mar 2017 10:56AM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Disaster!!! Black was blocking the clearance on blue, but he tried to move black. Moves black.. through hoop 5. If he wins this match it will be a victory of skill over luck!
04 Mar 2017 10:57AM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Felix Webby leads 3-2
04 Mar 2017 10:57AM (Tournament); 49 Readers
blue plays up to hoop 6, then red, then black runs pretty much into blue
04 Mar 2017 10:59AM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Yellow misses, and blue has a gentle hampered go at the hoop - misses
04 Mar 2017 10:59AM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Red has an in-off chance - goes for it - clears blue, but bounces off the hoop, and Black runs hoop 6 to equalise 3-3
04 Mar 2017 11:00AM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Yellow plays to hoop 7 - short.
04 Mar 2017 11:00AM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Blue plays in well, and Felix uses red to promote yellow in front of the hoop
04 Mar 2017 11:00AM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Black shooting - misses
04 Mar 2017 11:00AM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Yellow has a go at an angled hoop... bounces to back in front!!
04 Mar 2017 11:01AM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Ahmed Nasr with a straightforward hoop... clips yellow and bounces back harmlessly
04 Mar 2017 11:01AM (Tournament); 49 Readers
red plays in, black drifts past yellow
04 Mar 2017 11:01AM (Tournament); 49 Readers
yellow into the jaws of hoop 7 - nothing Ahmed can do here, and blue is playing down to the halfway point
04 Mar 2017 11:02AM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Red plays down - you should never rushpeel partner, (unless you are dead scared of Reg jumping it from the boundary! :) )
04 Mar 2017 11:03AM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Red plays down - you should never rushpeel partner, (unless you are dead scared of Reg jumping it from the boundary! :) )
04 Mar 2017 11:03AM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Black to halfway, and yellow runs hoop 7 to a yard in front of hoop 8 Felix Webby leads 4-3
04 Mar 2017 11:03AM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Blue plays in, and yellow plays in. Sorry about a few repeated lines - too enthusiastic hitting control-enter!
04 Mar 2017 11:04AM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Black clears yellow well. Yellow shooting gently from the middle of east boundary - misses
04 Mar 2017 11:04AM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Ahmed stops red away holding tight position with blue
04 Mar 2017 11:04AM (Tournament); 47 Readers
Reds back. These guys are awesome shots, but are missing a few, which is making it a brilliant cat and mouse game
04 Mar 2017 11:05AM (Tournament); 45 Readers
Red plays in, and black has played inside this - I think it's blocking red at the hoop
04 Mar 2017 11:05AM (Tournament); 44 Readers
Return shot with yellow - he's better hitting it more firmly today - clears blue to corner 4!
04 Mar 2017 11:06AM (Tournament); 44 Readers
Black must be blocking red, as blue plays back in. Red stops black off the south boundary, and black dribbles back into good position. Yellow has a shot on blue though
04 Mar 2017 11:07AM (Tournament); 42 Readers
Clears blue very centrally. Big return shot for Ahmed... boom! - but he has cleared both balls from the hoop. Everything on boundaries now
04 Mar 2017 11:08AM (Tournament); 45 Readers
Think I'll get that papyrus from Salah framed and on the wall upstairs - it is lovely
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04 Mar 2017 11:08AM (Tournament); 44 Readers
Right - red in to deepish slightly angled position
04 Mar 2017 11:08AM (Tournament); 45 Readers
Black comes in angled and west, Yellow fairly straight. Blue too angled.
04 Mar 2017 11:08AM (Tournament); 45 Readers
Red taking on a very angled difficult hoop... lovely shot!!! Felix leads 5-3 That's a massive shot for this match
04 Mar 2017 11:09AM (Tournament); 47 Readers
Again, very still body, hits it very well
04 Mar 2017 11:09AM (Tournament); 48 Readers
Nasr playing to all-important hoop 9.. he has overhit this. The sun is well out, lawns were mowed yesterday. and this is a gorgeous venue. The crowd really appreciated that hoop shot
04 Mar 2017 11:09AM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Yellow plays in long, but straight enough, Blue plays in - a foot north of the hoops!
04 Mar 2017 11:10AM (Tournament); 51 Readers
red comes in. Felix looking really good here and his body language is much improved
04 Mar 2017 11:10AM (Tournament); 53 Readers
Black plays in - very well, to the front of the jaws
04 Mar 2017 11:11AM (Tournament); 53 Readers
Yellow plays up to halfway!!! - red is better to jump with and blue can't see red (that blue was an awful shot!)
04 Mar 2017 11:11AM (Tournament); 52 Readers
blue plays towards halfway.
04 Mar 2017 11:12AM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Red jumping... hits the left of the hoop! Ref signals a miss
04 Mar 2017 11:12AM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Black runs the hoop up towards 10, red to the west penalty spot.
04 Mar 2017 11:12AM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Felix lining up the hoop. I'm in great position to watch this - fantastic shot!!! Felix leads 6-4
04 Mar 2017 11:13AM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Blue takes good position, red wanders in, black clears red (both balls pretty much to the Western boundary)
04 Mar 2017 11:13AM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Yellow shooting
04 Mar 2017 11:13AM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Hits about 20% of blue, - just about had another very unlucky peel!! Blue down towards hoop 12, and red joins yellow on the west boundary
04 Mar 2017 11:14AM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Blue plays back in. So does red
04 Mar 2017 11:14AM (Tournament); 57 Readers
This looks a bit scary to clear - red with partner in the background
04 Mar 2017 11:14AM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Ahmed plays in - big shot for Felix..
04 Mar 2017 11:15AM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Shoots from the middle of the west boundary - huge round of applause as he hits this. Beautiful clean ball striking here. Blue north boundary north of hoop 3, yellow near the middle of east boundary.
04 Mar 2017 11:15AM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Blue shoots - fantastic stuff... clears red to the west boundary level with hoop 1
04 Mar 2017 11:16AM (Tournament); 53 Readers
Blue is about 9 yards from hoop 12.
04 Mar 2017 11:16AM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Red shoots - misses
04 Mar 2017 11:17AM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Ahmed plays black gently towards the jaws - dribbles in nicely.
04 Mar 2017 11:17AM (Tournament); 53 Readers
This lets Felix's balls come back into play, but will give Ahmed an advantage at hoop 12
04 Mar 2017 11:17AM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Yellow, then blue then red play into the middle of the lawn.
04 Mar 2017 11:17AM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Black runs the hoop Felix leads 6-5
04 Mar 2017 11:18AM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Black down to great hoop position.
04 Mar 2017 11:18AM (Tournament); 53 Readers
Felix clearing with yellow... ooooo .... black hits the eastern wire of hoop 12 - that was almost total disaster!!!
04 Mar 2017 11:18AM (Tournament); 49 Readers
Blue plays in really well. Will red shoot - NO! - doesn't fancy another go at rush-peeling blue. Plays to the side.
04 Mar 2017 11:19AM (Tournament); 51 Readers
Nasr plays black in trying to block red getting to 13 (can't really block it entirely).
04 Mar 2017 11:19AM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Will yellow shoot, or try to stay onside and concede this hoop?
04 Mar 2017 11:20AM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Shoots - misses - it's offside
04 Mar 2017 11:20AM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Nasr runs hoop 12 with blue 6-6 - we have a 13th hoop coming up!!
04 Mar 2017 11:20AM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Red playing up to hoop 13. He has clubbed this!!!
04 Mar 2017 11:20AM (Tournament); 56 Readers
Hits the wire pretty centreally, and has bounced off to a foot to the west of the hoop
04 Mar 2017 11:21AM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Ahmed wanders up for a look - really just to settle the nerves. Plays black up well
04 Mar 2017 11:22AM (Tournament); 57 Readers
Yellow plays in - too hard and too deep
04 Mar 2017 11:22AM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Blue comes in - it's awful - it's really short and about level with the hoop too
04 Mar 2017 11:22AM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Yellow is unrunnable.
04 Mar 2017 11:22AM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Red clears black to the north boundary. It's runnable from there... doesn't take it on - dribbles up into position
04 Mar 2017 11:23AM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Yellow clears black pretty centrally
04 Mar 2017 11:23AM (Tournament); 59 Readers
Blue plays in to block red, which is on the north boundary
04 Mar 2017 11:23AM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Lining up the hoop - it's not blocked!!
04 Mar 2017 11:23AM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Runs the hoop from the north boundary!!! It jumped a lot, but it's unclear that it was a deliberate jump shot - people with a better view than me reckoned it was open.
04 Mar 2017 11:24AM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Anyway, fabulous shot from Felix Webby to win game 4 Felix Webby wins 7-6
04 Mar 2017 11:24AM (Tournament); 59 Readers
Remember... he's just 17, hasn't been playing croquet all that long, and he said last night he really fancies double gold at this tournament. Playing well enough to get it, and a big fist from him when he ran that hoop. His shooting is back!
04 Mar 2017 11:25AM (Tournament); 54 Readers
A team of yellow shirted refs has converged on the lawn for a wander, and the lovely orange shirted hoop setter is in action
04 Mar 2017 11:26AM (Tournament); 54 Readers
John-Paul is pretty confident he was jumping blue... the people down the line of the strong are confident it was a jump over blue. Wonderful shot. Well played Felix!!!
04 Mar 2017 11:27AM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Game 5 - Felix Webby v Ahmed Nasr - match tied at 2-2
04 Mar 2017 11:33AM (Tournament); 50 Readers
And we're off again. Felix popped by to check on the commentary between games. He looked excited, very well grounded, and absolutely up for this decider - great to see!
04 Mar 2017 11:33AM (Tournament); 50 Readers
He has confirmed that it was a jump over blue - fabulous shot. Khaled Tharwat has that on video, so I hope that'll turn up on youtube very soon
04 Mar 2017 11:34AM (Tournament); 52 Readers
Well, that started quickly...
04 Mar 2017 11:34AM (Tournament); 50 Readers
Ahmed takes position with blue. Red and black play up.
04 Mar 2017 11:34AM (Tournament); 53 Readers
Yellow shoots - misses
04 Mar 2017 11:35AM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Blue runs hoop 1 Ahmed leads 1-0 in the decider
04 Mar 2017 11:35AM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Red, black and yellow play up to position at hoop 2
04 Mar 2017 11:35AM (Tournament); 53 Readers
Blue shooting - clears red - just past the left upright!
04 Mar 2017 11:35AM (Tournament); 54 Readers
Red shooting back from teh north boundary - clears black!
04 Mar 2017 11:36AM (Tournament); 55 Readers
Yellow is quite deep - he could roll in - no - shoots - absolutely nails yellow from north of hoop 4 - yellow into corner 2, black off the west boundary south of level with hoop 2
04 Mar 2017 11:36AM (Tournament); 52 Readers
yellow plays back in, it's a bit long. Black comes in blocking it from the hoop, and red, and blue
04 Mar 2017 11:38AM (Tournament); 56 Readers
yellow can just see blue. Clears it off the north boundary
04 Mar 2017 11:38AM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Blue shooting back at red. Bounces! - looks like it hit an old hoop hole - misses!
04 Mar 2017 11:39AM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Felix runs hoop 2 1-1
04 Mar 2017 11:39AM (Tournament); 58 Readers
This match is worth of any world championship final
04 Mar 2017 11:39AM (Tournament); 57 Readers
black plays in to three - bit angled
04 Mar 2017 11:40AM (Tournament); 60 Readers
yellow comes in - too far, but should be guarding against blue. I'm not sure if black can clear yellow to corner 4
04 Mar 2017 11:40AM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Bue comes in to a good position.
04 Mar 2017 11:40AM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Red shooting - clears black - and yellow!
04 Mar 2017 11:41AM (Tournament); 59 Readers
Black plays in, and yellow - leaving blue a shot at the hoop... bounces out!
04 Mar 2017 11:41AM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Red plays a lovely clearance taking the north boundary and clearing black to the middle of the north boundary
04 Mar 2017 11:42AM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Black plays in, and yellow plays into the jaws. Blue can clear it..
04 Mar 2017 11:42AM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Smashes it off the north boundary.
04 Mar 2017 11:42AM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Felix shooting - at black, rather than the hoop - rushes it down to hoop 5
04 Mar 2017 11:42AM (Tournament); 62 Readers
We are now joined in the second row by Reg Bamford. The manager came in for a chat, Reg suggested there's oodles of time, and I complanied I can't type fast enough to have two semis going on at once!
04 Mar 2017 11:43AM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Black plays back in. Yellow is taking on a long straight hoop... hits the outside of the wire - had a good line on that and it wasn't hit very straight.
04 Mar 2017 11:44AM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Blue plays in between red and the hoop - not sure what he was trying to achieve there?
04 Mar 2017 11:44AM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Red clears black centre ball, staying in front
04 Mar 2017 11:44AM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Black clearing from the short boundary - nails red - red to middle of west boundary, and the ref marks a spot for Ahmed directly in front of hoop 3
04 Mar 2017 11:45AM (Tournament); 59 Readers
Yellow shooting - centre ball. Wonderful stuff
04 Mar 2017 11:45AM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Blue rolls in to good position
04 Mar 2017 11:45AM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Ned explaining to us he spent the whole of the U21s sitting with Chris talking to him through matches - very very very sensible lad. He had a lot of fun doing that, and learned loads
04 Mar 2017 11:46AM (Tournament); 63 Readers
Red misses blue. Black takes position. Red and yellow on east boundary and blue and black in front
04 Mar 2017 11:47AM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Black had done for the block... Felix restalks... whomp! - double clearance!!!
04 Mar 2017 11:47AM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Beautiful return by Ahmed wtih black
04 Mar 2017 11:47AM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Yellow takes deep position. There are now yellow-coated referees standing at all four corners. They're really bright - Ahmed tells one of them to go away (I'd be trying to get all of them to disappear!)
04 Mar 2017 11:48AM (Tournament); 61 Readers
Yellow played back in, but way too long, blue plays back in. Red clears black. Black is back - really good position taking here.
04 Mar 2017 11:49AM (Tournament); 63 Readers
yellow plays in - not sure what he was trying for, but it's now next to the hoop. Red shooting hard from about level with hoop 1 on the west boundary...
04 Mar 2017 11:50AM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Red screaming forward... hits the hoop... runs hoop 3 from behind, and is now in front of the hoop! - but black can see the hoop...
04 Mar 2017 11:51AM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Black runs hoop 3, Ahmed Nasr leads 2-1
04 Mar 2017 11:51AM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Runs the hoop to almost the middle of the south boundary
04 Mar 2017 11:51AM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Yellow is in and short - bit angled, but very runnable - but only a 9 yarder for black to clear
04 Mar 2017 11:52AM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Blue plays another lovely shot to take good position (he needs it with some of those thrashy hoop strokes!)
04 Mar 2017 11:52AM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Red comes down. bit short, but it's straight.
04 Mar 2017 11:52AM (Tournament); 66 Readers
Black shooting - hits yellow.... and blue! He'll be gutted with that one
04 Mar 2017 11:53AM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Felix plays yellow back in from the middle of the East boundary - really good positional shot. I think Ahmed will leave Felix the hoop - there might even be some of yellow in the way
04 Mar 2017 11:53AM (Tournament); 61 Readers
He needs to be careful here - doesn't want to leave Felix a clearance with red to in front of 5
04 Mar 2017 11:54AM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Another beautiful touch shot - blue is in front of red and yellow
04 Mar 2017 11:54AM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Red plays the clearance - blue bounces off the front of hoop 4 - eek!
04 Mar 2017 11:54AM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Ahmed Nasr shooting - smashes yellow off the west boundary level with hoop 1. Black is south of hoop 5
04 Mar 2017 11:55AM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Yellow plays back long and east of hoop 4 protecting the hoop
04 Mar 2017 11:55AM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Nasr will clear this... great shot - yellow into corner 3, blue to the boundary level with hoop 4 - really impressive
04 Mar 2017 11:55AM (Tournament); 67 Readers
remember it's 2-1 to Ahmed Nasr in this deciding game
04 Mar 2017 11:56AM (Tournament); 67 Readers
Greetings to James Death - lovely to have you on board. Yes, I will be here through the second semi final. Really looking forward to seeing you and the others in California!
04 Mar 2017 11:56AM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Yellow was playing through from corner 3, missed everything into the south boundary. Blue shoots - rushes red into corner 1 getting about 7 yards from hoop 5 - a really good shot that. Black is right in front
04 Mar 2017 11:57AM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Red shoots back... misses
04 Mar 2017 11:57AM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Reg: "Ahmed has just played 4 outstanding shots" - the quality of those clearance - cutting yellow to corner 3, and two central clearances keeping his ball near hoop 5 - just amazing
04 Mar 2017 11:58AM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Ahmed Nasr leads 3-2
04 Mar 2017 11:58AM (Tournament); 63 Readers
Sorry!!! Ahmed Nasr leads 3-1 (Am being future - predicting ;-) )
04 Mar 2017 11:59AM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Yellow takes good position. Blue clears it well, going to the south boundary
04 Mar 2017 11:59AM (Tournament); 58 Readers
red takes lovely position, blocking blue from the hoop.
04 Mar 2017 11:59AM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Black into position. Felix clears this
04 Mar 2017 11:59AM (Tournament); 58 Readers
Ahmed shooting - half-balls it away from hoop 5 - nothing particularly near hoop 5 now. Yellow is 18 inches north of hoop 1. That's the only ball anywhere close.
04 Mar 2017 12:00PM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Red plays in to longish good position
04 Mar 2017 12:00PM (Tournament); 62 Readers
Black is in tight - just drifts past - amazing judgement. Reg :"Almost brilliant" - on one of the fastest parts in the venue
04 Mar 2017 12:01PM (Tournament); 63 Readers
Yellow takes position
04 Mar 2017 12:01PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Ahmed shooting from west boundary - looks to be aiming all over the place - shoots - only just slides past
04 Mar 2017 12:02PM (Tournament); 67 Readers
Debate here - does Ahmed look at his target when he shoots - Ned says yes, Reg says no. I wonder who has seen him most
04 Mar 2017 12:02PM (Tournament); 66 Readers
Red at the hoop... rejection!!
04 Mar 2017 12:02PM (Tournament); 67 Readers
Ned retracting slowly. A little clumsily. Nice chap though - this game needs characters like him!
04 Mar 2017 12:03PM (Tournament); 69 Readers
Black clears red, keeping position.
04 Mar 2017 12:03PM (Tournament); 69 Readers
Yellow goes in tight - but it has gone a bit far
04 Mar 2017 12:03PM (Tournament); 70 Readers
Blue in tight - looks a little stressed, but it looks like black should be able to clear yellow
04 Mar 2017 12:03PM (Tournament); 71 Readers
Red shoots - misses. Ahmed looknig carefully - that blue is definitely in play
04 Mar 2017 12:04PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
I think he's jumping!!!
04 Mar 2017 12:04PM (Tournament); 69 Readers
nope - has an easy clearance on yellow - nails it - black now 8 yards SW of hoop 6, yellow up next to hoop 6. Shooting...
04 Mar 2017 12:05PM (Tournament); 67 Readers
Misses badly
04 Mar 2017 12:05PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
Blue has an easy hoop.
04 Mar 2017 12:06PM (Tournament); 69 Readers
Amazingly, this tournament is being played with the same hoop holes - I thought we'd get one new set - disappointing as we have the two semis on one lawn, and finals on lawn 1 - only 12 new sets of holes
04 Mar 2017 12:06PM (Tournament); 72 Readers
Blue through to the north boundary Ahmed Nasr leads the decider 4-1
04 Mar 2017 12:07PM (Tournament); 70 Readers
Red takes good position - black clears this.
04 Mar 2017 12:07PM (Tournament); 69 Readers
Yellow into position, blue clears
04 Mar 2017 12:07PM (Tournament); 69 Readers
Black to tight position, yellow clears (I must have missed a shot or two!)
04 Mar 2017 12:08PM (Tournament); 70 Readers
blue rolls in - ti's a big angled
04 Mar 2017 12:08PM (Tournament); 67 Readers
Red deep, black in to good position.
04 Mar 2017 12:08PM (Tournament); 70 Readers
Yellow shoots - misses into corner 4!
04 Mar 2017 12:09PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
Red's off for a visit to corner 1. Felix needs to hit one - he has missed a few now, and black is tight in front
04 Mar 2017 12:09PM (Tournament); 75 Readers
Nasr has played well, This is a key shot... an in-off could be briliant
04 Mar 2017 12:09PM (Tournament); 75 Readers
Reg "Not even Ahmed can lose from this position". Cheeky fellow - he has proved that brililant plan can overcome any obstacle
04 Mar 2017 12:10PM (Tournament); 76 Readers
Ahmed runs hoop 6. Ahmed Nasr leads 5-1
04 Mar 2017 12:10PM (Tournament); 76 Readers
There's a referee roaming on the court - not marking hampered shots, and four in the corners - they are bright in their yellow vests, and standing in the line of play too often - the ref at hoop 6 - no idea what he was watching - stayed in the way while Felix played. Felix should have waited though
04 Mar 2017 12:11PM (Tournament); 70 Readers
Yellow was the first ball to play up - well short.
04 Mar 2017 12:11PM (Tournament); 71 Readers
Blue took position. With black on the north boundary, red shot at blue - misses
04 Mar 2017 12:12PM (Tournament); 70 Readers
Black plays in
04 Mar 2017 12:12PM (Tournament); 70 Readers
Yellow clears blue, which comes back
04 Mar 2017 12:12PM (Tournament); 72 Readers
Critical shot of red from the short boundary at black - nails it!
04 Mar 2017 12:13PM (Tournament); 70 Readers
Black plays back in - perfect shot - blocks yelow??
04 Mar 2017 12:13PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
No!! - yellow runs hoop 7 from the north boundary. Ahmed Nasr leads 5-2
04 Mar 2017 12:14PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
Blue plays in - yellow is open on this
04 Mar 2017 12:14PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
red plays in
04 Mar 2017 12:14PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
Ahmed can feel a finals position, but still needs two more hoops
04 Mar 2017 12:15PM (Tournament); 68 Readers
Yellow clears blue. Ahmed from corner 3... misses!
04 Mar 2017 12:16PM (Tournament); 66 Readers
Black is in front, red is angled, but has a chance to do some serious catching up.. takes on the hoop... bounces out!
04 Mar 2017 12:17PM (Tournament); 67 Readers
Ahmed makes sure of hoop 8 *Ahmed leads in the decider 6-2
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04 Mar 2017 12:17PM (Tournament); 63 Readers
Ahmed leads in the decider 6-2
04 Mar 2017 12:17PM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Yellow takes great position - standing ovation from John-Paul in the clubhouse
04 Mar 2017 12:18PM (Tournament); 65 Readers
Blue dribbles up, nudges yellow - that'll protect it from black!!
04 Mar 2017 12:18PM (Tournament); 66 Readers
Red plays in.
04 Mar 2017 12:18PM (Tournament); 66 Readers
Black shooting... Clips blue
04 Mar 2017 12:19PM (Tournament); 67 Readers
JP asks if I'd be tempted to jaws this. I fancy hitting it down as he has great position
04 Mar 2017 12:19PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Strikes yellow firmly...into the jaws of hoop 9!
04 Mar 2017 12:19PM (Tournament); 64 Readers
Blue plays up. Red clears this. I think he's worried about black getting this out, as he didn't cream it to get close to hoop 10
04 Mar 2017 12:20PM (Tournament); 66 Readers
Discussions from the crowd about conceding this hoop and going halfway. Ahmed having a good look
04 Mar 2017 12:20PM (Tournament); 66 Readers
He does have a decent angle - but no - it's halfway
04 Mar 2017 12:20PM (Tournament); 66 Readers
Black looks like it might block the shot of yellow down to hoop 10
04 Mar 2017 12:21PM (Tournament); 72 Readers
Yellow through - Ahmed Nasr leads 6-3
04 Mar 2017 12:21PM (Tournament); 73 Readers
Yellow went well east and is unrunnable
04 Mar 2017 12:21PM (Tournament); 72 Readers
Blue, then red then black play up
04 Mar 2017 12:22PM (Tournament); 72 Readers
Yellow clears blue. Blue shooting back ... misses!
04 Mar 2017 12:22PM (Tournament); 72 Readers
Felix can get back into this now!!! That middle row of hoops is treacherous
04 Mar 2017 12:22PM (Tournament); 71 Readers
Runs the hoop well Ahmed Nasr leads 6-4
04 Mar 2017 12:23PM (Tournament); 71 Readers
Chaps here discussing Amen Corner and Green Jackets. Golfers :)
04 Mar 2017 12:23PM (Tournament); 70 Readers
Black takes great position. Yellow drifts past the hoop long. Blue in front
04 Mar 2017 12:24PM (Tournament); 74 Readers
Red shooting from north boundary - hits black - bounces off the JAWS of hoop 11 and spins away to 4 yards SW of the hoop. That was soo close
04 Mar 2017 12:25PM (Tournament); 72 Readers
Black back in front, red clears blue back in front
04 Mar 2017 12:26PM (Tournament); 70 Readers
Yellow dribbles back - why didn't it clear?? - Ahmed has a shot for the match!!!
04 Mar 2017 12:26PM (Tournament); 71 Readers
Hoop gently stroked down
04 Mar 2017 12:26PM (Tournament); 71 Readers
Blue for the match.. it's 2.5 yards fairly straight... runs it with no wire.
04 Mar 2017 12:27PM (Tournament); 72 Readers
Ahmed Nasr wins an absolute thriller against Felix Webby 5-7, 7-2, 7-4, 6-7, 7-4
04 Mar 2017 12:28PM (Tournament); 66 Readers
Brillant match from both players. Felix not quite at 100%, but still played incredibly well.
04 Mar 2017 12:29PM (Tournament); 60 Readers
Ahmed only missed two shots in that game - and one jumped due to the court, it's not clear how on line it was. A really really good match. Hopefully Sherif has all of that on video. Very well played Felix - a brilliant tournament
04 Mar 2017 12:32PM (Tournament); 46 Readers
And we're about to start again - let's have a new commentary
04 Mar 2017 12:45PM (Tournament); 38 Readers
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