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CNZ AC Open Championship

FINAL Game 4 - Bryant vs Freeth by Hamish McIntosh

No rest for the wicked as we have a quick turnaround into the 4th game

13 Jan 2019 4:41PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Freeth now U&K and Bryant R&Y

13 Jan 2019 4:41PM (Tournament); 14 Readers

Freeth U to Max distance
R to c2
K hits U from a baulk, takes off to R. Croquets 3 to 7y SW of 2 and hits of the E boundary, leaving K with a rush on U we think pointing due W

13 Jan 2019 4:45PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

Bryant opting for the long lift with Y...

13 Jan 2019 4:45PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

The ball he's aiming at is S of level with hoop 5

13 Jan 2019 4:47PM (Tournament); 12 Readers

Restalks twice...

13 Jan 2019 4:47PM (Tournament); 12 Readers

It has slid past. Half a ball or so in it. Y ends up in C4

13 Jan 2019 4:48PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Alright Josh, this author is praying for a ball round to 4b, nothing unorthodox, to save me some typing

13 Jan 2019 4:49PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Have my wish so far.. Josh has run 2 with a 1ft rush east and has a tight hoop 3 pioneer. Will need to get Y out of c4 but early signs are promising for this being a clip to 4b

13 Jan 2019 4:54PM (Tournament); 13 Readers

Expert analysis from Webby is that Bryant is due to hit a lift. Reference source: law of averages

13 Jan 2019 4:55PM (Tournament); 12 Readers

So far, all according to plan. 2b is nicely loaded with partner and hoop 6 is in the bag

13 Jan 2019 5:02PM (Tournament); 14 Readers

That was a nice settled turn (just the 1 paper towel) from Josh

13 Jan 2019 5:13PM (Tournament); 17 Readers

He's finished with a spread Y 5y S of 2, R at peg, and U&K e boundary approx level with rover

13 Jan 2019 5:14PM (Tournament); 16 Readers

Bryant persisting withthe long lift. Picks up Y and takes it to b baulk

13 Jan 2019 5:15PM (Tournament); 17 Readers

This time not shooting from c3 but approx 4y w of it

13 Jan 2019 5:15PM (Tournament); 16 Readers

Webby is resigning as expert analyst - Bryant has slid past the in lawn ball, not much in it at all, and is in c4

13 Jan 2019 5:16PM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Webby has been rehired as expert analyst as there aren't many people left at the club

13 Jan 2019 5:17PM (Tournament); 18 Readers

Sorry that wasn't the in lawn ball Bryant shot at, it was the boundary ball. Everything else is correct

13 Jan 2019 5:18PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Freeth continues to look settled and has made 1 and 2 with a hoop 3 pioneer against the back of the hoop

13 Jan 2019 5:19PM (Tournament); 20 Readers

Might moa! What's happened here

13 Jan 2019 5:19PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

He's tapped R (hoop pioneer gently and it sat in an awkward position in the jaws of 4b

13 Jan 2019 5:21PM (Tournament); 17 Readers

*Mighty

13 Jan 2019 5:21PM (Tournament); 21 Readers

He's tapped R (the hoop 3 pioneer) gently and it has come to rest in the jaws of 4b. Plays the take off well, getting R out of the way of the back of the hoop but has an angled hoop stroke

13 Jan 2019 5:22PM (Tournament); 11 Readers

30degrees just under a yard

13 Jan 2019 5:23PM (Tournament); 12 Readers

And it's stuck in the jaws of hoop 3

13 Jan 2019 5:23PM (Tournament); 13 Readers

Could potentially have hit that hoop stroke with a but more oomph

13 Jan 2019 5:25PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Could potentially have hit that hoop stroke with a bit more oomph

13 Jan 2019 5:25PM (Tournament); 15 Readers

Bryant is playing R and has set a leave:
K (for 4b) 5y e of 4. U (for 3) 5y NE of 2.
Y off the w boundary 2y N of c1. R 5y due E of that

13 Jan 2019 5:28PM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Freeth shooting U at R...

13 Jan 2019 5:29PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Gentle shot that slides past R

13 Jan 2019 5:29PM (Tournament); 18 Readers

Greg playing R. Taps U and croquets it 2y N of 1, not getting a rush on Y

13 Jan 2019 5:31PM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Knocks Y to c1 and plays a lively croquet stroke to approach 1 and load 2. Impressive given the time he has been off the lawn

13 Jan 2019 5:32PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

But perhaps R wasn't as close in front of 1 as I thought. Greg played his hoop stroke with some pace and hit the wire bouncing out SE of the hoop

13 Jan 2019 5:33PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Freeth plays U onto R and snicks the 7y shot

13 Jan 2019 5:34PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Attempting a pass roll to load hoop 4 with R. Doesn't get enough of it and although R I nicely positioned, there's no rush on K to hoop 3 or Y

13 Jan 2019 5:35PM (Tournament); 20 Readers

So Josh, takes off to Y which is near hoop 2

13 Jan 2019 5:35PM (Tournament); 20 Readers

He's underhit that and ended up with a 1ft rush NW

13 Jan 2019 5:36PM (Tournament); 18 Readers

Can only cut it to N boundary, halfway between 2 and 6

13 Jan 2019 5:36PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Rolling to hoop 3...

13 Jan 2019 5:37PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Tu meke on it

13 Jan 2019 5:37PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

1.5y 40degree hoop

13 Jan 2019 5:37PM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Playing it as a jump...

13 Jan 2019 5:37PM (Tournament); 16 Readers

Crikey, that was a good effort. Don't think he could have hit that much better. But it hasn't gone through

13 Jan 2019 5:38PM (Tournament); 16 Readers

It's spat out to the w of the hoop and Greg has a 4y with Y on it

13 Jan 2019 5:38PM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Centre balls U to middle of N boundary

13 Jan 2019 5:39PM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Loads 2 and has a 4y on K (e boundary level with rover)

13 Jan 2019 5:40PM (Tournament); 18 Readers

Centre ball - Bryant looking locked in right now

13 Jan 2019 5:40PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Taking off to R which is in front of 4

13 Jan 2019 5:41PM (Tournament); 20 Readers

1.5y rush to hoop 1 and he hits it sweetly. Approaching 1 from 1y straight

13 Jan 2019 5:42PM (Tournament); 17 Readers

He's through and let the speculation about what this turn will consist of begin. TPO? POP?

13 Jan 2019 5:44PM (Tournament); 16 Readers

SXP (our overseas viewers have proposed)

13 Jan 2019 5:45PM (Tournament); 17 Readers

At this point he's making 4 off U, K is at 5 and R is 4y NE of 6

13 Jan 2019 5:49PM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Rushing U back to level with 3, approx 2y W. So that might have been a look at a POP?

13 Jan 2019 5:50PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Loads Y with U now and takes R up towards K at 5. What's the next plan?

13 Jan 2019 5:51PM (Tournament); 20 Readers

Hoop 6 has been made. U is at the pivot ball, R is the 2b pioneer and he's making 1b off K

13 Jan 2019 5:55PM (Tournament); 18 Readers

Final call for speculation on the leave as Bryant is making 3b

13 Jan 2019 5:59PM (Tournament); 22 Readers

It's a spread! K is just W of the line of 1&2, U is seemingly resting on the peg, maybe a little bit poking out for K to see?

13 Jan 2019 6:02PM (Tournament); 21 Readers

R & Y are in line with 2y N of rover

13 Jan 2019 6:04PM (Tournament); 22 Readers

Freeth considering whether U can b shit from the peg but decides against it and picks it up to a baulk

13 Jan 2019 6:04PM (Tournament); 23 Readers

U for 3, K for 4b, R for 1, Y for 4b

13 Jan 2019 6:05PM (Tournament); 23 Readers

Josh has eyes on this the whole way

13 Jan 2019 6:06PM (Tournament); 23 Readers

But it hasn't connected with anything and it is advantage Bryant

13 Jan 2019 6:06PM (Tournament); 22 Readers

Bryant plays R and taps yellow. Takes off back behind U and rushes this to K

13 Jan 2019 6:08PM (Tournament); 21 Readers

Streuth. Clatters the peg on the way and now rolling to K from 1y N of peg

13 Jan 2019 6:08PM (Tournament); 21 Readers

U is a good pioneer but the rush to 1 it pointing at the middle of the w boundary

13 Jan 2019 6:09PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Nice cut to 4y W and 1y S of 1

13 Jan 2019 6:10PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

The approach is underhit! Stone the crows

13 Jan 2019 6:10PM (Tournament); 20 Readers

He retires to off the e boundary leaving a 2y R on Y pointing at hoop 6

13 Jan 2019 6:11PM (Tournament); 21 Readers

Josh electing to shoot U (near 2) at K (6y N of 1)

13 Jan 2019 6:12PM (Tournament); 20 Readers

A miss! And I don't think by much

13 Jan 2019 6:13PM (Tournament); 23 Readers

Bryant will get another go at this TP

13 Jan 2019 6:13PM (Tournament); 23 Readers

Knocks Y in lawn and takes off to U. Croquets U to hoop 2 and rolls past K. Rushes K to 1y E of 1 and takes off in front and runs the hoop

13 Jan 2019 6:18PM (Tournament); 23 Readers

Cuts K to 1y S of hoop 4

13 Jan 2019 6:19PM (Tournament); 22 Readers

Croquets K to the middle of the lawn and has a 2y rush. He rushes it fairly close past K and ends up W of hoop 2. Loads 3 with Y (peelee) and now making 2 off U

13 Jan 2019 6:21PM (Tournament); 23 Readers

Approaching 3 off partner from a couple of feet. K tight nearby and U nice at 4

13 Jan 2019 6:24PM (Tournament); 25 Readers

But he's run 3 too cleanly! Goes 1.5y past peelee and hits peelee out of position on the return

13 Jan 2019 6:25PM (Tournament); 23 Readers

No outward sign that this has bothered Bryant as he continues immediately with setting up to peel going to 6

13 Jan 2019 6:26PM (Tournament); 21 Readers

Lining up the peel of 4b from 1ft in front. 1b nicely loaded and reception ball NW of 4b

13 Jan 2019 6:30PM (Tournament); 23 Readers

The peel is through by 5y and Greg has a 1foot straight rush to 6. This has been clinical to this point

13 Jan 2019 6:31PM (Tournament); 23 Readers

Making 1b off K, U is at penult, Y at 2b. All balls in great positions at their respective hoops

13 Jan 2019 6:33PM (Tournament); 23 Readers

Approaching 2b off partner from 2y straight..

13 Jan 2019 6:37PM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Has a 2y rush N after running the hoop but doesn't quite get enough on it to think about peeling it

13 Jan 2019 6:38PM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Instead croquets it to 1y in front of penult, taps K into position level with penult and half way between 4b and penult. Takes off up to 3b pioneer

13 Jan 2019 6:39PM (Tournament); 9 Readers

Running 3b from a foot

13 Jan 2019 6:40PM (Tournament); 9 Readers

Has a N facing rush

13 Jan 2019 6:40PM (Tournament); 10 Readers

Rushes U from 3b to level with penult, inches to the west

13 Jan 2019 6:40PM (Tournament); 14 Readers

Takes off behind Y and rushes it to 2ft straight

13 Jan 2019 6:41PM (Tournament); 14 Readers

Peelee is through to just past the peg and rush to 4b is straight

13 Jan 2019 6:42PM (Tournament); 16 Readers

Half balls it to level with 4b, 1y to the W

13 Jan 2019 6:42PM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Takes off in front, slightly off centre (particularly in comparison to all of his other hoops this turn) but is through and with a rush in lawn

13 Jan 2019 6:43PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Takes off to partner from 4y SE of penult. Rushes partner N of penult and croquets it to...

13 Jan 2019 6:44PM (Tournament); 19 Readers

1y N of rover
Approaching penult from 1y

13 Jan 2019 6:45PM (Tournament); 22 Readers

The rover peel is taking shape with U 2y S and slightly E of rover, K as the side ball

13 Jan 2019 6:47PM (Tournament); 21 Readers

Peeling from 1foot (max)

13 Jan 2019 6:48PM (Tournament); 22 Readers

Looking good to finish here - last expert analysis from Webby

13 Jan 2019 6:48PM (Tournament); 23 Readers

Hits the side ball. Rushes the other oppo ball close to Y

13 Jan 2019 6:50PM (Tournament); 22 Readers

1ft straight rush N

13 Jan 2019 6:50PM (Tournament); 23 Readers

He's rushed well. 1y S of peg

13 Jan 2019 6:50PM (Tournament); 24 Readers

And it's all over rover!

13 Jan 2019 6:51PM (Tournament); 24 Readers

They shake hands and Greg puts an arm around Josh. Not the last time Josh will be in an Open final

13 Jan 2019 6:52PM (Tournament); 22 Readers

Really crisp final turn from Bryant. He'll enjoy ending on a high like that

13 Jan 2019 6:53PM (Tournament); 21 Readers

Bryant wins game 4: 26TP-11 and wins the NZ Open 2019

13 Jan 2019 6:53PM (Tournament); 20 Readers

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