K 4ft N 8.
Y 4y N 8.

B 2y NNE 8.
R clears K to Sb from 16y, R 10y E C1 and 1y N.
K at Y from 11y - nails it, sending Y to Nb, K 5y NNW peg.
Y at B from 28y - nicks it to the E - no hoop on now.

B 2ft N 8.
R at B from 9y - cut-clears it to 5y NNW 5, R 11y N C1.
K 4ft N 8.
Y 4ft NNW 8.

B 2y N 8.
R at K from 9y - misses, hitting Y instead.
K runs 9. 5-3 Aston.

Y (offside) from WPA to 2 ft S 9!

B at Y from 14y - hits! B 9y N C4, Y in C4.
R 5y SSW 9.
K 3ft SSW 9.
Y 3y SSW 9.

B at Y from 9y - cut-clears Y to 9y W C4, B to 3y S 8.
R hits K gently, sending K 1ft N 9, R 1ft S K.
K stops R to 5y SSE 9, K 6in S 9!
Y 2y S 9.

B at Y from 14y - just misses on right. A great opportunity for Aston to clear K with R and set up for Y to score.
R clears K to 2y SE WPS.
K at Y from 18y - hits, cutting Y to 6y W C4, K to 6y N C4.
Y at 9 from 7y - gets it to 10y N 9. 6-3 Aston - one hand on the trophy? Maybe. But we've been here before. 2019 GCWC, 2020 British Open.

B 4y S 10.
R runs 10 cleanly from 15 yards - Aston wins 7-3 to take the game. match and title. The first debutant winner ever. He played his first GC event last July. An extraordinary achievement.