CNZ AC Open Championship
Doubles Final Bryant and Chapman vs Christie and Morrow by Felix
Good afternoon from Hawera Croquet Club. We are just about to start game 2 of the doubles final. Bryant and Chapman currently hold a 1-0 lead over Christie and Morrow in the best of 3 match.
17 Feb 2022 3:55PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
This match has had to be played intermittently throughout the week, as a day was lost to rain earlier in the tournament.
17 Feb 2022 3:57PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
That being said it is currently full sunshine and the lawn looks rather slick. Will give an updated guess of the speed when I see someone hit a ball
17 Feb 2022 3:58PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Bryant and Chapman have the toss and choose to go in.
17 Feb 2022 4:01PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
1. Chapman (R) to 10y N of C4
17 Feb 2022 4:01PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
2. Morrow (U) to C2, doesn’t get S of it
17 Feb 2022 4:02PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
3. Bryant Y taking on partner from A baulk, slides past
17 Feb 2022 4:04PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
4. Christie (K) misses at R and Y from A baulk
17 Feb 2022 4:05PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Chapman and Bryant discussing who should play, decide on Chapman as Bryant has just tucked into a donut and coffee
17 Feb 2022 4:05PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
5. Chapman (R) rushes to U near C2, apologies U actually S of C2 so no cannon chances
17 Feb 2022 4:07PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Chapman’s rush to 1 goes off NB, lawn looks at least 10 seconds maybe 11.
17 Feb 2022 4:09PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Chapman has 1y 15 degree hoop, consulting partner. Returns back home to Y in C2
17 Feb 2022 4:10PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
6. Morrow plays U from h1 to C4
17 Feb 2022 4:11PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
7. Chapman (R) cut rushes Y to near K on mid EB, excellent shot
17 Feb 2022 4:12PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Plays take off a bit hard so now has cut rush to 1 instead of to C4
17 Feb 2022 4:13PM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Another beautiful cut rush to 1y straight position. Lawns definitely 11 seconds
17 Feb 2022 4:13PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Makes 1 with rush back to Y on EB
17 Feb 2022 4:14PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
This time over cuts so playing croquet stroke from at h4. Needs one more good cut rush to h2
17 Feb 2022 4:15PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Hits it in the middle to peg high WB
17 Feb 2022 4:16PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Approaches short to 2y straight. Fails to 2ft straight position
17 Feb 2022 4:17PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
K is at h3 so will be moving
17 Feb 2022 4:18PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Despite the quickness of the lawn, I don’t know if Christie and Morrow will want to do much more cornering
17 Feb 2022 4:19PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Well it’s not a corner, it’s a 8y join on SB
17 Feb 2022 4:19PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Bryant plays as Paddy could’ve made 2 but was unlikely to get rush south after. Bryant snicks 4 yarder to mid WB and takes off to U in C4…short. Hits K instead and will be setting a leave
17 Feb 2022 4:22PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Some chatter between Morrow and Bryant, discussing the weather possibly?
17 Feb 2022 4:23PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Who knows
17 Feb 2022 4:25PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Anyways leave is K on SB between 4 and 5, U at 3. Y with rush to h1 peg high WB
17 Feb 2022 4:27PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Morrow (U), misses by not much at R and Y
17 Feb 2022 4:28PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Bryant will be playing…
17 Feb 2022 4:29PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Send R to h2 but doesn’t get great rush to 1, cuts to SB reasonably straight
17 Feb 2022 4:30PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Tentative approach hills a bit… 1.5y 15 degree hoop. About same that Chapman turned down earlier
17 Feb 2022 4:31PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Back to partner WB level with 5. U has shot of R through to C2
17 Feb 2022 4:32PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Morrow takes this and hits
17 Feb 2022 4:32PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Rushes short to 1, taking off from 2 yards ish.
17 Feb 2022 4:34PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Plays it well, 3ft hoop
17 Feb 2022 4:34PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Runs it with no sides. 7y return
17 Feb 2022 4:34PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Hits this well. Good chance to take the first ball around now
17 Feb 2022 4:35PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Approaching 2 from 2y W
17 Feb 2022 4:36PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Another excellent approach. Runs 2ft hoop
17 Feb 2022 4:36PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Has now made 4 with all the balls
17 Feb 2022 4:40PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Fails 1b off R (which is for h2). Break got a bit untidy and approached from 3y NE.
17 Feb 2022 4:48PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Chapman hits U hard, one good rush required for a break
17 Feb 2022 4:49PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Or one lucky rush! Was going at least 2y past but direction was good and it finishes in jaws. Should be a ball to 4b now
17 Feb 2022 4:51PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Looking like a spread coming up from Chapman.
17 Feb 2022 5:06PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Ooooh, croquets oppo ball to peg and it finishes on top of Y. They’re 2y S of the peg so that’ll make the leave a touch trickier
17 Feb 2022 5:08PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Will be an OSL now.
17 Feb 2022 5:09PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Clip update:
Chapman 4b (R)
Bryant 1 (Y)
Morrow 1b (U)
Christie 1 (K)
17 Feb 2022 5:10PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Rush on partner to C4 hampered by peg so just hits it and will roll both off
17 Feb 2022 5:11PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
U is 7y S of 2, K is 8y SSE of 3. R and Y with 3y join
17 Feb 2022 5:12PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Could make a double from b baulk with K and either R or Y
17 Feb 2022 5:13PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Morrow Turns down double and takes on partner from C3, misses to middle of SB
17 Feb 2022 5:15PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Bryant Y, hits partner, croquets it to h2 but doesn’t get a useful rush on K
17 Feb 2022 5:18PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Will be keeping the innings here no doubt
17 Feb 2022 5:19PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Although they will now have to lay of at Morrow’s hoop
17 Feb 2022 5:19PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Lay up
17 Feb 2022 5:19PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Looking at rushing black to a spot wired from R and Y (near h2) through h6
17 Feb 2022 5:19PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
That is what they get
17 Feb 2022 5:22PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
K to 4y N of C1… not sure I would’ve put it there
17 Feb 2022 5:25PM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Y has a potential cut rush to C4… could then get R in lawn and rush U to K
17 Feb 2022 5:25PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Does even better with the cut rush than C4… 3ft E of U on SB so will likely make at least h1 now and a chance for more
17 Feb 2022 5:26PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Greg opted to try and get a bit of distance on U… now has no rush to h1
17 Feb 2022 5:28PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Will be sending K to somewhere S of h3 and laying up on SB level with h4
17 Feb 2022 5:29PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
No hoops but does leave the lawn under control
17 Feb 2022 5:29PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Well what do I know. Does approach and takes on 1.5y straight hoop
17 Feb 2022 5:30PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Runs and has 5y return
17 Feb 2022 5:30PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Hits well.
17 Feb 2022 5:31PM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Big shot coming up here. Sending partner to h3 getting a rush on K to h2. k is 4y SE of peg
17 Feb 2022 5:32PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Playing it from C4
17 Feb 2022 5:32PM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Great partner ball but 3y rush
17 Feb 2022 5:33PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Snicks it to 3y W of peg
17 Feb 2022 5:34PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Rolling up…
17 Feb 2022 5:34PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
1y 20 degree hoop
17 Feb 2022 5:35PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Through to the line!!! Huge shot
17 Feb 2022 5:35PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
And now has perfect rush to h3 and all the balls for a standard tp
17 Feb 2022 5:36PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Underapproaches from 1ft E… jumping
17 Feb 2022 5:39PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Nails it!
17 Feb 2022 5:39PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Will be no peel after 3 though
17 Feb 2022 5:40PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Through 5 with rush vaguely NE
17 Feb 2022 5:46PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Balls well placed for delayed Tp
17 Feb 2022 5:47PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Peeling from 1yard 10 degrees
17 Feb 2022 5:48PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
It’s through. 1y rush to 6
17 Feb 2022 5:49PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Perfect. Approaching from 2ft straight
17 Feb 2022 5:50PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Some Justin Bieber tunes are blasting from the tennis club next door. Seems to be really getting Greg locked in as every shot seems perfectly place right now
17 Feb 2022 5:52PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Commentators curse there as 2b pioneer is short
17 Feb 2022 5:53PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Perhaps it is due to the music change, Greg not so much of a fan of Party Rock Anthem
17 Feb 2022 5:54PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
4y return after 1b
17 Feb 2022 5:55PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
In the middle mid pace
17 Feb 2022 5:55PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
3b pioneer takes off down a hill and curls 90 degrees… 3y SW of 3b
17 Feb 2022 5:59PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Consults partner “we can’t trust that take off can we” referring to a take off from penult to 3b
17 Feb 2022 6:00PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
And no they probably can’t
17 Feb 2022 6:00PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Has good rush on partner after 2b…
17 Feb 2022 6:00PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Takes the conservative approach and just croquets partner to penult, finishes 3y N of penult
17 Feb 2022 6:02PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Approaches 3b from 1.5y. Runs with 2y northwards rush
17 Feb 2022 6:05PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Not hit that centrally and end near corner 3
17 Feb 2022 6:05PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Has an unideal 2.5 yarder at peelee
17 Feb 2022 6:06PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Peeling from 1.5y 25 degrees, escape ball 7y in front of 4b
17 Feb 2022 6:07PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Hold on to your hats sports fans
17 Feb 2022 6:07PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
% chance to win in this turn depends a lot on outcome of this shot
17 Feb 2022 6:08PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Peels through to peg and ideal rush on escape ball. Had his head down and had to ask spectators if it did in fact go through
17 Feb 2022 6:08PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Great chance to finish now
17 Feb 2022 6:09PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Rushes R into the back of penult!!! Should be fine though…
17 Feb 2022 6:12PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Just pretend it was a straight double all along.
17 Feb 2022 6:13PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Concerned about the line down to rover.
17 Feb 2022 6:13PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
To clarify he will be running penult with this croquet stroke and sending peelee to rover
17 Feb 2022 6:13PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Gets Chapman out to consult… mood is merry, will not remain as such if this doesn’t go well
17 Feb 2022 6:14PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
The ball he will be roquet if after this is 2y SSW so does need to go through cleanly
17 Feb 2022 6:15PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Roquet-ing*
17 Feb 2022 6:15PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Gets referee out.
17 Feb 2022 6:15PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
All very theatrical
17 Feb 2022 6:16PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Peelee goes too far. 1y W and 1ft S of rover.
17 Feb 2022 6:17PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Y through cleanly
17 Feb 2022 6:17PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Croquets black onto the yard line… good to have a deep ball
17 Feb 2022 6:18PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Should get dolly rush on peelee
17 Feb 2022 6:18PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Rush incoming… it’s good. 18 inches straight
17 Feb 2022 6:19PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Actually may be slightly angled, hard to tell from my vantage point
17 Feb 2022 6:20PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Yes angled, 15 degrees
17 Feb 2022 6:20PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
John Christie trying the old trick of packing his bags
17 Feb 2022 6:21PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Front ball sails through… back ball might be perfect or might be dead
17 Feb 2022 6:22PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Despite a really good side ball if this is through he won’t be able to hit it
17 Feb 2022 6:22PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
He’s lucky… it’s not through
17 Feb 2022 6:23PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Sigh of relief
17 Feb 2022 6:23PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Deciding whether to remove blue from vague direction of rush to peg
17 Feb 2022 6:24PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
He does decide to do this
17 Feb 2022 6:24PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
Rushing to peg… just needs to avoid rover
17 Feb 2022 6:25PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
1y peg out
17 Feb 2022 6:25PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
chapman and Bryant claim the NZ open doubles title
17 Feb 2022 6:26PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
26tp-6
17 Feb 2022 6:26PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Or +20tp if you prefer
17 Feb 2022 6:26PM (Tournament); 8 Readers
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