Austrian Open - Wine Cup 2023
Final by Chris D Martin
AMac won first game in best of 3.
03 Sep 2023 4:03PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
In second game, RH in play with Yellow having completed peels on oppo.
03 Sep 2023 4:04PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Now approaching penultimate.
03 Sep 2023 4:04PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Runs it. Should finish TPO.
03 Sep 2023 4:05PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Has run Rover. Just peg out to go.
03 Sep 2023 4:06PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
1-1. Onto a decider.
03 Sep 2023 4:06PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
AMc, Ball 1 to East boundary.
03 Sep 2023 4:09PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
RH short tice with R.
03 Sep 2023 4:09PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Shot 3, black hits blue on E boundary
03 Sep 2023 4:10PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Takes off to Red
03 Sep 2023 4:10PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
AMac runs hoop 1 with Black
03 Sep 2023 4:11PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Runs off lawn approaching partner ball. End of turn 3.
03 Sep 2023 4:12PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
RH playing Yellow, turn 4. Black and Blue near max distance on East boundary, red between 5 and peg. Shoots down east boundary.
03 Sep 2023 4:14PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Misses.
03 Sep 2023 4:14PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Blue playing. For hoop 1. Black to hoop 2. Rush to hoop 1 leaves 5 yard backward takeoff
03 Sep 2023 4:16PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Fails hoop 1
03 Sep 2023 4:17PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
RH, Red hits blue at hoop 1.
03 Sep 2023 4:18PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Hoop approach a little bit angled. Runs it.
03 Sep 2023 4:18PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Rushes blue just out of C4, not getting cannon. But ball at 2.
03 Sep 2023 4:20PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Approaching 2.
03 Sep 2023 4:21PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Red through 2. Shouldn't have any problem cleaning up break.
03 Sep 2023 4:22PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
RH missed ball in C4. AMac back on.
03 Sep 2023 4:27PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
(Commentators curse)
03 Sep 2023 4:27PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
State of play. RH - Red on 4, Y on 1. AMac Black on 2. Blue for 1.
03 Sep 2023 4:29PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
AMac playing blue, approaches hoop1.
03 Sep 2023 4:29PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Sticks in hoop.
03 Sep 2023 4:29PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
RH has 10 yarder at Black near hoop 1. Hits
03 Sep 2023 4:30PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
How to get to hoop 4? Peels blue through 1 up to hoop 2. Yellow near 3.
03 Sep 2023 4:31PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Takes off from blue palying red, rush to 4 is quite angled.
03 Sep 2023 4:32PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Poor rush. Followed by good roll. 2y hoop
03 Sep 2023 4:34PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Makes it.
03 Sep 2023 4:34PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Possibly more like a 3-4 yard hoop.
03 Sep 2023 4:35PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Up to 1b, break getting tidier
03 Sep 2023 4:38PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Temp in mid 20s with a cooling breeze.
03 Sep 2023 4:38PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Little noise but crowd chatter, croquet balls and trees rustling in the breeze
03 Sep 2023 4:39PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Debate this weekend around preferred position of hoop6 pioneer. A little East of centre line the position preferred by McDiarmid. A little West preferred by Harding.
03 Sep 2023 4:41PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Red now approaching 3b
03 Sep 2023 4:42PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Cross-peg rejected in favour of OSL
03 Sep 2023 4:46PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Doesn't like it, very wide on East boundary.
03 Sep 2023 4:47PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Blue peg high between 1 and 2. Black far side of peg open on blue. Red midpoint on East boundary. Yellow near c4
03 Sep 2023 4:48PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Picks up black. Shooting a red
03 Sep 2023 4:49PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Misses.
03 Sep 2023 4:49PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Wind getting up. RH back on lawn playing Red.
03 Sep 2023 4:50PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Red for 4b, yellow 1, blue and black both on 2.
03 Sep 2023 4:50PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Clangs hoop 6 going from black to blue. Retreats to yellow in C4.
03 Sep 2023 4:52PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Blue at black. Misses into c3.
03 Sep 2023 4:52PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Yellow playing from C4. Takes off to blue in C3 with black near hoop 3, trying to get to hoop 1.
03 Sep 2023 4:54PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Blue to hoop 2, rush to h1 a little angled. Rush about 4 yards short, backward take off
03 Sep 2023 4:56PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
1.5 angled hoop,
03 Sep 2023 4:56PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Makes it and 6 yard return roquet
03 Sep 2023 4:57PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Needs a couple of big shots to establish break.
03 Sep 2023 4:58PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
2 5 yard hoop 2, makes it.
03 Sep 2023 5:00PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Parter ball still near c4. Rolls blue down to hoop4 getting rush on partner ball back to 3.
03 Sep 2023 5:02PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Setting up for standard tp, over approaches. Trying to bombard to save standard
03 Sep 2023 5:03PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Very nicely done, First peel done. Red just through jaws of 4b.
03 Sep 2023 5:05PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Reminiscing about yesterday's Walnut schnapps.
03 Sep 2023 5:05PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Yellow through 4. Rick in good position here after fighting the lawn in Game 1.
03 Sep 2023 5:08PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
A deep McDiarmid pioneer at 6 for Rick
03 Sep 2023 5:09PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Not returned to red in jaws of 4b yet. Approaching 1b
03 Sep 2023 5:10PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
The Walnut schnapps is returning.
03 Sep 2023 5:11PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
David Hajn has just won the plate. Strong showing from the Czechs. Otakar Stankus played very well to take 3rd
03 Sep 2023 5:13PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Back to Rick. Red rushed back through 4b to become 3b pioneer.
03 Sep 2023 5:14PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Making 3b off partner. 1 of the three peels completed.
03 Sep 2023 5:15PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Discussion has moved onto best glasses for schnapps and the likes.
03 Sep 2023 5:16PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Rick does little backward skip.
03 Sep 2023 5:16PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Attempting penultimate peel before 4b.
03 Sep 2023 5:17PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Failed.
03 Sep 2023 5:18PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Going for the straight double to win.
03 Sep 2023 5:18PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Penult approach good. Lining up peel.
03 Sep 2023 5:19PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Got it. Red very much penult side of peg
03 Sep 2023 5:21PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Final peel hoop approach. Rush not good. Peel not on.
03 Sep 2023 5:22PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Yellow for peg, red for rover. AMac likely to get another shot.
03 Sep 2023 5:24PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Blue to sw of hoop 2, black to peg, red and yellow retreat to c4
03 Sep 2023 5:25PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Annabel pacing lawn and having schnapps to prepare for lift shot.
03 Sep 2023 5:25PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Playing black from near peg. Must have some sort of a double.....
03 Sep 2023 5:27PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Hits.
03 Sep 2023 5:27PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Game is still live. AMac 2 and 2 on break, against peg and rover
03 Sep 2023 5:28PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Black runs 2. No pioneer at 3. Rush is not optimal.
03 Sep 2023 5:30PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Good hoop approach. Makes it.
03 Sep 2023 5:30PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
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03 Sep 2023 5:35PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Tidy break. McDiarmid pioneer at 6.
03 Sep 2023 5:36PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Lovely pioneers at 1b and 2b. Thinking about the leave.
03 Sep 2023 5:37PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Possibly the start of an MSL.
03 Sep 2023 5:37PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
A not quite MSL, MSL. At end of break, clips will be....
03 Sep 2023 5:42PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Rick, Yellow on peg, red on rover. Annabel, blue on 2, black on 4 back.
03 Sep 2023 5:42PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Yellow by hoop 2, red by hoop 4, blue and black on East boundary.
03 Sep 2023 5:43PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Picks up yellow
03 Sep 2023 5:47PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Long decision on whether to shoot down E boundary or at ball (plus a little?) from a baulk.
03 Sep 2023 5:48PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Down boundary. Misses into C4
03 Sep 2023 5:49PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
AMcD under approaches hoop 2, retreats leaving Rick longish shot to hit in.
03 Sep 2023 5:56PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Hits!!!
03 Sep 2023 5:57PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Hold on, he's over approached rover. Very angled.
03 Sep 2023 5:58PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Clips coming off side, ball under him. Fails!
03 Sep 2023 5:58PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Anna MacD can't establish break. Joined in c4. Rick puts yellow into C1.
03 Sep 2023 6:01PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Has longish H2. Makes it.
03 Sep 2023 6:02PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Hoop 4 pioneer hits peg.
03 Sep 2023 6:04PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Nice forward rush out of 3 should fix it.
03 Sep 2023 6:04PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Still needs to dig ball out of c1 before starting any triple attempt.
03 Sep 2023 6:05PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Approaching c1 yellow after hoop 4. It becomes pioneer at 6.
03 Sep 2023 6:08PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
(But in a more Harding than McDiarmid position)
03 Sep 2023 6:09PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Approaching 6. Good pioneers at 1b and 2b. Partner ball for 4b. Oppo on peg and rover.
03 Sep 2023 6:11PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Black (partner ball) is 2b pioneer.
03 Sep 2023 6:11PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Nice forward rush out of 1b
03 Sep 2023 6:12PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Is AMcD going to attempt the straight triple?
03 Sep 2023 6:15PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Through 3b.
03 Sep 2023 6:16PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
4b and break (approaching 4b) plays peg and rover.
03 Sep 2023 6:16PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Yellow goes to peg, no attempt at the straight.
03 Sep 2023 6:17PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Through 4b.
03 Sep 2023 6:18PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Pausing to consider line of play. Hand on hip.
03 Sep 2023 6:19PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Runs penult.
03 Sep 2023 6:20PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Cogitates. Arms and mallet behind back.
03 Sep 2023 6:21PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
At end of this break the state of play likely to be. AMac - Blue for peg, black for 4b. RickH, red for rover, yellow in box.
03 Sep 2023 6:24PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Rover run. Black on West boundary H2 high.
03 Sep 2023 6:24PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Red, a little SE of peg.
03 Sep 2023 6:26PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Yellow box
03 Sep 2023 6:26PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Blue, a little over a yard in from black.
03 Sep 2023 6:28PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Rick goes for rover. Misses.
03 Sep 2023 6:28PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Long 4b approach. Fails, but in jaws.
03 Sep 2023 6:29PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Rick playing red from near centre of A baulk. Takes position on East boundary.
03 Sep 2023 6:31PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Can AMcD finish? Runs 4b. Rush to penultimate is alright.
03 Sep 2023 6:31PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
5 yard straight hoop approach.
03 Sep 2023 6:32PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Partner to near peg. Runs penult.
03 Sep 2023 6:32PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Rush to rover pretty good. Hoop approach solid. Runs rover.
03 Sep 2023 6:33PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Annabel McDiarmid wins 2-1 26-24 in final game.
03 Sep 2023 6:34PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
The crowd goes wild.
03 Sep 2023 6:34PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
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