Newport Open Weekend
Final David Maugham v Gabrielle Higgins by Andrew Gregory
Thanks to managerial fiddling, this is a best-of-3.
I'm in a game, so don't expect full commentary.
19 May 2024 11:32AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Ga.e 1, Maugham has first ball to 4-back.
I think 4th turn after a second corner opening.
MSL.
Higgins hit the lift (I assume) and has 4-ball break.
19 May 2024 11:34AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Gorgeous weather today.
Yesterday was OK once the sun burnt through.
19 May 2024 11:36AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
As you see from the results, Maugham and Higgins crunched the other 5 players fairly efficiently.
Higgins completed 3 triples out of 5, Maugham had 2 triples and 3 failed sextuples
19 May 2024 11:39AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
For reasons I shall discover later, Higgins had to.jump over a ball to run 1-back. She coped.
19 May 2024 11:42AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Higgins has made 9.
NSL with Yellow (for 1) by hoop 4
19 May 2024 11:46AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
Maugham hit the lift.
Maugham wins game 1 17tp (6th turn).
19 May 2024 12:17PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Game 2
Higgins to 4-back 5th turn.
NSL.
Maugham misses long shot.
Higgins rush to 1 is not great but she copes.
Delayed TP required.
19 May 2024 12:52PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Imperfect play mounts up and Higgins breaks down at 1-back and penult.
19 May 2024 1:02PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Maugham picks up break.
19 May 2024 1:09PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Maugham thinks.
DPO?
1-back leave?
Or just nine hoops?
19 May 2024 1:13PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Looks like 9 hoops is the decision.
He was probably thinking about the leave.
19 May 2024 1:14PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Blue (for 1-back) is left just SW of hoop 2.
19 May 2024 1:16PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Black (for penult) is just NE of 4.
This is the Maugham Standard Leave!
19 May 2024 1:21PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Higgins lifts Black to the end of B-baulk.
Must be some of Blue poking out.
She misses.
19 May 2024 1:23PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
You'd expect Maugham to finish here.
19 May 2024 1:27PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
First peel of triple done after 3.
19 May 2024 1:33PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Maugham wins game 2 10tp
19 May 2024 1:48PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Maugham wins the Cornelius Trophy.
19 May 2024 1:48PM (Tournament); 1 Readers
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