MacRob - Report #18 (24 November)

The Latham Report

Days 3-5 AUST vs USA

Day 3

Doubles

Huneycutt/Cherry lost to Clarke/Fleming 0-26tp (C) 26-12; 2-26

Game 1

Huneycutt missed duffer 4 th ball.  Fleming 5 th turn 9.  Huneycutt missed lift.  Clarke 7 th turn triple.

Game 2

After opening manoeuvres Cherry built a break to 4back.  Aussies played dry until Huneycutt dug the balls out and went to peg.  Cherry finished.

Game 3

Clarke hit the duffer and set.  Huneycutt missed.  Fleming made 9 with 2-4 leave.  Huneycutt missed leave.  Clarke made 12.  Huneycutt hit partner from peg and made 2.  Fleming hit and finished.

Bidencope/Stark lost to Dumergue/Watts 26-18; 9-26; 21-26

Game 1

Dumergue sets on 5 th turn.  Bidencope missed 26yard shot.  Watts made 9, setting diagonal leave.  Stark missed 17yard lift shot.  Dumergue stuck 5 th hoop with 1 peel done.  Stark does 9.  Dumergue misses leave. Bidencope 12 hoops.  Dumergue misses Stark finishes.

Game 2

Bidencope 9.  Much to-ing and fro-ing;  Watts 9.  Dumergue to peg in 2 ball breaks.  Watts finishes.

Game 3

After opening Watts stuck in hoop 5 and Starks made 9 off the mistake.  Further to-ing and fro-ing until Watts finally finishes with a double peel. 

Soo/Lamm defeated Forster/Bassett  18-26; 26-15; 26-0

Game 1

Forster hits 4 th ball makes 9 with 2-4 leave.  Soo hit lift made 9 with 2-4 leave.  Bassett missed 17yd lift.  Lamm made 3 but took off from ball at 3 and went out next to Bassett who stuck in 1back with 2 peels done.  Lamm goes to 3back and misses, hampered stroke.  Bassett finishes.

Game 2

Forster 9.  Lamm hits and sticks in hoop 5.  Forster sets but Soo hits and make 6 hoops.  Finally Lamm and Soo advance to peg after 6 hoops made by Bassett.

Game 3

Dry play with constant setting up.  Lamm and Soo cleared out with 9,12,5.

Day 4 Singles

Lamm defeated Forster  26tp-0; 26-9

Game 1

Lamm supershot opening paid dividends when he hit Forster's corner 2 ball and his pass roll set up hoop 2 with a rush to 1 and a break of 9 before Forster but the 4 th ball into play.

Forster missed.  Lamm set up and Forster missed again.  Lamm tripled.

Game 2

Forster won the opening and missed the 3B hoop.  Lamm made 9.  After a few misses Forster went to peg with back ball.  After a break to the peg, Lamm pegged Forster out.  After a typical pegged out battle Lamm crafted a 3ball break to the peg.

Cherry lost to Dumergue  26tp-9; 0-26tp; 0-26tp

Game 1

Standard opening with 3 missed roquets before Dumergue made 9.  Cherry hit the lift made 9.  Dumergue missed the 17yard lift and Cherry tripled out.

Game 2

Dumergue won the opening corner 2 gambit and proceeded to a finish by a 9 and 17tp.

Game 3

No notes

Stark lost to Fleming 9-26tp; 15-26tp

Game 1

After missed duffer opening Stark roqueted and made 9.  Fleming hit the 17yard and countered with 9.  Stark missed 17 yard lift and Fleming tripled out.

Game 2

No notes

Huneycutt lost to Clarke 22-26tp; 26tp-0; 0-26tp

Game 1

Huneycutt made first 9 then continued after missed lift shot to go to peg with 1 peel on partner.  Clarke hit the leave with the exposed ball on the peg and finished with a standard triple.

Game 2

Huneycutt hit back with a solid triple to even the score.

Game 3

Clarke came out after lunch with a convincing triple to take the match with a spectacular bombard peg-out.

Bidencope def Bassett 26-19; 6-26tp; 26tp-0

Game 1

Bassett made the first 9 and Bidencope hit the perfect leave.  After setting Bidencope made 9 followed by a break to the peg with 2 peels done.  Bassett hit after both players missed some easy roquets and had 3 peels done by 3B but jambed the hoop from an angle.  Bidencope accepted and finished.

Games 2 and 3

No notes

Soo defeated Watts 26tp-9;26-0

Game 1

Soo's roquets and steady play kept Watts at bay enabling him to triple game 1 while Watts made 9 and stuck in 3B with an angled shot.

Game 2

Soo won the opening and progressed to a 26-0 without difficulty.

Day 5 doubles

Soo/Lamm defeated Dumergue/Watts 26-16; 26tp-9

Game 1

After winning the opening Soo stuck in hoop 1.  Watts was progressing to 3B but missed 7yard rush.  Lamm made 9.  Dumergue misses.  Soo makes 4 with 1 peel sticking in 5 th hoop.  Dumergue quadruple peel ended after 1 peel and 6 hoops.  Soo finishes with a double peel.

Game 2

Super-shot opening by Lamm.l  Dumergue misses.  Soo fires firmly at double but misses into B-baulk.  Watts made 9 with 1 peel on Lamm.  Lamm misses lift.  Dumergue misses rush to 1 and Soo makes 9.  Lift missed.  Lamm and Soo finish.

Cherry/Huneycutt lost to Bassett/Forster 26-9; 6-26; 9-26

No notes

Bidencope/Stark lost to Clarke/Fleming 1-26; 14-26tp

Game 1

Stark won opening but stuck in hoop 2.  Clarke made 9.  Bidencope misses lift.  Fleming makes 12 and 3 peels but roquets partner ball after rover peel.  The long peg out was unsuccessful but opposition balls were distant when striker ball was pegged out.  Bidencope misses.  Game finished.

Game 2

Clarke made the first 9, followed by a Bidencope 9.  Fleming 17yd lift and Stark proceeded on a finishing break only to stick in hoop 5.  Fleming accepted the gift and tripled out.