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The City of Manchester 2004 Solomon Trophy - Day 2

[<<] [>>] by Robert Fulford
2nd July 2004 (International)

GB leads 8-3 at the end of day 2. The US is putting up a very creditable fight given how out-manned they appear on ranking. Bob Cherry had an excellent win over Matt Burrow in their game carried over from yesterday, in the third game Matt went around first but Bob hit the lift and finished in two turns with a delayed triple. John Gibbons had a good recovery over Rich Lamm to come from game down with two delayed triples.

Day 2 Results

Clarke and Kirby lost to Lamm and Soo -2, -10
Gibbons and Maugham beat Cherry and Rosenberry +12TPO(M) +9
Burrow and Fulford beat Grimsley and Mehas +26, +26TP(F)

Burrow lost to Cherry +23, -8, -17TP
Gibbons beat Lamm -12TPO, +26TP, +17TP
Kirby beat Grimsley +17TP, +17

Clarke versus Mehas +3TP, -26TP (to finish)



 

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