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Martin Murray won the Spencer Ell Cup

[<<] [>>] by Don Gaunt at Southport
9-12 Sep 2009 (AC - Championships)

Play Off

1. Mundy E boundary 8 yds N IV.

2. Murray to II,

3. Mundy misses partner.

4. Murray hits oppo. Approachs 2 from II to establish a break. Goes to 4b, NSL with optional rush to 1.

5. Mundy lifts ball on hoop 4, misses long lift from III to 1 yd N of IV.

6. Makes 1 off partner which then goes to 3. After 2 rushes to S boundary behind 4, takes off and gets perfect rush on ball just out of IV. Now has standard triple with 4 pioneer 1 yd off S boundary behind 4. Jawses 4b peel but misses cut rush on escape ball.

7. Mundy has a leave, accidentally cannon peeling yellow in the process for a -1 point turn.

8. Murray corners.

9. Mundy picks up break by rolling off 2 from E boundary, hitting 10 yarder and rolling off 3 from III. Starts dpo by jawsing penult. peel after 6, misses it after 1b ricocheting off the wire to 4.

10. Murray lifts to middle of N boudary, hits partner in the jaws of penult. but it springs back out on the playing side. Fails to peel going to U, but now has perfect postion for standard dp for the Cup. Penult peel done after 6. Straight rover peel. Finishes

Murray beats Mundy +19

Positions after 14 Rounds

PLAYER DM MM GC PCa DN PCo DG RJ Won Tot Pos
Dave Mundy   -24 -25 +17 -24 +16 +20 +13 4 10 1=
-14 +10 +26 +3 +12 +3 +2 6
Martin Murray +24   +16tp -14tp +25 +10tp +25 -5 5 10 1=
+14 +19 -16 +4 -13 +24tp +9 5
Gavin Carter +25 -16tp   +7 -16 +17tp +21tp +18tp 5 8 3=
-10 -19 +13 +12tp +6 -25 -16tp 3
Paul Castell -17 +14tp -7   +15 +14 -8 +14 4 8 3=
-26 +16 -13 +6 +5 -3 +26tp 4
Dave Nick +24 -25 +16 -15   +3 -16 +15 4 6 5
-3 -4 -12tp -6 -1 +26tp +24tp 2
Phil Cordingley -16 -10tp -17tp -14 -3   +26 -26tp 1 5 6=
-12 +13 -6 -5 +1 +17 +3 4
Don Gaunt -20 -25 -21tp +8 +16 -26   -3 2 5 6=
-3 -24tp +25 +3 -26tp -17 +14 3
Roger Jenkins -13 +5 -18tp -14 -15 +26tp +3   3 4 8
-2 -9 +16tp -26tp -24tp -3 -14 1
PEELING etc. op sxp qnp qp tp ot Tot
On partner         13   13
On opponent (winning)           n/a  
On opponent (losing)           n/a  
Straight           n/a  
Total         13   13
Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 TOTAL
Occ. 1 1 6 1 2 2 1 1 1 2   2 3 5 2 6 3 1 1 1 1     4 4 5 56



 

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