Croquet(US): Huneycutt v Grimsley, Nationals 2021

USCA National Championship US rules croquet tournament October 2021, National Croquet Center, West Palm Beach, Florida. Rich Curtis, TD. Brian Hovis, videographer. A real slugfest between two giants of American croquet: Danny Huneycutt v Doug Grimsley. Tactical risk taking, fearless attacks, the occasional misstep, and the outcome in doubt til the very last shot.

[paulneubecker]

what do you make of the decision to abandon the 3 ball break with blue to cannon yellow out of the way? Danny still won, but blue on 4 back wound up giving him fits throughout the match. Seems like the three extra hoops plus rover advantage might've been more optimal than delaying yellow coming into the game for a rotation or two. It was going to be impossible to set a break for black without yellow in the game anyway. Am I missing something? There is a chance Danny wouldn't have advanced to rover out of fear of being pegged out - but with two high level AC players such as these, stopping at 4 back doesn't entirely eliminate that possibility either. Just struck me as a tactical head scratcher.