Scottish AC Open 2021
26-27 June 2021, Meadows
Alastair Burn-Murdoch won the Scottish Open at Meadows defeating Stephen Wright 2-0 in the final. Almost all matches went according to the seeding with none of the usual upsets in the first round. Stephen Wright defeating James Hopgood in the semi-final was the only match that went against the seeding and Stephen looked like a strong contender having previously won the event in 1979.
The plate was won by James Hopgood who won a 14-point game versus an in-form Alistair Malcolm who had completed his first ranking triple peel on the Saturday.
The rain and mist of the Saturday cleared on the Sunday and the players and occasional spectator enjoyed summer sunshine and a glass of cava sponsored by Charlotte Townsend.
Jane Morrison
Results
(also on Croquet Scores)
Scottish Open
| James Hopgood | James Hopgood +25tp |
James Hopgood +26tp, +22tp |
Stephen Wright -26tp, +26, +11 |
Alastair Burn-Murdoch +14, +26tp |
| Roger Binks | ||||
| Alan Wilson | John Owen +17 |
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| John Owen | ||||
| Andrew Symons | Stephen Wright +2, -23, +5 |
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| Stephen Wright | ||||
| Chris Martin | Chris Martin -1T (22-23), +11T (21-10), +1T (22-21) |
Alastair Burn-Murdoch +26tp, -25, +26 |
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| Lorna Dewar | ||||
| Jane Morrison | Jane Morrison +1T (23-22) |
Alastair Burn-Murdoch +8tp, +4 |
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| Rosemary Saunders Robertson | ||||
| Alistair Malcolm | Alastair Burn-Murdoch +17 |
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| Alastair Burn Murdoch |
Plate
(Knock-out results up to and including the quarter-finals carry forward to the plate, with best-of-threes counting for only a single point. Finalists are ineligible.)
| Knock-out | Swiss | Total | Beat | |
| James Hopgood | 2/3 | 1/1 | 3/4 | Rosemary Saunders Robertson +26tp |
| Alistair Malcolm | 0/1 | 3/4 | 3/5 | Alan Wilson +26tp, Rosemary Saunders Robertson +5T (24-19), John Owen +16 |
| Chris Martin | 1/2 | 1/1 | 2/3 | Alan Wilson +9otp |
| Lorna Dewar | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2/3 | Alan Wilson +15, Jane Morrison +3T (21-18) |
| Andrew Symons | 0/1 | 2/3 | 2/4 | John Owen +25, Alistair Malcolm +26 |
| John Owen | 1/2 | 1/3 | 2/5 | Roger Binks +20 |
| Alan Wilson | 0/1 | 2/5 | 2/6 | Roger Binks +19, Rosemary Saunders Robertson +2T (20-18) |
| Jane Morrison | 1/2 | 0/1 | 1/3 | |
| Roger Binks | 0/1 | 1/4 | 1/5 | Andrew Symons +11 |
| Rosemary Saunders Robertson | 0/1 | 1/4 | 1/5 | Roger Binks +26 |
Play-off (14-point advanced): James Hopgood beat Alistair Malcolm +8
Photos by Janet Brunton (action) and Chris Martin (presentation)
