First results from WUCC2006

First results for Blokes & Sheilas today from WUCC2006.

1. First up we played Ebisu, the Japanese first seed. It was always very close, with B&S taking a two point lead at about 8-6 before Ebisu got a few in a row to take half 9-8. Points traded, Ebisu got another break until it was 16-14 at time cap. So first to 18, or 17 by 2 for Ebisu to win. B&S got 2 in a row to tie it at 16 a piece. Ebisu scored and thought they'd won (as did some of our team!). B&S then got the next 2 to win the game 18-17. Very tight, very exciting. Must have been about 2 hours of game.
2. Secondly we played Shiok!, the Singapore second seed. They are a fairly inexperienced team, but the Fremantle Doctor was up, which made upwind points reasonably difficult. We took half 9-1, but Shiok! were fired up (and perhaps we were a little lazy) and they got the next 2 points. After that we closed it out, and won 17-3.

Tomorrow afternoon we take on the Finnish team UFO. They beat Shiok! and then lost a pretty tight game to Ebisu (17-14 I think). This means if we lose to them (and presuming Ebisu beat Shiok!) then there'll be a 3-way tie, with the top 2 to advance to the top pools. So we better not lose, otherwise it becomes a points differential calculation.