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	Canadian 9-Ball Tour Tour Web Site: http://www.canadian9balltour.com EMail: Jim Wych The Canadian 9-Ball Tour has expanded to eight events this year. This tour draws the best players from all over Canada.

Past Events

5/23/2008
Shooters, North York
Event 8

4/25/2008
Bourbon Street Billiards, Winnipeg
Event 7

4/4/2008
LeSkratch, Brossard
Event 6

3/7/2008
Breakers Billiards & Bistro, Kelowna
Event 5

2/1/2008
Dooly's, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Event 4

11/30/2007
Tailgators, Ottawa
Event 3

10/26/2007
The Q Club, Edmonton
Event 2

10/5/2007
Bigwigs Billiards, Newmarket
Event 1

4/28/2007
Shooters, North York
Event 6

3/30/2007
LeSkratch, Brossard
Event 5

2/17/2007
Breakers Billiards & Bistro, Kelowna
Event 4

1/20/2007
Dooly's, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Event 3

10/14/2006
The Q Club, Edmonton
Event 2

9/23/2006
Bigwigs Billiards, Newmarket
Event 1

3/25/2006
Dooly's, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

2/18/2006
Cue Club, Edmonton

11/19/2005
Stix Billiards, Calgary

10/22/2005
Pool Paradise, Waterloo

Calgarians Sweep Honours in Toronto
Story by:Michael Wright, 5/26/2008 Full Story

Jim Wych, Tyler Edey

Presented by Indigo & Chapters bookstores and Cineplex Entertainment, the Canadian 9-Ball Tour entered its final day for season number three at Shooters Snooker and Sports Bar in Toronto.

Here is how the final 4 played out, to get the rest of the story please go to the Official Canadian 9 Ball Tour site.

Alain Martel, coming off a big win against Jason Klatt was facing the ever steady Mario Morra in the B side semi final. Morra was not intimidated by Martel�s power game and quickly took the initiative with a handy lead of 5-1. The luck in this match also looked to be on the side of the in-form Morra as he fluked the seven ball from a snooker in the next to increase his lead to 6-1. The two exchanged the next two racks, a scenario that suits Morra just fine given his lead, to bring the score to 7-2 Morra. Some imaginative safety play from Martel coupled with creative shotmaking brought the score back to 7-4 in Morra�s favor. Morra stopped Martel�s charge in rack twelve assuming a commanding 8-4 lead. Martel has produced many comebacks in his career and he knows that in 9-ball you never throw the towel in. He won two racks quickly to bring the score to 6-8 Morra. Martel�s fightback was almost complete when he won the next two forcing one rack to decide who would stay alive in the eighth Canadian Tour event. Martel had the first real good chance in the last and a miss at an awkward seven ball gave Morra the match 9-8. His next opponent was now Tyler coming off his 9-8 loss to Dan Doerner.

The B side final between Mario Morra and Tyler Edey was a tale of two journeys as Edey had just lost a hill-hill match and Morra had just won a hill-hill nail biter. Morra got off to a better start in this match and took the early lead at 3-1. Some nice shot making pushed Morra further in front 5-1. Edey could not say that he did not have his chances to this point in the match but a couple lapses had proved costly. Eliminating these mistakes was the key and Edey appeared to get a handle on this as he secured the next two racks to draw the score to 3-5. With momentum firmly in his chair Edey won racks nine and ten to erase the four rack deficit and level the scores at 5-5. With Morra up 6-5, Edey missed an open shot at the nine ball that allowed Morra to take a two rack lead down the home stretch at 7-5. Once again Edey fired back at Morra winning two racks to bring the score back to 7-7. An errant shot from Edey on the six ball in rack fifteen allowed Morra to get to the hill at 8-7. A gutsy clearance from Edey meant that we would once again be treated to a pressure packed last rack to decide the second finalist. Edey broke and had a great chance to run the rack right from the start. Edey held his nerve as young John Morra watched on trying not to watch as his fate in representing Canada in this year�s World Championships depended on his father beating Edey. The Calgarian showed plenty of character and knocked in the nine ball to seal John Morra�s fate and allow Edey the chance to avenge an earlier loss to Doerner in the A side final. Tyler Edey 9-8 over Mario Morra.

The final between Dan Doerner and Tyler Edey started with players exchanging the first two racks in the race to eleven. The long day meant that bboth players had to draw on their reserves to stay focused and maintain the high level of concentration needed at this level of 9-ball. The first surge in the final came courtesy of Dan Doerner�s cue as won three of the next four racks to slide into a 4-2 lead. A break and run out in rack seven took Doerner into the comfort zone at 5-2. Doerner�s break was very heavy and he seemed to have just the right speed to be effective. A poor safety shot from Edey gave Doerner the chance to increase his lead and he quickly secured the rack to confirm the lead at 6-2. The last thing Edey wanted to do was dig too big of a hole to be able to climb out of. He seized rack number nine with a nice run out and followed that up with a carbon copy clearance in rack ten to play himself back into the match at 4-6. Doerner was not about to let Edey find wind in his sails and won rack eleven to once again go three clear at 7-4. The two finalists shared the next two racks bringing the score to 8-5. Edey took advantage of a missed jump attempt from Doerner in rack fourteen to nail a two-nine combination and take the score to 8-6 in Doerner�s favor. Rack fifteen went to Edey for a 7-8 score. The last time these two played the match went hill-hill and this final had all the makings of a repeat. Everything was following suit as Edey won the next rack to pull even at 8-8. For the first time in the final Edey got his nose in front as he edged out to a 9-8 lead. A miss on a makeable two ball from Edey brought Doerner out of his chair to run out and once again level the score at 9-9. A dry break from Doerner gave Edey the lead once again at 10-9 and with it, the knowledge that one more rack would give him his first tour win of the season. A perfect break from Edey laid the foundation for the win with every ball at his mercy. Maintaining his composure he cleared the table to take the victory and accept congratulations from his fellow competitor. The final score 11-9 to Calgary�s Tyler Edey over Dan Doerner.

A happy winner with the first place cheque of $5000 was given to Tyler Edey and the runners up cheque of $3000 to Dan Doerner. The overall winner on the final ranking points list is again Edwin Montal of Calgary. The reigning Canadian champion once again secured the points crown for the second consecutive year to lay further testament to his number one status as Canada�s top nine ball player. As always, our sincere appreciation goes out to Indigo & Chapters bookstores, Cineplex Entertainment, Canada Billiard & Bowling, Dufferin Billiards, Stan James The Sports Bookmaker, Simonis Pool Cloth and Aramith Billiard Balls for their generous support in making the Canadian 9-Ball Tour such a success.

The Canadian 9-Ball Tour staff would like to thank John White and all the staff at Shooters Snooker and Sports Bar in Toronto for all of their invaluable help in making this last stop of the 2007/2008 season such a success.

5/25/2008 Weather finally cooperates as the Canadian 9-Ball Tour closes out Season Three in Toronto

5/23/2008 Last Stop Toronto

4/28/2008 Homegrown Talent Shines in Winnipeg but Montal Takes it All!

4/27/2008 �Sleepless in Winnipeg�

4/6/2008 Day Two - Final Wrap Up from Brossard

4/5/2008 Elite Field Converge on Montreal

4/4/2008 Le Skratch - Brossard Welcomes the Canadian 9-Ball Tour

3/10/2008 Day 3: Wow Can those Young Winnipeg Boys Play!

3/9/2008 Day Two: Moving Day Surprises in Kelowna

3/8/2008 Day One: Top Seeds Tumble in Kelowna

2/4/2008 The Return of the Dirty Dozen

2/2/2008 DAY ONE: Mother Nature Strikes the First Blow in Valleyfield