Canadian 9-Ball Tour Hits Bourbon Street Billiards The seventh stop of the Canadian 9-Ball Tour, presented by Indigo Chapters bookstores and Cineplex Entertainment, saw unseasonably cold weather once again greet the 64 players making their way back to the venue for Saturday morning play. Apparently the cooler temperatures affected some of the players’ sleeping patterns. Second seed John Morra was one of three players to be disqualified on the one-loss side and was forced to make his way back to Toronto empty-handed. The other two players to be listed among the missing on the B-side were Scott Harder and Fast Eddy. All three were relegated to the stands for the remainder of the event in Winnipeg. Winners’-side action commenced early with some enticing prospects to whet the appetite of the pool fans in Winnipeg. Top-seeded Edwin Montal again looked strong in defeating Doug Nobiss 9-1. He carried that form through to his match against American Rory Hendrickson with a 9-3 win. In total, Montal had dropped only five … [Read more...]