April 5th and 6th players from California to Canada arrived in Spokane ready to compete and hopefully either further their lead in the tour or close the gap at the top.  Stan Tourangeau made it happen! After a disappointing loss for the hot seat against World Champion Rafael Martinez with a score of 9-2, Tourangeau came back through the loser's bracket to give it a second chance. In the final race to 13, Tourangeau looked like a whipped dog down by a deficit of 7 games at a score of 9-2. Tourangeau fans know better than to count him out; he hates losing more than most anything! Second place would not be good enough for Tourangeau in Spokane.

He came back to tie the score and pass Martinez 11-10 and promptly finished out the set leaving Martinez to win o­nly 1 game in 11! The crowd witnessed an amazing level of ability from both players as well as unparalleled heart and determination from our Canadian friend Stan. Earning 200 points for first place bumped Tourangeau up to within 15 points of former tour leader Billy Palmer. Martinez's second place finish and 150 points gave him quite a jolt as well. He overtook Glenn Atwell for 4th place in the overall standings.

1st Stan Tourangeau   200   1200

2nd Rafael Martinez   150    900

3rd Bryce Avila          125   625

4th Randy Camantique   100    325

5th John Horsfall     80     200  

Tony Waters   80

7th Dan Louie     65     100  

Paul Silva      65

9th Glenn Atwell     50     75

Lance Salazar    50

David Williams   50

Wayne Boyd   50

12th John Duclos   35

 Soud Al Abdulraza   35

Randy Oristrom   35

Shannon Gibson    35

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