Where Are All The Americans?

[brian8ball]

FYI.....The Canadian 9 Ball Tour is open to all players this year, not just Canadians as in previous years. With $10,000 added to each event...eight in total, it's hard to find a more appealing tour out there. The first three events had 94, 100 and 81 entries and the next three are limited to 64 players with a $5,000 first prize.

The events fill up well in advance and the draw is posted online prior to the event. This allows for people to place bets through the Stan James website, who post odds on each player to finish in the top four. There are limited spots available for the next event on Feb.1-3, 2008 at Luc Salvas' room in Valleyfield, Quebec, which is just west of Montreal. Entry fee is $125 Canadian.

This is the third year of the tour which is sponsored by Cineplex Entertainment and Chapters Indigo Books and is run by Jim Wych, who is known worldwide as a former professional snooker player and a commentator and analyst for most of the major billiard events around the world.

The format is race to nine, double elimination, winner racks and breaks and the nine does not count on the break.

For more information on the tour, check out their website at www.Canadian9balltour.com

I welcome any feedback from players that have participated in any of the events or any players interested in voicing their opinions on the status of the tour.

[Big Business]

Great event and ran smoothly here in Edmonton and all in a classy way. Spot on competition in sportsman setting. More than worth the time to enter into some great competition with great payouts. Wish I had played better but finished m sets terribly compared to their starts. Sean

[Snorks]

In Ottawa the tournament was extremely well run and professional. Jim is a class act to say the least. It is a great tour!

[Rahl]

All we need in the Canadian tour are some bigger pro names. If we can get Johnny Archer, Shane Van Boening etc down in Canada, I'm sure a lot more people would come down (like me :D)

[D_Lewis]

All we need in the Canadian tour are some bigger pro names. If we can get Johnny Archer, Shane Van Boening etc down in Canada, I'm sure a lot more people would come down (like me :D)

Marcus Chamat
Ralf Souqet
Alex Pagulayan
Tony Chohan
Ronnie Wiseman
John Morra
Jason Klatt
................................. not big enough?

[Rahl]

Marcus Chamat
Ralf Souqet
Alex Pagulayan
Tony Chohan
Ronnie Wiseman
John Morra
Jason Klatt
................................. not big enough?

Alex, Chamat, and Ralf only went to the first canadian pro stop. If all those people you listed played on the tour regularly, I'm sure the Canadian tour would be a lot more popular. I believe only Ronnie, John M. and Jason mentioned on that list play on the tour regularly. Most well known pros like Shane or Dennis Hatch would help boost the tour's awareness. Although I've heard Shane say that the coin purse for these canadian stops isn't big enough (I think he said it in a interview with Chad*actionreport*).

[Willy_BadDream]

cost of travel

[jerandichat]

is there a canadian tour this year?? i want to know what is going on 9 ball canadian tour and the players.. hit me back.


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[Jason Robichaud]

is there a canadian tour this year?? i want to know what is going on 9 ball canadian tour and the players.. hit me back.


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No tour this year, lack of sponsorship.

[jerandichat]

No tour this year, lack of sponsorship.

Thanks man.. ;)

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[Danny Harriman]

FYI.....The Canadian 9 Ball Tour is open to all players this year, not just Canadians as in previous years. With $10,000 added to each event...eight in total, it's hard to find a more appealing tour out there. The first three events had 94, 100 and 81 entries and the next three are limited to 64 players with a $5,000 first prize.

The events fill up well in advance and the draw is posted online prior to the event. This allows for people to place bets through the Stan James website, who post odds on each player to finish in the top four. There are limited spots available for the next event on Feb.1-3, 2008 at Luc Salvas' room in Valleyfield, Quebec, which is just west of Montreal. Entry fee is $125 Canadian.

This is the third year of the tour which is sponsored by Cineplex Entertainment and Chapters Indigo Books and is run by Jim Wych, who is known worldwide as a former professional snooker player and a commentator and analyst for most of the major billiard events around the world.

The format is race to nine, double elimination, winner racks and breaks and the nine does not count on the break.

For more information on the tour, check out their website at www.Canadian9balltour.com

I welcome any feedback from players that have participated in any of the events or any players interested in voicing their opinions on the status of the tour.

Switch the game to ten ball with just a little more added $ and you might see them come out of the woodwork to play rotation, you would have to be insane to travel that distance and or play rack your own 9 ball. I think if there were a Men's tour and you took a poll on whether to play 9 or ten ball rotation, 95 % of the top players would want to compete at 10 Ball as it is now becoming the game of choice amongst the top players. Or at least all of the top pro's I have discussed this with feel the way I do yet we continue to play soft break 9 ball tournaments. This hurts the games big breakers and changes 9 ball into a redundant run out trick shot off the break contest. I will not subject myself to any more 9 ball balogni with the rack and all, if the Canadian Tour was Ten Ball I would consider the trip and or seeking a backer to compete in a game that is not 95% rack gimmick related. OK a.

[D_Lewis]

Switch the game to ten ball with just a little more added $ and you might see them come out of the woodwork to play rotation, you would have to be insane to travel that distance and or play rack your own 9 ball. I think if there were a Men's tour and you took a poll on whether to play 9 or ten ball rotation, 95 % of the top players would want to compete at 10 Ball as it is now becoming the game of choice amongst the top players. Or at least all of the top pro's I have discussed this with feel the way I do yet we continue to play soft break 9 ball tournaments. This hurts the games big breakers and changes 9 ball into a redundant run out trick shot off the break contest. I will not subject myself to any more 9 ball balogni with the rack and all, if the Canadian Tour was Ten Ball I would consider the trip and or seeking a backer to compete in a game that is not 95% rack gimmick related. OK a.

Did you use google maps to figure out that Canada wasnt oversea?