Canada
Name:
Alain Martel (left)
Nickname:
Dancing Bear
Home town:
Montreal, Canada
Date of birth:
March 11, 1959
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
Finished second in the 2006 Canadian Championships and second in the Canadian rankings.
Career achievements:
Semi-finalist in the 2001 World 9-ball Championships, eighth in the Camel Tour rankings and 21-time provincial champion.
Biggest disappointment:
Pool is still seen as an American game.
Favourite player:
Willie Mosconi
Cues used:
Falcon Cue
Hobbies:
Chess, movies.
Like about pool:
Discipline and practice.
Dislike about pool:
Pool is still seen as an American game.
Describe yourself:
Fat, old and a big heart to match.
Name:
Edwin Montal (right)
Nickname:
Ed.
Home town:
Calgary, Canada.
Date of birth:
May 5, 1960.
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
Two victories and a third place finish on the Canadian Stan James Tour.
Career achievements:
Ranked number one in Canada for two years in a row, reached the last 16 in the 2001 World Pool Championship.
Biggest disappointment:
Not making the quarter-finals in the 2001 World Pool Championship.
Favourite player:
Efren Reyes.
Cues used:
Shon.
Hobbies:
Basketball and poker.
Like about pool:
Competition.
Dislike about pool:
Losing.
Describe yourself:
Friendly, honest, easy going, shy, competitive, good looking, nice and loyal.
World Cup of Pool record
2006
(Tyler Edey and Luc Salvas)
L16 lost 8-9 to Czech Republic (Michal Gavenciak and Roman Hybler)
R1 won 9-5 against Thailand (Tepwin Arunnath and Amnuayporn Chotipong)
2007 Campaign
R1
- Wednesday, September 26 v India (Dharminder Singh Lilly and Manan Chandra)
