Canada
Name:
Edwin Montal
Nickname:
Ed.
Home town:
Calgary, Canada.
Date of birth:
May 5, 1960.
Family:
Divorced with one son (13 years old).
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
Canadian Champion and ranked number one on the Canadian Tour.
Career achievements:
Canadian Champion, ranked number one three years in a row on the Canadian Tour.
Biggest disappointment:
Not making the quarter-finals in the 2001 World Pool Championship.
Sponsors:
Dave Martin.
Favourite player:
Efren Reyes.
Cues used:
Jobo Cues - Philippine made by Bong Nicola.
Hobbies:
Playing with my kid, playing pool and playing poker.
Home pool room: JR's.
Like about pool:
Competition.
Dislike about pool:
Losing.
Occupation other than pool: House pro at JR's Pool Room.
Describe yourself:
Describe yourself: Honest, kind, generous, friendly, easygoing, shy, patient, helpful, caring and lonely.
Name:
Tyler Edey.
Nickname:
None.
Home town:
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.
Date and place of birth:
February 29, 1980 - Alberta, Canada.
Family:
3 brothers, both parents.
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
Ranked second in Canada, quarter-finalist at the Predator International 10-Ball Championships, winner on the Canadian 9-Ball Tour (final stop).
Career achievements:
Representing Canada at the 2006 World Cup of Pool.
Biggest disappointment:
Not getting invited to the World 10-Ball Championships.
Favourite player:
Me.
Sponsors:
Longoni Cues, The Corner Pocket.
Cues used:
Longoni with the S2 shaft and Moori tip.
Hobbies:
Golf, reading and building things.
Home pool room:
The Corner Pocket.
Like about pool:
Competing.
Dislike about pool:
Politics.
Occupation other than pool:
None.
Describe yourself:
Quiet, talented, trustworthy, easygoing, competitive, happy, attractive, kind, unique and going places.
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 (Alain Martel and Edwin Montal)
R1
8-3 v
India (Dharminder Singh Lilly and Manan Chandra).
R2 8-2 v Korea (Kim Woong-dae and Rye Seung-woo)
QF 9-4 v Belgium (Serge Das and Noel Bruynooghe)
SF 0-9 v Finland (Mika Immonen and Markus Juva)
2008 campaign
R1 - Wednesday, October 8 - afternoon session v France (Stephan Cohen and Vincent Facquet)
