The Heather Curling Club in Winnipeg,
Manitoba housed forty 7 foot Diamond Smart Tables as 164 singles in 4
divisions and 63 teams in 5 divisions claimed prizes ranging from
$2,500 to $130.
High
gas prices couldn't deter the die hard BCA Pool League members as they traveled from as far afield as British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan,
Manitoba and Ontario.
Thursday
night was in the 90's with near 100% humidity when the singles
competition started. Friday afternoon had a hail storm which reduced
the temperature from very hot to a more comfortable 75 for the
remainder of the tournament. The Simonis Tour Blue Cloth adjusted
nicely to allow the Super Aramith Pro Balls to roll true.
There's
a lot to be said about fighting your way through the B side. Most
finals had loser's bracket winners upset the winner's bracket finalist.
Maybe, the B side teams stay in stroke while the winner's bracket ones
get cold. Either way, most B Side competitors prevailed. Read on.
The
Ladies Team Division had the same two finalists as the last year with
Justus and 8 Ball Mama's vying for the title. Justus defended their
honor with a convincing 9-2 win.
The
Novice Team final went to a tie breaker and Too Drunk For Playoffs
overcame the hot seat's Get Noticed. Both teams hailed from Winnipeg.
The
Intermediate final had Cort's Cue Club come back from the B side to
defeat No X-Cues with both matches going to a tie breaker. No X-Cues
had sent Cort's Cue Club to the 'B' side in the 'A' final.
After
negotiating the B side, Thunder Bay's Spin Meisters took The Advance
final to a 25th game against Winnipeg's Guts & Glory. One game
made the difference as Thunder Bay claimed it's first title of the
event.
2007
Men's Masters titlists, Winnipeg's Strokes Of Genius, plowed through
the loser's bracket to jump out to a 9-1 lead in the finals. Done Deal
wasn't done yet as they mounted a comeback. Nervous faces appeared on
the Strokes Of Genius but they prevailed at 13-10.
Winnipeg,
MB was well represented as Eileen Chomik, in the Ladies Singles, and
Jules Mortinson in the Intermediate Singles, went undefeated to take
their respective titles.
In
the Advance Singles, Gilles Lecopte went undefeated as was Men's
Masters Singles champion Vince Chambers. Both hail from Thunder Bay,
Ontario.
The BCAPL thanks, Scott Morgan of Aactive Pool League, Winnipeg MB, for his contribution to this editorial.
