Alain Martel

Alain Martel
nation	Canada
birthday	May 11, 1959
Medal table
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Alain Martel (born May 11, 1959 ) is a Canadian pool player .

Career

Alain Martel began at the age of seven years with the billiards . In September 1999 he reached 17th place at the US Open . In February 2000 he lost the final of the Molson Cup 10-Ball Championship to Alex Pagulayan . After he had finished thirteenth at the BCA Open in May 2000 , he reached the round of 32 at the 9-Ball World Cup in 2000 , in which he lost 4: 9 to Alex Pagulayan. In January 2001 he won a tournament on the Joss Northeast Tour for the first time . At the 9-Ball World Cup in 2001 , after defeating Tommy Donlon , Chris Melling and Leonardo Andam , among others , he moved into the semi-finals, in which he was defeated by the eventual world champion Mika Immonen 7:11. A year later , however, he retired as sixth in his group in the preliminary round.

In 2004 Martel won the Canadian Open 9-Ball Championship by beating Erik Hjorleifson in the final . At the 9-Ball World Cup in 2005 he reached the round of 32, in 2007 he made it to the round of 16, in which he lost 8:11 to Mika Immonen. In 2008 he won the Canadian Open 9-Ball Championship for the second time. In 2009 he was invited to the World Pool Masters for the first time . Due to problems with his visa, however, he could not compete and was replaced by his compatriot Tyler Edey . In August 2009 he won the Canadian Open Championship in the 9-ball and 10-ball disciplines. At the 10-Ball World Cup in 2009 and the 9-Ball World Cup in 2010 , he was eliminated in the round of 64. After finishing second at the Canadian Open Championship in 8-Ball and 9-Ball in 2010, he won the Canadian Open 8-Ball Championship in 2011 with an 11-5 final win over Harvey Shognosh .

At the World Cup of Pool 2007 , Martel and Edwin Montal formed the Canadian team that reached the semi-finals after victories against Vietnam, South Korea and Belgium, but lost 9-0 to the Finns Mika Immonen and Markus Juva .

At the team world championship 2010 Martel was part of the Canadian team, which was eliminated in the preliminary round.

successes

Canadian Open 9-Ball Championship:	2004, 2008, 2009
Canadian Open 10-Ball Championship:	2009
Canadian Open 8-Ball Championship:	2011

Web links

• Alain Martel on azbilliards.com

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1. ↑ Player Profile: Alain Martel. (No longer available online.) In: cbsa.ca. Canadian Billiards & Snooker Association, archived from the original on June 12, 2016 ; accessed on June 12, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ^ Canadian Champions & Runners-Up. (No longer available online.) In: cbsa.ca. Canadian Billiards & Snooker Association, archived from the original on April 20, 2010 ; accessed on June 12, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Martel withdrawal gives Edey a late Masters chance. In: matchroomsport.com. Matchroom Sport , May 6, 2009, archived from the original on May 13, 2009 ; accessed on June 12, 2016 . 
4. ↑ 2009 Canadian Cue Sports Championships - Open 9 Ball. (No longer available online.) In: cbsa.ca. Canadian Billiards & Snooker Association, archived from the original on June 12, 2016 ; accessed on June 12, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ 2009 Canadian Cue Sports Championships - Open 10 Ball. (No longer available online.) In: cbsa.ca. Canadian Billiards & Snooker Association, archived from the original on June 12, 2016 ; accessed on June 12, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ 2011 Canadian Cue Sports Championships - Open 8 Ball. (No longer available online.) In: cbsa.ca. Canadian Billiards & Snooker Association, archived from the original on June 12, 2016 ; accessed on June 12, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.