Bernatchez raises the bar.

Aug 18, 2008 - The Snooker Championship round robin concluded yesterday, but not before Claude Bernatchez of Quebec completed a 139 in his 4-1 win over Floyd Ziegler. Alain Robidoux who is also from Quebec had compiled three centuries in the round robin, including the highest, until today. It will now take a 15 red clearance to better this number.

Bernatchez had four match wins in his group, as did Tom Finstad, Alain Robidoux, Lester Mianskum and Ed Galati. The best win/loss percentage was attained by Tom Finstad.

The toughest group on paper was Group G, where four players were within 2 frames of each other. Terry Davidson tied first place winner Stephane Martineau in frames won, but needed a third match win to carry him through.

Best effort has to go to Eriks Malderis who won no less than three frames in all four of his matches. Unfortunately, the two matches he lost on the decider were against his point rivals in that group. Next Year!

The snooker championship elimination round has a good mix of players from across Canada including British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick thanks to the efforts of their provincial associations.

The snooker round robin matches are complete through day 4. The drawsheet for the snooker elimination rounds as well as senior snooker are now available. The Open 8-Ball and Women's 8-Ball brackets are posted as well. All of these events will start on Monday, August 18.

Amateur 9-Ball winners
Brad Guthrie, Marc Bucais, Kristy DeVries, Jen Dong
Photo courtesy of Shooterville.com

The Canadian Amateur 9-Ball concluded Sunday. Kristy DeVries won against Jennifer Dong in the women's division. After forfeiting the upper bracket hot seat round, Brad Guthrie won both sides of the board defeating Marc Bucais in the final.

Brad Guthrie won $1,000 and expenses to the 2009 Open 9-Ball Championships, while second place finisher Marc Bucais won $900. Kristy DeVries won $300 and entry to the 2009 Women's 9-Ball Championships and Jennifer Dong won $200 for her efforts. All players are pictured with the trophies they also received from the CBSA.