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The Canadian team of Alain Martel, Tyler Edey, Jason Klatt, and Erik Hjorleifson needed a shoot out to beat the Austrian team at the World Team Championships in Hannover, Germany.

After trailing the match 3-1, Canada had to win the last two 10-Ball matches to force the shoot out. Hjorleifson got his team back in the match with a huge 7-1 win over Maximillian Lechner.

Klatt then beat WPBA star Jasmin Ouschan, 7-4, to knot the mach at three. Team Canada then proceeded to out pot their opponents in the shoot out.

In the shoot out teams shoot a pot that is a little bit more difficult than a spot shot. Hjorleifson had this to say about the shoot out format. "Sounds kind of weird but has actually been accepted very well by the players and is exciting for the fans."

Up next for the Canadian team is a match with the team from Israel on Wednesday. Israel had a first round bye, then lost 4-2 to Russia.

Please check the official tournament web site: http://www.wpapoolonline.com/ for live scoring, video streaming, and much more information on the event.