# John Morra

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{{short description|Canadian pool player}}
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| nickname         = "Mr. Smooth"
| professional     = 2006
| game             = [9-Ball](/source/9-Ball), [10-Ball](/source/10-Ball)
| best_finish      = Quarter finals 2015 [WPA World Nine-ball Championship](/source/WPA_World_Nine-ball_Championship) 
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'''John Morra''' (born May 25, 1989) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadian_people) professional [pool](/source/pool_(cue_sports)) player. Morra has represented Canada at the [World Cup of Pool](/source/World_Cup_of_Pool) on seven occasions, partnering [Jason Klatt](/source/Jason_Klatt) in 2011, 2012 and 2015, and [Alex Pagulayan](/source/Alex_Pagulayan) in 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2019. Morra is a multiple time champion on the Canadian 9-Ball pool tour.<ref name="azbi_Morr" /> He reached the quarter-finals of the [2010 World Pool Masters](/source/2010_World_Pool_Masters).<ref name="azbi_Last" /> In 2018, Morra switched from playing right handed to left handed due to a shoulder injury. However, he still breaks with a right-handed stroke, as he is unable to generate the required amount of power breaking left-handed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Warren |first1=Peter |title=Drastic Measures |url=http://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_current_issue/aug_22/bb_index.php |publisher=Billiards Digest |access-date=21 May 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Morra began playing tournament pool in [Toronto, Ontario](/source/Toronto%2C_Ontario), where his family moved to when he was ten years old.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Paradise |first1=Keith |title=Born to Play Pool |url=http://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_current_issue/jun_16/bb_index.php |website=Billiards Digest |access-date=21 May 2023}}</ref> Both his parents, [Mario Morra](/source/Mario_Morra_(pool_player)) and Anita McMahon, have played professional pool and [snooker](/source/snooker).

==Titles==
* 2026 Bayou State Classic Nine-ball Bar table
* 2026 [U.S. Open Bank Pool Championship](/source/List_of_U.S._Open_pool_championships)
* 2026 [U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship](/source/List_of_U.S._Open_pool_championships)
* 2026 [Turning Stone](/source/Turning_Stone_Resort_Casino) Classic
* 2025 Canadian Ten-ball Championship
* 2025 Ontario 9-Ball Championship
* 2025 Canadian Eight-ball Championship
* 2024 Canadian Nine-ball Championship
* 2024 Canadian Ten-ball Championship
* 2024 Canadian Nine-ball Championship
* 2024 Jay Swanson Memorial Nine-ball
* 2022 Hex.com Pro Am Ten-ball
* 2021 National Billiards League Ten-ball Championship
* 2021 Southeastern Triple Crown One Pocket 
* 2017 Canadian Nine-ball Championship
* 2017 Texas Open Nine-ball Championship
* 2016 Canadian Ten-ball Championship
* 2016 Super Billiards Expo Players Championship 
* 2016 Hard Times Ten-ball Open
* 2016 Texas Open Nine-ball Championship
* 2015 Canadian Ten-ball Championship
* 2015 Canadian Eight-ball Championship
* 2015 Canadian Nine-ball Championship
* 2014 Canadian Eight-ball Championship
* 2013 Canadian Ten-ball Championship
* 2013 Canadian Nine-ball Championship
* 2012 Canadian Ten-ball Championship
* 2012 [Derby City Classic](/source/Derby_City_Classic) Bank Pool
* 2011 CSI US Bar Table Eight-ball Championship
* 2010 Canadian Ten-ball Championship
* 2009 Canadian Nine-ball Championship
* 2007 Canadian 9-Ball Tour
* 2004 BCA Junior 9-Ball Championship

==References==
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<ref name="azbi_Morr">{{Cite web |title=Morra Than Ever in Edmonton |author= |work=azbilliards.com |date= |access-date=6 August 2019 |url= https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/3817-morra-than-ever-in-edmonton/ |language= |quote=}}</ref>
<ref name="azbi_Last">{{Cite web |title=Last 16 Underway at Riv |author= |work=azbilliards.com |date= |access-date=6 August 2019 |url= https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/6659-last-16-underway-at-riv/ |language= |quote=}}</ref>

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==External links==
{{AZB|http://www.azbilliards.com/people/3652-john-morra/}}

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Category:Living people
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
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