| Johnny Archer
wins Turning Stone Classic VIII |
Johnny Archer |
John Morra’s Cinderella-story run at the
Turning Stone Classic VIII ended on a sour note when his game
turned into a pumpkin and Johnny Archer fitted himself for the
glass slipper.
After 17-year-old Morra scuttled tough Filipinos Santos Sambajon,
9-5, and Jose Parica, 9-8, to take the hot-seat, he met Archer
in the final of the $25,000-added 9-ball event. A little stiff
from a two-hour layoff, Morra failed to capitalize on the few
chances Archer gave him and quickly fell into an 8-2 hole. Archer,
39, took his time in dismantling his young opponent, eventually
emerging with a 13-4 victory.
“I could have used a couple more rolls, but he played
better than me,” said Morra, a former BCA juniors champion
who hails from Toronto.
Archer avenged his one loss in the 128-player tournament by
beating Parica, 9-6, in the losers’ bracket final. He
put an exclamation point on the victory by snapping in the 9
on his final break. Playing loose, gabbing with the crowd, and
feeling confident after surviving the one-loss side, Archer
seemed the sharper player from the start of the final.
“I think my experience played a part there,” said
Archer, the consensus 1990s Player of the Decade and the most
dominant American of the last 20 years.
“[Archer] is the toughest guy to beat in a final,”
said Parica, who took home $3,800 for his third place finish.
Morra won $5,300 for his best-ever finish in a major pro event,
and Archer pocketed $8,000 for first.
Archer’s victory was his second in a row at the Joss Northeast
Tour’s Turning Stone event, held twice a year at the Turning
Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, N.Y. He successfully defended
his title from the Classic VII in fall 2006.
1st Johnny Archer $8,000.00
2nd John Morra $5,300.00
3rd Jose Parica $3,800.00
4th Joey Korsiak $2,700.00
5th/6th Steve Moore $2,000.00
Santos Sambajon $2,000.00
7th/8th Rodolfo Luat $1,600.00
Warren Kiamco $1,600.00
9th-12th Shawn Putnam $1,200.00
Tony Crosby $1,200.00
Jeff Kennedy $1,200.00
Paul Song $1,200.00
13th-16th Chris Szuter $850.00
Mika Immonen $850.00
Randy Labonte $850.00
Lyn Wechsler $850.00
17th-24th Joe Tucker $550.00
Mike Zuglan $550.00
Eric Hjorliefson $550.00
Richard Broumpton $550.00
Walter Szydlowski $550.00
Alan Duty $550.00
Eddie Vazquez $550.00
Dennis Hatch $550.00
25th-32nd Scott Ireland $300.00
Ray Mcnamara $300.00
Gandy Valle $300.00
Dick Cappotto $300.00
Dan Heidrich $300.00
Mike Davis $300.00
Mike Petrie $300.00
Ivaylo Petrov $300.00 |
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| Mike Zuglan's Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour |
| Entry Fee: $100 |
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Tour Membership Fee: $40/yr
Non Member Fee: $15/event |
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Double Elimination
Races to 9
Finals 2 Races to 9
"When Needed" |
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Doors open at 9:30am
Matches begin at 1pm |
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Dress Code
No T-shirts, Sweats, Tanks or Shorts
Neat & Clean Appearance
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