Archer Claims First Place at Turning Stone Classic VII Billiard Tournament

Archer Claims First Place at Turning Stone Classic VII Billiard Tournamentby Rick Davis, Inside POOL Magazine - Billiards NewsThe top sixteen billiards players arrived Sunday with their A game as they fought to reach the finals. Action on the one-loss side turned into death row for the top pros and crowd favorites. In the day’s first round, “Marvelous Marlon” Manalo was eliminated 9-7 by Dave Grau, while Shawn Putnam buzzed past Allen Hopkins 9-6. Putnam didn’t look back, defeating his next three opponents to find his way to the last round of the one-loss side.At the same time, Tony Crosby made his way through a couple of rounds before Keith McCready eliminated him 9-4 to face Jerry Slivka in the next round. Slivka laid waste to the one-loss side, winning seven matches after his early loss, which included eliminating defending champion Dennis Hatch 9-7. McCready put up a good fight, but Slivka took the lead and quickly built it up to take the match 9-6.
Four players on the winners’ side proved to be a yellow light for the event as the matches moved at a snail’s pace. Two interesting matches unfolded, with two top WPBA players facing top UPA and international players. Jeanette Lee faced off against Santos Sambajon Jr. and suffered a 9-7 loss. On the other end of the chart, Karen Corr faced Johnny Archer, but the recent International Challenge of Champions victor defeated Corr 9-5. Those matches were the nails in the coffins for both ladies—after they moved to the one-loss side, Slivka eliminated Lee 9-8 and Putnam ousted Corr 9-6. The top four players remaining slowly chipped away at the racks until Putnam eliminated Slivka 9-7, allowing him to move on to face Archer, who had just been defeated by Sambajon 9-5. Archer was eager for a rematch and didn’t let Putnam stand in his way for long, besting him 9-3 to face Sambajon in the finals.The final match surely took its toll on both players, ending well after midnight to conclude four long and action-packed days for some of the world’s best players. Archer took his revenge against Sambajon, defeating him 13-9 to claim the title at the Turning Stone Classic VII. Results:1st Johnny Archer2nd Santos Sambajon 3rd Shawn Putnam4th Jerry Slivka5th Jeanette LeeKaren Corr7th Keith McCreadyZion Zvi9th Joe KorsiakTony CrosbyChris BartramMike Davis13th Dennis HatchDave GrauMatt TetreaultEd Matushonek17th Sean MorganRedgie CutlerMike ZuglanAllen HopkinsRichard BroumptonAlvin ThomasMike DechaineMarlon Manalo

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