Archer Picks Off the Big Apple

Archer Picks Off the Big AppleBy Robert AnthonyIn the wee hours of Monday morning, Johnny "The Scorpion" Archer was finally declared the 2004 champion of The Big Apple 9-Ball Challenge in New York City. The final was a three-hour, race-to-13 match against 2003 U.S. Open winner Jeremy "Double J' Jones. Though Archer took the first few games, the two competitors traded wins until both were on the hill-and spectators were bleary-eyed at 2 a.m. It was Archer, however, who finally prevailed to take home the $10,000 top prize.Archer, who entered the final day of the four-day tournament undefeated, dealt an 11-7 defeat to Jose Parica on Sunday afternoon, then waited while the one-loss bracket was played down to a final challenger.
"Rocket" Rodney Morris, who had played solidly during the entire tournament, suffered a surprising 11-8 defeat against Jones, who only minutes before had squeaked out a victory over 9-ball stalwart Ralf Souquet. Jones' performance in the tournament had seemed a little lackluster up until this point, but his victories over Morris and Souquet propelled him to an 11-7 win over Filipino legend Jose Parica and won him a spot at the final table.With 93 entrants—86 of whom actually showed up to play—the Big Apple 9-Ball Challenge paid out over $43,000 in prize money.Results:1st place: Johnny Archer $10,0002nd place: Jeremy Jones $6,0003rd place: Jose Parica $3,5504th place: Rodney Morris $2,5005th/6th places: Charlie Bryant, Ralf Souquet $2,0007th/8th places: Edgar Acaba, Tony Robles $1,5009th/12th places: Thorsten Hohmann, Mika Immonen, Santos Sambajon Jr., Brian Yi $1,25013th/16th places: Francisco Bustamante, Danny Hewitt, Joey Korsiak, Hiroshi Takenaka $1,00017th/24th places: Danny Basavich, Tony Crosby, Mike Davis, Thomas Engert, Danny Harriman, Steve Lillis, Alan Rolon, Charlie Williams $700Visit InsidePOOL for the latest news in the sport of billiards and pool.

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