Archer Wins Fury World Summit

By InsidePOOL StaffJohnny “The Scorpion” Archer defeated Santos Sambajon, Jr., at the Fury World Summit of Pool in a stunning final match that ended 13-3. The event, which ran from October 8-12, 2003, saw 68 excellent players visit Amsterdam Billiards East in New York, NY, to vie for the first-place prize of $12,000.Late Saturday evening, Sambajon defeated Danny “Kid Delicious” Basavich 11-8, who had an excellent tournament and defeated Hollywood Billiards house pro Max Eberle in an early round and then caused Archer’s move to the west side of the chart in a later one. Sambajon then went on to meet countryman Jose “Amang” Parica in the hot seat match. There he completely subjugated Parica, taking a 10-1 lead without giving his opponent anything to shoot at. Sambajon allowed Parica one more game before he won the match by the score of 11-2.
Meanwhile, Archer had his hands full with “Mad Max” Eberle in the quarterfinals. The two were neck-and-neck at 3 games apiece until Eberle pulled into a 6-3 lead. He was unaware at the time, but that was the last rack he would win, for Archer put the next 8 games in a row under his belt to win 11-6. In the semifinals between Archer and Parica, the “leader of the Filipino invasion,” Archer drew first blood and then ran out the next five games in a row for a 6-0 lead. Parica staged a bit of a comeback towards the middle of the match, but after he missed a combo on the 9 when Archer was on the hill, that spelled the end for Parica, and Archer won 11-6 to go on to meet Sambajon in the finals.Archer, whose break is one of the strongest in the game, had little problem dominating the final match against Sambajon. The two traded games until they knotted at 3, and then Archer pulled into a 9-3 lead with his steady, consistent play. Sambajon rarely had a chance to see the table. He won two games in a row to bring the score to 10-5, but Archer won the next rack and then broke and ran the next two to win the match and the tournament by the score of 11-5.Afterward, Archer reported, “I kind of took control at three-three and got way ahead of him, and after that, I had him on the defense. I felt very comfortable playing. I’m starting to feel more like I used to. The rhythm is a lot quicker now. I just feel solid.” When asked what had changed, he replied, “I changed my rhythm—I thought I was playing too slow and started to play a lot quicker, and I got to a good rhythm.” Results1st Johnny Archer $12,0002nd Santos Sambajon, Jr. $6,5003rd Jose Parica $4,2004th Max Eberle $3,500 Visit InsidePOOL for the latest from the sport of billiards and pool.

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