The next semifinal match that followed was between Archer and Francisco Bustamante.  "Django" made several key errors in the first set, starting with the first game of the first set when he missed an easy 7 ball in the side.  They knotted at 5, but then Archer won the next two in a row after a Bustamante scratch and then a 2-7 combo.  In the second set, Bustamante had Archer 3-0 before his opponent got o­n the board.  When he won the second set 7-4, he forced it into a sudden death tiebreaker.  Bustamante won the lag, but then he missed an easy cut o­n the 3 ball.  Archer, with ball in hand and three balls o­n the table, pocketed the remaining balls for the win.

The finals were clearly dominated by Archer and his astounding break.  With every smash, he pocketed at least two, if not three or four, balls at a time.  With breaking and running out the norm for both Hohmann and Archer when at the table, the match sped by, but with o­ne or two mistakes o­n Hohmann's part, Archer won the first set 7-5.  Hohmann started out in the lead in the second set, but after a missed safety, he allowed Archer back in the match, and in no time, Archer was up 6-4.  After Hohmann chose to push out in the final rack, Archer played a 1-4 carom and then ran out for the 7-4 win.

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