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 Varner has the unenviable position of falling into Archer’s path. Hot off a $25,000 win at the Sudden Death 7-Ball Challenge in Baltimore, MD, Archer brought the made-for-television check home and hung it at the ball counter. He is also a favorite to win his second UPA event in a row, even out of the one-loss bracket. After his amazing Sunday last week in Manhattan, Archer added a great Saturday of heart for his home crowd, stopping Mike Davis 11-7 with a closing two-piece, besting Jeong 11-9 in a tight contest, and coming alive to win the last eight games against Gabe Owen. Archer trailed 6-3, but reversed the momentum in an 11-6 win.
Owen was riding a tide of emotion himself, having won a case game bout with his close friend Jeremy Jones and then a strong 11-5 elimination of Minnesota veteran Jimmy Wetch. He didn’t have a solution to Archer’s play, which grew stronger throughout a four match day. In his first match of Saturday, Archer showed Buddy Hall no mercy with an 11-3 performance. Takami will face Max Eberle in the other match to determine a fifth place finisher. “Miracle Max” is also carrying over from a great showing in New York, and knocked off Fury teammate Rodney Morris 11-3 and Danny Hewitt 11-8 to reach the final six. Archer has the advantage of sleeping in his own bed, but any of the six looks capable of taking home the $8,000 for top honors. Results: 7th/8th – Danny Hewitt/Gabe Owen ($1,600 each) 9th/12th – Tony Crosby/Young Hwa-Jeong/Rodney Morris/Jimmy Wetch ($1,000 each) 13th/16th – Mike Davis/Danny Harriman/Jeremy Jones/John Schmidt ($400 each) Visit InsidePOOL for all of the latest in the sport of billiards and pool.
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