Team Johnny "The Scorpion" Archer Pro-Am Qualifier
Palace Billiards - September 20-21, 2008
IMPORTANT INFORMATION - Doors will open at 11am. There will be free practice at 12 and the tournament will begin at 1pm.
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The International Pool Tour presents the IPT 2008 Pro Am Tournament, an innovative new concept in pool, where amateurs can qualify to play on a team with a pro! There will be a total of 16 qualifying tournaments held in the Chicagoland area. The top 6 players from each of these qualifying tournments will earn a spot on a team with the assigned pro, and advance to the Pro-Am Tournament held on November 8 & 9 at Palace Billiards in Villa Park, IL. A total of 16 teams will compete in a single-elimination winner take all format. Everyone competes individually and if anyone on your team finishes in first place, you win! The $50,000 prize fund will be divided evenly amongst the winning team, including a $2,000 bonus to the overall winner of the tournament. Click here for more information
About Johnny Archer
Johnny “The Scorpion” Archer began his pool career at the age of twelve in the small town of Twin City, Georgia. After conquering the challenges of Ms. Pacman in a local convenient store, this lad took an interest in the pool tables. At the age of seventeen, The Scorpion joined his first Pro Tour and won his first Pro Tournament in Columbia, South Carolina in 1985. Upon touring the US, Johnny accomplished his first win in the Atlanta Open at Wagon Wheel Willie’s. He then went on to win four World Championships in 1992, 1993, 1995 and 1997. By the end of the decade, The Scorpion had won his first US Open 9-Ball Championship. In his career, he has been awarded nine Player of the Year Awards, received Player of the Decade in the 1990’s, and has won the Simonis Power Index Points for three consecutive years in a row since 2002.
Palace Billiards
With 31 tables, a sports bar and an equipment and pro sales shop, this Villa Park billiards hall takes its pool-playing seriously.
You'll enjoy the following at Palace Billiards:
- Full bar - daily drink specials
- Great Food!
- 31 pool tables including:
- Eighteen 9' Brunswick Gold Crowns
- Six 7' Diamond bar tables
- One 5x10 Billiards Table
- One 6x12 Steelback English Snooker Table
- Free Wi-Fi - wireless internet access
- Soft Tip Dart Boards
- Golden Tee Live 2008!
- Big Buck Hunter Pro
- Touchmaster Games
- Boxer Punching game
- Internet Jukebox
- Big screen plasma TVs
- Pool leagues & tournaments
- Large pro shop
- Corp. & private party planning
- Good people, good times!
We are located at:
160 W Roosevelt Rd
Villa Park, IL 60181
(630) 941-3500
www.palacesportsbar.com
Qualifier Results
The following are the top six players that qualified to play on Johnny Archer's team:
1. Gil Hernandez
2. Adam Smith
3. Marc Jarvis
4. Bobby Hunter
5-6. Matt Daiber
5-6. Bob Cozzolino
Buy-in Spot: Bill Wichmann
The IPT would like to thank the following players who also participated in the Team Archer Qualifier:
Michael Enters
Ron Baez
Ted Ferrer
Jim Engels
Leo Campos
Bob Delaney
Eddie Balderas
Rob Anderson
Jerry Allison
Steve Friesen
Jeremy Seaman
Ike Runnels
Paul Smith
Nicholas Lullo
Saad Alam
Dean Caprini
Raymond Rumoro
Erick Ryl-Kuchar
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