Archer New Turning Stone Classic X Champion

by Rick Davis

Johnny Archer

Starting the final day of play on Sunday, the top eight players began to inch towards the finish line. On the winners’ side Sossei bested Ronnie Wiseman 9-7, while Archer defeated Tony Chohan by the same margin. Archer then found his way past Sossei 9-7 in the hot seat match while he waited for the one-loss side to present his opposition in the finals.

Early on the one-loss side Mika Immonen started strong, eliminating Turning Stone IX’s runner-up Louis Ulrich 9-3 then Wiseman 9-7. This put Immonen in the quarterfinals where he faced Dennis Hatch after he had come off victories against Steve Moore 9-5 and Chohan 9-7. Hatch stayed in gear for another round as he knocked out Immonen 9-6 but then fell to Sossei in the semifinals, where Sossei drilled Hatch 9-2 in the day’s biggest upset.

Sossei earned a crack at Archer, and with the finals set to play, a single race to 13 would decide the winner. Finally, just after the three-hour mark, Archer had the end in sight with the score 11-8 in his favor. Sossei did not claim another rack after that and Archer propelled himself to a 13-8 victory to earn the title of champion of the Turning Stone Classic X.

Results:
1st Johnny Archer $8000
2nd Jeremy Sossei $5000
3rd Dennis Hatch $3600
4th Mike Immonen $2600
5th Tony Chohan $2000
Ronnie Wiseman
7th Steve Moore $1600
Louis Ulrich