Johnny Archer
Johnny Archer (born November 12, 1968, in Waycross, Georgia) is an American professional pool player. He is nicknamed "the Scorpion" (his zodiac sign is Scorpio, and one of his sponsors is Scorpion Cues). On June 8, 2009, Johnny Archer was nominated to be inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame.[1]
Early days
Archer grew up with his two brothers and two sisters in Twin City, Georgia, and began playing pool at the age of 12.[2]
Career
He is one of the most successful
He has also been a regular on the US Mosconi Cup team, having joined them a record seventeen times, winning on nine of those occasions.
In 2003, one of Archer's most successful years, he won tournaments such as Sudden Death Seven-ball[3] and the first World Summit of Pool.[4]
Archer also won the 2006 US$50,000 winner-take-all International Challenge of Champions by defeating Thorsten Hohmann in the finals.[5]
In 2007, he won the Texas Hold 'Em Billiards Championship. While in the 2005 event the entire purse was awarded to the winner, in the 2007 event the purse was split.[6][7]
The
Archer rejoined the staff of Inside Pool Magazine, where he writes a monthly instruction column.[10]
For 2007, he was ranked #3 in Pool & Billiard Magazine's "Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players" poll.[11]
Titles and achievements
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Personal life
Archer lives in Acworth, Georgia, with his wife Melanie and two children. He's an avid golfer, and ascribes his strong pool break to playing a lot of golf, noting similarities in having the timing right and using one's whole body in the stroke.[12]
References
- ^ "Johnny Archer, Allison Fisher Gain BCA Hall of Fame Election", AzBilliards.com. Retrieved July 14, 2009
- ^ Johnny "The Scorpion" Archer Archived March 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, scorpionCues.com. Retrieved June 7, 2008
- ^ "Archer Wins Sudden Death 7-Ball". InsidePOOL.com. October 1, 2003. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
- ^ "Archer wins World Summit of Pool". AzBilliards.com. October 12, 2003. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
- ^ "Archer Wins Challenge of Champions". AzBilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2008.
- ^ "2005 Texas Hold'em Billiards Shootout" Archived February 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, at AZBilliards
- ^ "Johnny Archer Wins 2007 Texas Hold Em Billiards" Archived February 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, at AZBilliards
- ^ Episode 418 Archived February 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, www.TV.com. Retrieved August 5, 2007
- ^ Previous News, JohnnyArcher.net. Retrieved August 5, 2007
- ^ "Johnny Archer Billiards Instruction", InsidePoolMagazine.com.
- ISSN 1049-2852.
- ^ Archer Interview Archived June 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, October 2, 1999, AzBilliards.com. Retrieved August 5, 2007
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