Johnny Archer wins Desert Shoot Out

The story is short. I could not keep up the good performance and lost my next two matches against Oscar Dominguez and Cliff Joyner in two close matches.




Mika had a phenomenal tournament, beat every World Champion in the field, like Efren Reyes, Earl Strickland, Jose Parica and Johnny Archer to take the hot seat. But Johnny recovered and came back to beat the "Iceman" twice in the final. And I know why... FRUITLOOPS

Congratulations Johnny and Mika !

Desert Shoot Out Day One

What a great field... Johnny Archer, Efren Reyes, Mika Immonen, Tony Robles, Earl Strickland, Jose Parica, Corey Deuel, Charlie Williams, Scott Frost, Steve Moore, Luc Salvas, Gabe Owen, Tony Crosby, John Schmidt, Jeremy Jones, Mike Davis, Louis Ulrich, Rodney Morris, Dennis Hatch to just name a few top players that have shown up here in Phoenix.

My filipino uncle Jhun and his wife Lenylin live here in Phoenix. They moved here two years ago from the Philippines. We used to hang out in Manila all the time. It was great seeing them and I am looking forward to have some crispy pata on Saturday :-)

The venue was changed only a few days prior to the event from the Sheraton Hotel to a poolroom called Kolby's located in the south-east of this desert city.

In my first match yesterday afternoon I beat Carl Wilson 9:1 and in the evening US bar table Champion Mitch Ellerman 9:5. I am pretty happy with my performance so far. Was a little nervous in my first match and played very strong from 5:5 on till the end against Ellerman.

Today I will face Oscar Dominguez at 4pm...

My Next Events

As some of you might know, I relocated myself back to Jacksonville, Florida. For quite some time now I have been house shopping which is very exciting for me and I could not update my blog as frequently. On Wednesday I will be on the road again for some serious tournament action...

Here is my schedule for the next few weeks:

April 23rd - April 27th Desert Shoot Out, Phoenix/Arizona
April 28th - May 6th Korea International Championships, Seoul/Korea
May 7th - May 11th Philippine Pool Tour, Manila/Philippines
May 12th - May 18th 10-Ball Championship, Las Vegas/Nevada
May 20th - May 21st Pool School, Jacksonville/Florida