The final five players at the 2001 Derby City Classic included this match between Johnny Archer and Mika Immonen.
Both of these players had Hall of Fame careers, winning most every title available at the upper levels of the game.
“The Scorpion” Johnny Archer was a two time World 9-Ball Champion and was named the Billiards Digest Player of the Decade in the 1990s.
“The Iceman” Mika Immonen had yet to win a World Championship at the time of this match, but he would go on to win both a 9-ball and 10-ball World title. He would also go on to be named the Billiards Digest Player of the Decade in the 2000s.
Billy Incardona and Danny Diliberto called the action.
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9 Comments
Crazy. Immonen STILL competing.
Both these guys–when their game is on–are beasts!
Many thanks to ya Pat.
Always enjoy these matches.
Immonen. Born winner!💪
Dirt on the cue ball shooting the 7 at 4-1 was suspect
Man. This video makes me miss the days before jump cues. Jump cues aren’t horrible for pro tournaments, but for amateur tournaments, everyone and their grandma can jump out of even pretty good snookers! Makes it less worthwhile to work on your safety game.
Mika was player of the decade for the 2000s he was unbeatable at this point in time
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I don’t know if I’ve seen someone be as good as Mika and still be a huge crybaby.