1992 CHAMP v CHAMP: Johnny ARCHER vs. Earl STRICKLAND - 16th SANDS REGENCY OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

It's CHAMP vs. CHAMP - Classic TREASURE STYLE!! Three World 9-Ball Championships have been held by December 1992 - and all THREE of them won by these two players!!
It's December 1992 in Reno, NV at the 16th SANDS REGENCY OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS. The REIGNING WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPION, "The Scorpion", Johnny Archer is up against 2-TIME WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPION, Earl "The Pearl" STRICKLAND and he is ready to prove his right to that title. A FIERCE battle is about to erupt! The matchup of the decade?? At the time, this was the best matchup to be had! Now REMASTERED and UPSCALED to 1080p HD
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[@apolonioramon7089]

Strickland has talent and personality, nerves of steel,plus the eye of the tiger. I like this guy,at his best or worst,he is an entertainer.

[@thomasmcmillan5095]

Grady's alacritous jocularity is missed by fans of our game. RIP Professor.

[@ryankasperowitsch8016]

Lol...I think Grady is sponsored by Roget's Thesaurus and Merriam-Webster. He was a great asset to pool as a sport, and was an ambassador with class. After listening to the most recent mosconi cup players, it's no wonder pool lost the respect it deserves. Grady is sorely missed.

[@billysikes1374]

Yes he is, I miss him dearly, especially his quick whit and comments

[@philipcahill4190]

Yes dude. He would have loved that shit..also anything about "cavernous receptacles" or bashing ex wives live on the air lol what a champion

[@billysikes1374]

@@philipcahill4190 Lol we love ya Grady

[@shaneb4576]

You know Earl is dying inside when Johnny keeps picking shit off the felt.😂

[@tgh223]

watching johnny is like watching paint dry

[@billysikes1374]

30 years later, he's still picking shit off tables lol

[@bgjb-r1499]

Two of the greatest 9-Ball players Archer & Strickland. But when it comes to 9-Ball and strictly 9-Ball Earl Strickland is the best ever. Comes back from a 12-8 deficit to win the match against a talent like Archer!

[@geeman509]

Grady & Billy going at each other has to be the greatest interaction there ever was, very entertaining

[@billysikes1374]

Definitely better than having to listen to Mark Wilson

[@vapour_focus]

Legendary match and great commentary by Grady and Billy with some classic humor added 😃

[@user-lo2fq3gc9q]

Archer averages two balls per break and 5 pieces of lint

[@UncleJoeBro]

What does 5 pieces of lint mean?

[@Noejjkkkj]

The HD remaster on this is amazing! And the match is good too. Thank you, Mr. Fleming!

[@AccuStats]

Glad you like it!

[@charlieb308]

Earl is the best! So fun to watch him play and he is still playing amazing even as an old man.

[@pwn3rr]

can we talk about how sick johnny's shirt is?

[@thomaspackard2209]

It's a map of the world.

[@Shits-and-Giggles669]

@@thomaspackard2209 can’t get anything past you, can we? 😂🤣😂✌️

[@thomaspackard2209]

@@Shits-and-Giggles669 So, what do you kill? Stray cats?

[@Shits-and-Giggles669]

@@thomaspackard2209 I shot a woman in the head when I was 17. Good enough for you?

[@yolomcswagson]

earl was playing at such a pace he wasn’t even chalking between shots sometimes

[@tgh223]

he never chalks everytime

[@samphilipp4997]

Earl had an amazing game.

[@robertbrowning443]

That last game was nail bitting good.i wish pool still had this kinda chemistry..

[@davidgerber9317]

I was really rooting for Archer, but Earl played super-strong down the stretch. Coming from behind against a player like Archer ain,t easy, but Earl by-God got it done!

[@trichotillomaniac1959]

10:50 Look how much Archer bends his finger on his bridge hand. It's like there's no bones there

[@sarkastiktv3033]

I don’t get it, i kept rubbing my fingers watching lol

[@PostUp_Time]

*TABLES WERE SO MUCH SLOWER. AND COMMENTATORS COMMENT ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE BUCKETS FOR POCKETS. AWESOME UPLOAD TO SEE A YOUNG EARL AND JOHNNY.*

[@timbomiller855]

What an awesome come back Earl!!👍

[@AccuStats]

Oh yeah!

[@tgh223]

i never could under stand why they were never more videos of buddy hall

[@heginschristianstrong7707]

Hi. Because Buddy was in his prime in the 70's and early 80's. He was well into his forties around this time.

[@jeffren70]

Tom Kennedy was no joke. I watched him practicing kick shots at the start of this tournament. He ran a whole rack just kicking all the balls in.

[@Oklahoma-Dreaming]

Man, this match is like seeing Ali-Tyson if it could’ve ever happened. Two of my favorite players ever. But I’m right at the beginning and I have no idea who wins.

[@edhartgrove7552]

● Pat. Thanks for posting this.

[@AccuStats]

You're welcome.

[@BaconFrisbee]

"Gaping apertures" Classic Grady

[@Shits-and-Giggles669]

I certainly appreciated that as well.

[@neuvocastezero1838]

"I don't know what everyone was laughing at. It sounded like almost a groan, an anguished cry for help."

[@Blessed.2.Teach.4God]

What a hell of a match, way to go Earl!

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

Grady, take your Gerotol! That was a rail-first kick.

[@bennyriley101]

Oh yeah I remember Johnny Archer well cus I played him in Memphis at the Rack off Lamar Ave when he was there in a tournament and I lost when I missed and he ran 80 balls in a race to 10 ... ..BEST experience I ever had In my younger years ! Hell in 2024 I'll try again in a world champion tournament if I can get my legs back in shape ! And of course I'll play and practice a year at least ! I got as much of a chance as any other player out there and I love a challenge! Gratitude ☝️

[@callingoutbullshit3623]

This was a great game!!

[@logic368]

Watching this video for me is quite an emotional experience, because I recently got to watch Earl play Johnny live for a Tommy Kennedy benefit event. And their attitudes towards each other are very similar 28 years ago! It’s amazing how pool players seem to change very little even as they age on the outside. Apparently, Earl still runs 7 hours a day and does 600 sit-ups. What a god. And btw, they played BETTER now than they did back then. Two masters of the table, playing each other with a lifetime of experience, it was a joy to see them make it look so easy.

[@tgh223]

i love earl but he dont run 7 hours a day or does 600 set ups he would be in nursing home if he did

[@samphilipp4997]

Awesome match fellas👏

[@AccuStats]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@twlson49]

rail first

[@TheGreatOutdoors]

Looked that way to me as well.

[@davidwylie9846]

Definitely ball first. The old man is right

[@ImHoodStar]

100%…. The other guy was a bit naive.

[@DJJESSEJ]

Did anyone else find Waldo in the crowd? 😂

[@scottisitoro3953]

No that was Keyser Soze

[@slayyedd]

Billy knows his shit🤣

[@garydemarco7331]

Super awesome match

[@PostUp_Time]

*LOVE THE OLDER POOL TABLES WITH A PROPER BALL RETURN*

[@scottisitoro3953]

Yes...yes...yes !!!!

[@roncerelli6841]

Earl zooms around the table, he is so cool! Ron Cerelli The Legend

[@frazierg0325]

Awesome match.

[@AccuStats]

Yes it was

[@gino2033]

When Earl finished out the rack 23 to the 12 to 12 I thought Billy had a tearful catch in his voice lol.

[@scottisitoro3953]

Blue Masters chalk rules !!! SVB still using with "The Pearl !!"

[@godjhaka]

You know what really rules? Having such great stroke you need no chalk at all. I ran a couple racks this morning doing this. I've put tape before as a drill to make sure i'm hitting straight, but didn't realize I could run racks without chalk. Now THAT'S strong (& good accuracy and stroke)

[@scottisitoro3953]

@@godjhaka That's great stuff...well done, player ! Of course, you know it's a temporary fix. You will need that chalk for the friction and cueball control soon ! KEEP POCKETING !!

[@roncerelli6841]

can't believe this is a world 9-ball tournament and they have to rack their own balls-low class!-Ron Cerelli The Legend

[@joemac999]

for a second i thought it was some other Ron Cerelli. Now I know it's Ron Cerelli, The Legend.

[@shortydancer]

@@joemac999 this made me lol. Shorty Dancer, the legend.

[@rogerscottcathey]

Oh haha! These guys! Yagotta love it! Entertainment front and back! 👍🇺🇸

[@rogerscottcathey]

It was a simultaneous! lol

[@rogerscottcathey]

I see Johnny doing his house cleaning service. Surprised he hasnt a brush and pan in his back pocket, lol.

[@rogerscottcathey]

Let the rack their own.

[@Wyattpari2178]

Billy Incardona is probably the best pool commentator of all time, and Grady Mathew’s just talking over top of him all while being wrong most of the time.

[@MrArsk4]

Billy is one of the worst

[@greeceuranusputin]

Skinny Johnny looks like Fedor.

[@trumanhw]

It's funny that Billy thinks he went RAIL first. It's utterly IMPOSSIBLE to go rail first and have the cue ball behave as if it went rail first. The physics of how it reacts off the ball is the billiard line plus or minus draw or follow. ONLY off the rails can you alter it like that. Rail first means the CB can only go down the billiard line. Granted, it looks SUPER SUPER close. I've watched it in frame by frame (pause the video, then use the < or > key (actually coma or period, the shift key isn't required) and you can move it one frame at a time. But remember ... the last inch or so is almost invisible, so you're still left assessing it based off your knowledge of the physics. Otherwise ... set a ball up at a pool hall. You can make a rail "kinda first" hit of the OB is frozen to the rail ... but that's bc the CB compresses the rail slightly ... but it ultimately is simultaneous in behavior ... but picks up a lot of spin off the first rail ... but doesn't accelerate off the rails until the 2nd rail. But if the ball is off the rail a little, the only way to leave the rail at an angle other than the billiard line is to go ball first. Otherwise, there'll always be the delay as the draw or follow bends the billiard line, but ultimately starts off on it. (man is there a lot of nuance to how the balls behave near the rail ... I have so much more I could say about this subject. unreal).

[@KarlsCracklingCottonMouth]

Not if you spin it into the object ball rail first.

[@Joe-Z]

I wish guys in today's age could play as fast as Earl during this match. But to be fair the pockets are much smaller nowadays and the cloth is super fast.

[@tgh223]

this old brunswick tables were so forgiven u could hit last diamond on rail ball sti;; go

[@rcdugn]

The Amazing Jonathan just strolls through at 42:25 LOL

[@fwoof8480]

Rip

[@wyattshelton2080]

I'll never get over grady getting upset when I player proves him wrong mid sentence 🤣

[@coldpressedbrickrep]

I’d argue it’s the other way around

[@MrArsk4]

Who proved him wrong? Exactly, no-one. Billy just saying what HE THINKS is a fact

[@daddysullivan87]

Johnny looks like Arnie Cunningham from Christine

[@repoman2115]

These announcers are funny 😂

[@dannypowell594]

Johnny built like a vape stick

[@bossmustang9615]

I got a laugh from seeing Tommy Kennedy with the chalk hanging off his side.

[@Shits-and-Giggles669]

Why?

[@bossmustang9615]

@@Shits-and-Giggles669 because the chalk hanging from his hip reminds me of the players that only play league pool

[@Shits-and-Giggles669]

@@bossmustang9615 👍

[@Oklahoma-Dreaming]

I don’t know if Johnny Archer is still playing. But during his prime he was one of the most precise players I’ve ever seen. He was that guy in school who aced every Math test, probably.

[@spidercan63]

Earl is the McEnroe of nine ball lol

[@robertfischer380]

Thanks for makiing this available! I'd like to have heard the lady @1:27:55😳

[@bradleyburton2664]

Johnny's break back then was unrivaled only to Earl's... if these two guys still broke like this today, they would be in the running for all the major tournaments played through out the calendar year.

[@billysikes1374]

Neither of them can compete with today's players, Earl and Johnny in they're prime couldn't compete with today's players, drawing stone dead, Earl is still trying at least, it's a totally different game nowadays, just the way it is, sucks because both of these guys are my all time favorite players, along with Buddy Hall, Varner, Alex, and of course, Efren

[@bradleyburton2664]

@@billysikes1374 lol you realize that equipment back then was harder to play on and cues today make today's game easier, too. This idea that they couldn't handle today's pressure in their prime is laughable, considering how easy things are today. Every sport I watch, there is always somebody saying that players then, couldn't hack it today, which is completely false.

[@billysikes1374]

5 inch pockets lol buckets

[@bradleyburton2664]

@@billysikes1374 you do realize, based on what you put in the shim, can make the difference between a ball jarring or not.... the 2002 world title Earl won, was not on 5 inch buckets. Lmao

[@billysikes1374]

@@bradleyburton2664 your right, Bustamante shit all over himself, broke and scratched 3 times, midded a 6 ball 18 inches from the pocket, Yeah, he played good, and Bustamante lost his daughter hours before the match started, I KNOW MY POOL, have been playing for 35 years too

[@charlieb308]

Johnny the turtle Archer vs Earl the rabbit, Earl runs a rack in 40 seconds

[@chucklesdarwinwaswrongevol9264]

Yeah Johnny plays slow today but he played fast in the 90s. Earl plays fast today like he always did.

[@suewoo5]

Ball first. Think about what he's saying about the tangent line, the ball is impeding the cue from going into the 7.

[@neuvocastezero1838]

Click "like" if you flinched at 56:31.

[@ronaldboyer1111]

He hit both simultaneously

[@giannigunn5247]

I think the same both at once

[@chucklesdarwinwaswrongevol9264]

I like Johnny’s shirt

[@stevenbryant4718]

At that thin of a slice the angle, speed and english influence the ball more than ball or rail first.

[@nickturner2813]

Slow the video down to 0.25 speed and the cue ball can be clearly seen hitting the rail first. That can be seen, there's no point in discussing it anymore than suggesting that the five didn't go into the pocket.

[@glussa]

Watch again because you are wrong. Boll first.

[@nickturner2813]

@@glussa No, I am not wrong. What's a "boll" [sic]?

[@glussa]

@@nickturner2813 the object ball was hit before the rail.

[@tgh223]

hit rail first

[@dshadow3173]

Grady was definitely wrong about the rail first shot. I met Incardona about 15 years ago and told him I thought Grady was wrong about that shot. Billy remembered exactly what I was talking about. He laughed and said, "Yeah, I know."

[@MrArsk4]

Have u ever played pool? Another guy who has 0 clue of pool or physics

[@dshadow3173]

@@MrArsk4 I have a 750 Fargo rating. I would love to give you some lessons some time.

[@MrArsk4]

@@dshadow3173 then u should definitely know that the cueball cant go there with rail first hit

[@dshadow3173]

@@MrArsk4 You can bet whatever you want. I say I can replicate the shot by going rail first.

[@MrArsk4]

@@dshadow3173 Tell me how does the cueball reacts in ur fantasy world?. In reality the cue ball goes along the tangent line after hitting the object ball. The side spin doesnt affect that path. The side spin only takes after the cue ball hits a rail. So in this shot, if the ball hit the rail first, it would hit then the object ball and go along the tangent no matter how much u have side spin

[@jasonlinn9371]

Grady " the pockets are gaping apertures"

[@philipcahill4190]

Lol yes he hated big pockets

[@EricNewman-iq5jk]

good game...

[@edwaggoner816]

Clearly rail first.

[@MrArsk4]

Have u ever played pool? Another guy who has 0 clue of pool or physics

[@Steve-ih2ql]

He used English an hit rail first!

[@scottisitoro3953]

Yes, of course he did. Hitting ball 1st, per Grandpa Grady, would have sent the ball into the rail, not the pocket.

[@deananderson2143]

I wish Grady would let people do their shots instead of the way he would.

[@levigarrett5614]

What year would yall say the table speed picked up? I'd say we're close to it happening in the year this was filmed.

[@rickparrish7793]

Much respect for Earl, putting up with Archers BS

[@johnborchardt9416]

It was the other way around. Earl "The Earl" has always been an a-hole

[@billysnider9869]

Sure miss Grady his witty sharp articulate commentary was great....

[@AlexM-tc7ch]

Great match despite Archer rigging the rack

[@jasraboin]

Rack 6?

[@nickturner2813]

Odd how you can see Archer "rigging the rack" when the entire racking process, in every game, is completely obscured from the camera. The only thing that can be seen is Archer's back!

[@bonhzeppelin55]

​ @Nick Turner Archer worked with a few racking specialists. One of them wrote a tell all book on how to do it. Buddy Hall also witnessed Archer with another pro player [Shannon Daulton(?)] practicing "racking the balls". They would point where a specific ball//ball/s would hit on the rail/s after breaking their doctored racks. Sure enough the ball/s went exactly where they pointed! Buddy said something like pool was going to really tough to deal with, with this new generation of racking mechanics. Not saying Johnny did it all the time, but he and many others definitely became expert at it. That is probably one of the main reasons the rules changed to rack your own. Cheers!

[@electriceye1734]

Yeah...Earl should learn how to rack from Johnny...making 4 or 5 balls on the break lol...unreal

[@billenright2788]

'comfort-size' pockets. ;)

[@aliawan5490]

Earls great player but damn homie cries too much lol

[@randallgibson8619]

One reason I can’t stand him, always bitching about something or crying about the crowd.

[@whetedge]

Rail first; no doubt. Frame by frame, the 5 ball doesn't move til the Q ball comes back off the rail. 4:30

[@AccuStats]

No doubt, rail first.

[@MrArsk4]

Have u ever played pool? Another guy who has 0 clue of pool or physics

[@2869may]

@@MrArsk4 I bet my last dollar you never ran a rack in your life...!

[@mikelessard7492]

My top 2 favorite of all time are Efren Reyes & Steve Mizerak

[@user-nt9ck5cz8q]

I agree with FAVES being Efren and Miz, but you can guarantee the match wont take as long with these guys.😅

[@ryankasperowitsch8016]

Never double guess Grady...it was ball first. If the player doesn't play what Grady predicts, the player played the wrong shot, lol 😆 😂 🤣

[@heginschristianstrong7707]

"these pockets are gapping apertures" I miss Grady

[@BaconFrisbee]

Does anyone know which match it was where a bucket of water falls through the ceiling in the bleachers? I'm certain it was an SRO, and I'm almost certain Earl was playing.

[@AccuStats]

Correct twice, but I don't remember which match it was, but Mike Massey was doing commentary.

[@BaconFrisbee]

@@AccuStats I feel like he was playing Buddy Hall. Definitely a big name

[@BaconFrisbee]

@@AccuStats Maybe the Miz

[@penzame12]

Rail first. No question.

[@chrisyounce1815]

Go into the settings and watch it in slow motion and freeze frame it right at impact...he hit the ball first

[@bobbylight111]

wrong

[@MrArsk4]

Have u ever played pool? Another guy who has 0 clue of pool or physics

[@billysikes1374]

Jimmy Wale could have been 1 of the greatest players of all time, he couldn't get out of his own way

[@scottisitoro3953]

This is from '92? Earl already has beginnings of bulging belly !!! What happened to jogging and doing crunches? More like crunch gem donuts...I love them !!

[@unclequack5445]

Damn Grady never shuts up.

[@jandeband]

👍

[@ronaldfullerton1954]

These guys never caused the shot clock

[@johnhenninger1980]

somebody find Grady's false teeth.

[@scottisitoro3953]

I saw them at 13:21 in the side pocket

[@JoshStodola]

1:27:54 who is that lady? Looks like she is yelling at Johnny Archer. Then she yells at Earl too, looks like Earl told her to shut up right before the camera cut out lol

[@gino2033]

WoW night and day difference Grady and Billy oil and water lol seems Earl and Archer are getting only better. Oh well as long as the commentators don't fight and just best each other with words maybe Earl can kill this while the words in booth area go as far as they have lol.

[@jaycoboliveri809]

Commentator: He's in dead stroke. Archer misses right after he says that

[@billysikes1374]

Who cares if he hit the rail first? Lol

[@tonycooper3382]

Bill he hit rail first

[@vtmsciguy]

What's the deal with the disgruntled lady at the end?

[@nguyencuthanh1995]

Final ???

[@AccuStats]

Not the finals. Only 6 players left.

[@1988camarokid]

God damnit Grady it was rail first and every body know Vincent Lauria is the best 9 ball player in the world

[@tgh223]

dont be mad at god u might need him sometime

[@electriceye1734]

I'll have another Drambue and potato salad...

[@chrisyounce1815]

Go into the settings and watch it in slow motion and freeze frame it right at impact...he hit the ball first

[@cueball5858]

@@chrisyounce1815 Maybe in your universe. In this one it was clearly rail first. Grady is arrogant and wrong. The physics are fine.

[@MrArsk4]

Have u ever played pool? Another guy who has 0 clue of pool or physics

[@synthiabakers1753]

He hits rail first the cueball goes straight.ball first the english takes.

[@bicd3244]

Ball first, if you don't believe it, slow it down to .25 speed and it is more than obvious

[@chrisyounce1815]

Go into the settings and watch it in slow motion and freeze frame it right at impact...he hit the ball first

[@gino2033]

Wonder if Billy is throwing up lol it was like he lost to Earl which would happen if he got in the mix with Earl lol.

[@supersam1914]

The pearl

[@iimiboy]

Hit rail first, billy was right

[@chrisyounce1815]

Go into the settings and watch it in slow motion and freeze frame it right at impact...he hit the ball first

[@MrArsk4]

Have u ever played pool? Another guy who has 0 clue of pool or physics

[@rogercornelio995]

After watching the shot closely, Grady is correct!!! Johnny hit the 5 thinly!!!

[@xanh350]

You don't need to even watch it closely. Grady is correct because you know he hit the 5-ball first due to the direction of the cueball afterwards. You cannot hit rail first on that shot and then have the cueball go into the 7ball in the manner it did. If you hit the rail first on that shot the cueball would have taken a straight path upward to the direction of the upper left corner. That how you know if a guy hits the ball first or the rail first. Just look at the direciton of the cueball.

[@cueball5858]

@@xanh350 You appear to have no idea. Please try it for yourself. The cue ball still has right spin on it after it has knocked in the object ball and so goes to the right. In fact I believe that the cue ball has MORE right spin on it after contact with the object ball. Think about it. As it contacts the object ball the object ball itself will 'grab' the edge of the cue ball, adding to the right spin. I know from bitter experience - I played this shot too hard (twice, I couldn't believe it the first time!) and the cueball went all the way up and scratched in the top corner pocket. As I say, please try it for yourself.

[@xanh350]

@@cueball5858 no need to try it as I’ve shot the shot already a thousand times.. if the same setup as the video and you scratched then you hit rail first. If you played it with inside and it went to the closest rail then you shoot ball first.. there’s no debate here so iam not even sure what in my previous msg you disagree with.

[@cueball5858]

​@@xanh350The part of your previous message I disagree with is your statement "You cannot hit rail first on that shot and then have the cueball go into the 7 ball in the manner it did." Yes you can. In fact it happens every single time. If the object ball was hit first it would NOT go towards the seven. I know you say you've done this a thousand times but please set up the shot and try it again, first with inside and hitting the rail first and then with the same inside and hitting the ball first. Only the first shot will lead the CB to the 7. It's also very easy to see this if the video is played at a quarter speed.

[@levigarrett5614]

Totally hit rail first

[@jasonyea7649]

Does anyone know who the lady at the end is and what her beef was

[@markstephen9808]

Karen. Her beef is she doesn't get enough beef.

[@mikelessard7492]

@@markstephen9808 ooooo slammed....most deff that's her problem 🤣

[@RichardsWorld]

She probably had a bet on Johnny, or maybe that is Johnny's woman?

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

That was no 'lady'. She bitched at Johnny *and* at Earl, and ha shook his stick at her.