9-BALL: JOHNNY ARCHER VS RAFAEL MARTINEZ - 1994 SANDS REGENCY OPEN

[@ericberrios6182]

Man Raphael was one heck of a shot maker. Great match thanks for sharing

[@hav2win]

I was wondering why I was seeing all these great Accu-Stats matches showing up in my suggested videos list. Now I have some idea why. It used to be impossible find these videos unless you purchased through Accu-Stats. I was unaware Pat Flemming had sold the business. Luckily, the great company AZ Billiards made the purchase. Now they are sharing portions of Pat's amazing library which he has amassed over many years. I can't thank enough the new owner, Mike Howerton, for bringing these great billiard events to KZbin. I can only hope these are not teasers and look forward to watching countless hours of billiard's greatest players, both past and present. Big thanks Mike.

[@jasonshowers]

I love Tuesdays! Thanks so much Pat, so enjoy watching these matches from the archives...hoping for some more straight pool and/or 8-ball!

[@williamhall7349]

Yes sir keeping coming Pat thanks a million

[@capoman1]

2:57 Rafael miscues, then goes to shape his tip... I watched a 2009 match where Rafael miscues multiple times against Strickland. Commenter said Rafael is known to have a worn down tip. Seems this was a theme of his for over 20 years!

[@fernandogutierrez8268]

🙏🙏 Thank you ever so much. ... I really appreciate it. ...🙏🙏

[@AccuStats]

We chose this one because of your request.

[@fernandogutierrez8268]

@@AccuStats 🙏 I really appreciate 🤝👋👍🥇

[@rogerscottcathey]

Is this one of the games played alongside Strickland v Reyes?

[@azbtv]

@@rogerscottcathey No, Bustamante vs Hall was the only other match going on when this match happened.

[@capoman1]

Another great VHS remaster from Accu stats!

[@FloridaRaider]

Love Grady's commentary.. The Howard Cosell of billiards.

[@howdy2496]

I have this one on VHS. One of the best matches out there.

[@capoman1]

Rafael has such good smooth rhythm and pattern play. And he keeps his head still as well as anyone I've seen.

[@fozzy7199]

Wow, memories. I was stroking like a mad man in 94.

[@rackyballboa5744]

Good match. I liked Rafael's total commitment on every shot along with his rapid rhythm of play. Too bad they didn't have a racking template back then.

[@bmk8018]

What a brilliant match that was!

[@action4U-24-7]

Shot of the Match @ 1:57:50 .

[@chris4973]

My proclivities have turned nocturnal…

[@chris4973]

And I would also like Grady to read me a bed time story

[@djamo1969]

@@chris4973 If it were me, I would look forward to it with great alacrity.

[@tonysarabia4463]

Rafael es de colima mex.. y ase 3 meses fue la ultima veske able con el x wassup .. estaba en colima .. ya su cel no funciona nose k paso

[@BillarRD]

Alguien me puede decir de donde es Rafael Martinez y qué se hizo de él ??

[@leonardoandreromeroaceves3712]

es mexicano y pues juega torneos nacionales todavia tiene muy buen nivel pero pues nada a comprar con el de este video... hasta aahora es el mejor jugador que ha dado mexico

[@BillarRD]

@@leonardoandreromeroaceves3712 se nota si es mejor que Ruben bautista pero por mucho

[@howdy2496]

Es de Colima. Y esta en México.

[@chrisp.9172]

**Morrow...

[@capoman1]

HE LOOKED LIKE A SWAN PRINCESS IN FLIGHT, a ballerina... Man Grady sure has a way with words.

[@garygwinn5818]

Anytime im mad at myself for not shooting well with my opposite hand, I watch this video

[@RicardoGarcia-yc4eg]

Viendo al Colima 👍👍👍

[@williamclinard2438]

Raphael Martinez is an absolute joy to watch. Him and Keith McCready are my favorite players to watch. But not my actual favorite player.

[@CKC-gk2dh]

I love the break shot of the 90's. Where the players threw the stick at the cue ball like a javelin! So explosive and when hit accurately, the cue ball just dies in the middle of the table!!!! Nowadays it's a weak soft break and or cut break.

[@rogerscottcathey]

Jay Helfert shared a little amusing history he had with Martinez on the road. Its on AZ Billiards

[@tylertkelley6779]

Grady took flight as a 'Flying Princess'; alas fell hard upon returning to terra-firma: braking his foot w/ stupendous splash-down. Decided this tact not suitable, and returned too a familar repose as a tired pocket billiard player and the coutenance of a bridge troll! Miss your commentary my friend!

[@jeffren70]

If you pound on the ball where you want it, you're just making it worse. You need to push the ball slightly past where you want it and then tap it in. This puts a small divot in the cloth and the ball is sitting on the uphill side of it when in the correct position, so it is pushing against the ball next to it. So many people get this wrong.

[@armandocastellanos1music167]

RAFAEL MARTINEZ... What a great player! His confidence and short way of time in each shoot is incredible. Amazing Player! I ❤ Pool 🎱 Curiousities.... This game was in 1994, I was 28 years old, it's how I look in the photo and I was dressed the the way how Rafael Martínez is dressed. I was surprised when I saw his gold chain with an eagle because I had one just like it. Wow! The 90's Great times! 🕺

[@billysikes1374]

Grady always said this is the greatest match lol

[@xanh350]

These are the arenas/ pool cloth color/ atmosphere/ characters of players/ type of commentating...that we lack nowadays!! listen to the stories from the commentators what a epic match to watch. Now a days we got pink five ball, we got shitty gray or blue cloth color, we got commentators who know nothing about pool and just want to tell yell just like the NFL commentators which is ridiculous.........it went downhill from the 90s and you guys wonder why pool is not popular....hell now a days a kids game telephone app tournament get more views than pool its pathetic. FUN FACT: Watch game number 2 as rafael picks up the cueball after making the 9ball before it stops from traveling. If he done that now a days it'll be a foul, WHICH IS ALSO STUPID. The guy already won lets play in the atmosphere of gambling I mean why not :) -- I remember a poor girl picked the cueball as it was traveling in the e middle of table which was 100% not a scratch then the referee called a foul, that's just dumb. Keep ruining pool Matchroom, you're doing it the way it should be done to bring the whole pool world to the ground.

[@AccuStats]

The "FUN FACT" rule you mentioned is SOOO ridiculous. The International 9-Ball Open discarded that rule. Imagine that happening in the final match, hill-hill, the crowd erupts, the winner lays his cue on the table and the cue ball almost stopped in the middle of the table strikes the cue stick and the opponent claims a foul. Eventually, that would happen. Not on my watch!

[@chrisp.9172]

Man, Bustamante broke hard back then! You can hear it over the conversation every time he breaks!

[@gino2033]

Is that JJ Jeremy Jones in the 1 row watching this match?

[@CKC-gk2dh]

It's not.

[@gino2033]

@@CKC-gk2dh if not he has a younger looking twin lol

[@capoman1]

10:48 That is a wicked cut shot Rafael tried! He needs a lefty game with his short stature.

[@mariojuarezaguilar1627]

Grande rafael

[@alarsenoo4177]

Dangerous player Martinez

[@capoman1]

1:06:04 Somebody said Rafael plays slow and that they need a shot clock... Here Johnny takes over 2 minutes to take a single shot.

[@capoman1]

1:30:31 Somebody is smoking in the booth, you can hear their lighter flick.

[@capoman1]

1:06:26 Here Johnny soends 2 minutes playing with the gimmick bridge.

[@liyexiang666]

anyone knowledgable knew how big r those pockets back in the days? 4. 5inch? 5 inch? 4. 75 inch?

[@capoman1]

1:58:50 This match dismayed my nocturnal proclivity.

[@5000rgb]

1:01:16 I've never seen a table where the balls rolled out of the rack so badly in anything but the diviest dive bar neglected table.

[@djamo1969]

I’m guessing they had an improperly installed spot. The pool hall I play at just put one on their 9’ Diamond and it sucks racking properly!

[@zielaq87]

Strange camera angle

[@0Caracalla]

Nice safety battle @1:10:00

[@capoman1]

I've heard Rafael has a temper. I haven't seen it.

[@capoman1]

Rafael DEFIES these commentators.

[@lawrencemaweu]

Reyes is truly a legend. He took the shine of all these 90s dudes. No one is remembered apart from Reyes, Segel and Earl

[@capoman1]

NO AMOUNT of rolling the back balls will make the front ball tight... If the front ball rolls out over a divot, you have to move the rack position a hair till that front ball stays still when you lift the rack.

[@adamgranatella]

Man, watching these guys struggle with the rack is absurd

[@chrisp.9172]

I always preferred the plastic rack to the wooden one, you could bend it..

[@capoman1]

Johnny is the most fidgety player I've seen. And he cleans imaginary lint off the table in places he's not even shooting!

[@Charlesbjtown]

Johnny is BRUTAL to watch. Much like Mike wong, and Charlie Bryant.

[@capoman1]

HOLY SHIT. I've never seen such a bad rwcking table in all he pro matches I've watched.

[@rogerscottcathey]

The word "pulchritude" Grady used was no doubt in reference to the ladies in attendance. It means "beauty". Grady was given to slightly randy or lecherous comments with reference to the girls

[@Danburdick-lm5xt]

Martinez NO NONSENSE SHOOTER would be a good match for efren........JUST DO IT!!!!!!

[@dillhole4603]

👁️👁️

[@silwan6784]

Shot clock needed for Martinez, too slow. LOL

[@capoman1]

What? Rafael was playing fast. Johnny was taking long.

[@billywray4524]

more time spent racking the balls then shooting pool