United States National Snooker Championship

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United States National Snooker Championship
Tournament information
CountryUnited States
Established1991; 33 years ago (1991)
Organisation(s)United States Snooker Association
FormatNational event
Recent edition2023
Current championUnited States Daren Taylor

The United States National Snooker Championship (occasionally known as the United States Amateur Championship) is an annual snooker competition played in the United States and is the highest ranking amateur event in the country

The competition was established in 1991 and was won by the Tom Kollins, who went on to win the title again in 1992, 1998, 1999 and 2001.[1] The 2020 Championship was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though it was back in 2021 at the New York Athletic Club and was won for a record sixth time by Ahmed Aly Elsayed.[2]

Both the winner and runner-up are selected to represent the United States in the following IBSF World Snooker Championship,[3] and other annual invitational snooker events.

From 2014, due to a ruling by the IBSF, the Championship is now only open to U.S. citizens having previously also been open to U.S. permanent residents.

Winners[edit]

[2]

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Venue City
1991 United States Tom Kollins United States John Abruzzo 4–2 Preacher's Pool & Billiards Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois
1992 United States Tom Kollins United States John Lewis 4–3 Pockets Billiards & Sports Bar Aurora, Illinois
1993 United States David Yao United States Mike Massey 5–0 Pockets Billiards & Sports Bar Aurora, Illinois
1994 United States David Yao United States Tom Kollins 5–2 Pockets Billiards & Sports Bar Aurora, Illinois
1995 United States Tang Hoa United States Orwin Ham 5–1 Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California
1996 United States Peter Ong United States Piya Potanan 5–0 Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California
1997 United States George Lai United States Truman Wu 5–3 Cue T's Snooker Club Monterey Park, California
1998 United States Tom Kollins United States Tom Karabotsos 5–4 Cue 'N' You Grayslake, Illinois
1999 United States Tom Kollins United States Murali Venkat 5–0 Cue 'N' You Grayslake, Illinois
2000 United States Ajeya Prabhakar United States Tom Kollins 5–3 Cue 'N' You Grayslake, Illinois
2001 United States Tom Kollins United States Ajeya Prabhakar 5–0 Cue 'N' You Grayslake, Illinois
2004 United States Kenny Kwok United States Raymond Fung 4–2 New York Athletic Club Manhattan, New York
2005 United States George Lai United States Kenny Kwok 4–2 Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California
2006 United States Paul Kimura United States Romil Azemat 5–3 Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California
2007 United States Jack Kung United States George Lai 5–3 Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California
2008 United States George Lai United States Jian Qiang Wang 5–2 Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California
2009 United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed United States Ajeya Prabhakar 5–4 Prince Snooker Club Brooklyn, New York
2010 United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed United States Yi Fei Mei 5–4 Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California
2011[4] United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed United States Ajeya Prabhakar 5–3 Prince Snooker Club Brooklyn, New York
2012[5] United States Sargon Isaac United States Ajeya Prabhakar 5–2 Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California
2013[6] United States Corey Deuel United States Sargon Isaac 5–1 Snooker 147 Bar & Grill Houston, Texas
2014[7] United States Ajeya Prabhakar United States Raymond Fung 5–2 Top 147 Snooker Club Brooklyn, New York
2015[8][9] United States Sargon Isaac United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed 5–3 Prince Snooker Club Brooklyn, New York
2016[10] United States Sargon Isaac United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed 5–1 147 Snooker Club Houston, Texas
2017[11] United States Raymond Fung United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed 5–4 New York Athletic Club Manhattan, New York
2018[12] United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed United States Raymond Fung 5–2 Prince Snooker Club Brooklyn, New York
2019[13] United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed United States Cheang Ciing Yoo 5–3 Q Ball Snooker & Pool Houston, Texas
2021[14] United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed United States Ajeya Prabhakar 5–0 New York Athletic Club Manhattan, New York
2022[15] United States Steven Wong United States Raymond Fung 5–3 Ox Billiards Seattle, Washington
2023[16] United States Daren Taylor United States Steven Wong 5–4 Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California

Stats[edit]

Finalists[edit]

Rank Name Winner Runner-up Finals
1 Ahmed Aly Elsayed 6 3 9
2 Tom Kollins 5 2 7
3 Sargon Isaac 3 1 4
3 George Lai 3 1 4
5 Ajeya Prabhakar 2 5 7
6 David Yao 2 0 2
7 Raymond Fung 1 4 5
8 Kenny Kwok 1 1 2
9 Steven Wong 1 1 2
10 Daren Taylor 1 0 1
10 Tang Hoa 1 0 1
10 Peter Ong 1 0 1
10 Paul Kimura 1 0 1
10 Jack Kung 1 0 1
10 Corey Deuel 1 0 1
16 Cheang Ciing Yoo 0 1 1
16 John Abruzzo 0 1 1
16 John Lewis 0 1 1
16 Mike Massey 0 1 1
16 Orwin Ham 0 1 1
16 Piya Potanan 0 1 1
16 Truman Wu 0 1 1
16 Tom Karabotsos 0 1 1
16 Murali Venkat 0 1 1
16 Romil Azemat 0 1 1
16 Jian Qiang Wang 0 1 1
16 Yi Fei Mei 0 1 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Player Profiles - Tom Kollins". United States Snooker Association. 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "United States National Snooker Championship - Champions Roll Of Honor". United States Snooker Association. 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "About The Championship". United States Snooker Association. 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  4. ^ "Almighty Aly Secures Third U.S. National Snooker Title". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  5. ^ "Sensational Sargon Claims U.S Title". worldsnooker.com. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  6. ^ "Corey Shows His Deuel Talent". worldsnooker.com. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  7. ^ "Ajeya Prabhakar Wins The United States National Snooker Championship". snookerclub.com. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  8. ^ "Isaac Fulfils American Dream". World Snooker. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  9. ^ "Isaac Captures Second National Snooker Title". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  10. ^ "Isaac Defends Title To Become A Fantastic Three Times Champion". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  11. ^ "Fung finally achieves his American snooker dream". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  12. ^ "Aly back to winning ways with fourth National Snooker Championship title". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  13. ^ "Aly's fantastic fifth Championship title". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  14. ^ "Aly secures record breaking sixth U.S. title". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "Wong wins first United States National Snooker Championship title". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  16. ^ "Taylor is top snooker player in the United States". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
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