United States Billiard Association Explained

United States Billiards Association
Abbreviation:USBA
Type:Non-profit Institution
Purpose:Carom Billiards Sanctioning Organization

The United States Billiard Association or USBA is the governing body for all professional carom billiards tournaments in the United States, especially three-cushion billiards.

Each year since 1968, the USBA and its predecessor organization the Billiard Federation of the USA has held a tournament to crown the national champion. In 1989 the USBA was formed by the merger of BFUSA and American Billiard Association.

USBA National Three-Cushion Championship

Year Location Winner Avg.
1968 0,729
1969 0,710
1970 0,870
1971 0,818
1972 0.846
1973 0,685
1974 0,750
1975 0,725
1976 0,995
1977 0,934
1978 0,835
1979 0,889
1980 0,848
1981 0,929
1982 0,929
1983 1,054
1984 1,018
1985 1,094
1986 0,953
1987 1,074
1988 N/A
1989 1,104
1990 1,471
1991 1,464
1992 1,591
1993 1,489
1994 1,536
1995 1,835
1996 1,552
1997 1,492
1998 1,478
1999 1,503
2000 1,216
2001 1,756
2002 1,190
2003 1,223
2004 1,438
2005 1,142
2006 1,268
2007 1,438
2008 0,970
2009 1,185
2010 1,201
2011 1,469
2012 1,497
2013 1,318
2014 1,892
2015 1,448
2016 1,473
2017 1,584
2018 1,037
2019 1,481
2020 1,221
2021 2,000
2022 1,429
2023 1,584
2024 1,404

Top performers

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RankNameWinner
1Sang Lee12
2Pedro Piedrabuena12
35
Hugo Patino
4Frank Torres4
5Carlos Hallon3
6Harry Sims2
John Bonner
Miguel Torres