United States National Snooker Championship Explained

Tournament Name:United States National Snooker Championship
Country:United States
Organisation:United States Snooker Association
Format:National event
Recent Edition:2023
Current Champion: 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

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YearWinnerRunner-upFinal scoreVenueCity
1991 Tom Kollins John Abruzzo4–2Preacher's Pool & BilliardsOakbrook Terrace, Illinois
1992 Tom Kollins John Lewis4–3Pockets Billiards & Sports BarAurora, Illinois
1993 David Yao Mike Massey5–0Pockets Billiards & Sports BarAurora, Illinois
1994 David Yao Tom Kollins5–2Pockets Billiards & Sports BarAurora, Illinois
1995 Tang Hoa Orwin Ham5–1Embassy Billiards ClubSan Gabriel, California
1996 Peter Ong Piya Potanan5–0Embassy Billiards ClubSan Gabriel, California
1997 George Lai Truman Wu5–3Cue T's Snooker ClubMonterey Park, California
1998 Tom Kollins Tom Karabotsos5–4Cue 'N' YouGrayslake, Illinois
1999 Tom Kollins Murali Venkat5–0Cue 'N' YouGrayslake, Illinois
2000 Ajeya Prabhakar Tom Kollins5–3Cue 'N' YouGrayslake, Illinois
2001 Tom Kollins Ajeya Prabhakar5–0Cue 'N' YouGrayslake, Illinois
2004 Kenny Kwok Raymond Fung4–2New York Athletic ClubManhattan, New York
2005 George Lai Kenny Kwok4–2Embassy Billiards ClubSan Gabriel, California
2006 Paul Kimura Romil Azemat5–3Embassy Billiards ClubSan Gabriel, California
2007 Jack Kung George Lai5–3Embassy Billiards ClubSan Gabriel, California
2008 George Lai Jian Qiang Wang5–2Embassy Billiards ClubSan Gabriel, California
2009 Ahmed Aly Elsayed Ajeya Prabhakar5–4Prince Snooker ClubBrooklyn, New York
2010 Ahmed Aly Elsayed Yi Fei Mei5–4Embassy Billiards ClubSan Gabriel, California
2011[4] Ahmed Aly Elsayed Ajeya Prabhakar5–3Prince Snooker ClubBrooklyn, New York
2012[5] Sargon Isaac Ajeya Prabhakar5–2Embassy Billiards ClubSan Gabriel, California
2013[6] Corey Deuel Sargon Isaac5–1Snooker 147 Bar & GrillHouston, Texas
2014[7] Ajeya Prabhakar Raymond Fung5–2Top 147 Snooker ClubBrooklyn, New York
2015[8] [9] Sargon Isaac Ahmed Aly Elsayed5–3Prince Snooker ClubBrooklyn, New York
2016[10] Sargon Isaac Ahmed Aly Elsayed5–1147 Snooker ClubHouston, Texas
2017[11] Raymond Fung Ahmed Aly Elsayed5–4New York Athletic ClubManhattan, New York
2018[12] Ahmed Aly Elsayed Raymond Fung5–2Prince Snooker ClubBrooklyn, New York
2019[13] Ahmed Aly Elsayed Cheang Ciing Yoo5–3Q Ball Snooker & PoolHouston, Texas
2021[14] Ahmed Aly Elsayed Ajeya Prabhakar5–0New York Athletic ClubManhattan, New York
2022[15] Steven Wong Raymond Fung5–3Ox BilliardsSeattle, Washington
2023[16] Daren Taylor Steven Wong5–4Embassy Billiards ClubSan Gabriel, California

Stats

Finalists

RankNameWinnerFinals
1Ahmed Aly Elsayed639
2527
3314
3314
5257
6202
7145
8112
9112
10101
10101
10101
10101
10101
10101
16011
16011
16011
16011
16011
16011
16011
16011
16011
16011
16011
16011

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profiles - Tom Kollins . United States Snooker Association . 2013 . 2013-05-29.
  2. Web site: United States National Snooker Championship - Champions Roll Of Honor . United States Snooker Association . 2021 . 18 October 2021.
  3. Web site: About The Championship . United States Snooker Association . 2013 . 2013-05-29 .
  4. Web site: Almighty Aly Secures Third U.S. National Snooker Title. United States Snooker Association. 3 July 2011.
  5. Web site: Sensational Sargon Claims U.S Title. worldsnooker.com. 30 May 2012.
  6. Web site: Corey Shows His Deuel Talent. worldsnooker.com. 29 May 2013.
  7. Web site: Ajeya Prabhakar Wins The United States National Snooker Championship . snookerclub.com . 28 May 2014.
  8. Web site: Isaac Fulfils American Dream . . 6 June 2015.
  9. Web site: Isaac Captures Second National Snooker Title . United States Snooker Association . 25 May 2015.
  10. Web site: Isaac Defends Title To Become A Fantastic Three Times Champion . United States Snooker Association . 4 June 2016.
  11. Web site: Fung finally achieves his American snooker dream . United States Snooker Association . 7 June 2017.
  12. Web site: Aly back to winning ways with fourth National Snooker Championship title . United States Snooker Association . 29 May 2018.
  13. Web site: Aly's fantastic fifth Championship title . United States Snooker Association . 3 September 2019.
  14. Web site: Aly secures record breaking sixth U.S. title . United States Snooker Association . 18 October 2021.
  15. Web site: Wong wins first United States National Snooker Championship title . United States Snooker Association . 6 September 2022.
  16. Web site: Taylor is top snooker player in the United States . United States Snooker Association . 2023-10-19.