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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
United States National Snooker Championship Country United States Established 1991; 33 years ago (1991 ) Organisation(s ) 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 [ edit ]
[2]
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Final score
Venue
City
1991
Tom Kollins
John Abruzzo
4–2
Preacher's Pool & Billiards
Oakbrook Terrace , Illinois
1992
Tom Kollins
John Lewis
4–3
Pockets Billiards & Sports Bar
Aurora , Illinois
1993
David Yao
Mike Massey
5–0
Pockets Billiards & Sports Bar
Aurora , Illinois
1994
David Yao
Tom Kollins
5–2
Pockets Billiards & Sports Bar
Aurora , Illinois
1995
Tang Hoa
Orwin Ham
5–1
Embassy Billiards Club
San Gabriel , California
1996
Peter Ong
Piya Potanan
5–0
Embassy Billiards Club
San Gabriel , California
1997
George Lai
Truman Wu
5–3
Cue T's Snooker Club
Monterey Park , California
1998
Tom Kollins
Tom Karabotsos
5–4
Cue 'N' You
Grayslake , Illinois
1999
Tom Kollins
Murali Venkat
5–0
Cue 'N' You
Grayslake , Illinois
2000
Ajeya Prabhakar
Tom Kollins
5–3
Cue 'N' You
Grayslake , Illinois
2001
Tom Kollins
Ajeya Prabhakar
5–0
Cue 'N' You
Grayslake , Illinois
2004
Kenny Kwok
Raymond Fung
4–2
New York Athletic Club
Manhattan , New York
2005
George Lai
Kenny Kwok
4–2
Embassy Billiards Club
San Gabriel , California
2006
Paul Kimura
Romil Azemat
5–3
Embassy Billiards Club
San Gabriel , California
2007
Jack Kung
George Lai
5–3
Embassy Billiards Club
San Gabriel , California
2008
George Lai
Jian Qiang Wang
5–2
Embassy Billiards Club
San Gabriel , California
2009
Ahmed Aly Elsayed
Ajeya Prabhakar
5–4
Prince Snooker Club
Brooklyn , New York
2010
Ahmed Aly Elsayed
Yi Fei Mei
5–4
Embassy Billiards Club
San Gabriel , California
2011[4]
Ahmed Aly Elsayed
Ajeya Prabhakar
5–3
Prince Snooker Club
Brooklyn , New York
2012[5]
Sargon Isaac
Ajeya Prabhakar
5–2
Embassy Billiards Club
San Gabriel , California
2013[6]
Corey Deuel
Sargon Isaac
5–1
Snooker 147 Bar & Grill
Houston , Texas
2014[7]
Ajeya Prabhakar
Raymond Fung
5–2
Top 147 Snooker Club
Brooklyn , New York
2015[8] [9]
Sargon Isaac
Ahmed Aly Elsayed
5–3
Prince Snooker Club
Brooklyn , New York
2016[10]
Sargon Isaac
Ahmed Aly Elsayed
5–1
147 Snooker Club
Houston , Texas
2017[11]
Raymond Fung
Ahmed Aly Elsayed
5–4
New York Athletic Club
Manhattan , New York
2018[12]
Ahmed Aly Elsayed
Raymond Fung
5–2
Prince Snooker Club
Brooklyn , New York
2019[13]
Ahmed Aly Elsayed
Cheang Ciing Yoo
5–3
Q Ball Snooker & Pool
Houston , Texas
2021[14]
Ahmed Aly Elsayed
Ajeya Prabhakar
5–0
New York Athletic Club
Manhattan , New York
2022[15]
Steven Wong
Raymond Fung
5–3
Ox Billiards
Seattle , Washington
2023[16]
Daren Taylor
Steven Wong
5–4
Embassy Billiards Club
San Gabriel , California
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 ]
^ "About The Championship" . United States Snooker Association. 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013 .
^ "Almighty Aly Secures Third U.S. National Snooker Title" . United States Snooker Association. Retrieved July 3, 2011 .
^ "Sensational Sargon Claims U.S Title" . worldsnooker.com. Retrieved May 30, 2012 .
^ "Corey Shows His Deuel Talent" . worldsnooker.com. Retrieved May 29, 2013 .
^ "Ajeya Prabhakar Wins The United States National Snooker Championship" . snookerclub.com. Retrieved May 28, 2014 .
^ "Isaac Fulfils American Dream" . World Snooker . Retrieved June 6, 2015 .
^ "Isaac Captures Second National Snooker Title" . United States Snooker Association. Retrieved May 25, 2015 .
^ "Isaac Defends Title To Become A Fantastic Three Times Champion" . United States Snooker Association. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
^ "Fung finally achieves his American snooker dream" . United States Snooker Association. Retrieved June 7, 2017 .
^ "Aly back to winning ways with fourth National Snooker Championship title" . United States Snooker Association. Retrieved May 29, 2018 .
^ "Aly's fantastic fifth Championship title" . United States Snooker Association. Retrieved September 3, 2019 .
^ "Aly secures record breaking sixth U.S. title" . United States Snooker Association. Retrieved October 18, 2021 .
^ "Wong wins first United States National Snooker Championship title" . United States Snooker Association. Retrieved September 6, 2022 .
^ "Taylor is top snooker player in the United States" . United States Snooker Association. Retrieved October 19, 2023 .
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