Tournament information | |
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Country | United States |
Established | 1991 |
Organisation(s) | United States Snooker Association |
Format | National event |
Recent edition | 2023 |
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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.
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Venue | City |
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1991 | ![]() |
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4–2 | Preacher's Pool & Billiards | Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois |
1992 | ![]() |
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4–3 | Pockets Billiards & Sports Bar | Aurora, Illinois |
1993 | ![]() |
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5–0 | Pockets Billiards & Sports Bar | Aurora, Illinois |
1994 | ![]() |
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5–2 | Pockets Billiards & Sports Bar | Aurora, Illinois |
1995 | ![]() |
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5–1 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |
1996 | ![]() |
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5–0 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |
1997 | ![]() |
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5–3 | Cue T's Snooker Club | Monterey Park, California |
1998 | ![]() |
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5–4 | Cue 'N' You | Grayslake, Illinois |
1999 | ![]() |
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5–0 | Cue 'N' You | Grayslake, Illinois |
2000 | ![]() |
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5–3 | Cue 'N' You | Grayslake, Illinois |
2001 | ![]() |
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5–0 | Cue 'N' You | Grayslake, Illinois |
2004 | ![]() |
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4–2 | New York Athletic Club | Manhattan, New York |
2005 | ![]() |
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4–2 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |
2006 | ![]() |
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5–3 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |
2007 | ![]() |
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5–3 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |
2008 | ![]() |
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5–2 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |
2009 | ![]() |
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5–4 | Prince Snooker Club | Brooklyn, New York |
2010 | ![]() |
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5–4 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |
2011[4] | ![]() |
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5–3 | Prince Snooker Club | Brooklyn, New York |
2012[5] | ![]() |
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5–2 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |
2013[6] | ![]() |
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5–1 | Snooker 147 Bar & Grill | Houston, Texas |
2014[7] | ![]() |
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5–2 | Top 147 Snooker Club | Brooklyn, New York |
2015[8][9] | ![]() |
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5–3 | Prince Snooker Club | Brooklyn, New York |
2016[10] | ![]() |
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5–1 | 147 Snooker Club | Houston, Texas |
2017[11] | ![]() |
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5–4 | New York Athletic Club | Manhattan, New York |
2018[12] | ![]() |
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5–2 | Prince Snooker Club | Brooklyn, New York |
2019[13] | ![]() |
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5–3 | Q Ball Snooker & Pool | Houston, Texas |
2021[14] | ![]() |
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5–0 | New York Athletic Club | Manhattan, New York |
2022[15] | ![]() |
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5–3 | Ox Billiards | Seattle, Washington |
2023[16] | ![]() |
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5–4 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |
Rank | Name | Winner | Runner-up | Finals |
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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 |
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