United States National Snooker Championship

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United States National Snooker Championship
Tournament information
CountryUnited States
Established1991; 31 years ago (1991)
Organisation(s)United States Snooker Association
FormatNational event
Recent edition2021
Current championUnited States Ahmed Aly Elsayed

The United States National Snooker Championship is an annual snooker competition played in the United States and is the highest ranking amateur event in the US.

The competition was established in 1991 and was won by the late 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 automatically selected to represent the United States in the following IBSF World Snooker Championship,[3] and other annual international 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[]

[2]

Year Winner Runner-up Final score City
1991 United States Tom Kollins United States John Abruzzo 4–2 Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois
1992 United States Tom Kollins United States John Lewis 4–3 Aurora, Illinois
1993 United States David Yao United States Mike Massey 5–0 Aurora, Illinois
1994 United States David Yao United States Tom Kollins 5–2 Aurora, Illinois
1995 United States Tang Hoa United States Orwin Ham 5–1 San Gabriel
1996 United States Peter Ong United States Piya Potanan 5–0 San Gabriel, California
1997 United States George Lai United States Truman Wu 5–3 Monterey Park, California
1998 United States Tom Kollins United States Tom Karabotsos 5–4 Grayslake, Illinois
1999 United States Tom Kollins United States Murali Venkat 5–0 Grayslake, Illinois
2000 United States Ajeya Prabhakar United States Tom Kollins 5–3 Grayslake, Illinois
2001 United States Tom Kollins United States Ajeya Prabhakar 5–0 Grayslake, Illinois
2004 United States Kenny Kwok United States Raymond Fung 4–2 Manhattan, New York
2005 United States George Lai United States Kenny Kwok 4–2 San Gabriel, California
2006 United States Paul Kimura United States Romil Azemat 5–3 San Gabriel, California
2007 United States Jack Kung United States George Lai 5–3 San Gabriel, California
2008 United States George Lai United States Jian Qiang Wang 5–2 San Gabriel, California
2009 United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed United States Ajeya Prabhakar 5–4 Brooklyn, New York
2010 United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed United States Yi Fei Mei 5–4 San Gabriel, California
2011[4] United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed United States Ajeya Prabhakar 5–3 Brooklyn, New York
2012[5] United States Sargon Isaac United States Ajeya Prabhakar 5–2 San Gabriel, California
2013[6] United States Corey Deuel United States Sargon Isaac 5–1 Houston, Texas
2014[7] United States Ajeya Prabhakar United States Raymond Fung 5–2 Brooklyn, New York
2015[8][9] United States Sargon Isaac United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed 5–3 Brooklyn, New York
2016[10] United States Sargon Isaac United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed 5–1 Houston, Texas
2017[11] United States Raymond Fung United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed 5–4 Manhattan, New York
2018[12] United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed United States Raymond Fung 5–2 Brooklyn, New York
2019[13] United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed United States Cheang Ciing Yoo 5–3 Houston, Texas
2021[14] United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed United States Ajeya Prabhakar 5–0 Manhattan, New York

Stats[]

Finalists[]

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 3 4
8 Kenny Kwok 1 1 2
9 Tang Hoa 1 0 1
9 Peter Ong 1 0 1
9 Paul Kimura 1 0 1
9 Jack Kung 1 0 1
9 Corey Deuel 1 0 1
14 Cheang Ciing Yoo 0 1 1
14 John Abruzzo 0 1 1
14 John Lewis 0 1 1
14 Mike Massey 0 1 1
14 Orwin Ham 0 1 1
14 Piya Potanan 0 1 1
14 Truman Wu 0 1 1
14 Tom Karabotsos 0 1 1
14 Murali Venkat 0 1 1
14 Romil Azemat 0 1 1
14 Jian Qiang Wang 0 1 1
14 Yi Fei Mei 0 1 1

References[]

  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.
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