United States National Snooker Championship

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.

United States National Snooker Championship
Tournament information
CountryUnited States
Established1991 (1991)
Organisation(s)United States Snooker Association
FormatNational event
Recent edition2019
Current champion(s) Ahmed Aly Elsayed

The competition was established in 1991 and was won by Tom Kollins, who went on to win the title again in 1992, 1998, 1999 and 2001.[1] Kollins holds the record of winning five titles jointly with Ahmed Aly Elsayed, the current Champion of 2019, who has also won the title in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2018.[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 Tom Kollins John Abruzzo 4–2 Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois
1992 Tom Kollins John Lewis 4–3 Aurora, Illinois
1993 David Yao Mike Massey 5–0 Aurora, Illinois
1994 David Yao Tom Kollins 5–2 Aurora, Illinois
1995 Tang Hoa Orwin Ham 5–1 San Gabriel
1996 Peter Ong Piya Potanan 5–0 San Gabriel, California
1997 George Lai Truman Wu 5–3 Monterey Park, California
1998 Tom Kollins Tom Karabotsos 5–4 Grayslake, Illinois
1999 Tom Kollins Murali Venkat 5–0 Grayslake, Illinois
2000 Ajeya Prabhakar Tom Kollins 5–3 Grayslake, Illinois
2001 Tom Kollins Ajeya Prabhakar 5–0 Grayslake, Illinois
2004 Kenny Kwok Raymond Fung 4–2 Manhattan, New York
2005 George Lai Kenny Kwok 4–2 San Gabriel, California
2006 Paul Kimura Romil Azemat 5–3 San Gabriel, California
2007 Jack Kung George Lai 5–3 San Gabriel, California
2008 George Lai Jian Qiang Wang 5–2 San Gabriel, California
2009 Ahmed Aly Elsayed Ajeya Prabhakar 5–4 Brooklyn, New York
2010 Ahmed Aly Elsayed Yi Fei Mei 5–4 San Gabriel, California
2011[4] Ahmed Aly Elsayed Ajeya Prabhakar 5–3 Brooklyn, New York
2012[5] Sargon Isaac Ajeya Prabhakar 5–2 San Gabriel, California
2013[6] Corey Deuel Sargon Isaac 5–1 Houston, Texas
2014[7] Ajeya Prabhakar Raymond Fung 5–2 Brooklyn, New York
2015[8][9] Sargon Isaac Ahmed Aly Elsayed 5–3 Brooklyn, New York
2016[10] Sargon Isaac Ahmed Aly Elsayed 5–1 Houston, Texas
2017[11] Raymond Fung Ahmed Aly Elsayed 5–4 Manhattan, New York
2018[12] Ahmed Aly Elsayed Raymond Fung 5–2 Brooklyn, New York
2019[13] Ahmed Aly Elsayed Cheang Ciing Yoo 5–3 Houston, Texas

Stats

Finalists
Rank Name Winner Runner-up Finals
1 Ahmed Aly Elsayed 5 3 8
2 Tom Kollins 5 2 7
3 Sargon Isaac 3 1 4
3 George Lai 3 1 4
5 Ajeya Prabhakar 2 4 6
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. "United States National Snooker Championship - Champions Roll Of Honor". United States Snooker Association. 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  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.
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