U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship

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The U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship was a pool tournament held in the United States, and one of the few featuring the discipline of straight pool. After being dormant for sixteen years, the event was resurrected in 2016, but has only been held sporadically since.

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Winners

YearWinner
1966 [1] Flag of the United States.svg Irving Crane
1967 [1] Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Caras
1968 [1] Flag of the United States.svg Joe Balsis
1969 [1] Flag of the United States.svg Luther Lassiter
1970 [1] Flag of the United States.svg Steve Mizerak
1971 [1] Flag of the United States.svg Steve Mizerak
1972 [1] Flag of the United States.svg Steve Mizerak
1973 [1] Flag of the United States.svg Steve Mizerak
1974 [1] Flag of the United States.svg Joe Balsis
1975 [1] Flag of the United States.svg Dallas West
1976 [1] Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jennings
1977 [1] Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jennings
1983 [1] Flag of the United States.svg Dallas West
1989 [1] Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Ortmann
1992 [1] Flag of the United States.svg Mike Sigel
1993 [1] Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Ortmann
2000 [1] Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Souquet
2016 [2] [3] Flag of the Philippines.svg Dennis Orcollo
2017 [4] [5] Flag of the Philippines.svg Lee Vann Corteza
2019 [6] Flag of the United States.svg Shane Van Boening

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