United States National Snooker Championship

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United States National Snooker Championship
Tournament information
CountryUnited States
Established1991;34 years ago (1991)
Organisation(s) United States Snooker Association
FormatNational event
Recent edition2025
Current champion Flag of the United States.svg Renat Denkha

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

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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. [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.

The Championship is open to U.S. citizens, and, from 2023, also U.S. permanent residents who have been a continuous resident of the United States for the past five years, and who have had no previous representation for another nation in any recognized international snooker competition.

The current champion is Renat Denkha from Chicago, after he won the 2025 Championship which was staged at The Champion Snooker Club in Concord, California, from May 23-26. [4] It was Denkha's second Championship title victory, defending the title he won in 2024.

Winners

[2]

YearWinnerRunner-upFinal scoreVenueCity
1991 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kollins Flag of the United States.svg John Abruzzo4–2Preacher's Pool & Billiards Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois
1992 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kollins Flag of the United States.svg John Lewis4–3Pockets Billiards & Sports Bar Aurora, Illinois
1993 Flag of the United States.svg David Yao Flag of the United States.svg Mike Massey 5–0Pockets Billiards & Sports Bar Aurora, Illinois
1994 Flag of the United States.svg David Yao Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kollins5–2Pockets Billiards & Sports Bar Aurora, Illinois
1995 Flag of the United States.svg Tang Hoa Flag of the United States.svg Orwin Ham5–1Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Ong Flag of the United States.svg Piya Potanan5–0Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California
1997 Flag of the United States.svg George Lai Flag of the United States.svg Truman Wu5–3Cue T's Snooker Club Monterey Park, California
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kollins Flag of the United States.svg Tom Karabotsos5–4Cue 'N' You Grayslake, Illinois
1999 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kollins Flag of the United States.svg Murali Venkat5–0Cue 'N' You Grayslake, Illinois
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Ajeya Prabhakar Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kollins5–3Cue 'N' You Grayslake, Illinois
2001 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kollins Flag of the United States.svg Ajeya Prabhakar5–0Cue 'N' You Grayslake, Illinois
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Kwok Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Fung4–2New York Athletic Club Manhattan, New York
2005 Flag of the United States.svg George Lai Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Kwok 4–2Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California
2006 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Kimura Flag of the United States.svg Romil Azemat5–3Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Kung Flag of the United States.svg George Lai5–3Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California
2008 Flag of the United States.svg George Lai Flag of the United States.svg Jian Qiang Wang5–2Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Ahmed Aly Elsayed Flag of the United States.svg Ajeya Prabhakar5–4Prince Snooker Club Brooklyn, New York
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Ahmed Aly Elsayed Flag of the United States.svg Yi Fei Mei5–4Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California
2011 [5] Flag of the United States.svg Ahmed Aly Elsayed Flag of the United States.svg Ajeya Prabhakar5–3Prince Snooker Club Brooklyn, New York
2012 [6] Flag of the United States.svg Sargon Isaac Flag of the United States.svg Ajeya Prabhakar5–2Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California
2013 [7] Flag of the United States.svg Corey Deuel Flag of the United States.svg Sargon Isaac5–1Snooker 147 Bar & Grill Houston, Texas
2014 [8] Flag of the United States.svg Ajeya Prabhakar Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Fung 5–2Top 147 Snooker Club Brooklyn, New York
2015 [9] [10] Flag of the United States.svg Sargon Isaac Flag of the United States.svg Ahmed Aly Elsayed 5–3Prince Snooker Club Brooklyn, New York
2016 [11] Flag of the United States.svg Sargon Isaac Flag of the United States.svg Ahmed Aly Elsayed 5–1147 Snooker Club Houston, Texas
2017 [12] Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Fung Flag of the United States.svg Ahmed Aly Elsayed 5–4New York Athletic Club Manhattan, New York
2018 [13] Flag of the United States.svg Ahmed Aly Elsayed Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Fung 5–2Prince Snooker Club Brooklyn, New York
2019 [14] Flag of the United States.svg Ahmed Aly Elsayed Flag of the United States.svg Cheang Ciing Yoo5–3Q Ball Snooker & Pool Houston, Texas
2021 [15] Flag of the United States.svg Ahmed Aly Elsayed Flag of the United States.svg Ajeya Prabhakar5–0New York Athletic Club Manhattan, New York
2022 [16] Flag of the United States.svg Steven Wong Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Fung 5–3Ox Billiards Seattle, Washington
2023 [17] Flag of the United States.svg Daren Taylor Flag of the United States.svg Steven Wong5–4Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California
2024 [18] Flag of the United States.svg Renat Denkha Flag of the United States.svg Daren Taylor5–1Embassy Billiards Club San Gabriel, California
2025 [19] Flag of the United States.svg Renat Denkha Flag of the United States.svg Ajeya Prabhakar5–3The Champion Snooker Club Concord, California

Stats

Finalists

RankNameWinnerRunner-upFinals
1 Ahmed Aly Elsayed 639
2Tom Kollins (†)527
=3Sargon Isaac314
=3George Lai314
5Ajeya Prabhakar268
=6Renat Denkha202
=6David Yao (†)202
8Raymond Fung145
=9Kenny Kwok112
=9Steven Wong112
=9Daren Taylor112
=12Tang Hoa101
=12Peter Ong101
=12Paul Kimura (†)101
=12Jack Kung101
=12 Corey Deuel 101
=17Cheang Ciing Yoo011
=17John Abruzzo011
=17John Lewis011
=17 Mike Massey 011
=17Orwin Ham011
=17Piya Potanan011
=17Truman Wu011
=17Tom Karabotsos011
=17Murali Venkat011
=17Romil Azemat011
=17Jian Qiang Wang011
=17Yi Fei Mei011

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profiles - Tom Kollins". United States Snooker Association. 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Denkha successfully defends National Snooker title". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Almighty Aly Secures Third U.S. National Snooker Title". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Sensational Sargon Claims U.S Title". worldsnooker.com. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Corey Shows His Deuel Talent". worldsnooker.com. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Ajeya Prabhakar Wins The United States National Snooker Championship". snookerclub.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Isaac Fulfils American Dream". World Snooker . Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Isaac Captures Second National Snooker Title". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Isaac Defends Title To Become A Fantastic Three Times Champion". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Fung finally achieves his American snooker dream". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Aly back to winning ways with fourth National Snooker Championship title". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Aly's fantastic fifth Championship title". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Aly secures record breaking sixth U.S. title". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Wong wins first United States National Snooker Championship title". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Taylor is top snooker player in the United States". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Determined Denkha becomes United States National Snooker Champion". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Denkha successfully defends National Snooker title". United States Snooker Association. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
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