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.
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. 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.
Both the winner and runner-up are automatically selected to represent the United States in the following IBSF World Snooker Championship, 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
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 | Ahmed Aly Elsayed | Ajeya Prabhakar | 5–3 | Brooklyn, New York |
2012 | Sargon Isaac | Ajeya Prabhakar | 5–2 | San Gabriel, California |
2013 | Corey Deuel | Sargon Isaac | 5–1 | Houston, Texas |
2014 | Ajeya Prabhakar | Raymond Fung | 5–2 | Brooklyn, New York |
2015 | Sargon Isaac | Ahmed Aly Elsayed | 5–3 | Brooklyn, New York |
2016 | Sargon Isaac | Ahmed Aly Elsayed | 5–1 | Houston, Texas |
2017 | Raymond Fung | Ahmed Aly Elsayed | 5–4 | Manhattan, New York |
2018 | Ahmed Aly Elsayed | Raymond Fung | 5–2 | Brooklyn, New York |
2019 | Ahmed Aly Elsayed | Cheang Ciing Yoo | 5–3 | Houston, Texas |