U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship
The U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship is a pocket billiards tournament held in the United States, and one of the few featuring the discipline of straight pool. After being disbanded for sixteen years, the event was resurrected in 2016.
Format (2016)
Up to 48 players are used in this event.
The 48 players are divided into 8 groups with 6. The players in each group play round robin matches of race-to-100. The top three in each group proceed to the next round.
The remaining 24 players (8 of which will probably be granted byes) will enter a single-elimination phase where every match is race-to-150, except the finals which is race-to-200.
Winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1966[1] |  Irving Crane |
| 1967[1] | Jimmy Caras |
| 1968[1] | Joe Balsis |
| 1969[1] | Luther Lassiter |
| 1970[1] | Steve Mizerak |
| 1971[1] | Steve Mizerak |
| 1972[1] | Steve Mizerak |
| 1973[1] | Steve Mizerak |
| 1974[1] | Joe Balsis |
| 1975[1] | Dallas West |
| 1976[1] | Tom Jennings |
| 1977[1] | Tom Jennings |
| 1983[1] | Dallas West |
| 1989[1] |  Oliver Ortmann |
| 1992[1] | Mike Sigel |
| 1993[1] | Oliver Ortmann |
| 2000[1] | Ralf Souquet |
| 2016[2][3] |  Dennis Orcollo |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Dyer, R.A. (May 1, 2005). Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book. p. 183. ISBN 1-59228-744-1.
- ↑ AtLarge (May 10, 2014). "14.1 Stats -- 2016 US Open Straight-Pool Championship, April 2016". AzBilliards.com. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ↑ "2016 US Open Straight Pool Championship". SixPockets.de. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
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