United States Snooker Association
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| Abbreviation | USSA |
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| Formation | 1991 |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Purpose | National governing body of the sport of snooker |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California |
Region served | United States |
Main organ | Board of Directors |
| Affiliations | IBSF, ACS |
| Website | SnookerUSA.com |
The United States Snooker Association (USSA) is the internationally recognized governing body of the sport of snooker in the United States, with its current headquarters registered in Santa Clara, California.[1]
Founded in 1991 by the British-born Michael Collins, the association functions as a non-profit organization to govern, regulate and sanction both professional and non-professional snooker in the territory of the United States. The association's objectives are also to promote and develop the sport of snooker in the United States, and to create a structure capable of supporting international championships in the United States, and to encourage and foster skilled American players to represent the United States at home and abroad.[1]
The USSA is a member of the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF), the world governing body of non-professional English billiards and snooker, and is affiliated with the American CueSports Alliance (ACS) in the United States.[1]
Despite its name and national scope, the USSA is not in any way related to the game of American snooker, a strictly amateur, recreational ruleset promulgated by the Billiard Congress of America.
As of 2015, the USSA participates in the joint World Snooker and IBSF Pan-American Snooker Championship (first held in 2013).
Office-holders
The USSA elected a new Board of Directors for two-year terms during a meeting on February 11, 2013, with the following positions filled:[2]
- Executive Director - Alan Morris (Position appointed by the Board)
- President - Ajeya Prabhakar
- Vice-President - Tom Kollins
- Secretary - John Lewis
- Treasurer - Bob Jewett
- Directors - Michael Collins (Honorary Life Chairman) & Joseph Mejia
United States National Snooker Championship
The USSA stages the annual United States National Snooker Championship, with the winner and runner-up gaining automatic selection to represent the United States in that year's IBSF World Snooker Championship. To be eligible to compete in the Championship, a player must be a citizen of the United States, in accordance of the rules of the IBSF.[3]
USSA Tour
The USSA Tour, which was introduced in 2009, is a series of scheduled snooker events throughout the season which are sanctioned by the USSA and played at various snooker clubs and billiard rooms across the United States.[1]
Any snooker player from around the world may compete in a USSA Tour event, except for those who are current professional playing members of the World Snooker Tour.
- 2009 USSA Tour schedule and results
- 2010 USSA Tour schedule and results
- 2011 USSA Tour schedule and results
- 2011-12 USSA Tour schedule and results
- 2012-13 USSA Tour schedule and results
External links
References
- 1 2 3 4 "About The USSA". United States Snooker Association. Santa Clara, CA. 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ↑ "Board". United States Snooker Association. Santa Clara, CA. 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ↑ "About The Championship". United States Snooker Association. Santa Clara, CA. 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
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