United States Billiards Association |
| Abbreviation | USBA |
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| Type | Non-profit Institution |
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| Purpose | Carom Billiards Sanctioning Organization |
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| Website | www.usba.net |
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The United States Billiard Association or USBA is the governing body for all professional carom billiards tournaments in the United States, especially three-cushion billiards.
Each year since 1968, the USBA and its predecessor organization the Billiard Federation of the USA has held a tournament to crown the national champion. In 1989 the USBA was formed by the merger of BFUSA and American Billiard Association.
USBA National Three-Cushion Championship
| Year |
Location |
Winner |
Avg.
|
| 1968 |
California |
Allen Gilbert |
0,729
|
| 1969 |
California |
Bill Hynes |
0,710
|
| 1970 |
California |
Allen Gilbert |
0,870
|
| 1971 |
California |
Allen Gilbert |
0,818
|
| 1972 |
Oregon |
Eddie Robin |
0.846
|
| 1973 |
Oregon |
John Bonner |
0,685
|
| 1974 |
California |
Frank Torres |
0,750
|
| 1975 |
California |
John Bonner |
0,725
|
| 1976 |
California |
George Ashby |
0,995
|
| 1977 |
California |
Allen Gilbert |
0,934
|
| 1978 |
California |
Frank Torres |
0,835
|
| 1979 |
California |
Eddie Robin |
0,889
|
| 1980 |
California |
Harry Sims |
0,848
|
| 1981 |
California |
George Ashby |
0,929
|
| 1982 |
California |
Carlos Hallon |
0,929
|
| 1983 |
California |
Harry Sims |
1,054
|
| 1984 |
California |
George Ashby |
1,018
|
| 1985 |
California |
Frank Torres |
1,094
|
| 1986 |
California |
Carlos Hallon |
0,953
|
| 1987 |
California |
Frank Torres |
1,074
|
| 1988 |
New York |
Allen Gilbert |
N/A
|
| 1989 |
Florida |
Carlos Hallon |
1,104
|
| 1990 |
New York |
Sang Lee |
1,471
|
| 1991 |
California |
Sang Lee |
1,464
|
| 1992 |
Illinois |
Sang Lee |
1,591
|
| 1993 |
California |
Sang Lee |
1,489
|
| 1994 |
Illinois |
Sang Lee |
1,536
|
| 1995 |
New York |
Sang Lee |
1,835
|
| 1996 |
California |
Sang Lee |
1,552
|
| 1997 |
New York |
Sang Lee |
1,492
|
| 1998 |
California |
Sang Lee |
1,478
|
| 1999 |
Florida |
Sang Lee |
1,503
|
| 2000 |
Washington |
Sang Lee |
1,216
|
| 2001 |
Georgia |
Sang Lee |
1,756
|
| 2002 |
California |
Pedro Piedrabuena |
1,190
|
| 2003 |
Michigan |
Hugo Patino |
1,223
|
| 2004 |
New York |
Pedro Piedrabuena |
1,438
|
| 2005 |
Washington |
Sonny Cho |
1,142
|
| 2006 |
Florida |
Mazin Shooni |
1,268
|
| 2007 |
California |
Pedro Piedrabuena |
1,438
|
| 2008 |
Kentucky |
Miguel Torres |
0,970
|
| 2009 |
New York |
Hugo Patino |
1,185
|
| 2010 |
Washington |
Jae Hyung Cho |
1,201
|
| 2011 |
Nevada |
Pedro Piedrabuena |
1,469
|
| 2012 |
Nevada |
Pedro Piedrabuena |
1,497
|
| 2013 |
New Jersey |
Pedro Piedrabuena |
1,318
|
| 2014 |
Texas |
Pedro Piedrabuena |
1,892
|
| 2015 |
New York |
Pedro Piedrabuena |
1,448
|
| 2016 |
California |
Hugo Patino |
1,473
|
| 2017 |
Arizona |
Pedro Piedrabuena |
1,584
|
| 2018 |
Arizona |
Miguel Torres |
1,037
|
| 2019 |
Texas |
Hugo Patino |
1,481
|
| 2020 |
New York |
Tae Kyu Lee |
1,221
|
| 2021 |
New York |
Pedro Piedrabuena |
2,000
|
| 2022 |
Illinois |
Pedro Piedrabuena |
1,429
|
| 2023 |
Florida |
Pedro Piedrabuena |
1,584
|
| 2024 |
California |
Hugo Patino |
1,404
|
| 2025 |
New Jersey |
Raymon Groot |
1.299
|
| Rank
|
Name
|
Winner
|
| 1
|
Sang Lee
|
12
|
| 2
|
Pedro Piedrabuena
|
12
|
| 3
|
Allen Gilbert
|
5
|
| Hugo Patino
|
| 4
|
Frank Torres
|
4
|
| 5
|
Carlos Hallon
|
3
|
| George Ashby
|
| 6
|
Harry Sims
|
2
|
| John Bonner
|
| Miguel Torres
|
| 7
|
Raymon Groot
|
1
|
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