United States Snooker Association

United States Snooker Association

The United States Snooker Association (USSA) is the internationally recognized governing body of the sport of snooker in the United States.

Founded in 1991 by the British born Michael Collins, the association is dedicated to furthering the popularity of international snooker in the United States, and to create a structure capable of supportinginternational championships in the United States, and to develop skilled American players to represent the United States at home and abroad.

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 to the American CueSports Alliance (ACS).

Office holders

The USSA elected a new board of directors at its 2008 Annual General Meeting, with the following positions taken up by:

Executive Director - Alan Morris

President - Ajeya Prabhakar

Vice-President - Joseph Mejia

Secretary - John Lewis

Treasurer - Bob Jewett

Directors - Michael Collins, Richard Ham & Tom Kollins

United States national snooker champions

The USSA stages an annual National Snooker Championship, with the winner and runner-up having the opportunity to represent the United States in the IBSF World Snooker Championships.

*2008 George Lai (May 23 - 25 - Embassy Billiards Club, San Gabriel, California)
*2007 Jack Kung (May 25 - 27 - Embassy Billiards Club, San Gabriel, California)
*2006 Paul Kimura (July 1 - 3 - Embassy Billiards Club, San Gabriel, California)
*2005 George Lai (September 2 - 4 - Embassy Billiards Club, San Gabriel, California)
*2004 Kenny Kwok (June 26 - 27 [playoffs] - New York Athletic Club, New York City, New York)
*2002-3 Championship Not Held
*2001 Tom Kollins
*2000 Ajeya Prabhakar
*1999 Tom Kollins
*1998 Tom Kollins
*1997 George Lai
*1996 Peter Ong
*1995 Tang Hoa
*1994 David Yao
*1993 David Yao
*1992 Tom Kollins
*1991 Tom Kollins

External links

* [http://www.snookerusa.com/ SnookerUSA.com - the Official Website of the United States Snooker Association]
* [http://www.myspace.com/unitedstatessnooker Official MySpace page of the United States Snooker Association]
* [http://www.americancuesports.org/ American CueSports Alliance (ACS)]
* [http://www.ibsf.info/ International Billiards & Snooker Federation (IBSF)]
* [http://www.worldsnooker.com/ World Snooker]


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