U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship
The U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship was a pool tournament held in the United States, and one of the few featuring the discipline of straight pool. After being dormant for sixteen years, the event was resurrected in 2016, but has only been held sporadically since.
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner |
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| 1966[1] |  Irving Crane
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| 1967[1] | Jimmy Caras
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| 1968[1] | Joe Balsis
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| 1969[1] | Luther Lassiter
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| 1970[1] | Steve Mizerak
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| 1971[1] | Steve Mizerak
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| 1972[1] | Steve Mizerak
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| 1973[1] | Steve Mizerak
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| 1974[1] | Joe Balsis
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| 1975[1] | Dallas West
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| 1976[1] | Tom Jennings
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| 1977[1] | Tom Jennings
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| 1983[1] | Dallas West
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| 1989[1] |  Oliver Ortmann
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| 1992[1] | Mike Sigel
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| 1993[1] | Oliver Ortmann
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| 2000[1] | Ralf Souquet
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| 2016[2][3] |  Dennis Orcollo
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| 2017[4][5] | Lee Vann Corteza
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| 2019[6] | Shane Van Boening
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q 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. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- ^ Kickin' Chicken (April 15, 2017). "A Few Pics From US Open Straight Pool Championship Final". AzBilliards.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^ Marianne L. Saberon-Abalayan (April 16, 2017). "Corteza wins big in 2017 US Open". SunStar DAVAO. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ^ "Billiards Buzz July 2019". Issuu. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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