United States Billiards Association
AbbreviationUSBA
TypeNon-profit Institution
PurposeCarom Billiards Sanctioning Organization
Websitewww.usba.net

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

YearLocationWinnerAvg.
1968CaliforniaUnited States Allen Gilbert0,729
1969CaliforniaUnited States Bill Hynes0,710
1970CaliforniaUnited States Allen Gilbert0,870
1971CaliforniaUnited States Allen Gilbert0,818
1972OregonUnited States Eddie Robin0.846
1973OregonUnited States John Bonner0,685
1974CaliforniaUnited States Frank Torres0,750
1975CaliforniaUnited States John Bonner0,725
1976CaliforniaUnited States George Ashby0,995
1977CaliforniaUnited States Allen Gilbert0,934
1978CaliforniaUnited States Frank Torres0,835
1979CaliforniaUnited States Eddie Robin0,889
1980CaliforniaUnited States Harry Sims0,848
1981CaliforniaUnited States George Ashby0,929
1982CaliforniaUnited States Carlos Hallon0,929
1983CaliforniaUnited States Harry Sims1,054
1984CaliforniaUnited States George Ashby1,018
1985CaliforniaUnited States Frank Torres1,094
1986CaliforniaUnited States Carlos Hallon0,953
1987CaliforniaUnited States Frank Torres1,074
1988New YorkUnited States Allen GilbertN/A
1989FloridaUnited States Carlos Hallon1,104
1990New YorkUnited States Sang Lee1,471
1991CaliforniaUnited States Sang Lee1,464
1992IllinoisUnited States Sang Lee1,591
1993CaliforniaUnited States Sang Lee1,489
1994IllinoisUnited States Sang Lee1,536
1995New YorkUnited States Sang Lee1,835
1996CaliforniaUnited States Sang Lee1,552
1997New YorkUnited States Sang Lee1,492
1998CaliforniaUnited States Sang Lee1,478
1999FloridaUnited States Sang Lee1,503
2000WashingtonUnited States Sang Lee1,216
2001GeorgiaUnited States Sang Lee1,756
2002CaliforniaUnited States Pedro Piedrabuena1,190
2003MichiganUnited States Hugo Patino1,223
2004New YorkUnited States Pedro Piedrabuena1,438
2005WashingtonUnited States Sonny Cho1,142
2006FloridaUnited States Mazin Shooni1,268
2007CaliforniaUnited States Pedro Piedrabuena1,438
2008KentuckyUnited States Miguel Torres0,970
2009New YorkUnited States Hugo Patino1,185
2010WashingtonUnited States Jae Hyung Cho1,201
2011NevadaUnited States Pedro Piedrabuena1,469
2012NevadaUnited States Pedro Piedrabuena1,497
2013New JerseyUnited States Pedro Piedrabuena1,318
2014TexasUnited States Pedro Piedrabuena1,892
2015New YorkUnited States Pedro Piedrabuena1,448
2016CaliforniaUnited States Hugo Patino1,473
2017ArizonaUnited States Pedro Piedrabuena1,584
2018ArizonaUnited States Miguel Torres1,037
2019TexasUnited States Hugo Patino1,481
2020New YorkUnited States Tae Kyu Lee1,221
2021New YorkUnited States Pedro Piedrabuena2,000
2022IllinoisUnited States Pedro Piedrabuena1,429

Top performers

Rank Name Winner
1 Sang Lee 12
2 Pedro Piedrabuena 11
3 Allen Gilbert 5
4 Frank Torres 4
Hugo Patino
5 Carlos Hallon 3
George Ashby
6 Harry Sims 2
John Bonner
Miguel Torres
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