USBA Announcements
National Qualifiers
Qualification season is on the way. Room owners are scheduling tournaments to qualify for the 2022 USBA Three-Cushion National Championship Tournament, which will be held from September 8 to 11, 2022 at 5000 Years Carom Billiards, in Morton Grove, Illinois.
The following qualifiers have been scheduled:
Morton Grove. IL, July 10. Contact Henry Ugartechea, hugartechea [AT] gmail [DOT] com for more information.
Madison, WI, July 24, Contact Gary Eake, ge [AT] gebroker [DOT] com for more information. (PLEASE NOTE: Limited to Club Members Only)
Boston, MA, July 24, 2022, Amazin Billiards, 40 Faulkner Street, Malden, MA. Contact Mazin Shooni at mazinshooni [AT] yahoo [DOT] com for more information.
Lauderhill, FL, July 30, 2022, Carom Billiards, 5141 N. University Drive, Lauderhill. Contact Victor Cuzzi, 786 366 9273 for more information.
Tacoma, WA, August 19-21, 2022 at Elks Lodge # 174, 2013S. Cedar Street, Tacoma, WA. Contact Jesus Quinonez jrq [AT] hotmail [DOT] com for more information.
Qualifiers are also being arranged for New York. Details will be released when dates and locations have been finalized.
The nationals will have a field of 42 players.
1. Pedro Piedrabuena (returning champion) | ||
2. Tae Kyu Lee (returning 2nd place) | ||
3. Young Kyu Lee (returning 3rd place) | 31. Reserved for Florida Qualifier | |
4. Edward Gomez (returning 4th place) | 18, Reserved for New York Qualifier | 32. Reserved for Florida Qualifier |
5. Mazin Shooni (Past Champion) | 19. Reserved for New York Qualifier | 33. Remaining spots open for direct entry or USBA willdcards |
6. Miguel Torres (Past Champion) | 20. Reserved for New York Qualifier | 34. |
7. Hugo Patiño (Past Champion) | 21. Reserved for New York Qualifier | 35. |
8. Reserved for Past Champion | 22. Reserved for New York Qualifier | 36. |
9. Reserved for Past Champion | 37. | |
10. Reserved for Past Champion | 38. | |
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A person can register directly for the Nationals, but the entry fee is $510. Persons who play if a qualifier and do not qualify can register by paying $300. Persons who played in a qualifier have preference over those who did not. Information about direct entry will be posted in the near future.
For more information on the nationals and the qualification system, call 410 599 8177.
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The 2022 USBA Three-Cushion National Championship will be held at 5000 Years Carom Billiards in Morton Grove, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, from September 8 to 11, 2022. The players meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 7 at 7:00 p.m.
The field will consist of a maximum of 42 players. The top four place winners from the 2021 national tournament receive automatic berths. Additionally, each prior champion has a reserved spot. The remaining places will be determined by qualifying tournaments
With 42 players, it is anticipated that there would be preliminary round robin play (likely 6 groups of 7), with 16 players advancing to a single-elimination tournament. If there are fewer players, the round robin play will be reconfigured (for example, 36 players would be 6 groups of 6, 32 players would be 4 groups of 8).
Registration will begin on July 1 via the USBA website. For anyone who plays in a qualifier and does not qualify, the entry fee is $300. A person can also enter directly for $510; however, absent compelling circumstances, players who played in a qualifier have priority over players who did not play in a qualifier.
5000 Years Carom Billiards is owned by Henry Ugartechea, a Chicago native and carom afficionado. Henry was recently seen as the head referee in the finals of the Las Vegas World Cup.
For additional information, including how to run a qualifier, email the USBA at secretary [AT] USBA [DOT] net or call 410 599 8177.
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