USBA Announcements

Las Vegas will once again host World Cups.

Billiard fans worldwide, and especially those right here in the USA will be thrilled to hear that the city of Las Vegas will host UMB World Cups in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

The USBA, the CPB (Confederación Panamericana de Billar) and the UMB (Union Mondiale de Billard) have jointly announced this important step. The World Cups will be played in March, on the same dates as the world championship in pool. The venue will be the Rio Hotel and organizer is PREDATOR GROUP. These events have been respectively added to the UMB calendar.

The UMB views the series of Las Vegas World Cups as a big step forward for International billiards, and expresses the hope that the events will give a new impulse to 3-cushion on the Pan-American continent, with its many talented players.

LAS VEGAS WORLD CUP SCHEDULE

March 1-7, 2021

March 28 - April 3, 2022

February 20-26, 2023

All events to be held at the Rio Hotel.

USBA News

The 2019 Verhoeven Open Winners - Ji-eun Han and Eddy Merckx

Details: Published: 30 July 2019; Hits: 851

Ji-eun Han of Korea wins the 2019 Verhoeven Women's tournament defeating defending champion Therese Klompenhouwer. Eddy Merckx of Belgian wins the 2019 Verhoeven Open tournament defending his 2018 title successfully.

Hugo Patino Wins 2019 USBA National Championship

Details: Published: 21 May 2019; Hits: 1224

Ties USBA Championship Record With Run of 18

At US Bida in Houston, Texas, Hugo Patiño won his fourth USBA three-cushion national title, defeating defending champion Miguel Torres, 40-32, in the finals. Multiple-time champion Pedro Piedrabuena finished third, and local player John Park finished fourth. But the story of the tournament was Patiño’s majestic run of 18 from the break in the finals. Patiño’s streak tied the USBA record set by Mazin Shooni in Miami in 2006 for the longest run in a national championship. For his victory, Patiño won $3250 and another $100 for the high run.