Hugo Patino Captures His 5th US National Title
In the 24th inning in the final match it was Hugo Patino ahead 36 to 24 in 24. Pedro put together a run of 7 to close the gap to make it 36-31. Hugo answered with 2 points needing only two more but has to sit down after a miss leaving an opening for Pedro but Pedro misses a sensitive ticky shot! Hugo scores one but the tension gets the best of a short angle shot as he misses to close out the match. Pedro plays into a kiss and Hugo finishes capturing his 5th USBA National Championship title.
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Pedro Piedrabuena on a Quest for His 13th Title
Hugo Patino & Pedro Piedrabuena for the Final Match!!!
Harry Pena Advances to the Semifinals to Face Hugo Patino
Semifinal Matches
Hugo Patino vs Harry Pena
Tae Kyu Lee vs Pedro Piedrabuena
The Final Eight Players:
Hugo Patino vs Carlos Mario Villegas
Sang Ho Kim vs Harry Pena
Tae Kyu Lee vs John Park
Jim Semerci vs Pedro Piedrabuena
Hugo Patino Leads the Field After the Qualification Rounds
Followed by Pedro Piedrabuena, Tae Kyu Lee, and Miguel Torres
Raymon Groot in Good Form with a Run of 13 in the Qualifications
Venue: The Billiard House
Address: 2549 Yosemite Blvd #B, Modesto, CA 95354
Dates: April 25 to 28, 2024
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2024 National Qualifiers
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Schedule of National Qualifiers
January 26 to 28, 2024 Tacoma, WA Elks Lodge #174 Link to Info COMPLETED
January 27, 2024 Milpitas, CA Jimmy's Billiards Link to Info COMPLETED
January 28, 2024 New York Carom Café Billiards Link to Info COMPLETED
February 3 to 4, 2024 Modesto, CA The Billiard House Link to Info COMPLETED
February 24, 2024 San Francisco Billiard Palacade Link to Info COMPLETED
March 30, 2024 Lauderhill, FL Carom Billiards Link to Info COMPLETED
The final 8 players in the Florida Qualifier at Carom Billiards.
Florida Qualifier Completes the Cycle
Hernan Patarroyo, Julian Molina, Julio Rincon, & Andres Garcia Qualify in Florida
Sixteen players showed up to compete in the Qualifier at Carom Billiards in Lauderhill, Florida on March 30th. They playerd 2 groups of 8 players, round robin with matches to 20 points. The top four from each group advanced to a single elimination for a spot in the Nationals. Hernan Patarroyo led the way in Group A with no losses followed by Jorge Hernandez, Leonardo Aguilar, and Julio Rincon. In Group B it was David Ramirez on top followed by Julian Molina, Andres Garcia, and Eder Zapata.
Here are the scores for the final matches:
Hernan Patarroyo (20) vs Eder Zapata (17)
Jorge Hernández (16) vs Andres García (20)
Leonardo Aguilar (17) vs Julian Molina (20)
Julio Rincón (20) vs David Ramirez (17)
Another Northern California Qualifier
The field of players at Billiard Palacade in San Francisco
Jesus Corona, David Lopez, & Leonardo Flores Qualify in San Francisco
Billiard Palacade in San Francisco hosted a qualifier on Saturday, February 24th and attracted a field of fifteen players to compete for spots in the Nationals. The top three players who qualified are Jesus Corona, David Lopez, and Leonardo Flores. Congratulations!
Another Weekend Another Qualifier
Vicke Pineda, Ricardo Carranco, Jim Semerci, & Francisco Bonilla Qualify in Modesto
Twenty-two players participated in the qualifier held at The Billiard House in Modesto, CA, the host room for the 2024 USBA National Championship. The tournament was held beginning on February 3rd and Vicke Pineda, Ricardo Carranco, Jim Semerci, & Francisco Bonilla topped the field to qualify for the nationals. Nice to see a big turnout and plenty of activity at the new room that is hosting the nationals this year.
Busy Weekend of Qualifiers: Tacoma, Milpitas, New York
Three USBA National Qualifiers were held the weekend of January 26 to 28.
Ertan Tarhan & Roderick VanderVaart Qualify in Tacoma
There was a field of twelve players at the Elks Lodge #174 in Tacoma, WA for the first of three qualifiers over the weekend. Jesus Quinonez finished 1st overall but he will not be able to participate at the Nationals so the two spots went to 2nd and 3rd place finishers Ertan Tarhan and Roderick VanderVaart.
Quoc Thinh Le, Vinh Nguyen, & Julio Cervantes Qualify in Milpitas
Sixteen players participated in the qualifier held at Jimmy’s Billiards in Milpitas with Quoc Thinh Le, Vinh Nguyen, and Julio Cervantes qualifying finishing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. The tournament was run by room owner Jim Semerci.
Carlos Mario Villegas & Harry Pena Qualify in New York
At Carom Café Billiards in New York there were ten players that competed in two Groups of 5 and Carlos Mario Villegas & Harry Pena finished at the top of the field to qualify for the Nationals.
