U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship
The U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship is a pool tournament held in the United States, and one of the few featuring the discipline of straight pool. After being disbanded for sixteen years, the event was resurrected in 2016.
Current tournament format
Up to 48 players participate in this event. The first phase of the tournament is a double-elimination format with the top 16 seeds receiving byes into the remaining 16 players enter a single-elimination phase with the top finisher in each group receiving a bye into the quarterfinals. Once 16 players remain, the single-elimination second phase is held to determine the champion.
Winners
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References
- 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. 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. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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