United States Billiards Association Abbreviation USBA Type Non-profit Institution Purpose Carom Billiards Sanctioning Organization Website www .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 [ edit ] Year Location Winner Avg. 1968 California Allen Gilbert 0,729 1969 California Bill Hynes 0,710 1970 California Allen Gilbert 0,870 1971 California Allen Gilbert 0,818 1972 Oregon Eddie Robin 0.846 1973 Oregon John Bonner 0,685 1974 California Frank Torres 0,750 1975 California John Bonner 0,725 1976 California George Ashby 0,995 1977 California Allen Gilbert 0,934 1978 California Frank Torres 0,835 1979 California Eddie Robin 0,889 1980 California Harry Sims 0,848 1981 California George Ashby 0,929 1982 California Carlos Hallon 0,929 1983 California Harry Sims 1,054 1984 California George Ashby 1,018 1985 California Frank Torres 1,094 1986 California Carlos Hallon 0,953 1987 California Frank Torres 1,074 1988 New York Allen Gilbert N/A 1989 Florida Carlos Hallon 1,104 1990 New York Sang Lee 1,471 1991 California Sang Lee 1,464 1992 Illinois Sang Lee 1,591 1993 California Sang Lee 1,489 1994 Illinois Sang Lee 1,536 1995 New York Sang Lee 1,835 1996 California Sang Lee 1,552 1997 New York Sang Lee 1,492 1998 California Sang Lee 1,478 1999 Florida Sang Lee 1,503 2000 Washington Sang Lee 1,216 2001 Georgia Sang Lee 1,756 2002 California Pedro Piedrabuena 1,190 2003 Michigan Hugo Patino 1,223 2004 New York Pedro Piedrabuena 1,438 2005 Washington Sonny Cho 1,142 2006 Florida Mazin Shooni 1,268 2007 California Pedro Piedrabuena 1,438 2008 Kentucky Miguel Torres 0,970 2009 New York Hugo Patino 1,185 2010 Washington Jae Hyung Cho 1,201 2011 Nevada Pedro Piedrabuena 1,469 2012 Nevada Pedro Piedrabuena 1,497 2013 New Jersey Pedro Piedrabuena 1,318 2014 Texas Pedro Piedrabuena 1,892 2015 New York Pedro Piedrabuena 1,448 2016 California Hugo Patino 1,473 2017 Arizona Pedro Piedrabuena 1,584 2018 Arizona Miguel Torres 1,037 2019 Texas Hugo Patino 1,481 2020 New York Tae Kyu Lee 1,221 2021 New York Pedro Piedrabuena 2,000 2022 Illinois Pedro Piedrabuena 1,429 2023 Florida Pedro Piedrabuena 1,584 2024 California Hugo Patino 1,404