The US Open 9 Ball Championship is a highly coveted title in nine-ball pool. Held every year, it is a major tournament that attracts over 1,000 spectators and is broadcast on ESPN sports channel. 64 competitors will share a prize fund totaling $148,000. An additional $500 fee will be required to enter the event.
There have been many notable winners of the US Open 9 Ball Championship. Earl Strickland has won the title, as well as Steve Mizerak and Mike Sigel. Efren "The Magician", Reyes, is the pocket billiards player who has had the greatest success. He has won a U.S. Open Championship and a World Championship.
Luther Lassiter was a legendary road player who won six international 9 ball championships during his career. He died in October 1988. His career was long and he was better than many of the big names during his prime. In the end Lassiter would have been more successful if there were more nine-ball tournaments.
He was also a World Teams Championship Champion. This championship was revived in Austria earlier last year. Both Earl Strickland, Kurt DeKlerck won national titles in the past. The most notable names of the past 20-years have been replaced by Allen Hopkins and Efren “The Magician”Reyes.
Reyes is a great player in both straight pool and one pocket billiards. In 1999, he won the World 9-Ball Championship and the US Open. He also has two other major titles.
Buddy Hall is a well-known name for 9 balls. Hall has won back-to-back US Open titles. He has received praise from fans and his talent has been acknowledged. In the 1970s, he was the dominant figure in Shreveport 9-ball.
Tanvee, a nine-year old Indian girl from Hyderabad, began playing nine-ball seven years ago. Roy Pastor, the Billiards Education Foundation's coach, has been training him. He will be competing in the Predator World Junior 9 Ball Championship on Monday.
Many players have won multiple titles in the US Open or WPA 9 ball championships. Jouni Tatti, Fred Dinsmore and Aaron Aragon lead the pack. Earl Strickland, Kurt DeKlerck and Mike Sigel are some of the other notable players who have won numerous US Open and world titles.
The World Pool Championship holds the record for the largest pool tournament. Guinness World Records manages the tournament since 1981. The tournament has become a global competition, attracting millions of spectators worldwide. The tournament has been broadcast live on ESPN Sports Channel since 1999.
Buddy Hall is one of the most outstanding nine ball players of all-time. In the 1980s, he won a major tournament and defeated all the top names in his field.