United States Snooker Association
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Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
of the sport of snooker
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
in the United States, with its current headquarters registered in Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...
.
Founded in 1991 by the British-born Michael Collins, the association is dedicated to furthering the popularity of international snooker in the United States, and to create a structure capable of supporting
international championships in the United States, and to develop skilled American players to represent the United States at home and abroad.
The USSA is a member of the International Billiards and Snooker Federation
International Billiards and Snooker Federation
The International Billiards & Snooker Federation is the organisation that governs non-professional snooker and English billiards around the world . The organization is presently headquartered in Reims, France.-History:...
(IBSF), the world governing body of non-professional English billiards
English billiards
English billiards, called simply billiards in many former British colonies and in Great Britain where it originated, is a hybrid form of carom and pocket billiards played on a billiard table. Billiards is less well known as "the English game", "the all-in game" and "the common game".The game is for...
and snooker, and is affiliated with the American CueSports Alliance
American CueSports Alliance
The American CueSports Alliance is a non-profit league-sanctioning body for cue sports in the United States. They produce national billiards tournaments on an annual basis, in areas such as eight-ball and nine-ball....
(ACS).
Despite its name and national scope, the USSA is not related to in any way or recognizes American snooker, a strictly amateur, recreational ruleset promulgated by the Billiard Congress of America
Billiard Congress of America
Billiard Congress of America is a governing body for cue sports in North America , the regional member organization of the World Pool-Billiard Association...
.
Office-holders
The USSA elected a new board of directors at its 2010 Annual General MeetingAnnual general meeting
An annual general meeting is a meeting that official bodies, and associations involving the public , are often required by law to hold...
, with the following positions filled:
- Executive DirectorExecutive directorExecutive director is a term sometimes applied to the chief executive officer or managing director of an organization, company, or corporation. It is widely used in North American non-profit organizations, though in recent decades many U.S. nonprofits have adopted the title "President/CEO"...
- Alan Morris - President - Ajeya Prabhakar
- Vice-President - Tom Kollins
- Secretary - John Lewis
- Treasurer - Bob Jewett
- Directors - Michael Collins & Joseph Mejia
National Snooker Championship
The USSA stages an annual National Snooker Championship, with the winner and runner-up having the opportunity to represent the United States in the International Billiards and Snooker FederationInternational Billiards and Snooker Federation
The International Billiards & Snooker Federation is the organisation that governs non-professional snooker and English billiards around the world . The organization is presently headquartered in Reims, France.-History:...
(IBSF) World Snooker Championships.
- 2011 Ahmed Aly (Date: June 30 - July 3 Location: Prince Snooker Club, Brooklyn, New York.)
- 2010 Ahmed Aly (Date: July 2 - 4 Location: Embassy Billiards Club, San Gabriel, California.)
- 2009 Ahmed Aly (Date: May 21 - 24 Location: Prince Snooker Club, Brooklyn, New York.)
- 2008 George Lai (Date: May 23 - 25 Location: Embassy Billiards Club, San Gabriel, California.)
- 2007 Jack Kung (Date: May 25 - 27 Location: Embassy Billiards Club, San Gabriel, California.)
- 2006 Paul Kimura (Date: July 1 - 3 Location: Embassy Billiards Club, San Gabriel, California.)
- 2005 George Lai (Date: September 2 - 4 Location: Embassy Billiards Club, San Gabriel, California.)
- 2004 Kenny Kwok (Date: June 26 - 27 [playoffs] Location: New York Athletic Club, New York City, New York.)
- 2002-3 Championship Not Held
- 2001 Tom Kollins
- 2000 Ajeya Prabhakar
- 1999 Tom Kollins
- 1998 Tom Kollins
- 1997 George Lai
- 1996 Peter Ong
- 1995 Tang Hoa
- 1994 David Yao
- 1993 David Yao
- 1992 Tom Kollins
- 1991 Tom Kollins