The US Open 9 Ball Championship is a highly coveted title in nine-ball pool. The tournament attracts over 1000 spectators every year and is broadcast by ESPN sports channel. 64 participants will receive a total prize pool of $148,000. A $500 entry fee is required for the event.
Numerous notable names have been named champions at the US Open 9 Ball Championship. Earl Strickland (with Steve Mizerak), Mike Sigel, and Mike Sigel all won the title. Efren Reyes, "The Magician", is the best pocket billiards player. In his career, he has won one U.S. Open Championship and one World Championship.
Luther Lassiter died in 1988. He was a legendary road player and won six world 9 ball championships. His career was long and he was better than many of the big names during his prime. However, Lassiter would still have won more if he had played in more nine ball tournaments.
He was also a World Teams Championship champion. The World Teams Championship was revived this year in Austria. 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 The most notable names of the past 20-years have been replaced by Allen Hopkins and Efren “The Magician”Reyes.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 an excellent player at both straight pool as well as one-pocket billiards. 1999 was his year of victory at the US Open and World 9-Ball Championship. And he has two more major titles under his belt.
Buddy Hall is one of the most well-known 9 ball names. Hall has won the US Open title back-toback. His talent was recognized and Hall has received praise from his fans. He was an outstanding player at the Shreveport 9-ball game in the 1970s.
Tanvee Vallem, a nine-year-old from Hyderabad, India, started playing nine-ball seven months ago. Roy Pastor, a Billiards Education Foundation coach, has been helping 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. Aaron Aragon, Fred Dinsmore, and Jouni Tahti are among the leading names. Other players to have won a significant number of world and US Open titles include Mike Sigel, Kurt DeKlerck, and Earl Strickland.
The World Pool Championship is the largest pool tournament in the world. Guinness World Records has been running it since 1981. This tournament has grown into an international competition that attracts millions of spectators from around the world. The tournament has been broadcast live on ESPN Sports Channel since 1999.
Buddy Hall is considered one of the top nine ball players in history. He won a major tournament in the early 1980s and beat all the big names in his field.