The US Open 9 Ball Championship is one of the most coveted titles 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 players will each receive $148,000 in total prize money. A $500 entry fee is required for the event.
There have been many notable winners of the US Open 9 Ball Championship. Earl Strickland, Steve Mizerak, and Mike Sigel have all walked away with the title. Efren Reyes "The Magician", however, has been pocket billiards' most successful player. He has won one World Championship and one U.S. Open Championship in his career.
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. However, Lassiter would've won more if there was more nine-ball tournaments.
He was also a World Teams Championship champion, which was revived in Austria earlier in the year. In the past, Earl Strickland as well as Kurt DeKlerck were both awarded national titles. In the past 20 years, however, the most prominent names have been overtaken by Allen Hopkins and Efren "The Magician”Reyes.
Reyes is the best player in straight pool, one-pocket and billiards. He won the US Open and World 9-Ball Championship in 1999. And he has two more major titles under his belt.
Buddy Hall is a well-known name for 9 balls. Hall has been awarded back-toback US Open titles. His talents have been recognised and he has been highly praised by 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 has been his coach at the Billiards Education Foundation. He will be competing at the Predator World Junior 9 Ball Championship.
There are several players who have won more than a single title in the US Open and WPA 9 ball championships. Jouni Tahti, Fred Dinsmore and Aaron Aragon are some of the most prominent 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 hosts the largest pool tournaments in the world. Guinness World Records runs it since 1981. This tournament has grown into an international competition that attracts millions of spectators from around the world. In addition, it has been broadcast on ESPN sports channel since 1999.
Buddy Hall is one of the most outstanding nine ball players of all-time. He won a major tournament in the early 1980s and beat all the big names in his field.