# United States National Snooker Championship

The United States National Snooker Championship (occasionally known as the United States Amateur Championship) is an annual snooker competition played in the United States and is the highest ranking amateur event in the country
The competition was established in 1991 and was won by the Tom Kollins, who went on to win the title again in 1992, 1998, 1999 and 2001. The 2020 Championship was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though it was back in 2021 at the New York Athletic Club and was won for a record sixth time by Ahmed Aly Elsayed.
Both the winner and runner-up are selected to represent the United States in the following IBSF World Snooker Championship, and other annual invitational snooker events.
From 2023, the Championship is now open to both U.S. citizens, and U.S. permanent residents who have been a continuous resident of the United States for the past five years, and without any representation for another nation in any recognized international snooker competition.

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Venue | City |
| 1991 | Tom Kollins | John Abruzzo | 4–2 | Preacher's Pool & Billiards | Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois |
| 1992 | Tom Kollins | John Lewis | 4–3 | Pockets Billiards & Sports Bar | Aurora, Illinois |
| 1993 | David Yao | Mike Massey | 5–0 | Pockets Billiards & Sports Bar | Aurora, Illinois |
| 1994 | David Yao | Tom Kollins | 5–2 | Pockets Billiards & Sports Bar | Aurora, Illinois |
| 1995 | Tang Hoa | Orwin Ham | 5–1 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |
| 1996 | Peter Ong | Piya Potanan | 5–0 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |
| 1997 | George Lai | Truman Wu | 5–3 | Cue T's Snooker Club | Monterey Park, California |
| 1998 | Tom Kollins | Tom Karabotsos | 5–4 | Cue 'N' You | Grayslake, Illinois |
| 1999 | Tom Kollins | Murali Venkat | 5–0 | Cue 'N' You | Grayslake, Illinois |
| 2000 | Ajeya Prabhakar | Tom Kollins | 5–3 | Cue 'N' You | Grayslake, Illinois |
| 2001 | Tom Kollins | Ajeya Prabhakar | 5–0 | Cue 'N' You | Grayslake, Illinois |
| 2004 | Kenny Kwok | Raymond Fung | 4–2 | New York Athletic Club | Manhattan, New York |
| 2005 | George Lai | Kenny Kwok | 4–2 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |
| 2006 | Paul Kimura | Romil Azemat | 5–3 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |
| 2007 | Jack Kung | George Lai | 5–3 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |
| 2008 | George Lai | Jian Qiang Wang | 5–2 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |
| 2009 | Ahmed Aly Elsayed | Ajeya Prabhakar | 5–4 | Prince Snooker Club | Brooklyn, New York |
| 2010 | Ahmed Aly Elsayed | Yi Fei Mei | 5–4 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |
| 2011 | Ahmed Aly Elsayed | Ajeya Prabhakar | 5–3 | Prince Snooker Club | Brooklyn, New York |
| 2012 | Sargon Isaac | Ajeya Prabhakar | 5–2 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |
| 2013 | Corey Deuel | Sargon Isaac | 5–1 | Snooker 147 Bar & Grill | Houston, Texas |
| 2014 | Ajeya Prabhakar | Raymond Fung | 5–2 | Top 147 Snooker Club | Brooklyn, New York |
| 2015 | Sargon Isaac | Ahmed Aly Elsayed | 5–3 | Prince Snooker Club | Brooklyn, New York |
| 2016 | Sargon Isaac | Ahmed Aly Elsayed | 5–1 | 147 Snooker Club | Houston, Texas |
| 2017 | Raymond Fung | Ahmed Aly Elsayed | 5–4 | New York Athletic Club | Manhattan, New York |
| 2018 | Ahmed Aly Elsayed | Raymond Fung | 5–2 | Prince Snooker Club | Brooklyn, New York |
| 2019 | Ahmed Aly Elsayed | Cheang Ciing Yoo | 5–3 | Q Ball Snooker & Pool | Houston, Texas |
| 2021 | Ahmed Aly Elsayed | Ajeya Prabhakar | 5–0 | New York Athletic Club | Manhattan, New York |
| 2022 | Steven Wong | Raymond Fung | 5–3 | Ox Billiards | Seattle, Washington |
| 2023 | Daren Taylor | Steven Wong | 5–4 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |
| 2024 | Renat Denkha | Daren Taylor | 5–1 | Embassy Billiards Club | San Gabriel, California |

## Stats
### Finalists

| Rank | Name | Winner | Runner-up | Finals |
| 1 | Ahmed Aly Elsayed | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Tom Kollins | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Sargon Isaac | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | George Lai | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Ajeya Prabhakar | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | David Yao | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Raymond Fung | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Kenny Kwok | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Steven Wong | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Daren Taylor | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Renat Denkha | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Tang Hoa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Peter Ong | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Paul Kimura | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Jack Kung | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Corey Deuel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Cheang Ciing Yoo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | John Abruzzo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | John Lewis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Mike Massey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Orwin Ham | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Piya Potanan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Truman Wu | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Tom Karabotsos | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Murali Venkat | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Romil Azemat | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Jian Qiang Wang | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Yi Fei Mei | 0 | 1 | 1 |