Cue Sport Group

Held yearly, the US Open Nine Ball Championship is a tournament that started way back in 1976 in Virginia. It is a race to 11, with double elimination; on the other hand, the finals competition is a race up to 13. It is known to be the longest running pool tournament worldwide.

It is also considered one of the most popular nine ball tournament composed of 256 players trying out for the prize money. There are actually two divisions which are for the Men’s and Women’s.

If you want a little trivia about the tournament, here are the popular players who have won in it already:

Mike Lebron was the oldest player at 54 to have won a title in this event.

Mike Sigel at 21 was the youngest.

Efren Bata Reyes was the first Asian winner for a title.

Earl Strickland was the player who had the most winning with a total of 5 times.

Photo via tvali.ge