U.S. Open pool championships and U.S. Open pocket billiards championships are generic terms that may refer to various professional

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tournaments, not all of them affiliated with each other. "U.S. Open Pocket Billiards Championship" as a proper noun most often refers to the

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(14.1 continuous pool) championship, the oldest of the events. Though "U.S. Open Pool Championship" as a stand-in for an official event name most commonly refers to the

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event, it may, depending upon context, refer to any of six different annual tournaments, some of comparatively recent inception.

U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship

This long-running

tournament began at Q-Master Billiards in

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in 1976. It remains one of the most prestigious titles in pool. Since 2018, the tournament has been organised by Matchroom Pool

U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship

The U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship tournament has been held inconsistently over the last several decades and was a less prestigious tournament since 2000.

U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship

U.S. Open Eight-ball Championship

U.S. Open Bank Pool Championship

U.S. Open One-Pocket Championship

References

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