The United States Snooker Association (USSA) is the internationally recognized

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of the sport of

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in the United States, with its current headquarters registered in

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. Founded in 1991 by the British-born Michael Collins, the association functions as a non-profit organization to govern, regulate and sanction both professional and non-professional snooker in the territory of the United States. The association's objectives are also to promote and develop the sport of snooker in the United States, and to create a structure capable of supporting international championships in the United States, and to encourage and foster skilled American players to represent the United States at home and abroad. The USSA is affiliated in the United States to the American CueSports Alliance (ACS), and at international level is a member of the

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(IBSF), the Pan American Billiards and Snooker Association (PABSA), and the World Snooker Federation (WSF). Despite its name and national scope, the USSA is not in any way related to or recognizes the game of

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, which is a strictly amateur, recreational ruleset promulgated by the

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. As of 2015, the USSA participates in the joint

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and IBSF

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(first held in 2013).

Office-holders

The USSA elected a new board of directors for two-year terms during a meeting on February 11, 2013, with the following positions filled: *

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- Alan Morris (Position appointed by the Board) *President - Ajeya Prabhakar *Vice-President - Tom Kollins *Secretary - John Lewis *Treasurer - Bob Jewett *Directors - Michael Collins (Honorary Life Chairman) & Joseph Mejia

United States National Snooker Championship

The USSA stages the annual United States National Snooker Championship, with the winner and runner-up gaining automatic selection to represent the United States in that year's

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. To be eligible to compete in the Championship, a player must be a citizen of the United States, in accordance of the rules of the IBSF.

USSA Tour

The USSA Tour, which was introduced in 2009, is a series of scheduled snooker events throughout the season which are sanctioned by the USSA and played at various snooker clubs and billiard rooms across the United States. Any snooker player from around the world may compete in a USSA Tour event, except for those who are current professional playing members of the

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.
2009 USSA Tour schedule and results2010 USSA Tour schedule and results2011 USSA Tour schedule and results2011-12 USSA Tour schedule and results2012-13 USSA Tour schedule and results

External links

SnookerUSA.com - the Official Website of the United States Snooker AssociationPabsa.org - the Official Website of the Pan American Billiards & Snooker Association

References

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