U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship

The U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship was a pool tournament held in the United States, and one of the few featuring the discipline of straight pool. After being dormant for sixteen years, the event was resurrected in 2016, but has only been held sporadically since.

Winners

YearWinner
1966United States Irving Crane
1967United States Jimmy Caras
1968United States Joe Balsis
1969United States Luther Lassiter
1970United States Steve Mizerak
1971United States Steve Mizerak
1972United States Steve Mizerak
1973United States Steve Mizerak
1974United States Joe Balsis
1975United States Dallas West
1976United States Tom Jennings
1977United States Tom Jennings
1983United States Dallas West
1989Germany Oliver Ortmann
1992United States Mike Sigel
1993Germany Oliver Ortmann
2000Germany Ralf Souquet
2016Philippines Dennis Orcollo
2017Philippines Lee Vann Corteza
2019 United States Shane Van Boening

References

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