U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship

The U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship is a pool tournament held in the United States, and one of the few featuring the discipline of straight pool. After being disbanded for sixteen years, the event was resurrected in 2016.

Current tournament format

Up to 48 players participate in this event. The first phase of the tournament is a double-elimination format with the top 16 seeds receiving first-round byes. All matches are played to 125 points, except the final, which is played to 150. Steve Mizerak is the most successful player having won the tournament four times consecutively. The oldest player to win the tournament is Jimmy Caras at 58 years old at the time of his victory. The youngest player to win the tournament is Oliver Ortmann at 22 years old at the time of his victory.

Winners

Men
YearWinnerRunner-up
2019[1] Shane Van Boening Billy Thorpe
2017[2][3] Lee Vann Corteza Thorsten Hohmann
2016[4][5] Dennis Orcollo Shane Van Boening
2000[6] Ralf Souquet Min-Wai Chin
1993[6] Oliver Ortmann (2) Chien-Sheng Lee
1992[6] Mike Sigel Dallas West
1989[6] Oliver Ortmann Steve Mizerak
1983[6] Dallas West (2) Nick Varner
1977[6] Tom Jennings (2) Dick Lane
1976[6] Tom Jennings Joe Balsis
1975[6] Dallas West Peter Margo
1974[6] Joe Balsis (2) Jim Rempe
1973[6] Steve Mizerak (4) Luther Lassiter
1972[6] Steve Mizerak (3) Danny DiLiberto
1971[6] Steve Mizerak (2) Joe Balsis
1970[6] Steve Mizerak Luther Lassiter
1969[6] Luther Lassiter Jack Breit
1968[6] Joe Balsis Danny DiLiberto
1967[6] Jimmy Caras Luther Lassiter
1966[6] Irving Crane Joe Balsis

Top Performers
Rank Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Finals
1 Steve Mizerak  United States 4 1 5
2 Joe Balsis  United States 2 3 5
3 Dallas West  United States 2 1 3
4 Oliver Ortmann  Germany 2 0 2
Tom Jennings  United States 2 0 2
5 Luther Lassiter  United States 1 3 4
Shane Van Boening  United States 1 1 2
  • Active players are shown in bold.


Women
Year Winner
2000 Allison Fisher
1993 Liu Hsin-mei
1992 Loree Jon Jones (2)
1989 Loree Jon Jones
1983 Jean Balukas (8)
1978 Jean Balukas (7)
1977 Jean Balukas (6)
1976 Jean Balukas (5)
1975 Jean Balukas (4)
1974 Jean Balukas (3)
1973 Jean Balukas (2)
1972 Dorothy Wise (5)
1970 Dorothy Wise (4)
1969 Dorothy Wise (3)
1968 Dorothy Wise (2)
1967 Dorothy Wise

References
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