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2018 USBA 3-Cushion National Championship

2018 USBA 3-Cushion National Championship

February 13th, 2017

By: Geraldine Thibodeau

Los Angeles, CA

2018 USBA 3-Cushion National Championship

The 2018 USBA 3-Cushion National Championship presents the best tournament that the world of billiards has ever seen in the United States. With $10,000 guaranteed additional money added this year, it will be the largest prize fund that the USBA has seen! The Casino Del Sol Resort in Tucson, Arizona will once again host this magnificent event. Open to only 45 players, guarantees the best players in the nation will come out to battle for the title as National Champion! Expect previous champions like 8 time National title holder, Pedro Piedrabuena, 2016 champion, Hugo Patino, 2006 champion, Mazin Shooni, 2008 winner, Miguel Torres and many more to showcase their talent at this year’s championship tournament.

 

Interested in playing? Here are the tournament details:

Dates: May 28th – June 1st, 2018

Location: Casino Del Sol Resort (5655 W Valencia Rd. Tucson, AZ 85757)CasinoDelSol300X148

Special Room Rate: Available until May 15th
Call NOW! 1-855-765-7829 (Use Promo Code: USBA)

Entry: $500 entry fee / If you played in a qualifier $300 entry fee / All Former Champions are already entered. If you would like to enter, please make check payable to “USBA” and send to:

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401 Washington Ave Ste 900
Towson, MD 21204

The 2018 USBA National Championship will start off the week with a BANG!

The player’s meeting and draw will be done at 8:00pm on Sunday, May 27th.  

Bright and Early…

Tournament Play begins Monday, May 28th, 2018 9:00am
All Players must be dressed to (dress code) standard in the tournament room at 8:45am for photographs and to give respect to our National Anthem.

Qualifier Rounds Format(Monday – Thursday)

Matches begin at 9:00am each morning
Race to 25
Round Robin – 5 Flights of 9 Players
Each player will play 2 matches a day (36 matches/day, 180 matches total)
The tournament director will do his best to rotate all players to play on all tables, however due to scheduling, it may not be possible.
Who Qualifies to move on to the Final Rounds?
Top 3 Players from each Flight,plus the next top 4th place player of the entire field based on 1) total wins, 2) points scored, 3) points against 4) best average.

Finals Rounds (Friday, June 1st at 9:00am)

Don’t miss the excitement of the FINAL 16 players! All 16 players are in the money…the further they go, the more money they make!
Race to 35
Final 16 in a Single – Elimination Seeded Bracket (20 matches)
All matches to be played out to determine place and pay-out
Shortly after the Final match is completed and we have our 2018 champion, Mazin Shooni, USBA president, will be hosting the awards ceremony and raffle!

For more information or if you have questions, please contact Mazin Shooni (248) 910-4466 or MazinShooni@yahoo.com

 

USBA 3-Cushion National Championship – Confirmed Players

 Player Player Player
1. Pedro Piedrabuena 16.  Tom Paley 31.  Ergun Tuna
2. Hugo Patino 17.  Vu Nguyen 32.  Ahmet Ozan
3. Mazin Shooni 18.  Tung Nguyen 33.  Ertan Tarhan
4. Miguel Torres 19.  Carlos Bazo 34.  John Park
5. Sonny Cho 20.  Tae Kyu Lee 35.  Berkay Keskin
6. Frank Torres 21.  Michael Kang 36.  George Andreas
7. Gilbert Najm 22.  Jim Hendrickson 37.  Camilo Medina
8. Tony Ferrara 23.  Khalil Diab 38.  Neal Olson
9. Gary Eake 24.  Jesus Quinonez 39.  Ramses Verlinden
10. Joe DeAmato 25.  Mark Sullivan 40.  Bob Ferrara
11. Luis Carranza 26.  Jose Giraldo 41.  James Richardson
12. Paul Feltman Sr. 27.  Jim Bishop 42.   Christian Portilla
13. Paul Feltman Jr. 28.  Mickey Campbell 43.
14. Hector Ocampo 29.  Trinh Do 44.
15. Paul Frankel 30.  Andres Fernandez 45.

Qualifiers On The Schedule

Date Room Location Contact
02/25/2018  Amazin Billiards   Malden MA   Mazin Shooni (248) 910-4466
03/02/2018  Tacoma Elks   Tacoma WA   Ed Brasfield (253) 468-9839
03/03/2018  Burbank ELks   Burbank CA   Gilbert Najm (818) 726-8107
03/03/2018  Carom Cafe   Flushing NY Charles Brown (646) 528-3238
04/12/2018  Super Billiards Expo   Oaks PA  Paul Frankel (901) 756-2594

  

 

There’s Still Time…

Room Owners! Qualifying tournaments for the 2017 National Championship must be completed by April 30th. Email or call Mazin Shooni to schedule mazinshooni@yahoo.com or 248-910-4466

POV Pool will be presenting the LIVE Stream for the USBA Nationals on

www.POVPOOL.com &

www.YouTube.com/POVPOOL/Live/

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Thank you to the sponsors & supporters of this event:
usbasp aramith cheqio gabriels simonis tiger mcd pqb 3c pov3c
Live Stream & Updates will be provided by Point of View Pool Media. Updates will also be provided Paul Frankel on www.ProfessorQBall.com and Doug Deitel on www.3CushionBilliards.com and www.USBA.net.
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