The United States Snooker Association (USSA) is pleased to release the schedule for the inaugural USSA Tour, which will be sponsored by two of the leaders in the snooker industry, Aramith Billiard Balls and Strachan West Of England snooker cloth.
The inaugural 2009 Tour season will consist of six events played over the first half of the year.
All the billiard and snooker clubs hosting a Tour event have been provided with brand new Aramith Tournament Champion snooker balls, and Strachan West Of England 6811 Tournament snooker cloth to insure the finest playing conditions possible.
The Tour is open to any player worldwide who is not a professional member of the World Snooker Main Tour, however a player must be a member of their respective national snooker governing body international non-members will be eligible to compete, though will have to pay a $25 USSA affiliation fee in addition to the Tour event entry fee.
2009 United States Snooker Association Tour Event Schedule |
Tour Event 1 California Billiard Club, Mountain View, CA. January 3 & 4 |
Winner: Jeff Szafransky |
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Tour Event 2 On Cue Billiards, Grayslake, IL. January 17 & 18 |
Winner: Tom Kollins |
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Tour Event 3 Prince Snooker Club, Brooklyn, NY. February 7 & 8 |
Winner: Raymond Fung |
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Tour Event 4 Embassy Billiards Club, San Gabriel, CA. February 17 - 19 |
Winner: Yi Fei Mei |
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Tour Event 5 Shoreline Billiards, Mountain View, CA. April 11 & 12 |
Winner: Andrew Barlow |
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Tour Event 6 On Cue Billiards, Grayslake, IL. April 24 - 26 |
Winner: Mike Monegato |
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