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 byes into the remaining 16 players enter a single-elimination phase with the top finisher in each group receiving a bye into the quarterfinals. Once 16 players remain, the single-elimination second phase is held to determine the champion.

Winners
YearWinner
1966[1] Irving Crane
1967[1] Jimmy Caras
1968[1] Joe Balsis
1969[1] Luther Lassiter
1970[1] Steve Mizerak
1971[1] Steve Mizerak
1972[1] Steve Mizerak
1973[1] Steve Mizerak
1974[1] Joe Balsis
1975[1] Dallas West
1976[1] Tom Jennings
1977[1] Tom Jennings
1983[1] Dallas West
1989[1] Oliver Ortmann
1992[1] Mike Sigel
1993[1] Oliver Ortmann
2000[1] Ralf Souquet
2016[2][3] Dennis Orcollo
2017[4][5] Lee Vann Corteza
2019[6] Shane Van Boening

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