IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
The location for the 2026 USBA National Championship is: Bergen Billiards
2026 USBA National Championship
Venue: Bergen Billiards
Address: 411 12th Street, Palisades Park, NJ 07650
Dates: April 23–26, 2026
Tournament & Qualifier Information
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2026 USBA National Qualifiers
Tuesday, February 03, 2026 | Bergen Billiards COMPLETED
Thursday, February 12, 2026 | Carom Cafe Billiards COMPLETED
March 21 | Carom Billiards | Lauderhill, Florida COMPLETED
March 21 | Chris's Billiards | Chicago, Illinois CANCELED
March 22 | 5000 Years Billiards | Morton Grove, Illinois COMPLETED
March 28 to 29 | Elks Lodge #174 | Tacoma
2026 USBA National Qualifier Results
5000 Years Carom Billiards | March 22, 2026
Noe Lara and William Layton Qualify for the Nationals
Noe Lara and William Layton qualified for the Nationals.
A field of eight players competed in the qualifier at 5000 Years Carom Billiards on Sunday, March 22, 2026. The players were: Sergio Silva, Noe Lara, Henry Ugartechea, Trino Espinoza, William Leyton, Nery Alan Loeza, Peter Bahn, and Sam Yum. There were two Groups of 4 players and in Group A it was Noe Lara who edged out Henry Ugartechea for the top spot. Both players finished with 2 wins and 1 loss each.
Group B was dominated by William Layton who went undefeated. Sergio Silva finished 2nd in the Group with 2 wins and a loss to William.
The field of players for the Qualifier at 5000 Years Carom Billiards.
Bergen Billiards | February 3, 2026
Won Sik Kang and Dae Ro Lee Qualify for the Nationals
9 Players competed in 2 Groups, round robin. Matches were played to 25 points. Ranking is based on W/L, Average.
Won Sik Kang dominated in Group A winning his three matches with an overall average of 1.014. He was pushed in his final round match with Edgar Cesbedes narrowly winning 25-23. The match was on balance throughout which made it tight and tense in the closing stages with each player missing by narrow margins. Rufino Perez secured 2nd place with his final round 25-19 victory over Bong Kyun Ko. Both players had a 1/1 win/loss record prior to the start of the match.
Group B had five players and the leaderboard kept swinging but was eventually swung in the favor of Dae Ro Lee who finished undefeated. After getting the BYE the fisrt round Dae Ro faced Young Kyu Lee in the second round. Young Kyu had won his first match 25-14 and looked in good form as he rolled to 24-19 against Dae Ro only to see Dae Ro run a six-and-out to capture victory. Both Sang Ho Kim and Jung Kwon got to 22 points against Dae Ro but neither could stop his advance to first in the Group. Young Kyu Lee, who finished 2nd in the Group, had the best overall average of .960. Jorge Palacio, competing in his first USBA tournament, snatched a victory from Young Kyu who had been playing well all evening.
Carom Cafe Billiards | February 12, 2026
Harry Pena and Carlos Mario Villegas Qualify for the Nationals
6 Players competed in a round robin. Matches were played to 25 points. Ranking is based on W/L, Average.
Harry Pena went undefeated averaging 1.812.
Harry Pena scorched his way through the field at the Carom Cafe Billiards National Qualifier scoring his 25 points in 10, 19, 10, 14, and 16 innings over the course of his five matches for an immpressive grand average of 1.812. Going undefeated he secured the top spot to qualify for the Nationals. The battle for 2nd place to earn another qualifing spot was tensly fought between Quoc Tuan Vo, Sang Ho Kim, and Carlos Mario Villegas. Quoc defeated Carlos Mario in the first round then followed that with a victory over Young Gull Lee in his second match before losing to Sang Ho Kim in his third match. Carlos Mario rebounded with a win in his second round match against Sang Ho Kim but then lost to Harry Pena in his next match. Quoc had a chance to finish 2nd but he needed a win over Harry Pena in his final match but Harry closed that door. Quoc, Sang Ho, and Carlos Mario all ended with 3 wins and 2 losses but it was Carlos Mario who posted the best average of 1.440, which meant he earned the second qualifing spot. Carlos Mario also played a 10 inning game in his final match.
Carlos Mario Villegas finished 3/2 with a 1.440 grand average.
Bergen Billiards | February 3, 2026
Edward Gomez, Oscar Pardo, Young Ha Choi, and Seung Kwon Hong Qualify for the Nationals
16 Players competed in 4 Groups, round robin. Matches were played to 25 points. Ranking is based on W/L, Average.
Group A proved to be a tough battle with all the players about equal. In the first round Eric Kwon easily defeated Ahmed Elmaghrbi while Edward Gomez struggled to win over Alex Koh in 41 innings. Gomez's struggled continued in the second round as he lost to Eric Kwon. Ahmed frustratingly lost his second match to Alex 25-24. In the third round of matches Gomez scrapped by with a win against Ahmed (another match lost by one point for Ahmed!) while it was Eric Kwon's turn to struggle in his match with Alex, who prevailed 25-18. Eric was 2-0 with the best average heading into the final game but he lost ground to Gomez. There was quite a bit of tension and excitement in both matches at the end.
In Group B, in hindsight, it seems the ranking was decided in the first round match between Oscar Pardo and Sang Jin Lee. Oscar won 25-19 and although he was pushed at times in his other matches Oscar always pulled through. Sang Jin won his next two matches scoring 25 points in 25 innings in both. Sean Kim and Jorge Ruiz both kept trying to press their opponents but kept coming up short.
Young Ha Choi won handily over Jason Chong in the first round in Group C as did Dae Ro Lee over Edgar Cesbedes. The second round match between Young Ha and Dae Ro was a battle all the way with neither palyer willing to yield until the end. Jason Chong picked up the pace in his second match scoring 25 in 27 innings to defeat Edgar and then exploded in his final match posting the best match of the tournament (1.923) winning 25-3 in 13 and 12 innings over Dae Ro Lee. Young Ha Choi went 3-0 to win the Group. He and Oscar Pardo were the only two players to win all three matches.
Group D started with a thriller match between Sergio Tapia and Seung Kwon Hong. Sergio managed to hold off S.K. in the closing stages winning 25-22. Dong Wook Oh kept Jung Kwon at bay during their match. S.K. Hong came alive in his next two matches winning both in 15 and 14 innings over Dong Wook and Jung Kwon. This gave him the best overall average for the tournament scoring 72 points in 64 innings for a Grand Average of 1.125. Sergio's winning streak ended after his first match and Jung Kwon finished in 22 innings in his final match for a good showing.
Seung Kwon Hong qualified in Group D with the best overall average (1.125) after losing his first round match.
1st International Open Carom
April 29 to May 3, 2026
IMPORTANT NEWS | DATE IS CHANGED | NEW DATES ARE:
May 6 to 10, 2026
1st International Open Carom
Carom Billiards
5141 N University Drive
Lauderhill, FL 33351
Download General Info Hotels Airport etc.
Contact:
Victor Cuzzi
786 366 9273
$10,000.00 Added
Entry Fee
Elite Players $350 + $10.00 Sanction Fee + $50.00 USBA Membership
Players (.899 and Below) $300 + $10.00 Sanction Fee + $50.00 USBA Membership
Prizes
1st $7000.00
2nd $5000.00
3rd & 4th $2500.00 Each
5th thru 8th $1250.00 Each
9th thru 16th $500.00 Each
Best Game: $300.00
Best Average: $300.00
High Run: $400.00
Prizes based on 50 players (20 Elite Players + 30 Regular Players)
List of Players (updated March 04, 2026)
Carom Cafe Billiards Fall Classic
Alexander Salazar Wins the Fall Classic Open
Alexander Salazar repeats as champion at Carom Cafe Billiards.
Open Tournament Format and Results
Huberney Catano and Jose Juan Gacia Win the Scotch Doubles!
Scotch Doubles Final (L to R) Ricardo Carranco, Huberney Catano, Luis Aveiga, Jose Juan Garcia.
Scotch Doubles Format, Results, and Schedule
November 17 to 22, 2025
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Pedro Piedrabuena will play the World Cup and World Championship in Antwerp, Belgium in October.
Pedro Piedrabuena Represents the USA in Antwerp for the UMB World Championsip and World Cup
The UMB 77th World Championship 3-Cushion will be held in Antwerp, Belgium running from the 14th to the 18th of October, 2025. Forty-eight players will compete in sixteen Groups of three players for the Qualification Rounds and the USA will be represented by Pedro Piedrabuena. Pedro will be in Group I along with Alejandro Santiago of Mexico and Jeremy Bury from France. Qualification matches begin on the 14th of October and Pedro will play his first match against Alejandro Santiago at 3:00 PM local time. Current World Champion, Myung Woo Cho (Group A) starts his campaign to defend his title at 7:00 PM against the winner of the match between Yilmaz Ozcan and Luis Aveiga, the other players from Group A who kick of the tournament in the opening round at 11:00 AM.
Prior to the World Championship, Antwerp will also host a World Cup Tournament beginning on the 6th of October and continuing until the 12th. Pedro Piedrabuena will also be representing the USA during the World Cup. Pedro will face Luis Bahamondes from Chile in his first match on the 6th at 12:30 PM local time. Also in Group L is Cenk Yildiz from Türkiye.
Tune in to support Pedro Piedrabuena, our player from the USBA competing in both tournaments on SOOP Billiards:
https://billiards.sooplive.co.kr
Best of Luck!
