US Open 9-Ball Championship
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U.S. Open Restructures Prize Fund
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Aug 9, 2011BCA to Escrow U.S. Open Funds
Aug 1, 2011Additional Pros Not Attending US Open: ABP Asks to Secure Funds
Jul 22, 2011Fleming Signs Two Year TV Deal for US Open
Jul 20, 2011Behrman and ABP at Impasse
Jul 14, 2011US Open Negotiations – A Statement from Barry Behrman
Jul 12, 2011RunOut Radio Interviews Barry Behrman and Rodney Morris
Jul 7, 2011Statement From Barry Behrman and Shannon Berhman Paschall – Exclusive to AZB
Jul 7, 2011History
[Taken from the official U.S. Open website]
The U.S.Open is The Longest Run and Most Prestigious 9-Ball Event in the world.
Barry Behrman's dream to take 9-Ball, Pool and Billiards to a new level still today becomes a reality as the field stands strong from around the world. Never could have imagined it lasting 35 years and going.
Started in 1976 and Held at Q-Master Billiards in Norfolk VA. Behrman had 15 Players and was praying for a “full field" at that time of 16 and got it at the last moment.
In 2019, Matchroom Multi Sport obtained the rights to the US Open 9-Ball Championship and moved the event to Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2021, it was moved to Atlantic City, where it is still being held as of 2022.
Fans from across the globe attend and mark their calendars year after year to get their VIP seats. The U.S.Open seats approximately 1000. The Fans at the U.S.Open are the most knowledgeable and loyal. Many, many fans have been coming for 20+ years.
The oldest pool player to have ever won the US Open Nine-ball Championship is Mike Lebron, 54 years old. The youngest pool player to have ever won the US Open Nine-Ball Championship was Mike Sigel, 21 years old in 1976.
The U.S.Open has always been open to all men. Any player wishing to put up his entry is entitled to play. This tradition will stay the same. Like Augusta National, “a Tradition Like No Other”.