USBA Calendar Question

[bctf1]

Why does the USBA calendar still not show the 2016 Verhoeven Open August 1 - 6? The UMB calendar shows the tournament on these dates as does 3cushionbilliards.com. I find this curious, especially since it is the premier 3C event in the US and the only tournament that draws most of the world's best players to our country.

I am not affiliated in any way with this event, just a fan of 3C.

 

[Texas Carom Club]

So which is the bigger event? Because someone also said the usba nationals was the premier us event? The coverage of it was not much and the stream quality not all that great

 

[bctf1]

So which is the bigger event? Because someone also said the usba nationals was the premier us event? The coverage of it was not much and the stream quality not all that great

All I know is that for years, the Verhoeven Open has attracted most of the top 10 in the world and it is the only tournament in the US to do so regularly. Not to diminish the USBA Nationals at all, but it drew a couple of players that compete well with the world's best.

Currently, the US has 2 players in the world's top 50, Pedro and Miguel. To me, that is what makes the Verhoeven so special. You can sit within 10 -15 feet of players like Jaspers, Blomdahl, Caudron, Sanchez, Merckx, Zanetti, Tasdemir and more.

http://files.umb-carom.org/Public/Ranking/1_WP_Ranking/2016/W13_2016.pdf

 

[zensteve]

Brad,

I couldn't agree more. The Verhoeven Open draws all the world champions. It's a world event held in the United States. Michael Kang and his team should be congratulated for a great room and a well run tournament. Having Kozoom stream the event is the trifecta. There are so many good matches going on at the same time makes it difficult to decide which to watch.

That isn't to take anything away from the USBA Nationals. I thought Million Dollar Billiards was a good venue and Daniel Busch and sweet heart Geraldine did an excellent job streaming the entire event. Great matches and the tables were playing very well.

 

[dogloose]

Thanks for the nod! 3CushionBilliards.com tries to maintain the most up-to-date calendar for 3-cushion events including International, USBA and local!

3CushionBilliards.com Event Listing for 2016 Verhoeven Open

Right now we only have the confirmed dates. As soon as tournament details are released we will update the listing.

If anyone on AZBilliards knows of any 3-Cushion events in the US... large or small... please let us know. (Send me a private message here or use the contact form on 3CushionBilliards.com)