US Open Wins
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Richard Sears, William Larned and Bill Tilden hold the record for most US Open titles with seven victories each
Shane, if you consider US Open titles in:
9-ball: 5
10-ball: 3
8-ball: 2
One Pocket: 1
Total: 11
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Never heard of Sears or Larned but didn't Tilden play tennis? I think OP is asking about pool.
He won 4, all in a row. He also won the 1978 US Open 9-Ball.
11 wins by the age of 34, wow!
And for some reason members don’t recognize that world 10 ball title he has as a world championship...
Regardless, we have the previlage of witnessing one of the all time greats.
12 if you count banks right???
Yeah, thats right. 2018 US Open Banks
If the One Pocket is from this year, it is hard for me to count that as a US Open. Yes, it has the name but that field was unbelievably weak. He was a huge favorite to win over those 20 players.
All of the monsters were at the Townsend. Pagulayan, Bustamante, Orcollo, Chohan, Jones, Smith, etc.
I guess its 5 straight-pool wins with the '88 PBA 14.1 US Open. I'm sure the Miz counted it.
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IDK, I think the little titles such as banks, one pocket, 10 ball, 8 ball, are not worthy of the title US Open. Their fields are a joke each year.
The prestige of the "US Open" is it brings the best players the game has to offer. When 14.1 was king, the "US Open" was the 14.1 US Open. Now that rotation is king, the "US Open" is the 9 ball US Open. The other disciplines are just piggy backing off of the name, and their fields show it.
I think there should only be one US Open each year. Rename the other events to something else.
IMO, and YMMV
The prestige of the "US Open" is it brings the best players the game has to offer. When 14.1 was king, the "US Open" was the 14.1 US Open. Now that rotation is king, the "US Open" is the 9 ball US Open. The other disciplines are just piggy backing off of the name, and their fields show it.
I think there should only be one US Open each year. Rename the other events to something else.
IMO, and YMMV
For me, there is ONE US Open, and it ended when it was sold to Matchroom. I think the record may actually belong to Sigel, he won the tournament before it was named the US Open several times.
His US Open One Pocket was in 2012, IIRC.
I see that now. You are correct. Does that mean you do not count this year's one pocket as being a US Open either?
these names and titles have never meant much to me
just give me a "major" with the world's best, the last US open happened to be an example of that
hold it anywhere and call it what you want
there are very few events nowadays I would consider as true majors
just give me a "major" with the world's best, the last US open happened to be an example of that
hold it anywhere and call it what you want
there are very few events nowadays I would consider as true majors
It is important to compare apples to apples, I think.
Some of the tournaments that exist after 2010 were not around when, say, Earl Strickland was competing in his prime on the professional tournament trail.
By the same token, some of the U.S. Open events were held with a much smaller field consisting of mostly American players. The Filipinos and Europeans were not present and were not given much thought, actually, as far as professional pool in the States. Today, it's a whole nother story. :grin-square:
Tournaments today are more global or international in scale. Tin cups and titles are nice, but it would be better if professional pool players could earn a decent living. Not just one or two players, but all of them, much like snooker offers decent payouts to snooker players. You don't have to win, place, or show to break even when you compete in a snooker tournament.
Some of the tournaments that exist after 2010 were not around when, say, Earl Strickland was competing in his prime on the professional tournament trail.
By the same token, some of the U.S. Open events were held with a much smaller field consisting of mostly American players. The Filipinos and Europeans were not present and were not given much thought, actually, as far as professional pool in the States. Today, it's a whole nother story. :grin-square:
Tournaments today are more global or international in scale. Tin cups and titles are nice, but it would be better if professional pool players could earn a decent living. Not just one or two players, but all of them, much like snooker offers decent payouts to snooker players. You don't have to win, place, or show to break even when you compete in a snooker tournament.