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United States Snooker Association 1000 Kiely Blvd. - #86 website: www.snookerusa.com The United States Snooker Association (USSA) is the internationally recognized governing body of the sport of snooker in the United States.
Founded in 1991 by the British born Michael Collins, the association is dedicated to furthering the popularity of international snooker in the United States, and to create a structure capable of supporting international championships in the United States, and to develop skilled American players to represent the United States at home and abroad.
The USSA is a member of the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF), the world governing body of non-professional English billiards and snooker, and is also affiliated to the American CueSports Alliance (ACS).
The USSA is headquarterd in Santa Clara, California, and a Board of Directors that are tasked with the governance of all professional and non-professional snooker in the United States.
The USSA organizes the annual United States National Snooker Championship, with the winner and runner-up having the opportunity to represent the United States in the following IBSF World Snooker Championship.
Also, in 2009 the USSA inaugurated the United States Snooker Association Tour which features a number of snooker events around the United States to foster and encourage regular competitive snooker competitve.
Alan Morris, a snooker player from England, serves as the Executive Director of the USSA, and in addition to his duties in that position he also performs snooker exhibitions and coaching all across the United States.
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