IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Back-To-Back Tournaments!
2027 USBA National Championship
March 13–16, 2027
Venue: Carom Billiards
Address: 5141 N University Drive, Lauderhill, FL 33351
Tournament runs Saturday through Tuesday
New Policies for the USBA National Championship & Qualifiers
Entry Fee
The Entry Fee for Players who win a Qualifier is $350
The Entry Fee for Players who have played in a Qualifier (but do not win) is $350
The Entry Fee for Players who have not played in a Qualifier (Open Entries) is $550
ALL Past National Champions will pay a reduced Entry Fee of $120
The Top 4 Finishers from the previous year’s tournament will pay a reduced Entry Fee of $120
(EXCEPTION: The Top 4 Finishers from the 2026 USBA National Championship will have their Entry Fee waived for the 2027 USBA National Championship but will pay the $10 Sanction Fee, then in every year thereafter The Top 4 Finishers from the previous year’s tournament will pay a reduced Entry Fee of $120)
Complete USBA National Championship Information
Qualifiers
The suggested entry fee for Players to participate in a qualifier is $120
($110 Entry Fee + $10 Sanction Fee = $120 Total/per Player)
ALL Past National Champions are exempt from playing in a Qualifier and are not eligible to participate in a Qualifier
The Top 4 Finishers from the previous year’s tournament are exempt from playing in a Qualifier and are not eligible to participate in a Qualifier
Complete USBA National Championship Qualifier Information
Back-To-Back Tournaments!
SAVE THE DATES!
2027 USBA 2nd International Open at Carom Billiards
March 17–21, 2027
Venue: Carom Billiards
Address: 5141 N University Drive, Lauderhill, FL 33351
Tournament runs Wednesday through Sunday
Complete Tournament Information Here
Back-To-Back Tournaments!
SAVE THE DATES!
2027 USBA National Qualifiers
Qualifier Rules and Guidelines
Information coming soon
The United States Billiard Association supports all forms of carom billiards here in the U.S.
In this section you can learn more about some of these important and historic games, still played today at world class levels in many countries.
Before there was three cushion billiards there was an evolution of several different forms of carom games. Each has its own history and skills that make it fun and challenging. Many three-cushion players will tell you that mastery of the "small game" can lead to improvements in your three-cushion game.
Learn more in each section here:
Straight Rail - also known as free game is perhaps the simplest to understand, yet challanging to master.
Balkline - played in four variations, balkline stepped up the skills of players who had mastered the free game.
One-Cushion - earlier known as cushion caroms was the modern pre-cursor to three cushion billiards.
Five Ball - A new and exciting game introduced in 2016 that enables young and old to play and have fun on a carom table.
Rules of Carom Games - For those who may not be familiar with the rules assiciated with these other variations we provide the official UMB rules and other related information.
