2025 Panamerican Championship May 31st to June 6th in Argentina
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Team USA (L to R): John Park, Seung Kwon Hong, Raymon Groot, and Pedro Piedrabuena. Photo: El Profe de Billar (Link to El Profe de Billar).
Overview of the venue for the 2025 Panamerican Championships.
Team Tournament
Colombia Wins the 2025 Panamerican Team Championship
Colombia A with Pedro Gonzalez and Huberney Catano.
USA Takes Silver Medal in the Panamerican Team Championship
USA A with Raymon Groot and Pedro Piedrabuena.
The final of the Team competition.
USA A Advances to the Finals along with Colombia A
USA A Advances to the Semifinals With Win Over USA B
Pedro Piedrabuena Finishes in 11 Innings
USA Team A and USA Team B Both Advance and Face Each Other in the Opening Round of the Final
Alejandro Santiago of México is the 2025 Panamerican Champion
Alejandro Santiago of México wins the final to become the 2025 Panamerican Champion. He scored 50 points in 27 innings against Luis Sobreyra, also from México, who scored 33 points in 26 innings. Congratulations to México!
Huberney Cataño Knocks Out Pedro Piedrabuena
June 3rd Results
Pedro Piedrabuena Wins Against John Park in the Round of 32
SK Hong Loses to Pedro Gonzalez
Park, Hong, and Piedrabuena Advance, Groot Misses Out
June 2nd Results
Seung Kwon Hong, John Park, and Raymon Groot Win Their First Matches
Playing their first matches in the evening of June 2nd, Seung Kwon Hong, John Park, and Raymon Groot all racked up wins to make it an impressive day for Team USA. Seung Kown Hong and John Park both finished in 18 innings and Raymon Groot finished in 21 innings. Add to that Pedro's 3 matches from earlier in the day of 12, 14 and 18 innings it gives Team USA a grand average for the day of 1.782 (180 points in 101 innings). Go USA!
Pedro Piedrabuena shooting in his 3rd match.
Pedro Piedrabuena Scores 30 in 12, 14, and 18 Innings
Pedro won his first two matches scoring 30 points in 12 and 14 innings in decisive fashion. He could only tie in his 3rd match against Alejandro Santiago of Mexico, both players finishing in 18 innings.
Pedro in action in Argentina.
Team USA in the background.
Qualification Groups for USBA Players
USA Players Qualification Groups.
The Qualification Groups for the USBA Players are as follows: John Park (USA) in Group A along with Luis Angel Martinez (COL), Cristian Rubilar (CHI), and Carlos Ochoa (MEX); Pedro Piedrabuena (USA) in Group B along with Alejandro Santiago (MEX), Fernando Moreira (URU), and Eduardo Vahedzian (ARG); Raymon Groot (USA) in Group J along with Marco Sobarzo (CHI), Mathias Moscoso (PER), and Manuel Torreira (DOM); Seung Kwon Hong (USA) in Group K along with Miguel Guixe (URU), Mauro Salvador (ARG), and Tirso Gonzalez (DOM).
The 2025 Panamerican Championships will be held in Argentina again this year beginning May 31st and continuing through June 6th at the Boedo Billar Club (Av Medrano 468, Caba, Argentina). USA players will compete in the Individual (Máxima Masculina) and the Team (Equipos) competitions. The results at the Panamerican Championship decides in part which players and teams are eligible to compete in the World Championships, both Individual and Team.
4 USBA Players to Compete in Argentina
Raymon Groot (USBA National Champion), Pedro Piedrabuena, John Park, and Seung Kwon Hong will compete at the Panamerican Championship.
Here is a PDF of the offical announcement (in Spanish).
Here are the Inscriptions as of May 25th.
Best of Luck to Team USA!
