The inaugural event (2005) was won by Sweden's Torbjörn Blomdahl. The structure of the tournament has been changed several times since 2005. The venue for the tournament is the Carom Café, which was founded by Sang Lee (not Ira Lee who is not related to Sang) and his friend Michael Kang, who was also one of the best players in the United States at that time.Ĭontrary to most other tournaments it was not played in the set system, but to a predetermined score. It was organized by the United States Billiard Association (USBA) as a member of the world federation Union Mondiale de Billard. One year after his death in 2004, his friend Ira Lee initiated the tournament in tribute to him. It was founded in 2005 as the Sang Lee International Open, named after Sang Lee, a Korean American player whose goal was to spread his principles as a player and restore the popularity of carom billiards in the United States. Michael Kang is the co-founder of the Carom Café and friend of Sang Lee. History Tournament poster of Sang Lee international Open inside of the Carom Café. The event was known as Sang Lee International Open between 20. The event is sanctioned by the Union Mondiale de Billard and the United States Billiard Association. The Verhoeven Open is a three-cushion billiards tournament held in Flushing, Queens in the US state of New York. 2016 tournament logo Martin Horn at the entrance of the Carom Café in 2016.
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