2004 US Open 9-Ball Championship

Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Gabe Owen
2	Thorsten Hohmann

Recap

Published April 13, 2026

The 2004 US Open 9-Ball Championship took place at the Chesapeake Conference Center, where Atlanta’s Gabe Owen won his first major title with an undefeated run. Owen earned the $30,000 winner’s check. His road partner Jeremy Jones had won the previous year’s title.

The tournament featured 256 players competing for a total purse of $145,000 over six days. Owen faced German competitor Thorsten Hohmann twice during the event—once for the hot seat and again in the finals after Hohmann advanced through the one-loss bracket.

Owen defeated Hohmann 11-3 in the championship match. Owen took control of the match early and maintained his lead throughout. Owen made a jump bank shot on the 2-ball during the final.

The victory marked Owen’s breakthrough performance at a major championship. After clinching the title, Owen pointed to the stands in recognition of Jones, mirroring Jones’s similar gesture from the previous year’s tournament. Hohmann earned $15,000 as the runner-up.

Owen’s undefeated run included victories over established competitors Niels Feijen (3rd, $10,000), Corey Deuel (4th, $5,000), and Francisco Bustamante (5th, $4,000).

Sources: Wikipedia US Open Pool Championship

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