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Membership in the WPA has grown since its inception. In 1991, Australia and New Zealand, under the umbrella of the Australasian Pool Association, became members. In 1999, the organizations associated with Latin America and the Caribbean became members, and in 2000, a substantial portion of the
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On March 3, 1990, the World Pool-Billiard Association was sanctioned by the general assembly as the international governing body for pool. The acronym WPA was selected so it would not conflict with the existing
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The WPA members are grouped by six continental/regional confederations, who in turn, consist of members from a country's national federation. The chart and table shows the WPA's members as of September 2022:
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as their highest level of competition, have been aware of pool events in the United States and were dissatisfied with the development of the sport in the continent, and wanted to compete at a higher level.
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The BCA is a single organization, without separate national US and Canadian federations. It pre-dates, and was a founding member of, the WPA.
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In the late 1970s, Kazuo Fujima of Japan invited various European players to compete in the
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World Pool-Billiard Association: The Official Website for the World Governing Body of Pool
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In May 1988, the group's general assembly was held in conjunction alongside the
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Shane Tyree (North America), Vice President & Sports Director
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International Heyball Pool Association (IHPA) - (Since 2023)
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International Pyramid Confederation (IPC) - (Since 1998)
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World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
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World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) 1727:Stuart Rogers (Australia), Board Member 175:World Confederation of Billiards Sports 91:World Confederation of Billiards Sports 16:World governing body for pool billiards 2688: 1736:(Great Britain), Player Representative 1715:Ishaun Singh (South Africa), President 1711:As of 2023, the WPA board consist of: 613:Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports 331:Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports 2446:Artistic Billiards World Championship 2006: 1757:List of WPA World Nine-ball champions 1730:Jorgen Sandman (Sweden), Board Member 2451:UMB World Three-cushion Championship 1798: 1796: 1794: 1792: 1724:Melvin Chia (Malaysia), Board Member 277:WPA World Artistic Pool Championship 1932: 1747:List of professional sports leagues 1653:Oceania Pocket Billiard Association 1190:European Pocket Billiard Federation 952:Pan-American Billiard Confederation 306:Member confederations and countries 207:European Pocket Billiard Federation 153:consisting of representatives from 13: 2473:World Women's Snooker Championship 1752:List of world eight-ball champions 247:organizations from Africa joined. 14: 2727: 2505:WPA World Eight-ball Championship 1987: 1789: 267:WPA World Eight-ball Championship 2663: 2500:World Straight Pool Championship 2478:WPA World Nine-ball Championship 2194: 1706: 1690: 1675: 1660: 1637: 1625: 1613: 1601: 1589: 1577: 1565: 1553: 1541: 1529: 1516: 1501: 1489: 1477: 1465: 1453: 1441: 1429: 1417: 1405: 1393: 1381: 1369: 1357: 1342: 1330: 1318: 1306: 1294: 1281: 1269: 1257: 1245: 1233: 1221: 1209: 1197: 1174: 1162: 1150: 1138: 1126: 1113: 1097: 1084: 1072: 1060: 1048: 1036: 1020: 1008: 996: 984: 971: 959: 934: 919: 896: 884: 872: 860: 847: 834: 821: 806: 794: 782: 770: 758: 746: 733: 720: 705: 693: 681: 669: 656: 644: 632: 620: 597: 585: 573: 561: 546: 534: 522: 510: 498: 486: 474: 462: 447: 435: 423: 411: 399: 387: 375: 363: 272:WPA World Blackball Championship 257:WPA World Nine-ball Championship 251:Currently sanctioned tournaments 229:WPA World Nine-ball Championship 27: 2608:World Pool-Billiard Association 2495:WPA World Ten-ball Championship 1958: 292: 262:WPA World Ten-ball Championship 135:World Pool-Billiard Association 22:World Pool-Billiard Association 2032: 1918: 1867: 1849: 1835: 1821: 1769: 287:WPA World Heyball Championship 282:WPA World Pyramid Championship 1: 2716:Organisations based in Sydney 2706:Carom billiards organizations 2532:Cue sports at the World Games 1782: 227:In March 1990, the inaugural 912:Billiard Congress of America 173:. It is an associate of the 7: 2696:Cue sports governing bodies 2560:European Pool Championships 1740: 356:All Africa Pool Association 335:Asian Pocket Billiard Union 10: 2732: 2468:Six-red World Championship 2456:World Snooker Championship 214:European Pool Championship 199:European Pool Championship 188: 181:. 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Index


Pool
Cue sports
World Confederation of Billiards Sports
Gauteng
wpapool.org
governing body
pool (pocket billiards)
board of directors
Australia
Americas
Africa
Europe
South Africa
World Confederation of Billiards Sports
cue sports
Gauteng
All Japan Championship
European Pool Championship
European Pocket Billiard Federation
European Pool Championship
Stockholm
Sweden
WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Bergheim, Germany
Women's Professional Billiard Association
WPA World Nine-ball Championship
WPA World Ten-ball Championship
WPA World Eight-ball Championship
WPA World Blackball Championship

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