Pool associations & governing bodies
National federations, professional tours and international governing bodies for pool, snooker, blackball and carom. Filter by country or search by name and discipline.
Showing 21 of 21 associations.
Victorian Eightball Association (VEBA)
Melbourne · Australia
8-BallState association for eightball in Victoria; oversees district associations and their weekly team competitions, and runs Victorian state championships.
Official websiteAustralian Eightball Federation (AEBF)
Nationwide · Australia
8-BallNational federation for eightball in Australia; coordinates state associations and runs the AEBF National Championships.
Official websiteNSW Eightball Federation
Sydney · Australia
8-BallState federation for eightball in New South Wales; coordinates zone secretaries and pennant competitions, and selects NSW representative teams.
Official websiteCanadian Poolplayers Association (CPA)
Nationwide · Canada
8-Ball9-BallCanadian league and championship body affiliated with the BCA; runs regional leagues and qualifies players for national finals.
Official websiteEnglish Pool Association (EPA)
Nationwide · England
Blackball8-BallNational governing body for English pool; manages county leagues, national championships and England representative teams.
Official websiteUltimate Pool Group
Nationwide · England
8-BallProfessional tour and league operator running open events, pro series and televised 8-ball tournaments across the UK.
Official websiteEuropean Pocket Billiards Federation (EPBF)
Continental · Europe
9-Ball10-BallRegional federation for pool in Europe; organises European Championships and works with WPA on Olympic and international development.
Official websiteDeutsche Billard-Union (DBU)
Nationwide · Germany
8-Ball9-Ball10-Ball14.1German national federation for all cue sports; runs regional leagues up to the Bundesliga and selects national teams for international play.
Official websiteInternational Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF)
Worldwide · International
SnookerEnglish BilliardsGoverning body for amateur snooker and English billiards; organises world amateur championships and sets rules for national federations.
Official websiteWorld Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS)
Worldwide · International
PoolSnookerCaromChinese 8-BallUmbrella federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee; coordinates billiards sports globally and works toward Olympic inclusion.
Official websiteWorld Eightball Pool Federation (WEPF)
Worldwide · International
8-BallInternational federation for blackball and world-rules eightball; sanctions the WEPF World Championships and unifies national eightball bodies.
Official websiteWorld Pool-Billiard Association (WPA)
Worldwide · International
9-Ball10-BallBlackballThe world governing body for pool; publishes the official rules and sanctions world championships including the World 9-Ball and 10-Ball Championships.
Official websiteWorld Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA)
Worldwide · International
SnookerEnglish BilliardsGoverning body for professional snooker and English billiards; runs the World Snooker Tour and sets professional ranking and qualification criteria.
Official websiteIrish Pool Association
Nationwide · Ireland
Blackball8-BallNational association for pool in Ireland; coordinates county leagues and international representative squads.
Official websiteRoyal Dutch Billiards Federation (KNBB)
Nationwide · Netherlands
8-Ball9-Ball10-BallCaromGoverning body for billiards, snooker and pool in the Netherlands; organises national competitions and represents Dutch players internationally.
Official websiteNew Zealand Eightball Association (NZEBA)
Nationwide · New Zealand
8-BallNational body for eightball in New Zealand; links regional associations and organises national inter-regional championships.
Official websiteBilliard Sports Confederation of the Philippines (BSCP)
Nationwide · Philippines
9-Ball10-BallNational sports association for billiards in the Philippines; governs amateur and professional pool and selects national representatives.
Official websiteScottish Pool Association
Nationwide · Scotland
Blackball8-BallGoverning body for pool in Scotland; runs area leagues, county championships and Scottish national finals.
Official websiteCueSports International (CSI)
Las Vegas · United States
8-Ball9-Ball10-BallOperates the BCAPL and USA Pool League, runs major Las Vegas championships, and provides live scoring and streaming for North American events.
Official websiteBilliard Congress of America (BCA)
Nationwide · United States
8-Ball9-Ball10-Ball14.1The official governing body for billiards in the USA; publishes the BCA Rules and sanctions the BCAPL and USAPL league systems plus the CSI National Championships.
Official websiteWelsh Pool Association (WEPA)
Nationwide · Wales
Blackball8-BallNational governing body for pool in Wales; manages local leagues, county sides and Welsh national championships.
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