World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS)
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Contact Details
URL: https://wcbs.sport/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCBSbilliards
Founded
1992-01 Lausanne Switzerland
History
Founded Jan 1992, Lausanne (Switzerland), at 1st official General Assembly, following recommendations of a meeting, 1990, Bristol (UK).
Aims
As umbrella organization for every kind of billiards, unite in one world confederation the different billiards organizations; adopt a sports policy in conformity with the IOC rules as defined in the Olympic Charter; promote billiards sports as based on human and social values and as developing human fraternity and solidarity through international competitions; introduce guidelines to standardize the worldwide sports calendar; develop contacts with public authorities and the media; achieve and maintain recognition and affiliation by and with the multiple sports federations; achieve and organize participation in multiple sports events.
Events
11 past events available with paid subscription only.Activities
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General Assembly (every 4 years). Committee of 10, including 3 members from each of the 3 member divisions:
- 'Pool', represented by C-XC0117 - World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) (3 members - 4 votes) and including D-XD4620 - Asian Pocket Billiards Union (APBU), D-XD4618 - European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF), D-XD7107 - Oceania Pocket Billiard Association (OPBA) and G-XG7773 - Billiard Congress of America (BCA);
- 'Carom', represented by C-XD3479 - World Billiards Union (3 members - 4 votes);
- 'Snooker', represented by C-XC0035 - World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) (2 members - 2 votes) and including D-XD4625 - Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports (ACBS), and by B-XD5147 - International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) (2 members - 2 votes).
Languages
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XB0059
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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