The Asian Carom Billiard Confederation (ACBC) is the
Asia
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n governing body of
carom billiards
Carom billiards, sometimes called carambole billiards, is the overarching title of a family of cue sports generally played on cloth-covered, billiard tables. In its simplest form, the object of the game is to score or "counts" by ' one's o ...
and is affiliated to the world federation
Union Mondiale de Billard
The Union Mondiale de Billard ( French for World Union of Billiards) is the world governing body for carom (carambole) billiard games.
History
The organization was founded in Madrid, Spain on 1 June 1959, and is dedicated to promoting the mo ...
(UMB).
Work
The ACBC is responsible for the organisation of international tournaments in
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...
. It has currently 11 members, which are responsible for the tournaments at the national level, like the national championships.
Members
The ACBC has currently 11 members:
Members of the ACBC
on UMB.org. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
* CTBA – Chinese Taipei Billiard Association
* BSFI – Billiards & Snooker Federation of India
* AIBA – All Indonesian Billiards Association
* NBA – Nippon Billiard Association
* JBF – Jordan Billiard Federation
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan River ...
* KBF – Korea Billiards Federation
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic of ...
* LBF – Lebanese Billiard Federation
* PB & SCP – Philippines Billiards & SCP
* SAB & BSF – Syrian Arab Billiards & Bowling Sport Federation
* BSAT – Billiard Sports Association of Thailand
* VBSF – Vietnam Billiards & Snooker Federation
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Federation structure
See also
* African Carom Confederation
The African Carom Confederation (ACC) is the African continental federation for carom billiards. It is a member of the world federation Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB) and was founded on 25 March 2013 in Cairo.
History
At the General Assembly of ...
(ACC)
* Confédération Européenne de Billard
The Confédération Européene de Billard (CEB) is the European governing body of carom billiards and is affiliated to the world federation UMB.
History
The CEB was founding on 12 July 1958 in Geneva. Its predecessor was the Fédération Inte ...
(CEB)
* Confederación Panamericana de Billar
The Confederación Panamericana de Billar (CPB) also known as the Pan-American Billiard Confederation, is the governing body of carom billiards in the Americas and is affiliated to the world federation Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB). It has its h ...
(CPB)
References
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Carom billiards organizations
Organizations based in Tokyo