The Confederación Panamericana de Billar (CPB) also known as the Pan-American Billiard Confederation, is the
governing body
A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or political entity. The most formal is a government, a body whose sole responsibility and authority is to make binding decisions in a taken ge ...
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 ...
in the
Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
Along with th ...
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). It has its headquarters in
Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
.
Work
It is responsible for the organization of the international tournaments in the Americas. The CPB has currently 21 members, who are responsible for the national level, like the National Championships.
Members
List of members (CPB)
on CPBillar.net. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
* FAAB – Federación Argentina de Aficionados al Billar
* FAB – Federación Aruba de Billar
* FBB – Federacion Bolivia de Billiar
* CBBS – Confederación Brasilera de Billar y Sinuca
* CBSA – Canadian Billiard & Snooker Association
* FCJB – Federación Chilena de Juegos de Billar
* FCB – Federación Colombiana de Billar
* FCRB – Federación Costarricense de Billar
* FEB – Federación Ecuatoriana de Billar
* FGB – Federación Guadalupe de Billar
* ANBG – Asociación Nacional de Billar de Guatemala
* FHB – Federación Hondureña de Billar
* FMB – Federación Mexicana de Billar
* FEBIKO – Federacion Antillas Holandesas
* FNB – Federación Nicaragüense de Billar
* FPB – Federación Panameña de Billar
* FPB – Federación Peruana de Billar
* CSF – Cue Sport Foundation (Trinidad & Tobago)
* FBU – Federación de Billar del Uruguay
* USBA – United States Billiard Association
* FVB – Federación Venezolana de Billar
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)
* Asian Carom Billiard Confederation
The Asian Carom Billiard Confederation (ACBC) is the Asian governing body of carom billiards and is affiliated to the world federation Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB).
Work
The ACBC is responsible for the organisation of international tournamen ...
(ACBC)
* 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)
References
External links
The history of the CPB
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Carom billiards organizations
Sports organizations established in 1954
Sports organizations of Guatemala
Pan-American sports governing bodies