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On the professional side, the Billiard Congress of America, which is the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) US-national affiliate, officially recognizes the UPA as the men's pro pool competition association for the United States, [2] making it the present counterpart of the Women's Professional Billiards Association (WPBA). On the amateur ...
The APA conducts pool leagues and tournaments in the disciplines of eight-ball and nine-ball with a unified ruleset. The organization was founded in 1981 by professional pool players Terry Bell and Larry Hubbart, with roots dating back to the National Pool League (NPL), founded in 1979. The APA bills itself as the largest pool league in the ...
The United States Billiard Media Association (USBmA) was organized in January 2007 [19] to elect "billiard media members to the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame Board". [19] This media-focused suborganization also lists other goals in its materials, including "elevating the visibility and status of billiards in the media at large" as ...
They produce national billiards tournaments on an annual basis, in areas such as eight-ball and nine-ball. The ACS's stated mission is "to heighten the interest and awareness of cue sports through the support and sanctioning of organized competition throughout the United States and North America." The ACS is headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
The United States Billiard Association or USBA is the governing body for all professional carom billiards tournaments in the United States, especially three-cushion billiards. Each year since 1968, the USBA and its predecessor organization the Billiard Federation of the USA has held a tournament to crown the national champion.
Pool table with equipment. There are many sizes and styles of billiard tables. Generally, tables are rectangles twice as long as they are wide. Table sizes are typically referred to by the nominal length of their longer dimension. Full-size snooker tables are 12 feet (3.7 m) long. Carom billiards tables are typically 10 feet (3.0 m).
Two categories have been established in the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame. The "Greatest Player" category is awarded for outstanding players who must be 40 years of age or older, have been active professionals for at least 15 years and have recorded significant achievements in national or international competition recognized by ...