Tuesday 15 January 2013

Member confederations and countries
Map of member countries as of November 2011 (July 2008 data also available)
The WPA members are grouped by six continental/regional confederations, who in turn, consist of members from a country's national federation. The chart and table shows the WPA's members as of November 2011:[1]
Organization
(and map key color)
Member Countries
All Africa Pool Association (AAPA)[1] Egypt
Lesotho
Libya
Malawi
Mauritius
Morocco
Namibia
Nigeria
Reunion
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Asian Pocket Billiard Union (APBU)[1] Bangladesh
Brunei
People's Republic of China
Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Japan
South Korea
Kuwait
Macau
Malaysia
Maldives
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Billiard Congress of America (BCA)[note 1][1] Canada United States
Confederation Panamerica of Billiards (CPB) Argentina
Aruba
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Honduras
Mexico
Netherlands Antilles[note 2][1]
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Puerto Rico
Uruguay
Venezuela
European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF)[1][2] Albania
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina[note 3]
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus[note 3]
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain (UK)[note 3]
Greece[note 4]
Hungary
Ireland[note 5]
Israel
Italy
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Montenegro[note 4]
Netherlands
North Cyprus
Norway
Poland
Portugal[note 3]
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain[note 3]
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
The EPBF pre-dates, and was a founding member of, the WPA.
Oceania Pocket Billiard Association (OPBA)[1] Australia

[edit] Current WPA World Champions

Discipline:Champion:
Artistic PoolUnited States Andy Segal, as of March 2011[3][4]
Eight-ballPhilippines Dennis Orcollo
Nine-ballJapan Men's Division: Yukio Akagariyama,
China Women's Division: Bi Zhu Qing,
Poland Juniors, Boys' Division: Marek Kudlik,
Poland Juniors, Girls' Division: Oliwia Czuprynska,
Finland Wheelchair Division: Jounu Tahti,
as of September 2011[3][4][5]
Straight poolGermany Oliver Ortmann, as of October 2010[3][6][7]
Ten-ballNetherlands Huidji See, as of May 2011[3][4]

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