European Pocket Billiard Federation

European Pocket Billiard Federation
AbbreviationEPBF
FormationNovember 1978 (1978-11)
HeadquartersBrunssum, Netherlands
Region
Europe
Official language
English[1]
President
Netherlands Gre Leenders[2]
AffiliationsWorld Pool-Billiard Association
Websitewww.epbf.com

The European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF) is the European governing body for pocket billiards. EPBF is the European regional affiliate member of the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA).[3]

Events

The federation holds the European Championships since 1980.[4] and Euro Tour events since 1992.[5][6]

  1. Euro Tour
  2. European Pool Championships

Members

Map of WPA member countries (EPBF members in blue).

[7]

  • ABSFAlbania Federata Shqiptare e Bilardos dhe Snookerit
  • ÖEPBVAustria Österreichischer Pool-Billard Verband
  • ABFAzerbaijan (provisional) Azərbaycan Bilyard Federasiyası
  • PBBBelgium Pool-Billiard Belgium
  • BABSBelarus (suspended) Bielaruskaja Asacyjacyja Biĺjardnaha Sportu
  • BSFBIHBosnia and Herzegovina Biljar & Snooker Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine
  • NFBBulgaria Bŭlgarska Natsionalna Federatsiya po Bilyard
  • HBSCroatia Hrvatski Biljarski Savez
  • KOBTCyprus Kypriakí Omospondía Biliárdou Tsépis
  • CMBSCzech Republic Ceskomoravsky Billiardovy Svaz
  • DDBUDenmark Den Danske Billard Union
  • EPDEstonia Eesti Piljardiliit
  • NPAFFaroe Islands (provisional) Landspuljafelag Føroya
  • SBLFinland Suomen Biljardiliitto
  • FFBFrance Federacion Francaise de Billard
  • SBEPGeorgia (country) Sakartvelos Biliardis Erovnuli Pederatsia
  • DBUGermany Deutsche Billard Union
  • BPFUnited Kingdom British Pool Federation
  • MBSHungary Magyar Biliárd Szövetség
  • BSIIceland (provisional) Billiardsamband Islands
  • FIBISItaly Federazione Italiana Sport Billiardo & Bowling
  • BSKKosovo (provisional) Bilijarski Savez Kosova
  • LRBFLatvia Latvijas Republikas Biljarda Federācija
  • BVFLLiechtenstein Billardverband Fürstentum Liechtenstein
  • LPFLithuania Lietuvos Pulo Federacija
  • FLABLuxembourg Fed. Luxembourgeoise des Amateurs de Billard
  • KNBBNetherlands Koninklijke Nederlandse Biljart Bond
  • BFNMNorth Macedonia (provisional) Bilijard Federacija na Severna Makedonija
  • NBFNorway Norges Biljardforbund
  • PZBPoland Polski Związek Bilardowy
  • FPBPortugal Federação Portuguesa de Bilhar
  • FBSRFRussia (suspended) Federatsiya Bil'yardnogo Sporta Rossiya
  • SBASerbia Bilijarski Savez Srbije
  • SBIZSlovakia Slovenská Biliardová Federácia
  • ZZBSSSlovenia Zveza za Žepni Biljard in Snooker Slovenije
  • RFEBSpain Real Federación Española de Billar
  • SBFSweden Svenska Biljardförbundet
  • SBVSwitzerland Schweizer Billardverbandes
  • TBFTurkey Türkiye Bilardo Federasyonu
  • KKTBFNorthern Cyprus Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Bilardo Federasyonu
  • FSBUUkraine Federatsiya Sportyvnoho Bilʹyardu Ukrayiny

References

  1. ^ "Statutes of EPBF". European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF).
  2. ^ https://www.epbf.com/about/organisation/ [dead link]
  3. ^ "EPBF". WPA Pool. Archived from the original on 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  4. ^ "Dynamic Billiard European Pool Championships". epbf.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Dynamic Billiard Euro Tour Men". epbf.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's Euro Tour". epbf.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "Members of EPBF". EPBF.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
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